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The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
IRISH tseUABBLis.
Factions in Chicago VIII Have Rival
Entertainments.

Factions in Chicago VIII Have Rival
Entertai nn,enfs.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Fierce strife has
broken out between the Irish National
lists and the United Irish societies, both
of Chicago. Two Robert Enlnlet cele-
brations are at the bottom Of the
trouble, as they also We're upon the oc-
casion of the former anniversary OBJ
seryance. The Nationalist have billed
an entertainment at Central Music hall
for March 2 and are advertising Maud
Come, Mai. Mcbride, who fought for
the Beers in South Africa, and John
Daily, the lord mayor of Limerick. The
United Irish societies, under the lead
ership of Col. John +. Finnerty editor
Of their organ, the Citizen, have an an. 4.
nounced Robert Emmet celebrat tion
at the same hall on March 4. The
speakers secured are Christopher A..
Gallagher of Minneapolis and the Rey,
Francis Il. Reinolds Of Chicago.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Ere RrenI Rnrner.

Dcadwood. s. d.. Feb. 22.-Cattlemen
are greatly interested in an invention
made by Butte county man. 1t ig
a fire break burner, something which
has long been needed on the range. 1t
Is very similar to a horse rake, each
tooth made In such manner that a
small fame OF fire burns at the end.
supplied by kerosene oil gas. The inn
plement is eight feet wide and will
burn grass of any height. The ma
chine is followed by men who ex-
tinguish the fire when it spreads be-
yond the limits desired.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
DEwET A FUGITIVE.
BOer General Fleeing with n Hand
E.1.@1lEE EEE.M5 fri of EOIIOxYerS $3.50

BOer General Fleeing With n Hand
full of Followers
London Feb. 26.--Gen. Dewet is now
practically a fugitive. He met a re-
Verse at the hands Of Col. Owen, after
which the Boer general escaped across
the Orange river with a handful of his
followers and is fleeing from the Brit
ish. Tt is reported from a Boer source
at Zerust that Gen. Delarrey has been
captured. Gen. Kitchener, in dis
patch dated Middleburg, Feb. "a, reNs
ports to the war office as follows:
Gen. French, who was at Piet Re-
tief Feb. %, reports that the result OF
his column sweeping the country to the.
east is that the Beers are retreating
and scattering in disorganized parties,
totalling some 5000 men, in front of
him. Amsterdam and Piet Retef have
been occupied. Troops are protecting
the Swasi frontier. Gen. French will
push on, but he is much hampered by
continuous heavy rains.
"A summary of the losses inflicted
on the enemy Feb. 16 shows that 2S2
Beers were killed or wounded in action;
dered. One fifteen-pounder 462 rifles,
I0UCUU HTOuHuS I'll o,UuO
horses IS mules, 5000 trek oxen, 1900
cattle, 10000 sheep and 1000 carts were
captured. The British casualties were
5 officers and Al men killed, officers
and los men wounded. I regret to say
that Mai. Howard. a very gallant of
ticer of the Canadian scouts. was killed
on Feb. II.
"Col. Plumer reports that on Feb. %
tsol. Owen captured Dewet's fifteen
FOUNDER, a pompom, some carts full OF
ammunition and fifty prisoners. We.
sustained no casualties. The enemy is
in full retreat and dispensing. They
are being pursued vigorously. Dewets
attempt to invade Cape Colony has
evidently completely failed"
Must Shift For Themselves
The Daily Telegraph publishes the
following from De Aar, dated Feb. "a:
"Mr. Steyn addressed the Beers yes
terday and told them they must all
shift for themselves, returning to Or
ange River colony as best they could
He and Gen. Dewet took 800 of the best
horses with which to escape.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
PUNISHMENT EDDCTs SIGNED.
Won WaIdersce,s BluG Worked All

Won NaIdersce.s Bluff Worked All
Right. e.
Pelsin, Feb. 23.-The foreign ministers
have received a message from the
Chinese peace commissioners saying
the edicts regarding the punishments.
the cessation Of examinations and the
responsibility Of the viceroys and goV--i
ernors have been signed. but the text
has not yet arrived. Owing to the re-
cent concessions made by China Count
Won Waldersee has postponed the de-
parture Of the punitive expeditions for
Singan-fu, the present Chinese capital.
The expedition was to have started to-
day.
90 y
London. Feb. 23.--The Pekin cores
pondent of the Morning Posi- says that
III Hung Chang asserts that the pun
ishments to be imposed upon Prince
Chuang and Flu Hsien has been carried
out In accordance with the demands OF
the foreign ENJOYS
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
srILwAuIsEE DEE,nAUDED. \
serious Irregularities Have Been
Discovered.

