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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
English Railways and Fogs.

It is seldom that there is sufficient
~ heavy fog on an American railway
to cause serious inconvenience that no
special precautions are taken, but in
England heavy fog is so common
that there is a regular service made up
Of the repair gangs, who take the place
Of the mechanical signals. Every dis
lance signal is guarded by a signal
man, who is supplied with flags and
torpedoes, the latter being called de-
tonators, while the signal men are
pointsmen. Two torpedoes are placed
on the track to warn the engineer when
the signal is set at danger and are sup
plemented by red lantern in the
hands of the signal man. AS the tor
pedOes cost cent and a half each and
are used in great numbers there is a
machine supplied by which the second
torpedo is forced from the rail by the
force of the explosion of the first, as
only one is necessary, the second being
merely a precaution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
WILL SACRIFICE GoREMYt<IN..
Gear Has About Decided to Dismiss
Premier.

RI s {
Gar Has About Decided to Dismiss
Premier.
st. Petersburg, June According
to reliable reports from Peterhof En-
peror Nicholas has about decided to
retire Premier Goremykin. From the
first it was apparent to outsiders that
M. Goremykin did not possess the
force, capacity or skill necessary to
steer the ship of state in the present
crisis and the emperor, who is ex-
tremely dissatisfied with the premier's
sorry failure to make any Roadway
toward a rapproachment with the
lower house of parliament, is nov
ready to sacrifice him. The emperor,
however, seems to be torn with con-
ficting counsels. A few Of his adj
visers are urging him to make a frank
surrender and accede to parliament's
demand for ministry from the oppo-
sltlon majority. These influences are
hardly likely to prevail against the
party headed by General Trepoff,
which believes that no further conces-
sions should be made. The cabinet
itself, under the leadership of M. Ko-
kovsotf, the minister of finance, and
M. Stichinsky, minister of agriculture,
the rivals of M. Goremykin, is in open
rebellion and with the support they
are receiving from the court the reb-
els are confident of being able to I'M
horse NJ Goremykin
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
AGRARIAN DISORDERS SPREAD
Dispatches From Interior Of Russia
Continue Gloomy.

Dispatches From Interior Of Russia
Continue Gloomy.
st. Petersburg, June 9.-Dispatches
from the interior continue gloomy and
show that the gradual extension Of the
Rgrarian disorders and partial strikes
now affect twelve provinces. The lat
est disturbances reported are at Kieff
and Tver. Numerous collisions be-
tween peasants and rural guards have
taken place, but nothing in the nature
of mass movement has yet occurred.
A. sensation has been caused by the
disclosures of NJ. VladimirOff, cor.
respondent of the Twentieth Century,
who investigated the case of Mile.
Spiridonovo and who is now in the
Baltic provinces Investigating the re.
pressions there He declares that six
out of the eight men executed at Riga
were innocent and says they were
forced to confess by torture which put
the Spanish inquisition to shame.
Although the social revOlutiOnistS
have proclaimed a temporary cessa-
ton of the terrorist campaign there is
little abatement in the murders of po-
lice officials in the interior.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
6. A. r. MEETS
SOON In AKELEY
Fine Program for TWenty-fifth
Encampment of Park Region
Department June IL.

Akeley, Mimi, June g. Especial
to the Pioneer The twenty. fifth
annual encampment of the Park
Region department of the Grand
Army of the state will be held in
this village, com mencing Tues
day, June IL and lasting four
days.
Among the prominent speak
ers secured for the event is
Former Governor Van SAINT, who
will be the principal speaker on
"Flag Day." Thursday, June IA.
A fine program has been ar
ranged for the entire four days.
which includes several fast base
ball games, field sports of all
kinds, hippodrome races, horse
races, etc.
An interesting feature will be
the naval spectacular prod uction
of "The Siege of Port Arthur, u
in which all the boats on the lake
and some 200 men will partici-
pate. Several hundreds of dol.
lars worth of fireworks will be
used in the event. The White
Company of Lady Lancers, a
unique organization Of young
ladies'. beautifully costumed in
military uniforms and drilled &C.
cording to the regular United
States tactics, will be one of the
pleasing attractions.
The camp grounds are delight
fully located on the shores oil
Grow Wing lake. The adjutant
general of the National Guard OF
Minnesota has furnished a large
number of the regulation guard
tents, and before Monday night
Lakeside park will be trans
formed into "White City," AL
of the state department officers
Of the G.. A. R. have notified the
arrangement committee that
they will be present.
The railroads have offered ex
cursion rates and the village is
preparing to entertain hundreds
of visitors. The encampment
was held in Akeley last year, but
was practically spoiled by a con.
tinuous down pour of rain for
the entire period.
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FOR
GROSS NEGLECT
Mrs. Nancy DeCOster Must Answer
for Immoral Environment
Surrounding Home.

