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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03
rl-BLIsIIEp EVERY THURSDAY. .


"a Republican County Convention
" will be held at the court house in the
I Village Of Bemidii, Minnesota, on
the 9th day OF May, 1900. for the pur-
pose Of electing six 8 ldeleg ates TO the
state convention to be held at the ok OK.
position building in thecity Of Mime
\ apolis. Wednesday the 10th day Of
MAY, 1900, at IL o'clock nj, for the
election Of delegates and alternates at
large to the National convention, and
the election Of Presidential electors.
And also to elect six (6l delegates TO
the Republican Congressional district
of Minnesota to be held at the city Of
Duluth on the 18th day OF May, 1900,
at IL o'clock in the forenoon; for the
purpose Of placing Ia nomination g
Republican candidate for member 81
Congress for the Sixth Congressional
district OF Minnesota.
Also to select Two IN delegates and
two I'll alternates TO represent the re-
publican electors Of said district at
the National Republican conyen-
ton, to be held at the city ct Phila-
delphia, Oh June 10, 1900.
Also to elect two I'll delegates and
two III alternates TO the Republican
judicial convention which meets ats
Aitkin, MINI, on Monday, May IL,
1900, to place id nomination candi- \
date for district judge TOR the
Fifteenth Judicial district, and to DO
all other business properly before the
convention.
All the primary elections IL each
election district in the county Of
Beltrami, Minnesota, to be held on
the 18th day Of May, 1900, between the
hours of Q and o'clock in the after
noon, to elect delegates TO the county
convention, each election district and
each organized township Is entitled
to three delegate to attend said
county convention.
,. IF. NYGAARD,
H. al. LANGoRD, Chairman.
Secretary.
. ADoLpH PETERSON,
q. A. NERHUs,
AL. B. ] johnson,
a Committee.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03
$3.50. 90 ALL E,XPEN SEES $3.50. 600
FROM DULUTH 10 PARIS ~
ND RETURN

A IS a ay trip leaving Duluth, even-
ing Of June IA, arr. We at Montreal
June 16, s a. n. Sail on A Han line
steamer Partisan, 8 a. M, same day
joining party managed by Thos. Cock
IS Son. Five days each il London
and Paris. Fare includes all travel
ing expenses. First class ocean pas
sage. Carriage drives, for sight see
ing. An extra week in Paris S25 adj
ditional. For further particulars APP
ply to Duluth, South Shore 4 Atlantic
Ry. 7. FL. Larke, Asst. Gen. Pass.
Agt., Duluth.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03

With brass band, increased boat
ing facilities and 8 first-class hotel,
sBemidii will this year outshine it's
past splendors as a summer. and ex-
cursion center.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03

The people Bem will Be contented with the school
the best the state The promoters Of The idea
making this independent school district working with this
view elections which have been held have
there practically opposition TO the plan The first
election be above legal another eec
held Friday night to satisfy All doubts II VI Hest vas
chosen the meeting and n A Brown secretary The
the independent school district and
two against.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03
Republican judicial Convention,
18th judicial District.

A Republican Judicial Convention
Tor the 18th Judicial District ia the
State Of Minnesota will be held on
Monday, May 18th, "a !. p. 1900 at B o'-
clock B. III. at the Court House in the
village Of Aitkin, for the purpose ut
placing Id nomination y Republic
cand idate for Judge for said distr let
The various counties are entitled to
the following number Of delega tes::
Aitkin Beltrami 2, 81
Cass Grow Wing 3,
Hubbard 2, Itasca
Total number Of delegates ~.
The above number Of delegates is
according to apportionment fixed BY
the Republican Judicial committees ct
said 18th Judicial District, same being
one delegate for each 25O votes Of
d major fraction thereof cast for Nc
Kinley in 1896, and one delegate at
large for each county
All county conventions In the dis
trict for the election Of delegates 70
attend this judicial convention shall
be held on Wednesday, May orb, A.
ID. 1900.
BY order Of the Republican Judici,
81 Committee Of said 18th Judicial
District, Minnesota.
B. f. WRIGHT, Chair q.
r.. IA. " ANDERPooL Sec.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03

Mark Hanna has refused to be elect-
ed d delegate to the Philadelphia con-
vention, which signifies that he don Y
want tho Guardianship A the republic
can committee this campaign. This
would be d hard blowto the democrats
who use his name as q dumping
ground for bile and abuse. 5S
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03

The persistency with which Mr..
Bryan clings to the free silver heresy
is one Of the wonders Of the age. We
can trace d resemblance between him
and the little boy who refused to quit
smoking the cigar which was making
him deadly sick he had paid for
III gAH5 No D
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03
Monday Evening,
May 9TH, the Popular and
Talented Actor
md his Big Company will commence a one-R
weeks engagement at the City Opera
House.--The biggest and best Stock COM
pany now touring in the Northwest. No adj
vance in Prices, s. IS and IS cents.

