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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-20
|ime Light is
Turned On Payne

lI3y Associated Press.I
Washington. D. C., June 20 Post
laster General Payne's comment OF
e Tulloch charges which accompany
e Bristow report will in time attrac
most as much attention as the sen
Stional testimony furnished regardin,
Q manner in which Perry Heath con
hcted the office Of first assistant
pstmaste7 general Bristow's report
Prroborates the charges made by S.
IA Tulloch, who was treasurer in the
Washington postoffice. TulIoch al
ged that Heath caused pensioners tc
put on the payrolIs who did not
prk; that numerous individuals drew
20 salaries and that the "militar,
lll" was utilized to provide jobs for
ersonal and political favorites.
When the Tulloch letter was mads
iblic General Payne said it was inoi
r. and that "Tulloch was wind
tg" Tulloch asserts that he acquaint
the postoffice department with the
pnditions while he was stilI in office
he Bristow report shows that he did
and that Bristow himself, through
Is inspectors, reported the facts tc
ostmaster General Smith. This Bris
w statement which was made publ.
lis morning was submitted to Post
aster General Payne. May A. wher
he Tulloch letter was made public
ostmaster General Payne requested
k-Posmaster General Smith. Mr.
cath. Postmaster Merritt and Gener
Bristow to give statements or ex
anations regarding it.
Held Back 6ristow's Report.
Bristow's was the first reply re
eived end the last given out. This
,atements dicrediting The Tulloch
Aarges were promptly made public
he Bristow statement which incor.
Drated the reports of inspectors and
hlled names and stated the figures as
ell as gave the dates was withheld
r six weeks. When Il finally did
Pine the postmaster general submits
is comment IN writing:
h The charge CT Mr. Tulloch is. in its
ssence. against President Mckinley,
I'D Postmaster General Smith. Pres
ent Mckinley is no longer living
ostmaster General Smith. who car
ed out President McKinley's policy,
rs answered for himself
This observation is most amazing
bless its purpose is to shield Perry
Heath a. the expense of the late
resident Mckinley. McKinley's ac-
pms in the Cuban investigation prove
eyyond ali question that he refused
\ stand for the kind of irregularities
Ihieh the Tulloch charges and the
ristow report prove were practiced.
Wv pressure VI q pCA o1AAdl anu l0-
tical nature were brought on McKin-
{ when General Bristow was investi-
biting the Cuban scandals than have
ben attempted in the present case
enator Hanna has made no secret of
s friendship for Rathbone All that
anna. the close personal friend of
ickinley, could do in behalf OF men
HON Bristow was investigating was
'kerted Throughout that investiga-
on President Mckinley stood behind
ristow and. despite the efforts Of the
rongest men in the Republican or.
Imitation to prevent the Bristow re-
brt from being made public, Mckinley
srmitted it to be given to the news
hpers. Now, even though members
the Republican Organization have
ecome entangleG in the postoffice
andals, President Roosevelt has in
sted on the facts being given to the
'lblic.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
AUTOMOBILES
Seven We're Assessed in Beltrami
County at the Rate OF
$3.50 Each.

Beltrami county residents are
nothing if notprogressive. In the
report OF the personal property
assessments of the county for,
warded to the state board of
equalization, seven automobiles
were listed. The fact that the
machines We're assessed at only
s13.115 each gave. rise to the sus
picion that this county was strain
ing itself slightly in putting on
metropolitan airs. a letter of in
quiry was seut to County Auditor
Sylvester. His reply Was:
Il find that the items. s.listed III
the automobile column are. seven
two wheeled carts We will have
to use stump horses in this
section for a While before we can
have automobiles :
Carver county had an automo-
bile listed at SO, but=a conmuni-
cation from the county auditor
said that he had not the leastidea
what this was, unless 1T was a
power carrier used in the brick
yards.
With automobiles returned at
all the way from one dollar to
$500, and with bicycles, road
carts, motor cycles, threshing
machines and brick carriers all
thrown into the automobile col=
umn on their assessment lists,
the adjusters were furnished
with much food for discussion.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
FLAG ABOVE THE Law.
Porto Rican Socialists Are Sent to

