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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
SERVICE PENSION MOVEMENT.

The New York World has the following
on a subject that Senator Burton. CT
Kansas. has taken stand by the in
PRODUCTION OF a bill:
At the coming session of congress an
eqOrt is TO be made. in accordance with
the action of the recent annual encamp-
ment of the c. A r at san Francisco.
to pass a law giving a pension OF si2 a
month to every surviving soldier who
served in the Union army for ninety days
during the civil war.
The Grand Army still has formidable
influence, and with presidential cleo
ton coming next year its appeal viii
be made under favorable circums tances.
Gen. John c. Black. the new comman-
der-in-chief, goes further than the en-
campment and has advocated service
pension for every veteran who served
sixty days-a term served by thousands
of men who were never in a battle.
The commissioner of pensions estimates
that if the Grand Army's proposal is
adopted at least 10000 new names will
be added TO the list and the annual bur
den of pensions will be increased by any
where from S25.OOoooO TO $4,000.
a study Of our pension list. which has
never had a parallel in any other cOun-
Try. is worth while in view OF this pro-
ject to expand it far beyond the $685.
VN.Vp year AT Whlcn II now STANDS
Up to the end of the last fiscal year
the amount paid by the government in
pensions since the civil war was $685.,
S26,0So. This is equal 10 the total ma
tional debt of Great Britain prior TO the
Boer war, which represented the bulk OF
all the money spent by that country in
the long Napofeonic wars. plus the in
creases of debt made by all the wars
in which Great Britain engaged for the
past century, excepting only the billion
dollar conflict i'll South Africa
The number Of individual enlistments
in the Union armies from 1861 10 1855 VAS
2.213.O00 OF this total about 100000 are
either dead or have applied for pensions
ana 1900 applications per year are still
being received.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The who have the trouble with the reporters
the chaps who later. rushing round
ask them to suppress something that would 'be
nconvenent to have published"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

There are now on the rolls 1866 pen
siOners. \ year ago there were more
than leo go. The estimate of the com
missioner of pensions that the service
peensiO now proposed will add only poo.
coo names To the rolls is probably un-
derestimate. All estimates made by our
pension commissioners on the passage
of previous pension acts have proved
TO be far too low. The act of June -
1890. which scattered the great surplus
accumulated by President Cleveland's
first administration. was estimated TO add
not more than 100000 pensioners TO tn
list It did add 100000
The Spanish war is responsible for a
considerable unmber of the new pen
sons. Spanish war veterans have al
ready drawn $5500C0O in pensions. and
their applications are pouring into tn
pension office in increasing volume. and
Will do so for many a year to come
From the commissioner of pensions
latest report (for 1899 the following fig
ures. which show the rate at which new
business" is coming in. are taken
Applications disposed of this year. 90, 1o6
Applications for increased PEN
SiOnS this ear...................... 144 .0S3
Applications for increased pen
sions granted this year ..-.-...--.. :. 10
Applications for original pensions. 8, 225
Applications for original pensions
granted OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 12s
Applications awaiting adjudication. 304 500
The army, navy and pension eXpendi-
lures of the United States added together
already amount to Slso1O0o0 per year.
stated in round figures. Secretary
MOodys recent naval estimate calls for
sS5. 10000 per year more for the navy.
and the Grand Army's $2-a-month ser
vice pension would doubtless fall for
$50. 100000 more. If congress Yields TO
both demands our total expenditure for
army. navy and pensions will very soon
be close to 800, C10,0c0 n year. That
amount will far exceed the present peace
footing expenditure for military and ma
val purposes of any other nation, except
ing only Great Britain. whose estimates
still include provision for a standing
army Of $4,000 men. where prior To the
Boer war only 900 were provided for
On the peace-foOting QSsS) the British eX-
penditure for both army and navy was
about $3.50. go 600. 1t is proposed To sp end
nearly as much on the United states
army and navy, and as much more be
sides for pensions as would give Us
second navy larger than Great Britain :.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Fortune Teller-"A light man will court
you. He is poor, but honest" Fair
Client-"C-can't you make it dark man
with money!" Fortune TeIer-"Yes. but
that will cost you fifty cents more
Chicago Daily News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The distribution Of 1000 tons Of garden and flower
uoTtl.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Measured by the intensity of the among
the politicians in Kansas the love follow in due
time will prove slop over Of tears and affection.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

