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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
NARROW ESCAPE.
Eight Men Nearly Lose Their Lives
on the St. Croix River.

Saltwater, Mimi, July 1S.-DT. }. +,
Johnson and a party of seven other
men had q narrow escape last night,
They went on pleasure trip TO Hud-
son on the naphtha launch OF Dr,
Johnson. By some means Quantity
of waste gasoline had collected on
the water in the bottom of the launch,
and while in the middle OF the st,
Croix, which is quite wide at that
point, one of the party dropped a
lighted match, and the entire surface
of the boat was soon covered by a
blaze. All of the men jumped into the
water, but clung to the sides OF the
launch for about three-quarters# OF an
hour, until men in batteaus from the
Sauntry rafting grounds responded to
the cries for help. The men We're all
rescued and came home on an Omaha
train from Hudson. Several of the
party sustained burns. j. f. Behrns
was badly burned on the left arm and
leg. Mr.. Olstad had his hands and
arms burned
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
TO sTARvt OUT The RfBfls

Soledad, Venezuela, July 49, The
situation is unchanged The attack
on Ciudad Bolivar by the Venezuelan
government troops, which appeared
imminent day or two ago, has been
deferred at the request of United
States Consul Henderson, Herr Brok
man, the German consul and the
bishop, who transmitted to President
Castro through Gen. Gomez, the com
mander-in-chief of the government
forces. a long telegram asking him to
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
RUSSIA SAYS No.
WILL NEITHER RECEIVE NoE
CONSIDER THE JEWISH
PETITION.
WHICH ENDS THIS ..Fye1DfNF
NO FURTHER STEPS WILL Be
TAKEN BY THIS GOV
ERNMENT.
MANCnuRl4N QUESTION sfTTitn
CHINA WILL OPEN TREATY
Ports AND RUSSIA With
DRAWS OBJECTION.
MANCnURlAN QUESTION sfTTiEp

Washington, July 1S-It was learned
last night that the state department.
had received a reply from Russia
stating that it neither would receive
nor consider the. matter OF the Jew
ish petition on the subject OF the
Kischineff incident This information
came in the form Of cable dispatch
from Mr. Riddle, American charge at
st. Petersburg. to whom was COM
mitted the delicate task of inquiring
Of the Russian government as to it's
attitude with respect to the presenta-
ton of the petition. 1t is believed
that this will end the matter and that
no further steps will be taken by THIS
government to bring the views OF the
petitioners to the attention oYaRussia-
although as yet no consideration has
been given by the president to the
course to be pursued in the light of
Russia's response to our inquiry.
Manchurian Question Settled.
The Manchurian question has been
settled satisfactorily to this govern
ment. Assurances have been received
from the Chinese government that It
will in the near future open treaty
ports now closed to the worlds trade
The Russian government has con-
veyed formal assurance to the
United States that it will not in any
way oppose such opening.
While the ports to be opeLed are
not yet specified, it is gathered from
the communications received that they
are Moukden, the principal inland
port of Manchuria, and Tatung Kao, at
the mouth of the Yalu river.
sS The state department is highly graf
ified at this outcome, feeling that it
has secured not only for American
commerce, but for the commerce of
the world at large very substantial
gain.
Although no set time is mentioned
in the promise to open the ports, it is
believed that this will follow soon af-
ter the Russian evacuation in Septem-
sber,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
GUILTY OR CRAZY.

Mrs. Frank Mattson Says She Poi
soned Her Former Husband.
Willnlar Mimi, July 1s-The widow
of Mic Johnson, who died two years
ago at Lake Elizabeth, has made a
confession that she poisoned her hus-
band She is believed to have been
driven insane by brooding over her
troubles, but the body will be ex-
humed and examined. The woman's
name is now Mrs. Frank Mattson, she
having married, soon after her first
husbands death, a man whose rela-
tions with her before his demise had
caused talk
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS.
They Name Ticket Heaued by Morris
g. Betknap.

Louisville KY. July In the Re.
publican convention yesterday Col
Morris B. Belknap. a wholesale. mer
chant widely known throughout the
country, received the nomination for
governor on the first ballot. Mr.. Bel
knap was nominated after an enthusi
astic supporter of former Gov. Bradley
had placed the former governor in
nomination. The threatened stampede
to Bradley was quelled by an EN-.
phatic declaration by Mr. Bradley that
he would not be a candidate. The
nomination of the balance Of the ticket
was without incident The resolutions
strongly indorse the administration OF
President Roosevelt
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
KNAPP GUILTY OF MURDER.
Man Who Killed Five Wives Will Go
to the Electric Chair.

