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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
HELD UP BY CHINESE PIRATES
Three Passenger Boats Looted No
,~ Far From Canton.

Three Passenger Boats Looted Not
~- Far From Canton.
Hongkong, April 9.-Chfnese pirates
ON April held up three passenger
bosts fourteen miles from Sanshui,
not far from Canton, and robbed Rev.
Dr.. Charles B. Hager, an American
missionary. In an interview here DR..
Hager said:
"Our boat and two others were an
ohored off village on the Tung river
when they were simultaneously at
tackled at night by forty pirates, armed
with Mauser rifles. They fired at us
and narrowly missed me. The boats
were riddled with bullets. was
Invested Of my clothes, cash and sur
gical instruments. I have reported
he matter to the American consul at
Canton"
Dr. Hager is a Congregationallst
and under the orders of the American
board Of commissioners for foreign
missions.
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MORE FAVORABLE TO AMERICA
New Reciprocity Treaty With Cuba
.s . Ready for Ratification.

Washington, April 8-Acting under
Instructions from the state depart
ment Edwin Morgan, American minis.
ter at Havana, has been in conference
with the officials of the Cuban foreign
Office for some time past with the pur-
pose of framing reciprocity treaty
to replace the existing one. He has
now practically completed his work
and treaty has been drafted that
may be ready for submission to the
senate before the adjournment of the
present session.
The reason for the preparation of
the new treaty is that the officials
here have become convinced that
America is getting by far the worst of
the bargain under the present arrange
ment. While nearly all Of the exports
from Cuba come to our ports only a
little more than one-third of the i'm
ports into Cuba are furnished by
American farmers and merchants, E,l-
rope furnishing practically the bal
ance. r. II | 3.-.'r r
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LEAPS TO DEATH DURING FIRE.
Well Known Railroad Man Killed Il
Portland, Ore.

Well Known Railroad Man Killed at
Portland, Ore.
Portland, Ore, April 9Homer 8 Fl.
Hallock was killed by jumping during
q fire from the eighth or top story Of
the Chamber of Commerce building
He was right of way agent Of the
Willamette Traction company and one
of the best known railroad men in the
Northwest Despite the efforts of sew
eral men to restrain him he jumped
down the light well onto the roof Of
the central court and was instantly
killed.
The property loss is estimated at
100000, partly insured
The fire broke out in the parlor Of
the Commercial club. 1t is said that a
lighted match, thrown into some tapes.
tries, was responsible for the blaze,
which spread rapidly and caused a
panic among the 1,5O0 employees Of the
300 offices in the building. The upper
works of the elevators were burned
almost before the fire bells stopped
ringing and panic stricken people con.
gested the stairs and fire escapes.
About fifteen men and women crept
through the windows to the wide cor.
nices, from which they were rescued
by fremen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
INcoNvENiENT TO AMERICA.
Date Set for Second Peace Convention
at The Hague.

Date Set for Second Peace Convention
at The Hague.
Washington, April 9.-The state de-
partment has suggested to the Russian
government through Ambassador Ro-
sen that the period suggested in the
Russian note for the convention of the
second Hague conference, namely, the
early part of July, would be incon-
yenient to America and to some of the
other countries of this hemisphere
which had expected to be represented
at The Hague
The reason for this action was to
avoid conflict with the Pan-Amer-
lean congress, which has been set for
July 2l, and for the possibly more i'm
portant reason that matters will come
before the Rio Janeiro congress which
it is desired ultimately to submit to
The Hague
The Pan-American propositions
which according to the present pro-
gramme will be submitted to- The
Hague are:
Formation Of general arbitration
convention that could be approved and
put in operation by every country.
THAT The Hague conference con
slider the extent to which the use of
force for the collection Of public debts
is permissible y
This second proposal involves the
| validity of the famous Calico doctrine,
which South American republics par
ticularly desire to see recognized as
International law
It is said that the month of October
Is pleasant in Holland, but Washington
has not suggested this or any other
date, but may do so later when the
desires of other governments are
known.
hev. Dr. Edward Lathrop, president
OF the board Of trustees Of Vassar col,
lege. is dead IN New York city. aged
ninety-two years
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WILL Defend PUBLIC MEN.
President to Reply to Magazine Re.
formers 81

