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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

With a market basket filled with
pieces OF bank and treasury notes, an
old woman, who said she lived In
Camden, appeared at the sub-treasury
In washington recently, and said she
wanted the bits of money redeemed.
1t required only hasty examination
for the officials to determine that the
pieces of notes were all from the edges
and corners of bills of various denomi-
nations. The woman refused to say
how she became possessed OF the
pieces, and was bluntly told that the
government would allow her nothing
for the remnants OF money, because it
was plainly evident that the pieces
were all clipped from whole notes.
The officials found that though there
were. corners and edges Of all kinds Of
notes, there was not a piece of a center
in the entire collection. There were
enough bits, however. to equal hum
dred notes in size, and Judging from
the paper and style Of notes, it had
required about 20 years to collect the
pieces.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
russo AMERICAN PROPOSALS
Subject the Unity of the Powers to
n Dangerous Test.

Subject the Unity of the Powers to
a Dangerous Test.
London, Sept. 2. In the absence Of
further news from China the. papers
are again filed with discussions of the
Russo American proposals, which so
far as may be gathered from the rep
reservations of opinions In the various
European capitals, are calculated TO
subject the unity OF the allies to an
exceedingly severe and dangerous test.
In Germany, especially, these proposals
are SO Numerically opposed to EN-
peror Williams policy that they have
produced something like conservation.
AS the Daily News editorially remarks,
Count Won Waldersee was assuredly
not sent to assist in restoring the en-
press dowager.
1t is recognized on all sides that
Germany's decision is the pivot of the
matter. Emperor William intended,
by dispatching Count Won Waldersee,
to have the master hand in the Chinese
settlement. Russia has taken the
wind out of that officers sails and Is
now posing as the friend and protector
of China. The morning papers express
the greatest suspicion of the intentions
OF Russia. The Times editorial fairly
represents the opinion of all. saying.
1.-THE advantages of Russia's policy are
not manifest and it is very doubtful
whether it will recommend itself to
powers like England and Germany that
have large commercial interests in the
establishment of stable and pro-
gressive government to replace the re-
dictionary clique which has impeded
all progress and development in China
in recent years. Negotiations with
Ii Hung Chang would be continue
ton of government crimes and the
throwing away of all the advantages
gained by the occupation of Picking.
Much mischief may already have been
done by the hesitation to enter the for
hidden city. To withdraw from Peking
would be interpreted as proving not
only that the allies are towards. but
that they are hopelessly divided. 1t
may be that some of the powers may
withdraw, but that does not imply that
others are bound to leave Peking and
acq1iesce in the restoration of a gov
eminent guilty of a gross International
, crime
Captured by Russians.
Gen. Rennenkampf, according to the
st. Petersburg correspondent of the
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Gold Medsl Awarded Walter Baker y CO.
Paris, Aug. 20. The judges at the
Paris Exposition have just awarded q
gold medal to Walter Baker & Co.,
Ltd, Dorchester, Mass, y. s. A.. for
their preparations Of cocoa and choco-
late. This famous company. now the
largest manufacturers of cocoa and
chocolate in the world, have received
the highest awards from the great In
ternational and other expositions IN
Europe and America This is the
third award from Paris Exposition.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
SKELETON MYSTERY.

Discovery Of Homes Leads to Snr-5
misses Of Tragedy Of Years Ago.
La Crosse, Wis, Sept. i. A deep
mystery surrounds the finding Of three
skeletons at Bell Center, a small town
in the Kickapoo valley. They We're
found while tearing down a house
which is about forty years old. No one
seems to be able to give any light ON
the mystery, but the prevailing opinion
is that the skeletons are those Of three
persons who We're murdered a long
time ago, old residents having ON a
slight remembrance Of the affair. The
bones are well preserved. An irvesti-i
CATION by the authorities will follow.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
BREWERS COMBINE.

In Crosse Plants to BE Merged I'm.
der One MANAGEMENT
La Crosse, Wis, Sept. A scheme
will materialize In q few days to COM
bine all hut the largest OF the local
OF the local breWerles, closing all oth-
.ers owned by the companies involved.
The combine will involve the G. He'll
man Brewing company; G. & j. Michel
Brewing company: F. Bartl Brewing
company and zeisler & Son. The John
Gund Brewing company, who recently
built a fine plant, will not enter the
combination. The papers are now be-
ing drawn up by attorneys to COM
pllete the deal. "
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Degvg OF the D0pfbQpQgf
EXPRESS ROBRERY.

officers In the DnrIS Nv Suspents Ar
rested and Released.
Larimore, N. D., Aug. 81. ~ A bold
robbery occurred here early yesterday
morning Two masked robbers en-
tered the Great Northern express Of
flee and, at the point of a gun. COM
PEELED Express Agent Harry Nelson to
open the safe. They took one shot at
him, which passed through the wall
BY the light OF matches the express
man opened the safe and the robbers
secured about sos. 1T is thought the
outlaws escaFed on the morning train.
officers are In pursuit. The entire
matter is involved in mystery.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
HEAVY DAMAGE.

