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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06

Every expedient having been
exhausted by the past masters in
the art of bluff the commissioners
proceeded to let the contract to
the lowest bidder as stated above.
Whereupon Mr.. Hays, of the
Sentinel, fairly fell upon the
board in a fury Of intimidation
and assured them with noisy
vehemence that he would carry
the matter to the courts of the
last resorts, that he was "a man
from Missouri" and that he
would sshow them" and that he
proposed to be the bellweather Of
republican politics in Beltrami
county from this on, and divers
other fearsome things Of a sim
liar nature.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06

matter were presented to him in
the light Of a great public de-
mand he could be induced to take
the government upon his
shoulders. Its worth thinking
about anyhow.
The Ruling Passion Strong In
Death,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06

The Daily Pioneer want coll
umns are good result getters
Try them.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06
Public Installation,

The Modern Samaritans of
Bemidji have decided to hold a
public installation of officers at
their lodge rooms in the Masonic
Hall Friday evening of this week
at eight o'clock. All friends of
the order are cordially invited to
be present.
The Minnehaha Literary So
ciety decided at it's meeting last
night to organize debating So
ciety and the matter will be gone
about at once. Joint debates
with debating clubs from outside
the city are planned.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06
PIONEER NAMED AS OFFICIAL
PAPER OF THE COUNTY
Proceedings Etc. Will Also Be
Published in Four Other
Papers in the County.

three to two, Messrs. Wright,
Sibley and McDougal voting in
the affirmative and Messrs. John
son and Anderson in the mega
tive awarded the publication of
the proceedings of the board and
of the delinquent tax list to the
Pioneer and designated the
Pioneer as the official paper of
the county. By the terms of the
contract publication will also be
made in the Daily Pioneer, the
Blackjack Times, the Tenstrike
Tribune and the Turtle. River
Pine Tree. Thus the board not
only accepts the lowest bid made
but is enabled to put it's publ
cations into the hands of more
than twice as many taxpayers
as would be possible under any
other propositionsubmitted to it.
The bid Of the Pioneer which
was accepted specified a price of
18 cents per foliofor the publica-
ton Of the proceedings of the
board and 2 cents per description
for the tax list. Last year the
county paid Is cents and u cents
respectively.
Bulldozing Fails.
The strong card of the opposi-
tion to the Pioneer and the four
papers bidding with it was bluff.
Intimidation was the program
pure and simple. All the forces
they could muster We're on hand.
Every man in their employ that
could be spared was hailed to the
court house, in order to present
a formidable front, lawyers
weighted down with a take-care-
What-you.do expression were in
sistently at the elbow Of each
commissioner, and to make the
bluff more awesome a real live
deputy public examiner was
secured and placed on exhibition
while mysterious whispers as to
the dire, dark and awful penalties
of the law whichhe mightsudden-
~ call into action upon occasion
foated about the building. It
appeared that the commissioners
and the sole representative of
the Pioneer and it's co-bidders
were no against the real thing.
Floods Of Oratory.
The lawyers hired for the occa-
sion, Messrs. Mcdonald and
Bailey, were called upon to lay
down the law. They did their
best, When they lacked for
breath Messrs. Hays or Oberg
would jump calamity into the
forensic arena and practice the
noble art of bluff for a time.
L. H. Bailey Makes a Speech.
Attorney LII Bailey also
made a speech, which was one OF
the features of the performance.
The subject Of Mr.. Bailey's or
alton was, when law is not a
law" Proyisios in the law, de.
clared Mr.. Bailey in a mighty
burst of eloquence, are law only
in case Of "dire necessity" Mr.
Bailey's speech demonstrates
that he is a born legislator. He
can make laws on the spot and
turn them out signed, sealed and
delivered ready for use in q tucker
time than any legislature ever
dared to think them. Minnesota
has need of Mr.. Bailey. This
newly discovered power Of his te
make laws upon an jnstant's
notice makes him invaluable
Why not turn the entire govern
ment over to him and be done
with it? He would probably
come high, but think of the say
ing in time. Mr.. Bailey's enor.
NOUS private interests would
doubtless make him reluctant to
accept but we believe that il, the
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1904-01-06
Files Protest.

