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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1905.

AS had been generally predicted rail
road influence proved stronger than the
pressure of public opinion in the United
States Senate, and all hope of railroad
legislation has been killed by the suioth
ering in committee of the rate bill rec.
emily passed by the House.
This action of the committee in failing
to report the bill to the Senate does moi
come as surprise to anyone, as the grir
of the railroads on the upper branch o.
Congress was too we'll known to leave
room for any expectation of favorable
action.
What the future is to bring forth is
now subject of speculation. So far as
the immediate future is concerned the
probabilities are that both houses will sci
on foot an investigation of the whole sub
ject by special committee, which ha:
always proven an easy means for Con
gress to shirk responsibility and stink ou
of putting itself on record by drastic leg
islation. 1t is still regarded as probable
that President Roosevelt will call ar
extra session to meet in October to take
up the subject.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

According to decision rendered in the
Circuit Court for Somerset county last
week, County Commissioners in this
State have no authority to offer rewards
for the apprehension or conviction OF
criminals. Especial interest attaches to
this decision in Cecil county at the pres
ent time, owing to the $500 reward Of
fered by the County Commissioners, IN
addition to the $1,000 offered by the State,
for the arrest and conviction of the Con-
stable murderer, whose identity has at
last been revealed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
Tom Watson's Magazine.

The publishers of Tom Watson's Mag
azine, whose advertisement appears else
where in this issue, are sending out neat
little folder, showing in reduced form the
cover for the first March number which
will be published February 25th. Among
the subjects discussed discussed we quote
the following:
Politics by Hon. Thos. E. Watson: The
political Situatiou-An Open Letter to
TO w. ]. BIO President Roosevelt
The Ship Subsidy-Hearst, the Myth
Mr.. Bryan's Race in Nebraska-Let the
Greenbacks Alone.
Serial: 1.-THE Heritage of Maxwell
Fair" by Vincent Harper. Novelette,:
THE House in the Jungle" Poems by
Edwin Markham. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
and others. Short Stories by Will N.
Harden. H. B. Marriott Watson, Robert
Barr. Chauncey c. Hotchkiss. Frank
Savile and Walter E. Goran. Special
Articles by DIR John H. Girduer. w J.
Client and Theodore Dresser. Other Con
tributors: Wallace Irwin. Tom p Morgan
and Alex. Ricketts, I28 pages of good
reading to take home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

The Presidents discussion of the situa-
ton in Santo Domingo and our duty
to that country as set forth in his message
to the Senate seems to meet with general
approval. The message was sent to the
Senate Wednesday evening but arrived
too late for consideration that evening
and was taken up Thursday. 1t is about
$500 words in length aud was read in full
to the Senate and it was evident that it
produced a good opinion among the
Senators.
Whether vigorous opposition to the
protocol will be developed cannot yet be
prophesied but in any case it is generally
believed that the sentiment toward the
President on account of the arbitration
will not influence the consideration of this
matter. Democrats as well as Republicans
are positive in their statement that the
matter will be disposed of without regard
to the difference of the Senate and the
President. The final vote will be reserv-
ed for an extra session to be called i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
Congress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
For State HighWays-Must Petit
ton BEFORE March l.

At meeting of the State Geological
Survey Commission, held last Tuesday at
the offices of the Maryland Geological
Survey for the purpose of taking formal
action under the Shoemaker Road Law,
recently declared constitutional by the
Court of Appeals of Maryland, it was
strongly advocated that the work of build
ing state highways should go forward as
rapidly as possible. Owing to the fac,
that the law requires all counties to make
formal application for state aid before the
first of March, it is necessary before any
actual construction may be carried on, to
have formal applications received from
the Boards of County Commissioners be-
fore the first of next month, and the
Commission last Tuesday urged prompt
action upon the part of the Commits
sioners for the accomplishment of this
purpose.
1t is understood from the results of this
meeting that the state funds necessary
for the highways, as provided by the last
Legislature, will be available during this
year.
The following resolutions in advocacy
of the building of state highways were
passed by the Commission at the meeting:
Resolved, That the Court of Appeals having
decided that the State Aid Highway Laws (Acts
of 1904, Chapter 225 is constitutional, we begin
work at once under its provisions
Further, that the boards of commissioners OF
the respective counties be notified that the State
Geological Survey Commission will proceed in
accordance with the circular already sent out
and that second copy of these instructions be
mailed to each board Immediately. informing
them that applications for State aid must be filed
on before March next, lift is their plan to
take advantage of the law during the year 1905,
and that any balance remaining to the account OF
any county and unappled for on that date will be
allotted to the other counties applying in accord
ance with their public road mileage as required
by law.
Further. that the necessary surveys will be
commenced as soon as practicable after March |.
and that plans and estimates will be submitted at
the earliest possible day.
The Boards of County Commissioners
of the various counties should allow them
selves no delay in petitioning for state
aid, as less than week remains in which
to file the petitions with the Highway
Division of the Maryland Geological Sur
vey, as the law demands that all such
applications must be made by March I of
each year. There is no time to be lost,
and the county commissioners who hest
tate now will simply put their counties
behind other more progressive counties
in beginning this advantageous work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
sickening shivering Fits