At this writing the contest for the Kansas federal
Judge looks ike ending in 4 disreputable row.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The club women have let up their dishwashi1s long
enough 10 open up fight on Senator Smoot the Mormon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

George, did you know that / was go
ing to marry your sister," We'll
heard her say so, but she's had that idea
about so many other fellers that ] didn't
feel sure about it till you told me-
Brooklyn Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

The electors being over we were about to go back to
The problem Of how old is Ann when the republic
was suddenly recognized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

Your Uncle Jim is a good deal of
statesman. isn't he?" Yes said the
young man with a last summers straw
hat. He's statesman. He's been tryin'
to be a politician for long time, but
every time he runs for office he gets
beat. Washington Star.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
For the Fun of Ii.

ELECT me president of the United
States said the Prohibition candidate.
and 1 will guarantee that my secretary
Of the treasury shall see that the money
market never gets tight. Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

It is said that Fort Riley viii probably lose the army
fer next year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13

beat Washington Star.
HobKins-"You are always prating
about the Joys of heaven. but l notice you
don't appear TO be in any hurry to go
there" Mllings-"My dear boy. you
know I think a great deal of you; and
l do hate to break away from you for
ever, you know. Boston Transcript
THAT nephew of yours is a promising
looking young fellow. What does he run
to mostly-money or brains?'
He has brains enough to run TO
money He's making a dead set at old
Bullions daughter. Chicago Tribune.
But how can [ be sure" said the
beautiful heiress that you do not want
me merely for my money!"
Darling" replied the duke, If 7 can
have you I shall never worry about
money any more. "-Chicago Record
Herald.
Teacher-NOw. Johnny. ! think I have
shown you how wicked il is to fight.
Tell ne what you would do should a
boy call you bad names? You wouldn't
notice him. would you?"
How big is the boy. teacher Truth
Seeker.
Teacher-Which is grammatically cor
rect: The wages OF sin are death or
the wages of sin is DEATH?
Miss Prim-Don't you Ghink teacher
that salary is more eiegant term -
Boston Transcript
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
Representatives Of Colombia Prepare to
Leave the Capital Without
Further Delay
LITTLE HOPEOF SATISFACTORY REPLY
Answer Of Secretary Hay to the Recent
Note of General Reyes is Still
Forthcoming

Washington, Dec. 29.--Although Sec
retary Hay has not yet replied to the
note of General Reyes preparations are
rapidly going on for the closing Of the
Colombian legation here and the de-
parture Of Colombias representatives
for home. 1t is clear that they do not
entertain any hope Of satisfactory
response by this government Al
ready most of the legation files have
been packed and arrangements com.
pleted for placing them in storage
here For several days General Reyes
has denied himself to callers.
1t is believed that while the reply
of Mr.. Hay has not been made, suffi-
cient information has been obtained
by the Colombian representatives in
the interviews they have had with the
secretary to enable them to forecast
its conclusions The preparations 60
ing on for closing up the affairs Of the
legation would seem to indicate that
General Reyes and DR.. Herran are
awaiting only as a matter of form and
diplomatic courtesy the official com
munication Of Mr.. Hay setting forth
the reasons why this government can
not accept their view of the Panama
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
WRECK ON PERE MARQUETTE
ROAD RESULTS IN coNslD-
ERABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
FAST PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE
ExTlNGUlsHlNG OF RED SIGNAL
LIGHT BY HIGH WIND Al. :
LEGED AS THE CAUSE.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 90
Nineteen persons were killed and
thirty-eight injured in the collision Of
two Pere Marquette passenger trains
near East Paris, Mich.
The extinguishment of the red sig
nal light at McCords Station by the
high wind was the cause Of the wreck.
Two minutes before the westbound
train dashed by McCords Station,
where she was due to stop for orders,
the operator says that the light was
burning.
When the train dashed by the oper-
ator did the only thing in his power,
telegraphed for medical aid and wreck
ing trains, as he knew that a collision
was inevitable. The binding blizzard
prevented the engineers from seeing
each other and the trains came to-
gether at full speed.
The engines were crushed by the
terrible impact and the cars of both
trains were telescoped and turned
over and over.
On both trains together there were
about 200 passengers and all who were
not killed suffered some injury.
Relief trains soon arrived and the
bodies taken from the wreckage. The
injured were rushed to the hospitals
at Grand Rapids, where several will
probably die.
Investigation by the coroner and
railroad officials has brought out con-
f1icting testimony. The engineer on
the westbound train says that light
was burning at the station, but that it
was not the danger signal and he
thought that all was we'll.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
CITIZENS FIGHT BANDITS.
Bank at kioWa, !. r., Rifed by Gang
of Robbers.