OF "a people and carrying
will City Opera House
Monday May in repertoire Of
interspersed with hghass
Bemidii but could
the smaess OF the stage
of the TACT
Bid the piest houses il
May
playing OF packed houses The
sToo Much Johnson
snuggers Pasian c Popular Prices
will prevail will sale in due time at Mayo
the road tor and has
Winnipeg Grand Forks and Crooks
emd stamped with the seal Of public approval and the
everywhere he has played
from local
patrons, Remember fhe date, week
Monday May 4. W
Monday night accompanied BY lad Or
GENT at the advance sale before 81
o'clock p IN opening Monday, May &
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-03

The farmers who are attempting toi
organize d wheat TRUST to boom the
price, ought to elect Joe Letter as5
president.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
OUTSIDE THE souTH GATE OF r1EN,Ts1N.

harbor. It was not until on June % that
the allies were able to reach Tien-tsin,
and only then after a severe engagement
with the Chinese troops. Admiral Sey-
mour's force, was then reported to be
within ten miles of Ticn-tsin, and it was
asserted by Chinese officials that the min
listers, legation attaches, and all foreign
residents were with him. This report,
unhappily, proved false.
A courier succeeded in reaching the al
lied camp at T'ien-tsin with the news that
Admiral Seymour's force was surrounded
ten miles outside Of the city and hard
pressed. A force was promptly sent to
his relief. and on June 26 the Seymour
column was brought back to Tien-tsin.
It had been fighting continuously for if-
teen days and lost many men in killed
and wounded.
On June LIS the most circumstantial de-
tails of the murder Of Baron Won Ketteler,
the German minister, were received at
Shanghai. Il transpired that the German
minister was murdered on June ID In
practically the manner described by the
Chinese oficials three days before.
The powers used the utmost dispatch in
gathering an army to march ON Pekin.
The United States rent the Ninth regi-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24

letter had been received from Sir Claude
Macdonald, dated at Pekin July 4. and
appealing for speedy relief. Sir Claude
Macdonald said the garrison was unequal
to the task Of holding out many days and
that already forty-four had been killed
ind double that number wounded.
On July 25 the Navy Department re-
ceivcd from Captain Thomas, command
ing the cruiser Brooklyn at Chefoo. q
message from Minister Conger dated July
q. saying:
Been besieged two weeks, British le-
CATION. Grave danger general massacre
by Chinese soldiers, who are Smelling legn-
ton daily. Relief soon il at all. City
without government except by Chinese
army. Determined to massacre all for.
eigners Pekin. Entry relief forces into
city probably hotly contested"
From this date messages were received
at frequent intervals from several for.
cisn ministers. One was received in Ion.
don on July 80 from Sir Claude Macton.
aid, stating that the European forces in
Pekin had repulsed the attacks Of the
Chinese troops from June 20 to July 10,
but on the latter date an armistice had
been declared. This message was dated
ut Pekin. July Fl. On the same date
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
NINE LIVES LOST.
Terrible Collision on the Grand Ranids
and Indiana Railroad.

The most terrible wreck in the history
Of Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
occurred about 5 a. III. Wednesday at
Pierson, twenty-nine miles north of
Grand Rapids. The north-bound north
land express colliied head-on with pas
senser train No. =. Nine lives We're lost
and many passengers were injured. some
severely. Both engines aud the baggage
cars We're demolished.
When the trains met day was inst
dawning and the fog was so thick that
the engineers could not see more than
100 yards ahead. The trains were to have
passed at Sand Lake, two miles south of
Picrson. No. . was evidently late, and
was trying to make the siding at Pierson.
The northland express had the right of
way and was scurrying along at nearly
full speed. Either the engineers blundcr-
ed in their orders or were unable to see
signals on account of the fog
The engineers and tiremen %Sof both
trains were reported killed. as we'll as
five other persons. The express train
was made up largely of Pullman cars and
was the finest train on the road. 1t car
ried the Grand Rapids coach, Il day
coach, several sleepers from Cincinnati
and the South, a buffet-brcakfast car and
the baggage cars.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
HIS SHARE.