OF Ague and Malaria, can be re-
lieved and cured with Electric Bit.
tiers. This is a pure, tonic med.
icine; of especial benefit in malaria,
for it exerts a true curative in
fiuence on the disease, driving ii
entirely out of the system. 1t is
much to be preferred TO Quinine,
having none of this drugs bad
AFTER effects. E. S. Munday, OF
Henrietta, Tex, writes: "My broth
er was very low with malarial
fever and jaundice, till he took
Electric Bitters, which saved his
life. At Eli T. Reynolds drug
store; price, SOC; guaranteed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

Russia having been whipped to stand
still by the doughty little Japs is now
discussing the peace question, giving as
an excuse the internal strife which
threatens the deserved overthrown of that
most oppressive of governments. The
terms under which Russia is willing to
use for peace are 'Korea to be placed
under Japanese suzerainty; Port Arthur
and the Lao Tung Peninsula to be coded
to Japan; Vladivostock to be declared
a neutral port with an open door; the
Eastern Chinese railroad to be placed
under neutral international administra-
ton; Manchuria as far north as Hardin
to be restored as an integral part of the
Chinese empire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
Legislature Synonymous With
Bribery.
Bribery.

The Philadelphia Ledger says the word
Legislature has grown to be synon-
ymous with bribery, scandal and all sorts
of crooked doings, and cites the fact
that no sooner do these State bodies get
into session than the tongue of scandal
begins to wag. So far in Pennsylvania
there has been no breath of faint. But
there is abundant time, and no one need
be discouraged but that some rotten
ness will bob to the surface. The leaders
have organized syndicate, and pro-
pose that all the doodle" carried to
Harrisburg shall be filtered through their
fingers. And they refuse to show whether
there is glue ON their hands. Only
those members who have been "good, +"
and who have obeyed the bosses will be
given share of the pork when the barrel
is opened. Never has it been known that
such boldness has been shown in the
plans of the leaders. Quay's methods
were of the dark lantern sort. Those of
the present men partake of the buccaneer
At all State capitals the railroads main
tain corps of experienced men. who
watch the legislation, and report to the
main Office of the company daily. The
penchant for Legislators to introduce
pinch" or squeeze" bills is marked
The idea is to have measures presented
that will affect the trade and franchises
of a railroad company, so as to force it to
pay money or positions to have such leg
islation killed. Bills putting hardships
on insurance companies. and all sorts OF
corporations are introduced with the
same object in view. These are generally
done at the command of the Organization
at the capital, no matter what State.
Such legislation can only be smothered
by liberal contributions to the State cam.
paign fund. Whether the money is used
in the campaign or goes into the leaders
pockets, the reader is at liberty to judge.
But some good comes of Legislatures.
especially where the politicians have
been scourged as they have been in Mis-
souri,. OF several bills which have passed
the Missouri Senate, the most important
was the measure increasing the period oil
the statute Of limitation in bribery
charges from three to FIVE years.
The lobbyist is the bane of some legis-
lators. Without him life would be happy
But in many Legislatures. the lobbyist is
welcomed by most of the members with
both arms. He is the oasis in the desert
What be carries with him helps to make
the legislative life pleasaster. What is
most surprising to those who get ON the
inside is the voraciousness-no other
word fits it-of those who desire TO be
bought. and the trifies for which they
will sell their honor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

Since Kansas took the initiative in the
fight against the extortions of the STAN
dard Oil Company by the passage of bills
authorizing the establishment of State
refinery and the regulation of rates on
oil, other States are following her lead,
including Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and
Texas. In the latter State the issue has
become an acute one as the independent
companies are clainoring for legislation
to protect them from extortion and bus
mess conspiracy, in which they claim to
be victims of big representatives of the
Standard Oil Company, which controls
the pipe lines in Texas.
There is pending in the legislature Of
the State bill which proposes to regu.
late the pipe line rates and traffic in the
interest of the oil producers in Texas
The Standard Oil representatives are op
posing the passage of the bill, of course,
and in the event of its defeat an effor,
will be made to pass bill providing for
the building Of State refinery and pipe
line facilities, the provisions of the bill tc
be similar to those of the new law Of
Kansas just signed by Governor Hoch.
With the fight in the western States
and the. investigation ordered by Con.
gress the Standard Oil Company at last
has something to think about besides
robbing people, and the Lawson expos
ures bid fair 10 bear some good fruit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24
Spoiled Her Beauty.

