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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
MORE FIGHTING IN SAMAR
NINE coNsTABUL AIRY SLAIN AND
AN OFFICER AND SEVERAL
MEN WOUNDED.

Washington, Jan 17.--Lieutenant
General Chaffee, chief of staff, has re-
ceiyed cable message from General
Corbin, commanding the Philippines
division at Manila, saying that he has
received the following dispatch from
Rrigadier General Carter, commanding
the department Of the Visayas, dated
Tacloban, ian. IA:
Lieutenant Avery, one Philippine
scout and two native employees were
wounded in action at Dolores river
Jan. IA. Private Austin, hospital corps,
was wounded and nine constabuiary
were killed in action near Maslog, Sa-
mar, Jan. 8. Lieutenant Avery and
Private Austin arrived here today
The officer referred to in the above
dispatch is First Lieutenant Morton I.
Avery OF the Philippine scouts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $4,000.
Fire Damages Beef Storage Warehouse
at Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Fire ragged all
night in the beef storage warehouse of
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, Forty
fifth street and Ashland avenue The
1remen cut holes in the sides and roof
of the building, a six-story structure,
in their efforts to find the fire and,
although dense volumes of smoke and
ammonia fumes poured out of these
apertures. no flames were visible. The
fire was in the saWdust which was
packed between the double walls of
the building Fourteen firemen were
overcome by the ammonia and were
carried out by their companions. All
will recover The loss is estimated at
$780, 600.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
GIRLS IN A PANIC. .
Lawrence Hall at ST. Cloud NormaI
School DESTROYED.

Lawrence Hall at ST. Cloud NormaI
School Destroyed.
St. Cloud, Mimi, Jan. 17.-Fire en-
tirely destroyed Lawrence hall at the
state normal school here. Over leo
girls were in the building and in the
panic which resulted in the attempt to
escape from the flames practically
nothing of their personal belongings
was saved.
When the fire broke out Miss Freda
Giles of Verndale, Mimi, was in her
room, too i'll with pneumonia to make
her escape. Three other girls wrapped
her in blankets and carried her through
the smoke filled halls to safety.
John Duncan, fireman. jumped
thirty-five feet to escape being buried
under falling wall and sustained a
broken leg and internal injuries.
The fire is believed to have Eeen
started by an overheated chimney.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
HEARST ON COAL RATES.
New York Congressman Before House
Committee.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Government
ratemaking for the railroads was fur
ther considered during the day by the
house committee on Interstate and for
eign commerce. Representative Hearst
OF New York was heard.
Asked what was the value of coal in
the mines, the cost of mining and the
transportation Mr.. Hearst said the op-
orators claimed they made profit of
only Z cents a ton. However, the ac-
tual cost of transporting coal from the
anthracite fields to New York was not
greater than so cents ton, while the
rate was $l.55 ton. The deduction
was that the independent operator was
placed at decided disadvantage, as
he had to pay all Of his profits to the
railroads, which, Mr.. Hearstssaid, were
owned by the coal combine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Wisconsin Pioneer Dead.

Watertown, Wis, jan 17.--Colonel
Daniel Jones, organizer of and identi-
fed with many banks in Wisconsin, is
dead here, aged eighty-nine years. He
was president of the Wisconsin Ma
tional bank for forty years and in early
days, as head of the railroad board,
was instrumental in bringing railways
into the state
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
!. CLAYTON DEFENDS REPORT.
House Resumes Consideration Of tho
swssne impeachment Case.