President to Reply to Magazine Re.
formers
Washington, April 9-As reformer
President Roosevelt has been so COM
pletely Outclassed by the magazine re.
formers and professional graft devel-
opers that he has been forced to turn
upon these gentlemen and in notable
coming speech he will denounce their
unbridled license and unfair denuncia-
tion of public men as something which
falls little short of downright treason
to the republic.
President Roosevelt's first public
appearance outside of Washington this
winter will be~on Decoration day be-
fore the Army and Navy union at Nor
folk, Va. The president has taken as
his text Bunyan's story of ''The Man
With the Muck Rake" and he has be-
gun to weave about that title speech
which will be read throughout the
country and probably throughout the
world in defense of the integrity, the
capacity and the general average of
honesty OF public men of the United
States.
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1; Thirty young men have left Boston
for the province of Saskatchewan, in
the Canadian Northwest, where they
expect to establish a colony on lands
given to them by the Canadian gov
ernment.
The budget committee of the Ger
man reichstag has decided to recon-
mend to the reichstag the insertion in
the military pension bill of a clause
precluding officers wounded in duels
from drawing pensions for such in.
juries
The Russian ambassador, Mr.. Rosen.
called on Secretary Taft Tuesday and
stated to him that, in agreement with
the government of The Netherlands
the Russian empire proposes that the
second conference at The Hague as.
semble in the first part of July
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Working Hours Reduced.

Now York, April 9.-The Erie Rail-
road company has officially announced
that, beginning at once, all shops will
be placed on fifty-hour week work
Ing basis instead Of sixty, which is
the standard weeks work. The fifty
hours will be distributed in the way
OF nine hours a day except on Satur-
day. when work viii cease at noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
International Postal Congress.

Rome, April 9.-King Victor EN-.
manuel and Queen Helena, accom-
panied by the court officials, inau-
gurated the international postal CON.
gress in the presence of the diplomatic
corps. Delegates were present from,
all parts of the world, including Abys.
sinia and China, which We're not repre-
sented at the former conferences.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
IMMENSE DAMAcE RESULTS.
Melting SNOW Causes Serious Floods
II, Wyoming.

HSssSsssfD1NSSo 0OttVuS TlOOOS
II Wyoming.
Casper, Wyoa April 9. Snow melt
Ing in the foothills, combined with the
heavy fall Of moisture during the past
ten days, has caused unprecedented
damage in Central Wyoming.
The Belgo-American Oil company is
the principal loser. Its great oil re-
ceiver, situated on the Little Popo
Agie river, has been completely de-
stroyed and 100000 barrels of oil lost.
The Relgo-American company has sus-
tanned other losses which will bring
the damage higher into the thousands.
Near Shoshoi John Trulson, well
known railroad contractor, ATTEMPTED
to cross Muskrat creek during the
flood. He was swept off his horse and
although his cries attracted number
of railroad graders they could not save
him. The body was found far below
at the confluence Of the Muskrat and
the Big Horn rivers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09

Lens, France, April 9.-Eleyen more
bodies were brought up from the Cour-
rieres mine during the day. One live
horse was found, but no more living
men have been rescued. The indig-
nation of the population against the
management and engineers increases.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
Three lowans Drowned.

Cedar Rapids, a., April 9.-Three
named Mrs. Hattie Kopp went boat
ing on the river during the evening.
The woman rocked the boat with the
result that George Mcdonald, aged
twenty-three; Sam Callahan, aged
twenty-four, and herself were drowned.
Tom Delaney was saved by being an
expert swimmer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, April Cattle Beeves,
ss.90@6.25; cows and heifers, $1,000
500; stockers and feeders, $285@.
47O. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $e25
G6.45; good heavy, $6.35@6.471S;
rough heavy, s625@6.3O; light, 1926
@6.421a; pigs, s5.75@6.35. Sheep,
$3.25@6.40: lambs, $5.00@6.75.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
POLICE SECURE RAKEoFF.
Paid Their Graft by the Week to Not
! Molest Thieves.