Porto Rican Socialists Are Sent to
Prison
San Juan, r. r., Sept II Eduardo
Conde and Leonidas Guillot, two So
cialists who spoke in a recent meeting
Of the American Federation OF Labor.
were put on trial yesterday for Insult
ing the American flag and threatening
the life of Gov Hunt Their speeches
teemed with abuse of the government
One of the prisoners was accused or
advising the worNmen, upon the re-
turn of Gov Hunt on Oct !, from the
United States, to parade CARRYING
black flags, and then to make demands
upon the government. II these de-
mands were refused, the speaker add
cd. the alternative Of killing Coy.
Hunt remained. The ether orator was
said to have declared that the Ameri-
can flag was rag TIT only to coEar
rascals end criminals The accused
yehemently denied the charges. They
were tried before Justice Kopel CON
victed of anarchistic conduct and sen
-tenced to SIX months In prison Justice
Kopel says that the flag is higher than
the law, and that anarchists need new
er expect mercy In his court
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
SURE THING
Removal of Lumber Company
Headquarters Said to Be-a
Certainty.

1t now seems a. certainty that
the headquarters of the Crooks
ton Lumber company will be re-
moved from Crookston to BE.
midi. 1t is asserted that this
action will be taken within the
next few months, probably about
the first of the year. The com.
pany is desirous Of having its
headquarters more centrally To-
Gated as regards its large busi
ness, and this is the reason fol
proposed removal.
This action on the part Of the
lumber company. will be Of bene
fit to Bemidii, bringing as itdoes
a number of very desirable fami
lies to the city.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Flood Situation Serious.

Wausau, Wis, Sept 17-Continued
and heavy rains make the food situa-
ton look anything but favorable. The
temporary track OF the Northwestern
road at Edgar was again washed out
last night and trains are out Of service.
The Wisconsin river is rising every
hour. Nearly every mill here is closed
and mill crews are at work strength
ening the guard locks. Farmers com
ing In report every bridge destroyed in
some towns.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
WEATHsReY DISCHARGED.
Forgery Indictments Dismissed on

Forgery Indictments Dismissed on
GraHd Jury's Advice.
Luverne. -Minn., Sept 17.-Under an
order issued yesterday by Judge
Brownein the district court the cases
against C. It Weatherby, who was un-
der Indictment charged with forgery.
were dismissed and the prisoner dis
charged This action was taken upon
recommendation Of the grand jury
which is now in session. The indict-
ments. four In number. against Wealth
erby were of six years standing. AT
ter committing the alleged Yorgeriesz
Weatherby skipped out and succeeded
In eluding the officers until last Feb
ruary, when he was finally arrested at
Billings Mont At the March term OF
court Weatherby was tried on one OF
the indictments but the jury failed to
agree The cases were then continued
and Weatherby admitted to bail.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
TO RECLAIM ARID LANDS.
irrigation Movement Takes on Nation
al Instead Of Sectional Scope.

irrigation Movement Takes on Nation
al Instead of Sectional Scope.
Ogden. Utah, Sept. 17.-Twentysix
states and territories of the Union are.
represented at the eleventh national
irrigation congress, which began a
four days session in the Ogden taber-
nacle yesterday. this being the largest
number ever represented since the be-
ginning of the movement for the
reclamation of the arid West, showing
how the movement has taken on
national instead of sectional scope.
Delegates were present even from New
York, Pennsylvania and Vermont,
while from the states of the Western
plains and mountains repres entatives
of state and municipal governments
and commercial organizations Of all
kinds came by hundreds. An interna
sstional aspect was lent to the proceed.
Tugs by the presence of two repre-
4sentatives of foreign governments,
Mexico and France, while the govern
ment at Washington was represented
by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
At both morning and afternoon ses-
sions the building was packed with
delegates, and the keynote of the
present congress, as expressed both by
Gov. Wells of Utah in his speech of
.elcome, and President W. A. Clark
in response, that "the time has come
to do things" was heartily cheered.
Important results, benefcient to the
sEause of irrigation, are confidently ex-
pected by both delegates and officials
ssrorn the present
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Fine Attraction.

