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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
A False Alarm.

We clip the following from the Southern
Mercury, Dallas, Texas, which is right to the
point:
see that the cotton convention at New Or
Orleans decided to reduce the acreage of cotton
25 yer cent Besides, the farmers are holding
meetings all over the South, and have agreed
to reduce the acreage all the from go to 50 per
cent 1t STRIDES lie that about this time last
year, they were holding meetings and discuss
ing plans by which they might successfully
fight the boil wecvil. What inconsistency!
am taking no stock in any of their meetings.
/ cannot persuade myself that there is any too
much cotton made If we look back for fifty
years, and compare statistics, we find that the
production of cotton has not kept pace with
our increase III population, and the increase of
cotton mills 1t would take at least ID ooo,-
900 crop to supply the world if the people were
able to secure what they actually need. Wheh
pick up my papers, on one page read where
the farmers are meeting and agreeing to reduce
the acreage of cotton, and on the next page |
read where thousands of workingmen are out
of work, and their wives and children are
starving and freezing to death. Then feel
like eXclaimipg, "What fools we farmers are!''
There never has been such thing as over
production of the necessaries of life since the
world was made. ii tnlS is true, tnere Is no
over reproduction of cotton, and the reduction of
the acreage is no remedy. 1t is only doctoring
the results without changing the conditions
which produce such results. Whenever the
farmers 60 to work to change the conditions
and quit fooling with results, they will find me
in line, and not until then. Just now, the cot
ton.raisers are getting great deal of gratuitous
advice from the shrewd mauipulators and slick
politicians, all of which is purely mercenary
and intended to divert the minds of the farm
ers from the real issues.
Paris, Texas. T. ]. ANDERSON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
TROUBLE AT WASHINGTON.

All is not lovely at Washington. President
Roosevelt and the senate do not pull together
worth a cent. The senators say the President is
| dictator; that he is exceeding his authority;
| that he does things without consulting the SEN.
| ate, etc, etc, and there is some talk OF i'm
peaching the President. The trouble arose
| over arbitration treaties with other nations. The
President has his notions about the treaties,
but his ideas do not agree with those of the
senate. The President gave the senate to
derstand that he proposes to carry out his plans
in his own way, regardless of the wishes OF the
senate His attitude has aroused the ire of the
senators, and they have, in effect, declared war
on the President.
These senators are not all Democrats, and it
cannot be said that this is partisan fight. In
fact, some of tine foremost kickers were among
Roosevelt's most ardent admirers and most
strenuous supporters during the last campaign.
He has only handful OF hackers in his pres
ent trouble.
President Roosevelt should not seek to be a
dictator His position regarding these treaties
may be nearer right than the position taken by
the senate, but he should recognize the fact
that the constitution gives the senate certain
rghts-certain authority-and he should show
due respect to the constitution, and should re-
spect the rights conferred upon the senate.
This country does not need dictator, and
does not want one, aud the sooner President
Roosevelt gets that idea into his head, the bet
ter for all concerned.
Speaking OF this matter, the Chicago Record
Herald sums it up as follows
GAS we understand the very interesting row
over the arbitration treaties in which the adj
ministration and the senate are now engaged,
the status is about this:
ono one disputes the constitutional right OF
senate to ree ct any and all treaties submitted to
it by the PRECEDENT, but also, practically,
''No one thinks the senate was right in
jecting, as it did in effect, the arbitration tleat-
les submitted to it by the President"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17

THE President has received petitions from
Kansas oil-producers asking his assistance in
protecting them from the Standard Oil Com
pany. AS result of these petitions, President
Roosevelt has directed James R. Garfield, COM
missioner of corporations of the department of
Commerce and Labor, to begin, Immediately,
the oil investigation requested by the house Of
representatives in a resolution adopted unani-
mously which resolution was introduced by
Congressman Campbell, of the Third Kansas
district 1t is stated that the inquiry will be
pressed as rapidly as possible, and will be rigid.
Mr.. Campbel's idea is that the investigation
should particularly concern the situation in
the Kansas field, but be expressed to the Presi-
dent his belief that the inquiry, once begun,
would xtend to the operations OF the Standard
Oil Company in the Beaumont field of Texass
perhaps other fields.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17

