The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-11-28
Wnshington Notcn.

census bureau during the past year.
The United States gunboat vicks-
burg has been ordered to NewcEwa--..s
for the winter. at the request Of the
American consul at that phase.
Congress will remove the duty on
raw sugar within a year, and the re-
fined product will sell at cents a
pound" says w. A. Havemeyer.
Adjt. Gen. and Mrs. Corbin (nee Pat
toni have returned from their bridal
tour In New York and Canada. Gen.
Corbin has resumed his duties at the
war department. III
Signor e. Mayor des Plaches, who
succeeds Baron Fava as the italian
Ambassador to the United States, was
formally received by President Roose-
welt at the White House.
| Gen. Chaffee cables from Manila that
the transport Thomas has sailed from
there for San Francisco with forty
nine furloughed and discharged sol
diers, 1G2 prisoners, 127 sick and 949
short-term men.
| The secretary OF war has directed
that the order granting free admission
of Christmas presents to the Philip
pines and Cuba shall extend only the
officers and men and civilian employees
OF the army and navy. but not to the
civilians employed by the civil govern
ments.
The extension OF the rural free de-
livery during the past year resulted
| in the discoRtinuance OF 1925 post
Offices, the salaries Nof whose postmas-
ters aggregated 379.s3s. The number of
postofflcers established has dropped
from 5000 in 1900 to 1924 In the fiscal
year Of 1901.
The army In the Philippines is taking
precautions against the spread OF
tuberculosis. Copies Of g. circular is
sued at the headquarters Of the d.
vision OF the Philippines absolutely
prohibits the practice OF splitting on the
floors or walls Of buildings under mill
tary control.
Commander s. A. Stanton. flag sec
rotary to Rear Admiral Sampson dur
Ting the Spanlsh-American war. has
been ordered to assume command Of
the United States steamship Rainbow.
The Rainbow is now being fitted at
New York for special service on the
Asiatic station.
Casualties. M
Over twenty-five vessels are known
to have been lost In a recent gale that
swept the Great lakes.
Three young people OF Duluth were
drowned in st. Louis bay while skating.
Seven trainmen were killed and four
teen trainmen and three passengers in
jured in q collision In Arizona.
THE warehouse Of the L. w. Jones
Furniture Transit company In Chica-
go was burned. involving a loss OF $780,
900, with $40 1000 Insurance. Thirty four
horses persisted In the flames.
Two men were killed and four In
jured as the result OF the premature
explosion of a blast at the Casparis
STONE quarry, northwest OF Columbus,
Ohio. The dead are italians
At Charlotte. N. c.. fire DESTROYED
property valued at 100000. Among the
establishments burned were the P!ed-
mont Cotton company. Aglesby Bros.,.
dry goods, and Bryan & Co, grocers.
Mrs. Mary Mannering and her four
teen year-old daughter Edith were
burned TO death ut xenia, III. The
chiId's clothes caught fire from the
stove, and the mother, In trying to save
her. was fatally burned.
While responding to an alarm OF fire
in Chicago. Truck No. was struck by
q switch enrine at Archer and Ashland
avenues The seven men on the fire
APPARATUS were injured, but none IA
tally. The truck was completely de-
moNshed and the horses ran Wildly
down the street.
Report OF m accident to Commodore
f. G. Benedict, from which he s'if-
fered no injury, comes from Cane
Charles. Va. where he Is hunting with
Former President Cleveland. 1t is re-
Ported that the commodore climbed a
tree after postum and fell. but saved
himself by grabbing lower branch IN
his fall, dropping to the ground In safe