Next Tuesday evening, Sept.
%, the first Of a course of four
entertainments will be given in
the Methodist church. The
Columbian Male Quartette will
be the attraction, and it is said
to. be a splendid one. The-qllar-
tette has toured the East and
South and appeared in some OF
the largest and best city courses
in the country Miss Fisher
Shipp, a reader and a young
woman Of remarkable versatility
and power, will also take part ia
the program. l24-2b- L.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Grand Jury in Session Less
Than Two Days-.-Three
Indictments.
COUNTY JAIL AND POOR FARM
In FIRST CLASS SHAPE.
Petit Jury is Busy Three Cases
Have Been Tried UP to
This Afternoon.
The grand jury completed its

The grand jury completed its
work yesterday afternoon, hay
ing been in session on y about a
day and a half, returning three
indictments, those against Frank
Cummings, William Caldwell and
George Moffatt, as announced in
yesterdays issue of the Daily
Pioneer. Motfatt, charged with
stealing $40 from Joe McTaggart
at Turtle River last April, was
given a Is day Jail sentence. He
has been resting in the county
Jail since his arrest last April.
The grand jury yesterday
afternoon visited the county jail
and poor farm. They reported
both Institutions in the best of
condition, and praised the clean
ly and altogether satisfactory
manner in which they We're con-
Quoted.
The petit jury is still at work.
In the case of James Kelley VS..
J. 3. Flatley, tried yesterday, a
verdict of S97 for the plaintiff
was returned. G. W. Scrutchin
represented the plaintiff and John
Gibbons defended.
The first case taken up today
was that of John Steidl VS..
! Michael Foley. A verdict Of s42O
for the plaintiff was returned.
The suit was to recover the cost
Of two boilers and an engine sold
the defendant, who claimed that
the property was not as repre-
sented to him and therefore not
worth as much as he had agreed
to pay. Attorney Scrutchin
prosecuted and Attorney Craw-
ford defended.
This afternoon evidence is be
ing taken in the case of Gust
Benson VS.. Eskel Peterson. The
plaintiff claims that he left S1OO
with the defendent, which the
defendant spent. Peterson says
that only so was left in his keep
ing and that this was paid out
for Benson. Benson claims that
if any money was paid out it
went to the wrong parties.
Henry Funkley and [. w. Lam
gard are the attorneys.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Occupants Of Negro Sporting
House Are Ordered Out
!. of Town. !
HAVE TlLLSATuRDAY NIGHT TO
MAKE THEMSELVES SCARCE.
Have Become Obnoxious to De-a4
cent People and Council De-
cides They Must Go.


Fhe colo1.cd women occupying
the notorious negra dive in the
-lill (las;;44t Till
Saturday night to leave town.
The place wilt@be closed, perhaps
not for all time, but for three or
four months at leat, and # iteyer
does open again, which is con
sidered very likely, it is prom
ised that a class OF people little
more desirable will occupy it.
The women staying at the
house made themselves obnox-
ious to the people.of the town in
many ways and complaint has
several times been lodged against
them. The council decided they
must go. 1t appears, from an
Investigation, that they have
been getting worse Of late. They
have been palading on the streets
in lunches OF SIX and eight at all
hours Of the day, IN many III
stances, it is claimed, crowding
white women into the street, and
refusing TO obey q policeman
when spoken to about their OBJ
jectlonable actions
The proprietor of the house
says the high living of his char
ges has cost him more than he
made from them and that Of late
he has lost money. leappesned
perfectly willing TO sclose. Shop
and voluntarily set the date for
.ejectlnent without waiting for
special demands to be made
upon him.
Two OF the women, one an
opium tiend, left for parts un
known last night.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
A SPANKING MACH lNE.
One Is Introduced at the State Train

One Is introduced at the State Train
ing School.
Red Wing, MINI, Sept. IL. - 1t is
learned that among the various i'm
provements at the state training
school recently made is a spanking
machine which supersedes the preyi-
Gus form Of punishment by hand pow
er. Report says it works very salts
factory and can be regulated perfectly.
The humiliation Of being put in a
spanking machine has more effect on
the children than the punishment, and
it is believed this improvement will
help the discipline of the institution
much.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Dam Swept Away.

