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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-23
TORNADO IN MISSOURI.
Much Damage Done at Higginsyllle
and Nearby Towns.

Mo-, March ga tor
nado and hail storm combined struck
this place during the afternoon AS
result fifty buildings atc partly
wrecked, one man is mortally wound
ed and several others are hurt.
The hail on the streets was foof
-deep-MitbiH- five minutes after-ihe
storm came Dozens Of trees In the
town were blown down and several
horses were killed on the streets.
The storm came Without warning,
The wind and hail came first and these
we're followed by a terrific doWnpour
of rain. The storm came from the
west. Ii kept within narrow path.
Only about two blocks Of the business
portion OF this place were damaged.
Two other towns in this section
were in the path of the storm and are
said to be considerably damaged. Ihey
are Corder and Alma, both having
populations Of 500 or 600.
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sTARvEs FOR RELIGION.
Farmer Refuses Food and Dies Doing
Penance.


Cass Lake, MINI, March IA
strange story OF fanaticism, which re-
suited in the death recently Of Matthias
Brenna, aged thtrty-nine years. well.
TODD farmer living IN the town ~
Eden, has come TO light.
BIcnna had been possessed for some
time with the nailucination that he,
must, on account Of his sins, do pen.
ance by continuous fasting and fora
year past he hils-iaheH Hetitiiig= at bis
zmeal.f llt--ilead2- wa and "a;
.rnoiItlsago he decided 10 eat absolutely
nothing until after March II. Since.
that time he has not eaten anything
Relatives have attempted 70 force
him to takc4nourishment aud doctors
have been called In to induce the mis-
taken -nlan-te- feed =himself.-blit all to
no purpose, and on Friday night last.
after suffering untold agony Brcnna
died from actual self-imposed starya.
tion.
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ONE MiEttoN FOR INDIANS.
Claim Of Tue:.- Mountain Reds Passes


Washington, March 2233.-fhe time
.henored claim Of the Turtle Mountain
Indians, the subjectof controversy Tor
many years between the governments
aud the North Dakota tribe. was
passed In the senate during the day
on motion of Senator McCumber. The
payment OF sl.nn0. 600 to the Indians.
is involved The claim Is based on
lands aggrcgating about 9.0oo,eOO acres
ceded to the government years ago
The title Of the Indians IL Question.
able and the payment OF $1,000, 900 IS
compromise effected between the
tribe and officials Of the interior de-
partment. Fstery effort was matte by
the North Lgakota eiegation-t -to-"hase'
this bill enacted into law before ad.
iOurnment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-03-23
DEFENDS THE 'HERERos.
Natives Not Guilty of Massacreing
Women and Children.

Berlin, March 23.-A missionary in.
Southwest Africa has writtento the
Reichsbote defending the Hereros
against the charges of massacreing
women and children and the indis-
criminate slaughter of men. He gives
the namesof a number OF women who
had been reported killed. but who are
all ALIKE, although the Eereros had op-
portunities to murder them Native
Christians, the missionary adds. as
sisted a number of women and chill
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proposed TO pay the manufacturers a
sum equal to three years income from
their business. 1t is said that the
illicit project was to secure the equiv
alent of four years income. The po-
lice are investigating the matter and.
possibly, it may. be ventilated Oh the.
floor Of the house.
The incident is likely to have the
effect OF leaving the three years pro-
vision unchanged.
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REPORT is uNcoNFIRMED.
Toxic Rumor That Japs Have occu-
pied Port Arthur.

Toxic, March GA Toxic newspa-
per publishes report that Japanese
division was landed on the Liaotung
peninsula on March 19 and engaged
the Russian troops in the rear of Port
Arthur. simultaneously the fleet bonn
barded the town and harbor. The ac-
ton began at O'Clock on the evening
of March ~ and continued until 10
o'clock on the morning of March 20.
Sixteen ships were engaged in the at
tack and the result is reported to have
been the occupation Of Port Arthur by
the japanese. No further details are
given and the report remains uncon-
firmed.
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TRAIN GOES THROUGH BRIDGE
Santa Fe Overland Express Runs Into
.t Washout.

