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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
PROPOSITION TURNED Dows.
Roberts Refuses to Accept Devet's
Offer and Insists ON Surrender.

1NWfVs.FFts U%IlKtsCtVta DEWCtIH
Offer and Insists on Surrender.
Cape Town, July 31.-Gen. Christian
Dewet has offered to surrender on con-
dition that his followers be permitted
to return to their homes ,lnmolested.
Lord Roberts has refused everything
except unconditional surrender. A
dispatch from Lord Roberts to the
British war Office says: 1Broadwood
is still watching Christian DeWet, who
has taken UP position on high hills
near Reitzburg, about seven miles
south of the Vaa1. p. Dewet, a young
er brother of Christian, surrendered at
Kroonstad yesterday.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02

The natural inference would be that
the jury which awarded a New York
man $3.50 because he was deprived OF
his sleeping berth was composed OF
Philadelphia men. BY no others is q
single nights rest valued so highly.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
NOW Chicago is doing the handsome

Now Chicago is doing the handsome
thing. Accused of poisoning ST.
Louis water supply by running the
drainage canal to the Mississippi Chi
cago promoters have engineered a
sac, 100000 deal to bring water seventy
miles from the Ozark mountains to st.
Louis, and so furnish that city with
what it has never had--a real pure
supply. This is we'll as well as mag
unanimous.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
Their wages Increased,

Huntington, w. Va. July 81. One
thousand miners in the Davy Coal
fields will be granted a 10 per cent
increase in their wages. The mines
throughout the state are running at
their fullest capacity and unable to
keep up with the orders.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
EMPRESS FREDERICK is I'LL.
Mother of Emperor WfIIiam OF Ger
many Said to he Near Death ne
Castle Near Hamburg.

London, July 31.-Empress Frederick
of Germany is mortally i'll with an in
ternal complaint. She is at the castle
in Cronberg, near Hamburg. The en-
press has arranged to pass the au-
tumn at White Lodge, Richmond
Park, London, which was given to her
by Queen Victoria after the death Of
the duke of Teck. But it is feared
there would be family discussions if
she came to England while i'll. The
duke of Saxe-Coburg is also seriously
i'll with Brights disease.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02

A steady diet of sulphur and mo-
lasses is said to be d perfect protection
against mosquito bites. The insect is
said to be antagonistic to the atmos-
phere that surrounds person who in
dulges in that method Of driving the
impurities OF his blood to the surface.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
authors who think IT Is a mark Of
originality to run down Chicago have
evidently forgotten about Mr. ".
Stead Of England. i

On its own showing the Chinese gov
eminent has demonstrated that IT has
not the ability to govern, and unfortu-
nately the truth is likely to be worse
than anything at which it has so far
limited.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02

The suspicion is becoming stronger
and stronger daily that the person
who was in charge Of the signal sta
ton at Mole st. Nicholas during the
exciting hours OF our late unpleasant
ness with Spain has been transferred
to Shanghai.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
4 PET cars BITE IS Fatal.
Blood Poisoning Follows Wound Tn-
Ri ffictcd by Kitten.

New York, July 81. Miss Rebecca
Murphy, thirty-five years old, died in,
ST. Mays hospital, Hoboken, from
q the effects OF a cat bite. Two weeks z
ago Miss Murphy was stroking the, FUR
of pet kitten at her home on Park ark
avenue, Hoboker, when the animal
bit the end of one of her fingers. IN q
few days the wound began to hurt her,
and her physician said blood poisoning
might be expected. Miss Murphy was
sent to ST. Mary's hospital, where the
disease developed rapidly. Despite.
the efforts IF the physicians the bite
proved fatal.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
GRAssHoPPERs ARE 4. PEST.
Insects Devastating Fields of VIII at

5Es .EIa - IN Nebraslka. "a q q
Omaha, July 81. Deputy United
States Marshal James Wailing. who
has returned from visit to Dawson
county, reports that grasshoppers are
devastating parts OF that county The
pests have come in such numbers as
to strip the growing corn of all blades,
leaving the stalks standing as though
swept by fire. They have commenced
upon the wheat in the shock and are
destroying hundreds Of bushels day.
Mr. Walling estimates he will get less
than ten bushels of corn from LOO
acres of irrigated land.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
uoyt insane

