The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-29
OF the Week
Crimes ma Criminals.

Crimes ana CRIMINALS.
" A mob at Pierce City, Mo-, forced all
negroes to leave the town.
An Indiana burglar had battle with
burglar and captured him.
Two women killed a Jew reddler who
is alleged to have assaulted them.
Near Whitesboro, Texas. a negro
murderer was burned to death by q
mob.
A North Dakota farm hand killed 2
girl because she RI jected him, and then
killed himself. II
Fraudulent practices ir. the Imports
ton of Japanese silks have been re-
veaIed in New York.
The treasurer of the New York house
Of Swift s. Co. is alleged to be de-
faulter In large sum.
A battle occurred in a Mississippi
court room in which three men We're
probably fatally wounded.
A Chicago girl says that, by the use
of d revolver and drugs she was forced
to submit to a marriage ceremony.
The manager of German concern.
who is alleged to have skipped with the
funds Of the company, has been cap
tnred at Milwaukee.
State Building and Loan Inspector
Mauck of Ohio swore out war; ant for
the arrest of ]. a. Blodt, late secretary
of the Guaranty Savings and Loan as
ISOLATION of Cleveland, upon the charge
of embezzling funds from the latter IN
stitution.
David Damon, at English, Ind. Ia
tally shot Ernest Faulkenburg with a
shotgun, the trouble originating over
the boundary line Of a fence. Faux
enburg is motel character, and there
has been a grldge existing between the
principals for some time.
AS a result of the recent exposure q
alleged frauds in the New York GUS
toms service, several Of the big whole
sale dry goods firms of Chicago have
filed claims with the board of apprais-
ers asking for sums aggregating hum
dreds Of thousands Of dallars as re-
bates.
James McCulloch Of Altoona, Pa. q
fugitive from justice since last fall,
when he is alleged to have embezzled
about $4,000 Of taxes, in his capacity
OF county and state tax receiver for
Altoona, has been arrested Ut Balti-
more, where he was in the grocery
business. 7zssgsss
James G. Rankin, ex-sherif OF Car
bon county, Wyoming. is of the opinion
that the Great Northern train robbers
are in wyoming. Rankin believes the
three robbers are now in hiding at
rendezvous south of Rawlins, and the
detective is positive the three men We're
in Cheyenne last Tuesday.
General.
Alfred Gilbert, the sculptor, has been
declared bankrupt His liabilities are
not revealed
The resignation of Chas. IA. SchWab.
as president of the United States Stssl
corporation is confidently predicted and
as confidently denied.
The twenty-ffth biennial convention
Of the Order of the Scottish Clans pc.
gan at Pittsburg with $50 delegates n
attendance from the United States and
Canada.
Justice Kraus in the New York SUI
preme court, appointed receivers foI
the Muskoka Lumber company and the
Cheauassett Lumber company Of North
Tonawanda.
The second of the new submarine
beats for the navy was launched at
Elizabeth, N. j. The vessel was named
the Moccasin by Miss Grace Day 81
Virginia. sister-in-law of Senator Mar
tin of that state. Il.
Besides the dramatization OF Mon
I sieur Beaucaire,'' which Booth Tark-
ington has written for Richard Mans
field, he has been at work on ancthe,.
drama, which he has just completed
|, 1t is called 1.-THE Man on Horseback.
"a. r. Marvin, Louisville manager Of
the Mutual Mercantile agency, has Is
/ sued circular to subscribers notifying
them Of the company's suspension be-
cause OF financial difficulties. TIE con-
Germ WAS organized in 1899 with $4,000
900 capital.
DR. Malloy, the young inferno at the
National Soldiers Home hospital az
| Marion, Ind, whose mistake in giving
the wrong medicine Is said to have
| caused the death of two irmates. Geo.
| Carruthers and Thomas Pirkerton, has
resigned voluntarily.
From 1900 to $500 beeves will be
shipped to Dawson from Seattle, ard
Vancouver toward the close of the sea-
son. Hundreds Of cattle are being
shipped in for summe, use, but 200 or
1900 head will be needed to supply the
! winter demand.
BY an invention Of the American
/ Metal Casket company, at present the
strongest foe of the coffin trust, the
| company claims 1t was shown in Chi
/ cago, during test of an air-tight met
all case, that the human body can o.
! preserved for countless ages.
| Judge Thomas r. Gordon of Louis
| vile has been engaged as counsel FOL
| Jim Howard, who Is to be tried on the
| charge Of numbering Gov. GoebeL Il
| is rumored that prominent Democrat
| ic lawyer of Frankfort will also ac'
with Judge Gordon in conducting tbs
| defeEse.
4 prof. George H. French. curator o.
! the Normal university at Carbonate
ILL.,, has cured Mrs. r. M Crane @
Tamaroa of epilepsy, after three weeks
treatment. Prof French, year ago