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4 ] v, VOLUME 3. NUMBLR 13¢ we paid for them : : BEMIDJI. Skinner’s Satin dyed, g have it in all the popular fall shades, price per yard . at a discount of 25 %, we are closing out this line, you can buy them at less than guaranteed to wear two seasons, we Shaft Pierce Children’s shoes{One lot of Men’s driving{ One lot of Ladies’ shaes, thef «hoes, they are worth vp 1. $5.00 a pair, but the bexes “ave become broken, so we have thrown them in a bask- et and you can take your :Jchoice for $2.98 per pair O’LEARY & BOWSER zuea It’s a yard wide, yarn " $1.50 Ladies’ of Ladies’ jersey ribbed underwear. .25 cents a garment, per suit. . : 5oc MNunsing’s Underwear—2 piece suits, 50¢ to §2 a xarment. Combination suits, $1.00 to. per suit cheapest shoe in the lot is} $1.50 and onup to $2.00,} you can take your choice any}- day this week at $1.19 a pr.} Lo One, case Underwear Plaid Ginghams . . We are now showing the choice patterns in plaid gmg- hams. will only cost you, a yard, : They are double fold, fast colors, Skinner’s Taifeta Silk Ladies,’ do you know that you can buy of us Skinner’s 42 inch black silk? good advantage, pure dye and will outwear The eny Taffeta Silk make. name is on the selvage, a yrd. Tt cuts to have to have worth, up to $2.00 Silk Shirtwaists One lot of Silk Shirt Waists are now on They are what we had left over of the Barnhard waists. could not begin to buy the silk in them for what we now ask for the waist ready-to-wear sale at half price. and offer them at s Dress Goods This 1s the time of year when the girls | new dresses for school. We have made up a nice selection of goods, 35 cents a yard l5cts You hats. 50 cents to $ now, Chxldren s Hats We are going to discontinue carrying girls We have a few on hand worth from 1.00, your choice ; > 25¢ts SULTAN OF TURKEY REFUSES TO GRANT DEMANDS OF THE POWERS. €onsianiinople. Oci. 3.—'The porte yersisis, in its unyieliing aititude re garding ihe financial conirol of Mace- donia. Replying fo the collective note wf Sepi. 26 from 1he 8ix powers declar- Ing thai their decision fo assume in ternational control of the finances of Macedonia is npallerable the porte re iterates wha! il regards as insuperable objections io the scheme. A deadlock has thus been reached, necessitating fresh measnres on the part of the powers. The delegates of the powers, who were to act as financial control- lers of Macedonia, are arriving at Sa- lonica, but they mnsi remain idle until pressure cowmpels the porte to issue the orders necessary to enable the controllers o« r on their fne- tons. RATIFICATION RECOMMENDED. Treaty of Dissolution Sent to Swedish Riksdag. Siockholm, Sweden, Oct. The special session of ihe riksdag sum- moned 10 deal with the (reaty of Karl- the stad assembled in the throneroom during the morning and listened to the King's speech. whieh, in the ab- sence of King Oscar, was rvead by Christizn Lundebe the minister of state. The members then repaired to. their own chambers, where the treaty was submitted (o them in_the form of & royal proposal, attached to which | were the cabinel’s recommendations for its ratification. These recommen- dations pomtfed out that the riksdag's condivions were all fnlfilled, as the modifications reached in the course of the Kavlsiad conference were all the wodifications wirhin the scope of the riked: icrms for giving itg agsent te ihe olution of the union of Swe- den and Norw The distance of the fortress oi Konigsvinger from the fron- tier, it was asseried, is so great that it does noi menace Sweden, so it will betalloived: to remain IN SUPPORT OF DEMANDS. Suggested That Hungarian Troops In- augurate a Mutiny, Ludapest, Hungary, Oct. 3.—Depuly Zolta 1engyal, leader of the radical wing o, the Coalition party, wants te inaugurate g mutiny of all the Hun- i garians in the Auvstro-Hupgary army i { in the local share market, In 8dpport o fHe Coaltion JEmafTys. M. Lengyzal, in an open letter, calls on &ll the Hungarians in the army to lend their aid in supporting the na- desires. All Hungarian born of the reserve and all noncom- wissioned officers he contends ought w0 resign, while the Hungarian sol- alers ceforth should refuse to obey orders issued in the German language. The deputy also proposes a social {boycott of German and Austrian offi- cers by the Magyar population, punishment of The the mutinous troops, he points out, is impossible, as there ; iwould not be men enough left in the army to deal with the Hungarian pro- testers. JCB PRINTERS ON STRIKE. {Qver Four Hundred Men Out in the Twin Cities. St. Paul, Oct. 3.