During the proceedings yester-
day, the deputy public examiner
who so conveniently happened to
be on hand, served as chief boyle
man. With the outcome of the
contract that gentleman was at
his wits end to know what to do
and with rare wisdom did moth
ing. This morning, however, he
recovered himself far enough to
make some kind of a showing by
filing a protest against the bid of
the Pioneer on the ground that it
was .stoo indefinite" With this
harmless shot he took his de-
parture for greener fields.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
CHAPLAIN VATTMAN
SOON TO RETIRE
Served In the Friar Lands
Negotiations.
FOURTEEN YEARS SERVICE
Saw the Pope Concerning Differences
Between Church and United States
in the Philippines.
FOURTEEN YEARS SERVICE

Chaplain Edward J. Vattman, Of the
army, will be retired for age tomorrow
after a service of fourteen years.
Chaplain Vattman is onc OF the best
known clergymeu in the army, and dis
tinguished himself especially by the
service he rendered in assisting Secre-
tary Taft to settle the friar land dis
pute between the Roman Catholic
Church and the United States Govern
ment
Several months ago Chaplain Watt
man was advanced to a majority In
recognition Of his distinguished and
meritOriOus service
While the friar land question was still
unsettled Father Vattman made a trip
10 Rome and had an audience with the
Pope concerning the differences between
the church and the American Govern
ment
There is probably no man IN the Ro-
man Catholic Church who knows more
about religious conditions in the Philip
pines than Father Nattman. He has
been among the clergymen VINO urged
the Americanizatiou of the church In the
new inSular possessions.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
BIG BANK DEAL
AGAIN ON CARDS
Boston Capitalists Seeking to Gain
Control of Citizens National-An-
other Deal in the Future.

Another bank deal is in process of in
oubation. This time it is the Citizens
National Bank that is aimed at
The parties seeking control Of this in
stitution. are the same that have lust
gained possession of the Traders Ma
tional Bank. Appleyard & Co. the Phil
a delphia banking house. is the leader in
this movement. as II was in that which
resulted in the absorption Of the Trad
ers' by Boston capitalists who. it is un-
derstood, now seek control OF the Citi-
zens'.
The stock OF the Citizens has been
sought for some time. a few weeks
ago. about the time the deal for the
Traders was on. leading stockholders
OF ihe Citizens were approa ched. and 4
sale OF large block OF the stock had
nearly been concluded when. owing to
some unexpected complications the ne
gotiations were broken off.
These negotiations have now been
n ken up again, from different dlrec-
ton. The bid price for the stock on
the local exchange has been around 225
for some time, but Il Is learned that 24O
is being offered on the outside This
price was bid on the exchange today.
and II is said that go has been offered
Tor sixty days options without bringing
out any OF the stock.
II IS regarded as practically certain
that sooner or later the Citizens will
pass into the control Of the parties con-
trolling the Traders National Bank. and
II Is surmised that merger of these two
institutions may finally take place.
An interesting rumOr in this connec-
tion has II that ultimately a close rela-
tion of these interests with those con
trolling a leading trust company OF the
city may be effected.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10

not prepared 10 withstand a great at
tack, and il il were Kuropatkin's desire
TO fight outside Mukden he would be
faced by the real difficulty OF extriclt-
ing himself in case Of defeat
The country around Mukden Is not
geographically suitable for deploying an
army of 10000 men. Any fghtin-s that
may occur, therefore. may be regard
ed as merely a rear guard c..ou.
As TO the prospects of a battle at Tie
Ling. it depends on how long MeyendDr.f
can hold Kuroki and upon the arriva OF
Linievitch. who is advancing from the
north. If the japanese force Meyend 5rff
TO retire there viii be no battle at --ie-
Ling and the retreat to Harbin must
continue.
Total Casualties Put at 62,6oo.
The Express says it learns that the
Russian losses to the evening Of Sep
tember were $780, inclusive OF the
losses TO the cavalry who screened the
eastern flank. The Japanese losses. az
cCrding TO the paper were q. s.OOe
It declares the report that the Jana
nese captured ninety-seven deld guns
from the Russian rear guard cannot be
correct No such number of guns it
says, would accompany the rear guard
and the bulk OF the Russian artillery
Most of the Army Safe.
There is a minimum OF wax news. bot
what little has been received tends 70
show that the Express account OF
the situation in Manchuria is mainly ao-
curate. and that all but fraction OF
Kuropatkin's army IS safe.
A dispatch to the Daily Man" from
Mukden states that the confusion caused
BY the retreat has ceased. and that the
remainder OF the troops and transports
are arriving in good order The retreat
thus far has been little interfered WITH
Think Pursuers Are Exhausted.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger's'' CORE
spondent at Mukden. who mas been with
the Russian rear guard. telegraphs that
al noon today the Japanese had not
crossed the Hun River. The Russian
evacuation OF Mukden Is proceeding un-
hampered
The correspondent expresses the opin-
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
DR.. HERRAN BURIED
ON AMERICAN SOIL
Body Of Colombian Diplomat Rests in
Cemetery in the Bronx,
New York.