Cincinnati, July 1S.-Alfred Knapp
is guilty of murder in tn first degree.
He will be sentenced to die in the
electric chair. The case was given to
the jury late Wednesday and YER
dict was returned yesterday morning.
Knapp is accused of having murdered
five wives. He has had a career of
crime almost without parallel. He has
spent two-thirds Of his life in jails
and was finally arrested in February
last for ti-e murder OF his third wife,
Hannah Goddard Knapp. whom he
choked to death and threw the body
into the river Knapp confessed to
having killed Emma Littleman in
lumber yard in Cincinnati; May Eek
eYt, Walnut street, Cincinnati; Jennie
Knapp. at Cincinnati; Ida Gebhardt,
indianapolis, and Hannah Goddard
Knapp, Hamilton, Ohio.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
a Siege is Ordered.


The final period of delay given by
Gen Gomez for definite answer to
his request for the surrender of Gen.
Rolando and his followers expired
yesterday. but at the last minute Pres
ident Castro. wishing to save the lives
of the inhabitants OF Ciudad Bolivar,
ordered Gen. Gomez not to open fire
unless he is attacked. but simply to
bcsiege the city. The r1vontionists,
having no provisions, cannot resist
more than ten days.
The Venezuelan man-ot war Bolivar
has left for the Island OF Trinidad to
fetch provisions for the government
troops.
The United States gunboat Bancroft
and the French cruiser Jouffroy have
arrived off this port
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
r. M. ARTHUR DROPS DEAD.
Had just Risen to Respond to
Toast at a Banquet.

Had just Risen to @Respond 20
Toast at a Banquet.
Winnipeg, Man, July Is. p M
Arthur grand chief engineer OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
dropped dead at midnight while
speaking 4at=the- banquet closing the
annual union convention of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers.
which has been in session for the last
few days.
Mr.. Arthur had just risen to respond
to toast and repeated the words: 1T
may be my parting words to many of
you" when he fell backward and ex-
pired.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
TO KILL LOCO WEED.
Montana Ranchmen Searching for Bug
Supposed to Destroy 1t.

supposed to Destroy IL.
Livingston, Mont, July IS. Man
tana stockmen are searching for de-
stroyer of the loco weed, which in the
past has caused great loss to the own
ers OF the cattle that feed on the
ranges. Some time ago came a report
from the Southwest that naturalist
there has found an insect, resembling
the common chinch bug, that de.
stroyed the loco weed. Ever since
that time Montana ranchmen have
been hot on his trail, but thus far
without success. The loco weed habit
is harder for an animal to break than
is the whisky habit for human being
After a steer has once eaten of the
weed he will travel miles to get it.,
and after he gets it will eat until he is
a raving maniac, when he begins fight
inc
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
STORM DOES DAMAGE.
severest RaiIfal in Years Washes
Out the Streets.

Little Falls, Mimi, July IS. - At Z
o'clock last evening this city was
visited by the heaviest rain in years,
doing hundreds Of dollars of damage.
The rain lasted about half an hour,
but during that time the retaining
wall at curb line in front of the Dem
ocrat Office was washed out, the side
walk fell and part of the brick founda-
tion OF the builuing is gone. The re-
tanning wall in front Of the Victor
block was also washed out and the
basement flooded Nearly all the base
ments in town are flooded.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
WOULD REFORM BUTTE.
Montana City Now Has Law and
Order League.

