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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
CREW WAS STARVING.

American Vessel Had Been at Sea a
Month and the Rations Gave Out.
San Juan, p. R., May 1.-the Amer
ican schooner James Slater Of Port
Jefferson Long Island thirty days out
from Savannah Mar with logwood
for New York. put in here yesterday,
having been driven back from off
Cape Hatteras April "a. The crew had
been subsisting on pea soup for twelve
days and were very weak. The stew
ard. William Holcomb. Of Charleston,
S. c., was in a comatose condition.
The men had been working at the
pumps at regular intervals for a
month
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
BUILDS HIS OWN AUTO.
up-to- Date Farmer Rides in His ow

Up-to-Date Farmer Rides in His Own
HorseIess Carriage.
Artesian, S -, May Even The
farmers Of South Dakota are pfoNiding
themselves with automobiles !, >
Callihan liking near here is The first
South Dakota farmer TO ride IN his.
own automobile to to@n for the puf-
pose Of doing his trading Callihan
manufactured the machine himself,
and it answers his purpose as well as
if it had been purchased at high cost.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
BORING FOR WATER.
Platte Creek Will Be Transformed
Into GoodIy River.

Plankinton, S. D. May ~ Four
artesian well-drilling machines are at
work in the country near here, sinking
wells for farmers as fast as the work
can be done The county already is
pretty we'll supplied with small ar
tesian wells. Platt creek will become
a good-sized river from the surplus
flow from the wells -
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
TWO NAVAL OFFICERS HURT
Accidents Occur While Crew Is e.
naued in Iaraet Practice.


San Francisco, May E. = Ensisn
Charles Huff and Boatswan's Mate
Mcnamara. Of the crew of the cruiser
Boston, were wounded by being struck.
by stray bullets from the cruiser Mar
blehead, while the crew of the latter
vessel were engaged in subealiber tar
get practice. The crew was engaged
at this practice while the Marblehead
was laying on Magdaien bay. Abont
four hundred yards from her was the
Boston, with her men likewise en-
gagged. 1t was not thought that the.
bullets would carry as far as the Bos-
ton, and no danger was anticipated
until there came signal from-her to
cease firing in her direction. Ensign
HUFF was wounded in one of his arms
and the boatswain's mate received
wound
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
HAMLlNE COMES THIRD.
Prizes Are Awarded in Oratorical Con
test Of Colleges


Sioux City. Iowa, May IL The in
terstatd oraturical contest, in which
#siN5stsstes. Mere represented. Mas Won
last llisssllt4 by Harry c. Culver OF Cor
nell coiioge. Mount Aietnen. Iowa.
SUBJECT. ss THE
prize vas S50 Miss Florence Hope
Grand Island college. Nee. was sec.
ond Irwin b. Wood, IfanIiine univefsi'
~ ST Paul, third Others in the con
test were> Garland c. Greeye Central
college, Fayette, Mo; James G Gett.
Hedding college, Abingdon, Ill, and
Warren Barber Ripon college, Wis
of a contest in which fortyfour. col
leg took part.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
THROAT WAS CUT.
Stranger at Red Wing Attempts Sui.
eide in a Hotel.

Red Wing, Mimi, May 10. -
stranger going by the name OF John
Kelley was fonnf yesterday mornine
in his room al the Merchants hote
with his throat cut with a razor, but
Still living. The room presented
horrible appearance. He wrote MS
real name on a card for the attending
physician and ii appears to be Mas
schuar" He stated he had Wife ane
two children in, Indianapolis He is az
the hospital in a critical condition.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
Earthauake in Colorado.

distinct earthquake shock was felt in
Grand Junction. Colo, May T., = A
the Grand valley between 1890 and
1870 O'Clock yesterday morning. The
shock lasted several seconds and
seemed to travel from the northwest
to the east and southeast.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
koHLsAAT is KNleHTED.
American Commissioner Is Honored
by-kina Oscar

stockhof,tf. aiae lG-King Oscar has
conferred kuiehtho9d of the Royal Or
der oil Yasa on Commissioner c. w.
Koiflsaat, in recognition of his work in
connection=with the St Louis exposi-
ton Accompanying the decoration
was a letter from Foreign Minister
Eagerheim. congratulating Mr.. Kohl
saat on the well deserved mark of the
kings appreciation of his services
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
DISAPPEARS ON JOURNEY.
Man is Missing From the Car on
Which He Was Traveiinu