/ Molest Thieves.
st. Louis, April 9.-Jean Rogers, a
witness against policemen accused of
graft, told the police board that in her
house, 1904 Pine street, the proceeds
of thefts during the worlds fair year
were received and averaged $1,000 a
day Sometimes it was more and
sometimes when business was dull it
fell as low as $500 a day. All police
men in the neighborhood, she said,
were in on the graft and got paid by
the week like factory hands. During
five years as a professional thief, wit
ness said, she never made any effort
to conceal her actions from the police,
as she knew she was safe with them.
They were "all in on the rakeoff," as
she expressed it, including three men
on trial.
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Girl Assassin VIII Not Hang.

Tamboff, Central Russia, April g.
The sentence of Mile. Spiridonovo. the
seventeen-year-old girl who shot Chief
of Secret Police Luzhenoffsky and
who was condemned to be hanged,
has been commuted to twenty years
imprisonment. The health of the girl,
it is understood, is completely shat
tered and she is unable at present to
bear the journey to her place OF i'm.
nricnnmnnt
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BLOCKED By ALDRICH.

Effort to Secure Agreement to Vote on
Rate Bill.
Washington, April 9--In making al
effort to get the senate to agree upon
a date for taking vote on the rail.
way rate bill Mr.. Tillman made the
important statement that one week
more probably will exhaust the gen
eral debate. He failed, however, to
secure the consent of Mr.. Aldrich,
who said that he would not agree to
vote on the bill until it is more nearly
perfected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
Back From the West Indiee.

Savannah, Ga, April 9.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt and party reached Sa.
vannah during the morning from the
West Indies. They came up the river
In the Wisteria, having left the May
flower about eighteen miles from Sa-
vannah. They left during the after
noon for Washington
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FOUND IN A HAYLOFT.

Escaped Minnesota Murderer Located
by Woman.
Hayfield, Mimi, April 9.-Frank Nc
Vey, confessed murderer of Marshal
Ole Havey, who escaped from the
Mantorville prison on Thursday after
being sentenced to Saltwater prison
for life, has been recaptured by e. B.
Scripture, a farmer who lives between
this city and Dodge Center. = - - :
Mrs. Scripture went out to the barn
to gather eggs about o'clock. She
saw something move under the hay Of
the loft and at once went out and
called the hired man and several
neighbors.
McVey surrendered without strug-
Jle. He was hatless and his clothes
were torn to pieces. z-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
For Governor of minnesota.

St. Paul, April 9.-Julius H. Block.
present state treasurer, in a letter de
flning briefly his position upon ques
tions of interest to the people of Min
nesota, formally announces his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for governor.
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IT'S NOTES AND
MORTGAGES VOID
Decision Of Kansas Supreme Court In.
validates Large Sum in Cattle
Paper.
KANSAS STOCK EXCHANGE A TRIJST

Topeka, Kan, April 9.-In decision
rendered during the day the Kansas
supreme court held that the Kansas
City Live Stock Exchange is a trust
and that all cattle mortgages made
through members Of that exchange
are invalid. Millions Of dollars worth
Of cattle paper will doubtless be affect
ed by the decision.
The decision, which was unanimous,
absolutely reverses a former decision
of the supreme court on the same
case The present decision is a re-
hearing,
Nearly all the chattel mortgages is
sued through the members of the ex-
change contain the provision that a
commission of at least SO cents head
shall be charged. Under the holding
of the court this is SUFFICIENT to con-
stitute a trust and all the notes and
mortgages are absolutely void and
cannot be enforced
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ONE $4,000 GIFT TO CHURCH.
Balance Of E. c. swift's $4,000, 900
~. Goes to His Family.

Salem, Mass, April 9.-The will of
E. G. Swift, the millionaire packer,
was admitted to probate during the
day in this city. Beyond bequest OF
$4,000 TO church at Sycamore, Mass,
there were no public gifts Except
for this donation and small annuities
for two long time employees of Mr..
Swift the estate, estimated at about
$10,OO0,G00, is left in trust for the ben
eft of the family Of the testator Clar.
ence Moore, son-in-law of Mr. Swift,
and Frank ckers a1N;ffEE,s
private secretary, are named as trus.
tees. s.
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HOUSE IMMIGRATION BILL.
Measure Further Restricts Admission
-~= Of Aliens.