Harriet Howard, of 200 W. Saith
ST., New York, at one time had
her beauty spoiled with skin
trouble. She writes: 81 had Salt
Rheum or Eczema for years, but
nothing would cure it, until l used
Bucklen's Arnica Salve." A
quick and sure healer for cuts,
burns and sores. 25c at Eli T.
Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

Harrison's Nurseries show a block
of forty thousand Crawford Late
peach trees in full growth on one
of their twelve farms at Berlin,
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-24

The last of the Presidents recep-
tons occurred Thursday night, and was
altogether the largest and most brilliant
of the winter. Three thousand guests
shook hands with Mr.. Roosevelt between
the hours of nine and ten thirty, and not
withstsnding the hard work and perplex
tiles of the President during the week
his welcome of each guest was as hearty
as ever. The reception was in honor Of
the Army aud Navy and the officers pres.
emit were in full uniforms SO that the
scene was more brilliant with gorgeou:
uniforms than at any of the levees during
the season. The music furnished by the
Marine band was entirely martial in
character aud the decorations consisted in
part of the flags of the President. the
lieutenant general of the Army and the
Admiral of the Navy and other emble-
matte devices in harmony with the Army
and Naval representation 81 the reception,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
coRTELYou NAY Dc CALLED.
VIII Be Asked to Testify Concerning
Campaign Contributions.


New York, Dec. 5.-Senator Arm
strong, chairman of the legislative life
insurance investigating committee,
said during the day that there was an
erroneous impression that. the life of
the committee would end at the begin.
ming OF the next session of the legisla.
ture on Jan. 3. This, he said, was not
true. The committee would continue
In existence and could continue to sit
and take evidence unless the leglsla.
ture by joint action ordered the in
yestigation stopped. -
eve hope and intend" said Senator
Armstrong, ito finish this investiga
ton by Dec. 81 and to make our re-
port to the legislature when it opens
We have got at the main things and
the moral effect is half"
The senator said it is possible that
Postmaster General Cortelyou AND
Cornelius N. Bliss of the Republican
national committee will be called, but
he does not see any reason why they
should. Asked about the probability
OF calling other witnesses, among
whom II. H. Rogers had been men
toned as possibility the senator
said the committee was not appointed
TO investigate the Standard Oil com
pany. ,-.-
There are insurance men," he said
who would be glad to have us devote
the twenty-three days remaining tt
something else than Insurance."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Professor DR.. Won Leuthold, surgeon
general of the German army and the
emperor's body physician, is dead.
Colonel Samuel Adams Drake, the
well known author and historian, is
dead at kennbenkport, Me. He was
seventy-two years DID,
Mark Pitman, headmaster of the
Choate school at Wallingford, Conn.
founded by him in 1896, and a vel
known educator, is dead, aged seventy
five years.
Ellis Guthrie Waite, son of the late
c. G. Waite and grandson of former
Chief Justice Waite of the United
States supreme court, is dead of apo
plexy at Columbus. O.
The Washington Typothetae has
posted notices in all their shops con
tanning the announcement that after
Jan. !, 1906, their business would be
conducted as "open shops"
The annual report of Commissioners
ferkes of the internal revenue bureau
shows that the receipts of the bureau
LII me year enulnS June 81, l9Oa
were 234,178,976, an excess of 81, 294,
1875 over the collections for the fsca
year 1904.
The payment of the last half of the
revolutionary soldiers claims begar
throughout Cuba Monday. Ninetee1
million dollars, which are available
In the treasury for that purpose, will
be paid out and the remaining $40,
100000 will be paid in per cen
bonds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
Seed Dealers Oppose Free Seeds.

Washington, Dec. 5-Thirty of the
leading seed dealers of the country
have sent President Roosevelt a peti-
ton protesting against the free dis
tribution of seeds by members of con.
gress and urging him to include in his
message paragraph disappearing the
present practice and recommending
that only the intent of the original act
authorizing seed distribution be the
future policy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul, Dec. 4.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.50@5.5O; common to
fair, $3.75a1425 good to choice cows
and heifers, $3.50M4.25; veals, $4,000
$50. Fogs-s420@4.70. sheep-Year-
ling wethers, S5.O0@5.75; good to
choice lambs, $625@7OO.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. 4-Wheat : Dec,
861sc; May, 1915 @SSAc. Corn-Dec:
447sc; old, 1890; May, 44Mc- Oats
Dec, 2sa4 @29%c; May, sg@22A c
Pork-Jan., $13.70; May, $13.5 7h
Flax - Cash, Northwestern, $1.01;
Southwestern, 94c. Butter-Creamer
les, 17@23c; dairies, 10000. Eggs
1s@24c. Poultry Turkeys, 13c;
chickens. 10c; springs, lie.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Cattle-Beeves,
$3.50@G.75; COWS and heifers, $1.25@
Ats; stockers and feeders, $4,000
Ais; Western, $32O@475. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, S4.60@4.95; good
heavy, $4.So@4.95; rough heavy, $3.50
@47o; light, $455@49O. Sheep, $500
@5.S5: lambs, $4.75@7.75.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
DRAIN RED RIVER VALLEY,
North Dakota Delegation Will Ask
Government Aid

