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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
TELEGRAPHlC BREVTlES.

DR.. Roy l.. Pruitt, dentist, who II
believed to have come from Peoria,
Ill.,, was killed by street car in Jer-
sey City, N. J.
Fire destroyed the TAFT & Sons pa
per company's plant in North Bridge
port, Conn, causing loss Of about
$4,000. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
William J. Bryan addressed the
students of Bowdoin college at Bruins
wick, Me-, and was the guest of the
Maine Democratic club at a banquet
in the city OF Portland.
Private Councillor Mercy Won Kap-
osmere, Baron Won Macchio and Prof.
Heinrich Lammasch have been ap-
pointed principal Austro-Hungarian
delegates to The Hague peace confer
ence
James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor, will deliver an address at the
jamestown exposition on May 13 In
cOmmemOration Of the first permanent
settlement Of English-speaking people
on the American continent at James.
town.
Ethelbert Watts, the American con-
sui general at St. Petersburg, Is only
awaiting the arrival of instructions
from the state department before de-
parting for his new post at Brussels.
where he will succeed the late George
w. Roosevelt as consul general.
An article calling attention to the
historical fact that the first born child
Of Anglo-Spanish royal marriages has
always been girl has appeared in
popular journal at Madrid, and IL
causing much discussion. The public
hopes that the present case will prove
an exception.
Information has reached Tangier
that Raisuli is fomenting an agitation
among the Lakhme tribes, and it il
believed that he will obtain the sup
port of the Tetuan tribes, which are
under French control. French troops
have been sent from Algiers to reen-
force the Tetuan column.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
Taft Talks to Ohio Students.

Cincinnati, April 30.-Secretary of
War Taft Monday made short visit
to the University of Cincinnati, where
he delivered brief address of an in
formal character to the students.
at the chamber of commerce and spoke
few words in response to the per-
sfstent calls for speech. A politi-
cal conference was scheduled for the
afternoon. At night he addressed the
members of the Business Mems club
on "The Panama Canal"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
GOTHAM BOND Theft GROWS
$4,000 ROBBERY NOW BELIEVED
TO BE 100000.
Snug Sum Thought to Be Hidden
Away Somewhere by Douglass
and bennett.

New York, April 30.-The big bond
robbery in which the Trust Company
of America was the victim continues
an absorbing subject in the financial
district, where every development is
eagerly scrutinized. The robbery, at
first put down as a $4,000 affair, has
steadily grown until it appears that
securities aggregating 100000 in
value had been taken by William O..
Douglass, the bond clerk now under
arrest.
These figures are reached as the re-
suit of an interview given by men,
ber of the executive committee of the
Trust company, who said that it took
$165, 900 to redeem the securities hy-
pothecated with brokers for loans by
O. M. bennett, who is under arrest in
connection with the robbery, and that
the securities were pledged for less
than one-third of their value. He also
said that it was 100000 and not $780,
900 worth of securities that were hid
den in Broker Dennett's bed at the
Manhattan club.
Taken at the executive committee
mans own figuring that Douglass and
bennett realized only part-less
than third on the average-it can be
seen that the $165,O00 that the Trust
company has lost on the outstanding
securities represents value of nearly
$500,00O. Adding the 100000 found
in the bed of Broker bennett, there Is
100000.
What has become of the money
Douglass and bennett raised is unex-
planned. The trustee who talked said
that while he was of the opinion that
much of this had been lost in specula-
tion, he felt sure that the pair had q
snug sum tucked away somewhere.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
Note In Bottle Tolls Of Wreck,

Norfalk, Va, April 30.-A dispatch
sent over the United States govern
ment seacoast telegraphic line from
the coast says that members of the
crew of the Nags Head life saving sta
tion Monday found a bottle containing
a letter from the crew of the aban-
doned italian bark Oriente, stranded
two miles south of Pohner's Hill life
saving station, saying that the crew
of the Oriente, numbering 16, left the
bark in small boats and proceeded
north, but the note gave no date.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
colored Desperate Shot.

