Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 9, 1904, Page 1

i 0 7 The Bemidii VOLUME 1. NUMBER "299. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA SATURD. \Y APRIL s l‘Nll TEN CENTS PER WEEK. EXING PROBLEM inet Meeting Given to Discus- sion of Chinese Exclusion. CHINA DENOUNCES EXISTING TREATY SOON TO EXPIRE BY LIMITATION. Suéges(ed That Negogiations For; Another Treaty May Be Opened, But Terms For Its Basis Not Oatlined as Indicated. Washington, April 9.—Practically the entire time occupied Dy the cab- inet meéting was consumed in a thor- ough discussion of the Chinese exclu- | China has denounced | sion question. the existing treaty, which will expire by limitation next December. It has been_the hope, if not, indeed, the ex- pectation of China, to negotiate a more favorable ‘treaty than that which is now in force, but an intimation has been conveyell to the Chinese govern- ment that it is improbable that a treaty of a character more favorable to the Chinese than the existing one could be ratified by congreau. The day’s discussion developed the fact that the whole situation is cloud- ed in doubt. It is possible that China’s denunciation of the treaty may be withdrawn, but no official intimation of such action has been received by this government. The suggestion is made that another treaty may be ne- | gotiated, but the terms of it are not indicated beyond the fact that its basis will be the existing treaty. No con- clusion Was reached on the subject at the cabinet meeting. Serious consideration will be given to the smwbject during thé next few months. In the event of failure to negotiate another treaty the Geary ex- clusion law will be enforced against Chinese immigration. This is far more drastic than the treaty. A few matters of departmen‘-] de- tall were discussed at the mnceling, but nothing of particular imiportance was accomplished, DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT. _Publishers’ Association Given a Din- ner at Washington. . ‘Washington, April 9.—A representa- tive and distinguished company attend- ed the dinner of the Periodical Pub- Mshers' Association of America at.the mew Willard hatel durine the avawno Trestdent Koosevelt made a speech. To his right sat Count Cassini, Rus: sian ambassador, dean of the diplo- matic corps, and-on—either side of them were Secretary Hay, M. Jusser- and, French ambassadot, Baron -von Sternburg, German ambassador, Jus- tice Peckham of the supreme court, William B. Howland, president of the ammanietten Wamilinn W AMahinennnt Suggests New Curtains, Shades, Ete. We carry a large stock of prompt delivery Ingrain Carpets at 65, 75 and Velvet C $1 a Axminster $1.25 a Yard Art Squares from $3.50 to- “Rugs 85¢ to $20 Each Matting from 25 to 756¢ a Yard Tinoleum from 55 to 75¢ a Yard Bis Garpets, Rugs, such goods and can make 90c a Yard arpets at Yard Carpets at $12 Each from Lace Curtains from i 50¢ to $15 a Pair Draperies from $2.50 to $14 a Pair Window Shades from 25¢ to $2 Each ssel's Carpet Sweepers from $2.50 to $3.50 Each BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. Fas OST——= |,§! the rails spreading. masier, And other membners of the so- clety. The president arrived about 10:30 o'clock and remalned throughout the reception which followed the dinner, He was the first speaker. The French ambassador, man ambassador, ‘W. B. Howland, Scnator Beveridge, Dr. Henry Van- dyke, Dr, John R. Findley, Charles H. Taylor, Jr., Robert E. Spear, Dr. Ed- ward Everett Hale, S. S. McClure, Walter H. Page, Dr. Albert Shaw and PFrank S. Black delivered addresses. the Ger- MRS. BOTKIN CONVICTED. ‘Ywice Found Gulity in Poisoned Candy Case. San Francisco, April 9.