Point Richmond, Cal, March 3D.
The Santa Fe astbound-overland ex-
nress ran into washout south OF
ReedIey. Tulare county, The train
was turned over on its side and sew
passengers injured. none
fatally train broke through=a
bridge over an irrigating dttch..The
engine and baggage car passed over
easatv The mail car and smoker sanB
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rormly To the eject that ti.e health CT
the troops is good.
DOUBTED BY RUSSIANS.
Report That Jap Elect Has Appeared
OFF NeMchwana.

st. Petersburg, March 2a.-The au-
thorities here are skeptcal In regard
to the report that a japanese squadron
has been sighted off the port Of New
ahwang.
There is RECOMMENDATION here OF the
report, purpofting te en,e-from Lon
5don,z that the ladisestok squadron
has reached Port Arthur. r.zz=zzzz
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lanan penies Paris Report.

Toxic, March 23.-The Japanese.
government denies the Palis report
that France, acting In behalf Of Rus
sia. has protested to the Japanese gov.a
ernment on account of the lombard
ment Of the quarantine station on the
Sanchantao islands, opposite Port
Dalny, March 10. No protest on the
subject has reached the Toxic govern,
I
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FEDERAL JupGEzIMPEAcHED.
-swayn. 81 FLORIDA WIN Be Tried in
the Senate

Washington, March 23.-The ju.
dietary committee Of the house has
voted to impeach Judge Charles w.
Swayne, federal district judge Of Flor.
ida. for improper conduct. Swayne
was appointed by President Harrison.
charged with-being away.
from his district. OF being non-resi-
dent of his district of imprisoning a
son of Htigant, Of holding an attor.
ney. In contempt and number of other:
charges. Judge Swayne will now be
tried in the senate.
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COPIED FROM CAMPAIGN, BOOK.
Congressman eabeock Denies Article
In New York Paper.

Washington, March 23.--In the house
Mr.. Babcock tRep.,5W Wis.1, rising to
question Of privilege, called attention
to an article which appeared in a New
York paper Of Monday In which he Is
alleged to have improperly used the
mails. He said the statements he re-
ferred to were-copied from a campaign
book issued in his district during the
late campaign. which, he said, was a
book Of Misrepresentation and un
truths. -
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REFUSED TO cENsuRE.
British House Of Commons sustains
Couernv emf

London, March "a The house of
commons rejected Sir Henry Campbell-
Bannermanss motion for a vote OF cen-
sure by a vote Of 2i2 TO 299 fhe LIB
eral Lender proposed To ccnsure the
government for allowing the importa-
tion of Chinese labor Into the Trans
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jealousy the Supposed Cause.

New York. March 90, Christen
KhschotIcr, a clearinghouse keeper
in Brooklyn, shot and killed his four
ycar-old son, dangerously wounded his
wife and then committed suicide by
shooting Jealousy is the supposed
cause Of the crime.
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London, March 23.-The report that
Port Arthur had fallen is now denied.

St. Petersburg, March 23.-The ia
panese have made another attack upon
Port Arthur. The attack began Mon
day night after midnight, beginning
with operations by torpedo boats and
ending with bombardment by battle
ships and cruisers. Advices from
Viceroy Alexieff show that, the Rus
SLAMS sustained no great damage and
that but FIVE men were killed.
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kuropatkin at irkutsk.

Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia, March %.
General kuropatkin, commanding
the Russian troops in the Far East,
who arrived here Monday evening,
left for Lake Baikal Tuesday morning.
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tnlo Ihc note ana were nauiy nrehsa
up. The remainder Of the ti,ih let'
the track and turned s0ser ne p,s.
songels Who were hurt were IN me
smelser, -Wleclsina ain3-iook lils
injured to the eomnany's hospital at
san Francisco
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London, March 23.-The japanese
main army in Korea has occupied An
ju with infantry and artillery. OH.
cials in ST. Petersburg now admit that
the Russians were compelled to evacu-
ate the town and retreat toward the
Yalu by the advancing Japanese.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg say
dispatch from Mukden contains a
report from the Russian commander
confirming the rumored occupation of
the towns Of Anju and Pingyang by
the enemy's infantry and artillery and
says an increased movement Of troops
and transports on the road between
Fingyang and Anju is noticeable. Thir-
teen Of the enemy's transports recent
ly unloaded at Chinnampho.
It is stated that the reports that
the Russian outposts abandoned Anju
upon the approach Of the Japanese in
force causes no surprise here, as such
action is in perfect accord with the
Russian plan of campaign. The Rus
sian skirmishing and advance posts
were thrown forward solely for the
purpose of harrassing and worrying
the japanese outposts, falling back as
the main body of the enelny moves
forward until the strong positions at
the Yalu river are reached.
The fifty miles of country between
Anju and the y alu are very difficult
for the movement of a large force.
There may be some lively sl1irnlish-
ing as the japanese advance pro-
crosses, but the Russians are resolved
to avoid a decisive engagement until
certain of victory. 20 e
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nOunceS the M0duS
Operandi.
BIG FURRY in MERGER AND UNION
PACIFIC SECURITIES.