1JbScDScEc&1s8f
Milwaukee. Feb. %. The Sentinel
says: Evidence has been brought to
light which shows that the city OF
Milwaukee has been systematically
lefrauded for years. How much the,
eity treasury has suffered is not known
exactly. but an investigation which has
been conducted for the past two days
by City Treasurer Biliow shows that
the city has been defrauded out OF 4
sum which is estimated anywhere from
500, 900 to S10o,000 and it may even be
greatec. The manner in which those
implicated have operated was either to
raise the amounts of city certificates
given to contractors for work done, or
10 issue froudulent certificates, some
times in the name of living contrac-3
tors, sometimes in the names Of men
who have been dead for years. The
names of the members of the board Of
public works and the city controller
were forged to these certificates.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

There are few people who have not
been occasionally puzzled to write .el,
or lie" in the words that SO represent
the sound of the long e. Avery SIM
pie rule. however, removes all diff
cult. If the diphthong Immediately
follows the letter it is always Ell
as in ceiling, conceive, etc: but when
1T follows any other letter it is always
lie, !" as in grief. niece, friend, etc.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
NoRTuRop rs CHOSEN.
President for st. Louis
Fair Com missioner.

Washington, Feb. %. = Prof. Cyrus
Northrop, president of the University
of Minnesota, is slated for member
ship on the national commission to
govern the worlds fair to be held in
st. Louis to commemorate the Louis
lana purchase. The recommendations
for Prof. Northrop's appointment was
filed with the president by Represents
tive Tawney. Senator Nelson was
present when MIR. Tawney conferred
with the president and added his as
surances that the appointment of Prof
Northrop would be indorsed by the
Minnesota delegation and give general
satisfaction in the state. The national
commission created by the Tawney
worlds fair bill is to consist of nine
members. each of whom is to receive
a salary of $1,000 a year. The conf
mission will be in existence about four
years, ft2# @. E=t- Esgsss3
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

The excavating for the drainage sys-
tenn which is being installed in the
City of Mexico. a number of articles
were found which belonged to period
previous to the invasion of Cortez.
Some Of the articles found were golden
ornaments with which the Aztec gods
were decorated. On the extension of
the Mexican Central railway workmen
dug out $4,000 in gold and silver
coins, the government and the work
men sharing equally under the old law
of treasure troye.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Domestic.

The attempt of Capt. Carter to Sc
cure his release or bail, pending an ap-
peal, has failed.
Both houses of the New York lesis-
Iature passed the New York city sin
ste- headed police bill over the mayors $
veto by a party vote 1t now goes to
the governor for his signature.
The executors of the will of Coils r.
Huntington have paid to the State of
New York se67 600, that being the sum
estimated as due as an inheritance tax
on the property left by Mr.. Hunting
ton.
The Tfirty-seventh infantry. z. ;,
". vas mustered out of service at the
Preside, San Francisco. recently The
major portion or the regiment returned
TO this country on the transport Shert-
dan Feb. 4 Those who remained be-
hind with view to re-enlisting viii be
mustered cut at Manila.
Capt. Movie, the insurgent leader who
commanded the band that captured
Lieut.. Gilmore and party of the York
town and held them prisoners for many
months. has been sentenced to inpris,
onment at hard labor for life, on the
charge of permitting one of Gilmore S
party to be buried alive.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

The Wichita tKan.) Eagle says of
Mrs. Nation. the saloon -wrecker, that:
In the Sos Mrs. Nations husband was
running an anti-slavery paper In st.
Joseph, Mo. One day a lot of pro-
slavery men kidnapped him and burned
the Office for the purpose of putting
a stop to the paper. Mrs. Nation man
aged to get a few cases OF type out
Of the building and succeeded in get
ting out the next edition Of the pa
per herself"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

Chinese banknote, issued during
the Ming dynasty, about A. e. !. $50, has
been placed in the British Museum
among the specimens Of early print
ing from China. The surface Of the
note is black with age, though the
characters upon the face of it are
quite discernible. This is supposed to
be the earliest specimen extant OF a
banknote issued from any country.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Fortrgn Notes.