—Mrs. Cor- delia Botkin has been found guilty: of the murder of Mrs: John P:—Dunning by means of poisoned candy sent by mail from San Francisco to. Dover, Del., several years ago. The penalty was fixed at imprisonment for life. This is the second trial for Mrs. Botkin, She was found guilty in the first trial. Mrs. Botkin was charged with pol- goning Mrs. Dunning and her Mrs. Deane, daughters of Repr MRS CORDELIA BOTKIN. v tive Pennington, five years ago. The cause alleged was her love for Dun- ning. Mrs. Botkin was arrested at San Francigco, where she has been kept in custody, notwithstanding attempts of the Delaware authorities tor have her taken to that state for trial. In 1898 Mrs. Botkin was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. She secured a new trial, which was begun on March 10. SIXTEEN PERSONS INJURED MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS FLYER' WRECKED NEAR FORT SCOTT, KAN. Kansas City, April 9.—Missourd, Kansas and Texas flyer No. 5 was wrecked during the day near Fort Bcott, Kan. The accldent was caused The engine left the track first and, following it, the baggage car and the mall and ex- press care piled up. The smoker and chair cars also were overturned and badly damaged. Sixteen persons were ‘injured, none fatally. As soon as the first excitement fol- lowing the wreck had subsided those of the passengers and crew uninjured set quickly to work to aid the unfortu- nates, who were lald beslde the track -until__physicians-arrived—from-—Fort| Beott. NO SECRETARY CHOSEN. Cowherd-Chalrman-of Democratic-Con- gressional Committee. ‘Washington, April—8:—Representa- tive W. S. Cowherd of Missouri ‘has been elected chairman of the Demo- cratic congressional committce with- out opposition. The election of a secretary of the { committee, however, was not so e disposed of. The present secretary. Charles A. Edwards, was placed. in nomination, but considerable opposi- tlon-developed.—Representative Dins- more of Arkansas moved that the new. 1y elected chairman be authorized to appoint a secretary to the committee, Representative. Thayer of Massachu- setts endorsed this motion. It was mentioned that Secretary -Edwards—had—some—conncetion—with the Hearst propaganda for the p dency. The friends of Mr. E answered this by stating that this fact ought not to influence the vote either way, as he maintained this connection entirely outside his official duties with the committee. It was finally decided to postpone the sclection of a secretary. TORNADO IN TEXAS. Three Persons Killed and Nine Seri- ously Injured. Houston, Tex., April 9.—A tornado which passed near the town of Mexia Killed three persons‘and injured nine others, three of whom, it is feared, fatally. The dead arc: John Ballard, Mrs. Ballard and a four-year-old child of the Ballards. The Ballards were killed outright. Many houses were demolished and much Zamage dere ‘0 Call 3 D “sought ON AN IMMENSE SCALE| VAPANESE COMPLETE THEIR AR RANGEMENTS FOR INVASION OF MANCHURIA, — TWO ARMY- CORPS ON TRANSPORTS FLEET ON GUARD AT PORT AR- THUR CLOSELY WATCHING RUSSIAN SHIPS. London, April 9.—The news from the Far East all indicates that the Japancse have completed their ar. rengements for the invasion of Man churia on a great scale. The presence of the ficet off Kwan- tung peninsula, on-which Port Arthur and Dalny are situated, with other reports of fleots of transports in the gulf of Korca and the Liaotung gulf, fs taken to mean that Admiral Togo 15 detcrmined that there shall be no chances ftaken of Admival” Makaroi making a sudden dash with the cruis: ers and torpedo boat destroyers at the Japancse transports, The news indicates, in the opinion of expert observers, that two corps of the Japanese army are moving, the destination of oue belng soma. point between in and Tatungkau, while the other's destination is be- lieved to be some point on the west coast of the Liao gulf, to the north of Shanhaikwan, which would permit the use of the raflroad to- Sinmingting. It is true that the' Russians haye to declare the territory west of the Liao river ncutral, but Japan has exvpressly —excopted Manchurin from the operations of the agreement to observe the neutraiity of China, and as the strip of coast Is In Manchur and would give her n splendld’ base, with comparatively good roads and a railroad to move on -Newchwang and &s far north as Mukden, it {s not likely that Japan will Hmit her operations to the country east of the Liao. GORRESPONDENTS ON BOARD. Steamer sumlnoye Maru Arrlv:s at Chemulpo. . Seoul, April 9—The steamer Su- minoye Maru called in at Chemulpo during the day te take on board 300- men belonging to !;n First division. The: newspaper . 