Western Manitoba storm-Swcpt--One
Killed and Many Injured
Brandon, Mimi, Aug. !. Western
Manitoba and the territories have been
swept by a storm which has Heavily,
damaged crops and property. a child
was killed at Wapella, N. w. r.. and
many were injured at Pipestone ana
Virden. Crops are generally damaged.
Telegraphic communication has been
cut off. There was no damage of mos
ment here.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Germany's expectation of raw sugar
has always exceeded that of any other
European country. In the expectation
of refined sugar, however, 1t was third
down to 1sS1-S2 In the eleven years
which have elapsed since 1889 Ger
many's expectation Of raw sugar has
increased from 349,31O metric tons to
1881 metric tons, the amount being
largest in 1897 (6S1,516 metric tons),
when the United States took 367 .301
metric tons before July "a, the date on
which the new customs tariff went
into force.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
WHITES AND BLACKS CLASH.

Street Laborers ON the Verge of q
Row Mt In Crosse.
La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 2. - Lack OF
harmony between white and colored
laborers on the paving work brought
on a quarrel and threatened assault,
and this was followed by a strike Of
all the white men working directly
with negroes. The contractor was
asked to discharge the negroes, which
he refused to do, saying the negro
ought to have killed the man WHO
provoked him. This is not well re-
sceived by the other white laborers and
the matter is in rather precarious
state. s "
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Such thing as a house to house
canvass, and an enumeration, however
meager in actual detail, has never
been known throughout China. TO at
tempt 1t would straightway cause frou-
BILE, every Chinaman thinking it new
scheme to extort money, and conduct
ing himself accordingly. Some outside
authorities estimate the population Of
the empire as high as 10000, 0O0-oth-
ers as low as 3OO.0o0.0O0. Between
these totals may, or may not, be fairly
correct.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
FLoUR-MAKING.

Minneapolis Mills Turn Ont an EnOr-
nous Amount of the STAFF of Life.
Minneapolis. Sept. The local -four
mills produced during the twelve
months just ended an amount of flour
which, while not yet definitely known,
is known to be substantial increase
on the output Of the previous year.
There is no doubt that 14,500,000 bar
rels Of flour have been manufactured.
It is entirely probable that the amount
will be higher than that.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
/ MYsTERIoUs FIRE.
freaks Up a Barn Dance at Eimn

Breaks Up a Harm Dance at EImn,
Iowa.
Eimas Iowa. Aug. 31-Mr Benedict,
a farmer living a mile north of Lour-s
des. rendered the young people of that
vicinity a barn dance and while the
festivities We're at their height the
barn caught FIRE mysteriously and was
burned to the ground with It's contents:
consisting of 5 head Of horses, calves
and 40 tons Of hay. Two stacks Of
wheat. Of rye and OF oats which
were in the barnyard, were also con-
sun1ed. The insurance on the barn
was $500 and on the stock the same.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
RAILROAD Ordered Sold.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 81. = In the
United States court yesterday Judge
Hanford made an order directing the
sale Of the Tacoma & Columbia River
railway to be made after advertising
thirty days. The upset price is $1,000.
The claims aggregate about s520,0oo.
Twelve miles Of road is being operated.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
MISTER YIN DYNAMITE.
Unknown Persons. Lays the F0unda
ton for Great LOss. E

Unknown Persons Lays the Founda-
tfon for Great Loss.
Kendall, Wis, Sept. Am unknown
person forced an entrance into Exams,
barber shop and placed two bombs,
wrapped in newspapers, there. The
papers Were set on fire and were COM,
sunled, which ignited the fuses Of the
bombs. but for some reason they did
not reach the explosives inside. When
the. bombs We're found the people
thought it was a hoax, but concluded
to test the matter. One of the pieces
of, pipe was placed in a box which was
carried into an open field. When the
bomb became heated it exploded with
terrific effect, tearing the box to
pieces. The other bomb is carefully
preserved and 1t will be used as vi
dence If the perpetrators can be To-.
Gated. 1T is now believed that there
was a plot to destroy a portion Of the
village.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
FOUND a PoT OF GOLD.