Order League.
Butte Mont. July 1S.-For the first
time in her hist,.y this city has a
law and order league. When Pat
Mullins was nominated for mayor he
declared that it would be his policy to
allow wiae-open gambling, under po-
lice restriction. and that if the people
did not want it they had better defeat
him for mayor. Ee was elected, and
he has kept his promise as to gam
bling. 1t is said that the law and or
der league will turn its attention to
gambling the first thing, and take up
other matters later.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
DOG THEIR ONLY GUARD.
Two Girls Live Alone in Cabin for a
Month";


Month.
Helena, Mont, July 1s. - Guarded
only by faithful sheep dog, Ada and
Nellie Lawrence, aged fourteen and
eleven years, respectively, have lived
alone in tumble-down cabin near
Rimlni, at the mouth Of Moose creek,
for more than month. Officers OF the
humane society learned of the case
and brought them here, where they
will be cared for until their father can
be found. He went away to look for
work. When the humane society
agent tried to approach the cabin he
was attacked by the dog, which put up
such fight that the man was glad to
retreat Finally he held long-dis-
tance conversation with the girls,
who called the dog Off
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
COUNTY REVENUES INCREASED
important Decision Regarding Insur

important Decision Regarding lnsur-
ance Companies in Montana.
Helena, Mont, July @18 The SUI
prone court has decided that insur-
ance companies in this state are liable
for taxes upon the excess Of premiums
received over losses and expenses in
the county where the agents conduct
the business. The decision is regard
ed as a very important one and may
greatly increase the revenues of every
county in the state
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
NEGRO SHOOTS THREE PEOPLE
Jealousy Is Given as the Cause of the
Shccting.

Poughkeersie, n. Y, July 18.-War-
rem Welch, an unmarried negro aged
thirty, is under arrest at South Dover
charged with intent to kill. Welch
lived on farm near South Dover with
another negro and his wife. Early
yesterday he went to their bedroom
and shot both as they lay in bed A
nephew Of the woman ran up stairs
and was shot by Welch as he entered
the room This man is seriously hurt
and is likely to die The couple who
were in bed were not badly hurt.
Welch escaped to the woods. where
he was captured later. Jealousy over
a young negress who left the house
for New York Wednesday night is said
to be the cause of the shooting.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
COAT OF TAR AND FEATHERS
Administered to Man Who Drove Wife
and Children From Home.

and ChlIdren From nome.
Ithaca, ". July 8. The citizens
of Peruville, a village ten miles from
here, administered coat Of tar and
feathers yesterday to Theodore Under
wood, who was tried here year ago
for the murder of j. F. Teeter. 1t Is
reported that Underwood drove his
wife and three children from home
three days ago and they have since
lived with neighbors. 1t is said Mrs
Underwood attempted to return to her
home, but was again driven away A
crowd assembled lighted bonfire in
the road heated pot of tar and sent
a posse for the offender. According
to the report he was stripped. smeared
with tar and feathers and sent home
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
MAY START a FIGHT.
North Dakota Fair People Are Feeling
Hurt Over Tax Levy.

Grafton, n. D.. July 18.-The board
of county commissioners some time
ago voted tax levy of | mill to aid
the Park River fair. Their act has
caused heart burning among the mem
bers of the Minto Fair association, and
there is talk of securing an in junction
against the enforcement Of the levy,
Should this action be taken it will in
volve much expense and bit1er feel
ing. At present there is much hard
feeling on either side.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
sLAYToN's FIRE.

Hotel Guests Escape in Their Night
Clothes.
Slayton Mimi, July 1s.--Fire broke
out in the Southwell block at 4 As yes
terday morning, totally destroying the
block and the Slayton hotel, both
twostory frame buildings. Twenty
five people in the hotel escaped in
their night clothes The losses are
estimated at $23, 800 No one was in
jnred Spontaneous combustion is
supposed to be the cause.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
WARFARE OF WORKERS.

Italians Strike and Try to Drive Off
Those Who Take Their Places.
Webster City, Iowa, July 18.-One
hundred and fifty striking Italians at
tackled about fifteen laborers yester-
day morning who had replaced them
at the grading job which the Illinois
Central is doing in this city. They
were repulsed by the city police. The
discharge of six of the leading dis
turbers caused the strike.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
Shamrock M. Wins Trial Heat.

Atlantic Highlands, N. j., July 1s.--
After forty-mile lecward and wind
ward race off Sandy Hook lightship
yesterday Shamrock Ill. led her trial
horse to the finish line by six minutes
and thirty seconds and won by only
fifteen seconds less
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
Performed Wonderful Cures.

Brookings. S. D., July IS. = DR., F.
M. Erkel. purporting to hail from Min
neapolis. was arrested here on the
charge OF practicing without having
obtained a state license. He adver-
tises himself as a magnetic healer,
and claims to have performed wonder
full cures in Minnesota. He was
bound over to the next term of court.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
HIGH PRICE FOR SPOONS.
They Bring s24,5oo at an Auction
Sale in London.

