Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 11, 1907, Page 2

FRIEND TO FRIEND. The personal recommendations of peo- ple who have been cured of coughs and olds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have done more than all else to make ita staple article of trade an commerce ove: « iarge part of the civilized world. Barker's Drug Store THE BEMIDJ[DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHRD WVERY AFTHRNOON, A A A A A A A AN OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJI A A A A A A A AN A AN AN BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR I Business Manager A. 0. RUTLEDGE Managing Editor Tutered In the postoffice at Remidjl. Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM ON TRIAL FOR HI LIF Defender of Port Arthur Faces Death by Courtmartial. STOESSEL SAYS NOT GUILTY Pleads to Charge of Needlessly Sur- rendering the Fortress to the Japa nese and Thereby Humiliating the Russian Army. St. Petersburg, Dec. 11.—Before a brilllant assemblage of his old com- General | Stoessel has been placed on trial to answer with his life and reputation for the loss of Port Arthur on Jan. 1, 1905, and in firm tones and with con- fldent manner the general pleaded not guilty to the charge of needlessly sur- rendering the fortress and thereby rades in arms Lieutenant humiliating the Russian army. The trial took place in the audl- torium of the Army and Navy club. The room resembled more a social gathering of officers of high rank than able to Stoessel. His personal re- quest that two additional witnesses be called in was dismissed without cere- nony. A correspondent of the Assoclated Press spoke with witnesses of all ranks. From these conversations it was clear that the trial was making a most palnful impression upon them. They declared it to be an insult to General Stoessel and to his army. The defenders of the fortress, they sald, were being thus ungratetully re- warded for having expended life and strength in the soul racking defense. While the witnesses are not partisans of General Stoessel they are plainly of the opinion that the general's de- tractors and prosecutors, who person- ally took no part in the hardships en- dured by the defenders of the be- leaguered port, are now seeking to re. habilitate the sins of the war office at the expense Of the Port Arthur gar- rison. Fourteen Injured, Two Fatally, Cleveland, Dec. 11.—Ernest Schultz and F. W. Ryle were fatally scalded and twelve others severely burned in an engine room at the American Steel and Wire company’s plant. AT BIBLE CLASS BANQUET Rockefeller, Jr., Refers to Hughes' Presidential Boom. New York, Dec. 11.—The presiden- tlal boom of Governor Charles E. Hughes was again launched in New York city, this time at the annual dinner of the Bible class presided over by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. In his address at the dinner Mr. Rockefeller called attention to the fact that Gov- ernor Hughes was once a member of the class and referred to him as a | possible occupant of the White House, This brought forth great applause from the members of the class, The principal speaker at the dinner was Frank A. Vanderlip, vice president of the Natlonal City bank, who spoke on the recent financial flurry. The din- ner was more elaborate than the one held last year, each member of the class paying $1.50 for his meal, where- as last year the price was only $1. "INEW YORK OFFICIAL OUT Governor Hughes Bases His Action Upon Neglect of Duty. New York, Dee. 11. — Governor Hughes has ordered the removal from office of John F. Ahearn, president of the borough of Manhattan. The condition of disrepair and neg- lect which President Ahearn permitted to obtain in the streets of Manhattan borough is the principal ground upon which Governor Hughes bases his ac- tion. ¥ William F. Ellison, former corpora- tion counsel, probably will be chosen as Ahearn’s successor by the board of aldermen. J. ). HILL DENIES STORY. the scene of a courtmartial. Among the judges, spectators and Witnesses| pid Not Consult Administration Re- were General Kuropatkin, General garding Burlington Road, GENERAL STOESSEL. Linevitch, General Rennenkampf, Vice Admiral Wiren and scores of other prominent leaders in the Russo-Japa- nese war., There were also present 200 officers and soldiers who had been at Port Arthur and who were clad in thelr full dress uniforms, blazing with stars and decorations. Stoessel in Civilian Attire, General Stoessel alone was in civil- fan attire and this made him conspicu- ous. He wore proudly around his neck the corden of the military order of Bt. George, which was conferred upon him by the emperor during the siege, and on his breast was pinned the cross of George IIL, awarded the general for consplcuous bravery In frontier fighting. This same coveted decora- tion was worn by many of the wit- nesses and spectators. Empty sleeves and crutches, especially among the men who had been at Port Arthur, showed that many of them had seen hard service during the war. The other accused officers, Generals Fock, Reiss and Smirnoff, came to the court clad in their uniforms. Gen- eral Smirnoff, who Is a hitter enemy of General Stoessel, ostentatiously