South McAlester, l. T., Dec. 20
While their sentinels were engaged In
a fierce fight with citizens robbers
looted the safe of the hank at kioWa.
The thieves gained entrance to the
bank building through window. The
first charge Of nitroglycerin made no
impression on the safe, but the noise
aroused residents of the town and
soon a posse composed of fifty men
was congregated in the stock yards at
the rear of the bank.
A volley Of shots was Nred at the
building and it was at tfIce returned
by the sentinels of the robbers, Sc
creted on the outside OF the structure.
An almost incessant fire was kept up
for half an hour, during which time
the robbers continued their efforts to
open the safe 1t required three dis
charges to force the door The third
explosion was terrific and almost COM
pletely demolished the safe as well as
the interior Of the bank.
Paper money was blown into shreds,
large quantities OF mutilated bills be-
ing left by the bandits
After looting the safe the robbers
left the building from the front and
backed off into the darkness, keeping
up fire on the posse. The men went
in a southerly direction and were fol-
lowed quite distance. 1t is said that
one Of the robbers was injured.
The bank officials place their none
tary loss at $500.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
SITUATION before severlng dlplomarlc
relations with the United States.
MORE VESSELS FOR IsTHMys.
Additional American Waships on the
Wav South


Washington, Dec. 29.-The fleets Of
warships on both sides of the isthmus
of Panama will shortly be reinforced
by several vessels now on their way
to that quarter. The gunboat Topeka
OF the Atlantic training squadron has
left Key West for Colon by way OF
Kingston as convoy of the torpedo
boat destroyers Truxton and Stewart,
which have been assigned to patrol
duty on the Caribbean coast of the
isthmus The gunboat Castine ar
rived at Colon Sunday from Philadel-
phia none the worse for her recent
grounding on a bar in the Delaware
river. The big collier Caesar has left
Culebra for Colon with coal for the
fleet. The converted cruiser Dixie left
League Island Monday for Colon with
the Panama marine brigade, number
Ing about 600 men. in command of
Brigadier General Elliott.
Naval movements in the direction
of the isthmus have been almost
equally active on the Pacific coast.
The gunboat Petrol, bound for Pan.
anna, arrived at Acapulco. Mex. on
the Goth inst and undoubtedly has left
there by this time. The flagship New
York, the gunboat Bennington, the
torpedo boat destroyers Preble and
Paul Jones and the collier Saturn have
been fitted out at San Francisco for
service in the vicinity of Panama and
1t is expected that all of them will
start South in day or two.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
AMID GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Cotton Prices at New York Touch
New High Record.

New York, Dec. 29-New high rec
ord prices We're made amid the great
est excitement at the very opening of
the Cotton Exchange. First prices
We're at an advance of % to 81 points.
Before the call was fairly completed
March had sold at 14.01. May at l4.20
and July at 14.14. The advance fol
lowed the surprising strength at Liver
pool, where prices were II to 20 points
higher at the time of the local OPEN
ing instead OF shade lower as eN-
pected, with private cables ascribing
gains to heavy buying for Continental,
Egyptian and American accounts. The
early market was active and excited.
There was tremendous buying for
both accounts. with New Orleans sup
porting Just enough to add to the ap-
prehension Of shorts, who We're ap-
parently in panic stricken condition.
But realizing. too, was very heavy and
after the call prices showed declin-
Ing tendency, sagging of several
points from the best during the first
fifteen or twenty minutes, although
the market continued very feverish
and unsettled, with most Of the selling
by parties having profits to take.
After tluctuating very irregularly for
a time. about 10 to Is points ,Alder the
best prices of the morning. the mar
ket turned very strong again in the
early afternoon, reaching still higher
prices on all the active months. The
excitement was intense. There was
liquidation on every fresh upward
movement and toward the close the
market sagged off few points. but
was finally firm at an advance of As
to SO points
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
CAR DESIRES PEACE.
Believed Russia Will Make conces.
sions to Japan.


