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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-16
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
Number Of Persons Hurt and Consid-
cradle Damage Done.

Number Of Persons Hurt and Consid-
cradle Damage Done.
City of Mexico, April 16.-This city
was roughly handled by an earth
quake, which lasted four and a half
minutes. The earth rocked in a long,
swinging motion, terrifying the in
habitants and doing considerable dam
age.
Clocks in this city stopped at 11:34
(Mexican time), which is thirty-six
minutes slower than American time,
and the perceptible motion of the
earth ceased at 1854.
Telegraph wires were put out of
commission and for a short time the
city was in darkness owing to the
failure of the electric lights.
One wall of the Associated Press
building was cracked from floor to
ceiling.
The asphalt on a paved corner on
Cinco de Mayo street, one Of the prin-
ctpal streets in the city, was cracked
open for a distance of ten yards.
The shock is pronounced the heav-
lest here in years.
A wall on San Santiago street col
lapsed, killing number of horses and
wOundino five mon
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BANDIT MAKES BIG HAUL
Holds Up Montana Stage and Gets
Away With $4,000.

Holds Up Montana Stage and Gets
Away With $4,000.
Great Falls, Mont, April 16.-The
stage running between Malta and
Zortman was held up by lone ban
dit and a sum estimated at about
$4,000 is said to have been secured.
The stage had a consignment of
money to pay the wages of the miners
at the Zortman mines. Some member
of "Kid" Currys gang Of train robbers
and horse thieves is suspected Of the
holdup.
The robber apparently has five or
six hours start of the posse, mounted
upon the fastest horses to be hat
which left Malta Immediately upon
receipt of word Of the holdup
The location is in a particularly
lonely spot in the mountains, afford
ing every opportunity for the shelter
and escape of the bandit
One man commanding the trail
there could almost hold a half dozen
men at bay for hours.
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OFFICIAL,

Bemidji. Mimi, pril 1. 1907.
council met at City Hall in regular meet
Called to order by W. N. Bowser. vice
president.
=, Presentm,,,Bowser. McCuaig. Erickson, Nc
Taggart. Washburn. Brinkman
Absent-Smart. Mayer. Gould
Minutes of last meeting read and as
amended approved.
The following audited bills were allowed.
City pay roll for March. o7...........s $50 As
Wartield Electric Co.. pumping water
Varied Electric Co.. lighting CITY and ioV W
No. 81 globes March, 1907. .... 315 90
Mary AIRY Gamble salary janitress, March.
Bemidji Brass Band room rent, NJ arch ~ W
Mabel abe Kemp, librarian till April 10. " "
Earl Cell treas,,rar - ,..on 10 90
o bonds interest and exchange. ....... 7215 90
Beltrami county boarding city prison
ers December. 1906. Observation-Disclosures. 40 AZ
Beltrami county boarding city prison
ers January. 1907 Observation-Disclosures. 10 SO
Beltrami county boarding city prison
Bemidj i1 Pioneer Publishing Co.. two % ~
dockets each for the two juStices...... % so
Duncan Mnanh M Me- meals for Jail.
City attorneys torn opinion saving the mayo %
and aldermen were, not entitled to salaries
was was, on motion and second accepted. and
Official Surety Bonds of 100000 from CITY
treasurer to city was approved
Liquor license bond of Andrew Dahl was
approved.
Employment agency bond of A. T. Wheel
ock referred for correction.
Employment agency bond of Essler &
Daley referred for completion
Bid of Simon Brennan, S25. for pumping
station laid on table one week.
Lease on opera house in city hall to J. J.
Doran at s40o for the year was on motion and
second approved.
Report Of NJ e. Slocum, Justice of the
peace fines for March, 1907. being 500. was
accepted.
Report of Robert Clark. Justice of the
peace fines for March. 1907. being Sis, was
accepted.
Ordinance No. % Fire Limits was read a
second time and amended.
Bond and contract of Remdji Pioneer Pub.
fishing Co. were on motion and second ap-
proved and contract signed
Moved we adjourn,
Adjourned.
W. A. GOULD,
nuo, Chairman.
City Clerk.
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jects for discussion. such as preferen-
tial trade between the colonies and
Great Britain and among the colonies;
a project providing for permanent
council; imperial defense schemes
and emigration, with minor questions
like penny postage, naturalization and
patent laws. The premier earnestly
expressed the hope that the delibera-
lions would have useful results. Each
Of the colonial premiers made brief
reply, after which the conferees dis
cussed the procedure and adjourned.
Meetings will be held three times a
week and they are expected to last a
month.
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CONFERENCES SECRET.
premiers Of British Colonies Meet In
London.

