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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
RIOTS IN sT. LOUIS.
More BI00dshed Atterds the Street
Car Strike.


Car Strike.
ST. Louis, May 25.-lD an attack Oh
q train on the Park avenue division OF
the Transit company at Compton ana an!
Park avenues last night at q O'Clock
severalishots were fired by guards and
three persons were wounded, one serl
ously. Two cars joined together were
sent out to make the trip from the
union station to the car shops on PARK
and Vandeventer avenues. The tram
reached Park and Compton avenues
while a number OF street car men
were holding a meeting in q cafe at
the corner. Hearing the noise OF the
cars they ran out to the sidewalk and
Joined d crowd which was watching
the approaching train. A number OF
boys began to race alongside aud rocks
and stones were thrown as the train
reached the corner. The crew was
jeered. The guards who were seated
in the cars Immediately opened fire,
fifteen shots being fired in all. One OF
the bullets hit a spectator, said to be
a real estate man, slightly Woundlns
him in the heel. Another bullet
passed through the glass front Of the
cafe and lodged in the right leg Of
Dave Watts, striking motorman. J..
s. Harding, also motorman, received
one of the bullets in the right side OF
the chest. He was removed to tbs
city hospital where his conditio ion was
thought serious.
The union employees Of the Snhur-
ban road met at midnight last night
for the purpose of voting on the ques-
ton OF a strike. The claim that Cen
era1 Manager Jenkins of the road had
not lived up to the terms Of the arbi.
tration agreement was made.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
FoR row ABOARD TEXAS.

Eight Man-of-War's Men will Go to
Prison for a Few Months.
Washington, May 26.- Eight jackies
from the battleship Texas go to prison
for terms ranging from six to eight
months They were the men who
raised trouble. at Galveston and Ber.
muda while the Texas was in South
ern waters. and, and We're court mar
tailed in New York. Judge Advocate
Lemley has received the papers in the
cases and approves the findings.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Before a meeting Of the Biological
Society Of Washington Mr. W. A.
Orton described the result Of expert
ments made to determine the cause OF
the flow OF maple sap in the early
spring. His conclusion was that the
fiow has a mechanical cause; being due
to the increasing heat which expands
the gases in the wood cells, and thus
forcibly expels the sap. This contra
diets the view that the fow OF sap is
due only to physiological action IN the
plant.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

N = g 4
4 According to a New York paper, the
people Of that city are obliged to spend
q large part Of their time and strength
Sin defending themselves against their
own public, servants. A few even-
ings ago, at q large meeting, one OF
the speakers, an eminent citizen, spoke
OF 1t as "one OF the greatest and
wealthiest cities of the world, but the
worst governed city outside OF Con-
stantinople," He added that there is
no man in business life who has not
at some time received warning that
he would be ruined II he told the in
iquities OF the city" Combinations to
seize public moneys for private uses
seem to have become serious peril to
American communities.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
PLAGUE SITUATION.
No New Cases Reported Mt San Fran

No New Cases Reported mt Sam Fran
ciscos
San Francisco. May 25.-The bubon-
ic plague situation remains un-
changed Or. Williamson, president
OF the local board of health, said last
night that no new. cases had been re-
ported and none were known to exist
in this city or state. Sixty Chinese
and japanese were inoculated with
serum yesterday. The Chinese strong
ly protested against this precautionary
measure. and the great majority of
them positively refused to submit to
inoculation The Japanese, on the
contrary, did not object and are dis
posed to help the health officers.
Strict sanitary measures are being en-
forced in the Chinese district and the
authorities do not anticipate any out
break OF the disease. I;
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