London, July IS. = Thirteen silver
apostle spoons with figures of Christ
and the twelve apostles upon them
were auctioned at London yesterday,
They brought the record price of
s25 500 The spoons were dated 1886
and constitute the earliest complete
set known The bidding was spirited,
commencing at $4,000 and rising rap
IDLY until they were finally knocked
down to a dealer for the sensational
figure.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18

Yes, for every one except the
traitor Ferrera, the author of so many
tears and the cause Of making 50
MANY orphans z
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
TRAINS ARE BUMPED
One Man Is Slightly Cut by Broken
Glass

Glass.
Little Falls. Mimi, July 1S. A
Northern Pacific passenger train col
lided with freight at Swanville yes
terday afternoon and the pilots were
Knocked off both engines. Mr.. Lanegal
OF Burtrum was slightly cut by glass.
He was the only one injured. The
freight was backing in on a siding
when the passenger pulled in and had
not got into clear track when the pas
senger struck it,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
yarpolic Acid instead Of Medicine.

st. Joseph, Mo, July 1S.-Maj. An
drew Russell, for many years promi-
nent in militia work Of Kansas while
a resident of Leavenworth, died yes
terday at the state hospital for in
sane through the accidental admins
teriDg OF carbolic acid instead of med
icine.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18

Rome, July 18, 2:55 a. m. - The
pope's condition this morning is even
less satisfactory than yesterday morn
5 ing, and he was suffering from much
uneasiness and difficulty in breathing
until relieved to some extent by the
Injection of caffeine. A new crisis in
the pope's condition presented itself
yesterday when the doctors were con-
fronted on the one hand with the ap-
parently imperative necessity of an
other operation, and on the other hand
with the danger that such an opera
tion in the patients present enfeebled
condition
Might Prove Fatal.
This dilemma was canvassed by DR..
Lapponi and DR.. Mazzoni throughout
the DAY. At their earlier conferences
there was some prospect that the op-
GRAFTON might not occur, and the doc
tors left the sick room without arriv-
ing at a definite detern .-ation as to
when 1t would take place. They ex-
pressed the belief, however, that q
delay until to-day would serve a use
full purpose in permitting larger ex-
traction of serum In case the opera
ton was undertaken. Meantime the
pope continued in a state of great de-
preston. Thanks to fairly good af-
ternoon's sleep the physicians were
able to issue bulletin at 7:25 p. m.
showing that there had been no vital
change in the normal progress of the
disease, though the
Same Serious Rapidity
of respiration as was noticed in the
morning had again to be recorded.
So painful had the latter become that
one ef those present in the sick room
described the pontif7 as literally pant
ing for his lifc's breath. Later the
pope was sufficiently at ease to re-
ceiye Cardinal Rampolla, and his holi-
ness conferred on him the enlarged
authority, made necessary by the pres
ent illness, for the executive admins
trationLof papal affairs. 1t is under
stood that one res ulr of this action
will probably be the speedy appoint
ment of a successor to Mgr. Volpini
as secretary of the consistorial con-
gregation.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
IN HIS PRESENT ENFEEBLEE
CONDITION 1T MIGHT PROVE
FATAL.
HAS DIFFICULTY in BREATHING
SERIOUS ,RAPIDITY OF REsPlRA
TIoN THE MOST ALARMING
SYMPTOM.

Rome, July 1s, 7:45 a. m.-The- pope
had comparatively tranquil night
and his general condition this morn
ing is stationary.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18
i Jordine Not Guilty.

Maud Jordlnc Not Guilty.
{ Bloomington, Ill.,, July IS. Mnud
Jordine was declared not guilty OF the
murder Of her two-year-old sister last
Thursday evening at the preliminary
Gearing Just held.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-18

be nlagnflnlmous ana 70 snow mercy
to the revolutionists. 1t Is known
that the president answered as fol-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-13
DEATH RATE GROWING LESS
tO Better Care ON
Part of Mothers.

