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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-27

Under the new Jaw, which is now in
effect, every child between the ages Of Z
and IA years and be; wccn the ages Of IA
and 1G years. who is not regularly en-
pl0yed. must attend school! in cities, not
less than eight months in the year. In
the towns and villages not less Than FIVE
months. 1t Is made the duty Of the
parent or guardian to cause the child TO
be- enrolled and 10 see that it attends
school Occasional legitimate absence is
allowed. but any per-o-. who fails to
send the child to school is 70 be punished
by a fine Of from 50 to $50 for each
offcn>e. The Milwaukee school board
viii be obliged 10 appoint at least three
truant officers. It may appoint more if
it sees fit. The traaut officers are 10 see
that tn Law * enforced. Factory in
spectors or assistant factory inspectors
are given the powers Of a truancy OIL
Ger and are required 10 report all cases
Of truancv coming so their notice to the
proper officials.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-27

The death of the anti-cigarette bills in
the Senate was celebrated in smoke. Ev-
eryone smoked on the death of the bill,
although the registry Of the State fails
to show that the cigarette or toascco
companies sent lobby agents here to take
charge of the killing of the measure.
While registered Hobbies failed to APP
pear, there was a lobby here. however,
that worked quietly and below the sur
face and effectively. 1t would have been
possible to pass the bill requiring dealers
to secure license, but friends of the
anti-cigarette movement protested its pas
sage. If il were enacted into a law
they feared it would be impossible to
secure any other legislation for years
The only kind that IS wanted is an abso.
Lutte prohibitive measure and nothing in
the way Of a compromise. With the sale
tolerated even though under license,
the friends Of the movement say the
use Of the coffin nails" would be just as
widespread as at the present time. The
license movement would merely drive out
few of the small dealers and give all
of the business to the larger dealers.
This, they did not believe, was fair and
so asked that no legislation na enacted,
after the killing of the prohibitive meas
ure. until the next session. Senator Hud-
nall, who was one Of the warm advocates
of the movement. will see that the pro-
hibitive measure is introduced two years
hence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-05-27

The irony Of fate was strongly evil
deucel in the Assembly chamber when
the bill TO provide a separate hospital
build ne for the violent insane at the
Northern hospital was under discussion.
Four years ago the agitation in favor of
such a building was begun, but it failed
because of a lack of funds. Insanity ex
perts SIRE divided 10 opinion as to the
wisdom Of segregating the patients, those
arguing for il asserting that it is neces-
sary for the benefit Of the calm and do
Gle patient who is likely 10 be excited
and irritated by the violent ones. On
the other hand it is argued that a pa
tient may be dociie Mt times and al times
he may he violent. and it is impossible
TO draw the line. Then again there is
the educational theory that abnormal per-
sons should le kept in the company Of
normal persons or those nearly normal
as much as possible A. any event it
was George Bishop who first advocated
the idea of segregation He ardently
championed the cause. He is now, him
self. an inmate Of the Northern hospital,
The pathetic circumstance attaching 70
the bill was sufficient to give il support
that it would otherwise have lacked.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
RIVERS FALL RAPIDLY.
Business in Kansas City Resumine Its
Normal Condition.

Kansas City, June 6 With the
rapid fail OF the rivers business is re,
saming its normal conditions. The
water works are pumping back water
from. the Kansas river. not fit to
drink, and the danger from fire is
over Electric street car lines are in
operation Gangs OF railroad repair
ers follow close on the heels of the
retreating food and the tracks are
clearing of mud where covered and
brought to grade where washed ont.
Most of the missing persons are be
coming accounted for and it is now
thought the total dead will not exceed
eight persons. Estimates Of the
damage done by the flood are reduc-
ing At first they ranged from S1O.-
900. 600 up. bat now they are all much
below that sum. The greatest loss
was of the sixteen bridges across the
Kansas river The packing house
plants did not@>=&s severely. The
buildings are
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
WARNING AT ST. LOUIS.
Measures to Protect Property From
Flood Are Advised

Measures to Protect Property From
Flood Are Advised.
st. Louis, June g.. AT ST. Ionis the
rate. of rise viii eoifein' rapid, aiit!=
SO s feet will BE- reach / ,sriday morn
ing, and 34.5 feet SATURDAY mornins.
A stage of 35 fee. is fokecasted for
Saturday night or Gunda5 Measures
to protcct property from 36foot
stage by Monday should be taken.
Edward II Bowie.
Local Government Foreeasier
Tho above local riYar va ming was
issued last night by GoyernmentFo Fores
caster Bowie and indicates that the
crest Of the food TIDE Will not reach
St Louis Tor three d7gs The river
stage has reacsIad height that makes
it Impossible for lne larger steam
boats to pass unaei Eads bridge,
which at low stage has cighty-eigla
feet clear below its middle span.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
SET FIRE TO THE VILLAGE
AND COMMENCE, GENERAL
MASSACRE.
NOT A LIVING SOUL WAS LEFT
HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS ARE
NAKED AND HUNGRY in THE
MOUNTAINS.