Which He Was Travelling.
Aberdeen. S. d.. May Charles d
Sport. who started with car of house
hold goods and stock from Ninccnnes
Ind, is missing and his family is
very much worried over his disappear.
ance. He is known tu have reached
Chicago on April so with his car ant
was all right at that time The cal
reached here with one OF the side
doors cleated open about eight inches
The animals appeared 10 have no
been fed for day OF two Ii is fearet
that he has met with foul play or has
been injured
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
MORE THAN THEY ASKED.
Striking Section Hands Appeased by
the Wisconsin Central

New Richmond, Wis, May 19.-The
increase of pay demanded by the
striking section hands of the Wiscon,
sin Central has been granted. The
company even gives them more than
they asked for. The men will here
after draw S150 day, which they
asked for. and full time on Sundays.
which they did not ask for or expect.
This makes it equivalent to s1.75 day
on basis Of twenty-six days a month.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
FIGHT IN A PooRHousE.
TWO Inmates Quarrel and One
Stabbed to Death.

Wausau, Wis, May II, James Me
Mullen and John Rogulski. inmates OF
the Marathon county poorhouse, be-
came engaged in q quarrel ane Nc
Mullen, upon being called liar,
whipped out d knife and stabbed Ro-
gulski The knife entered his abdomen
and caused his death McMullen, who
is eighty-fve years old. will be held
for murder I2ogulski was thirty y-seNcn
years old and a cripple.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
pespond ency the Cause.

st. Paul, May 11-Alexander Lilley,
q mail carrier, committed suicide by
hanging himself in the basement OF his
house early yesterday morning. De-
spondency caused by III health is as
signed as the cause.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
Shoots Deputy Sheriff.

Weston, Iowa, May 10. Charles
Matherson shot Deputy Sheriff ]. G..
Baker of Council Bluffs five times,
causing fatal wounds when the officer
tried to arrest -Matherson on charge
of robbery.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Boy Plays With Target Rifle and Re
t,,; ;i,r0

Boy Plays With Target Rifle and Re.
ceives Fatal Injury.
LuNernc, Mimi, May II. Bert
Schwartz, fourteen-yearold son OF G.
C. Schwartz. recorder, vas shot
through the head Yesterday afternoon
by the accidental discharge OF target
rife. He was in company with Jesse
Theil, playins. along the river. lirow-
ing up lin cans and then shoutia7 at
them LEST how NJ accident "ccHrr@d
is moi Known The h4tIet entered Just
behind the right ear 'ractnslns lhe
sk,lll ahole tie terlpIe on the lefl s,de
OF theZhcatl .Fhe boy cannot recover
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
kr..ps PROMISE TO WIFE
Commits =suieide to Follow Her Into

Commits =suieide to FOLLOW Her Into
the Hereafter
t'hicaee, May 49, True 10 a promise
made to his wife that when she died
he would follow here g N Benedict.
a court steno8rapher, last night snot
himself through the brain dying IN
stantIy Mrs 9Bonesiici died yesterday
morning and Islst before her death her
husband told het that he would follow
her IN a shpri tiiae Benedict and his
wife were devoted % each other and
he almost mind LIS hsalth by his con
slant attendance apon her during her
last illness.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
ko1B WAS KIDNAPPED.
Friends of Labor Leader Believe II.

Friends of Labor Leader Believe He
Was Taken a - in a Vessel.
New York. -,..-Frends Of Geo.
A. Kolb, business manager of the Ma
rine Engineers association. who mys-
teriously disappeared Monday while
trying to persuade men to leave the
vessels against which his union had
declared a strike, are now convinced
that he has been kidnapped and
slowed away in the hold of an outgo-
ing vessel.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
curzon will Stay.

d.ondon, May 10.-Lord Curzon yes
terday accepted the appointment of
ricepoy of India for another term. The
post was offered to Lord -Minto, gov
arnor general Of Canada. but he de-
clined.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
WOUN1ED IN DUEL.