There is now very little doubt of .
fatal termination Of Empress Fred
erick's illness in a very short time.
king Edward has bestowed on the
czarewitch, Grand Duke Michael, the
grand cross Of the Order OF the Bath.
There has been heavy fall Of snow
in Madrid, the first in eight years The le
streets are covered with snow, and traf-
fic is difficult.
The common council of London has
virtually adopted proposal TO spend
&, SOC, ,O9O on a scheme for the better
housing Of the poor Of London, q mat
ter in which King Edward Is greatly
Interested.
Lord Roberts, it is asserted, has peea
offered the lord wardenship OF the
cinaue ports, which the MARQUIS OF
Salisbury desires to felinquish. The
post was formerly held by the duke OF
wellington. III
In consequence of the bubonic plague
scare at Cape Town all work on the
docks is crippled. Panic is increas sing
among the natives who are fofclply
prevented from returning to their
homes. n.
Mr.. Balfour announces that arrange
ments would be made for the King IN
future to open parliament in Westmin-
ster hall, where there Is sufficient space
to accommodate members OF the mouse
Of commons as well as the peers.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Amerlca,.s cheer cer.ern.

London, Feb. 23.The Gibraltar cor
respondent of the Daily Express says:
On the arrival here of the steamer
Fuerst Bismarck, now cruising in the
Mediterranean with large party ~
Americans, Admiral Cervera, who Is
staying in Gibraltar Went. on board 70 20
visit a friend Mr.. Arthur Humphrey.
He was vociferously cheered by the
Americans, all of whom shook him by
the hand. .... Es
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
TWELVE WE'RE KILLED. \
Result Of the colli~lon on Tie Penn PENN

Resnlt of flie Collision ON TIE PehN-
sylyania Railway.
Trenton, N. j., FEB. 23-TWelye killed
and about thirty injured is the. record
of the collision Of trains Thursday night
at Rusling's Siding, near BordentoWn,
on the Amboy division of the Pennsyl-
yanta railway. It is known that all
bodies have been removed from the
wrecked trains. OF the injured nineteen
are now in the Trenton hospitals and
five in Cooper hospital at Camden.
Some of the other more slightly wounu-
ed went to their homes. OF the IN
jured at Trenton eight are Italians,
and at Camden all five are Italians
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
THE NEWS RE SUME
EVENTS or TME PAST WEEK IN a
CONDENsEDs FORM.
Wushfnrton,.

More than 1000 sailors and marines.
the biggest contingent the navy has
had in washington since the Civil War,
Will march in the inaugural parade
Fl. q. Hagerman, second secretary of
the United States embassy at ST. Pet
ersburg, has sent in his resignation on
account of personal affairs. He has
filed his post satisfactorily nearly three
years.
Black walnut canes were given to the
cabinet members by the president. The
canes were sent the president from
Illinois, and We're cut from walnut
tree on the farm formerly the property
of Abraham Lincoln in Harristown
township, Macon county, Ill.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
B1.,cx EYE ron Jo1NT1srs.
HurreII temperance Bill Signed by

Gov. STANLEY.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 23.--Goy. Stanley
has signed the Hurrell temperance bili
which makes places where liquor 10
sold common nuisances, and allows
county officials to confscate the illegal
stock. Annother temperance bill by
Hurrell is in the hands of the judiciary
committee. It provides that the coun- couin-t
ty attorneys have the power to compei
witnesses to testify in cases involving
violation Of the prohibitory law. The
Hurrell measure is the first of the
many temperance bills introduced since
the Nation crusade began to become
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
pennle rnlked amour.

Sir Francis Cook. who in 1885 married
Miss Tennessee Clafiin Of New York,
died in London recently
Mr.. Croker has been entirely relieved
of his old stomach trouble and expects
to return in good shape for the fall cam am
paign.
The estate OF the late Lord Arm ARM
strong, inventor of the Armstrong gun
was sworn to in London, the gross value
being el,39O,946.
Capt. Nehemiah NJ DWyer, who COM
nlanded the cruiser Baltimore during
the battle OF Manila bay, May /, 1913,
has been retired on account OF age.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
,oro,is M.rrie,s an Actress.

London, Feb. 23. The marquis of
Headfort is reported to have married
Miss Rosa Root, a member of the
"Floriaa" company at the Lyric thea
ter. He was a lieutenant in the First
Life Guards and sits in the house OF
lords as Baron Kenlis.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

The tallest living man is said to he
Lewis wilkins, who is now arolising
great interest in the scientific circles
of Europe. Wilkins was born on a
farm near St. Paul. Mimi, in 1874,
When he was but 10 years old he meas
ured six feet in height and now has
grown to the tremendous height Of
1914 inches--j Just three-quarters of an
inch less than nine feet and weighs
364 pounds.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 23 Five
men were killed on the Pennsylvania
railroad bridge at Sharon, Pa. They
were on their way to work and We're
overtaken on the bridge by a fast
freight. escape for them was impos-
Sihle 1870
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