New York, July Is. Charles n.
Hoyt, the playwright and theatrical
manager, has been adjudged. insane at
Hartford, Conn, and taken TO a re-
treat there. His condition is critical.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
street car. Dynnnitess,

st. Louis, July 21.-Ffye cars of the
transit company were damaged during
the night by dynamite placed on the
tracks. Nobody was injured as far
as can be learned.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
PooR GIRL GETS MILLIONS.
Aunt of Miss Maggie Chr
mody OF Toledo Gives Her Money,

mody of Toledo Gives Her Money,
Stocks and Bonds.
TOLEDO, Ohio. July 31.-Missl Maggie
Carmody, the Toledo heiress to a large
fortune in Australia. is on her way to
New York to meet her aunt, Mrs. G. p.
F. Bradbury of Melbourne. Australia.
The two will sail for Paris to remain
a few weeks, after. which they will go
to Australia. Miss Carmody is a poor
girl, and has lived alone for some
time. Her aunt has made over to
her s2,000.00G in money, stocks and
bonds. and ss,oeo,ooO more will so to
Miss Carrnody on her aunt's death.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
| BLACK SOLDIERS HOSTILE.

nj embers of First West Indian Regi-
ment Treat Inhabitants Roughly.
Hamilton, Bermuda Islands, july 81.
Much Il uneasiness is prevailing
throughout the Bermuda islands oW-
ing to the hostility toward the inhabi-
tants displayed by the black soldiers
Of the First West India regiment. The
Behavior Of the regiment has been dis
creditable ever since their arrival
here. The men have entered different
shops and ordered and secured goods
and refused to pay for them. and
walked into private houses and in
.truded on social gatherings, using.
abusive language when demonstrated
with. ssI III
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
ESTES 6. RArH8oNE ARRESTED.

Late Director General of Pasts in
Cubs Charged with Several I'm
lawful Acts.
Havana, July 81 Estes G. Rathbones
recently director general of posts in
Cuba. was arrested Saturday on four
charges. These allege the unlawful
drawing Of two orders for s5Go e. en-,
paying his private coachman and
gardener from the postal finds, 8nd
drawing per diem allowance when not
entitled to do so. Mr.. Rathbone was;
held in bonds of s25, 0oo
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
Apns NO TnE pouBT.

Nothing 50 Indicate an Improvement
in the Chinese Situation.
Washington, July 2s. There were no
Developments yesterday to warrant the
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02

Amenial Loyothets, a Greek. died at
St. Mary's hospital, La Sale, H.. of
Injuries received by being run over
by the cars at Rutland.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
PLOT pEscovEREp.
Militnry officers In Conspiracy to
Murder Gov. Caceres.

" =
San Domingo. July 2S.-A plot to as.
sassd.ate the governor of Santiago
Ramon Caceres, has been discovered
and twenty-five Of the conspirators
have been imprisoned Several milf
tary officers are involved. The ac-
cused will be tried by court martial.
President Jiminez is visiting the In
terror. The country generally is quiet,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
WAR COUNCIL REoRGASrzEn.

which Also Reform Certain De-
partments.
Paris July So.-President Lonhet. on
a proposition from the minister CT wqr.
has just signed a series of important
DEGREES, reforming and recognizing
the superior council of war and cer-
tain departments of the war office.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-02
.HUMBERT is SHOT.
TTALY's MONARCH FouLLY AssAs-
sINATTD.

An Anarchist Fires Three Shots, One
Of Which Pierces the Kings
Heart, Resulting In His Death in
About nm Hour Cheers Of the
Multitude Were Ringing in King
Hnmherts Ear. when He Was
FouIIy struck Down Assassin
Wns with Great DifiicnIty Saved
From tl,e Fury Of the PopuIace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

gossa as he journeyed to the French
frontier, and his was the first, last
and only American back that the
Spanish saw in all that war. The
Spanish navy disappeared as Ships
that pass in the night" Columbus
bones have gone back TO Spain.
Mr.. Bryan now disapproves Of the
conduct of that war. So did the Span.
iards and Filipinos.
That the results of the war have
opened to us the dominion of the sea
and vast array of opportunities, is
evident to all. We long since had the
white man, the red man and the black
man; the big brown man of the Pa.
cific, who t'Irned the scale at Kan.
sas City, has been added to our prob
lens; the Spanish war gave us the lit
tie brown man of the brush in Luzon
That these people present an interest.
ing and difficult problem. no one will
dispute. No sooner had we freed
them from the thralldom of three
hundred years of Spanish oppression
than they attacked our troops and be,
gan to kill the men who had set them
free.
For more than year Aguinaldo,
the leader of the hostile forces, rep
resenting only a fraction of the popu.
lation of single one of the fourteen
hundred islands, made war upon our
soldiers. When Aguinaldo and his
followers were shooting our troops
from every convenient ambush certain
people in this country constantly
championed his cause and encourag-
ed him to continue in his work. Now
comes the Kansas City convention and
resolves that we must give notice of
our purpose to withdraw from these
islands and turn them over to the
kindly government of Aguinaldo and
then notify the world that we will
protect and maintain him in his gov
eminent, requiring that all other
hands should be kept off.
They would place in power the
man who slew Stotsenburg and Law
ton and then give notice to all man
kind that we would expend the blood
and treasure of the nation in main
tanning him there.
When Aguinaldo lays down his gun
we will talk to him-and not till then.
We will be ready to set up Aguinal-
90 and maintain him in power at the
expense of Uncle Sam. when we en-
dorse the. Boxers of China-and not
till then. We have learned in all our
past history that an army is the
strongest of all arguments. But the
Spanish war taught us that navy
was the most convincing. The
Strengthening and upholding of our
army and navy is denounced as mil
itarism, but the American people have
found our soldiers and sailors always
obedient to the laws and ready at all
times to maintain the civil arms of the
government in ensuring liberty to the
people and protecting that liberty
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