London.
London, April 16-The fourth con-
ference between the premiers of Great
Britain's self-governing colonies and
the British colonial secretary was be.
gun during the morning at the colo
nial office under the presidency Of the
Earl of Elgin, secretary of state for
the colonies. Reporters are not adj.
mitted to the conference, so the public
will have to be content with censored
official summaries of each days pro-
ceedings until blue book on the con-
ference is issued The premiers pres
ent included DR.. jameson, Cape Col
ony; General Louis Botha, the Trans
vaal; Alfred Deakin, Australia; Sir
Joseph G.. Ward, New Zealand; Fred
erick r. Moore, Natal, and Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, Canada. Premier Sir Robert
Bond Of Newfoundland will arrive In
the middle of the week. The premiers
were accompanied by their advisers.
A number of British cabinet ministers
attended the morning session.
Premier Campbell-Bannerman open
ed the proceedings with a speech of
welcome in which he outlined the sub.
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WHOLLY OF NATIVES.
Project for Standing Army in Cuba of
= $4,000 Men.

Washington, April 16.-The general
staff has transmitted to Governor Ma
coon a complete project for the crea-
tion and maintenance of standing
army for Cuba, composed entirely of
native troops and numbering about
$4,000 men. The adoption of this
project involves the abandonment of
the original plan for the increase of
the Cuban rural guard. The original
plan was never highly regarded by
the general staff, but it's details were
worked out in compliance with re-
quest emanating from the Cubans
themselves and transmitted by Gov
ernor Magoon. Publication of the
plan aroused opposition parties in
Cuba, the principal objection being
that the increase of the rural guard
would result in the disappearance of
the local police forces and the loss by
the municipalities of all police con-
troll
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iHAW'S PECULIAR ACTION
Charge Of Case Taken From Deln,as at
Critical Period of Trial,

Charge of Case Taken From Delmas at
Critical Period of Trial.
New York, April 16-1nterest in
the case of Harry K. Thaw now cen
tiers about the probable changes he
will make in his staff of lawyers. Del
phin M. Delmas, who led the fight at
the recent trial, has. it is stated, sew
cred his connection with the case. IN
this connection story Of the remark
able proceeding of Thaw at critical
period of his trial is published here
The story recites that when the trial
was resumed after the report of the
lunacy commission Mr.. Delmas called
DR.. Hamilton to the stand to have him
testify as to Thaw's mental condition
when the murder was committed. He
was just about to question him when
he received a note from Thaw which
read: -...-..,
"You are no longer in charge of my
case" "
Delmas, surprised, secured the
courts permission to confer with his
client, the story states, and when he
asked Thaw what the note meant
Thaw is said to have replied:
ut means just what it says. You
are not going to make those men tes-
tify that am insane. am sane and
you know it.. You are no longer In
charge of my case"
Delmas attempted to reason with
Thaw, but he was immovable and
thereupon announced that the defend
ant rested his case and DR.. Hamilton
was excused without testifying.
Daniel O'Reilly makes the announce
ment that he is now counsel Of record
for Thaw and will be in active charge
Of the case hereafter. Mr.. O'Reilly Is
authority for the statement that he is
the only one of the five lawyers Thaw
has re-engaged, but he says that Thaw
Is fond of Lawyer Peabody and that
he will be retained. Delmas and
Gleason, according to Mr.. O'Reilly,
are out for good
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WILL CONTINUE FIGHT.
Oil Trust to Appeal From Jury's
Verdict in Rebate Case.
SEVERAL MOVES DECIDED ON
10 Legal Teehnicalty Is to Be Over
looked by Its Attorneys and the
Case Will Be Kept in the Courts as
Iona as Possible.