Government Aid.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The North Da
kota delegation will meet this month
to consider ways and means for the
drainage of the Red River valley in
that state. Members of the delega
ton insist that the valley should be
reclaimed from an excess of water
and that the matter is one that should
be dealt with by the reclamation serv.
ice.
Government and county engineers
have surveyed the valley and a plan
has been \evolved whereby thousands
OF acres can be reclaimed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, Dec. 4.-Wheat-To arrive
No. l Northern, S3c; No. North.
ern, S01ac. On track-No. 1 North.
ern, S3c; No. Northern SO1ac; Dec,
Sl$4c; May, S5Ac. Flax-To arrive,
on track and Dec, $3.50; May, ST..
O33h
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05
MARKET QUOTATIONS,
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Dec. 4.-Wheat-Dec.,
8l5sc: May, S6Ac. On track-No.
hard, S45sc: No. 1 Northern, S4A c;
No. Northern, S21kc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-05

Federal Elections.
In my last annual message said:
1.-The power of the government to
protect the integrity Of the elections Of
its own officials is inherent and has
been recognized and affirmed by re-
peated declarations of the supreme
court. There is no enemy Of free gov
eminent more dangerous and none so
insidious as the corruption of the elect
crate. No one defends or excuses cor
ruption, and it would seem to follow
that none would oppose vigorous meas
ures to eradicate it, I recommend the
enactment of law directed against
bribery and corruption in federal cleo
tons. The details of such law NAV
be safely left to the wise discretion of
the congress- but it should go as far as
under the constitution it is possible to
go and should include severe penalties
against him who gives or receives
bride intended to influence his act or
opinion as an elector and provisions for
the publication not only of the expend-
lures for nominations and elections Of
all candidates. but also of all contribu-
lions received and expenditures made
by political committees
desire to repeat this recommends
aon
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
killcd Because of Doos.

Dr. G. H. Cagle. aged 60, was found dead in the woods half a mile from his some near Vaudeville, with a full loaA of buckshot in his face and head. By his side lay his Winchester rife. cooked, and few yards away were two dead dogs, evidently shot with Winchester bullets. Dr. Cagle owned 1000 acres, mostly in the woods, which he had surrounded with wire fencing. There is considerable game on the property and he had been greatly an. noyed for long time by hunters and their dogs. He finally swore to kill all the dogs found on his property, and 1t is said in the last two years he has killed eighty-five. Saturday afternoon he took his gun and went to head of some dogs whose barking he had heard as they were crossing his land. He did not return that night and search resulted in finding his body. It is surmised that when he shot the dogs the hunter was close behind and shot him out of revenge
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
Gov. Jones Will Not Run

In response to a petition signed by many citizens, asking him to become an independent candidate for mayor or Little Rock at the election on the first Tuesday in April. ex-Gov. Dan W. Jones has declined to permit the use of his name for the mayoralty in opposition to the Democratic nominee for that office.
 In his letter of declination he says:
 Il belies~ in Democratic principles and Democratic theories of govern ment. Evils may have crept into the management of my party and great wrongs may have been done in it's name, but they do not grow out of it's principles or theories and do not jus tify the abandonment of them by any of it's members. I believe in the pri- mary election system of nominating candidates It is charged, and I be- lieve justly, that this system has been greatly abused and that fraud and rascality have been practiced to such an extent at times, as to bring dis. credit and reproach upon the party; but this is not sanctioned by Demo critic principles or theories and can not be corrected by abandonment of them. The proper remedy. in my Judgment, is to reegulate the system by stringent laws and to vigorously punish every violation of them"
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
FORREST CITY, ARK FRIDAY JANUARY 13 1905
Recommends Teachers Institutes.

Tn his biennial report to the Ar kansas general assembly Superin. tendent of Public Instruction J. H. Hlnemon recommends that a fund be set aside by the legislature for the purpose of enlarging the scope of the county and township teachers insti- tntes of the state. In the past two years several of these institutes have been held by the teachers. and 1t has worked much good to the cause of education. MT Hinemon says. His report enlarges on the fact that such institutes held in other states under the direction and supervision of the state board Of public instruction have caused an increased attendance at the schools and have developed more in- terest in school work. He declares that in states where monthly or bi- monthly institutes are held. it has been found that the teachers derive most Denefit and are better able to to carry out the work outlined by the state board. It is not the purpose of the Institutes, MT. Hinemon says. to de- velop new teachers so much as to en. large the sphere of those who have already passed the required examina- tions and have been licensed to teach in the state.