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high. "A pontoon and temporary
bridge construction is under way.
The railway has not been damaged TO,
any great extent between Kroonstad
and Rhenoster. The Transvaalers
have offended the Free Staters by de-
stroying their splendid bridges when
retiring to Kroonstad. They re-
Trained from doing this on the re.
treat to Rhenoster, but they are de-
stroying the railway and bridges al
most completely north of the Rhenos-
ter. The British troops are in the
form OF O crescent with horns thirty
miles apart, with Gen. French's cav
airy on the left within twenty three
miles Of the Xaal and Gen. Ian Ham
ilton's mounted men on the right With
in thirty miles OF the Vaal. The
Center of the Crescent
is apparently forty miles from the
yaal. Seventy or eighty miles to the
left Lord Methuen is advancing up
the Vaal. Boer kilograms say that
Il 900 British with forty guns are near
Vreydeford, whica is close to the Vaal
and near Heilbron. The Free Staters
are pictured as "bolting like hares" at
the first sight of the British. The lat
ter, according to one writer, do not
even find women and children, as the
fleeing farmers take their families
with them in consequence of the re-
ports current among the Transvaalers
that the British kidnap all children
under twelve years OF age. The Brit
ish rear guard was composed Of Rus
slams, to whom was committed the
task OF destroying the bridges. They
also looted freely. What the Beers
are doing is an absolute mystery. The
embargo of news out of Pretoria for
the last twenty-four hours has been
complete Such shredS Of information
as the correspondents at Lourenzo
Marques have picked up do not IL
Illuminate
The Roer Designs
and disposition further than that the
movement toward Lydenberg contin-
ues and the referendum concerning
the continuing OF the war goes on
among the Boer fighting men. 1t may
be a fortnight before the results of
this singular vote are finally before
the Transyaal government. Ii the
view Of the Boer discouragement IS
one half right the Beers will vote TO
quit. In Natal Gen. Dartnelrs volun-
teers occupied Mount Prospect Mon.
lay. Lord Dundonald's cavalry is al
Firn.sto near Ingogo. His infantry
rests at Schoenshoogte. The names
are all Of fateful memory in the hrs1
Boer war. The British face Laing'
Mex, where the Beers. through the
range glances Of the British, are oc-
casionally visible. In the march
across the Biggarsberg all the farms
except one was found vacant. A tenn
porary bridge has been finished al
Waschbank Trains now 60 to Dun
dee. Gen. Butler said the
Best Way to Celebrate
the queens birthday was to repair the
railway to Newcastle and every NAL
was nut to work. The telegraph
messages will probably some from
Mafeking direct over the northern
route in day or two. South Africa
has another infection An extra ISSUE
of the Gazette at Durham announces
the death of an East Indian from the
bubonic plague The government has
put into force the most stringent pre-
yentiye measures, but fears are ex
pressed that the pestilence may ge
among the troops, The Birmingham
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
In.trna ated Tor BRYAN.

Z Wichita. Kan, May 25.-The Kan
sas Democrats in state convention
here yesterday selected delegates to
the Kansas City convention and in
structed them for Bryan. The reso-
lutions bid the delegates not only to
support Bryan for president but also
to support for vice president a man
who is not only now but in 1896 was
in full sympathy with the Chicago
platform fa@
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
!. .Jockey and Horse KILLED.

New York, May 25. Another bad
accident occurred at the Morris Park
race track yesterday morning, result
ING in the death Of a man and q
horse. Otto Maiden was schooling
Kingdom over the jumps when he
bolted. crashed through the fence at
the head Of the stretch and fell
heavily. The man was so badly hurt
that he Gied shortly afterward and
the horse had to be shot.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
NEWELs ILLNESS.

Minister to The Hague Has Been
Confined to His House.
The Hague, May 26.-Mr. Stanford
Newell, United States minister to the
Netherlands, has been confined to his
house here by illness for some time,
but is now much better.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Grueso Find.

Evansville. Ind, May 25.-The body
of q young woman was discovered ln
Pigeon creek, near here, yesterday.
The head was badly crushed and
around the neck was a rope to which
was attached a heavy stone. The
body was nearly nude except shirt
waist and black corset. She had been
handsome. about twenty years old,
but the face was so badly bruised that
Identification was almost impossible.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The marquis OF Salisbury has stir
red up Britons and pretty nearly
everybody else by his illusions to what
"a disloyal government in Ireland
might do and to the possibility OF
continental nations united in one
great wave to dash upon our shores"
These remarks have raised the query
whether Lord Salisbury is a prophet
or merely dyspeptic. He may be
neither. He may be simply talking.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Argus, which keeps in pretty close
touch with the colonial office, says:
I'VE understand that a general cleo.
tion will be ordered as soon as LORD
Roberts obtains an additional success
The government win present to the
country what it wishes to do with the
conquered republics"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
cnnxicted Of Murder

Baltimore, Nd, May 26. Charles
Piepkom, Union, I'LL. saloonkeeper,
was convicted of murder in the second
degree for killing Nellie Glynn, an in
mate Of disreputable resort in this
city. and sentenced to twelve years
imprisonment The tragedy occurred
last Christmas.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
AGGREssIoNs IN KOREA
Are Being Continued by Russia Ac.
cording to Mail Advices.