that the carpenters of it's opponents
had thrown into the scrap pile and
rejected.
The party that contents itself with
mere criticism and negation cannot
associate It's name with any of the
great events that mark human prog
ress.
Our party will win, if it continues
to deserve success.
1t is no longer necessary to discuss
the doctrines of protection at length
We can take the American people out
into the orchard and ask them if the
trees which produce such fruit were
not wisely planted. We argue not
from theories, but from results.
Our opponents say it is all luck
Good luck goes hand in hand with
good management.
We have watched with much inter.
est the proceedings leading up to the
Kansas City convention. On the an,
niversary of the birthday of George
Washington, Feb. %, 1890, the demo
critic national committee met In
Washington and resolved to show the
patriotism of their party by devoting
tle 4tn OIL July TO partisan uses. HaV.
ing chosen this date they inaugurated
the performance by reading the Dec.
laration of independence and ap.
pointing a committee to draw plat
form. The great money question was
discussed in two bearings and it was
proposed, first, to declare that the
party still adhered to what it had
said in 1896 about 16 to /, altho ev.
erything then said had been proved
to be false; or, second, to say it over
again in a new plank written up to
date. This great question, between
tweedledum and tweedledee, was
fought over with as much vigor as
tho the salvation of the country de
pended upon it; but Prince David, OF
Hawaii, advised Mr.. Wise, of Homo
lulu to vote for Mr.. Bryan's PROPOSE
ton, and this turned the scale and
the illogical and wild statement
about adopting an American system
of finance" with an enforced coinage
ratio of 16 to /, was again rewritten
polished up and put in it's place, not
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12
United States Communities
ton to the Powers is
Made Public.
DEFINES OUR POSITION.
This Government Will Protect Amer.
lean Life and Property-Wishesf for
che Continuance of Chinese
Integrity.

Washington, July 10.-The state de.
partment made public today the iden.
teal note which was recently deliver.
ed to the powers as defining the DO
sition of the United States respecting
the Chinese troubles. 1t follows:
Washington, July 8, Department OF
State
I'm this critical posture of affairs in
China it is deemed appropriate to. de-
fine the attitude of the United States
as far as present circumstances per-
NIT this to be done. We adhere to
the policy initiated by the United
States in 1857, peace with the Chinese
nation, the furtherance of lawful COM
merce, the protection of the lives and
property of our citizens by all means
guaranteed under the extra territor-
ial treaty rights and by the law of
nations. If wrong be done to our cit
liens, we propose to hold responsible
the authors to the uttermost accounta-
bility We regard the condition at
4 W,
| whereby the power and responsibility
practically devolves upon the local
provincial authorities. So long as
they are not in overt collision with
the rebellion and use their power to
protect foreign life and property, we
regard them as representing the Chin
csc people with whom we seek to re-
main in peace and friendship. The
purpose of the president is, as it has
been heretofore to act concurrently with
the other powers, first, Ill opening up
communication with Peking, and res
cuing the American officials, mission
aries and other Americans who are
in danger.
Secondly, In affording all possible
protection everywhere in China to
American life and property.
Thirdly, In guarding and protecting
all legitimate American interests
"Fourthly, in aiding to prevent the
spread of disorders to the other prov
inces and recurrence of such disasters.
1T is, of course, too early to forecast
the means of attaining the last result,
but the policy of the government is
| to seek solution which may bring
about permanent safety and peace to
China and preserve Chinese territor-
ial and administrative entity, protect
all rights guaranteed to the friendly
powers by treaty and international
law and safeguard for the world the
principle of equal and impartial trade
with all parts of the Chinese empire"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