New York. March % President j
j. HILL has announced Il plan for the
dissolution Of the Northern Securities
1company. II provides for a stock
dividend of 30 per cent.
NOW York. March ., Union Pacific
rose Sas on The stool, mark@I DURING
the day OH uninterrupted hnyiug in
blocks OF l.noa 10 5000 sh1r@4 Tgte
movement was Il mystery M TO I'M,
last hour ot tho market Whcti1 /, W;rs
-lntimnied thatn statement WeHl4l7hez
forthcoming from the Northern SeeiWi
OF tho character OF this statYmeat.
hut the movement Of the magket indi-,
Gated strongly that the islpihnlion OF
Northern Securities holdings of Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stocks
-wo,1ld be tho subject of the 4tate4.
mcnt. II was assumed from the special
prominence of Union -n:teiAetlfat the
advantage secured by that company
in the controlling interest in Northern
Pacific would be assured 10 by the
terms OF the redistribution. Great
Northern prcferred also advanced z "
and Northern Securities on the curb.
about points. 10 within shade Of
par. All the securities connected in
any way With the Northern Securities.
merger We're Very active and strong
and gave sympathetic strength to the
whole market. The announcement
sfton1 Northerm Securities eompang
WAS not Forthcoming npto the close al
The market. but the markets strength
Was unimpa4red 10 the last
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SCANDAL is THREATENED.
Members Of Japanese Diet involved
in Deal,

Toxic, March PA legislative
scandal is threatening in connection
with the proposal of the government
to create a tobacco monopoly. It is
alleged that certain members of the
diet agreed to support a movement to:
increase the compensation to be paid
to the manufacturers for a share of the
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Secretary Hitchcock has announced
that he can see no reason why the
practice OF the department should be
reversed. He holds that the selection
OF swamp lands after the field notes
is q proper ruling and that no evidence
has been presented 10 Justify change
inathG procedure.
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American Inquiry Results in Securing
Their Freedom.
Newchwang, March 23.-Two japan
ese merchants named Kautaiami and
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dren 70 reach the military stations
..sr..f.. '6f aaas.a8.
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JAP REFUGEES RELEASED
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MINNESOTA GETS SWAMP LANDS
Secretary Hitchcock Turns Down Pro.
test OF Settlers.

Washington. March %. Secretary
zHitcheorke has decided against the set
tiers In Northern Minnesota. who
wanted the method of selecting swamp
lands changed, These settlers claimed
that the field notes OF the government
were wrong and that the state bad
been awarded lands to Whleh It was
not entitled under the swamp act. The
approval Of selections made by the
state was delayed pending an inyestt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18

General Chase, Asat Adj. Gent, G. a. r.,
Writes: "The excellence Of Peruna as
cure or relief for catarrhal disturbances is
well established Many Of my friends have
been benefited by its use. 81. +. Chase,
q Harrison St. Anacostia. D. c.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18