Monistar, European Turkey, June g..
Horrible details are arriving here
of the slaughter of the inhabitants of
the village of Smerdash, south OF LaE6s
-Presba, May 21, by Bashi Bazouks. 1t
appears that on the arrival of the
Bashi Bazouks Charkalaroff' band of
insurgents withdrew to the mountains
without sustaining any loss. AS no
rebels were left in the village the in.
habitants experienced no anxiety sun-
til, suddenly, at sunset, the Turks,
who had completely surrounded the
place, commenced a regular bonn
bardment, Whereupon all the Villagers
assembled in the streets. Though
the artillery ceased firing during the
night. the Turkish infantry fired all
night long. The
Artillery Bonabardment
was recommended at daybreall, but as
it was ineffective the Turks set fire
to the village on all sides and COM
menced a general massacre, slaugh-
tering women, children and the aged.
About 300 houses were burned and up
ward of 200 persons, mostly women
and children, were killed. The women
and girls were murdered while resist
ing outrage. Whole households were
slain One family of seven were slain
and their bodies were hoaped on the
hearth Not living soul was left in
the village. The survivors, many OF
them hai-burned or otherwise in
jured, fled. Some of the fleeing vii
layers were captured and had their
ears and noses cut off before they
were butchered.
The report adds that 500 villagers
were in the mountains without cloth
ing or food One band of these, con-
sisting of forty women and children.
we're caught by soldiers in ravine
and were killed after horrible treat
ment
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
4 Is; 1skisa
HERRIck FOR GOVERNOR.
Ohio Republicans Name stat'

Columbus, Ohio, June 6. - Hanna,
Herrick, Harding, Harmony and
.H5rds off, are the alliterative battle
cries with which OHIO Republicans
yesterday closed their state conSen-
tion, after nominating a ticket and be-
gan the state campaign to elect My
ron T. Herrick for governor, Warren
G.. Harding for lieutenant governor
and Marcus A. Hanna for another
term in the United States senate.
Harmony made the ticket and har-
mony prevailed in the platform. All
conceded that it was Hanna's year al
though Hanna did not openly use his
influence to name any candidate ex-
cept his neighbor, Mr.. Eerric,l, for
governor Whi}e~Senatcr Foraker ex-
pressed his qualification over the
ticket and the res ults generally, he
was expressly gratitied over the adop-
ton of a resolution which asked for
President Roosevelt's nomination and
indorsed@ his nomination.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
RUSSIA SEEKS OUR SYMPATHY.
Its Newspapers Would Campaign the

united SIdIcS.
st. Petersburg, June 6.-The Rus
sian press generally in discussing the
relations between that country and
the United States with view of ex-
planning Russia's designs and position
in way that will lead the Anne rican
people not to os'believe that Russia is
not in. sympathy with the United
States. They say that Count Cassini
cannot undertake a newspaper discus
sion, SO the accusations from English,
German and Jewish sources remain
unanswered, but they suggest that
the Russian foreign Office should pub
lish in English sketch OF the rela-
tions between the Russian and the
American governments and send The
publication to the American newspa-
pers in the hope of inauguratlng "a
sympathetic movement in the United
States for Russia.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
MAcHEN CASE BEFORE JURY.
Great Secrecy Still Maintained Re-
oardinp Witnesses.

garding Witnesses.
Washington, June 6.-The case OF
August w. Machen, late superintand=
ent of the free delivery service OF the
postoffice department, who is charged
with having received bribes to the
amount of $4,000 in connection with
department contracts, was presented
to the federal grand jury yesterday.
The first witness war Andrew M. Nc
Bath, chief of division in the office
of the auditor for the posto7Ilce de-
partment, Who was under examination
for several l4ours. Inspector Mayer.
who worked up the case against
Machen, followed McBath. Another
witness who was present to give tcsti-
mony was Mr.. Eckloff, cashier OF the
Second National bank Of this city.
The secrecy with which the names OF
the witnesses has been surrounded IS
still maintained.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
BANK BURGLAR SUSPECTS.
Three Men Thought to Have Robbed
the Vesta Bank