Each contestant Is requested to serd
Us, as soon Is possible, a cabinet size
photograph for publication
Make up your mind for whom YOU want
to vote before coming to this Office, as
the editor will positively not decide the
matter for you.
The result of the voting will be an
nounced weekly Coupons and votes
must reach this .ofice not later than
Wednesday of each week to be counted
for the current week.
Keep list OF votes turned in each
week, and see that the publishers fig-
ures verify it,
All coupons and votes are at once de-
posted in locked government box, and
the kew TO the ballot.box shall be in the
possession OF an awarding committee
during the contest.
An awarding committee of three of
the best business men are to be appoint
ed to make the final count and the dis
tribution OF the prizes,
Contest to run about four months.
The dav of closing will be announced at
least 80 DAYS in advance.
The contest shall close at q O'Clock on
a Tuesday. On the previous Tuesday,
at @ o clock a m, after the last count to
be published before the ending Of the
contest, the judges are TO count votes in
the ballot box, lock and seal the same
and take it to the bank announced in
the news column, where it will be kept
on table during business hours and in
the vault at night, until the close of the
contest, when the awarding committee
will take charge
During the last five DAYS, all voting
must be done in the scaled box at the
bank. Cash ballots voted at this time
should be placed in envelope. carefully
sealed, with name of contestant on the
samc, which guarantees & square deal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
Box Social

Rev. Burdicl', pastor of the United
Brethren church, informs us that box
social will be held at the residence of
Rev VIM, Strope, Friday evening,
February oath. Everybody invited to
come ana have n good time
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
Santa Re Excursions TO Topeka

Dates of sale Feb, 4th to 9th; rate
$40 for the round trip.
Dates of sale Feb. 18th and 10Th, lin.
tied to 18th for return; rate $40 for
round trip.
Dates of sale Feb /. 2, 4, Z, and 10,
limited to Feb 18th; rate So SIS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17

WE DO JOB PRINr1Ne--the best, too.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
RULES


N. Nh'NNN hMENi-l ms riano con
test WIN De conducted on strictIy honest
ana business principles win perfect Just
zee TO all concerned 'nner such condi-
IONS piano contest Is sure 20 prove
2-fkKts- ne hrSt prize shall be
line hrst'class Hamilton pian9, lead
ing make valued at $ooo. Many other
valuable prices to he announced later
WI! DC given IN their order, according
u Naiue'
3-CANDiDATEs-Anv Young lady in
this ana adjoining counties is clibible to
a place in the contest. The most popu-
lar young lady is the one who shall re
ceive the most votes To her shall lie
awarded the beautiful Upright Piano.
Other candidates will receive prizes in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
Sunday School Convention.

The annual Sunday school convention
will be held i'll Garnet, march 9th and
9Th. Further notice will appear next
week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
Firemen's. Ball

The iiremen will give their annual ball
on the evening of Washington's birth.
dav-Febrnary 22d
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17

GENERAL LEW WALLACE, author of "Ben
Hur.n is dead. He was soldier, diplomat,
an author of renown, and, in his death, the
country suffers great oss. T.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-17
Farm for Rent.

a well-improved farm of 100 acres
onc-halt mile west of Welda. See
J. @. HIATT * So.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
SERIOUS CLASH AT LODI.
Eleven Persons Killed and Over !;
Hundred Wounded.

Lodz, Poland, Feb. 13.-It is report
ed that four persons were killed and
sixty-eight wounded in a riot at the
Cheibler factory. and that seven were
killed and fifty were wounded in a
conflict at Louis Geyers' factory, where
troops We're lined up to prevent the
men from entering to demand their
pay.
The strikers generally are enraged
at the refusal of other manufacturers
to give them their pay and several
other encounters between mobs and
troops ale reported from different di-
rections. A number of people are
said to have been wounded.
The greatest alarm prevails here,
The shops were closed early in the
afternoon and the windows were
boarded up.
It is reported that general railway
strike will commence Feb. II through
out Poland
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
WoRkMEN TURNED AWAY.
Strike in German Coal Regions May
Be Resumed.