Twelve Double Eagles Discovered
in mn Old CelInr. M
Clinton, Iowa, Sept. Capt. Zach
G.. S,iter, a. well known Mississippi
river man, while digging for fish
worms In his cellar In lie Clair llrl-
earthed All iron pot which contained
twelve double gold eagles and two
pieces OF silver. The silver coins bear
dates of 1910 ana 1918 The latest geld
piece was dated 1850. The people Of
LIE Clair are trying to solve the mys-
terry as to who placed the money in
the cellar.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
sHIRr WAIST SUSTAINED.

Railroad Company Says III IL "Dc-
cent? Garment for Male PasseM.
gers.
Knoxville. Tenn, Sept. "a woman
passenger on Southern railway train
having complained that q man wore o
shirt waist without his coat in q ladies'
coach, the matter was referred to the
legal department OF the road. The de-,
partment has sustained an opinion
holding that so long as a man is de-
Gently dressed, whether he has on his
coat or not. his appearance cannot be
offensive to any sensible person
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

BY continuing Lord strathcona's
peerage. to his daughter Queen Vic
toria has again shown her desire to
honor her own sex and once more in
the person Of Q Canadian woman. Il
may BE remembered that Oil Gle death.
Of the late Sir John Macdonald, the
peerage which bad been Intended to re-
ward his services as premier OF Can
ada was conferred on his wife, who
was made Baroness Macdonald Of;
Earnscliffe, In her own right.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
rrnnchise TI,reatened.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 2.-The mayor
Of this city has served formal notice
on the Aberdeen Gas and Electric
Light company that it has failed to
provide lights for the city as required
under their franchise and that at the
expiration OF ten days the question Of
forfeiture will come up for considera-
ton
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
WANTED IN AMERICA.

Chinese OmcfaI Who Theoretically
Suppresses Yellow journalism
Hongkong, Sept. 1.-THE acting vice
roy Of Canton has suppressed all the
native newspapers on the ground that
they have been publishing false news
detrimental to the interest of peace.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Many Miners Loae Jobs.

Florence, Wis, Sept. 2. The Flor
ence iron mine, employing $50 men.
has ben closed down; the Tilden mine
at Bessemer lets out 100 and the Pabst
at Ironwood about 40. Other reduc-
tons have recently been made. cutting
the force of the Michigan iron men
about 1000 from the figures last spring.
Ironwood has 1850 more men employed
in the copper mines than last years.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

According to a medical authority
there is now in the United States one
physician to every six hundred people
proportionately twice as many as IN
Great Britain, four times as many as
France has, five times as many as Ger
many has and six times as many as
italy has. z. -.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Boston has an annual hand organ
recital. On certain day all the hand
organs in the city are gathered at one
one place, and each organ grinder in
turn plays for the benefit Of the censor.
If the music is up to the Boston stand
ard license is granted to the organ
grinder; If it be Of the wheezy, squeaky
variety he gets no license.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

IA practical form of summer club
work has been introduced by women
of Cincinnati, who furnish free trolley
rides for convalescents among their
sick poor. In many cases such a ride
affords the single opportunity of the
year to see the open fields, the wide
horizons, and is Of incalculable me-
dicinal value.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
ARREST OF TIRED IRLE.

Suspected OF the Murder OF Two Men
In Wisconsin.
I'll Dubuque, Iowa. Aug. s1.--Fred Irle,i
arrested here, Is wanted by Missouri
authorities on suspicion that he knows
who killed Guy Shelliam and Henry
speth Of Platteville. He was in their
company when they left Dubuque, and
was seen with them near Kansas City.
Their dead bodies were found beside
the Chicago Great Western track near
Savannah, Mo-, July ".
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
$1,000 FOR INVESTIGATION.

National FrnternaI Congress Inter
ested In Consumption and Cancer.
Boston, Sept. 1.-The National Fra
ternal congress has appropriated s20o,-
600 to defray the expenses OF further
investigation Of consumption and
cancer and their remedies.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
TESTS PROVE SUCCESSFUL.

Lignite Coal May Come Into Great
Favor for Fuel Mt Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., Aug. S1.-The tests OF.
the Ignite coal found along the line OF
the new Washburn road, north Of Bis
marck, are proving a decided success.
AT the prevailing price of the bitumin-
Gus coal laid down in Fargo the Ignite
is WORTH just S3.46 per ton. AS q mat
ter Of fact it can be laid down here at
$2.65 per ton. making a saving Of q
icents per ton.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Rin Rnnty.