From an artistic point of view ii
may seem absurd, but it is neverthe-
less true that American taste dom
inmates the output OF Turkish rugs. :
said man who has made study OF
these beautiful products Of the Orient
any importer will bear me out ir
this. OF course. inasmuch as The Ar
menians and Turks who make these
rugs have 10 power looms on which tt
reproduce exact copies, it would sem
ridiculous to suppose tn. more than
one rug OF The same pattern and de
sign could be lurnetl out But she
American dealer has learned to know
pretty much what sort of rug appeals
to the American buyer, aud he says
to his agent on the other side. Make
me lot of rugs that look as much like
this as possible SO the native wea
vers on their hand looms Go their les.
to copy the colors of a s,secial d sign
that is put before them. This handi.
caps them, for these untutored ar.i-
sans have their own ideals. just as a
painter of pictures has. and it is gall
ing to be thus restricted 1t is also
not very gratifying to realize that the
rich American, who is often the par
venu, with no IDEA CT art. should
dictate the output of an artistic pro-
duct that is centuries Old Eut the
rich American IS the greatest buyer
of Oriental rugs. and must be con-
sidered' Philadelphia Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
REMARKABLE MEMORIES
The Noteworthy Feats OF a Postal Clerl
and a Piano Player.

The Noteworthy Feats OF a Postal Clerk
and Piano Player.
The newspapers are telling of the re.
markable feat Of postal clerk who.
in a civil service examination. did not
make single error in properly sorting
$4,000 test postal cards, each represent.
ing a postoffice in certain territory
assigned. This was done at the rate
of thirty three and half cards a min
ute. Far more noteworthy is the mem.
DRY of an expert piano player who viii
plan an entire seasons concerts with
out note of printed music before him,
says American Medicine. His memory
ands of notes must be at the orderly
and instant disposal OF the will. And
this is combined with a multiplicity of
synchronous recollections of timbre,
tempo, expression, etc. The mystery
is at present past the hunting Of any
explanat ton, and this fact is as beauti-
full as it is appalling. 1t shows us how
far we are from any real science of
psychology Physicians note the strange
thrusting of disease among the MECH
anisms of memory, the morbid effects
of some neopiasm or injury to parts of
the eonvoiutions of the brain, whereby
some memories are lost temporarily Or
permanently, i'll part Or completely.
while others are unaffected. Even this
leaves us in amaZement at the inscrut-
able completely and methods of the
cellular machine. But through these
morbid injuries we catch tantalizina
glimpses which some day. properly
studied and followed up. may bring
some psychological physician to eli IN.
raveling of the mystery.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
WHAT'S IN A NAME7
Proof That Popular Authors Think
There Is a Great Deal.


What's in name-for a book? The
problem of christening children Is
very small one compared with the
question of the proper name for
book. There are so many more to be
taken into consideration, for at the
time of the childs appearance there is
no developed characteristic in evil
dence to indicate whether he is a Soc
rates or a Romeo. The titles of some
of our recent popular novels, which
have become household words, have
often undergone extraordinary evolu-
tons in order to reach the final salts
factory stage. Judge the Obscure"
was first entitled THE Simple
TONS" a name which gave place at
the very last moment to later and
better title, for during ITS appearance
in serial form in Harper's Magazine it
was known as Hearts Insurgent" Sir
Gilbert Parker's The Right of Way"
was at first in the authors manu-
script Charlie Bell" and later Char.
ley Steele" and The Lane That Has
noNTurning, by the same author, was
until the time of it's going to press
called 1.-The Golden Spoon. F." Onoto
Watanna's Heart of Hyacinth" was
originally Evening Mist" 1t is now
known to many that Lady Roses
Daughter" was in manuscript "A
Woman of Talent. '-Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
A Resourceful Stage heroine.

A stage heroine who happened IL tla
same time to be an able exc utant on
the piano. had to play night after nigh,
the same part at a popular thea re-
She anxiously longed to give The audi.
ence a specimen of her musical abili-
ties, but her part in the performance
afforded no opportunity for such a dis
play of her powers. But her inventive
genius came nobly to the rescue. and
she discovered place in the action
where pianist and heroine might go
hand in hand. When the curtain rose,
revealing the desert of the Black
Mountains, the spectators beheld, to
their establishment. splendid piano
placed at the foot of the rocks. The
heroine, with the haste of one pursued,
climbed down the rocky path. stopped
enraptured at the sight of the piano..
and exclaimed: ''The sayages have
burned down our cottage. murdered my
father and mother, and driven away
our cattle; but, Heaven be praised
they have left me my piano. Music
shall comfort me in my distress, and,
il the ladies and gentlemen permit. I
will play them a short selection.
Tit-Bits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18