Are Being Continued Dy hUSsaA Ac-
cordinE to Mail Advices.
Victoria, B. O., HAY 26.--The North
ern Pacific liner Glenoble reached
here yesterday, having defeated the
Victoria, of the same line, in race
across the Pacific. She brings news
that Russia is continuing her aggres-
sions in Korea and that reports We're
published in Hongkong that during
the maneuvers a Russian warship
fred a shot at Japanese cruiser a
serious rebellion has broken out IN
Korea. 1t is believed in the Orient
that Russia will offer troops to repel
the rebels, and once getting q foot,
hold in the country will remain there.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
SHOT BY a SENTRY.
Two Military Prisoners Makes q
Desperate Attempt to Escape.

Two military PrisOners Makes n
Desperate Attempt TO Escape.
Fort Riley. Kan, May %. Two mil.
itary prisoners, Jchn Arnold and
George A. Tryman, serving sentences
Of one year each, were shot by q
sentry under which they were work
ing. The prisoners made daring
rush upon the sentry and disarmed
him, and, taking his Krag-J Jorgenson
with them, ran for the hills. A ser,
geant Of artillery heard the disturb
ance and shot the fleeing prisoners
Arnold is shot through the abdomen,
his injury being critical. Fryman
was shot in the arm.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Mrs. Gladstone Very III.

London, May 26. Mrs. Catherine,
widow of the late William E.. Glad
stone, has been sick for a month past.
Owing to her advanced age her 81 tx
ness naturally causes anxiety, but the
attending physicians said yesterday
that although their patient was in
weak condition for the moment she
was not in dangerous state.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Deed ,f n Maniac.

Pittsburg, May 25.-John Mcintosh,
a prominent resident of Williamsburg,
e suburb of Pittsburg, who for three
years has been mentally irresponsible,
attacked Alexander McGiffin, his at
tendant. while the latter was sleeping
yesterday and crushed lis skull with
q chair. McGiffin died in few hours.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
FLED IN THE NIGHT
poERs EvA,cUAIga a STRONGLY nv
TRENcHED POSITION.

Roberts ArEasses at the Rhencsa1
River and Eizss That the Boers
had HIed-Rassage Of the Rhe-
Do1tu strongly Disputed = Boere
Driven Before Fan Hamilton's
Force-Roberts' Forces Are Draw
ing Near the Fr<artier 81 the
TransvaaI = Pretoria snid to he
Able to Withstand a Years Siege
-Leyds and krnger auarneI.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The rale has too often been for mon-'
archs to leave to their realms legacies
Of debt. In bequeathing to his people
ali his extensive and valuable landed
estates, King Leopold Of Belgium is
an honorable exception to the rule.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Mckinley win Arbitrate.

Knoxville. Tenn. May 25.-The 450
miners at the Coal Greek company's
mines near this city returned to work
yesterday after reaching an agreement
with the company to submit their
grievances to the arbitration of Presi.
dent Mckinley. The men went on a
strike ON April 10 because four union
miners were discharged.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
FLAMES cLosH TO DYNAMITE.

Eight Cars Loaded With Explosives
Threatened by Fire.
San Francisco. May 25. The rail-
road men in the yards at Oakland sue
cessfully fought a fire which threat
ened the destruction of train of
eight cars, each loaded with twenty
tons of dynamite and giant powder.
Thousands watched the progress of
the flames. but were unaware Of the
contents of the cars until after the
danger had passed.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Abnlish Time Linit.

Chicago, May 25. The Methodist
conference. after three hours debate,
voted to abolish the time limit for
pastors. Hereafter the bishops will
appoint ministers to pastorates an
nually, and whenever a church re
Quests the return of a minister it will
be done.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The politicians may as well proceed
TO line up on the theory that it will
be Mckinley and Somebody at Phila-
delphia, and Bryan and Somebody at
Kansas City.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
sn.pected of Horrible Crime,

Athens. 0hio, May 20. Richard
Gardiner. suspected of ravishing and
numbering little Ethel Long, has been
placed in jail here to escape lynching.
he denies the crime and says ''if !
killed the little girl l want to be
burned alive at the stake"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

A New Jersey bicyclist who was
struck by lightning and only "pain-.
fully bruised" is a further Indication
that the state long since has passed
the stage OF simple mosquito notoriety.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

1t is not until we have passed
through the furnace that we are made
to know how much dross there is In
our composition.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Rapid Y ADVANCING
LATEST REPORT REGARDING ROE.
ERTs, MOVEMENTS

Country in Front Of Hsrn' Caea9' of
Boers to viIjoen's Drift, Beers.
Are Eyacaating Their Positions,
south of the vaaI---Ncxtl Dispatch
From Lord Roberts Will, Froba-
bly, he Dated i'm Sight. Of tho
Transvaal Border--AIE News. SUPP
pressed at Pretoria-Boers. saiA
to Ne auarrelins Among. TRem.
selves. Il Z i
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
xai. NisI.eln, exaKEsy narfon.

