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Other Roomers Watehed.


TIE detective odtside kept up the
% -h, watch on She house. and / con
Gnsed 20 mail marked money to Bar
aey. bat no one was ever seen 10 enter
5r 90 leave the premises az Fight,
though thc letters containing the bills
invariably disappeared. So J began 10
look up tae other poomers IN the
house.
There We're only three. one was
Government clerk, "a young man. An
tber was p. s. Pardee, a colonel IN
tle army The other was a. 5. SUIT
tom. also a colonel in the army.
Pardee was "a tail. brOad-shouidered
blond. with a Van Dyke beard. He
came from a good family ia Connect
cur. and uad the manners and the
bearing OF a gentleman Apparently,
ae was about forty years old
Colonel Sutton looked more Ike
southern army officer than a North
,..ser lie had O black imperial,
fierce mustache, and wore black
SLOUGH hat He was three or four
years older than Pardee
Pardee occupied the room inmedi-
steIy back OF Barney's Darior, folding
doors that were closed leading 20 a..
sutton room was AZ lllE iHoi vi ettN
third foor
The Government clerk seemed 10 be
AN right. so FAR as I could discover.
nor did there appear TO be anything
about the acts OF Pardee or Sutton 20
cause suspicion. So ] resumed the
mailing Oh marked money 10 Barney,
and also went down on Pennsylvania
avenue and bought a double handful -
assorted TRUNK keys
The FIRST key I tried unlocked the
trunk There was a letter IN it con-
tanning marped money that had sent
him, and all, letter that 1 presume
ne mailed ID himself That was az
night
As dusk came on the other detectives
again took their stations outside aG6
I sat down in the dark in the window
of my room. All night cong we kept
I'D the vigil, but no one entered OF left
the bouse.
About o'clock In the morning Par
dee went out. As soon as lc was out
Of sight crept down 20 Barney's
room and unlocked the trunk The
two letters that were in il the night
before were stiU there.
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Each Envelope Marked.

also learned thar there was c0usi T.
srab.e mail for Barney 10 90 out IN
the next delivery Examination show ed
that every envelope was one furnished
By Barney for the forwa riding Of PC
mittances. I carefully put secret
mark on each piece of mail and then
said 10 Hyatt:
when YOU delye@ these letters this
afternoon I shall If possible be in
conversation with the IGndlady on the
front porch. want you to interrupt
ne and ask about Barney Ask II ne
is IN. and, il not, try to ind out some
thing about him.
When the. carrier came the landlady
and were talking on the front porch.
An inquiry about Barney brought the
reply that he was not in
"W hen Gid you last see him?" asked
the carrier.
II never saw him" was the answer.
We both expressed our surprise,
whereat she volunteered TO tell the full
story CT her experience with her cleri-
cal rOOmer,
She said that her first knowledge
Of him came in a letter from Baiu-
more. IN this letter he told her that
while he was engaged in the ministry,
ne had no permanent charge, mas
much as his duties required that lie
should constantly travel Every week
OF two. however ne passed through
Washington, and for that reason he
wished 20 engage room where his
mail Of which he received much. could
be sent He explained that he was
familiar with the plan of her house
since. with Indian Agent Ross, he had
visited Senator Clayton during the time
when the Arkansas statesman occu-
pied the parlor and the sitting room
that adjoined Ii on the back And,
II the Senator's former quarters had
not been rented since he gave them Up.
the writer hoped that he might be
able 10 engage the psrlor-he would
not need the sitting room In fact.
his only use for the parlor would be
10 serve as a safe place for a little
trunk. in which he wished his mail to
be kept pending his periodical visits.
The family he explained. might con-
tinue 10 use the room as If IL were
their own, provided only that they
would take care 10 slip through q slot
in the cover OF -Es trunk whatever
mail might be Ce. iVered for him
The landlady IL. her reply, told tbs
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n April 10. 1873, / was sum
mOued TO Washington By
r. g. Bauheld. Solicitor
of the Treasury.
"Drummond," said ne,
when ] presented myself
at his office. 81 called you here from
New York to put you on a big swind-
ling case. Somebody who pretends TO
be a preacher is using President
Grants name 'n an effort 20 swindIe
postmasters and other employees of
the Government. His ostensibIe
purpose Is 20 raise money with which
10 reimburse ay Cooke q Co. for
funds advanced 10 pay General
Grants campaign expenses against
Greeley. lie is sending cir ulars
broadcast. Sent one To- postmaster
named Grant la North Carolina. who
happened 20 be "a cousin of the Presi-
dent. The forth Carolina Grant said
ne knew Ulysses would never sanction
anything like that, so he sent the cir
cular straight 10 the President You
know. The general as q rule does not
talk much. but ne talked about this.
lie says the sWiudIers must be caught.
That's what / want you 10 do. catch
them, They are a bold lot-just read
this circular that they are sending to
postmasters."
And Mr.. Banfeld handed me
folded sheet of paper bearing two
communications. the first OF which
read.
Confidential Circular 10. a
Executive Mansion,
washington, April 8. 1878.
The annexed conversations are sub
mitted to the friends OF the President
IN confidence. Our friends can address
the Rev. J. Hale Barney. who Is tenn
porarily secretary in that behalf Any
one having conscientious convictions
against contributing need only silent
y decline, The President has aided
In good faith, and confidently relies
upon our active and cheerful assist
aRce. Suppose nothing had been done
and the state OF affairs existing ia
Louisiana had now extensively pre-
vailed-what would be the result9
Read carefully the Presidents views
and act as your judgment dictates, re-
nembering that this subject Is conf
Dental and known only TO three per
sons besides the President. and that
whatever Is sent should be in cur
rsncy In the fnclosed envelope.
Very respectfully
o. r. BABCOCK,
Secretary to the President.
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The Second Commrsicatian.