Attempts will soon be made by Cali
fornia vegetable growers to put fresh
asparagus on the market in London
and in other places in Great Britain.
1t is expected that the California pro-
duct will compete with French aspara-
gus, which is sent to England in large
quantities.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

According to report from Athens,
the new Cretan coins will soon be put
into circulation. They bear the head OF
Prince George and include gold pieces
of 20 and 10 francs, silver pietes Of 5,
2, 1 and half francs, small change in
nickel Of 20, 10 and 5 centimes. Hith-
erto on the island Greek, Italian and
French silver money has chiefly been
in circulation, Turkish money having
disappeared.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

The famous expert, Teyssonicres, who
examined in 1894 the bordereau at
tributed to Dreyfus, has been con-
demned to pay 500 francs damages for
attributing the authorship of an In
isulting song to a lady who did not
write it. @
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Extra Session OF senate.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The president
Saturday issued a proclamation calling
a special session of the senate for ex-
ecutive purposes Immediately upon the
dissolution of the present congress,
March 4.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

A colored colony enterprise is re-
ported from Cape May, N. j. An OPP
.tion has been secured on 1900 acres
of land near that place, where it is
proposed to erect a sawmill and work
up what timber there is on the land
into houses and factory buildings. A
shoe factory and other industries are
projected, together with farming.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
nestrnred br Ffre.

Chicago, Feb. q. Clara F. Bass six
story building at Dearborne street and
Harrison avenue burned. Loss, $4,000.
The principal tenants We're the Pitman
Printing company and the G. NJ Rob-
ertson Printing company.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Fatally Infurad

St. Joseph. Mo-, Feb. 26. - DIR. T. e.
Patter received injuries in a runaway
that will cause his death. The cab was
dashed against telegraph pole The
pfysician's skull was crushed He was
a. very prominent physician
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
Gives I'm His Liannr Pormit.

Lisbon, N. D., Feb. 22-Charles e..
Engle, prominent and well known
druggist at Enderlin, this county, who
has been a pharmacist for many years
has refinqufshed his right TO sell in
toxicating liquors for medical purposes
and returned his blank AFFIDAVIT book
to the county judge.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

Tt is said that the Krupps are nego-
tiating with Spanish capitalists for the
organization of company in Spain to
build ironclads and manufacture ord
nance.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
q OF the 1O,O00,O00 tons Of coal France
Is obliged to import annually, 7,o0O,O 900
comes from England. 8

In twenty years the consumption OF
beer iii Germany has doubled 1t is
now 125 litres year per head Of the
whole population.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
A. Exne1,sire Anair.

London, Feb 23,--In the house OF
commons, replying to a question on
the cost of the war, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chancellor of the eXchequer
said thus far aS1.500,oG0 of bonds had
been issued, and the weekly issue was
from 81 ,oOa. 600 to Ell $50, 900.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

5 The king Of Greece, who has just
completed his 55th year, is unique
among the sovereigns OF Europe, for
he has actually reigned longer than his
father, the aged king Of Denmark.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

New York, Feb. 26--The Herald says:
]. 4. Morgan has just completed the
project by which another and the
greatest consolidation Of capital is
added to the notable list of the last
ten years. The steel combination plan
was consnmmated at a conference in
his Office late Saturday afternoon, and
Sunday the subject was the comment
Of conversation in the corridors of the
uptown hotels. An official announce
nent is expected to-day from the office
Of J. r. Morgan & Co. to the effect that
the Carnegie company, the Federal
steel company, the National Tube
company, the American Steel and
Wire company, the American Tin Plate
company. the National Steel company.
the American Steel Hoop company and
the American Sheet Steel company are
to be combined In one concern, which
is to issue its stock in return for theirs,
the valuation having been determined
upon the assets and the earning power
of the respective corporations thus
merged. This new combination, it is
understood, will be called the United
States Consolidated Steel company. It
will have total capitalization of 81 ,-
l88,d06,000 OF this $500 G00. 600 will be 81
per cent general mortgage bonds, S400,-
100000 will be Z per cent stock, and
S4O0, 900. 900 will be common stock.
The charter of the company, which
has been prepared under the special
guidance Of William Nelson Cromwell,
who promoted the National Tube con
pany, will be filed, it is said, at Tren-J
ton, N j., day.
# Stocks of the companies to be merged
will be- taken in at high figures, and
yesterday afternoon the Waldorf las
toria became a sort of miniature and
subdued stock exchange, where John
w. Gates and his friends bid we'll boye
market price for the securities Of the
corporations which the United States
Consolidated company is expected to
acquire. Legal details of the project
have been in the hands Of a law com
mittee consisting Of William Nelson
Cromwell. a director in the National
Tube company: Francis Linde Stetson,
Mr.. Morgan's s personal counsel, Judge
Gilbert III. Carey, president of the Fed +
eral Steel company; Max Pam of Chi
cago director in and counsel for the /
American Steel and Wire company, and
Victor MoraWetz.
These five men represent Mr.. Nor
gan's interests in the matter They
and Mr.. Morgan, H. @. Fricls and Pres
ident Charles NJ. SchWab. Of the Carne-
gle company; Chairman John w. Gates.
of the American Steel and Wire com
pany Judge William H. Moore Of Chi
cago, who has promoted q large mum
ber Of steel companies, and President 4
E. g. Converse Of the National Tube. i
company met Saturday in Mr.. Nor
gans private Office and after a pro-
longed conference, agreed to final de-
tails All Of the persons directly in
terested in the Morgan-Carnegie steel
deal seemed greatly pleased last night 4
over the successful termination Of their
labors.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
CrimIIani.