Dr. Thomas Herran. the Colombian
charge d'anaires. who died in a New
York sanitarium on September /, was
buried privately In Catholic cemetery
IN the Bronx. New York
Funeral services were held in the
Church of our Lady Of the Lourdes.
New York city. and were. attended only
by the members of the Herran family
and few intimate friends
Although the State Department offered
to have an American warship bear the
body Of DR. Herran to Colombia. the
family did not care 10 accept the offer,
and expressed the desire that the vener-
able diplomatist be buried I'm American
soil
DR.. Herran was more American than
COLOMBIAN, and 10 was probably his wish
that he be buried I'm this country, wher
ne was educated and received far bet
ter treatment than he had from his own
government
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
REAL ESTATE DEALER
CAN'T PAY CREDITORS

ST. PAUL. MINI. Sept. 1O.-Joseph K.
Bacon, real estate man. has filed q pc
tition in bankruptcy In the Federal court
here. His schedules show total liabil-
ity Of $21,l13. all In unsecured claims.
and assets "a S4ls, all exempt.
The larger OF the many items OF in
debtedness are; Mary l. Agnew. Phila-
delphia. judgment, 81. .2s61O; Louise S.
Emery, Philadelphia. judgment. 2,I00:
Charles z. Coleman. Philadelphia. loan,
zoos; estate of &. h. Flandrau, St.
Paul, A,763lS.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
CONTROL OF NEXT HOUSE
LIKELY, SAYS M'CREARY
Kentucky Senator Finds Democratic
Enthusiasm in Doubtful
States.

Kentucky will return ten members
OF Congress out of eleven districts in
the State. and stands a good chance Of
winning the remaining one, too The
outlook is good, in my opinion. for a
Democratic majority in the House Of
Representatives"
This Is the news brought from Ken
lucky by Senator James Il. McCreary.
He says Parker and Davis have aroused
great enthusiasm In his State, and that
the campaign I'm their beFalf will be
strongly waged In Indiana. West Vir-
gtnia and other doubtful States, with
good chances Of success.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
Results Satisfactory.

General Grant. like General Corbin and
General Bell. believes that these ma
neuvers have done more to increase the
efficiency Of the military establishment
than any field operations since the
Spanish war. For the first time since
the passage Of the Dick militia bill
which placed the organized militia on a
well-established military footing and ac-
tually made IL working part OF the
Federal forces, regulars aud militiamen
have come together from the North
South. and East in large numbers and
gether.
The esprit de corps Of his forces, Cen
eral Grant says, was remarkable cOnsid-
ering the short time the various organi-
zatiOns were together and the difference
between the men. their modes OF living.
and their general surroundings
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
WEATHER REPORT.

A low area Of pronounced proportions
Is moving over the northern norton uf
the country. causing comparatively high
ternreratures. but as vet no precipitation.
II rs followed by a high area with n1uca
lower temperatures in the Northwest
The weather VIII he fair torlghr ;,ld
Sunday IN the East and South, except
IN the lower lake region and eastern
Florida. where showers arc probable
Gun1aV.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
TO CHANGE COUNTY SEAT.

SANDY HILL. y. Y, Sept. 10-The
board OF supervisors Of Washington
county at a special meeting here. voted
to submit the question OF changing the
county seat from Argyle TO Sandy Hill
TO the electors at the coming fall cleo
ton.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
Force of 1900 Russians
In Danger of Capture

