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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
The Adder.

A full grown adder may measure
two feet in length and about six
inches around the thickest part Of it's
body. Its movements are sluggish, and
of course the idea that 1t Is capable Of
transferring it's head from one extrem-
ity to the other every six months Is due
simply to superstition. The fact is
that the tail Of this snake does not
terminate in a point, as with ophidians
generally, but is stumpy and resem-
bles the head so much that it Is diff
cult for an observer situated at dis
lance of few yards to distinguish the
one from the other; hence the story Of
its being two headed, the fallacy Of
which no intelligent observer could
fail to detect.-Pioneer.
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SHOTS CAME FROM THE TOWN.
Discharged Negro Says Texans Fired
on Fort Brown.

T. IT,. . -
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE "shoot-
ing up" of the town of Brownsville,
Tex, was in the form of an attack
upon the garrison at Fort Brown, &C
cording to the testimony given by
M1ngo Sanders, former first sergeant
of Company B, Twenty-dfth infantry,
before the senate committee on mill
tary affails. Sanders story created
something of stir in the committee,
as he said that while running from
his quarters to Company B barracks
after being awakened by the firing on
the night Of Aug. 10 the shooting was
going on and it came from the town
and was toward the hospital on the
military reservation. He said bullets
we're whizzing over his head. This is
the first direct testimony given by any
Of the discharged negro soldiers that
the fire came from the town.
Il heard some one yell fall in, he
said. "Then some one shouted to get
the guns. Somebody answered that
they could not get the guns, as the
racks were locked Then Lieutenant
Greer, knew his voice.: said, break
the racks open.'"
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DISCUSS CANAL CONTRACT.
No Decision Reached by President
and Secretary Taft.

and Secretary Taft.
Washington, Feb. S.-Secretary Taft
held conference during the day with
the president regarding the Panama
canal contract for the purpose of de-
termining upon course of procedure.
The president and secretary have be-
fore them the completed bid of Will
lam ]. Oliver and his associates for
the construction of the canal. After
the conference Secretary Loeb gave
out the following statement:
"The~ bid Of the Oliver-McDOnald-
Pierce combination has been received
and examined and meets the formal
requirements. Mr.. Paul D. Cravath,
on behalf of his clients, the Macarthur
Gillespie combination, has requested
hearing before final action is taken
In addition to granting this hearing
the secretary Of war and the isthmian
canal commission will make as thor
ough an examination as possible into
the qualifications, experience, business
standing and achievements of Mr.. Oil
yer and his associates and into the re-
sponsibility of the sureties. Secretary
Taft and the commission will probably
need fortnight to complete full ex-
animation of the bid report to the
president"
Secretary Taft later in the day made
known to Mr. Oliver the result Of his
talk with the president and framed a
letter to Judge O'Brien, divers coun'
sci, informing him Just how the mat
ter stood. This letter stated, among
other things, that the president was
very much inclined to give the con-
tract to Mr. Oliver and his associates,
but that he would not surrender his
right to reject all bids.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
HOUSE ACTION DIsAPPRovEr
Senate Committee Re.Estabiishes Pen
sion Agencies.

Senate Committee Re-Estabiishes Pen.
sion Agencies.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE eighteen
pension agencies In the country which
the house abolished in favor of the
concentration of the disbursement OF
all pension expenditures in Washing
ton will be rehabilitated If the action
of the senate committee on pensions
Is sustained. The senate committee
decided to recommend an amendment
to the pension bill so as to restore
all the agencies and to make pro-
vision for their further support. The
committee also decided to recommend
sn additional appropriation of s8,000,-
900 for the increased expenditure
made necessary for the passage of
the service pension bill. The action
on the service pension question had
much to do with the change regarding
agencies, as it was the opinion of the
members OF the committee that the
Increased labor made necessary by
the new legislation would render 1t
!mpracticable to do all the work In
one Office, as contemplated by the
house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
shadeIess Forests.