Isham and Henry Fed, negroes, We're eA
shot to death by a mob near Macon,
Miss. They we're charged With bufsn- basl
ing the barn Of T.. g Cole. 3
Fred King, colored, was iynched at at
Dyersburg, Tenn, for an assault upon
ELIZA Arnold, daughter Of q prominent
physician.
Peter Bergman feolored) was taken
from the city Jail at Mena, Ark, and
hanged by "a mob. He was charged
with assaulting and fatally injuring a
twelve-year-o white girl.
AT Rapid City, Ont, Will Randolph,
a former resident of the 500, and New
berry H. Sullivan, desperate, met in
the street and began firing. Sullivan
was killed and Randolph received IN
juries which may fesult fatally.
a trunk which was supposed to be
empty was shipped from Petersboro,
Ont, to Kingston by William Patter-
son. a medical student at Queens uni
versity Suspicion became aroused and
the trunk was opened. 1t was found TO
contain O. human body Patterson was
arrested at Belleville
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

Consul Wildman Of HongkoEg Is
Among the Lost While on
the Golden Gade During a Heavy
Fog the steamer Suddenly Strikes
Hidden RocIS--Ofiicers and Crew
Make Heroic Efforts to Save Pas
scngers, but the steamer Sinks
Refore Much Can Ne Accom-
pIished--Captain Goes Down with
His Ship. N.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

The Princess of the Asturias, eldest
sister OF King Alfonso, and whose i'm
pending marriage is giving rise to so
much political disturbance in Spain, is
very small and dark, and takes far
more after her father than her mother,
alike in appearance and tastes. Con-
trary to what has been published. she
shares none of the queen regents liks-
ness for outdoor exercise and open-air
pastimes, but, like a true Spanish wom-
an, prefers an indoor life, and is prone
to Incidence rather than to activity.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28

Replying to critics who had called
them "unpatriotic' because they or
dered railway rolling-stock from the
United States instead of Great Britain,
certain South African builders say
that the American manufacturers
agreed to deliver the goods in four
and a half months, whereas the Brit
isil would not promise to do it within
a year and half. The proverb about
the nImble sixpence is of English ori-
gin. 1t looks as if there should be an
other about the value the fitting
minute,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
CasuaIitits.


John and William Harris, brothers
were killed by a cave-in in, the East
mine of the Pittsburg and Lake AM
geline Iron company at Ishpeming,
Mich, The men were single and came
from Kansas.
Twenty-nine persons We're injured
yesterday in, the derailment of trolley
car en- route from Dayton, KY, to Gin
cinnati. 1t is feared several of the IN
iured viii die. The car went down an
embankment fifty feet high
An explosion of dynamite at Pat
terson Creek, Md, caused the death
Of two unknown Italians and John
Border. They were blown to atoms.
Gilmore Anderson had both legs blown
off and will die. Three others We're
seriously injured.
Edward Grimm, local manager at
Canton, Ohio, Of the Cleveland Pro-
vision company, is dead. his Wife and
two children and his wife's sister are
In a precarious condition, from sntfo-
cation by natural gas. which filled
their home from leak in the cellar.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-28
BIG COMBINE FIXED
J. r.. aIoRGAN's GIGANTIC PR0JEcT
is COMPLETED

New Combination VIII ne Called the
United States Consolidated Steel
Company md VIII Have Total
Capitalization of si,10O, ,O0O, ,0OO---
stocks OF the Companies Merged
WilI BE Taken In Mt High Figures
! --AlI Parties Interested Greatly
Pleased Over the Success of the
Deal.