Kenton, o., April 80. = Thomas
Toney, colored desperado, was shot
and fatally wounded Monday by Chief
of Police Sheldon when he tried to
escape whiSe the officer was taking
him to the city prison. He had just
been sentenced to the workhouse for
q nhsdemeanor when he broke away
from the officer. He was shot three
times.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
$1,000 Miners Refuse Peace.

FERNS, B. c., April 30.-By a refer
endum vote all the $4,000 miners In
the Canadian coal district have re-
fused to return to work In compliance
with the new law. The situation is
desperate, as the whole country is in
want Of fuel, the railways having con-
fscated everything. If the govern
ment attempts to arrest the men for
violation of the new law, 5000 here
alone must be imprisoned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
COLLAPSE of Pier Kills Ten,

Baltimore, Nd, April 30.-The loss
of life by the collapse of the new
Steamship pier at Locust Point last
Saturday was Monday placed at ten,
the addition Of two Hungarian labor
ers having been made to the list Of
missing. Only three bodies have been
recovered so far, but there is scarcely
doubt that the missing men lost
their lives and are buried in the
ruins.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
Twenty Drowned from Jap Ship.

Victoria B. c.. April 30-The
steamer Empress of India, which has
arrived from Yokohama, brings news
that the steamer Kaiko XII Maru,
bound from Otaru to Saghalien,
foundered shortly after leaving.
vWenty persons were drowned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
Mitchell Undergoing Operation.

m'scneF' 0ndef967h9 Operation:
Spring Valley, ILL.,, April 3O.-John
Mitchell, National president of the
United Mine Workers, was operated
upon Monday at st. Margaret's hos
pital here. The operation was sue
cessful. The patient is resting easy.
and no danger Is anticipated.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03

Steamer Burns; Men All Dead.
Rio Janeiro, April 30.-News has
reached here that the British steamer
Thornhill, bound for Rio Janeiro.
was destroyed by fire during her
voyage. Her crew perished.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
THE MARK ETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, April q.
FLOUR-Market firm. Spring wheat.
special brands $4.75: Minnesota hard pat
ent, jute, $3.8O04.10: straight. export
bags. $335W3.45; clear, export bags, s.. .900
$3.50.
WHEAT-Breaks. May. 7911@79%c.
CORN-Strong. May. 43A @5Okc
OATS-Higher May, 445s@45c.
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery. per lb..
22h@2S1@c; dairies. 20D27c.
LIVE POULTRY - Steady. Turkeys.
per h., 10c; chickens. fowls. 11Hc; ducks.
l2hc.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh eggs at mark,
new cases included, 15@16c per dozen;
prime tirsts, lie; extras, 18c.
New York, April q.
FLOUR-Firm but slow.
WHEAT-Easy under rains in the
southwest. May, 90A09Ohc; July, 9Oh0
9O1c; September, 91hc.
CORN-Easy under liquidation and
poor cables. July, 52hc.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03
New York, April q.
Live Stock.

chicago, April g.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers, S 9O0
$780, common to good steers, 81. .75@5 80; in
ferior to common steers, $3.S504.75; fair
to choice cows and heifers, $3.5005. rs;
yearlings, good to choice, $5.15@625; good
cutting to fair beef COWS, $260Q3.5O; fair
to choice feeders. So. 3.S0@590; fair to choice
stockers, $30O@4.25; bulls. common to
good. $2.25@4.0o; bulls, good to choice. $500
Q4.6O; calves. fair to good, $3.00Q5.25
calves, good to choice $525@5.75.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, $6471z0
6.52z; choice to prime heavy shipping
barrows, $6.45@6.50; mixed packers, $65O0
6.55; rough throw-outs, $475D5.50: pigs,
$575@6.50.
Omaha, Neb.. April y.
CATTLE-Market slow to shade lower
Native steers. $4.250585; cows and heif-
ers, $3.OO05.0O; western steers, $3.5O@5.2;
Texas steers, $3.0O@4.25; cows and heifers,
$2.50@4.5O; Gamers $2.25@3.25; stockers
and feeders. $3.00@5.00; calves, $3.0O06.5O:
bulls and stays, $3.00045O.
HOGS-Market 2h@5c lower. Heavy,
$6.25@6.371s: mixed, $6.3OD6.45; light, $3.50
6.45; pigs, $5.5006.25; bulk of sales, $500
6.37h.
SHEEP-Market strong. Yearlings.
$6.500775; wethers $640(D7.00; ewes. $500
$50: lambs, $7.50QS.6O.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-05-03

Frank D. Banta to Edwin T. Harpor,
: nw4 2O-180-81 81............
f. HI. Stoltze to WesthOpe Land &
Loan Co., lot / block II, in Stoltze
first addition to Westhope ........
Werner Wettlaufer to Jacob Wetlau-
fer, ne4 10 1928 ........... ...............
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
BACKWARD PUPILS.