4.4respondents . on board: the Sum(novc Maru were not permitted to land and a correspond- ent who was here waliting to go for ward with the Japanese troops was refused perinission® to embark on the steamer. A dispatch from Tokio dated April 1 sald the first party of correspond- ents, consisting of sixteen men, mostly British and Americans, had loft Tokio that day for the front and that they would safl from Mojl, Japan, on Apiil B for an unknown destination. While the departure of these newspaper men from Moji has not been reported, pos: #ibly because of the Japane ship, it is possible that the co! ents referred to in the above dispatch are those who were to have left Mojl last Wednesday. Chemulpo s about a two days' run tfrom Mojt, MOUNTAINS A BARRIER. Both Japs and Russians Have Trouble in Moving Artillery. Shanghal, April 9.—It s stated by Chinese that Russian advance guurds only are collected on the north bank of the Yalu river and that the main force fs with Gen Kuropatkin along-the Liao river. Tho reason given for the Russians remaining.on the North Yalu is that it is impossible to advance over the mountains, Iho lumbq being im- H are nhll glv Ing the R ans considerable trouble, destroying raflway and telegraphs. The Port Arthur -fleet continues to make reconnaissances. A Chinese re- port states that another attack has been made on Port Arthur. TROOPS MOVING CONBTANTLV. ‘Russia-Will-Be Ready to-Take the Of- fensive Shortly. Berlin, April 9.—The - Tageblatt's war correspondent, Major Gaedke, writing on a train while nearing Hur- bin, March 197 said: “Only” six traing dafly pass east on the railroad -to- Manchurla and only four thence to Harbin, but these con- gist of as many as thirty-eight c The railroad apparently I8 able to mes the military demand The correspondent added Russians will_be ready to offensive about the middle of month. JAPS- CROSS THE YALU. that the takes the this Advance Guard Occupies Positlon In Manchuria. Seoul, April 9.—The advance guard o the Japancso army has established rong positdon on_the nort alu_river, where {t will arrival “of the main army which Is rapldly conce bank of t rwait the from Korea, trating on the south bank of the Yalu Censor Getting Busy. April 9—Tho brief dls- cat of warin the in the London “the last few days sfercotyped charac hat an active censor- ng there. This appli Iy to the points under Jap- ol. X.an:!m. Under French Protection. 8t. Petersburg, April 9.—It is offi- clally announced that in comscquence pf the departure of Russlan represen- tatives from Korea the protection of Russian interests in that country has been temporarily intrusted to the French diplomatic and consular repre- pentatives. L peiied—by—coldhigh-winds— HOMESTEADERS SUSTAINED JuLy 1, TAKES EFFECT 1906, House Passes the Philippine Shipping Measure, hington, April 9.—Upon convens Ingthe house Tesunied-cunsideration of the Philippine shipping bill. Arter Mr. Grosvenor (0. had spoken in tavor of postponing to July 1, 1906, the datewhen the bill shall go into effect, Mr. Birdsall (Ia) offered an amend- ment fixing July 1, 1906, as the time when the bill shall become operative, To this amendment Mr. Spight (Miss.) offored one extending the time (o July 1, 1909.On (is Tatter amendiment the yeas and nays were ordeved. The Spight amendment was lost, 123 to 127, The question recurring to the Bird- sall amendment {t was agreed to with: out-division and-the bill was-passed Mr. D; 1 (Pa.), from the commit- tec on rul reported