Mrs. Nancy DeCoster, a resi-
dent of South Bemidji with a
shady reputation, was arrested
today and brought into justice
court on a charge of neglecting
her family. It's probable that a
more serious charge will be pre-
ferred against her. -
The woman has a family of
nine children and eight of them
have been living with her in a
miserable howell, filthy and IN
sanitary beyond description.
Notice of the condition of affairs
came to County Attorney E. E.
Mcdonald and he Immediately
secured a warrant for her arrest
and started proceedings to have
the four younger children taken
away from her and sent to the
state schoo, at Owatonna. The
older children will be put to work
where they can support them
Selves.
Mr.. Mcdonald, accompanied
by Chief of Police Bailey and
Sheriff Bailey, made a trip to
South Bemidji this forenoon and
placed the woman under arrest.
She was brought before Judge
Skinvlk and the case was con-
tinued until June 10. The bond
was fixed at $3.50, which the
woman so far has failed to
furnish.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
ARGUMENT IN REBATE CASE.
District Attorney for Nebraska Pre-
sents Governments Side.

Kansas City, June ga. S. Van
Valkenburgh, district attorney for the
Western district Of Missouri, in the
federal court here presented the gov
ernment's side of the cases of Armour
& Co., Swift s. Co., Cudahy &. Co. and
the Nelson Morris Packing company,
on trial on a charge of accepting re
bates from the Burlington railway on
export shipments. Mr.. Van Valken-
burgh declared that the packing com
panies' acceptance of a rate of %
cents hundred pounds when the reg
ular tariff was 35 cents was plain
violation OF the interstate commerce
act
Frank Hagerman, representing Ar
mour & Co. and speaking for the other
defendants also, followed Mr. Van
Valkenburgh in rebuttal argument
He contended that the packers con
tract with the Burlington railway was
valid; that the packers did not intend
to violate the interstate commerce act
and the intent must be considered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
Valuable Zones OF Silence


There has come into modern life
greater variety OF sound and greater
volume than a5saiIei the ears Of our
ancestors. To keep ones freshness
there ought to be zone of silence
around every human being during some
part Of the day The finest creative
work is done, as a rule, in seclusion;
not necessarily apart from men nor in
solitary places, but away from the tu-
multi and away from stracting
sounds. There was organized in Paris
years ago a society for the culture of
silence. On the occasion of the initia-
ton Of distinguished man of letters
bowl Of water was brought out to him
in room where he was waiting in
solitude. He studied it a moment,
placed rose upon it and sent it back
The water bore the rose without over
flowing To the members assembled in
another room the act was the most
convincing evidence that the initiate
comprehended the purpose Of the fell
lowship and was prepared in spirit to
become one Of the company. The act
was a symbol which Americans may
wisely study.-Good Health.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
TOOK NO MONEY,
SAYS MISS FLETT
Declares London Has Told Many
Untruthful Things
About Her.

Miss Florence Flett, the victim
in the Baudette sta bling affair OF
a few weeks ago, says that Lon
don, who was rather free in Civ
ing out statements about her,
has done her a great injustice.
''This talk about my having
taken money from London is
absurd, false,' declared Miss
Flett, in talking with the Pioneer
today. 81 never took a cent OF
the mans money. He charged
me with it, though. saying that I
had taken several thousand dol
lars and a number of valua BILE
diamonds, and even went so far
as to search my trunk at Fort
Francis.
81 can't see any reason why
the man should lie after making
so much trouble. He has followed
me around continually. did all
I could to get away from him.
II think he ought to have a
few years in the insane asylum
after he is released"
Miss Flett left today for Chi
cago, where she will spend the
rest of the summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
South Sen Island Customs.