LONDON. Sept 1o.-The Express
says 1t has received from a Russian
source, the trustworthiness of which Is
not doubted. the following information
regarding the position in Manchuria,
adding that the facts in the narrative
we're contained in official dispatches re-
ceived in ST. Petersburg yesterday:
The position of the Russian army is
not as disastrous as has been supposed.
The chief reason of this is the success
OF General Meyendorff. VINO has con-
centrated about 1000 men twelve miles
south Of Mukden and who is holding
General Kurokis army in check with a
much greater certainty of success than
messages from the front have indicated.
General Kuroki made his first attack on
General MeyendOrms forces on We'd
nesday. but was obliged to draw of
with heavy losses. Since then he has
delivered further attacks, but without
success.
$4,000 Men in Danger.
During this time more than half the
Russian rear guard. with their baggage
and other impedimenta. got safely to
Mukdea, hut there are 1900 men In
position OF extreme danger. This force
is south OF Mukden, exhausted by Eve
days and nights of incessant lighting. Il
Is doubtful IL they can ever regain the
main army.
Nevertheless. General KurolIi's grand
plan has been thwarted. for the Russian
LETT flank. by its heroic defense. has en-
abIed General Kuropatkin TO retire and
averted a great disaster. At the same
time the position Is not without danger.
The Russian army Is divided into five
columns The first column has reached
TleIing. forty-five miles north OF Muk-
den. where il IS making hurried prepar-
ations TO defend the place against at
tack The second column Is about mid
vay between Mukden and Telling. The
third Is at Mukden. The fourth Is the
remnant under General AeyendOru,
which is sustaining a hard fight with
Kuroki on a chain of hills about twelve
miles south OF Mukden. The NTH col
urnn is pressed on three sides by the
japanese and can hardly hope 10 reach
MUkden.
May Fight at Telling
The idea that a decisive battle viii be
fought at Mukden : out OF the ques-
tion. II has never been Kuropatkin's
plan to give battle there, Tor Mukden is
The Washington times., 1904-09-10

have encountered in the pres
paign. The fan OF Port Arthu
CupatiOn OF the whole Of +
Southern Manchuria they cons
ever. a sufficient trophy for
year Of the war
Hazgawa for Govern
TOKYO. Sept lot is ge Ally ex-
pected that General Hazgawa win Le
appointed governor Of Southern Man
Churia
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
JapS Want More Fight
Before Winter Begins

PARIS. Sept. IA prominent Japan
csc here is authority for the assertion
that Field Marshal Oyama has planned
for one more general engagement with
Kuropatln's force before the winter
starts IN.
Expect Heavier Odds.
The japanese. he says, recognize that
they have at least a years fight ahead
of them against heavier odds than they
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
Finale of War ManeuverS
on Field of Ma
naSSaS.
OPERATIONS BENEFICIAL
Generals Express Themselves
as Well Satisfied With the
Good Results Achieved.

GAINESVILLE, Va, Sept IO.-The
grand review took place at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, at Wellington. Va, about two
miles east Of Gainesville. and half way
between the camps Of the Browns
and Blues
Once again the men marched out from
Manassas and Thoroughfare, covering a
distance Of about seven and a half miles
for each army before they met for the
parade. General Bell rode at the head
of the Brown" army, and General
Grant at the head of his "Blues."
The men were tired, but stilI enthusias-
tic and the parade presented the ap-
pearance of a review OF seasoned cam
paigners the troops being covered with
dust and dirt from their morning. s
march.
Praise for General Bell.
The Brown army is ringing TODAY
with praises for General Bell. whose
clever strategy enabled him to snatch
victory from defeat, I'm the closing hours
.Of yesterdays battle. Had actual war
eXisted. Bell would today have cap
tured the Capital of the United States.
and won for himself undying fame.
One prominent officer whose position
does not allow of his name being men
toned, said this morning. that Bell. 10y
yesterdays feat. had shown himself TO
be one Of the most remarkable strate-
gists IN the army
Five years ago Bell was merely a lieu
tenant in the regular cavalry. and such
was his lineal rank that had it rot been
for his successful work in the Philip
pines, which brought him promotion to
the grade Of brigadier general. he would
have been only d captain at the age Of
retirement.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
s. to Baltimore and Return.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, tickets sold
every Saturday and Sunday. good re-
turning until Sunday night All trains
except Congressional Limited.-Adv,
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
KUROPATKIM REINFORCED.

ST PETERSBURG Sept foAdvces from the front say that
new European brigade has just reached Kopa thereby
able to give resi- to the troops recently engaged.
Experts here co not expect the japanese make progress
before cold weather sets in which is liable to stop everything until
spring when the Russians will be ready begin offensive operations
The talk in Berlin and London newspapers of peace xe only
deriSiOn here
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
QUIET AT MUKDEN.