Washington, Jan. l7.--Soon after
the house convened consideration Of
the Swayne Impeachment charges was
resumed, Nj. Clayton tAla.) speaking
in advocacy oi them.
Mr.. Clayton, discussing the expense
account OF Judge Swayne, argued that
strange evolution had taken place by
which it was sought to excuse the
judge from plain violation of the law
He produce1 a circular which had
been addressed to members and which
bore the caption. "Swayne Not Alone"
and insisted t.,at it should not be con.
sidered in reaching a conclusion in
the case, becc1sa it was not part Of
the evidence
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The business section of Leland, Ill.
was wiped out by fire Monday. Loss
100000.
Twelve thousand men have struck
at the Putiloff iron works in St. Pc
tershurg.
Secretary Hay has been confined to
his home for several days past by a
severe cold.
Levi Rouss of Passaic, N. j., has
just celebrated what he claims as his
115th birthday.
Alfred j. Franz, treasurer and direc
tor of the Duluth Evening Herald cor
poration is dead after several months
illness. He was forty-three years Old
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Second Fatality Results.

Garnett, Kan. Jan. I'll. w. Fash
Ing who was injured in thesexplosion
OF natural gas that destroyed his bak-
cry, two adjoining stores and damaged
several other buildings. died later of
his injuries. making two fatalities. The
ok others injured will recover.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
JAPANESE GETTING BUSY.
Increased Activity Along the Whole
Front

Huanshan, Manchuria, Jan. 1.-THE
activity of the Japanese is increasing
along the whole front. They are at
tacklng villages between the lines and
are opening artillery fire at night.
The Japanese are putting Chinese
troops in training. From an observa-
tion tower at Gaodyanzi Russian Off
GERS watched the Japanese instruct
ing Chinese bandits who have been
formed into regular companies to
storm the heights.
The first japanese reinforcements
from the army which was besieging
Port Arthur began arriving at Lao
yang Jan. II.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Convicted Of Wife Murder.

Elbow Lake, Mimi, jan / The
jury in the Torstenson wife murder
trial, after being out a little more than
three hours, returned verdict of
guilty Of murder in the second degree.
Judge Flaherty sentenced Torstenson
= Imprisonment ct hard labor for life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Fatally Hurt in Prize Einb*

Reading, Pa, Jan Alexander
Nedzinska, aged nineteen years. is
dead as the result of injuries received.
Sunday night in prize fight with
George Kubsak. The men fought in q.
harm at Millmont, near here
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
MINE WORKERS IN SESSION.
Six Hundred Delegates Attend Open
ing Meeting.

Six Hundred Delegates Attend Open.
ing Meeting.
indianapolis, Jan. 17.-The sixteenth
annual national convention of the
United Mine Workers of America was
opened during the day by President
Mitchell in Tomlinson hall. Nearly
600 delegates were in their seats, rep
resenting every one Of the twenty five
districts. The largest delegations
were from the Central districts
Reports from the districts show
shortage in work compared with pre-
vious years. The approaching joint
conference of the Central Pennsyl-
vania district at Altoona is being con-
sidered with some anxiety by mine
workers. 1t is believed the operators
will endeavor to force heavy reduc-
tion in the scale. The convention is
expected to take some action antici-
pating such condition
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Loss OF The NARoNlc.
pdice Hope to Connect Rosseau With
the Affair.

B New York. jan IT.. Police officials
of this city hope to have possession of
Gessler Rosseau, now under arrest in
Philadelphia, by the middle OF the
week. Inspector McClusky, chief of
the detective bureau, asserts he has
sufficient evidence in the Umbria in
fernal machine affair to convict Ros-
$seau of a felony and send him to prison
for a ten-year term. The inspector is
anxious also to see if he can connect
Rosseau with the mysterious disap-
pearance some years ago OF the steam
er Naronic, in which many lives were
lost
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
JUDGE MINER ON THE STAND.
Testifies as to Senator Smoot's Good
Character.

Sn7i aCtST.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Judge James
A. Miner of Salt Lake, formerly of the
supreme court of Utah, was recalled
as witness in the Smoot investiga-
ton before the senate committee on,
privileges and elections. He testified
as to Mr.. Shoots good character and
to his prominence politically in 1890,
when Judge Miner went to Utah. He
said that Mr.. Smoot was regarded as
one of the coming men and one who
had always stood for the enforcement
OF the laws. Polygamy is decreasing
so rapidly, said the witness, that he
believed Utah would be better in ten
years than any state il the Union.
There is no more polygamous or
unlawful cohabitation in Utah than
there is in New York or the District of
Columbia he added.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
FIVE LIVES ARE LOST.
New York Lawyer and Family Perish
in Burning Home.