—The job printers' .strike in the Twin Cities has become ' general, between 8 o'clock and noon the greater proportion of job printing shops in the city either closing down or the men walking out. Fourteen shops and about 225 men and 28 wo- men are afiected in St. Paul and a slightly larger number are out in Min- neapolis. The printers asked an eight- lhmu- day and the employers refused the request. The latter have posted ‘open shop” notices and declare they will empioy ‘both union and nonunionm |sen heregiter. CRUISER CINCINNATI American Warship Meets Accident in Japanese Waters. Tokio. Oct. 3.—The American eruis er Cincinnati is aground on Hime is!- &nd, off the Bungo coast. AQHOR!. Hime is a small island of the Goto! group, about eighty miler almost due' west of Nagasaki. Washingtlon, Oci. 3.—The navy de partment has received a cablegram an nouncing the arrival of the cruiser Cincinnati at Moji and stating that the vessel would sail from Moji for Shang hai. No reference was made in the dispatch fo any mishap. SHARP RISE Feeling of Confidence in Business Circles. Tokiv, Uct. 3.—Sharp rises in prices took place again during the morning with eve indication that business activity wi gradually overcome cansed by the treaty of peace. The new alliance with Great Britaia has inspired a feeling of perfect con- fidence in the future tranquillity of the situation in commercial circles and much activity is expected soon in ah: lines of business. IN PRICES. Japanese | i the depression’ ONE WOMAN KILLED AND MARY PERSONS INJURED IN COLLI- SION AT ST. PAUL. $t. Paul, O Clara N. Cross of Minneapolis is dead, nine persons are seriously injured and ten are suffering from slight cuts and bruises as the result of one of the worst. railroad wrecks which ever oc- eurred in Si. Paul. A train of thirty-five cattle cars on thé Chicago Greai Western road hroke away from tne control of the crew and siruck Soo passenger train No, 7 just as headed second ’cms HURLED INTO GULLY it was pulling out of the yards for Minneapolis. Striking the sleeper of the passenger the engine of the catile train ripped two of the sleepers from the passenger train and hurled them over a retain- ing wall eighteen feet high i gully twenty feet below. All of the injured, with the excep- tion of ihree, were in the sleeping cars. The casualty list would have been larger, buf the train had unload ed the greater part of its passengers at the Union depot in this city. Refusal of the airbrakes on the Chi- work is generally accepted as | cause of the collision. | the Fo i i : DEATH RATE DECREASES. New York: ity Reports Lowest ina Hundred Years. : | i New York, Oct. 3—New York. (:ily,‘the defendants demanded. an according to the report of the depart- ment of health, is blessed with the lowest death rate in more than 160 years. Ip the matter of births and marriages the report also fails to sup- | port the race suicide theory. as it is! { shown that more persons have been | married an¢ more births recorded! within the last six months than ever ; before. The repori covers a period tmm, jJan. 1 10 June 30, 1905, and shows| ‘thar the death rate has :Iimlmabefl‘ from 22.24 per cent to 19.22 per cent! per 1.000 as compared wnh lhe €COrTY sponding period last vear. This cal- culation is made on an estimated pop- . ulation of 3.938,000. The census re- | turns of the department of healih indi-| cate a much larger population, which | | will give a crude death rate of about 18 and a corrected rate of a litile over {17, the lowes orded since 1793. ' ',snm STRIKE. BEGINS | GOVERNMENT TAKES HAKD IN FIGHT into a; cago Great Western cattle train io! TfiE‘SDAY, OCTOBER 3, 19 nzm.m ELECTRICAL WORKERS OUT TO ENFORCE DEMAND . FOR MORE WAGES. ORDERS ENGINEERS FROM FIRE COMPANIES TO OPERATE LIGHTING PLANTS. Berlin, Oct. 3.—The negotiations between the electrical companies and their emploves for higher Wages were broken off during the day and a gen- eral:strike has been ordered. Part of the employes of the power and light- ing‘works went out on a sympathetic strike without awaiting the result of the conference of the labor leaders with their employers. ‘Consequently ‘half of the street cars are stopped. The municipal government, acting on the ‘brinr-iple that unlighted streets are a danger to the publie, has or- dered fifty engineers from the fire companies (0 the various power- houses. As the army contains many thou- sands of trained workers every trade company has applied to the minister of war for temporary details of engi- neers and stokers. These have been refused on ithe ground that it is un- necessary al present, but arrange- ments have been made to bring 150 eng}neex‘s irom the torpedo battalions at Kiel. be war ministry has also ue an order annov £, about '0'7')0\] ved out {heir terms, that' ¢ngineer rd stokers could find ewployment with the electric com- panies, but the army administration will offer no objection fo battalion commanders giving out such notices. PWwo guard regiments now maneu- vering in (he country have been or- dered-to return immediately to Berlin as a precantionary measure against slm\e e\«eq:w of w!