a resolution dis- charging lhu committee of the awholo house from consideration of the Lowis and Clark exposition bill and calling for its Immediate consideration. Mr. De Armond (Mo.) criticisad tho rules of the house, which, ho sald, permitted a small coterle of men to detormine what matters outside= of of absolute privilege may be idered, while hundreds of other moasures of importance, lacking the favorable consideration of the commit- tee on rules, perish on the entlends The previous question was domand: ed by Mr zoll and carried, The W question-ol-agicelns (- tho resointfony | lost on a vi¥a voce vote, o the resolution w 5 to RO, The bill was thy however, wi but con div ESUAPES WITH A FINE. Chicago Man Pleads Gulity to Swin- dling Newspapers. Chicago, April to using (he malls hy which newspapers all over |I|u coun try were swindled of a large sum John H. Dalton has been fined §1,500 by Judge Humphrey In the Unfted States circuit conrt. Dalton escaped the per dtentiary on the samo charge two yoear ago because the United. States clreuft court of appeals reyersed the sentence of the lower court. He was charged with organizing an advertising agency throu;.h which lo {8 sald to haye swin- dled 7,000 newspapors. 9—Pleading gufly KERWIN IN THE LEAD. @lection as Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Conceded. Milwaukes, April- 9.—An Evening Wisconsgin speclal from Madison says the managerd of the lLuse cam announce that they have glven up hope of electing thetr candfdate to the su prome court justic edge the eleetion of James O: of Ncenah Almost _complete Evening Wisconsin majority as b EARTHQUAKE IN MACEDONIA Kerwin retirns (o {he, glye Kerwin's *W!N'rvnve PERSONS KILLED AND FirTceN #RUNDRED HOUSES DESTROYED. WVienna, April 9.—According to a dispatch-to the Neuo Frefe Presye an five enrthquake, April 4, killed twen petsons, injurod forty, destroyed 1 houses and_cauged great distress (i the vilaycts of Kossovo and-Salonici, Macedonio. MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED. Nebraska 8wept by Worst Blizzard of the Year. Lincoln, Neb, April 9.—-Nebraska Bas been swept by the worst blizzard of the year and the most severe Apiil StOorm- known I many years: sheet of sleot—and—snow—was driven by a wind that at times reached the velocity of a hurricane. Minor dam- age was reported from geveral towns. Cattle on the ranges, turned out for spring grazing, will suffcr, the tom- perature having fallen twenty de: grees. Kansas Clty, April 9.—A bllzzard raged all night and day over Northern Missouri and Ea and Central Kansas. A light fell and the wind blew at an average velocity of thirty miles an hour. The temperdture fell rapidly and it is—belicved—that damage wad doné (o Trult troes and garden truck. Purlington, Ta., April 9.—A heavy gnow storm prevails thronghont Sou eastern lowa. The storm STREETS FLOODED WITH \NA‘]’ER.3 | as New York Firemen Have Hard Fight in Subduing Blaze. New York, April 9—After a hard fight that lasted two hours and a half firemen succceded in subduing a me: fire in the six-story iron building at the corner of West Broad- way and Franklin streets, oceupied by James Barron & Co., wholesale dgalers tn pairts and various houschald ar- ticies, all of a highly inflammable na- tur terrific explosions h time i damage was wice there were that scattered the fire, ing it a fresh ®art. The ated at ¥ 100, the quantities of wa- great w ter ponred into the building that West Rroad was flooded to a depth : of | two fect and the cellars of nll)ummg buildiugs wete filled. shipand_acknowlf — A fino] -® For Railroad Bt Panl, Apr(l 9—Sortlors gatn trle to 85,000 acres of land In Swift, Big | Stone and Chippewa countios by a de- | elsfon of the suprome court The docision was In the cago of Rus- sell Sage, an assigneeof the | and Dakota Railroad compan Theodore Maxwell, a scttler county. i The points Involved are identic those in 150 pther like the 25,000 acres of land. The