Pistols, Then With Swords.
Nice, France, May 1o.--Max Regis,
the former mayor of Alsiers and anti
Semitic leader, recently Quarreled with
a German officer. A duel was fought
yesterday at Mentone: two shots were
exchanged without result. The fight
ing was continued with swords, and
the German was seriously wounded.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
SUPERINTENDENT OF FREE DE-
LIVERY GIVEN LEAVE OF
ABSENCE.
OFFICIAL CONDUCT UNDER Hill
ACTION NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
Full CONDUCT OF THE IN.
VESTIGATIoN.

Washington, May 1.-THE investi-
cation of the affairs of the postoffice
department which has been dragging
along for two months took sensa-
tienal turn late yesterday afternoon
when, by order of Postmaster General
Payne, August w. Machen, general
superintendent of the free delivery
system, and one of the most widely
known government officials in the
United States, was relieved from his
duties and Postoffice Inspector NJ G.
Fosnes was designated to take charge
fsthat service The change will take
effect to-day, when Mr.. Fosnes will
assume charge of the free delivery
service and at the sane time that
service will be placed under the con-
troll of the office of the fourth assis-
tant postmaster general. Heretofore
it has been under the jurisdiction OF
the first assistant. The
Action of the Postmaster General
was taken on the written recommends
ton of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. who is directing the
investigation of the affairs OF the de-
partment, that the transfer of Mr..
Machen's bureau to his jurisdiction
and it's administration by a postoffice
inspector would expedite the investi-
cation. In ordering the change recon-
mended, the postmaster general gives
Mr.. Machen s1eave of absence until
the investigation is concluded" Mr..
Machen promptly -acquiesced in the de-.
cision of the postmaster general, TAX
J, ing occasion to say in doing so, that he
courted the fli1lest investigation of his.
official conduct Mr.. Machen has been
under fire ever since the investigation.
begaI.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
charnee of Various Kinds

Charges Of Various KINDS
have been preferred against the ad-
ministration of the free delivery
branch of the postal service. These
included allegations of collusion with
letter box manufacturers in furnishing
of boxes to nostofice patrons narticu,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11

LIED LIKE A GENTLEMAN"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-11
Combine Against Russia.