Redwood Falls, MINI. jane 8.
Word was received at Vesta last
evening that a suspicious character
was seen to board an early east-bound
passenger tfain at Delhi, ten miles
from Vesta. early Thursday morning.
He is thought TO be one OF the men
that robbed the bank at.Nesta Tues
day night. Three men who entered
the town on foot Tuesday night are
thought to have done the job. They
were seen hanging around the bank
about midnight Tuesday. The team
stolen at Nesta by the robbers has
been traced 10 point six miles south
OF toWn.-Ihe- books of the bank were
not touched, and as record of the
stolen notes amounting to $4,000.
was kept there will be but little in
convenience. The bank is protected
by burglar insurance
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
.IVi.;E Are NIiEEE,
KILLED IN a HEAp-END RAIL
ROAD COLLISION AT Sill,
WE'LL, KAN.
WfRt RUNNING Al HIGH Spiij
IN ADDITION 70 The KILLED,
SIX PERSONS WE'RE Sc
vERELY INJURED.
0a0.Rs WIRE sOMt WHAT NiiNfD
TRAINS RUNNING ON STRANGE :
TRACKS OWING TO THE
FLOODS.

stilwell, Kan. June 8 Nine t.ner-
sons We're killed and six severely in
iurcd in llead.end collision between
Santa Fe passenger tt'ns Which
were running at high @Rad on tlle
Missouri Pacific tracks Oh recount ol
the food
~ Orders We're somewhat mixed il Is
said. on account Of the strange trae rs.
Since the flood destroyed or disabled
the Santa Fe tracks on It's main line
trains have been running over the
tracks OF the Missouri Pacific road,
News Of the wreck was delayed on
account of the poor wires left by the
rains and food. The tracl.s Were
clear by sundown and traffic VAS re.
newcd.
The dead and wounded Wee taken
to Kansas City. The traila was un-
able to reach the station because Of
the floods and the Wounded Mere e.tl,-
ried for miles in amhulances 10 he
Missouri Pacific HOSPITAL.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
TOPEKA SLOWLY RECOVERING.
List Of Known Dead is Seventy-one
nrI haanu GriIl Missins

ara Many ssi'l Missing.
Topeka, Kan. .iline 6. The bodies
Of seven rete aeod victims We're
found yester.lay Tile list of known
dead now reaeaes - With 20 persons
unidentified 4 is believed that many.
bodies are ytfti IN tie river Scores
are reported missing The river yes
terday fell IS inches This makes y
drop al evts4' FIVE fest from the high
water mark North rgpeka is wreck
The watgl. is still over a great por-
ton Of the town In tie residence
districts /, ts seven feet deep in most
places and these is considerable cur
rent. From Mg4hnitan Abiline, Sa-
lima. Lincoln (.sat8v .'Nl Hutchinson
come reports tilat the water has
about spent lis force and chat the
towns arc slowly recovering.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
President off for Washington.

Danville. H., June 6. = President
Roosevelt delivered the last scned-
uled speech of his long trip yesterday
at Danville, the home of Congress
man Cannon. Notwithstanding the
inclement weather he was greeted by
a large crowd The stay at Danville
was only twenty minutes, and at $40
o'clock his train left for Indianapolis,
whence it will go dill set to Washing
ton.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
NATIVES ARE STARVING.
Chinese in Sore Straits in kWang-s
Province

Washington, June - Secretary
Hay has received a cable from Consul
McWade at Canton, which says: Gov.
Wong telegraphs me that over a
million natives in Kwang.si are starry
ing, and earnestly appeals for help
from American charity. All relief lis
tribution through the hands of Amerl-
can and British missionaries
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Queen praoa Safe.

Belgrade, Sorvia, June 6.-The only
foundation for the report that King
Alexander's French cook had COM
mitted suicide at the palace after
having been detected in an attempt to
poison Queen Draga. is that scullion
employed in the palace committed
suicide a week ago on account of a
love affair
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
LICKED UP BY FOREST FIRES.
Village Almost Completely Destroyed

Village Almost Completely Destroyed,
Leaving Hundreds Homeless.
st. John, n. B., June 6.-Word has
reached this city from the seacoast
village of Masquash that forest fires
have swept that place, leaving but
three or four buildings standing.
There are 200 people homeless and
destitute. The financial loss viii. ag-
gregate over 100000. The reports
from all over the province indicate
that fires are rushing through the
woods and that whole villages and
communities are in the path of the
general confiagration. At Piccaddilly.
in Kinks county. two men We're
burned to death while trying to lib
crate cattle in a field.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
DAVID G. SMYTH, Nor
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
Cody of Pat Riley Found in the YeE
loWstone River.

Helena, Mont, June The body
4ot Pat Riley. which was found yes.
terday in Yellowstone river near Grey
Cliff, was taken to Livingstone An
examination shows that the neck Of
tho gnfortginatta man WAS broken sad
ti-at Ae rec4iNesl scsy sariaNs lnjuIies
alalt tie mead. II is the belief that
Rsiseg was murdered and Tic 1odY
throw. into the river His neck ap-
pears to have been broken by a club
and a sum of money was taken from
the body.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Hartman Is Convalescent.