St. Petersburg, Dec % The con.
those associated with the government.
but not responsible therefor, is that
the czar is so peacefully disposed that
he will make such concessions TO
Japan as are neces sary to prevent war,
provided that no unforeseen events
force the hands OF the governments
concerned
At the same time the c2ar. It. Is
pointed out agrees With those who
believe that preparation fer war Is
the best safeguard Of peace and thai
apparent willingness TO allow matters
to be submitted TO the test Of arms IS
more likely TO lead to Il satisfactory
compromise than an exhibition of
overmuch peacefuncss.
This unofficial opinion however,
believes the controlling party In Rus,
sia regards Korea as necessary to-
the consolidation OF Russian interests
in the Far East and. therefore. s dc
termined to prevent the peninsula
falling into Japanese hands and THAI
any concessions Russia now RIAL, VT
Japan will only be with the object -
deferring the difficulty until q more
seasonable time.
Russia Can Secure Ample Funds.
There is not likely to be much Diff
Guilty In finding money in case of war.
A foreign loan on acceptable teiitls Isl
probably impossible, but thn ~
banks and merchants have ample
funds on which the government coa Il
draw
One reason why the Rrtsh alarm-
list, news fails to convi le 90
is the perfect under here oi
the benefits Great Britain derives from
continuance of the steamed situa-
tian II was known hofee %tfff age
that Grea; Britain wste
occupy Thibet and extend the railroad
to point in the Yangtse valley which
is reat habic hy gunhcats FROM thT'Eea-
Great Pritain's forward movement at
this time excites boths aansifati0a and
rage the former for the a.
litical move the latter because ltussia
Is so prcoccnpied IN th@ MAJ
she Is unable to prevent Great Britain
from creating her o1sF at a in
the Yangtse province II is pointed
out here that the pro q |ti
affords Great Britain the same oppor-
tunity as actual war between Russia
and any third power.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
HAY MAY GO SOUTH.
eecretary's Bronchial Trouble Does
Not Yield to Treatment.

Washington, Dec 29-The condition
OF Secretary Hay remains unchanged.
Contrary to the expectation Of his ply
sician the sccretary's bronchial trou-
BILE has not yielded readily to treat
ment and Mr. Hay will probably leave
Washington early in January for
Thomasville, Ga, for visit to Colo
mel Oliver Payne. The mild climate
there has helped the secretary before
and it is hoped may again prove an
effective cure.
Unless decided and unexpected
change for the better in Mr. Hays
condition occurs within the next few
days Mr. l.oomis will otiiciate at the
breakfast on New Years day to the
diplomatic corps at the residence of
Secretary and Mrs. Hay. Mr. Loomis
also will be present at the president s
reception in the same capacity.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
CHOIR GOES OUT ON STRIKE.
Objects to Being Criticised for eating
Candy During Services.

Montreal, Dec. 29-Melvile church,
the leading Presbyterian place of wor-
ship in Westmount, the fashionable
residence suburb OF Montreal. was
without the services of choir Sun
day In his sermon on Christmas
morning Rev, +. w. Winfield, pastor
of the church, severely criticised the
members OF the choir for eating candy
during the progress Of the service.
AS a result Of the criticism deputa-
ton from the choir waited upon the
reverend gentleman on Saturday and
requested retraction. This he re
fused to make and as a result the
choir, without an exception, went out
ON stlike
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
NELSON BROTHERS TO HANG.
Governor Van SAINT Sets Feb. 10 as the
Date for Their Execution.