AIr. BabcocS's weil-known signature,
Lee nae add. was written with a quill
pen. which. as everybody knew, it
WIS MS invariahIe custom to use, and
might readily have deceived any one
Who was not familiar with his writ
mg- The second communication on
tn circular was as follows.
Executive Mansion.
washington, October 10, 1872.
CNIgv Jrandl OF a conversation he
tween the President and his secretary
Secretary wish 90 recall TO you
the following telegram that Senator
Morton sent 10 you;
"a conspiracy has been formed 20
overrun southern Illinois, Indiana.
and Ohio, and 20 keep the colored
vote from the polls in the Southern
States Several thousand nou-resi-
dents have just voted in Indiana Men
and money are needed. 1 send a man
70 you who has been in their coun-
ellis ., p. MORTON"
The PresidenJ-Nes. I have thought
that matter al over and had d long
talk with the man the Senator sent.
What does Mr., Cooke say about
money You know that we have none
and that the committees means are
all necessary for tire regular business.
Secretary-AIr Cooke will furnish
you any amount you require.
The President-Very well. viii take
the responsibility. Have Captain c.
select "A dozen men TO go South and
West with the funds and organize
The mere fact OF good organiza-
ton viii deter lawless bodies from
attempting 10 defraud the people al
the polls.
additional conversation. March q.
1877
secretary-AIr. President. have you
determined how you VIII reimburse
Nr. Cooke the money furnished last
OCTOBER
The President-Yes. I have The
bishop has suggested the Rev. J. Hale
Barney TO act as secretary in that
matter. Appoint him Immediately
November 4 E00S
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CHILD MORTALITY IN CHINA.

Although the Chinese are a prolific
race there Is O high c0uuteTbalanCins
child mortality rate. The mortality is
so great that burial in collins tsuch as
adults geD is unknown for infants A
one Wanders through the streets one
often meets cart more or less full OF
bundles OF various sizes, the bodies OF
dead children wrapped IN old mating.
They are taken outside the city and
thrown all together into a large hole
Lancet,
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st.-ty paced uiuf fnder aTE SD
found on him. as Z had ou pz-cee,
marked money Tie was tru1dled "a
90 jail, and held IN the same bail that
Par6ee had been held-S-5.G.1
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FORGOT HIS POSE.