seated himself as far away as possible from the central figure of the proceed- ings. The court was convoked at noon by Vice Admiral Doubassoff. He de- clared it to be the duty of the court to proceed with the trial of the four officers charged with the responsibility of surrendering the fortress on terms dishonorable to the garrison and hu- miliating to the prestige of Russia. He then called the roll of 200 wit- nesses, including General Kuropatkin and Vice Admiral Wiren. Several of the witnesses were absent, but the court decided to proceed with the trial. Voluminous Indictment Read. The entire afternoon was taken up with the reading of the voluminous and detailed indictment. The recital brought the spirit of strife and war into the courtroom and the men who had defended the fortress against the onslaught of the Japanese listened with rapt attention to the story of their work. From time to time, when particular events were referred to, a nervous murmur ran through the hall, Many of the witnesses still suffer from the effects of the siege and it was clear that they were controlling them- selves with difficulty. One of the incidents showed the attitude of the court to be unfavor- New York, Dec. 11.—James J. Hill, chairman of the board of directers of { the Great Northern Railroad company, denies absolutely the printed report that his visit to Washington, from which he has just returned, was for the purpose of consulting the adminis- tration regarding the future of the Bur- lington railroad. This road is now owned jointly by the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific and it is said that Mr. Hill has long desired tc make it a part of the Great Northern pystem. Suspended Bank Resumes. Kansas City, Dec. 11.—The second small local bank affillated with the National Bank of Commerce that closed when the parent {nstitution failed last Wednesday has resumed business. It was the Stock Yards Bank of Commerce and it reopened with $80,000 in cash and sight ex- change on hand, against $120,000 de- posits. The bank was a state institu- tion and had been taken in charge by State Bank Examiner Cook. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Industrial education as a part of the public school system 1s to be a fact in Chicago in the near future. The net result of the wage confer- ence between the Amalgamated Win- dow Glass Workers of America and the window glass manufacturers is a reduction in wages of fully 12 per cent below last year's rate. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Dec. 10.—Wheat—Dec., $1.02%; May, $1.06%; July, $1.07. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.05%; No, 1 Northern, $1.03%; No. 2 Northern, $1.- 01%; No. 3 Northern, 97% @99%.c 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Dec. 10.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@6.00; fair to good, $4.00@4.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, $4.00@5.50. Hogs—$4.00@4.15. Sheep—Wethers, $4.00@4.35; good to choice lambs, $5.00@5.65. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Dee. 10.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.04; No. 1 Northern, $1.0214; No. 2 Northern, $1.00; Dec., $1.01; May, $1.07%, In store—No. 1 Northern, $1.01; No, 2 Northern, 98%c. Flax—To arrive, on track and Dec.,, $1.09%; May, $1.16. Chicago Grain and Provisions, Chicago, Dec. 10.— Wheat—Dec., 92%c; May, 99%c@$1.00. Corn— Dec.,, 53%c; May, 66%c. Oats—May, old, 52%¢c; May, 5lc. Pork—Jan., $12.- 45; May, $12.85. Butter—Creameries, 20@28¢; daliries, 17@26c, Eggs—20@ 25¢. Poultry—Turkeys, 8@12c; chick- ens, 9¢; springs, 8c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Dec. 10.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.30@6.35; cows, $1.16@4.65; Texans, $3.00@3.90; calves, $5.00@7.00; West- ern cattle, $3.26@5.00; stockers and feeders, $2.26@4.25. Hogs—Light, $4.16@4.60; mixed, $4.20@4.55; heavy, $4.16@4.50; rough, $4.15@4.25; pigs, $3.60@4.40. Sheep, $2.00@4.85; year lings, $4.60@5.35; lambs, $3.76@6.28. GURE RHEUMATISM Fine Home Recipe to Relieve Rheuma- tism and Kidney Trouble Promptly. r [anioa A large New York health publi- cation tells its readers of a number of simple and safe prescription that can be made at home. The following, however, for the cure of rheumatism and kidney and bladder troubles receives the greatest praise, viz., Fluid Extract Dandelion, one- half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. These simple, harm- less ingredients can be odtained at any good prescription pharmacy at little cost and are mixed by shaking well in a bottle, The doses for adults is a tea- spoonful after each meal and at bedtime, drinking a full tumbler- ful of water after each dose. It is further stated that this prescription is a positive remedy for kidney trouble and lame back, weak bladder and urinary difficulties, es- pecially of the elderly people, and one of the best things to be used in rheumatic afflictions, . relieving the aches and pains and reducing swellings, A wellknown local druggist states that this mixture acts directly upon the eliminative tissues of the kidneys; cleanses these spongelike organs and gives them power to sift and strain the poisonous waste matter and uric acid from the blood which is the cause of rheuma- tism. Cut this out and hand it to some syfferer which would certainly be an act of humanity, Snow Is -Threé Feet .Deep. Breslau, Dec. 1 .