Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1912, Page 4

S LR T — TEE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER afternoon u«q{-alg; hed eve! ln;n g}”lhc Bemidji Pioneer Fubl Cempany. @ = caAmsON. 2. . DENU. ¥. A. WILSOW, Editor. he City of Bemidji the papers are fl-}l‘v:med byyca!‘rler. here the deliv- ery is irregular please make immediate complaint to this office. Telephone 31. Out of town subscribers will confer a favor if they will report when they do mot get their papers promptly. All paseu are continued until an ex- plicit order to discontinue is received, and until arrearages are paid. Subscription Rates. One month, by carrier.. One year, by carrier.... ‘Three months, postage Six Months, postage paid Onme year, postage pald. The Weekly Pioneer. Eight pages, containing a summary of tl ngws of the week. Published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for $1.50 in advance. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAT- TER_AT THE POSTOFFICE AT BE- MIDJI, MINN., UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 8, 1879, POPOCOOOPOOOS THIS DATE IN HISTORY. January 5. 1471—Cardinal Wolsey, the great English statesman, born. Died Nov. 20, 1530. 1676—Turenno defeated the Imperialists at battle of Turkheim. 1757—Attempted assassination of Louis XV of France. 1763—Empress Elizabeth of Russia died. Born Dec. 18, 1709. 1776—Boston Common trans- formed into camp ground for British soldiers. 1761—Richmond, Va., burned by the British. 1796—Samuel Huntington, one of the Connecticut sign- ers of the Declaration of Independence, died. Born July 3, 1732. 1863—Moses Misner, twelfth governor of Michigan, died. Born June 3, 1815. . 1891—Emma Abbott, noted op- era singer, died. Born in 1849. 1899—Foundation stone laid for the Gordon Memorial & College at Khartoum. @ RO CRCRCRCRCR RCRORR RO RN DEMOCRATIC BOOMS ON DISPLAY. The booms of the several aspi- rants for the Democratic presiden- tial nomination will be much in evi- dence in Washington during the next few days. A Woodrow Wilson headquarters opened for business to- day in anticipation of the meeting of the national committee next Mon- day and the gathering of the party leaders for the Jackson Day banquet. Governor Wilson will be there in person Monday. The Harmon head- quarters already is in running or- der and Senator Pomerene is relied upon to keep the Harmon boom well to the front, even though the Ohio governor should not put in an ap- Pearance for the banquet Monday night. Speaker Clark and Congress- man Underwood, who make up the quartette of the leading aspirants for the Democratic nomination, will keep open house during the stay of the national committeemen. Each of the four candidates naturally desires to make a good impression on the &inmitiee members, R R R R R RO RO OB RO OR RO R R RORROR R CROR RO X 20 R R R R R R R AR R R R R A R R R R A R R R A A A R i e e ROBLEY D. EVANS. Among the many brilliant and dashing commanding officers of the American navy in the last quarter of a century there was none more brave, more reliable and more idol- _ ized than “Fighting Bob” Evans, as he was affectionately called by his men. He was born at Floyd Court House, Va., August 18, 1846, the son of Samuel Andrew Jackson and Sally Ann (Jackson) Evans. His father was a native of Virginia and a grad- uate of the University of Virginia Medical College. He located in Floyd county where, until his death in 1856, he combined the callings of physician and farmer. His mother was a daughter of John Jackson, of Fairfax county, Va., and a sister of James Jackson who shot Col. Eph- raim E. Ellsworth Zouave of the famous Regiment for tearing the Confederate flag from the roof of his hotel, the Marshall House, at Alex- andria, Va. Their son was named Robley Dunglison, after a celebrated physician of Philadelphia, who was! a close friend of the family. Robley D. Evans was educated in the schools of his native county and;| later at the Gonzaga Classical School| at Washington, D. C. It was his am-|' bition to enter the naval service: and) i e e (A e L AL o SR A ) he enlisted the support of Wm. H. Hooper, congressional delegate from Utah territory, who obtained for him on September 20, 1860, an appoint- ment as cadet of the U. S. .Naval Academy. On October 1, 1863, young Evans was promoted to