8 { EE s1 i + + 81 I & ~ .-E4 X
Essen, Prussia, Feb. 1S.-The strik-
ers' executive committee of seven has
sent the following telegram to Chan
cellor Won BueloW:
AT Q conference Of delegates OF the
striking coal miners held Feb. 8 it was
determined to resume work. In this
they met the wishes of your excel
lency, but the Worlimen were turned
away in masses from many mines.
Great excitement has been caused by
this action and we, in consequence,
fear the worst. We beg your excel
lency TO use your influence in authori-
tative quarters to prevent these provo
cations from occurring again. :
The Mine Owners association, re-
plying to the assertion that the own
ers We're excluding Workmen by whole
sale from the mines, aver that they
are unable to take back workmen at
some of the mines except in small
numbers until the damage resulting
from their inactivity is repaired
According to the government mine
bureaus figures 146,942 miners went
into the mines at the beginning of
the morning shift, leaving about 9S,-
900 men idle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
new YORK CASINO BURNED
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN #FHsToRIc
PLAYHOUSE BEFORE AFTER
NOON PERFORMANCES

New York, Feb. 13-The Casino
stheater, one Of the most historic Of the.
New York play.houses and the scene:
OF the production OF many famous
light onsras, was damaged by fire dur
ing the day with loss of s5G,00G. The
blaze began about noon in a dressing
room On the third floor over the stage
while rehearsal of the Chorus girls
of the LADY Teazle7 company was in.
progress Though they were thrown
into a PANIC the members OF the COM
pany escaned uninjured with the ex
eeItion OF one chorus girl, who fell
while going down the stairs of the
stage entrance and was painfully but
not Dangerously hut. Two hours later
the building would have been occu-
pied by an audienc ecomposed prin-
cipally Of women and children. AS it
was the chorus girls had some diff
Guilty in escaping the flames. The
exit of an audience under similar con-
ditions would have been hampered by.
the fact that the main entrance is by
a winding staircase.
The La ds Teazlea company, which
was rehearsing when the ire broke
out, is headed by Lillian Russell, but
she was not in the theater at the time.
So swift was .he advance Of the
flames among the fimsy material in
the scenery that the chorus girls we're
in a panic when they rushed from the
stage exit. ignoring the efforts OF the
stage manager to calm them they ran
shrieking down the stairs arrayed in
the gay costumes Of the play.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
HAD LUCKY ESCAPE.
Accident on Milwaukee Railway Near
Mankato, Minn.

Mankato, Mimi, Feb. 13-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul passen-
ger train Ell route to the Twin Cities
was wrecked at Caroline junction, tive
miles north of here, at 1880 p. N. The
train was running at a rate Of twenty
five miles an hour when the accident
happened. Signals showed a clear
track at the Omaha crossing when the
track was not clear.
The engine, mail and baggage car
and two coaches left the track The
engine was six feet below grade. The
tender turned over and stopped the
progress of the train. The baggage
and mail car and smoker were thrown
four feet down the bank and coach
two feet over the bank.
1t was lucky wreck and no one
was injured. There were great many
passengers and they were brought
back to Mankato on the evening train
from ST. Paul on the Omaha road
The baggage car took fire and part
ly burned, but the fire was put ont
with water from a nearby house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
FEAR FURTHER TROUBLE.
Additional Troops Brought to ST. Pc
tershurg.

Additional Troops Brought to ST. Pc
tershurg.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 13.-In conse-
Quence OF the threatening attitude of
the strikers in the Viborg quarter Of
this city the authorities have brought
in from Peterhof additional cavalry,
which was posted about the Viborg
district. .s..
The day passed quietly without any
collisions between the troops and
strikers, though a number of arrests
We're made after a big meeting at the
Moscow gate.
The strike has extended to Less
ners, Liedman:s and number of
other works. The men remain quiet
and determined and declare they will
not yield until they win the fight for
an eight-hour day. A large number of
troops are posted about the Viborg5
and Neysky quarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
FATAL 10 STRIKERS.
Twenty-four Killed in Clash at Kat
toWitz.