pretty much the same way as a snake
swallows a toad.
In burrowing in the sand they make
several strokes with the right or left
forefoot, changing from one to the
other; but when this dirt is to bs
worked out of the way they use theiI
hind feet with alternate strokes with
way evidently digs into the ground
where she deposits a dozen or more
white eggs, which she leaves for the
warm earth to hatch.
l know of nothing else so easily
tanned. When caught in the hand
they seldom attempt to escape. Placed
on ones clothing, they often sit in tia
same position for long time. Know,
ing this popularity. decorated my
little son with nineteen lizards. just to
prove to some skeptical people that
was willing to back up my assertions
with a demonstration. Yet one OBJ
server who witnessed it declared that
it was risky, and that he knew a man
who had lost a finger from the veno-
nous bite of fence lizard. A tea ms
ter who was not afraid to handle a
snake could not be persuaded to touch
a lizard. although they both saw a
finger thrust into little saurian's
mouth. Ignorance is hard to Danish,
but it easily drives away the truth.
They are not only harmless, but
beneficial. Lying on the fences which
surround the field of growing crops.
they devour many insects as these at
tempt to enter the fields, thus benefit.
ing the farmers, who have no apprecia-
ican
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
No More Pennies fer a Lime.

According to advices from the treas.
ury department the government mill
at Philadelphia will cease to grind out
pennies for time, there being now
a surplusage of this kind of currency
in the country During the last five
years 5000 ,o00,393 pennies have been
shipped from the Philadelphia mint,
which is the only one that coins the
one-cent pieces, to various parts of the
country. Between July 1, 1902, and
June 1, 1903, 89,G00000 cents were
coined. If this fve-year output were
collected in a heap it would make a
stable stage mountain at least.-Les-
lies Weekly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
A HARMLESS REPTILE
o o O O O
By A. R. M. SPAID.

,~ssCE>. Il there is anything we need
" Y to teach more than an
@ @ other, it Is that numerous
II y insects and reptiles, which
IC~ are held by many persons
to be poisonous, are perfectly harm
less. This is especially so of the pine
tree lizard, or, as it is often called. The
fence lizard. 1t is true that the lizard
has teeth, but they are almost too
small to be seen, the finely serrated
jaws feeling just like the rough lips of
bass. Moreover. these little sauri-
ans seldom attempt to bite, and make
interesting pets.
| have box two feet long, one foot
high and six inches wide, the sides
being of glass and the bottom covered
with White sand to a depth of two
inches. With this on my study table
| have good opportunity for watch
ing the five interesting inmates as
they eat and sleep. Two are males
and three are females, easily distin-
guished by their color. Their color
seems to be Influenced by the condi-
tons of the atmosphere. After
rain or when they first come out OF
their hiding places in the morning
many of them are very dark. Ey
holding them in the hand short tine.
the color changes very perceptibly.
When my pets are ready to 60 to
bed, they dive into the sand, where
they remain covered up until morning.
Then here and there q head hobs up,
and gradually the saurians either
stretch out on the sand or prop them
selves up on their forelegs in a most
comical manner. They soon become
alert, and show how keen their appe
tites are if flies, crickets. grasshop-
pers, or katydids are thrown to them.
frequently, when one has seized a
particularly fat grasshppper. another
will attempt TO take it away. They
are also fond OF reaches, but care moth
ing for hard-shelled beetles. They will
not seize an insect unless it is moving.
and one often knows when the attack
Is to be made, as the lizard opens its
mouth just little way before spring
ing upon its prey. 1t uses its tongue
with the same agility as does the
frog or toad, and gorGes large insect
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
RoSEs--AND
POTATOES.

HERE are the roses" said
Polly. depositing a huge
load of American Beauties
on the table and laying her
muff and stole on q nile
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18

The old Quaker church, at West
Elkton. promises to be disrupted over
the introduction of an organ into its
place of worship.
The younger and less conservative
members demanded music, and finally
secured an organ, which was used
Sunday for the first time.
When the organist struck the first
note many of the older members sol
EMMY arose and walked out. 1t is
evident that either the organ must 60
or the congregation be divided.
It is coRtended by the conservatives
that the music of the organ tends to
take the mind from spiritual things
which alone are admissible in Quaker
services. The younger members de
clare they will retain the organ.