Washington, April The house
committee on immigration has com
oleted it's bin to further restrict the
coming of aliens to this country. The
measure will be reported by Mr.. Gard
ner of Massachusetts, and minority
report will be made by Mr.. Bennett Of
New York. The bill increases the
head tax on aliens from 81 to SIS. It
requires each male adult to possess
$25 and each female SIS. A family
may be admitted on its head showing
Ss0
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April Wheat May, 77A
@77Mc; July, 773s@771ac. Corn
May, 46Ac; July, 46c. Oats-May,
I31k@315sc;; July, 29N@30c.. Pork
May, $16.221k; July, $16.1711a. Flax
Cash, Northwestern, $l.13; Southwest
|ern, SLOT; May, $1.l5. Butter
Creameries, 15@23c; dairies, 15@21c.
Eggs 1sc. Poultry Turkeys. 1211zc;;
chickens and springs, 121Sc.
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IN HONOR OF wlscoNsIN's DEAD.
Monument Dedicated on the Battle
field at Shiloh,

Corinth, Miss, April 9.-Saturday
was the anniversary of the battle of
Shiloh, the great clash of troops hav-
ing occurred there forty-four years
ago. In addition to the usual ami.
versary exercises the Wisconsin mon
ument was dedicated and a large dele.
cation Of visitors from that state.
headed by Governor Davidson, took
part in the ceremonies. An. impress
sive programme was carried out,
speeches being made by Governor Da-
wilson, members of the Wisconsin
Shiloh monument commission and
others
The weather was fair and pleasant
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MINERS FORCED TO QUIT.

Strikers March to colliery and Com.
pei Suspension.
Pittsburs, Kan, April 9.-one hun
drsd and fifty coal miners now out on
the present suspension Of work
marched from Frontenac to the La
belle Coal company's mine near here
and forced the thirty men at work to
quit Hehry~Wilson, general manager
Of the Ldbelle company, says he will
operate the mine in spite of the. Inter
ference. 49,.
The Labelle company has signed the
miners scale, but the other men out
object to any of the men returning to
work until all operators have signed.
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Wea,..,y me,..an1 SL;v,aes

New York, April George Isupfer,
forty-siS years old a wealthy whole
sale milliHer living on Park avenue
and with Alace of business on Broad.
way, shot and killed himself in room
In his apartments. Death resulted in
stantly. Ill health Is the alleged cause
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-09
Hungarian Cabinet Formed.

Vienna, April "a Hungarian cab.
met has been formed under the pre-
miership of DR.. Alexander Wekerle
The principal portfolios are held by
Count Albert Apponyi, Count Julius
Andrassy and Francis Kossuth.
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I Awaiting New Primary Law.

!! Springfield, ILL.,, April 9.-The Re-
publican state central committee has
abrogated the call for the state con.
vention set for Monday, May II. The
committee directed that no call be
issued for any convention Of Illinois
Republicans until the, general Assem-:
bly, has passed a new primary law.
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Duluth Wheat and EIax.

Duluth, April 7.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. l Northern, 77Tc;
No. 2 Northern, 75%c; May, 77Hc;
July, 1870; Sept, 77%c. Flax-To
arrive and on track, $1.1512; May,
$116k; July, $1.17A; Sept, SILT;
Oct, lis.
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DOWiE FACES HARD FIGHT.
Officers of Zion Uphold Action OF Over
seer Voliva.


Chicago, April 9.-While John Alex.
ander Dowie is travelling from Mexico
to Zion City measures are being taken
by the officers of the Zion church to
render him absolutely powerless be-
fore he can arrive among them. 1t is
asserted by the time he reaches Zion
syCity the last vestige of his authority
will have disappeared except insofar
as he may restore it through legal
proceedings. Three hundred officers
of the church have signed statement
upholding General Overseer Naliva in
his fight against the s'frst apostle"
Overseer Voliva has declared that
he will announce in detail at a public
meeting &tle alleged misappropriation
by Dowie of funds aggregating $685.,
OUO
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Yellow Fever in Louisiana.

Jackson, Miss, April Ex-Governor
Vardaman has received letter from
Surgeon White in New Orleans stat
ing that notwithstanding the reports
to the contrary fever patient at Ken
ner, "a. is suffering from yellow fever
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sHERRick MUST SERVE TIME.
{ Governor Of Indiana Refuses to Par
don Former Auditor.