Chicago, oct. 1.-THE death rate OF
Chicago infants less than one year OF
age has decreased COL per cent since
1891. The death rate of persons OF all
ages has decreased 3s.2 per cent in the
same u years.
These statements are made In the
weekly bulletin OF the health depart
ment. Speaking OF the causes favor
able TO prevention OF infant mortality,
the bulletin says;
"An improved milk supply, the anti
toxin treatment Of diphtheria and other
causes often cited 10 account for the
decrease Of infant mortality are equal
~ inadequate and the department IL
disposed TO attach more Importance to
the education OF mothers In the hygiene
Of the young. The efforts Of womans
clubs and similar organizations in this
education have been steadily growing
during all this period of decreased In
FAINT mortality, and It is believed this
is the principal factor In giving the
baby a better chance for life."
In 1891 there we're s2Os deaths Of in
fants less than one year old. In 1891
there were 5144 infant deaths.
This change, the department shows,
is brought about largely by the de-
creuse of mortality In the summer,
Care Is the great life-saver.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-13
Paterson, Passaic and Other Cities
In Stricken District Now
Regarded as Safe
for Future.
Water Is Recedins Rapidly and
Big Dams Have With.
stood Torrent.
HUNDREDS STILL HOMELESS
Many Persons Compelled to Seek
FOOdsand Shelter at Pater-
son, but Conditions
Are Better.

New York, Oct. Il With reports OF
receding floods received today from all
quarters, Paterson. Passaic and other
water swept towns OF New Jersey are
relIeyed OF further peril. In Paterson
alone the damage IL estimated at s2.-
OUo.OOO, without taking into account
the loss IN wages
Tonight the water II reported to have
fallen four feet AZ Paterson. The dis
tfess continues TO be great and tonight
fully 800 persons were still compelled
to seek food and shelter In the armory
In Passaic the damage IL estimated
TO be equal 10 that In Paterson. The
Ramapo river is slowly subsidIng and
the Tuxedo dam. which. II was feared,
could not Withstand the food. Ia con-
sIdered safe. So far as known. only
two lives were lost. The village OF
Ramapo was nearly obliterated by the
overflow. Cottage dwellers fed TO the
hills and have been looked after by
those whose homes were on higher
ground.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-13
BURKE COCHRAN ON'DIvORCE
SAYS 1t Is the One Big Blot ON
Civilization.

New York, Oct. I2.-In an address
before the knights Of Columbus gather
cd in Carnegie hall TO celebrate the an
niyersary OF Americas discovery. Mr..
l,ourke Cochran reviewed the march OF
civilization and declared that the only
blot 10 be seen the present day Is the
divorce practice. The great private for
tunes he considered 10 be Of value to
the nation, while the labor problem, ne
said. ls only a step In the march OF pro-
gress.
There has been growth he SAID
..since the beginning OF the world. Pro-
cress is he law Of the universe and the
nations that came before this one, the
men who lived and accomplished things
before Columbus. wsre simply links In
chain which we're not yet completed.
When We know that this work is all for
mankind then we can understand MS
mission of commerce and religion. and
that his mission marked the dawn OF
justice.
The present condition OF society here
is full Of promise. We have the great
est fortunes OF the earth-greater than
Rome ever dared dream of-and,t though
philosophers say that where wealth ae-
cumulates men. decay, l see no cause
for despair. When q large fortune Is
not gained by robbery, by fraud or ny
the manipulation of the laws. then u
can be but boon to our nation. MY
neighbor's prosperity increases my own
aud that OF the earth.
Nor DO modern fortunes tend TO the
Increase OF luxury. On the contrary
men become more self denying. see
no sign of decay in the human race
here. The labor question is In pro-
cess of solution and every row Is a step
toward this. A laborer can not get
more pay than the value OF his pro-
duct for then the product ceases to be
made. Nor can he get much less, pc
cause of the element of competition
The laborer of today is not a servant
hut a partner Of his employer, ana
their good tests in a mutual under
standing.
But the blot see upon our civil
Izatlon is the increasing number OF
divorces. In the ancient state the sup
rene Importance of life was to increase
the Importance OF the state. Today the
end of life Is the individual good. But
the individual good lies in theprosperity
of the family and 1t is at this that the
divorce strikes. If not checked 1t VIII
destroy the family
THE remedy to this. as ! see 1t, is
to realize that matrimony is a state
not contract. ana divorce must be
stopped. Divorce strikes at the virtue
OF our women. and this virtue is what
preserves the state. Divorce is the one
foul growth upon our soil, and upon its
riddance depends the fate Of our.
future.
IT we are to chose between divorce
and polygamy, give US polyganny.