Berlin, Feb. 13.-According to press
dispatches from kattoWitz, Russian
Poland, collision occurred between
$4,000 strikers and the military at the
Russian station of Skarzyko. in which
twenty-four strikers were killed and
forty wounded. The military. it is
also reported, fired on strikers at Os-
trowicz, but the casualties in that case
are not known.
The I.okal Anzeigers Warsaw dis.
patch gives the number Of strikers
killed in the Katherinen works at
Lodz as fully nineteen and the
wounded 112. The sharpest fight took
place before the factory of the Schied
Ter company, the number OF strikers
killed or wounded there not being re-
ported Two soldiers and one deteC,
tive were killed.
A strike is expected.Eo break out on
the Warsaw-Vienna railway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
STAND BY HOUSE BILL.
Representatives Oppose Changes in
Statehood Measure.

Washington, Feb 133.-The Republic
ans OF the house Of representatives
have decided in conference that the
house statehood provision shall pre-.
vail OF that no statehood legislation
will be enacted by the present con.
gress. The resolution, which. it is
said, sets forth this position, and
which was adopted by a vote OF liz to
33 after three hours Of debate, is as
follows:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of
this conference that the action and
policy OF the Republican caucus held
April L., 1904, touching the admission
of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
as one state and New Mexico and
Arizona as one state, as provided in
the bill OF the house, No. s1474o, which
bill has been amended by the senate
and is now pending in the house COM
mittee on territories, be insisted up
on, and that we insist on such parlia-
mentary proceedings as can be had by
a majority Of the house, or a special
order as can be made and adopted by
the aforesaid policy of the Republicans
Of the house will be worked out.
Speaker Cannon is the author of this
resolution. When the conference con-
vened an amendment to this resolu-
ton, offered by Mr. Tawney, adding
that in such conference the house con-
ferees be instructed to insist on the
house provisions of the bill was laid
before it, and vote was taken on this
proposition.
The debate was keyed to a high
pitch at all times. The ground was
taken by those who favored the house
provisions or nothing, that the Repub-
icans OF the body would be sacrifc-
ing their position taken heretofore to a
few Republican senators who had seen
fit to unite with the minority Of the
senate if the bill as amended was ac-
cepted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
PRESIDENT WRITES LETTER OBJ
JEcTiNe TO CHANGES IN AR.
BlTRATloN TREATIES.
ACTION CAUSES MILD SENSATION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE CRITICISED
FOR "UsuRPATloN OF SEN
ATE's PRERoGATlvEs."

Washington, Feb. Is. President
Roosevelt has addressed a letter to
Senator Cullom, chairman of the COM
mittee OH foreign relations, stating
that the action of that committee in
amending the arbitration treaties by
substituting for the word agreement"
the word treaty" is, in his opinion,
not a step forward but a step back
ward. II the word treaty is substi-
tuted the treaties would amount to
specific announcement against the
whole principle of a general arbitra-
ton treaty. The president also says
that if, in the judgment of the presi-
dent, an amendment nullifies pro-
posed treaty it seems to him that it
no less clearly is his duty to refrain
from endeayoring to secure a ratifica-
ton of the amended treaty.
Morgan Critjcises President.
As soon as the doors were closed
upon the senate in executive session
Senator Cullom presented and had
read the letter from the president to
himself in which the president had
taken exception to the senate's amend
ment substituting the word treaty
for the word agreement The letter
was something of a surprise to many
of the members OF the senate and the
reading received the undivided atten-
tion of all present When the reading
had been concluded Senator Morgan
took the floor and, making the presi-
dents letter the text of his remarks,
proceeded with a sharp criticism OF
executive interference with the senate
in performing its part in the making
of treaties. He spoke of the letter as
another evidence of the presidents
tendency toward the usurpation of the
senatorial prerogative and said that
the president had no more right to
interfere with the senate's considera-
ton OF the subject at this stage of the
proceeding than the senate would have
had to Interfere with him while the
treaty was in process of preparation.
Takes Issue With Roosevelt.
his speech Senator Spooner took the
floor and, following somewhat on the
lines OF Mr.. Morgan's remarks, took
issue with the president on the sub
stitution of the word treaty for
agreement, contending that the
change was not an indication of any
backward step, but that even with
this change the consummation of the
treaties would mark an important step
forward. He said that the ratification
of the treaty as amended by the com
mittee would pledge the government
to the general proposition of arbitra-
tion. He also made strong contention
for the preservation of the senatorial
prerogative and, instancing the agree
ment with reference to the Plus fund,
declared that even that should have
been presented to the senate, notwith-
standing the general provision for
submission to The Hague tribunal
The discussion in the senate showed
determination to stand firm in re-
gard to the prerogatives of the senate
and to insist that the word treaty
should be substituted for agreement"
in all of the treaties, which is the
crucial point in the contention be-
tween the president and the senate:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
FOUND GUILTY OF PERJURY.