BoEhOf reports that uIWaFu q otV,
Free Staters have surrendered the last
few days and that they have given
ID SEQ rifles, 100 horses and large
amount Of ammunition. Kelly Ken.
nv reports that three ccmpan'es or
yeomanry who were sent to repair the
telegraph line and clear the country
between Bloemfontein and Boshof
have returned to Bloemfontein, hay-
ing performed the duty excellently
we'll"
Roberts Nearing the Transvaal.
London, May 25.-Lord Roberts is
drawing near to the frontier Of the
Transyaal. His infantry masses are
thfrty-three miles north OF kroonstad,
at the Rhenoster river. Some tnon.
sands Of cavalry are already across
the river. The Beers are retiring To-
ward the Vaal with their heavy DaS-
gage. They are reported from IRE
toria as already across thar RIVER
Twelve thousand men and fourteen
runs compose the retreating army.
Trains continue to run from Veron-
nigeing, at the Vaal, 10 Pretoria. For
eign engineers assert that Pretoria j.
able to stand years siege. Accord
ing to adyices from Lourenzo Marques
the Pretoria fortifications are de
scribed as complete. but Johannes
burg has not yet been placed in q
state of defense. The Transvaal
Governments War Chest
has been removed to Lydenburg. For
eigners continue to leave the republic.
The Dutch cruiser Frledland is at
Delagoa Bay, SO it is reported, to fur-
nisll an asylum for the fleeing Hol-
landers and passage to Europe. The
Roer forces continue to dwlnule.
Some Of the correspondents assert
that probably only about 2I,OOO OF
the hardest fighters yet remain al
| though there are detached parties in
various parts Of the Transvaal. One
Of the curious pieces of gossip sent
from Lourenzo MARQUES is that sev.
eral women tried to sjambok Presi.
dent Kruger, who was rescued by his
bodyguard. He rarely leaves the pres
idency now, but works necessarily
holding councils at daybreak and dur
ing the night. 1t was stated at Pre-
toria Sunday that the British prison.
ers will be moved from there. Mafe.
king dispatches continue to pour into
London detailing events preceding the
relief. 1t appears that the Canadian
artillery. Maj. Endon's seven guns.
DID Splendid Work.
Some of them assert that the the
Canadians did absolutely essential
work in the fighting. : The ensnaring
Of the squadron of Bethuen's horse
appears to have been quite as bad as
was Mt first reported. Gen. Bethuen,
thinking there were 10 Beers at Yry.
held. determined to 60 that way to-
ward Newcastle as a short cut. The
advance squadron was hurrying to
make Vryheid before dark. 1t left
the main body behind and trotted into
ambush. The Beers had Maxims. but
the British seeing they had no chance
to retire. dashed forward to point
within twenty yards of the Boer rifles
Five officers and sixty-three men were
killed or wounded, BethGen ordered
his four other sduadrons to retire. The
damage to Iaing's Mex tunnel is eapa.
Bile Of prompt repair. The
Strength of the Beers
at that point i snot known. Probably
from 5000 to 5000 men DR.. Ieyds
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

John w. Gates sailed for Europe the
other day, which is reminder OF how
times have changed. Twenty-Five
years ago he would have gone to
Canada.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Covington, Tenn, May 26.-Yester,
day. ten miles west of here, a boiler
at McFerrin's sawmill exploded, kill
ing five men and completely wrecking
the plant.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Richmond. Va, May 26.-The Pensa-
cola bank at Williamsburg was en-
tered by robbers, the safe blown open
and about $4,000 in money taken.
There is no clue to the robbers.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The discovery that there is kind
of struggle for existence and survival
OF the fittest among rivers is one Of
the most interesting results OF the
modern study Of photography. A not
able example OF this contest is ex-
hibited by England's two longest
rivers, the Thames and the Severn
Between their valleys lie the Cotswold
Hills, and exploration shows that the
Severn, by eating backward among
these hills, where softer strata under
lie them, has diverted to itself SONS
of the headwaters, which formerly
flowed into the Thames. So consider.
able has this action been that the two
rivers concerned have been denomi.
mated "the waxing Severn and the
waning Thames. = .
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
sn,n1Innx ON steamer.