The Property of Protection Timsq
Has Rcnefitted Even MIR. Bryan.
Even Mr.. Bryan's mendacious nerve
was not equal to making the statement
that the Democratic party would be
satisfied to take only the votes of those
who bud no taste of the prosperity OF
the Mckinley and protection admins
tration. That would mean to turn
over all the voters of the country to the
Republican party. No; what the Ne
braska leader said was, that he would
be satisfied with the votes of all those
who a not had their share" of our
present national prosperity. Mr.. Bry-
an has the demagogue's unerring
knowledge of how to catch unthinking
men No matter how prosperous some
mel are, they " think that they
have their share OF things OF, by any
means, get what they deserve. These
are the men whom Bryan hopes to
catch. If he had said that he was will
ing that every man who had been pros-
porous during the last four years
should vote for Mckinley, he would
have had to vote that way himself
along with every one else. For protec-
ton prosperity seems to have touched
even the Boy Orator himself. Mr..
Brynn's personal property, according
to his OWL report, made up for the tax
assessor, has increased in value during
the last four years from a few hum
dreds to than four thousand doll
lars. Bryan will, nevertheless, with-
out doubt, vote for himself, probablE
ON the basis that this increase does not
represent his share of Mckinley PROS
perity. Those of his fellow country
men Who think of his false predictions:
his unsound theories and his general
lack OF balance and steadiness, and
who are at a loss t o discover any SER
vices worthy of recompense which
have been performed for the world by
Mr.. Bryan during the last four years,
will probably think otherwise.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHURCH AND CLERGY. ;

Theodore Roosevelt belongs to the
Dutch Reformed Church.
The Catholic Truth Society in England
has restored the tomb of Cardinal Pole.
The directors of the Michigan Advocate
tlcthodist) have declared IL dividend to
the conferences of S4,5GO.
Rabbi Max Heller OF New Orleans has
started Il museum for the collection and
preservation of articles used in ancient
Jewish worship.
Under the leadership of Rabbi III. l..
Mayer. the Jewish charity organizations
of Kansas City are to be federated and
u home for the aged erected.
A chapel is to be erected in Leicester.
England, as Il memorial to the Rev. Rob
ert Hall, who VAS pastor of the Harvey
Lane Chapel from 1907 to 1896. 1t will
cost about $5I5,O0O.
Sister Mary Joseph. one of the founders
Of the Order of the Incarnate Word, died
recently at Galveston. Texas. She was
IAcine Roussin. and entered the convent
ut Lyons, France. thirty-four years ago.
The Rev. j. NJ. Rodwell. who has died
in England at the age of 95, was a distin-
guished Orientalist. He translated the
Koran forty years ago. arranging the
Suras in chronological order. He also
published TRANSACTIONS Of the Book of Job
and Of Isaiah.
The total receipts of the Methodist
Foreign Missionary Society for the last
year were $1,376.3399.O7, which is the
largest mount ever paid into the tfeas-
ury in one year.
A Benedictine priest at Maria Stein,
Switzerland. was recently elected a dep
uty to the Grand Council of the Canton
OF Solcurc. 1t is the first time a monk
became a member of that assembly.
The Rev. DIR. Joseph Parker Of London
Is the author Of over forty volumes of
sermons, novels and essays. and now that
he is past 20 years Of age he is writing .
book fitted especially for misisters
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24

measures. The commanders of the Chin
csc forts ut Taku seemed to be preparing
for hostilities, aad on June IL, after a
council of war, an ultimatuln demanded
the surrender of the Notifications. In
reply to the ultimatum the Chinese OMEN
ed fire on the allied fleet. An engagement
followed, in Which the United States war
ships took no part. The forts were final
~ captured after n severe struggle, in
which the allies suffered heavily.
The Taku forts no longer II menace, the
allies began the march on Tien-tsin. Rus
STA and Japan landed troops, and marines
were added from all the warsiips in the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
The Case of Porto Rico.