New York, Jan. 17.-William T. Ma
son, a lawyer, and his family, consist
ing OF wife and two children, with a
servant, Annie Wells, lost their lives
in fire which partially destroyed the
brown stone dwelling occupied by
them.
Although neighbors say they heard
cries of murder and burglars, the
police found indications that the fire
was accidental. The victims appear
to have been suffocated. The bodies
of the father and children were I'M
touched by the flames and those of the
others were probably burned after they
had fed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
LITTLE DAMAGE RESULTS.
Fire Breaks Out in County Building at
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Fire broke out
during the day on the top floor of the
county building here. The flames were
confined to a portion of two upper
floors and the roof. Courtrooms were
chiefly involved in the damage. Rec
ords, however, were safe in vaults.
Smoke drove practically all occupants
out of the county building and from
the city hall adjoining for short time.
Three painters at work in the county
building were seriously burned in an
explosion of their material when the
fire started.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
TREATMENT OF sToEssEL.
General Nogi Sends Letter to Governor
of Naqasaki.

OF NagaSdkI.
Toxic, Jan 17.-General Nogi has
written to the governor of Nagasaki
as follows:
'As to the treatment Of General
Stoessel you will be advised by the
proper authorities. but it may not be
out of place to point out that General
Stoessel now is neither a prisoner OF
war nor an enemy, but foreign gen
tleman who meritoriously served his
country and moreover SO honorably
performed without unnecessary delay
the complicated task Of transferring
the forts and munitions of Port Arthur
that he deserves to be accorded full
military honoGs and l commend him to
your consideration;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
MOTION TO ADVANCE FILED.
Lake Shore Railroad Case Before the
Supreme Court.

Washington, Jan. 17.-In the SUI
prene court o. the United States the
solicitor general fled motion to ad.
vance the case OF the United States
vs.. the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railway company, involving
the right OF the United States to com.
pei the railway company to file an an
nual report with the interstate COM
merce commission in accordance with
the law creating that commission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Anti.Ciuarette Law UnheJds

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Iowa
anti-cigarette law was upheld by the
supreme court of the United States in
the two cases of Charles p. Cook and
Robert E. Hodge, affirming the de
cision Of the supreme court of Iowa.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Alleged Murderer Pleads Guilty After
Jury Is Drawn.


Manistique, Mich, Jan. 17.-After
pleading not guilty and allowing his
trial to proceed as far as the drawing
Of the jury to try him on the charge of
numbering his aged father John Gal
lagher suddenly changed his mind and,
on the permission of Judge j.. #.
Steere, was allowed to plead guilty to
the charge of manslaughter.
The jury was thereupoil discharged
and Gallagher was remanded for sen
tence.
In an intoxicated condition Gallagher
returned home on the night of Dec. 10
and beat his father, aged eighty, so
badly that he died within the week
following.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
Woman Among Russian Prisoners.

Toxic, Jan. lit is reported that
japanese gendarme discovered a wo.
man about twenty years old disguised
among the Russian prisoners brought
to Nishima. She was much embar-
rassed at the exposure and is now To-
Gated in special quarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
MURDERS GIRL AND SUICIDES.

jealousy Cause of Double Tragedy in
Nebraska.
NorfollS, Neb., Jan. 17-Andrew Mel
son, aged twenty farmland, muir
dered Miss Carrie Jacobson, nineteen
years old, -. then killed himself near
Neigh, Neb., early IN the day. Nelson
blew off the girls head with a shotgun
and, turning the gun on himself, was
instantly killed. Jealousy was the
cause Of the tragedy.
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WAS SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
Lodge Officer Kills Brother Official and
Suicides