New York, May 26.~-The steamship
Albano. which arrived from Hamburg
last night was found TO have two
cases of smallpox aboard. She was
held in quarantine.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
FAvORS SURRENDER
THAT KRUGER WANTS TO
END THE WAR.

dfis Reason, II IL Said, Is That Con-
tinuntian of the Conflict Would
Ruin the Property Of the Burgh-
sers Throws the onus of what
Course do Pursue Upon the Com-
snnndants- Roberts Advance De-
Iayed u Couple Of Days by the
Depth OF ahe r-Transvaaler
Have offended Free staters.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Ercncf; Yessel Ashore.

Ascension, May %. - The French
bark Normandie. Capt. Di la Moussine.
from San Francisco for Queenstown,
is ashore on Collyer Point and will be
total wreck. -13
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
7 wREcKEp TN THE YARDS.
md the Engineer ard Fireman 01
the East HSMil Menf Their Death. -

Il the Fast Mail Meet Their Death.
Westheld, N. ", May 25.--The west
bound fast mail train jumped the
track in the yards here while running
fifty-niles per hour. Engineer Rea-
gan. one Of the Oldest men on the
road. and the fireman were killed.
The cause Of the wreck is unknown.
The cars were badly piled up.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Some men can't find words for their
thoughts and some women can't md
thoughts for their words.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

London, May 20 The Lourenzo
MARQUES correspondent Of the Daily
News, telegraphing Wednesday, says:
According to a private letter snug
gled through from Pretoria Presl-
dent Kruger now favors surrender on
the ground that continuation of the
war would ruin the property Of the
burghers. He has thrown upon the
commandants the onns of what
coLrse TO pursue. "Ciyilian prisoners
released at Pretoria report extraordi-
nary activity during the last two
weeks Oh the railway from Pretoria
to Petersburg. AS many as twenty
trains are running daily, and it is
possible that a large portion Of them
are being used to move supplies
northward for safety.
!; Il The Daily Express continues its al
legged exposures Of Or. Leyds' use OF
the Transvaal secret service fund.
The papers Brussels correspondent
asserts that numerous continental
newspapers were bribed to the extent
Of f20 to f25a week.
Roberts Advance Delayed.
Lord Roberts infantry advance is
delayed at the RheDester river for q
day or two by the depth Of the stream
which is not fordable. The banks,
which are precipitous, are forty feet
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

With time and patience the mr~oerry
leaf becomes silk, which IN turn be-
comes woman.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
@ Take care Of your health while you
have II. not after it is gone.

One who spends money imprudently
lis not apt to have money to spend pru-
IDENTIFY.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The powerful influence exerted by
trivial circumstances receives new en-
phasis in the fact that the officials of
the United States treasury regard the
recent petition for the coinage of half
cents as fresh indication of business
prosperity. Since billion cents are
already in circulation, and since there
is monthly coinage OF four millions
more, the supply of small change Is
certainly NOT scanty. There are two
sides to the question of adding the new
coin to the list. Asa Gray once at
tempted to. convince Darwin Of the
superiority Of the American over the
English currency system. Il cannot
agree with you," replied the evolution
ist. ITO me money naturally divides
itself into pounds, shillings and
renee" While the American smiles he
still cherishes belief that the natural
subdivision of money stops at the cent!
BY the pneumatic hammer the mar
ble-carver can strike six thousand
blows a minute as against thirty by
hand, and thus can give his whole at
tention and skill to guiding the chisel.
Mechanical power is bringing to the
horse the emancipation which it has
brought to the artisan. And yet, as a
scientist recently said to sportsman
who feared that the horse will fail into
disuse, Automobiles will not displace
horses until typewriters disp1ace pi-
amos. In their proper field the no.
blest of animals will never so out of
fashion.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

London, May 25. The war Office
late last evening published the follow
jng from Lord Roberts: NJ
South Bank OF Rhenester River,
May 23. 1870 p. m.We found on ar
rival here this morning that the enc
nv had fed during the night. They
had occupied a strong position on the
north bank Of the river which had
been carefully intrenched, but they
did not think it advisable to defend
IT when they heard that Ian Hamil-
TOMS force was at Hebron and that
our cavalry, which had crossed the
Rhenoster some miles lower down the
stream was threatening their right
and rear. The bridge over the Rhe~
noster. several cuIyerts and some
miles OF the railway were destroyed.
Ian Hamsltpn's force
Drove the Hoers
under Ret Dewet before them from
Lindley to Heilbron The passage OF
the Rher oster was strongly disputed.
Our loss might have been heavy but
for we'll concocted plan which
brought Smith Dorrien's brigade on
the enemy flank just at the right