Chicago, April 16.-Despite over
whelming proof of it's violation of the
Elkins law, as shown by the verdict
| of guilty returned against it Aa nv,
United States district court Saturday
night, the Standard Oil company has
by no means given UP. No legal tech
| nicality is to be overlooked by its at
! torneys and the case will be kept in
the courts as long as possible.
Within a few days Judge Lands
| will be asked to fix the time when he
! can hear arguments on motion for a
new trial, notice Of which was served
on the court Immediately after the
jury had returned it's verdict. If this
motion is overruled the defense will
present motion in arrest of judg-
ment.
On this question District Attorney
Sims and his special assistant, James
Fl. Wilkerson, will be called upon to
reply. The argument of the defense
will be that, in accepting the 6-cent
rate, the Standard Oil company com
United only one violation of the Ell
Kins act and that the contention of
the government that each car of oil
| shipped constituted an additional Of
Tense Is not good.
To this the government will reply
that, as only one offense can be pun
! ished by fine of no more than $4,000
and that the amount derived by the
Standard Oil company in the counts
charged in the Indictment was 1929.
| 900, the fine is by no means common
| surate with the crime.
Should Judge Lands sustain this
motion in arrest of judgment the de-
PENDANT company undoubtedly would
pay the fine and prepare for a similar
| line Of battle in the seven remaining
indictments. If the motion is denied
the case will be appealed either to the
court of appeals or to the United
| States supreme court.
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POLITICS DISCUSSED,
Brother Of Secretary Taft Calls on the
President.

Washington, April 16.-H. w. Taft,
brother of Secretary Taft, spent con-
siderable time with President Roose-
welt and politics formed a feature of
their discussion. Mr.. Taft was not
prepared to say what the secretary
would do regarding the political cam
paign in whether or not the lat
ter would visit the state and partici-
pate in the contest with Senator For
aker and give up his proposed trip to
the Philippines. Mr.. Taft said his
brother, because of his absence in the
West Indies, had not been kept fully
Informed of what had TRANSFERRED po-
litically In Ohio, as he had been en-
gagged in other work in which he was
very much interested.
Mr.. Taft declined to discuss the
question Of the Republican nominal
ton for the presidency or his brothers.
relations to It.
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BAD TREATMENT FEARED
China Opposes immigration to the
Canal Zone.

Washington, April 16.-The emigra-
tion of Chinese coolies from their own
country to Panama and Colombia as
laborers is not desired by the Chinese
government, according to mail advices
received here. City Magistrate Wang
at Shanghai, under the instruction of
the viceroy of Marking, has issued a
proclamation forbidding natives from
going to Panama or Colombia because
these countries have no treaty with
China. -...- s--- ..
It Is believed by officials here that
the action taken in China to discour-
age coolies from going to the isthmus
is the result of advices from Chinese
merchants on the isthmus and in the
United States that the coolies would
not be we'll treated as canal laborers.
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LYNCHERS FIRED ON,
Three White Men Wounded, One Per-
haps Fatally.

New Orleans, April 16.-While a
score or more of white men were talk
ing a negro charged with criminal as
sault on a white woman from the jail
at Bunkie, La, with the intention of
lynch1ng him they we're fired on by a
crowd of negroes who had hidden near
the jail for the purpose of either res
cuing or defending. the negro pris.
oner. Three white men were wound
ed and one of them will probably die.
After the shooting the negroes got
away, carrying the negro prisoner
with them. A posse is now searching
for them. The crime which led up to
the shooting was an assault by ne.
gro on Mrs. Johnson of Hasville, a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-16
HEAVY SHOCK OCCURS
Seismographs Register an EARTH
quake Of Great Severity.
DURATION OVER TWO HOURS
New York State GeoIogIst at Albany
Estimates That the Disturbance
Took Place at a Distance Of Prob.
ably Three Thousand Miles.