Salvation Army Girl Convicted in
Court at Chicago.
Chicago. Feb. 133.-Inga Hanson, the
way company, has been found guilty
Salvation Army girl who for five
years has been involved in sensational
litigation with the Chicago City Rail-
of perjury. She sued the railway cor.
poration for damages on account of
injuries received by her in street rail
way accident which, she alleged, de.
prived her of speech, sight, hearing
and power Of locomotion. She event
tualiy lost the suit and claimed to have
been restored to health by miracle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
Much Prorertv DESTROYED.

East Liverpool, o., Feb. 13.-The ice
gorge in the Ohio river at this point
broke during the day, destroying much
property. 1t is believed one man was
drowned. Houseboats. coal barges
and pleasure craft, valued at several
thousand dollars. We're carried away
by the ice and wrecked. The lock is
In danger OF destruction.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
IN LABOR DISPUTE.
President Mellen Of New Haven Road
OverruIed by Directors.

NS0ii NiSo ny I'll lsSSAci o.
New York, Feb. 13.-The board of
directors of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company, at a
meeting in this city during the day,
appointed a committee to meet COM
mittee from the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen in accordance with a
request from the brotherhood that the
board of directors take up an appeal
from a decision by President Mellen
of that railway.
Engineers who are still members of
the brotherhood of Firemen had in-s
sisted on their rights to select their
own representatives in negotiations to
settle disputes, but President Mellen
denied it. The secretary of the board
of directors was instructed ito notify
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men Of the action of the board
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
WILL GO TO cl-EvELAND. AS WIT.
NESS IN CASE AGAINST MRS.
CASSIE L. csfAEWlcf1
SUBPOENA is SERVED UPON HIM
WILL BE ASKED IN REGARD TO
HIS ALLEGED SIGNATURE
ON CERTAIN PAPERS.

New York, Feb. 13.--Andrew Carne.
gle announced during the day that he
would go to Cleveland to testify
against. Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, who
is under arrest in that city charged
with obtaining large sums OF 1noney
on alleged securities bearing Andrew
Carnegie's name. It is alleged that
the signatures were forged
Mr. Carnegie's announcement was
made after a subpoena ordering him
to appear at Cleveland to testify in
the Chadwick case which is to begin
on March 6.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
Railroad Traffic Suspended.

Batoum, Caucasia, Feb. The
question of provisioning Batoum is
becoming acute owing to the continu-
ance of the strike. No supplies are
arriving as traffic on the railroads is
completely suspended. The govern
ment kerosene supply is exhausted and
the high school is closed. The strik-
ers murdered an engine driver who
attempted to continue work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-02-13
THREE PERSONS KILLED.

6adly Hurt While coasting.
New Brighton, Pa, Feb. ia man
and two boys were killed, two boys
are dying and three more were badly
injured as the result of a bobs1ed car
rying sixteen boys dashing into a
train. All the others on the Sled es-
capped with hardlN-a. scratch.
The dead are Reed Fl Mcdaniel,
aged tWenty-four years Charles Far
row, aged eleven years; Merl SAVERS,
aged fifteen years.