land was originally set as-n prant for the railroad con but setilers ook possession hefore ail In & al to ! suits, involving | AFTER PROLONGED HEARIIC HOUSE COMMITTEE KILLS BILL TO REPEAL THE DESERT LAND LAWS. Washington, April o a vate of | 8 fo 4 the Nonse committeo on el ton af arid lands defeated tho bill to he desert il laws Those fist the bl were Chairoan of Wyoming and Reprosenta Pirrell (s, Dwight (N0 Y, hall (N, Do), Williamsgon (Oroo, Cooper ('), Littel (Noli) - and Bell (Caly.Those I favar of the oo penl wers Representatives Heodos (K, Van Dozer (Nev) and Ui wood (Aln). The vaote was taken after proteacted hearings. Lok fiO?I TO FIGHT H/\RRIM‘A'N. Wil Represent Hill in Injunction Hear- ing at St. Paul. New York, Aprll 4, The company will e v B3I Roof, former it bronght an thern sont refi WAL Socre againgt {6 by Hari B 1L In the examination before Commis- wder [ the Sully procecd- fngy Mr, Root explained that he had to be fn the federnl cirghit court in St. aul next Toesday. That s the day IvZ H. Harriman's petition against Northem Sccuit tles company cames up i that court When askod If Ho wus going to have anything to do “nn the Mr. Root sald “I am - golng to oppose Mr. Harrl tmnn‘.n application. I am counsel for he Northory Securi ijs comiiiny 2z slonor Ale PRESIDENT OUSTS JUGGE. Honolulu Jurist Removed” After He Had Suspended Work. Washington. April S.—John W, Kalua, Unitod States judge of the Sec- ond cireuit at Homolulu, has been re moved from office by President Roose- velt. Recently an Intimation was con- veyed to Judge Kalua that upon the expiratfon of his term-—on—Jfune would-not-ho-reappointed. A f 3 ago the judge practically suspended the work of hfa court by adjeurning all pending criminal cases until June @, the day after the expiration of his terin of oitee = This action eleitan A VIgorouspro- test from the people of Honoluln and Judge Katma's—removal-—folowel HUNGRY EOVS IN HOLDUP. | When Pursued One of Them Suicides by Shooting. April 9.—Two teen and twenty, outh Maln sireet pur Couneil boys, i held up & securing a small sum. Tt | sued by Ter the your lI p bee Alnl“ de EXPLOSION IN GAS PLANT. Men Killed and-Une Fatally Injured. April 9. —Three—men one fatally injured in Pintsch Gas Com- in Southwest Three Washington, 1 an: mat i land and an ion 4 $2.000 damag Supreme Court Decides Contest Stone and Swift Counties. RAILWAY COMPANY NEGLECTEDV TO PERFECT TITLE TO LAND. g 1 the winte to th g, covered by insuran Its origin 1s unknown and the supel n- tendent of the plant savs that probably Henson only knew the cause. Henson was the cer and was nm years l old. Lumbq and was the freman and Lands in Big Failed to-Comply—With-All- Re-—— — quirements of United States Land Department Before Set- tlers Located on Land. Justlce Start, In declding tne case, & says inasmuch as the company had not complied with all of the require- ments of the United States land de- / partment before settlers located on the land, that the rights take priority. chines i tho bullding were badly dam- aged and the south wall of the second story was hlown out. BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. High Water. Creates Havoc on Crow Wing River. Falls, Minn, April 9. —Water row Wing” river along the ary. of the county is W water stage. Seven lnm Motley and Littl In the northern hot ten foct aix er. built during v the Hewitt Bridge com- pany for £1.700. was a total loss and 1t laul not Leen aceepted, as it was fin- fehed only last Sunday. #art of Memphis Under water. Momphis, Tenn., April 9.—The Mis- alsaippi 15 1.8 feet above the danger Mue © A numher of streets in North Mepplits have heen overflowed, delays ing traffic to some extent, but no seri ous dumage has occurred. WOMEN'S CHILDREN’S SHOES ~ ON SALE aturday till the entll;e, To continue ock is sold.| line of the fire s € ¢ Everything marked in olain, red figures is Fire Sale Prices. < ¢ Come before the BEST are picked out. Atthe Bazaa