Governor Van SAINT Sets Feb. 10 as the
Date for Their Execution.
st. Paul, Dec 2s.-Governor Van
SAINT has fixed Wednesday, Feb. 10, as
the date of execution of Charles and
Henry Nelson, who were convicted by
the Steele county court of the murder
of Henry Krier, saloonkeeper, last
April.
The Nelson brothers and William
Sutton were indicted by the Steele
county grand jury and charged with
murder in the first degree. Sutton
pleaded guilty to murder in the sec
ond degree and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment The Nelson's pleaded
not guilty, were tried and found guilty
on the Indictment of the grand jury
They vainly petitioned the supreme
court for new trial.
1t is understood that the attorneys
and friends will endeavor to have the
sentence committed at the meeting Of
the state board of pardons in January.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
LIABILITY LAW CONSTRUED.
Amount Fixed by Express Company
Not Binding.

Minneapolis, Dec. 2o-Judge Pond
has rendered a decision stating that
where goods intrusted to an express
company are not valued in shipment
that the $50 liability limit established
by the express companies is not bind
Ing and the full value Of the goods
may be recovered.
A local firm sued the Wells-Fargo
company for S1,219 worth of silk
waists which were lost in wreck
The company fell back upon its $50
liability rule, but Is now ordered to
pay the full amount of the loss.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
GOES INTO EFFECT JAN. i.
Reduction OF Wages in Union Sheet
Steel Plants.

Pttsburg, Dec 29.-Notices have
been sent out from the headquarters
OF the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron. Steel and Tin Workers that the
vote of the sheet lodges on the propo-
sition to reduce the base of the wage
scale from to 3R cents. thereby cut
ting wages 10 per cent, has been ac-
cepted. The new rate will go into
effect on Jane1 and it is believed this
decision will result in the starting
next Monday Of large number of
union sheet steel plants that have
been idle for long time owing to the
inability OF the independent manufac'
turers to meet the competition Of the
nonunion sheet mills Of the American
Sheet Steel company.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
CABINET AND PRIVY COUNCIL, IN
JOINT MEETING, CONSIDER
WAYS AND NJ EANs.
DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN WAR
UNLESS RUSSIA MoDlFlEs REPLY
JAPAN WILL INN EDlATELY
SAFEGUARD KOREA.

Toxic, Dec 29-An important Joint
meeting OF the cabinet and privy coun-
Gil took place during the day to con
slider ways and means In view of the
grave situation.
No difficulty is anticipated In provid-
Ing for the extraordinary expenditure,
including the completion of the Seoul
Fusan railway.
1t is believed that unless Russia
modifies her reply Japan will imme-
diately safeguard Korea, though such
a step will net necessarily mean war
with Russia
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
Ten Per Cent Cut In WAGES.

Pttsburg, Dec 29.-The employees of
the Union Railway company, With the
exception Of the trainmen, have been
notified Of 10 per cent reduction in
wages to take place on Jan. / The
Union Railroad company is connected
with the Carnegie Steel company and
is subsidiary company of the United
States Steel corporation
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
BIaekmailer Threatens Murder.

ST Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 29.-Superin-
tendent Perkins of the Burlington road
has received letter mailed at Wat
son, No, station on that road eighty
miles north Of here, saying that unless
he deposited $4,000 in a spot desig-
mated the writer, "Odell Carter" would
kill him on sight.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
Shot by Enraded Husband.

St Joseph, Mo, Dec 29.-H. G. Ed
mondson, a real estate dealer, was
found in a room with Mrs. G. w
Grote in a South st. Joseph hotel and
was fatally shot by the woman's hus-
band. who is building contractor.
Grote used shotgun and fired through
the panel Of the door. Grotes wife
accompanied the injured man to the
hcrpit-j
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
Two Hundred Delegates Present.

St Louis. Dec 29-The ffty-third
annual meeting. of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement Of Sci
ence began here during the day with
about 200 members present, compris
ing some Of the most notable men in
the country. The convention will re-
main in session all week
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-12-29
READY TO INVADE TURKEY.
-Four Thousand Macedonians Under
Bulgarian Officers.

Saonica, European Turkey, Dec 90.
The authorities are informed that
1000 Macedonian revolutionists, I'm
der the leadership Of eighty Bulgarian
officers, are ready to invade Turkish
territory.
An order was issued here during
the day requesting the Turkish Off GERS
to exercise extreme vigilance. 1t is
rumored that the Second army reserve
will again be called out.