Lo09e O1icer killS Brother Official and
Suicides.
Veedersburg, Ind, Jan. 17.-John
Brant of the Veedersburg News and
Charles Ecl<burg, a barber, were found
dead in barber shop where they had
gone to balance the books of the Odd
Fellows lodge in which both held Off
cial positions. A revolver was found
in a cuspidor near Eckburg's body. On
Eckburg's body were found three let
ters. One was addressed to the public
and was dated Jan. 1. In it Eckburg
declared his intention of killing him
self because of his financial troubles
He admitted that he was short in his
accounts and that he could not adjust
the shortage.
The second letter was written to
Harry Wertz, the dead mans best
friend. In it he said that he had de-
termined to take his life and that he
would "take Brant with him.
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Philadelphia, Jan 17.-The investi-
cation concerning the operations Of
5Gesslers Rosseau in this city is COM
plete and the local authorities are
ready to turn him over to the New
York police. Captain Donaghy is sat
isfied that the prisoner had 10 head
quarters in this city and that he had
no intention of carrying out another
plot in this vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
SENATOR FROM MONTANA.

Thomas r. Carter Elected to Succeed
Gibson.
Helena, Mont, Jan. 17.-Thomas H.
Carter has been elected United States
senator to succeed Paris Gibson, re-
ceiYing 50 votes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
BANK SAFE DYNAMlTED.
Alabama Burglars Said to Have Sc
cured $40 900.

Macon, Ga, Jan. Information
has reached this city from Lafayette,
Ala, that bank in that town was
dynamited early in the day and s4o,-
900 taken. Citizens are securing the
country for the burglars.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
sTOEssEL TO LEAVE JAPAN,
Passage Booked for Russian General
to Port Said

Nagasaki, Jan. 17.-General Stoes-
sci has cabled his thanks to the En-
peror Of Germany for the decoration
placed upon him. Passage for Gen
eral Stoessel and his party has been
booked to Port Said
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-01-17
MOSES E. CLAPP
IS REELECTED
Republican Vote in Both Houses of Leg
iSlature Goes for Junior Senator.

in
United
day by the republican Smith of
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ARMSTRONG TO RESIGN.
Assist7nt Secretary of the Treasury
VIII Retire.

WITH Retirc.
Washington, Jan. lit is learned.
from high source, that Robert B.
Armstrong, assistant secretary of the
treasury, III charge of customs. has
indicated to the president and to Sec.
retaly Shaw his purpose to resign to
accept an important business position
IN New York. It is understood that
Mr.. Armstrong; resignation will take.
effect on March 4.
Delaware Deadlock Continues.
Dover Del, Jan. 1.-THE Delaware.
state senate continues in deadlock.
Twelve ballots were taken for presi-
dent pro tenn. without q choice
ss r s 9
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15
OPEN FIELD SAFEST PLACE.
Person Less Liable to Be Struck by
Lightning-Most Danger
Gus Places.

About the most dangerous place to
seek shelter in a thunderstorm is un-
der an oak or elm tree, as was proved
again by the experience of a dozen
persons in Prospect park, Brooklyn,
only a short time ago. This fact has
long been known to scientists, but
many persons are killed every year by
lightning because of the lack or dis
regard Of this knowledge.
The total annual loss of life by light
ming is not known, for complete statis-
tics on the subject have never been
kept. A few years ago the United
States weather bureau attempted
something of the kind in a tentative
way. It's experts figured out the aver
age number of persons killed by light
ming yearly in the United States as
several states in the union the wealth
er bureau received no reports.
The reports received did show that
of all that lightning killed, only a
few were struck in the open field.
Most of the killed and injured, it was
found, had sought shelter from thun-
derstorms under trees, in dOorways of
barns or near chimneys.
While no record Of the kinds of trees
most often struck by lightning has
ever been kept in the United States,
the lightning rod conference held in
England in 1881 reported that in the
United Kingdom the trees most often
struck were the elm, oak, ash and
poplar. 1t also said that the beech,
birch and maple were seldom touched
by lightning. 1t was an elm that was
struck in Prospect park on July 8.
For period CT II years in the prin-
cipality of Lippe-Detmold exhaustive
records were kept of all trees struck
by lightning. These showed that trees
standing near water seemed to be the
most likely to be hit and gave this
table of comparative danger: Oaks,
100; elms, II; pines, SO; frs. 10; fir
trees in general, 81; beeches, by far
the safest of all forest trees, 2.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15
Women Teachers.