Secretary Hay is in communication
with President Roosevelt in California,
and upon the latter's decision the sec
retary's. course viii depend It is
stated that the department has had its
patience taxed by the course of events
in Manchuria, and that it now contem-
ra1nfnc "
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and Engineering.
them to be depended on absolutely now by
shipping interests. Another great work of
the bureau the flood warnings. Obser-
vations regarding the conservation of the
waters of the Rocky mountains are now
being made by the bureau. The fore
warning of single cold wave recently
saved shippers 81 100000. The frost warn
ings issued in Florida few days ago saved
millions to the people of that state.
The Chemical Bureau.
DIR. II. w. Wiley chief of the chemistry
bureau, was heard on the work of the
chemical bureau. DR.. Wiley said he took
great pride in the fact that he was the
first one to advocate the transfer of the
weather bureau to the Department of Ag-
riculture.
Turning his attention to the question of
fertilizers, DR.. Wiley declared that the
work of the chemistry bureau had resulted
in the enactment of state laws which saved
farmers millions by preventing frauds in
the sale of fertilizers.
Plant study which gave the farmer In
formation as to how and when to fertilize,
was also one of the great works of the
chemistry bureau, he said. From the re-
suits Of the past fifty years, DR.. Wiley said,
there would be no danger of exhausting
the soil of the country, and that our wheat
ana Cereal supply Will away NC ooSQuotC
to our growth.
Scientific stock feeding, which had been
demonstrated by the chemistry, had made
1t possible for a stock raiser to prepare an
animal for the market for one-third less
than formerly.
And when we get through studying how
to feed our pigs, cows and horses, maybe
we will turn our attention to the feeding of
the human ANIMAL declared DR.. Wiley.
There is no need to feed man to make
him fat unless we want him for food - con-
tinued DR.. Wiley, and 1 ann satisfied we
are paying at least one-third more for ouI
food than necessary.
Prof. B. T. Galloway, chief of the bureau
of plant industry. reviewed the work of his
bureau The aim, he said, was always to
make the work as effective possible. He
| then reviewed the study of plant diseases
| scientifically. Cotton. he said, was subject
| to many diseases. The creation of new
| fruits had been one of the features of tbs
work. A new orange had been created II
| Florida which bid fair to build up new
| marmalade industry. A tangelo" had also
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Secretary, Section on Mechanical Science ana
Engineering.
carefully titled land is worth more to the
industrial, commercial, transportation and
social interests of the country than the nom
resident ownership of a range industry COW
ering many thousand acres.
Curtailment Recommended.
Every Secretary of the Interior for twen-
ty-fve years past has recommended cur
tailment Of the land privilege. Congress
has responded in some degree to this de-
mand, but there is immediate need of rad
fcal changes in the laws now upon the
statute books. Not another acre of the pub
lie lands should be- sold for cash or it's
equivalent. Residence and alton
should be required before title could be
obtained, and this residence and cultivation
should be at least FIVE years, SO as to in
sure a permanent and not specula tive in
terest in the holding, The desert land law
and the Communication clause Of the home
stead act should be repealed, for, While
there may be isolated cases produced in evil
dence of the alleged, beneficial character Of
these laws, a vast majority Of the land ac-
quired under these filings is for other than
patton and general development of the
country.
In 1902 about 10000 oo acres were taken
from the public, domain under the various
laws now on the statute books. 1t is esti-
mated that there VIII be nearly "a, 600, 600
acres appropriated in 1903. In 1901 there
were but 5000, 600, and yet at that time
that figure was considered enormous and
alarming. Those who are building up large
land holdings in the west realize that pub
lie sentiment Is aroused, and they are
crowding in every direction to secure title
to as much land as possible before Con-
gress takes this matter in hand.
1t has been argued against the repeal Of
these laws that the fund created by the
national irrigation law from the sale Of
public lands would be destroyed In the
first place, If these laws were repealed to-
day and existing rights allowed to be per-
fected, there would probably be about $20,-
100000 in the reclamation fund. The gov
eminent would reap an enormous profit on
the investment, even If it were necessary
to appropriate s1e0.0000 900 to maintain the
fund for reclaiming the arabic public lands
of the west rather than to allow a contin-
uation of the present system.
The cream of the peoples land is being
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DR.. o. l.. Howard, chief of the division Of
entomology said that the principal work OF
his bureau was to endeavor to lessen the
damage to crops by insects. 1t had been
estimated that the work done now saves
$500 900 900 a year on our crops and SlJJ-
coo, 900 a year to the crops of canada. mat
this work was a most economical one was
shown by the fact that the government was
expanding but $4,000 for the service.
The experiments with the cotton-boll Wee
vii which had been most successful; with
the coddling moth, which had attacked the
apple crop of the northwest. and other in
sect campaigns were mentioned
Prof. Million Whitney, chief of the bureau
Of soils spoke of the organization and work
of that bureau. Its most important work
was the soil survey which had been con-
Quoted for the past four years, during
which time some 2,0000o0 acres had been
surveyed. Soil survey was for the develop
ment of agricultural lands to keep abreast
Of the agricultural competition of the Vari-
Gus countries Of the world.
Coored charts and maps were shown, the
results of the surveys. The introduction
of Sumatra tobacco in the Connecticut val
ley was one of the results mentioned.
Dr. A. c. True gave brief explanation OF
the work of agricultural experiment sta
tions of which he is director. Experiment
stations are in operation in each state.
Value of Public Lands.
At the afternoon session of the section on
social and economic science Mr.. j. d.
Whelpley read a paper on the economic
value Of the remaining public lands, which
Is Of particular interest at this time, in
view of the recent changes announced In
the land office.
Mr.. Whelpley declared that the land office
of the United States has had under its con-
troll for disposal under such laws as have
prevailed from time to time an area prob
ably amounting to about one billion five
hundred million acres of land. About one
billion acres of this land have passed from
government to private ownership. About
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02
Division of Entomology.