Cheyenne, Wye, Sept. Am uncon-
firmed report is in circulation here that
the Union Pacific express car robbed
by five men at Upton Wednesday
night contained $780, 900 in gold des-
tined to pay off the soldiers in the
Philippines, and that the robbers Sc
cured the whole shipment.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Despern.ioes surrounded.

Cheyennt, Wyo., Sept. 2. - Reports
received from the trail of the Union
Pacific train robbers last night state
that the posse have surrounded the
bandits in the mountains near the
Colorado wyoming state line at a
place known as The Haystacks, and
that the desperadoes cannot escape.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Prize for minnesota Buttcr.

st. Paul, Sept. minnesota bitter
has won grand prize at the Paris eS-l
position. The announcement fro-s the,
exposition authorities, which W. re-.
ceivod by B. D. White. assistant iry
and food commissioner states IL the
award had been made to sanp5a~ ex-
hibited by Samuel Haugdahl 90 New
Sweden The award is the lighc dis
tinction which the exposition arthnri-.
ties have power to bbestow. Sly Vim
nesota factories were Representa-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
PAID THE PRICE or SIN.

cVilIfam Black, CoIOred, Executed
for Assembling Miss Bradford.
BIZ Belair, Nd. Sept. b william Black.
colored. was hanged in sthe jail yard
here. The crime for which he was ex
secuted was "a criminal assault on Miss
Jennie Bradford, the. grand daughter OF
the late @. Nv. Bradford, the war gov-
ernor Of Maryland. 8
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Chnsed with a Hat PIN.

Alton, Ill, Aug. 81. Adam Wolf
charges his wife with trying to kill
him with a hat pin. She is suing for
divorce. Wolff went to his wHe's
abode late and she ordered him out. He
did not move fast enough to suit her
so WolR says, and she chased him with
a hat pin.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
u. S. TAKES THE FAD
CLEVER MOVE IN THE CHINESE
NEGOTIATIONS.

state Department Avaiis Itself Of
the Russian Note to Make Move
by. which 1t Assumes the Lead
ership Id Prescribing fhe Policy
of the Powers Respecting Chinese
TROUBLES Russia Proposes 70.
Withdraw From ChinM, Our Of
Ter liz to Withdraw Only From
Pekfng.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
sr,es for $4,000.

Washington, Iowa. Aug. 31.-A petit
ton has been filed in the district court
by Misc Matte Moore, claiming dam
ages of $4,000 from Frank Roberts for
breach OF promise of marriage. Both
are prominent in society.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
SECOND TRANscoNTINENTAL

Canada VIII Have Another Road
From Ocean to Ocean.
Winnipeg, Sept. Q. William Mac
kenzie. railway nnagnate of the Cam
adam Northern, says that Canada
will have second great transconti-
mental line from ocean to ocean by
1903. The line from Port Arthur
through Winnipeg to Prince Albert
will be finished in 1901, and IL the
Northern Pacific will not sell Its Port
age line, parallel one will be built.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
CONVICT ESCAPES.
Pounding Stone Not to His Likins
He Jumps His Job -

Founding stone Not to His Liking.
He Jumps His Job. ! 81
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 2. Jack
Keifer. who was lodged in prison
about a month ago under a sentence Of
three years for grand larceny, from
Stanley county, made a daring escape
while at work with the other prison
ers in stone quarry near the peni-
Tertiary. Eluding the vigilance Of the
guard he succeeded in reaching the
east side OF the Sioux river. He found
"a horse and mounted and galloped
away. AS soon as his escape was dis
covered officers started in pursuit.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Women physicians have established
themselves all over Russia. and they
have achieved respected position.
Some OF them are employed by the
government, and since last year are
entitled to a pension. Many Of them
occupy positions as country physicians,
school physicians, physicians for the
poor, and as surgeons for the munich
pal ambulance systems, etc.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
sayymiIl burned.

Rapid City, S. s., Sept. 2.-ThePrice
& Baker sawmill was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000. 1t was the largest mill
in the Black Hills, and was located at
Black Hawk; seven miles west Of this
city. It was insured and viii be re-
built Immediately.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Tried some Butchering.

Red Wing, MINI, Aug. 30.-A man of
eighty three. years Of age living near
diamond Bluff, Wis, attempted 81 to
Z .Srnrnit suicide He was known as
"Old Man Shanks.''. He cut seven
gashes with a razor on one side of his
throat and eight on the other. then.
went into the house and said he had
tried to do some butchering.' He will
live. &
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

An officer in the Austrian army IN
Vienna has invented balloons which
will float both men and horses across
river. They are to be fastened to the
belts around the men and the harness
of the horseS. gt@ s
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
MORE THAN a MILLION 4 DAY.