Washington, April 16.-According
to a special bulletin issued by the
weather bureau a distant earthquake
OF great intensity was recorded by
the weather bureau seismograph COM
mencing at TIA a. m. The greatest
movement of the earth at Washington
occurred in an east and west direc-
ton and lasted from 1925 to 1:41,
while the principal portion Of the
north-south movement lasted only I'M
TIL 1888 a. m. The total duration of
the earthquake was over two hours.
These records seem to indicate an
unusually violent earthquake at dis
lance, comparable in intensity with
those which recently occurred at Val
paradise and Kingston.
Albany, N. Y, April 16.-The strong
est and longest earthquake shock
recorded on the seismograph at the
state museum here since the instru-
ment was installed began at ia a. m.
and continued more than two hours.
The record is much more pronounced
than that made by the San Francisco
earthquake Of last year. The max.
1mum vibration was so severe as to
swing the pendulum clear off of the
recording cylinder. Assistant State
Geologist David H. Newland said:
"The disturbance must have been
very severe indeed. It appears to
have been some 5000 miles away, to
the southwest or southeast"
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Bio Strike Threatened,

Philadelphia, April 16.-Following
the vote of 5000 union carpenters in
this city to go on strike for higher
wages on May the 500 union painters
have also voted to enforce their de-
mands for an increase Of cent an
hour. The plumbers, electricians and
fathers are also expected to adopt
strike resolutions.
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Steamer Fast in the Ice.

Menominee, Mich, April 16.-This
city is again experiencing terrific
snow storm, accompanied by strong
southwest wind. The steamer Sailor
Boy, which left port Saturday, is re-
ported stuck in the ice near Deaths
Door and in a precarious position.
Fears are entertained for the safety
of the passengers and crew.
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AGED Woman Suffocated.

Hill City. S. D., April 16.-Suffo-
Gated by smoke while trying to reach
the kitchen door, which she had
locked, Mrs. Mary easier, aged eighty
five years, fell senseless into the arms
of the men who forced open the door
and died almost immediately The
flames originated in the front room OF
the little cabin where she lived alone
but they were not sufficient to have
caused her death.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 15.-Wheat-May,
7SAc: July, S1Hc. Corn-May, ATS
@471ac; July, 471Ac. Oats-May, 43%
@44c; July, 40k@40bc. Pork-May,
$1,000; July, $1605. Butter Cream
cries, 22@29Ac; dairies, 20@27c.
Eggs-16c. Poultry Turkeys, 12c;
chickens and springs, lac.
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DIED AS SHE HAD WISHED
Young Teacher From Dakota Suicides
"Under the Pines,"

Duluth, April 16.-"When die I
want to die under these pines," was
the remark made three years ago at
Aurora, this state, by young Dakota
schoolteacher and she had her wish
The unknown woman who committed
suicide there last week has been
identified as the young schoolteacher
who visited there three years ago, but
her name is being kept from the pub
lie. She travelled all the way from
Dakota to Aurora, got off the train at
the little station and, walking out to
the pine trees in question, drank poi
son. She left a letter saying she had
quarreled with her husband, but this
was a blind, as she was not married.
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Nebraska Town Burnlnq,

Benedict, Neb., April 16.-The en-
tire business portion of Benedict has
been destroyed by fire and the fire has
now invaded the residence portion,
nine residences already having been
burned. Help has been sent from
York, Osceola and other towns. The
bank, hotel and all stores in town
were destroyed.
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Cousin Of President Dead.

Washington, April 16.-The state
department ha received a dispatch
announcing the 1eath of George w.
Roosevelt, cousin of President Roose-
welt, at Brussels, where he was consul
general. He died at midnight, but the
cause of death is not given. He was
born III 1874 and served with distinc-
ton in the Civil war.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago. April Cattle-B eeves,
$4.2O@6.65; COWS, $1.75@4.SO; heifers,
$2.70@5.30: calves, $5.oO@7OO; good
to prime steers, .$5.3ss96e5; poor to
medium. s4.2O@5.3O; stockers and
feeders, $2.90@5.10. l.ogs-Light and
mixed. $6.45@6.70; heavy, $4,000
6.67k; trough, $6.20@6.40; pigs, $500
@6.60;.s good to choice heavy, $6.65@
6.67A. Sheep, s4.40@8.30; lambs.
$s.75@s.45.
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CREATES SEVEN CARDINALS
Pope Refers to French Struggle in
Brief AIIocution.