1T was & very exciting affair. ehp'
''Oh. very Even g New York man yyhe
happened 20 be present evtnced SONS
slight gigns OF interest Courier Jo9s-
nal
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Ole BARNEY LETTERS

lta trunk again there was nothing il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-13
photo by G. G. Crippen1

The Big Bemidg" basketball team
will play two games here with the
fast Co. I. team of Superior, the
games to be played ON Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week.
These two games are looked for
ward to with considerable interest
by lovers of basketball in this city,
as they will undoubtedly indicate the
relative strength of the teams in
northern Wisconsin and the cham
pionsh1p team of northern Mime
sofa. 1t is said that the Co. I. team
is the best at the head of the lakes,
and Big Bemidg" has demonstrated
that her players are the best in
northern Minnesota, so that the two
contests should bring out some very
fast, skillful basketball.
1t is worthy of note that the Co.
[. team recently defeated the Blaine
school team of Superior, which early
in the season administrated defeat
to the much-touted Y. M. c.. A.
team Of Duluth; the bunch" which
had such a battle royal with Big
Bemidg" and which now unjustly
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1.-THE QUAKER TRAGEDY"
WAS 4 SPLENDID PLAY
Dougherty Stock Company Deserves
Much Better Patronage Than is
Being Accorded Them.

The Dougherty Stock company
gave anothet very delightful perform
ance at the City Opera House last
night, when they put on The
Quaker Tragedy"
Last nights play was a very
good one. 1t was a most power
full drama and the only one of that
class which was ever written. The
parts were very we'll taken, there
not being a dull moment during the
entire play.
Between the acts specialties were
introduced by the various members
of the company, all of which we're
very good, especially that of Happy
Hooligan,' given by Baby Clara.
The illustrated songs, which we're
sung by Miss Bartram, were very
we'll rendered, the films being es-
pecially pleasing.
The moving pictures were also
very good.
1t is too bad that the people of
this city do not show their appreci-
alton of really good performance.
The attendance last night was
such that there should have been
a crowded house.
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claims to having won a game from
the locals.
In writing to C. L. Heffron, man.
ager of the big Bemidg" basketball
team, Paul B. Clemens, manager of
the Superior team says:
I trust that the games will be a
success from every standpoint, and
you may rest assured that our fellows
expect hard game; and will be in
Bemidji to put UP as good an article
of basketball ashley can deliver"
Mr.. Clemens gives the lineup of
the Co. I. team as follows:
Harry Buchanan and Peterson,
forwards; Burr, center; Art Buchanan
(captain) and Nord, guards; Kent
field and Landin, substitutes.
Floyd Brown, captain of the local
team, announces the positions of
Big Bemidg" as follows:
Markham and Hebron, for
wards; Brown, center; Peterson and
Biddinger, guards.
It is intended to have Snyder
Clemens of Superior and A. L. Cum
ningham of this city ofhciate, alter
nately, as referee and umpire of the
game. Mr.. Cunningham is an ex-
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We see by Duluth paper that
the Duluth Y. NJ. e. A. team claims
the championship of northern Min
nesota, and that they won a game
from the Big Bemidg' team, in this
city, We claim that the Duluth
team cannot beat Bemidji, and if
the Duluth players will plav game
here to decide the tie, we will wager
500 that Bemidji will win the
game. Now, let Duluth come to the
scratch, or back up
It is said that there is $3.50 more
money here ready to be placed on
the Bemidji team, and the lovers of
the game hope the Duluthans will
accept the challenge.
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Walker Plays Friday Night.

AS an added attraction to the
Superior big Bemidg" basketball
game, which will be be played on
Friday evening, the Walker boys
high school basketball team has been
engaged to play a game here Friday
evening against the Bemidji boys
high school basketball team, the
contest to be fought out between
halves of the big game.
The Walker team has been plav-
ing excellent ball this winter and it's
members are in fine trim for the game
Friday evening. Professor Bid
dinger, the coach of the Bemid il
high school team, states that his
boys are in good shape and will do
their best to defeat the students
representing the school at the county
seat of Cass county.
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The commission appointed to hear
the claims of all parties interested in
lands affected by the condemnation
proceedings instituted by the U. S.
District Court for the district of
Minnesota in what is known as the
howage cases, met in Bemidji yester-
day and heard the claims of the
parties who reside in the territory
affected by the government dams
and reservoirs of the upper Missis-
sippi river.
The commission consisted of S. c..
Rugland of Ashby, John O'Niel of
Park Rapids and F. O. Sibley of
Bemidji, they having been appointed
several months ago Tor the purpose
of hearing the claims and repo1 ting
the same.
The session yesterday was for
the purpose of hearing the CON-
plants of all residents of Beltraml
county who are effected by the
Winnibigoshish reservoir. All par
ties were was interested were pres
ent and all of the claims were
settled satisfactorily to those making
the same.
The claims were as follows:
Minnesota Hardwood & Invest
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Increase Widows Pension,

Crookston Journal: Many people
in this section, specially widows of
veterans of the civil war, are very
much interested in the fact that
the house has passed a general
widows pension bill granting a fiat
pension of So month to all widows
of honorably discharged soldiers Of
the United States who have not
heretofore received the benefits of
the pension law, and an increase
of 81 month to all those who
have under the act of June 27,
1890, which granted So per month.
The bill involves the expenditure of
$12,00O,OOO and was passed with
but one dissenting vote.
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Do You Want
Good Shows?