_mm hav, JASSUMES OFFICE. Formaily Takes Up Duties of Secre- tary of State. ‘Washington, Oet. 3.—KElihu Root during the day formally took up the important duties of the office of secre- tary of state. He came early to the state department, as did Mr. Bacon, the new assistant secretary, and pre- sented the latter to Mr. Loomis, the retiring assistant secretary. M. Jusserand, the French ambassa- dor, was a caller, coming to thé de- partmeni by appointment. His prin- cipal business was the presentation of the grave issue which has arisen between France and Venezuela in con- nection with the action of the Ven- ezuelan government in closing the in- terior offices of the French Cable com- pany and in otherwise interfering with the operations of that corporation and in refusing to hold relations with M. Taigny, the French charge d’affaires at Caracas. It was stated that while this matter is regarded as importanr no real crisis has yet arisen and it is certain that nothing occurred during the interview between the secretary and the ambassador thai seemed to require any action on the part of this government. ROOT { MILWAUKEE BOODLE CASES. Thirty-eigit Indicted Individuals Ap- ‘ pear- in Court: Milwaukee, Oct. 3.—Thirty-eight in- grand jury, appeared bhefore Judge Brazee in the municipal court and eéntered pleas in nearly every case of {not guilty. Included in the lisi are | thirteen former supervisors, seven su- pervisors, three members of the fire ,depaflmem iwo newspaper reporters, . & state senator, a state assemblyman, ! af alderman; an ex-alderman and the ~=———hatance-business—-men—Fhe -work -of arraigning the defendants was not con- cluded until a late hour. Several of imme- diate irial. The cases pending, to- gether with the list returned by pre- vious grand juries, require two or three years to dis- ' pose of. CHILDERS I8 GUILTY. | La Crosse Turnkey Convicted of Aid: | ing Prisoners to Escape. La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 3—J. M. Child- ers, immkey at the La Crosse counts jail, has been found gniliy by the jury in the United Siates court of suffering Cunningham aund rainor, the Stod- dard posiofiice robbers, to escape from the jail, one on the night of July and the cther Aug. 15. The penalty is up to iwe vears and a iine of $2,000. His atiorneys have asked for a siay Thursday. dividuals, against whom are hanging 172 indictments returned:by the last | it is believed, will 15 of judgment until 05 Typewriter and LS LN Typewr_itei* Supplies. VERY COLD IN MANCHURIA. Troops Demolishing Fortifications for Use as Fuel. Godzyadani, Manchuria, Oct. 3.—Se- verely cold weather has set in. Tha troops are demolishing the fortifica- tions, buildings and military bridges to obtain fuel, much of which will be necessary until the regiments can be transferred to winter quarters in the rear. Reviews, dinners, theatricals and athletic .sports occupied the officers and soldiers during the past week. i DOWIE PARALYZED. Prophet Announces That He Has Chosen His Successor. Chicago, Oci. 3.—John Alexander Dowie has been stricken with paral ysis. Dowie is on his way to Mexica and the disease attacked him while on the train. In a letter to his followers at Zion City Dowie announces that he has chosen his successor, but the name will not be revealed until after his death. i ... Tug Sunk in Collision. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 3.—The tug Fan- nie Tuthill was sunk in Lake St. Clair in a collision with some unknown steamer. All of the twelve men on the Tuihill are reported to have been rescued. The accident was reported here by Captain W. A. Reed of the steamer Mariposa, who picked up two of the Tuthill's boats with seven of the crew. M. Witte Now a Count. bers of the imperial family who have been cruising in Finnish waters on the imperial yacht Polar Star returned to Peterhof Sunday evening. The czar kas made M. Witte a count in recog: nition of his services' at,the Ports month peace conference. MARKET QUOTATIONS. g Minneapolis Wheat. aneapolls Oct. 2.