In the report OF its committee on the exam
ination of school children the New York County
Medical Society heard the other evening d re-
iteration by its own experts of doctrine which
has long been an axiom and an ideal Of public
school teachers DIR. c. W. Cutler, speaking for
the committee said that the number of back
ward children In the schools of this city was
growing and, that the common welfare de-
manded classification OF such pupils and their
removal to special institutions. recent esti-
mate of the number of pupils deserving such
treatment Is at least seven thousand. or.
roughly, l Fer cent OF the total enrolment.
These unfortunates are already cared for in the
ungraded classes of our schools better than they
would be in any other city in the country new
ertheless, the variety OF types of abnormal chill
dren is so great and the needs Of these types are
so diverse that an ungraded class is little more
than halfway house between the ordinary
schOolroom and the group of special institutions
that is springing up. We already have two
schools for crippes and schools for the blind
and deaf mute are projected. But the need of
schools suited TO mentally abnormal pupils is,
In some respects. even greater; for such pupils
are not only far more numerous. but are destined
To go forth some day into society, there 10 be
treated as ordinary citizens, invested with the
same privileges and opportunities and subject
to the same restrictions and penalties the
aNeiase ihan lHeI, TOO, QullardS respond so
readily TO proper treatment that failure TO adj
minister il is doubly unfortunate Not a few of
the children who find their way into ungraded
classes are backward only in the sense of being
unresponsive TO the ordinary methods of educa-
tiOn. Frequently they unusually gifted in
certain lines and so little interested in others
that advancement under the present system of
promotion is impossible. II is unjust TO force
such children 10 waste years on school benches
with average pupils 10 instil in them life
long prejudice against books and to retard
their development. And it would be little short
Of criminal 10 put them into an ungraded class
with epleptcs feeble minded persons and other
unfoit mates
Ia building ne . system of special schools
the constant assistance of medical specialists
will be indispensable, commonly do stupidity
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
from Tho Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. Nov. 26.-The Ambassador from ia
pan and Viscountess Aoki entertained informally at
dinner tonight for the japanese Consul General
In New York.
The British Embassy a scene of social at
traction this afternoon. when Mrs. Bryce. wife of
the ambassador. gave her first tea of the season.
The event particularly notable for the ambas-
sadors ministers and other diplomats stationed in
Washington. Lady Isabella Howard. wife of the
counsellor: the Hon. Mrs James. wife of the mill
tary attache Mrs Young. wife OF the second secre-
honorary attache. all OF the embassy staff.
in the drawing rooms where tea was served dur
ing the afternoon.
Signor Montagna, charge d'affaires for Italy. af-
ter attending the wedding of Miss Edith Root and
Lieutenant Grant. 3D. tomorrow afternoon. will go
10 New York 10 meet the italian Ambassador and
Baroness NJ. Mayor des Planches upon their
ess will come direct to Washington after landing.
The ambassador has been absent from the capital
since June 1S and the baroness has not been in
this country for two
The Colombian Minister and Sehora de Cortes ar
rived in Washington tonight after an absence IN
Europe since the last OF August. They were ac-
companied by their son-in-law and daughter. the
first secretary OF the legation and Sonora de Guz-
man.
Viscountess de Martel entertained at dinner to-
night for Miss Theodore Shonts- Among the in
vited guests were Miss isabelle May. Mile. des
Portes la Fosse. Prince Lynar OF the Ger
man Embassy: Moritz Szent-Iyany. OF the Aus
tro- Hungarian Embassy. and Signor Guliano Cora.
Of the Italian Embassy.
Captain Willy Won Livonius. the military
attache Of the German Embassy. and Frau
Livonius reached Washington to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
ALABAMA,S NEW LAWS.

