Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 11, 1904, Page 1

The Bemidji VOLUME 1. NUMBER 300. BEMIDJI, MINN ESOTA A\ TURD! \\ \l l\lh ll 1 5'“-1. INDIANS AGREE TO VACATE Chiefs of Red Lake Chippewa’ Sign Agreement With Agent Downs. INDIANS TO LEAVE ELEVEN RESERVA- TION TOWNS BEFORE JUNE 20. ITOM (0 CIEVER wwir st end of the reserva- tion before June 20. The local Indians are adding their signatures to this list as fast as they arrive in this city and a general council has been called to finish up the matter. This clears the way for an early opening of these lands and allows the purchaser a sufficient time to make settlement before winter sets in. The sale will probably begin about July; 1 and continue through July and Au- Way Cleared For Early Opening of Red Lake Lands—Purchaser Allowed Saufficient Time to Make Settlement Before Winter Sets In. ships In the Tniet River Falls, Minn,, April 11.— Special Indian Agent Thomas Downs | gyst. has returned from Red Lake agency,| Colonel Downs will proceed at once where he was successful in securing ’ with the appraisement of the Indian the'signatures of the chiefs and head {mprovements on the land to be sold. men to an agreement pledgmx, the In- — SHELLS CAUSE _PANIC. Two Fired From Dolphin Barely Miss Passenger Steamer. Baltimore, April 11 wo shells from the United States ship D()Ipl\m. at target practice“in Annapolis roa barely missed the Chesapeake lh\y passenger steamer Cambridge and caused almost a panic among the 100 passengers. One passed between the pilothouse and smokestack, ten feet above deck, sending women and chil- dren scurrying below, and another whistled dangerously near before the steamer could get out of the danger zone. SULLY'S FRIENDS FAIL. Attempt to Force an Immediate Settle- ment Not Successful. New York, April 11.—The creditors of Daniel J. Sully & Co. held a meet- ing at which Sully’s friends, beaten in an attempt to force an Immediate sel- tlement, retired from the meeting. It was said after the meeting that Sully's proposal to pay 40 cents on the dollar and give notes for three years had been rejected by a large vote. Spanish Press Bitter. Madrid, April 11.—The newspapers here comment somewhat bitterly on the Anglo-French- colonial treaty and assall the Spanish ministers, who, they declare, permitted Spain to be despoiled and her interests in' Moroc- co obliterated. ‘[si¥teen; tB0YS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY SECURE $12,000 IN CASH FROM HOME OF AGED CONNECTI- CUT RECLUSE! ‘Waterbury, Conn,, April 11—Tour robbery in Lanesville, Conn., day night, when $12,000 was stolen from the home of Henry Davis, an aged recluse; were arrested at their | homes here during the day. About $8.000 was found-in their-possession: The boys are Freds Blodgett, Edward Weimer, aged nine- teen; Samuel McCormick, aged elght- een, and Benjamin Plant, twenty years | od. John Turner, fifteen years old, has with complicity in tha same robber He is said to have made a full confe sion and took the officers to Brook- fleld-Junction; where they: found-$1,200 hidden under a stone wall. After their ‘arrest tl lice whore tlie money wi sum of $9,380 was recovered. toll the po- the trunk. 4 Rl JUDGE’S UNUSUAL RULING. Prisoner Remanded to Jail After Ac- quittal by Jury. New York, April 11.—Although a jury in the supreme court has returned § verdict pronouncing James H. Tem- 1o, ex-president of the hankrupt Will- Jam Campbell Wall Paper company tot guilty of convertiug to his ownl use some $40,000 of the funds of the (ompany Justice Rogers set aside the verdict- and sent Temple back to jail, where he alveady has been confined since carly in January. The justice declaved he was not sat- Psfied w Paraple’s explanation on {'the witness stand and ordered a new {rial holding the ex-prosident in $ i !mvl whivh he was unable to fu It pays to buy at Bzinidji’s largest store \ Candy Choice Chocolate Creams 25c to 