Large tracts Of dense forests in Aus
ralia are practically shadeless. Many
kinds Of trees in that strange country
turn their edges instead Of the fiat sur.
face Of the leaves to the sun, and thus
one may stand under tree Of enor-
nous size and be as fully exposed to
the sun as though he were in the open
plain. Travel through these forests
is said to be exceedingly arduous work,
as the trees, while they do not cut off
the sun, prevent the breeze from
reaching the ground, and thus the trav.
sler experiences sitting heat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
The Wings of Time.

Methuselah was walking in his gar
den.
my goodness" he exclaimed sudden
ly, there's another flower on that cen.
fury plant! Why, it seems but yester-
day since plucked blossom from 1t. !"
He walked slowly toward an oak tree
200 years old which he had tenderiy
raised from an acorn.
"Ah, me-" he unused, 'how time
flies!'-Harper's Weekly.
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Snow and Rain.

The first man to whom it ever &C.
Cured to find out how much rain was
represented by given fall Of snow
was Alexander Brice Of Kirknewton,
who in March, 1855, made a simple ex-
pertinent with the contents Of a stone
gug driven face downward into over
si1 inches Of snow. What he learned
was that greater or less degree Of
cold or Of wind when the snow falls
and its lying a longer or shorter time
on the ground" will occasion a differ
ence in the weight and In the quantity
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Courtesy.

The parvenu stood it till he could
stand it no longer.
James," he cried out piteously, ''tell
me the worst! You find my table man
ners execrable!'
But his new butler, bowling first with
stately condescension, only replied:
Gas a matter Of professional courte-
sy Hi cannot hentertain, much less
hexpress, hany hoplnion which might
seem in hanyway to reflect on my
predecessor ERE"
And he bowed again and was SILENT
Puck.
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The LARGER Class.

"Of course" said the seeker after
knowledge, Eve seldom hear thee and
thou nowadays. They're used mostly
by poets, aren't they?"
mo-" replied the editor; they're
used mostly by people who think
they're poets" -Catholic Standard and
Times.
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The Reason For II.

"No," said the imbittered person,
when want financial assistance go
to strangers. ! do not ask friends or
relatives"
WELL" answered the logical man,
maybe that's the best way. Friends
and relatives are in a position to keep
posted on a mans record. Washing
TN g..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
Harbor Filled With Ice.

New York, Feb. y.-For the first
time this winter the harbor is COM
pletely filed with floating ice. All in
coming steamers have heavy coatings
of ice caused by the freezing Of flying
spray. On board the steamer Senena,
which arrived from Manila by way Of
Boston, the Chinese crew were clad in
thin cotton clothing and some in bare
feet were breaking up the Ice about
the decks.
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Likely to Last Six Weeks.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The, second trial
of c. P. Shea and other labor leaders
on charges Of conspiracy growing out
of the transfers strike Of 1905 COM
menced during the day before Judge
Kavanagh 1t is believed that the trial
will be somewhat shorter than the
first trial, but it will probably con-
tinue for a month or six weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
Asks Bio sum Of Field Estate.

Chicago, Feb 1.-THE probate
court has been petitioned by John r.
Thompson, county treasurer, to enter.
an order directing the executors of the
estate of the late Marshall Field to
pay to the county treasurer $2,097,796
as the personal property taxes from
1899 to 1906 assessed against the es.
tate of Mr. Field.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.

Girl Terrorist Saved From Death by
Fathers Appeal.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1e..-The trial
of Miles. Kilmova and Terentiva, i'm.
plicated in the plot to blow up Pre-
mier Stolypin with bombs at his coun
try home Aug. Is, 1906, took place in
the fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul
here. The accused, who declined the
assistance of counsel, were condemned
to death, but at the request of Mile
Kilmova's father, who is a. councillor
of the empire from Ryazan and who
sent letter asking clemency for his
misguided daughter, the sentences
were committed to hard labor for life
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OF water produced, "but IT," he added,
81 may trust to the above trials, which
I endeavored to perform with care,
snow newly fallen, with moderate
gale of wind, freezing cold, will pro-
duce a quantity of water equal to one
tenth part Of its bulk" So that fall
of snow Of ten inches represents
rainfall of one inch.-London Chroni-
cln
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
Courts of Love,