the rank of ensign and ordered to the steam frig- ate Pouhatan of the West India squadron. In 1864-65 he served with his ship in the north Atlantic block- ading squadron and in 1865 he was engaged in both attacks on Fort Fisher, where he saw the first seri- ous fighting and received two severe rifle shot wounds. These wounds came dangerously near putting an end to his career in the navy. The doctors, after a consultation, decid- ed that it was necessary to amputate both legs of the young officer. But “Fighting Bob” did not agree with them. He drew his pistol and cooly informed the doctors that he would THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER blow oft the head of the first man who approached him. The doctors held another consultation and decid- ed not to amputate Evan’s legs. He was eventually cured, but retained a slight limp as a memento of his in- jury. In 1891 he was sent to Chili in command of the gunboat Yorktown and during the troubles in Valparai- so he distinguished himself by his firm and tactful conduct under the most -difficult conditions. Later he was sent to the Behring sea in com- mand of one of the American ships to suppress sealing. He made sev- eral important captures. On June 27, 1893, he was promoted captain and in the following year, at the op- ening ceremonies of the North Sea Canal, he commanded the cruiser New York, afterward the flagship of t the North Atlantic squadron., From this he was transferred to the In- diana; the first battleship commis- sioned by the United States. In 1895 he was again attached to the Lighthouse Board. i During the Spanish-American war Capt. Evans was in command of the battleship Iowa, which distinguished itself during the battle off Santiago, when Cervera’s fleet made an attempt to run past the blockading squadron. The outlook of the Iowa was the first to discover the Spanish ships coming out and signalled the fleet. The Io- wa rushed forward to meet the en- emy, keeping up an incessant and deliberate fire from her 8-inch star- board battery. At one time the Io- wa was engaged with every ship of the Spanish fleet. When the Viscaya ran aground Evans sent boats to rescue the crew and saved 276, in- cluding Capt. Eulate, who surren- dered to Evans. After his appointment as Rear Ad- FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, eral commissiones, the last in 1908, when he commanded the Atlantic fleet on its cruise from Hampton Roads to San Francisco, where, ow- ing to illness he transferred the com- mand for the rest of the cruise to Rear Admiral Sperry. His retire- ment followed on August 18, 1908. Fact or Fiction? “The trouble with these literarr clubs,” said a captious critie, “is thar they always degenerate into meeting: for the exchange of gossip.” “True enough,” replied an enthusi- astic member, “but how can you ex- pect anything else when facts are so much stranger than fiction?” A Gentle Reminder. cle has died, leaving him a fortune. Tom—Yes; he has recefved a great many congratulations. Why, even hi« tallor sent him a bunch of forgetme nots yesterday.—London Mail. miral, Feb. 11, 1901, Evans held sev-| John—I understand Dashleigh’s un- | 1912, : One Way to Arbitrate. Commodore Vanderbilt used often to arbitrate his tenants’ disputes;:and one day two farmers called on him in his function of arbitrator. The commo- dore before consenting to act put to the first tenant the necessary question. “Now, Henry, if I consent to arbi- trate will you abide by my decision?” The farmer, a hard headed old fer- low, answered thoughtfully: “Well, commodore, I'd like to know what it is first.” A Cruel Apologist. “Mr. Bliggins takes himself very se- riously,” said the critical young wo-, man. # “Well,” replied Miss Cayenne, “you can’t blame him. To be thrown into a cruel world with no more brains than he possesses would be a serious mst- ter for anybody.”—Washington Star. Her Tact. Howard—Did ‘she refuse you, old man? Coward—Well, in a delicate, in- direct way. She told me she never wanted anything she could get easily. —Harper's Basar. JCOp -0)-Apeay Bunykaoang VLOSINNIN ‘Irain3g “Jeom [etoadg I3S SSa1p JO saul] &UBW eMm ‘sl a 'S . S,USWoM 107 “aBe jo swak 91 o1 | oy P31 3e 333 ‘suid3s] ‘Jeampeay s Juejul ‘seuowny SS9 L Juo-difs,, [eIoua. 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