40c _per_pound. “Men’s Oxfords. Men’s Patent Leather Oxfords, Douglas make, $3.50 a pair. Men s Vici Kid Oxfords, Douglas make, $3 a pair. Ladies’ -_Shoés. ' Lady Elgin, Sels’s best $1. oO shoss. Romana, Selz’s best $2.0 shoes. * _ Miss Chieago, $2.50 shoes. Buster Suits $5.00 to $6.00 Buster Collar 15¢ Buster Tie Buster Oxford Ties, patent leather, heavy soles Silks and Dress Goods New Voiles, black and colors, 50c¢ to $1.50 a yard. New Taffeta Silks, from 75¢ to $1.50 a yard. Wall Paper. We can furgish the paper for your house for less than you are asked elsewhere. e HOWSE “BEMIDJT. MINNESOTA. Ladies Candy Pure Sugar Stick Candy 25¢ per pound ’ Shoes. Composite; Pingree’s hest $3 sllbe.q‘,"' Gloria, Pingree’s best: $3.50 shoes Vogue, Pingree’s best $5 shoe; Ladies’ Oxford Ties This season we cmrr;/ a full line of the kid or pat.ent le:xthcr, $2:50 to $3: Drew Oxfords in Special: in a hox, regular price 7 boys, suspected of connection with the | aged | been arrestéd at New Milford, charged | hidden. The | Davis | insists that he had about $12,000 in | - Mrs. Burke STATE LAWS ORBID MERGER Thurs- | R WOULD REPEAT MASSACRES. Lower Element of Russians Seeks to | Start Bloodshed. New Yark, April 1l.—-Osear Strauss, formerly United Sta | ister 1o Turke speaking-of the ('uhlml{ [ reports as to the fear of anti-Somitic | massacres in Odessa -and Kioff, in | Southern Russia, Said that he had ac- curate knowledge that pami jets and circulars were recently distiHuted an Odessa for the purpose — of arousing the lower element to repeat in that ofty during the coming Russian. 1 the ma ago in K Mr. St shinov sald the Dritish and the DUnited States governments had called Russia’s attention (o the matter and exprossed the hopé that there would be no recurrenco of the terrible out- rages of ay Mr. Strauss believe that the action government ‘at St “PGtershu have the desived, ¢ in checking any anti-Semitic manifostations CALLS OUT RESERVES. Naval Mobilizaztion Order Gazetted at St. Petershurg. St. Petersb April 11.—=The nayal mabilization was gazetted durly day. It refers only to-ofiicer men of the reserve in Buropean Ru and not te gh "he mobilization is due to thesnecessity for providing full the - Black and Haltie which will g0 Into commis: at (he opening of nayigation, It i open seeret now that several saflors Holonging to thuse fleets, which had boen laid up for the wintor, wora sent (o Viadivostok or Port Arihur to supply the places of time expired men, as well-ns the placos of those wound ed or otherwise incapacitate!. The men now called out will also Lo used to furnish an adegunte reserve whoen the European fledts go into commis- slon. FOUR CHILVDREN 'PERISHED. S04 Burned to Death In 8ight of Their & Helpless Parents. ‘Wilkesharre, Pa, AVfIl 1l.—In the burning of the lmllu' of Willlam Burke at Sebustopol his four children. per- fshed. The family,retired at the usuhl hour and about 1 o'clock in the morning was awakenod thi erackling of flames. Bhe awakened her husband and it was discovered that a wall of fire sur- rounded them from tho rear rooms og: cupiod by the childien. The parents made an attempt to reach the children,.bat falled and they were foreci to jump from the second story windows to cseape death 8TOCKHOLDER BRINGS SUIT. Becks to Prevent Merger of Car Wheel Plants, Flttabure, - AprilHein—an sult, filed in the county court | Harry Hrown of this clly gee; ‘verit the meiging of e car - wheold plants-of (he conntf and’ to laye the conrt daslare an alleged merger of the tone Car Wheel company with tho National Car Wheel company {llogal and vold, under the act of congress approved July 21, 1800, The suit 1y enterad by Rrown as a stockholder of the Keystone company aud named as defendants are the Car Wheel company _and__F by equity 50-pa irs Men's F;l“(!)" , now-at Hlc-a pair Men’s Clothing.