—It has been snow- jng here continuously for two days feet deep. Communication by railroad and telephone is practically impossi- ple. Trains on several of the branch ines are snowbound. Laughed Away the Danger. An old traveler tells of an experience of his {n midocean. The day was fog- gy, and most of the passengers were below listening to two evangelists swho were holding a particujarly fervid gospel meeting in the saloon. Suddenly and without the slightest warning there was a terrific crash and the en- glnes stopped. Every one rushed on deck. The steamer had run into an fce- berg. Nobody knew what damage had been done, and everybody was ready to fly into a panic. The boats were lowered, and then for the first time the two evangelists, who had been forgotten in the saloon, appeared on deck. They wore their overcoats and their hats, and they carried rugs and handbags. They elbowed their way rudely to the rall, with the evident intent of secur- Ing for themseives first places in the boat. It was just at 8 time when a breath would have sent the passengers panic stricken into the boats. The sight of the two evangelists was about to undo the work of cool headed officers when a pert little cockney stepped up to the gentlemen with the rugs and handbags. “Beg pardon,” said he, tipping his cap, “’ave a cab, sir?’ And in the general laugh the danger of panic was averted. Could Not Risk It. A dealer in real estate tells this story: A middle aged widow came to his of- fice to try to make arrangements for the purchase of a house and lot. “We can make a small payment down,” she sald, “and would sign a mortgage run- ning for a perlod of five years to-se- cure the payment of the rest of the money. My daughters have good posi- tions as bookkeepers in a large mer- cantile establishment and can save enough out of their salarles to meet the payments as they become dus.” The real estate man hesitated. = “Y should want to be sure of you paying for the property in the stipu- lated time,” he said. “I should feel like a criminal if I had to foreclose the mortgage at any time—and yet busi- ness is business. I shall have to see your daughters.” She brought them to his office the next day. “Madam,” he sald, shaking his head. “you will have to give me some ad- ditional security. Your daughters are too handsome. They will marry and lose their jobs long before the five years are up.” Indestructible Cat. ‘While expounding to his wife the alleged fact that men can control their tempers better than women can, Mr. Hinks fell over the cat and nearly broke his nose. “That settles {t!” he hissed. “I've often threatened, but now I'll drown the brute!” His wife begged him to be merciful. but his mind was made up. Accordingly he placed the offending feline, along with two large bricks, in an old flour sack and hastened upon his murderous errand. On reaching the canal he threw in the bag with such vigor that he overbalanced and fell into the muddy water. After strug- gling for half an hour and incidentally drinking half the water in the canal, he returned home wet and weary. At the door sat the cat. “Well, of all"— exclaimed Hinks. “Why, I drowned the brute!” “I don't think so,” sald his wife as she let him in. “You didn’t give me -time to tell you that there was a hole fn that bag!”—London Answers. PRESCRIPTION IS SAID T0 and in Upper Silesia the snow is three |- { bubbles near the western edge, which - -and take no other. i A Mighty ‘Rare Autograph. There are an unlimited number and variety of thr, genus autograph col- lector. Some have the grewsome fad of collecting all autographic matter re- lating to ‘the assassins of our presi- dents, 'To be (successful even in this lmited range ' requires much careful research and ifreat patience. The mord inconspicuous and unknown the sub. Jects chosen thy: more difficultithe task of collecting, It may be sald' that {1 is an easler tagk to secure an authentia autograph' of, Napoleon Bonaparte or of Cromwell than one of'the practleal- 1y unknown murderer of 'President Mc- Kinley. The very obscurity from which the perpetrator temporarily emerged is hard to penetrate and there. fore makes the securing of his auto- graph a difficult task.—Collector. e Tobacco as a Drug. I know thut many are of the opinlon our northern simples are weak, imper- fect, not so well concocted, of such force, as those in southern parts, not 8o fit to be used in physic, and will therefore fetch thelr drugs afar off— senna, cassia out of Egypt, rhubarb from Barbary, aloes from Socotra, tur- bith, agaric, mirbolanes, hermodactils from the East Indies; tobacco from the west.—Burton’s “Anatomy of Melan- choly.” Her Father. “Mrs. Mudgerson seems to be so af- fected since her husband succeeded in getting money.” “Yes, she does appear to be aflle'ted a little In that way. ring yesterday to her father, who was a blacksmith, as one “who used to be able to make such beautiful designs in wrought fron.’ ”—Chicago Record-Her- ald. Finding a Grave With an Egg. The Miau-tsze, a little known tribe in Asia, are very surerstitious about ! death and w. ~e: *.ry a man unti] they have first tested the ground with an egg. This operation is very curious, ‘While the body is being prepared for burial a number of Miau-tsze, Includ- ing the male relatives of the deceased, go out to the appointed spot bearing a large basket of eggs. Stooping down, one of the natives lets an egg drop softly on the ground. If it breaks it is considered an i1l omen, and another spot is selected. In this way the party often wander about for hours, break- ing eggs over the ground until they foes not crack, Java's Fire Island. One of the greatest wonders of Java, “the fire island,” a large lake of boil- ing mud, is nearly two miles in cir- eumference, and in the center im- mense columns of soft, hot mud may be seen continually rising and falling, like great black timbers thrust forth and then suddenly withdrawn by a glant’s hand. Besides the phenomena of the columns, there are two gigantie | ill up like huge balloons and explode on an average three times pef minute, Cause For Hurry. “Y understand they were married In haste.” : : “Yes; they told the minister to hu- Fy because there was only a little gas- oline left In their automobile, and they were twenty miles from home.”—New York Town Topics, Plenty of Them. Joakley—You're right. Most people worry over what they haven't gat, but I know certain people who worry be- cause of what they have. Coakley— Nothing.—Philadelphia Press. CROSS AND NERVOUS. Bemidji Sufferers from Kidney Troubles Often Become very Irritable, Cross, irritable people—the sort who fuss and mope and worry over trifles—are not always to blame for the annoyance they give to others. Frequently these traits are but the effects of kidney poisons on brain and nerves, Uric acid that escapes the kidneys irritates nerve centers and vital organs—causes backache, rheu- matic and neuralgic pains—keeps you languid, all tired out—leads to Bright’s disease and diabetes Stop the trouble in the beginning with Doan’s Kidney Pills. ’Twill cure the kidners and remove the cause cf all these ills. Recom- in Bemidji, Mrs.. Ella Barrett, living on Sixth & American Sts,, Bemidji, Minn., says: ¢After using Doan'’s Kidney Pills I am well pleased with the results. At the time I began their use, I was very nervous and at times had dull pains in the small of my back accompanied by a dull aching across my kidneys. These organs did not seem to act properly and caused me much discomfort, I decided to try a kidney remedy and procured a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at the Owl Drug Store. In a short time I began to feel a great deal better, and am now much stronger and my energy h»s returned. I' have no hesitancy in recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills to others,” For sale by all .dealers. - Price 50 centsy Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. I heard her refer- | finally strike a place where the shell | That so? What have they? Joakley— ! mended by friends and ‘neighbors | f§ I~ 12 you autter trom RHEUMATISM It can be dured and has been cured by JOHNSON’S the great blood medicine, Tam so sure that 6088 will cure rheumatism, backache kiduey trouble or catarrh, that T make AN ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE to rofand your money if, nfter taking halt the 1rat Dottle, you are not Autiafied WAL results. 1d I do” more to show my fuith in th! an to moke this aboluto guaranto d at Inboratory of Matt J. Johnson C | Barker’s Drug Storel RAILWAY POSITIONS GUARANTEED—We want 200 able-bodied young men to take short course of instruc- tion in Telegraphy and Rallroading atour school and for whom we will secure positions as telegraph operators and agents as soon as course Is completed. Easy to learn. Good salary. Write for free Calalog. THOMPSON'S RAILWAY COLLEGE, Minneapolis, Minn, BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming o scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence [part of town which will be sold on easy terms. For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemid}i. The Pioneer---40c per Month fi !'\‘ 9 South Seventh St. A very Remember the name—Doan’s BLANK BOOKS Ledgers, Cash Books and Journals, have just been received and the stock is com- - plete and will give the buyer a good . good selection from which to make his’ choice. MEMORANDUM BOOKS Our line is the most Jcomplete assort- ment in Northern Minnesota. We have books from the very cheapest to the BEMIDJI PIONEER - Stationery Department SK your stenographer what it means to change a type- writer ribbon three times in getting out a day’s work. The New Tri- e SN A Chrome er Typewrii makes ribbon changes unnecessary; gives you, with one ribbon and one machine, the three cssential kinds of busi - ness typewriting—black record, purple copying and red. This machine permits not only the use of a thrze-color ribbon, but also of a two-coiur or single-color ribbon, Nn extra cost for this new model. JTHE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO. Minneapolis, Minn. large consignment of Day Books, best leather bound book or cover. | 1