Courts Of love" were established In
the middle ages, when chivalry was at
Its height and love the serious occupa-
ton Of life among the higher class Of
society. The first "court Of love" was
established in the south Of France in
the twelfth century and was composed
Of knights, poets and ladies, and their
decisions on subtle questions connected
with affairs Of the heart were given
with great formality.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

Opposition Parties Well In the Lead In
Russia.
st. Petersburg, Feb. S.-The oppo-
sition parties are we'll in the lead in
the elections in European Russia, hav-
Ing, on the basis of the returns up to
noon, twenty-four seats in parliament
assured and seventy-six practically
certain. The Conservatives have five
assured and thirty-nine probable. The
returns from the Caucasus and ST.
IBERIA, which are only beginning to ar
rive, indicate that the Social Demo
Gratis and perhaps the Social-Revolu-
tionists dominate the Populations. In
Poland, everywhere outside of the cit
les. the Nationalist have been vic
torious.
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= - - =
Like All the Rest.

II suppose" said the curious old lady
to the driver Of the city sprinkling
cart, that you only follow this busi~
ness for the money there Is in it?'
yes, madam" said the driver Of the
cart; Il frankly confess am out for
the dust. Baltimore American,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For u. S. army able.
bodied, unmarried men be
tween ages of 81 and 35, ,citi-
zens of United States, OF
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in.
formation apply to Recruiting
OMcer, Miles block, Bemidi.
Minnesota.
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Prudence,

Dentlst-I've filled all your teeth that
have cavities, sir. Mahoney-Well,
thin, fill tn rist av thin too. Thin
whin tn cavities come they'll be al
ready filed, b'gobs!-Puck.
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Don't judge man by his failures in
life, for many man fails because he
Is too honest to succeed Arkadelphia
(Ark.) Southern Standard.
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WANTED - Saw mill hands.
Lum Der pliers, lum her grad
ers, planning mill machinery
men. river drivers. Steady
work for good men the year
around. Apply John O'Brien
Lumber Co., Somers, Montana.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
Golf and the Liver.

0O1 aAO INC AkAVcEs
Golf Is the greatest Of all games. Il
is the only recreation that is at one and
the same time health giving and a
complete preoccupation without being
unduly physically exhaustive. But /
am profoundly convinced that 1t is far
better for mans liver that he should
play poor game than good one. /
know from personal experience that 1t
Is far better for the liver to play a
really bad game. Nothing stirs up the
liver like the irritation, the excitements
and the paroxysms Of a really bad
game. London Graphic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-14
ADVANCE IN CRUDE OIL.
Price Of Kansas Product Goes Up One
Cent q Barrel.

VSNV n 6HTTSI.
independence, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE
price Of mid-continent crude oil has
been advanced / cent for all grades
by the Prairie Oil and Gas company,
making the highest price now 40 cents
and the lowest ~. This is one of the
most important developments in this
field In a long time, as It shows that
the bottom has been reached and the
reaction started.
Marietta. O., Feb. 12.The heaviest
single advance in oil ever made by
the Standard Oil company was an.
nounced during the day, amber or
deep oil being advanced IL cents per
barrel and shallow oil cents.
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WANTED: For the u. S. Marine
Corps; men between ages 81
ard IS. An opportunity to
see the world. For full infor-
nation apply in person or by
letter to 208 Third Street Be
midi, MINI.
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WANTED-A bright hustler,
with a taste for photography
can get good opening with A.
A. Richardson, 2O8 S. Miss.
Phone 3O6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
L. S. McCABE e. co.