To PATRONS OF THE City OPERA HOUSE, 49,.
We are informed that there has been some complaint
that the shows to be at the City Opera House
not good . So
For the rest of this week have the Dougherty
Stock company, which is big city show and guaranteed
attraction You get your money back if you not
satisfied with the performance
By the patronage which is given this company we
shall judge whether the people in Bemd want frsclass
attractions the contrary any old thing that can be
secured to appear here
We are exertng every energy to give the people of
this city first class attractions but present good
companies with the small patronage which has been ac
corded us of late.
Remember, the Dougherty Stock company is guaran-
teed to please Il you not satisfied go to the box
office and get your money back when the show
Very respectfully yours,
CITY OPERA HOUSE. COMMITTEE.
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WILL BET "B|G BEMIDG"
CAN BEAT DULUTH Y.M.C.A.
Local Admirers Of Bemidji Basketball
Team Confident of the Superiority
- of Locals.

The recent claims made by the
Duluth Y. M. G. A. basketball team,
wherein that organization is hailed
as being the champion basketball
team of northern Minnesota (clinch-
ing the claim by an alleged game
won in this city, has aroused the
ire of several of the local admirers
of the big Bemidg" team, with the
result that challenge has been
issued here to the Duluth team to
play for a purse of 500 a side, the
game to be the playing off of the tie
game, which the Duluth team claims
wrongfully, that they won.
In making the challenge, the
challengers says:
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ITALIAN "GUN MAN" IS
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Clearwater County Grand Jury Fails to
Return Indictment Against Con.
stanzO. News. =

Frank Constance, an Italian
laborer, who had been confined in
the Beltrami county jail since last
July awaiting the action of the
grand jury of Clearwaser county on
the charge preferred against him
of assault in the first degree,
was liberated today by order of the
clerk of court of Clearwater county,
the grand jury having reported last
night that no true bill was found
against Constance.
Constance was arrested at Bagley
on the night of July "a, after he
had fired five shots at man named
Albert Dahm, whom he (Constanzo)
claimed had held him up and relieved
him of sum of money errlier in
the evening: According to the
story Constance told at that time, he
was crossing railroad track near
the Bagley depot when Dahm as
saulted him, knocking him down
and beating his face, afterwards
robbing him of $780,
Constance secured a revolver and
went cunning" for Dahm, with the
avowed intention of killing him.
Constance found Dahm and shot at
him five times, none of the shots
taking effect. A bullet from the gun,
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city agrees by resolution of council
to maintain Free Public Library
at a cost of not less than $1,000
year, and provides a suitable site for
the building, Mr.. Carnegie will be
glad to give $4,000 to erect a Free
Public Library building for Bemidj il.
Respectfully Yours,
Jas. Bertram,
p. Secretary"
There is little doubt that the
library board will take advantage of
the offer made by Mr.. Carnegie
and the city council pass resolr-
ton to maintain the library at the
cost suggested by Mr.. Carnegie in
his letter and also that suitable
site Will be forthcoming as soon as
the matter is property considered.
The desira biIity of a Carnegie
Library building is admitted bv the
public generally, as the building
when erected is a credit to any city.
being a brick structure of very pre-
tentlous appearance.
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THE FLOWAGE COMMISSION
MADE ITS SETTLEMENTS
S. c. Rugland F. 0. Sibey and John ONeil Determined
Damages that Would Accure to Beltrami County
Lands Adjacent to Reservoirs