New York iliae I, peresident + Il.
Hartman OF the Southern pacific.
who was operated tfpon for appendi-
citis two weeks ago Was UP end
around in his room at the Hotel Mem
erlands yesterday for the first time
since.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
NO DANGER OF a STRIKE.
Threatened Outbreak of Miners Now
Seems Unlikely.

Wilk ssbarre. Pa, June 6. The
danger Of strike seems to be al
ready passing away. even before the
decision of the convention of miners,
which is to meet in Pottsville within
ten days. This is due to the state
ments Of coal companies officials and
superintendents hat if the minework-
ers at their convention should re-elect
the three district presidents as their
representatives on the conciliaticn
board by j majority vote there would
be no further objection to their eligi-
bility to serve on the board.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
attemntsd Bribery Punished.

Washington. June e.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the postof5ce department
announces that at Oxford, Miss, yes
terday Fenner B. Baker was fined $50
and costs and sentenced to six months
in jail for offering Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow $50 for
an annointment- as -EOstmaster.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Probably a Suicide.

sturgis, S. D., June 6.--The body of
man was found yesterday in Box
Elder creek in Mead county, The
coroner found nc marks. or violence.
Deceased is believed to be a former
amploye of Thomas Hale, who com
mitted suicide.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
LEO is lNDI5PosED.

consistory to Be Postponed or Ac.
count of Pope's illness.
Rome, June 6.--The health of the
pope took a more disquieting turn
yesterday, when lis holiness had a Sc
we're attack of dior .ea. The doctors
say they have no fear of complca-
.tions, but considerable danger lies in
the advanced age OF the prclatc It is
thought the consistory already post
.poned for several days, cannot be,held
for some time.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Live Stock Drowned.

Washington. June 6 Secretary
thing near tie Minnesota river Is be-
ing foverfoWed About eighty acres
of sugar beets are under water. Many
cattle were drowned in the bottoms.
Schroeaers brick yard is overilowed.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Youno Couple Drowned.

Chicago, June g. Jesse Miller and
young woman as vet unidentified.
bnt believed to have been student at
the University of Chicago. were
drowned in the lagoon at Jackson
Park
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
Raftina Works Closed Down

Winona Mimi, June 6-The rafting
works at West Newton have closed
on acco&nt Of high water, in the river
-brt Will reopen when the water goes
down. sixty million feet Of logs have
been RATED this season.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
ReoIace a Dam.

Stewartville, Mimi, June Ga spe-
cial election has been called for june
12 to vote $4,000 bonds to improve
the public park OF this place by re-
placing the dam across Root river
that recently went out.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
pnu nrn,Alned

Croc, ston, N.inn., June G. The
ryanason &C lorenzo Davis was
drowned Yesterday afternoon while in
bathing Ine remains have not been
recovered as yet although the Red
j AXE river ia being searched
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
DOG SAVES LIVES.
Open Gas Fixture Nearly Ends the
Existeaee of Three Women.

EMstea-s of Three Women.
La Crosse, NJis., June g. Mrs. Ella
'Slothower, Misses. Jennie and Bessie
Slothower, prominent society people,
were saved from death Try asphyxia-
tioa by the barking of . s!tss carly yes
teraay morning. A trieaG at their
home went to the library to read late
at night and left tie gas open and
un'ighted. The mother awoke and
saved her daughters. who. were nearly
dead. Alb are in a serious condition
ard one of the daughters may not re
cover.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
cRUclFIED HIM.
BuIgarians Murder a Greek Who Re
fused Ransom.

BuIgarIans Murcer Greek WHO Fse-
fused Ransom
London, June 6:-According to dis
patches published il the Times a serl-
Gus situation exists in the villayet of
Adriapole, where the Turks are carry
ing out searches for arms and have
adopted punit re measures against
the refugees. l.veral fights have &c
CURED between Bulgarian bands and
Turks in which many were killed. A
Creek notable was Kidnapped by a
Bulgarian band near Sara.sila, who
failed to pay his ransom and was
promptly crucified
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
SUICIDE OF HEARD.
He stabs and browns Himself

He Stabs and browns HIn7se!f at
Fergus Falls.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, June &c. a,
Heard OF Fessenden, N. D., came to
this city and committed suicide by
drowning himself in the ricer here.
He had first stabbed himself with a
pocket knife &c formerly resided at
Henning, this county, but now has 4
store at Fessenden. Family trouble
was the cause Of suicide.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-06
RARE WHALES ARE SEEN.
Fishermen Are Trying to Capture

WHITE WHdfeS.
Halifax, n. s., June 5.-Two large
white whales, rare specimens at At
lantic coast waters, are reported to be
imprisoned in the Bras dor lakes,
Cape Breton. They are supposed TO
have entered the lake in pursuit OF
mackerel schools. Cape Breton fish.
ermen are making great efforts to
capture one of them.