Under that law which, it is said, has
doomed Porto Ricans to poverty
and distress the trade of Porto Rico is
increasing, and as Il necessary conse-
quence the condition of the people is
improving. At the same time they are
paying no taxes whatever. There are a
great many Americans who will see in
this temporary exemption from taxa
ton an evidence of 'magnanimity,"
and not as the Democrats say of the alb.
sence of it.-Chicago Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24

The siege of the foreigners in the Brit
tsh legation ut Pckin practically began
on June 10. For months before that date
the Boxers had btcn persistent in theil.
attacks on foreign missionaries in Pc
Chilli and Shan-Tung provinces. In Pc
Kin the anti-foreign element was daily
growing holder.
The diplomatic corps met in Pekin on
May 2G and unanimously decided that the
failure of the Tsung-li-Yamen to reply to
the joint note of May 20 made the pres
'ence of guards for the legations impern-
tive, and they were summoned ten days
later.
The international guards were landed
at Taku on May 20, and on May 81 they
left Tien-tsin by special train for Pckin.
by this time the whole of Pe-Chi-Li
province was in a flame of rcvoit against
the foreigners. The city of Pekin was
the storm center. Missionaries were MUIR
dered throughout the province, mission
stations We're burned, and the refugees
attacked. The Chinese troops were sent
against the Boxer mohs, but the gener-
ais were punished for c%ndeavoring to
suppress them. The railroad from ITEM
tsin was destroyed in several places. The
Empress Downger gave every evidence OF
being i'll sympathy with the anti.forcign
crusade.
The powers. alarmed ut the situation,
landed several thousand marines ut Taku.
1t was deemed expedient to increase the
legation guards in Pcliin and OH June 10
Il force of 1900 marines under Vice
Admiral Seymour left Tien-tsin for the
Chinese capital in i've special trains. The
following day n second detachment start
ed. bringing the strength of the expcdi-
ton up to 2,044 men. divided as follows:
British ........1 ,030I Americans ...... 1O4
Russian 100000. 415tJapanese ........ 80
French 100000. 12SlItalians ........ 40
Admiral Seymour's force never reached
Pekin. After it left Ticn-tsin it practi-
cally was swallowed up i'll the mystery
of the interior. On June IL it was known
to have reached I4ang-Fang. half way to
the capital. Here the railroad had to be
abandoned and IL battle fought i'll which
the Chinese We're defeated. But after
June III no word came from Admiral
Seymour. Alarmed mt the possibility of
the little international force being wiped
out. the admirals i'll command of the al
lied fleet at Taku resolved on heroic
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
What lie Mould do.

1t is noticeable that Bryan never
speaks of free trade now, yet he was
second to Wilson in the work of getting
the law passed which caused so much
suffering to the working people of the
United States. But he has neye,
changed his views, and should he ever
get into power he would do all in his
power to take away the protection to
American industries.-Grand Island
(Neb.) Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24

Grand Total ............ $40. 1a0, $50. IS
In addition to the specific %appropria-
ti@ls made, contracts are authorized to
be entered into for an increase of the
naval establishment and for various pub
lie works throughout the country requir-
ing future appropriations by Congress in
the aggregate sum of $5S.44O,374. These
contracts cover Two new battleships, three
armolc cruisers, three protected cruisers
and five submarine boats, to cast. includ-
ing armor and. armament, $43,19 ,O94;
increased cost OF two dry docks, construc-
ton of two additional dry docks and for
permanent Improvement and enlarge
ment of certain navy yards and the naval
academy, S9.S4O.2SO; public buildings
heretofore authorized in various cities, in
Guiding the new government printing Of
hcc, lighthouses and tenders and for the
extension of the government hospital for
the insane, 81, 1ti,5OO, and for school
buildings and sewers in the District of
Columbia, $3.50, 800.
A comparison of the total appropria-
tons of the first session of the Fifty-sivth
Congress for %1!O1-$7fO. 100, SG2. SS-witA
those of the last session of the Fifty
fifth Congress for 190O-$674, 9S1 ,O22 90
shows an increase of 1876. 1853, S4O.59. OF
this amount appropriations for the army
show an increase of $333 S9,S91.49 forth
fications, $2,47733,736; the navey, $17,O4O,-
947!O9; the postal service, %$S,O24,1OO;
sundry civil expenses, chiefly river and
harbor contract work and for the census.
$l6.9S3.9S4.59; the Indian, agricultural,
diplomatic and other branches of the SER
vice, 2 ,Gi4, 900. 81, and permanent appro-
priations. including interest and sinking
fund for the publie debt. $%4,O34,OOO. On
the other hand there appeared reductions
Of $15,531,S4 because of the passage
Of no regular river and harbor act, So
3~l7,5S1.G5 in Deficiencies and SPADE
2SS.9O in miscellaneous appropriations.
making a net increase as above stated of
$50. 1G9, S4O.59.
The total amount of contracts author
lied, in addition to the appropriations
made, is S1S.6O6.0O0.1 ID less than was a,-
thorized ut the last session Of the previous
Congress-.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24