Goods manufactured In United States
Selling Mt Phenomenal Rate.
washington, Sept. 2. - Goods manu-
featured in the United States are be-
ing bought by foreign dealers at the
rate Of more than s1,0O0.000 q day.
The record for seven months ending
with July is S26S, 500, 1S9.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
WHEAT YIELD CUT Down.

Earlier Crop Estimate for Eastern
Washington n Reduced.
Tacoma, Wash. Aug. S1.As returns
come in from the threshers in the
grain belt of Eastern Washington they
show a reduced yield Of wheat. ADJ
vices from men In close touch with
the wheat trade show that from pres
ent indications the crop from the state
will not be above eighteen or twenty
million bushels. Earlier estimates were
thirty million bushels.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

The annual crop of mushrooms In
France is valued at 100000. and It
is said that there are go wholesale
firms in Paris dealing exclusively In
them. In the Department of the Seine
it appears that there are some 5000
caves in which mushrooms are grown,
and about 800 persons are employed In
their culture, and rarely leave these
caves.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
FATAL PANIC ON A CAR.

Fuse Burning Ont scares the Pas
sengers.
Akron, Ohio, Sept. I'm panic on
an electric car at Silver Lake, a SUBJ
urban resort, late last night, one per
son was killed and three injured. The
panic was caused by. fuse burning
out and the flames bursting through
the car floor. The passengers made al
frantic rush to get of.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
sn,nsher n Record.

Salt Lake. Utah, Sept. 2. Charles
Turvilie rode mile, rnotor-paced. on
the Salt Palace eight-lap track last
night in 1872, beating the worlds rec
ord of 1::Ss S-5 made by Iver Lawson.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Took Carbo1ic Acid.

Washburn, Wis. Sept @ = Anna
schima. an inmate OF a resort here,
in fit of jealousy, committed suicide
by taking carholie acid 1t is claimed
her parents reside in st. Paul.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

Queen Victoria, rules over more Mo-
hanmedans than the sultan Of Turkey,
and more Jews than there are in Pales-
4 tine. and more negroes than any other other
sovereign who is not native Of At
ip9 XII s}Et l2t 5i$fy5 E53
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
M recount for stoux CITY.

- l3.8G ND HeCOUHV IOF SI1ux CI1y' - 5F9If
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 81. w. r.
Merriam, director of the census, has
written letter to Congressman Lot
Thomas stating that he does not think
that the grounds justify recount Of
the population Of Sioux City. The local
commercial organizations had made
d determined effort to have the emu
meration repeated in more thorough
manner.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Eerrus FnlI. Ere Bnr.

Fergus Falls, MINI. Avg. 81. = The
residence of Harry Barron was partial
tly burned while the family was absent
The fire was set in four places. There
| is $500 insurance.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
T,ra Rors nrnrned.

Michaels, aged eleven, and Robert
Ponk. aged ten. were drowned here
while in bathing. The bodies have
not yet been found.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Think 1t was Suicide

Mantorville, Mimi. Sept. l. raceb.
Deitzler was found dead near 80.
An empty strycl1nine bottle nea~ ,,sin
leads to the opinion that he cor ~
suicide TIe had said he inten ed to-
do away with HIMSELF
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Firs Rurns Creamery.

Mountain Lake, Mimi, Aug. 1.-Fire
destroyed the Mountain Lake cream
cry, owned by Peter G. HILBERT. The
fire originated in the engine room,
Loss, $4,000; partly injured.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
nringa Nome Ntfners.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 31,-The United
States army transport I.awton has
arrived from Nome with go destitute
miners. returned at the expense of the
government.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
smnil BOY shoots His sist

Ames, Iowa, Sept. Ralph use,
the five-year-old son OF w. T lsse,
accidentally shot his sister Nell wo.
years old. The family was mori n
the lad picked up a rife and r.a.. ~.
pointed it at his sister. She may Gle.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
STRIKE IN WALES ENDS

About $4,000 COAX Miners Have Re
s turned to Work.
Cardiff, Wales, Sept. "A meeting
OF the mine strikers at Cardiff con-
firmed the action Of thir COMMITTEES in
agreeing to resumption Of work. The
company has granted the demands OF
the strikers. About $4,000 men have
returned to work.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.

Pennsylvania Domestic Has sixty
Thousand Left Her.
Williamstown, Pa, Sept. 2. - Lizzie
Berwick, domestic. has been notified
that her mother in Glasgow, Scotland,
has left her fortune of 100000. 1t was
entirely unexpected.