The extra session OF the Alabama Leyislat-
ure is ended and fits bills are signed It full
filled expectations. All of Governor Corners
anti-railroad bills were passed, as he demanded
without change" except for one minor amend
ment, introduced by a representative of the
administration IL took about ten days TO make
complete revolution In the railroad law Of
ne state and two or three days more to rush
through mass of heterogeneous legislation
Id then the Legislature adjourned with the
sense Of having fully responded to public opin-
ton; for had it not carried out Governor Corners
message 10 the letter?
Being statesman IN Alabama-that is in
the Alabama Legislatures a little eracting
Not only are special sessions held with bewiI-
dering frequency, but each special session un-
does, amends or improves the work of the pre-
ceding session The state law provides for
sessions every four years, but there have been
three sessions this year. Each one passed q
lot Of Governor Corners bills and each succeed
ing one repealed or amended almost all of the
Conner legislation of its predecessor. It is no
wonder that with constant practice the Ala
hama lawmakers have acquired such extraordi-
nary expedition that they can get through a
loag and complicated programme in about ten
DAYS. and II is easy to understand why they do
1nt venture 10 tinker with Governor Corners
bills. II they altered much as a letter of
these inspired documents all the blame of
making the next special session necessary would
fall upon their bungIng shoulders!
Not having the laws before us. we NAV accent
the judgment Of local newspapers as to the
purpose of this last perfect legislation. super
seding all the other rerfect legislation passed
at the two earlier sessions this year Says ",The
Birmingham Age -HeraId":
II was an anti-injunction session. and IL nassed
q set OF laws intended 10 defeat the injunctions
that came from the federal courts What the
new laws win accomplish remains to be dis
closed. IL is issue of supremacy between
the state and the federal government ard as
sueh II promises to become exceedingly his
tOric.
Says The Montgomery Advertiser
The extra sessson useless. costly and fool
fish. IT had no other purpose than to find
means OF preventing railroads from gong
into the courts Of the land II Is extremely
doubtful II this purpose has been accomplished
We should say il was extremely doubtful
The attempt of Governor Conner to legisIate
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
THE BADNESS or FRENCH BOOKS

We shall watch with great interest the de-
velopment of the project to send French literary
drummers to this country to convince Americans
that there are books published in yellow paper
covers which a good man and father of family
may put in plain sight upon his library shelves
without laying himself under suspicion of being
a reader with past The movement looks
little like that Of certain American states and
cities which have seen fit to- employ press agents
to spread their fame or to deny any current he
liefs about them that are injurious to their pros
perity-as if Boston should employ its publicity
bureau in spreading Mayor "Fitz's' doctrine
that there is nothing about the city to deter
man of moderate intellect from thinking of
making it his home. The Five Million Club
booms Texas, contrasted by a famous general
unfavOrably with He'll; some other institution
celebrates the glories of Utah, viewed with pious
horror by multitude and now travelling pub
licity bureau with samples is going to attack
one of our oldest prejudices-that all French
literature is naughty.
But why? Is it supposed that market will
be created for the French books fit for family
reading? Everybody who is really interested
in the subject knows all about the riches OF
French scientific writings. and even in the
lighter literature everybody who is likely to
buy knows already as much as the literary
drummers can tell about how TO pick his way
through French poetry and fiction without un-
pleasant experiences. Isn't there some dan
ger, commercially considered. OF lessening the
market for French books? If the suspicion
should once get abroad among n certain large
class Of buyers that some of the yellow COW
cred books were innocent the peace of mind Of
many who buy not to read, but to show. would
be sadly shaken French publishers seem TO
have had keen eye for this export market.
spOrtive looking young woman often adorns
cover which incloses nothing on which the pur-
chaser can pervert his mind wreck his
morals
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IF1cm TIE Tribune Rureau.I