—-Wheat—Dec., 815 May, 84%¢. On track—No. 1 hard 82%( No. 1 Northern, 81%c: No. 2 Northern, 187/9( $t. Paul Umon Snck Yards. St. Paul, Oct. 2—Cattle—Good .to choice steers, $4.50@5.50; common to fair, $3.75@4.25; good te choice cows ling wethers, $4.50@5.25; good (e choice native lambs, $5.0095.50. Duluth ‘Wheat and Flax. No. 1 Northern, 313%¢; No. ern, 78%c. On irack—No. 1 North- ern, “81%¢; "No772 7Northern; 783 Oct., 77%ec: Dec, 773%c: May, $1%¢ 98%c; Dec., 98%%c: Meav; $1.021,. Chicage Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct. 2.—Cattle—Beeves,! $3.50@6. cows and heifers, $1.40@ ; stockers and feeders, $2.30@ { Western, 33.10@4.70. Hogs— Mned and butche:s $5.10@5.75; good heavy, $5.25@5. 7"$2 rough heavy, $5.00@5 light, $5.10@5.65. Skéep, : lambs, $4.30@7.55. Oct. Z.—\‘/heat — Dec., 836@ 8614 Corn—Oct., , 43%c; 'Vla\ 42% Oatis Dec., 2739278 ¢; May, 295:@29% c. Pork—Oct., $14.80; Jan., Flax—Cash, Northwesiern, uthwestern, 95c. Butter— Creameries, 17@20c; daivies, 16%@ . - Eggs—151, @17%«x. | Poultry— s, 16c; chickens, 10c; springs, St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.—The mem:; Flax—To arrive, on track and Oct.,! and heifers, $3.50@4.25; veals, 52.00@‘ 5.00. Hogs—$5.00@5.45. Sheep—VYear- Duiuth, Oct. 2—Wheat—To-arri ve——; 2 North- | i i of all kinds . . 5 BEMIDJI PIONEER opposite post office OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. President to Visit New Orleans De- spite Fever Epidemic. ‘Washington, Oct. 8. — President Roosevelt will go to New Orleans de- spite the yellow fever epidemic. This official announcement was made at the White House during the day by Secretary Loeb after a confer- ence with the president, at which the arrangements for Mr. Roosevelt’s trip through the South were arranged finally. In order to avoid any complications over the quarantine regulations of the various states in the South the presi- dent has decided to make New Or- leans the final stop on his trip. He will be in New Orleans on the 26th inst. After the ceremonies in that city he will go aboard a cruiser of the Cleveland t¥e and make the journey from New Orleans to Washington by water. He is expected to arrive here either on the 30th or 31st inst. In the n ing of these new and definite arrangements it was foun:! necessary in part to rearrange the itinerary and it bas been made in 2 tentative way. Tjig president wii leave Washington on the 18th insi. As far as St. Augustine, Fla., the trip will be made as previously arranged. Prom St. Augustine the.president wilt y 20 to Mobile Instead of to Birming- bam, as previously scheduled, thence to Tusiicgee and Birmingham. From Alabama he' will go to Little Rock, Ark., There the party will be dis- banded, the president and Secretary Loeb going to New Orleans for the ceremonies in that city on the 26th inst. and the remainder of the party returning from Little Rock to Wash- ington. ®iL COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE. Kansas Concern Capitalized at Sixteen Millions. Independcnce, Kan., Oct. 3.—A con- volidation of ‘the Cudahy and the Cherokee Ofl and Gas companies’ in- lerests in the Cherokee country has yeen ‘effected. The new concern, cap- talized at $16,000,000 and known as thé Cudahy Pipe Line and Refining tompany, intends, it is announced, to build 2 pipe line from Bartlesville, }. i, o St. Louis, a distance of 665 miles. At Si. Louis a 6,000-barrel re- Enery is to be built upon a site al- ready purchased. ‘WILL OCCUPY TWO MONTHS. 8tate Insurance Commissioners Begin Investigation. New York, Oct. 3—Ten accountants have begun an imvestigation of the books of the New York Life Insurance company in behalf of Insurance Com- missioners Folk of Tennessee, Host of Wiscongin, O’'Brien of Minnesota. Prewitt of Kentucky and Pierce of Nebraska. The work of the accouni- ants was directed by two actuaries. W. J. Graham, representing Tennes- see, and F. S. Wolff, representing Wis- consin, Mirnesota and Nebraska. C. P.- Woffard of Tennessee and Exam- iner Kern of Kentucky were in town to help the aciuaries. it was stated that the examination would occupy twe .months and th none of its disclosuregwould be made puhlic until it was cnd™ MKINLE\‘ MEMORIAL of Monument Laid Nov. 16. Canton, 0., Oct, 3.—At the conchi- sion of a meeting of the executive committee of the McKinley Nationai Memorial association it was aun- nounced thai the cornerstone of the monument will be -Jaid Nov. 16 by Cornerstone Will Be “Justice Day, president of the associa- tion. The timstees of ibe association are expected to be preseni, but there will be ne formal demonstration. Thet will he reserved until the dedication of the monumeni, when President Roogevelt and other noted men are expected to be present and partici- pate in the programme. | TSER——