) - tiSi " StNtdIld NStO6SS 70 = TaT.
don Former Auditor.
Indianapolis, April g. Governor
Hanly, in public statement issued
during the day, refused to pardon or
parole David 3. Sherrick. former au-
ditor of state. who has just begun
serving term of from two to twenty
one years in the penitentiary for en-
bezzling the funds of the state. The
governor says sherrick was legally
tried and convicted of gambling away
from $25,0 900 to $4,000 Of the states
money and used other: state funds for
wildcat investments. Petitions signed
by 1000 people had been presented the
governor asking for pardon or parole
for Sherrick. 81
The education OF Johann Most,s two
sons is the tribute which New York
anarchists will pay to the memory Of
their late leader.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS..
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, April 7.-Wheat-May,
75& @75%c; July, 7sAc; Sept, 771sc.
On track-No. 1 hard, 77hc; No. l
Northern, 76%c; No. 2 Northern,
7skc.
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WARSHIPS LEAVE SHANGHAI

Not Needed in Chinese Waters to Pre-,
serve Peace.
s Washington, April 9.-That war
ships are not needed in Chinese waters
at this time to preserve the peace is
indicated byza cable message received
at the navy department saying that
the battleships Ohio and Wisconsin
and the gunboat Concord, which have
been at Shanghai for several weeks,
have left that port for Kobe, Japan.
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WOULD SUCCEED ALeER.

William Alden Smith Candidate for
Michigan senatorshp.
Washington, April 9.-William Alden
Smith, representing the Fifth Mich
igan congressional district, has an
nounced his candidacy for the senate
as the successor of Senator Alger,
who is voluntarily retiring,
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SOMNAMBULlST SUICIDES.

DeIIberateIy Hangs Himself While
Asleep.
:. . - -
Akron, o., April 9.-Jacob Stair,
aged eighty-five years, who has been
noted as sleepwalker, arose early in
the day while asleep, walked down
stairs and deliberately hanged himself
to floor joist with a piece Of twine.
He is said to have discussed the hor-
rors of suicide with his wife the pre-
vious evening. He was a prominent
Mason and ex-city councilman.
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WILL OFFER NO CONCESSIONS
Chile Operators Decide to Stand Pat
on Miners Strike.

Cleveland, April 9.-The Ohio coal
operators, in session here, decided to
stand pat on the miners strike and
to offer no concession whatever.
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Governor Pattison of Ohio continues
TO improve. but his doctors will not
say that he will. recover.
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Be sure no man was ever discomfort
ed with the world who did his duty In
IT, Southey.
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Live Horse Found in Mine.

he weather was fair and pleasant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-16

Timid doctors deserted their posts and
ran and timid nurses tainted and had to
be carried out, and Immediate prepara-
tions were made to remove the patients.
but IL soon developed that not much harm
had been done to the buildings and that
there was not the least danger of fire. Or
der was soon restored and the interrupted
operations ON the Mastonsan cousins were
resumed and carried to what seemed to be
successful close. They had their stom-
achs returned to them, were seWed up
once more, got well and both came home
feeling In splendid health.
But they were no sooner home than
trouble began again. Doremus a small
man and hitherto a model Of good behaV-
Tor. sobriety and moderate life. developed
a passion for strong drink that he could
not control and did not seem to want to
control, while his nightly revels and
bosterous conduct in public, In season
and out OF season, became a regular scam
dal
Jacob. on the other hand. "A great. stall
wart, oVerbearing domineerng man, full
of push. energy and business always with
dozen irons In the fire and kept all hos
and hurryinK. had become the complete
opposite OF all that he had ever been. He
was gentle. bashfnl. mild. retiring and
without energy. unable to attend to his
business. train his dogs drive his horse
order his wife about or make his children
mind.
When public wonder and curiosity were
at the utmost tension in regard to the
cousins a heart-broken letter was received
by the hospital authorities from one of
the nurses who had been helping in the
operations on Doremus and Jacob and had
left the hospital Immediately thereafter
stating that. according to the hest OF her
memory, now that she had a chance TO