Washington. Nov 26-The President received an
invitation to-day attend the annual Appomat-
tox Day dinner of the Hamilton Club of Chicago
on April g. Thomas ID. Knight. president of the
club accompanied by Alexander II. Revell and
Representatives Mann and Lowden, rendered the
invitation. The President will be unable to
tend.
Senator Gamble. of South Dakota. called to hand
the President his selections for federal offices
Senator Kittredge is due at the White House to-
with his list. The Senators met at the
White House yesterday and settled old wrangle
by drawing lots for choice.
Representative Loudenslager. OF New Jersey, dis
cussed the work of the literary bureau of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee. The bureau
will open quarters here next month
Others callers at the White House to-day be
fore the Cabinet meeting included Senators Hale
and Long. Representative Scott. of Kansas. and
Afford w Cooley. Assistant Attorney General.
The Cabinet met at IL d. M. and adjourned at
! p.
In the afternoon tho President shook hands with
twenty-five hundred delegates to the international
Young Mems Christian Association convention in
the East Room. Henry r. r. Macfarlaud. district
commissioner. making the ntroductions.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth ar
rived at the White House this afternoon to remain
as the guests of the President and Mrs. ROOse-
velt until they settle in their own home for the
winter
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
THE OUTLOOK.

The bankers predict return to a cash basis
in about fortnight. AS the first currency pre-
MUM was quoted on November ., If full re-
sumption is made as soon as is expected the
strlngency will have lasted between five and six
weeks. We have gone through this most acute
stage of the trouble without such serious dis
turbances 10 business as have characterized real
panics of the past. There were many bank sus-
pensions in 1893 all over the country, but there
have been few this year, and they have been
chiefly confined to this city. There have thus
far been few or no important business failures,
and no railroads have gone into the hands Of
receivers. several did in the last financial
storm.
1t is not without significance that the coun-
try should already be approaching the end of
the most acute period of this disturbance with
so few disasters. 1t Is an evidence of the sound
foundation Of American prosperity and prom
Use that the country will pass through this
necessary phase of contraction without a seri-
Gus Gripping of business There are good rea-
sons for taking the cheerful view of the situa-
tion that President TrEesdale of the Delaware.
Lackawanna & Western Railroad takes. He
says that a business recession was sure to come
and that ii has come at n fortunate moment.
Since il was certain 10 occur" he says I'VE
Should be glad that 1t fell upon us now in
times when crops are good and foundations
solid instead of being postponed year or
two when possible crop failures and other
disturbances might have caused us To suffer
ten times as much
Wages, the cost OF materials and the rates Of
interest had steadily advanced for several years.
until it became serious question with every
producer whether there would be n profitable
market for his wares finished at such expense.
The railroads answered last year the question
whether they could profitably operate additions
to their systems built at the current cost of
labor and capital by cutting down their projects
TO the minimum of bare necessity. That is the
situation which in some measure all business
was facing'at the boom prices. A recession from
such a condition was bound TO result and there
is every indication thus far that it has occurred
at such time when the country could best en-
durp IT,
New-York tribune., 1907-11-27
INVITED By PRESIDENT.
Companions in Recent Bear Hunt
Called to White House.
[From The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington, Nov. 8.-The members OF the party
that recently hunted bear with the President I'm
the Louisiana canebrakes are going to eat at the
White House. No definite arrangements have been
made looking to their coming. but it is expected
that the President will name the date in the near
future.
Those who will enjoy the Presidents hospitality
on this occasion will be Surgeon General RIxey,
DR.. Alexander Lambert, OF New York: John NJ.
Parker. OF New Orleans; John McIlhenny. Civil
Service Commissioner. and the two Metcalf broth
ers OF Jackson. Miss. They were the Presidents
companions in the two camps Tensss Bayou
last month When they come to Washington 1t is
expected they will bring their own bear meat with
them. The bear season is at its height just now.
and during the next month six weeks bruins
meat will be particularly tOOthsome.
Before the President left Louisiana he told the
sextet OF hunters that he wanted them to dine
with him the White House before the winter
was over. and insisted that they accept in ad-
vance. They did, and Mr.. Parker offered to fetch
along enough bear meat to feed half the people
in Washington The President said he wouldn't
make Mr.. Parker pay such heavy express bill
as that offer would entail but admitted that bear
steak would probably taste mighty good about
that time"