Rome, April 16.-Pope Plus x. held
a secret consistory In the Vatican and
created seven new cardinals, as fol-
lows: Mgr. Cavallari, patriarch Of
Venice; Mgr. Rinaldini, papal nuncio
to Spain; Mgr Lorenzelli, ex-papal
nuncio at Paris; Mgr. Lualdi, arch,
bishop Of Palermo; Mgr. MERCER, arch
bishop of Malines; Mgr Maf1, arch
bishop Of Pisa; Mgr. Aguirrey Gar
cha, bishop of Burgos, Spain.
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Would Emiqrate to America.

Bucharest, Roumanla, April 16.-In
consequence Of the attitude of the
authorities Of the Jassy district 1000
petitions have been presented to the
jewish assistance committee by local
Jews asking for means to help to en-
able them to emigrate to America.
The committee Is spending consider.
able sums for this purpose.
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Admiral Nebogatoff In Prison.

st. Petersburg, April 16.-Rear Ad-
miral Nebogatoff, whose surrender of
the Russian Pacific squadron at the
battle of the Sea Of Japan led to his
trial by eourtmartial and sentence to
death, but whose sentence was COM
muted to ten years Imprisonment in
fortress, has begun to serve his
term In the fortress OF st. Peter and
st. Paul.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis ' .ieat.

Minneapolis, ,, Il 15.-Wheat-
May, S0hc; July, $3.50 On track
No. hard, 84@84Ac; No. Northern,
83@S3Ac; No. 2 Northern, sou @
S01hc; No. 3 Northern, 10000
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LABOR FEUDS AT LODI.
One Hundred Killed or Wounded i
Four Weeks.

Four Weeks.
LODI, Russian Poland, April TO-
During the last four weeks over 100
workmen have been killed or wound
ed here as the result of labor feuds.
The government has failed to protect
those who are willing to work and the
latter have taken matters into their
own hands and are violently expelling
the terroristic, anarchistic and So
c1al1stic agitators, whom they hold re-
sponsible for the ruin OF the indus
tries Of LODI. AS the Jews form over
80 per cent of the socialists there is
some apprehension that the incensed
workmen may engage in an anti
Semitic outbreak.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, April -Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, 84Ac; No.
1 Northern, s31kc; No. 2 Northern,
SIC: May, S3c; July, 841sc; Sept,
83kc. Flax-To arrive, on track and
May, SLIT; July, $119; Oct, $1.18A
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st, Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, April 15.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. s5.50@6.25; fair to good,
$4.O0@5.00; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $3.50@4.75; veals, $4.5O@5.5O.
Hogs-$6.30@6.40. Sheep-Wethers,
$5.50@650; good to prime lambs, SIPS
@8.O0.
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Protest Against Woman Justice.

Springfield, Ill.,, April 18.-A protest
has been made to Governor Deneen
against issuing a commission to Mrs.
Catherine Waugh Mccullough, who
was elected Justice of the peace in
Evanston, by w. S. Moore, the de-
feated candidate for the Office. The
ground fer the protest was that the
constitution of Illinois forbids a wo.
man holding the office of justice OF
the peace .-.E.. +:
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SPLIT MARRIAGE FEES.
Cabbies and Certain Youngstown (O.)
Ministers in Combine.

Ministers in Combine.
Youngstown, o., April ia COM
bination among cab drivers and min
listers to monopolize the business of
marrying clipping couples who visit
this city was revealed during the trial
of Edward Cramer, hackman,
charged with having importuned a
couple to go with him to the probate
court and later to a minister's house.
"The ministers usually divide their
fees with U.S." said the prisoner.
when we bring couples to their
homes for marriage ceremonies they
split with u.s.
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Office OF Register of Deeds. Beltrami
County. MINI.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed in this office for record on the 18th
day OF April. A: ID. 1907. at O'Clock D. m and
was dulV recorded in Book Of miscellaneous
on page 10
lsEALl J. o. HARRIS,
Register of Deeds
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THOS. MALOY.
City Clerk.