ment company, SIPS per acre for
so acres. Daniel Mulharen, S. per
acre for s acres. John B. Hanson
ct al, SIS for So acres and 50 for
rs acres. F. ]. Malzahn, SIS per
acre for 15S acres. Crowell &
Croker, $3.50 per acre for s acres.
Ole K. Ose, Sl2 for rs acres and So
for 8 acres. Jennie E. Ward, S12
for 2H acres and So for s acres.
,Ausbourne S. Huset ct at, SIS for
221a acres and So for 9 acres. Ole
K. Ose, S12 per acre for 27 acres.
G.. N. Ry., $12 per acre for IA acres
and So for IS acres. Hogen O.
Lystad, SIS for AZ acres and So for
4 acres. John Foote's, SIS for 8 Il
acres and So for Is acres.
The differences in sums allowed
for damages were due to the fact
that some of the lands involved
were flooded, while others were but
partially damaged. Altogether there
were 17S pieces of land which is
claimed, were effected by the reser-
voirs system and which were in
volved in the settlement yesterday.
The hearing was held at 10 o'clock
a. m, and ADJOURNED shortly after
dinner, there being an amicable
settlement all around.
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ANDREW CARNEGIE OFFERS
r ASSISTANCE FOR LIBRARY
Will Give $4,000 for Public Library in Bemid Proyid
ing the City Will Provide Site and Make an
Appropriation for Maintenance

There is prospect that the city
of Bemidji will have a free public
library building second to none in
any city of it's size in the State of
Minnesota, if the present plans of
the library board materialize y,
Recently A. P. Richie, secretary
OF the library board, wrote direct to
Andrew Carnegie and made inquiry
relative to his well-known libera]itv
in donating money to assist in the
establishing of free public libraries.
In response to Prof. Ritchie's
letter Mr.. Carnegie writes as follows.
the letter being received by Prof.
Richie this morning.
Andrew Carnegie,
2 East DIST St.
New York, Feb. 10.
"A. P. Richie, ESQ.,,
Sec'y of Library Board,
Bemidji, Mimi.
Dear Sir:
Responding to your communica-
lions on behalf of Bemidji. If the
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Tonight the company will give
The Game of Life" This is a
splendid four-act comedy-drama,
and is given for the first time in
this city.
The play will bring out the full
strength of the company.
Baby Clara Will be in the cast,
and she will also give a specially.
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N. B. AS Attention.

Hereafter NJ. B. A. Lodge, No.
1928, will meet on the second and
fourth Thursday evenings Of each
month.
Next meeting will be held Feb.
18th, 1908, followed with a basket
social. Visiting members always
welcome.
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L. F. JOHNSON,
Candidate for Alderman for the First
Ward, City Election, Feb. 10.

| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for election to the office
of alderman for the First ward, at
the city election, to be held oh Tues
day, February IS, 1908.
If [ am elected l will cast my own
ballot, and I will always work for
the best interests of the whole city.
L. F. johnson.
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Candidate for City Assessor.

| hereby announce myself as
candidate for city assessor, at the
election to be held February 18th.
If elected l will use every endeavor
to make fair, equitable assessment
of all city property.
dwight Miller.
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Horses for Sale.

| have twelve head of draft
horses, weighing from 1900 to 1900
pounds. Young and sound. For
sale at J. P. Pogue's livery barn.
John Wolberg.
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however, made a slight flesh wound
on Dahm's side.
Later Constance was arrested.
given a preliminary hearing and
bound over to await the action of
the grand jury, being committed to
the Beltrami county jail in this city,
where Clearwater county prisoners
are kept.
Dahm, the man whom Constance
assaulted, did not put in an appear
ance at this term of court, and as
the Italian had already served about
eight months in jail; it was decided
to return no indictmen against him
and allow him to depart.
Clerk of Court Ref issued natural
ization papers to 10 applicants in
court at Bagley yesterday.
In the case of Henry LaParrie VS..
NJ. J. Cobb, which was tried before a
jury, Judge Spooner directed a YER
dict for the defendant.
The case of Walter B. Jordan ct
al VS.. Hans Foss and Albert Lux
kason, co-partners as the Bagley
Wholesale Supply company, was dis
missed, the plaintiff making no
appearance.
Judge Spooner dismissed the
case of Ole Erickson VS.. Sam Olson,
First National Bank of Bagley and
Albert Kaiser, as to Albert Kaiser
and the First National Bank, the
dismissal being with prejudice.
Late yesterday Afternoon the petit
jury was dismissed until 9 O'Clock
this forenoon. At6 O'Clock the
grand jury reported six indictments
to Judge Spooner which were filed
with Clerk of Court Ref, after
which court was adjourned.
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Cornell basketball player and makes
a very efficient referee; and Mr..
Clemens is said to be one of the best
and fairest referees at the head of
the lakes.
The games will be called at 9
o'clock each evening.