pie of the United States are in any
humor to hear the "crime of 1872
and the sacred ratio of 16 to 1" dis.
cussed this year. In republican con-
vention at least will not take time
to make any argument on the subject.
1t was originally based on a great
variety of assumptions and assertions,
and many good and worthy men were
frightened at the noise made by the
adherents of this dogma. An ounce
of silver it was claimed was the same
in value and would always purchase
the same amount of human labor.
The same implicit faith was accorded
to this assertion as to the statement
of Mrs. Darlington that she always
paid the same price for a half dol.
lars worth of sugar. But from the
time that wheat and silver parted com.
pany the fabric built up by the fabri.
Gators of 1896, began to crumble about
their ears, and our opponents are now
chiefly concerned about the best meth.
cd Of letting go of it. Having ceased
to be paramount issue" it will next
cease to be an issue at all.
What has become Of the crown OF
IHornS upon the DrOW Oh LABOR! La
Dor is too busy to take time to be cru.
Gifted on a cross of gold. The people
are too busy with facts to be caught
with cheap chaff of metaphors and
theories.
The war with Spain and it's conse.
quences have given rise to new con
ditions and responsibilities, and all
these things are eagerly caught at in
the search for a winning issue. The
gentlemen who now ask US to turn tail
to all the burdens and responsibilities
entailed by that war, were the loudest
in their demands that the administra.
ton should enter upon the contest
without even waiting for the neces.
sary preparation for hostilities.
Had Mckinley abandoned the is,
lands which fell into our hands, they
would have been the first to denounce
the abandonment as cowardly pol
troonery.
The war was short and glorious
Our minister, General Woodford, was
stoned by the Spanish mob at Sara
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

Washington, July The comptrol-
Ter of the currency has approved the
First National bank of Chicago as a re-
serve agent for the First National bank
of Sioux City.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

at the head of the procession as ir
1896, but little the worse for the
wear, it was given a place at the tai
of the train. The headlight of 1896
was put on behind. Without Hawaii
16 to would not have received dt
rect endorsement from the commit
tee on resolutions.
Expansion was next christeneG
imperialism" the republican party
was denounced as favoring an EN-
pire, and this question was declared
the paramount issue of the campaign
Having adopted this platform, they
then started out on body snatchins
expedition and dug up Adlai E.. Ste
|venson out of the wreck of 1896, and
chained him to the triumphal chariot
of Col. Bryan and the work was com
plete.
They expect a grateful country tc
reward this performance by endors
ing the work of this convention as q
second declaration of independence
A disgusted people will simply de
nounce them as bad lot of Fourth
of Juliars.
AS was expected the trusts came il
for a full share of the denunciatior
of the platform. 1t was a hot time
this Fourth of July at Kansas City
but with Van Wyck, of the New York
ice trust, sitting in the committee or
resolutions, and framing an indict
ment against the tariff as the moth
er of trusts" it would seem that the
temperature ought to have cooled
down considerably. This frozen mo
nopoly did not find it necessary tc
call for assistance upon any tariff
laws, but demonstrated the fact that
the trust, either hot or cold, is not
among it's enemies when in attend
ance upon the meetings of a national
democratic convention.
And these Fourth of July romano
ers again drew upon the resources Of
the most fertile imaginations when
they put in the platform the self
evidently false and exploded charge
that the sugar and tobacco trusts, af
ter buying nearly all the sugar and
tobacco in Porto Rico, induced the
republican party to put tax on their
heavy stocks and turned the pro
ceeds of the tax over to the govern
ment of the island for use in its
schools and local affairs. This charge
self-refuting as it is, was grayely in
serted in the platform for use in the
coming campaign. Just why the sug
ar and tobacco trusts would thus
want to have tax levied upon their
property the builders of the platform
did not condescend to say, 1t was
simply a part of their work as Fourth
of Juliars. But the country will no,
be deceived by this declaration of a
political trust which has entered in
to combination for the purpose OF
securing place and power.
/ doubt very much whether the PEG,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12
Chairman Weaver in Des Moines.

Des Moines, July 11.-Chairman
Weaver will be here all the week
consulting with prominent republi
cans who come here to see him, and
making active preparations for cam
paign work. The poll books are be
ing distributed among the workers
and the preliminary canvass has com
menced in earnest. Various other &C
tivities projected by Chairman Weav
er are well under way. He says he
is we'll satisfied with the progress
that is being made on the Auditori
UNI, and feels confident that it will
be ready for the convention the frs,
of August. Several leading republi
cans arrived yesterday to consult
with Mr.. Weaver.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12
Dick Chosen Chairman.

Columbus, July 10.-The republi.
can state central committee met here
today and chose an executive commit.
tee with General Chas. Dick as chair.
man. This is taken to settle the re,
tirement of Dick as secretary Of the
national republican executive com,
mittee. 1t is understood to be i'll ac,
cordance with McKinley's wish.