‘ Adler Suits from 5 Adler Rain Coats from R. & W. Trousers from 50 to §7.50 a pair Mill Men’s Clothing. We carry a large assortment of Men'e O\’crul]‘s, Jack- hirts, Underwear, Mitts, Glov Clothing. , Mill Caps and Oil Frestilan( gt for Natlonal Car W | SIGNED AT CDNSTANTINOPLE. Provisions of New Turko-Bulgarian Convention. Sofia, April 11— The Turko-Bul: garfan—convention signcd al Constan- | inople Friday proviles for mmnosty 1l Bulgarlans compr in the cdonian rising of 1903, exceptiug | persons guilty of using the | repatriation of rofigecs - the-removal-t ot frontier restriction on Bulgarian Itrade and travel and the application | of the Anstro-Hungarian reform scheme | to Macedonia | “Bulgaria | undertakes to suppress | ‘m\mm'umuy movements in her terr- | | tory and to pre gling of | arms and explos 4 the fron- | ‘uer SALUTED BY BRITISH FLEET. Germfln Emperor Arrlvc° at the lgland of Malta, ! , Island of Malta, April 11— i imperlal yac Hohenzol- Llan, e dtheinperor-Witham-on-board; arrived here dur the day and was met outside and escorted into the har- bor by fiotilla of British torpedo boal-destroyers. The whole Bri waters fired a s te and dre: in honor of th T majesty, who was In exce accorded an enthusiasti B R se—era WAoot gov or of Malta went on board Ih” Hohenzollern to welcome the emperor. Valle The Germ u ish fleet in. these ed ship or. Hi nt health, TOWN BEING FLOODED. Break in Protection Levee at Luxira, Arkansas. Memphls, Tenn., April 11.—United States engineers in Memphis have celved reports that the protec Llevee in- front of—huxira, Ark way during the day and the bu part of the town is being flooded. main leve remains intact and the damage will be comparatively slicht. | House Amendment Agreed To. | Washington, April 11—The senate | has adopted the house amendment to | the Philippinc »ping bill fixing July 11, 190¢, as fhe date when the United | Btates coastwise . laws shall be extend- | {ed to the Philippines was agreed to, | which passes the bill. J cres which took place a yoar |- Goodman wis arre lowe -~ TEN _CEN President Hill of Great Northern Says Harriman Cannot Secure Contol of N. P. F) AWS OF SEVERAL STATES OPPOSED TO Chieago, April 11-Tn an Interview relating (o Northern Socuritie: Tairs o vald e damos: Hareiman undoubtedly s try ng to socure control of the Northern | Pacitic. “liowever, the taws of several of the states through which the Oregon Short Line and the Nofthern Pacitic run are utterly opposed to such ownership or control and k-pre e would be proventod front accousplishing Duse by those Taws.” Ashed whether M secure. control ofihia the courts sustain his the ribution of € and Northern Pacitic Harriman would road n- event views re ding i Slock Mr, HilL I|\ my: apinton.” Ui Securues whid not denmnn \!1 il “Phe supronie decision af the cteenit court and, order (0 comply With (ho ter decree, tho Northern Securitivs con | | J | pur- Northein | JCH OWNERSHIP. Thinks This Fact All Sufficient to Stop the Union Pacific Magnetes Plan - The Northern Securities Makes Ratable Distribution of Stoeks. By i UIIGE 8 Baoie saul of its stocks, “In yiew of the fact that there were over 60,000 {ramn ( retransfers is 18 the ouly ulnll bie distribution ould possibly be made. = question will be détermined b; the court. vy shareh + his legal courts i ho sees fit, The Union Pacific interests have the samoe rights in this respect as any r sharcholder, exc s0 far as ¢ orights wmight be affected by the Shecman act.” ider has a right to atus determined by LIQUOR LAV INVALID LARGEST ON THE LAKES ING TRAVELING SALESMEN KNOCKED OUT. | VIOLATES THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION DECISION REGARDED AS IMPOR. . TANT IF SUSTAINED : BY HIGHER COURT. i trin Slonx City, Aprfl 11, Judze Sones of Sionx s Vermithon: held anconaiuton South Duke Hquor salesmen to pay al Heens: The | ot | SOUTH DAKOTASTATUTE LICENS. STEAMER AUGUSTUS B. WOLVIN BUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AT LORAIN, 0. PER WEEK.. .. o VESSEL COST ABDUT HALF A MILLION . BAID TO BE THE BIGGEST EXCLU- SIVE FREIGHT CARRIER IN THE WORLD. Yorain,#0., April 11.