killed, seventy wounded and abandoning
IL threc-inch rifle and a Colt gum.
Two days later, on June 23, Maj. Wal
Ter, with 100 American marines and two
companies of British marines. marched
on Tien-tsin. supported by 800 additional
British marines and 800 Welsh Fusileci~.
A second column made up of Russian
and German troops followed. III the on.
gagcnent which followed the allies were
driven back.
Attacking the Walled City.
On July . Gen. Dorward (British),
commanding $50 British. 400 Russians
and 100 American marines, with Gen.
Tukushung and 1000 japanese soldiers,
captured the Chinese position southwest
of the city, killing $50 and capturing foul
guns. Gen. Dorward reported to the
British war office that the holors Of tie
day rested with the Americans and Jap.
anese.
There was three hours of sharp fight
ing on July IL, the allies losing 100 kill
ed and wounded, without gaining any de-
cided advantage.
The Ninth regiment arrived from Ma
Mia on July II and was Immediately sent
to the front. Two days later came the
severest engagement SO far in the cam
paign. The allies attacked the native
walled city of Tien-tsin and were re-
pulsed after an all-day battle. The Ninth
regiment suffered severely, its command
or, Col. Liscum, being killed, together
with eighteen of his men. Scventy-fve
men of the Ninth were wounded.
The following day, however, the plan
originally agreed upon was carried out.
The japanese engineers CALAMITY made a
breach in the walls Of the native city
and it was carried by storm, the shat.
tered Ninth regiment being one of the
first to enter the town. On the night of
the 14th Chinese rcneGades burned the
larger part of the city and the stores and
houses were %plundered.
After the capture of the walled city of
Tien-tsin the Chinese fell back in the
direction of Pekin and a long delay en-
sued. The allies waited for REINFORCE
nlents, gathered supplies, and organized
the transport necessary for the final ad.
ance on the Chinese capital.
On Aug. 8, however, the advance he
gan and the progress was rapid. Two
days later the allies, 10000 strong. at.
tackled the Chinese at Pei-tsang. In the
severe engagement which followed the
allies were victorious, at a cost of 1900
men killed and wounded.
On Aug. z the march was resumed and
Yang-tsun, eighteen miles from Ten-tsin,
captured, the allies losing 700 men. sixty
Of whom were Americans.
On Aug. 8 the allied army reached Nan.
Tsi-Nin. where. after a brief fight, the
Chinese fed.
Aug. 10 Gen. Chahee reported the ar
rival at Ho-Si-Wu, half way to Pekin,
and the following day the allied army
al at Matow, twenty miles from the
capital. The rest Of the distance WA
covered without opposition.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
The Apostle of Despair.

The American people are not in the
humor to elect as their President a man
whose gospel is that of despair. They
look on the bright and not on the dark
side of life. They make UP a nation
that is fair and generous and has faith
and hope and courage. And just at this
time, when there is growing content
ment on all sides and the future Is so
full of promise, they are not going to
bestow their highest gift upon n profess
sional preacher of discomfort who for
four long years has done nothing but
talk misfortune, howl about mistakes
and whine for a new administration
with himself at the head of it. The peo-
pie are heartily sick of Mr.. Bryan and
his chronic growing. They have wear
led Of his TRADES and fault finding.
With his worn-out tale of woe he has
become little better than a nuisance.
His personality has little attraction for
the people who elect Presidents.-Seat-
tie Post-Intelligencer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-24
En.A md Wat

The East tells the Democratic party
that 1t must drop free silver IL 1t hopes
to win, and from the West comes the
eloquent rebuke Of Oregon against anti
expansion. 1t were better for Bryan
to be between the devil and the deep
ssa-Sprngdsld (Mass.l Union.