Black River Falls, Wis, Sept II. -
The Dells dam at Hatfield, used by the
Logging association as flooding dam,
was swept away by the high water,
causing q rise in the river here of
twelve feet, the highest mark it has
attained FOR years. Residents in the
lower part of the city we're compelled
to move their household goods to
places of safety.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
WOMAN GOES TO PRISON.
confesses to ChIoroform ing Family
Owing to Jealousy.

Wabash, Ind, Sept. l7.-Mrs. Belle
Fountaino yesterday pleaded guilty tG
assault with intent to Kill after she
had confessed 10 chloroforming the
Harnish family near Dora last week
and was sentenced to from three to
fourteen years in the Indianapolis re
formatory Miss Lola Harnish, ol
whomvthe prlsoner was Jealous on &C,
count Of the attentions OF Albert Tur
ner, Is now able to sit up and Will re,
cover.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
INITIATION WAS FATAL.
Nine Members Of High School Secret
Society Indicted by Grand jury.

Bluffton, Ind, Sept IL Ralph Nc.
Bride. aged seventeen, died, the result
OF initiation into high school secret
society. Ralph and -four other students
Of the Bluffton high school were IN,
itiated last spring, and 1t is stated the
ordeal caused the injury to the bone
of McBride's leg, the immediate cause
of death being septic inflammation OF
the leg. The grand Jury returned In,
dictments against nine students In con-
nection with the affair.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Helena to Build Water Plant.

Helena, Mont, Sept. II. ~ The city
council last night, by practically
unanimous vote, passed an ordinance
authorizing the issuance Of s614,000
bonds; and the city clerk was directed
to advertise for proposals for the con
struction Of water plant Bonds are
to be redeemable at different periods
and are payable in twenty years. They
are to be offered for sale Oct. 28
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
sHoTGuNs FOR AUTOS.
Farmers to Puncture Tires If Nee es.
sary to Stop Scorchina.

Kenosha, Wis, Sept. II. Armed
with shotGuns, the farmers Of Pleas
ant Prairie have organized to prevent
automobllists from scorching over the
country roads. The country men are
determined to put an end to the
frightening of their horses, -and-say
they will add pitchforks and rifles to
their present armament if it becomes
necessary. Mild requests to drivers
Of the machines, the farmers say, have
no effect in decreasing their speed,
and now the thoroughly aroused farm
ers say they will, shoot tires full oI
holes if the autosts fail to slack up
On request.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Cattle Lost in Storm.

Minot, N. D., Sept 17.-Great loss is
reported among the ranchers. Cattle
went with the storm and hundreds
peYished. A number were found close
to the stock yards at this place, dead.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
MAXIM WILL FLY.

Inventor Is Devoting His Genius to
Perfecting an Airship.
London. Sept. 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette announces that it has learned
that the important invention which Sir
Hiram Maxim referred to yesterday Is
an airship and that he will shortly
make public the result Of his expert
ments
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
FIVE AMERICANS KILLED
While Loading Hand Grenades in the
Russian City of kars.

Russian CITY OF RdTs'
Titles, Russian Transcaucasia. Sept.
17.-As the result of an explosion OF
grenades at Kars Sept. II. natural.
ized American citizen, John Nachidan.
who mad recently arrived there, and
four Americans, were killed. Nachik.
ian was killed while loading hand
grenades, many of which, with large
quantity Of explosives, were found In
the rooms where the accident 90
CURED.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
For Increased License

Menomonie, Wis, Sept IA spe-
cial election was held yesterday to
vote on the saloon license of $500. 1t
was carried by small majority. The
license at present is 5000.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
PREVENTED A CATASTROPHE.
Heroic Work of Nurses and Physicians
Durinq II HospitaI Fire.

Salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 17.-Heroic
work on the part of the nurses and
physicians prevented a serious loss OF
life in fire that started from de-
fective fue in the Keogh-Wright hos
pital in this city shortly after noon
yesterday. The loss will not exceed
SO 900. Two patients, William Dalton
and George Black, were SO badly
shocked by the excitement that their
recovery is doubtful.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
INVESTIGATE DRoPPERS.
President Of South Dakota University
Confronted With Charges.

vermillion, s. d., Sept. L 4 The
board of regents will meet here this
week to make second investigation
Of charges against President Garret
Droppers of the state university. AL
affidavit, sworn to by David H. Boot
of the class of 1901, charges him with
bribery. Boot says he was asked tc
testify against Prof. Hagen upon the
promise Of receiving an unearned
diploma. The instigators of the
June Investigation are still bounding
President Droppers.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Wanted in Duluth,

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. Hilary
H. Kirby, who is wanted in Duluth,
Oshkosh, Chicago and other cities on
charges Of forgery, was arrested here
last night. He will be taken to Du-
luth to stand trial at once.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
Crushed by Heavy Box.

st. Paul, Sept. 17.-Patrick Furay,
seventeen years old, was instantly
killed at the Burlington freight depot
yesterday afternoon He was struck
on the head by box of paper weigh
ing $50 pounds, falling from a dray.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
LIFE IN DANGER.
Suffering From inflammation Of the
Bowels and May Not Recover.

5unefFh9 Sroff
Bowels and May Not Recover.
Chicago, Sept. 17.-sir Thomas Eip.
ton, who arrived here yesterday from
the East, is seriously i'll and fears are
entertained for his life Three doctors
have. been in consultation on his case
and have pronounced it Inflammation
of the bowels Sir Thomas illness
was brought on by spartakins too free
ly of green corn on the cob at din
.ner given by Corner Lieut.. Gov. Wood
ruff at Kamp Kildare in the Adtron-
dackS
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS.
officer in Command Of Cuban Rural
Guard Is Severely Wounded.

Guard Is Severely Wounded.
Santiago, Cuba, Sept. II. Reports
of the presence of an armed party at
Sevella, near Siboney, caused Gov.
Yero to send a force of rural guards.
who found the party, which was OF
unknown strength, and attempted TO
arrest the men. A fight ensued, In
which Maj. Betancourt. in command OF
the rural guard, was severely wound
ed. but no OUTLAWS were captured. -.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
COLD WEATHER
Has Aroused Visions of Sport
to Come4in Minds of
.''rsss.a-'ff -a-+--~l--a..a--s.ssss
Skaters.
Skaters.

The recent cold weather has
aroused visions Of skates, hockey,
shinney and sleigh rides in the
minds OF the average youth and
young man, also in he minds OF
girls and Young women, With the
hockey and shinney left out,
There is usually good skating on
Lake -Benid,i -Ia-the fall, but il
lasts only till snowfall There
was a rink on the ice all winter
two years ago, but ltlS said the
proposition was not lpaylng, one.
Itis not known whether one Will
he kept. pl IA -Alassr;at tiea h-ls saasl s9as
not. There are a large number
Of skaters in the city who would
be greatly accommodated by a
rink. and who would enjoy it's con-
veniences, and a rink run upon
proper principles should pay II
a private aAink=is not built there
is a possibility that the skaters
of the city will get together and
donate for the purpose. The eN-
.pense of keeping a rink on the
lake would not be very great.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17
BIG FIRE AT THE 500,
Entire Block Of Stores Destroyed :
Loss About 100000.

Sault Ste. Marie, Sept. II. = A fire
which originated in Klosser's candy
store here last night destroyed an en-
tire block Of stores in the heart Of the
business district The damage was
about 100000.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-17

Miss Barker and Miss Baker
of the O,Leary and Bowser store,
have returned from the East,
where they purchased an exten
siye line Of fall goods. l23.tf
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The daily tribune., 1903-09-25

Grand millinery opening At the Big
Store next Tuesday 21-24
The daily tribune., 1903-09-25
Ladies Tailor Made Suits.

Tailor made suits TO-. ladies and
misses become more popular each
season. The solid colors are worn
this season mostly. although plaids
are worn some for fall. But winter
effects are in the solid colors only in
mohair, cashneres and serges. The
complete line at the Big Store will
enable the ladies of Florence to make
their selections and do their trading
right here at home, and the prices
on these goods are made so low that
you can't do bit better any place in
the state. The Big Store would be
pleased to have you look at this assort-
ment of tailor made suits.