been created by crossing grape fruit and
tangeline oranges.
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Joint Meeting Held.

joint meeting of the American Anthro-
biological Association and the American
Folklore Society was held this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02

profitable and comfortable occupation by
American citizens under existing economic,
physical and social conditions. 1t is now
generally recognized that it is of supreme
Importance that the government should in
diligently conserve the possible economic
values of that area of the United States
which is still included within the limits of
the public domain. Room is needed for
more population, more raw material is
necessary to maintain our manufacturing
industries, and one homesteader and his
family settled happily upon 100 acres of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02

shipping, there. being 1000 steam vessels
and Is, coo sailing craft plying on our At
lantic seaboard alone. One hurricane on
TINS coast easily costs s2,OO0,000 in disas-
ters Yet" continued Professor Moore,
there has not been storm which has
not been heralded by the danger warnings
of the weather bureau"
The case of the steamer Portland was
mentioned. Her captain left port with the
knowledge that hurricane was scheduled
The commander of the sister ship of the
Portland was induced to stay in port. The
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Vice President, Section on Botany.
scientific work which the government Is
carrying on without cessation for the better
ment of the agricultural interests Of the
country.
The Farmers Satisfied.
Willis L. Moore, chief Of the weather bu-
reau. was the first speaker.
Does 1t pay?" was the great problem
always asked In connection with the
weather bureau. 1t costs 81 10000 a year
to make the weather forecasts and observa-
tons, and" continued Professor Moore,
"the farmers of the country seem emf
nently satisfied with the work"
OF the value of the meteorological serv-
ice. Professor Moore mentioned the great
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Astronomy.
five hundred million acres remain subject
to the law of Congress.
The economic value of the one billion
acres which have already been disposed Of
has been fully demonstrated. The world
power of the United States as a nation has
become great in direct ratio to the develop
ment of the natural resources of the public
lands. The tremendous increase in wealth
resulting from the rapid settlement OF the
one billion acres of public land has blinded
the people of this country to the serious de-
fects which have existed in the laws gov
erning the disposal of the same.
Not one hundred million acres of the five
hundred million remaining are suitable to
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A Saturday OF Prime Importance.


H Stores all
We'd
numb inc enlanyt thousand o EIeh friends
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the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02
UNDER NEW OFFICERS
Association for Advancement
of Science Holds Election.
LOCAL MAN PRESIDENT
ST. LOUIS CHOSEN AS PLACE OF
NEXT MEETING.
Suggestion That Physician Be Appoint
ed as Member of Isthmian
Canal Commission.
LOCAL MAN PRESIDENT

Carroll d. Wright was elected presider-l
of the American Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Science last night, and St.
Louis was chosen as the place for the next
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-20

Among the Waterburians who will attend the Yale-Haryard football game in Cambridge tomorrow are Matthew J. Doyle, Joseph Kilbride and Harry E. Cross. #r
 The funeral of Edward Bowling took place this morning from his late home. 296 North Main street, with a mass Of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church by Father OBrien and inter ment in new St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Patrick Hanlon, Will liam Kelly, Garret Lawlor, John Crane, Michael Coyle and Michael Hanlon' The floral tributes included a standing wreath from employees of Mir Cleave- lands room at the Waterbury Clock Co.'S; wreath, Miss l.. Carroll; wreath, teacher at Hendricken school; cross let tered Father" children of deceased; pillow inscribed Husband" from the wife of the deceased; bouquets, Cath crime Carroll, Mary Mccarthy, Mrs Ray Higgins. the Gaelic Literary society.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-20
Misses Trimmed Hats

Are the particular subject at present, and every effort has been made to make it an at- tractive one.
 We can surely make a visit to this department interesting to our young friends.