A bulletin just issued by the depart
ment of commerce, bureau of census of
the United States, contains some very
interesting information about the in
crease of the female teacher and the
decrease of the male teacher in the
land. This has been found to be mi
tormly true Of all sections of the
country. While the increase in num-
Der of teachers per 1000 inhabitants
has been greater in the United States
thanin any other country, it's tendency
is greater than in most countries to
adopt the female teacher. This increase
OF teachers has doubled in the UniteG
States in two decades, but still thu.
United States has less teachers accord
ting to inhabitants than England. but
more than Germany. Italy, Canada and
other countries. Uncomplimentary to
ceratin sections in the south, the ratio
of increase in the number of teache-:.
has not kept step with other divisions.
but as to the ratio in the increase OF
female teachers is about on a lar
with any of them. Still the southern
states have more male teachers in pro-
portion to the whole than any section
West Virginia has 1872 per cent. OF
males, which is the highest in the
country, and Vermont has lis, which
Is the lowest 1t has been found that
In the cities the women hold sway to
the degree of 80 per cent, while in
the country and small towns they are
found to the extent of about SO per
cent
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-11-15
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

Mr.. Allison, who is 20 years old, and
who graduated at Missouri university
in 1852, has reentered the university
in order to take special course in
surveying
President Jordan, of Stanford uni
versity, has had occasion to decide
that the fact that valuable ancient GU
rios presented to the university were
stated by the donor to have been OBJ
tanned through spiritualistic reveia-
lions does not faint the curios.
Rev. +. Ward Denys, rector of St
Mary's Protestant Episcopal church OF
Baltimore, plans the building in his
city of the only counterpart in the
world of the church at Stratford- on
Avon, in England, where Shakespeare
was christened' and married, where he
worshiped and was buried.
The Rev. Walter ]. Stanley, rector
of st. Peters Catholic church at Dan
bury, Conn, has been created a knight
OF the Order Of Leopold by King
Leopold Of Belgium. The honor was
conferred in recognition of Father
the Congo Free State in Africa.
Rev. DR.. E. L. Eaton, of Pittsburg
Pa, one of the leading preachers oil
the Methodist church in this country
is expected to leave the pulpit in O.
tober to devote his time to organiza-
ton and nationwide extension of a
new reform movement to be called the
National Ministerial Prohibition alli-
ance.
AS a memorial to the late Jay Cooke,
one OF the founders and rector's war
den of st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
church of Ashbourne, Pa, a memorial
hall will be built there The plans
for the building, which will cost S15,-
Ooo, have been accepted. The funds
will be provided by Mr. Cookies chill
dren
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Japs Know Good Music.

Picking up menu card of a hotel
in Yokohama, one sees thereon mu-
sic programme. made up entirely OF
compositions by Beethoven, Fiotow.
Haydn, Strauss and List. Which
proves that the Japanese know good
music and evidently like it, else the
hotel management would not make up
its programme from composers of this
grade This is an improvement on the
American taste, which goes in for
'ragtime" or such chaste works as
'.Bedelia," Smoky Mokes," 1.-THE st.
Louis Tickle" The more we hear
and see of Japan and its people the
more we are inclined to the view that
in many respects they represent q
higher degree of civilization than
hoastful America and Americans have
yet reached 49,