Ordinary camp life has set in Mukden.
Quiet today prevails along the whole the immense front
The japanese advance from the south and been stopped
Russian baggage trains have been proceeding unneupdy along the
railway since Wednesday
Thousands of Russian wounded have been nortwad The
Red Cross still working night and day Mukden however bring
relief to the most seriously injured.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
mo- MOUNTAIN ROADS.

The inactivity of the japanese abed the absence of
tain roads by which they could make quick advance the city
Thursday the storm which has since the opening cf
the flooded Mukdn and the neighbo0od This followed
by fine weather and the roads fast becoming dry.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
St. Petersburg Hears That Kuroki Has Iso-
lated Large Slice of Russian Army
Which Has Surrendered.
BY A BRIGADE
KUROPATKIN'S TROOPS REST
Cold Weather Will Halt Operations and
Progress Of the japanese Victorious Army
Is Opinion of Russian Experts.

PARIS Sept oThe ST. Petersburg correspondent of the petit
Paen" says that prevails Kuroki has succeeded in at
ing body of 10000 forming Kuopats guard and that
ihev have surrendered
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
STRIKERS APPLY
FOR OLD PLACES
Some Put TO Work in Stock
Yards.
SHEEP, BUTCHERS HOLD OUT
Won't Go to Work Unless All Members
Of Their Union Are
Reinstated.

CHICAGO. Sept. 10-Thousands OF the
old employees Of the packing house ap-
piled AT the stock yards today for their
old places in accordance with the terms
Of peace which settled the great strike.
Fearing a clash with strike breakers.
police were massed at the yards in an
effort to maintain order among the
throngs Of thousands of pushing elbow
ing workers.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10

Flynn's Business College, stn DIX.
Business. shorthand, tyPewritiRg- SIS a yr.-
Adyt.
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
ABLE ASSISTANT
OF CHIEF WILKIE
One Man Whose Name Is
Not on the Roster.
WORKED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Secret Service Official Surprised and
Amused by Story of a Pennsyl-
vanian-His Sanity Questioned.

For twenty-five years Charles NJ. Nell
hes been striving night and day 10 rid
Warren county, Pa, Of counterfeiters
and anarchists. He imagined himself
an agent Of the Secret Service Bureau.
Today he came to washington to col
lect his pay for services rendered.
Nell called at Chief Wilkes office in
the Treasury Building this morning 10
explain that the Government was in
his debt to the tune OF twenty-five
years wages. The chief wasn't in. but
his first assistant, Mr.. Moran, was. Nell
stated the case TO Moran.
Everybody up my way kaOws I'm a
Secret Service agent. he connded. Me
and twenty-four other men In the State
have been representing the service for
twenty-five years up there, and now l
guess m entitled to a little pay.
You see we've been a-working un-
der a special class OF agents-that is.
you have To hold the job a quarter Of a
century before you get any coin, and
can become a regular member Of the
Nell Tells His Story.
Nell told Moran that all the counter
feiters and anarchists in that section OF
the country had taken 30 the tall tim
bers through his vigilance. lie hadn't
arrested any Of them because they all
got so scared when they fo:-rd out ne
was on their track that they quickly fed
10 parts unknown Most Of them were
pretty good spriuters. and although ne
could ming leg himself, they always
outdistanccG him.
Moran listened patiently 10 his story.
Then he called up Sanitary Officer
Frank. and told him they had an insane
man up there they would send down 20
Police Headquarters.
Nell repeated his story to Mr.. Frank.
and Mr.. Frank decided the best that
he could do FOR the man was TO have
his sanity examined Police Surgeon
Marhury will perform that function this
afte noon at the First precinct station,
VII. e Nell viii be a temporary guest.
- said he has "a brother Of the name
Of Harey l. Nell, living in Bradford,
Pa, and the police will communicate
with the latter this afternoon
The Washington times., 1904-09-10
A Few Put to Work.

At the Libby. Mcneil & Libby plant,
six girls and twelve men. all former
employees, were picked out at once and
put TO work. Al Swifts. where 5000 OF
the former employees gathered for their
old places. many were put 20 work At
the Armour and Morris plants the old
men were taken back very slowly. none
being employed during the first hour.
Members of the sheep butchers union
numbering almost 1900 assert they
viii not go back 20 work unless all
their members are reinstated at once.