—In the pres. ence of an Iimmense crowd of spec. al ihe fafors tho blg steamer Augnstus B. L lnw requiring traveling - Wolvin, the larzest vessel ever bufit on fresh water and sail to he-the dvalshn—is—ot—pT It m I snstained by the conrt, that teaveling liquor can “sell without paying a while retailers must pay one. Lowls Dimsdale, salesman._for Miller & Co. of Sloux. City, —was ar- restod at Meekling, 8. D., last Decem- ber, for soliciting orders. for lguor | withiofil—a—peepse—Hie—tmy—reqtirin A $200 11 for each county In which orders golicited. When he w “placed on trial Attorney A. L. Eribours fntroduced -a motion Lo wdvise o vers dict for the defendant on the ground that the law is uncomstitutional. He claimed it violated- the_ f I Con- stitution=in-that it provided for o tax on interstate-commetcos Judge Jones Branted the molin, = 5 suprome salesinen license, CAPITALIST THHEATENED @cttiement of Allzged Claim DemandEd. at Point of Pistol. York, April li—Ju ted e charged with 4 lagainst the life of William ¢ president of Copper comp The charge of o fntent to kill was S , held that New W | day ened to kill to come down o ters could ther tled. 1 ont a hip pocket ard point h fol- three t- Mr. me to D tim Groi shoot g L) R 0 T CP R ) ] Tioat designed ing freight In the world, was suc- sfilly lannched at the American pbuilding company’s yards here during the day. - As the huge ca ce: bLoat glided gracefully into the water she was christened by Mrs. A. B. Wolvin of Duluth, Minn., wife of the president of the compa Wher tompletal vessel will have cost her-owners, the Acme Sleamship company, about $500,0 ‘fhe new. vossel 560 feet long, feet wide and 8¢ feet deep: She contains 4,600 tons of steel, exclusive of machinery. and fitting She will carry about espoecially for: 3,161 tons of iron ore. hesides-300-tons - of fue cighteen feet draughte-This is cgulvalent to 333 carloads, The ves 1 will have thirty-three¢ hatches and ns ol the modern unloading ma- it is estimated that bher maxi- mum cargo can be discliarged in aix hours. - EXCEEDINGLY POWERFUL. Two, New Battleships Ordered in Eng- land by Japan. mdon, April 11.—The two new bats hips ordered in_England by Japan i pu\\ erful, their 415 feot, exceeding that of the nmv powerful British battleships by 20 fhet. Iy order to meet the capacity of docking accommodations the beam and drrught have been fixed at 78 feet and respectively, 2 a displacement of 16,400 tons. Fheir-—main—batteries;~it—isstared,” 26 feet will be the most powerful yet devised, ng for- each of four 12-inch four 1v-inch and five 6-inch guns. irmored belt at the water line inches thick, with six- mor continuing to the level of ik. A new feature will be a superstructure of four-inch armor, in- = that no part of the upper works _will be unprotected.— room | “told about | were sent S n0- Gooamai | a Japanese squadron having been sig: Hetuses to Commute Sentence. il 11. re in (.‘w de- ton H I:p-\\ n, | ~Governor | : Life Insurance | 1 he must go s Great pressure brought to hear on the governor to induce him to commute the >emenoc to jail imprisonment. Idition to the two balll?shlpfl ordered Japan is contemplats oring two more vessels of that description to he built here. LACKS CONFIRMATION. I WM gerort of a Naval Engagement Off Port Arthur. Paris. April 11.—The St. Petersburg ! eorrespondent of the Echo de Paris | says that Admiral Makaroff went out from I'ort Arthur Saturday morning, nalled in the offing. s It I3 rumored, the correspondent says, that a sea fight took place, but nothing concerning it is officially known. A St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris says that a French ageut is negotiating for the-sale of Argentine wurships to Russia, which is determined to have a superlority over the Jananese fieet bv the end of { Each will *