crowded with the injured. The British
military station was wrecked. the camp
hospital being destroyed. One BIRTHS!
officer was seriously wounded.
The first shock was violent and Il
was followed by a number of trembles
of lesser degree. Most of those who
persisted lost their lives by being
caught in the falling buildings. Moth
ing is known here of the fate Of the
council chamber. the governors gen
erals palace. or the naval arsenal. Ne
names CT the dead or injured have
been brought here.
Many Tourists i'm City.
Kingston and the other points of in
terest of the island are at this season
of the year thronged with tourists
from both America and England. and
the greatest apprehension is felt for
the safety of many persons who had
recently arrived at the Jamaican re-
sorts.
The most distinguished of these
were members of a party of English
statesmen. agricultural experts. and
men of affairs. who. under the leader
ship of Sir Alfred Jones, had arrived
in Kingston within the last few days
to- attend the agricultural conference
here.
Among those in the company were
Hall Game. the novelist: Viscount
Montmorres, II. o. Arnold-Foster. VI
P; Sir Thomas Hughes. Sir Thomas
Sham. and others of equal promln-
ence The earl and countess of Did
ley also were passengers on the steam
er which carried out the Jones party
Many steamers carrying tourists IL
Jamaica were enroute to the island
when the earthquake occurred. but II
sq happens that, according to sched
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
CITY CHAT.

Beal & Schmitt,
High class tailors,
Illinois theater building.
Insure with Beecher Bros
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
What beats roller skating?
Snow shovels at David Don's.
It's a good sale. Lage-Waters.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Try the pure Jewel cough drops.
For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
We eat at the Rock Island house
cafe.
Ladies' rubbers. SO cents. at Lage-
Waters.
Mems rubbers. 50 cents. at Lage-
Waters.
Attend the big shoe sale at Lage-
Waters
Rock Island house cafe under new
management.
savory roasters for sale cheap 81
David Don's.
Ladies' warm lined shoes. 80 cents,
at Lage-Waters'.
The best place for lunch is the Rock
Island house cafe.
am the agent for the angle runrer
steel sled. David Don.
A discount of % per cent on all furs
at Young & McCombs'.
McKown is selling Springfield mix
ed at 81 per ton for a few days.
Good coffee. a bit of sausage and a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
BATTLE WITHSNOW
Roads Find Condi-
tons Worst in Their
History.
BUT FEW TRAINS MOVING
Extreme Cold and High Wind Makes
Work of Clearing Tracks
Slow.

St Paul Jan. 16.-Deep snow still
blocks the tracks of the western rail-
roads and a furious gale continues to
pile high the drifts, making it practic-
ally impossible to reach some of the
points suffering from the fuel famine.
To make matters worse. the temper
ature has fallen many degrees. 1t was
reported at the Great Northern gen
eral Office that the mercury registered
80 degrees below zero yesterday at
Browning, Mont All along the line
between Grand Forks and Spokane the
maximum temperature is 50 degrees
below zero.
Making Hurd Fight.
Great Northern employees are striv-
ing valiantly in their battle against
the snowdrifts, which are SO dry and
light that as soon as they are cleared
away from one place they drift back
again, and the wind. which keeps up
n terrific pace piles the snow up in
banks 20 and so feet high
The greatest tieup on the Great Nor
them line has occurred in the district
between Browning and Cut Bank,
Mont, distance of about forty miles.
Here rotary plows are sent against the
banks without result, and, though
plows are kept going all night, it is
impossible to clear the tracks. The
plows sent against the banks are not
heard of for hours, for as soon as they
make any progress the way is block
AIDED again behind them.
Tbarn hoe haan No cDCu- in Mon
for the last two days. so the Great Nor
thern officials hope to have the track
partially cleared within two or three
days.
In Unusual Place.
1t was stated at the general offices
that the snowfall in the west is great
er than has ever been known before.
Between the Cascade and Rocky noun
tains, where there is scarcely ever any
snow, drifts are now piled seven feet
high. The surprised inhabitants do
not know what to make of it. and be-
cause snow comes so rarely they arek
unprepared for such a heavy fall.
st. Louis Cut OF.
ST Louis. Jan. 16-The worst sleet
storm conditions in years prevailed in
st. Louis and vicinity. Electric wires
are down all over the city. TrainsSar
delayed, and street car traffic badly
interrupted during the day. The city
is practically cut off from communica-
ton with the outside world.
SIeet in Southwest.
Kansas City. Jan. 1G.-The most Sc
we're sleet storm in 20 years prevailed
last night and today IL the middle and
northern portions of Missouri. Kansas.
and northern Oklahoma. Wires are
down and trains late
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
TWO ANNOUNCE THEMSELVES
Charles 7. Harris and E. 3. kreis Out
for Nomination for City Clerk.

Charles 7. Harris and {. 3. kreis Out
for Nomination for City Clerk.
Charles T. Harris and E. b. Kreis
have announced themselves as candi
dates for the republican nomination
for city clerk. These are the first an
nounced candidates. for the spring mu-
nicipal election. Mr. Kreis made his
announcement yesterday, and today
Mr.. Harris made a formal announce
ment. Both have been known for
some time to be aspirants for the NOM
ination. With the election only a few
months distant, the candidates. are
developing rapidly, and others will
soon follow the two candidates for
clerk with formal announcements. 1t
looks as if the republicans were going
to be forced into one of their old time
wrangling conventions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
QUAKE HITS KINGSTON
MONDAY AFTERNOON;
is FOLLOWED BY FIRE

Holland Bay. Jamaica. Jan. 16.-An
earthquake at 4:30 Monday afternoon
partly destroyed the city of Kingston,
capital of the island of Jamaica Many
persons were killed and injured. The
exact number is not known. but is be-
lieved to be under 100.
The earthquake was followed in
stantly by fire, which ragged for hours.
Many of the principal buildings of the
town were destroyed esther by The
earthquake or by fire.
The Myrtle Bank hotel, one of the
finest in the West Indies, is partly in
ruins.
The army barracks and the military
hospital were demolished.
The business part of the city along
the water front was destroyed by fire.
Death List is Heavy.
1t is not known definitely how many
were killed, but it is believed the num-
Der will fall below 100.
The first report received here said
that 80 were killed outright and 500
injured
Another report states that 40 sol
diers were killed in the destruction of
the barracks at New Castle, few
miles @lt of Kingston
The barracks were on the side of
the mountains. 5000 feet above the
water front of the city and were con
structed of stone. The general hos
pital was not destroyed. and it is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16

ules, none of the ships from New York
or Boston was in Kingston harbor
Monday afternoon.
American wnrships to Help.
Washington, Jan. 1G.-Secretary OF
the Navy Metcalf last night sent a
cablegram to Admiral Evans, i'm com
mand of the United States feet of
Guantanamo. Cuba. requesting him to
investigate the extent of the earth.
quake disaster i'm Jamaica and report
To the department. Admiral Evans is
authorized if necessary TO proceed TO
Kingston. which is about a twelve
hours trip from Guantanamo.
shock Felt I'm Washington.
Washington. Jan. 16.-The weather
bureau officials state that the seismo-
graph at the bureau reported slight
earthquake Monday. The motion. Il
was stated. was but one-fiftieth of an
inch. The disturbance began at
3:3S:25 p. m. The stronger motion
was from east to west and lasted from
3:45 TO 1852 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-16
from Jamaica today:

cablegram from jamaica today:
"The Mercantile section of Kingston.
including our Office was completely de
strOyed by earthquake and fire. Sew
eral hundred are killed. Myrtle bank
and Constantine Spring hotel are prac-
tically destroyed
The telegram was sent from Holland
Bay dated Jan. Is. The steamer De-
fey will sail from Boston for Jamaica
today with q miscellaneous cargo of
freight.
Places Loss Smaller.
New York, Jan. 16.-Few additional
details of the quake disaster at King
stOn, jamaica, reached the city during
the night Brief messages came from
the Holland Bay cable station on the
island of jamaica, 40 miles from King
ston, brought reports that the disaster
is not so great as had been at first
feared. Only part was ruined by the
earthquake shocks and the loss of life
is placed at 80. Three hundred per-
sons are reported injured.
Fire Soon Under Control.
Fire which had started after the ire
NOR, is stated as being brought under
control late at night. The panic in
Kingston was apparently shortlived,
and it is stated the work of rescuing
and caring for the injured is under
way. Many persons, however, fled
from the city and took refuge in the
surrounding country, fearing a rccur-
renee of the shocks.
Telegraph Company Hampered.
New York, Jan. 16.-At the Office of
the Western Union Telegraph company
today it was. said the telegraph com
panies in Jamaica are hampered by
the decentralization of land lines, de-
struction of their offices and instru-