When south sea island mother
wishes to chastise her child she seldom
resorts to slapping, and slippers, Of
course, she has none. Instead Of using
the forms of punishment customary
among civilized mothers she pulls the
child's hair or bites some part of the
body, generally the feshy part of the
arm. In wandering about the village
one sees many children having on their
bodies scars produced by wounds in
aicted by their mothers teeth. When
a mother wishes to caress her child
she deftly draws her thumb across it's
eyebrow or cheek or gently seizes its
cheek between her teeth. The rubbing
Of noses is. also mark of affection
among the Kingsmill islanders, as it is
among the Maoris of New Zealand
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
SMALL PIKE TO
BE PROTECTED
Game Warden Rutledge Warns
Against Catching Fish Under
Fourteen Inches.

: = 4 n +
People who yield to the temp
tation to catch pike under the
size allowed by law are going to
get into trouble with Game War
den Rutledge.
'''The law declares that no pike
under fourteen inches in length
may be caught and killed." de-
clares the warden, 'tand I am
going to see that it is enforced. "
The idea If throwing back into
the lake pike foot long or ten
inches long may not appeal to a
number of fishermen, but the
statutes are specific.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
First Trip Tomorrow.

The Columbia will make her
first trip around the lake tomor-
row afternoon and will leave the
dock at 2:3O and 7:3O. The boat
has been remodeled and fixed up
and this season will be able to go
as high as sixteen miles an hour.
Should the weather permit a
trip will be made at 9 o'clock.
The round trip will cost Is cents,
and excursion parties desiring to
spend the day at the head of the
lake can go out in the morning
and make the return trip in the
afternoon or evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
CHARGES AGAINST JEROME,
Governor Higgins Asked to Remove
District Attorney.

Governor Higgins Asked to Remove
District Attorney.
New York, June 9.-Charges of Off.
cial misconduct against William T
Jerome have been filed in the execu.
tive chamber at Albany
Five citizens declare that Mr.. Je
rom e's continuance in the office of dis
trict attorney is a public scandal and
menace to good government and a re-
quest is made that Mr.. Jerome be dis
missed from office.
Jerome is charged with malfeasance
nonfeasance and misfeasance in office
and the charges have been placed in
the hands of Governor Higgins sec.
rotary. The governor expects to make
business trip to the West before re
turning to Albany.
It will rest with Governor Higgins,
after full hearing Of the case, to dis
miss the district attorney or permit
him to remain in Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
MAILS AS WEATHER PROPHET,
Scheme to Stamp Predictions on Rural
Letters.

Washington, June 9.-Postmaster
General Cortelyou has under ccnsid-
GRAFTON plan for furnishing the farm
ers living Oily rural free delivery routes
with weather forecasts which are
fresher by twelve hours than those
now sent out.
Mr.. Cortelyou had conference with
Secretary Wilson, who has direct
charge of the weather bureau, with
a view to determining the practicable
ity of the scheme of stamping the
weather predictions on the back of
each letter delivered on the rural
routes Secretary Wilson was request
ed to furnish the postoffice department
with data showing the cost of the
scheme.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
BREWERS FAVOR GOOD MORALS.

Resolutions Passed Condemning Re.
sorts of Vile Character.
indianapolis, June 9.-The following
resolution was adopted by the national
convention of brewers:
"Resolved, That this convention
heartily congratulates the many brew
ing associations in states and cities
that have taken the lead in eradicating
low and vile resorts and in refusing to
supply beer to saloons that were not
approved by the public sentiment of
their respective communities.
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that all our members
continue in this wise policy so that
the American public may be the more
quickly taught that American beer is
a promoter of genuine temperance, a
beverage for the home and fireside.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
Box Cars DeraiIed.

Funkley Bugle: Funkley has
become quite a railroad center.
1t has five daily trains besides
the pickup train and tie train.
You can hear the whistle blow or
the bell ringing all hours. While
switching last Saturday evening
two box cars were derailed and
Tuesday box car left the track
tearing up a few rods of the
track, thereby OBTAINING the
passenger for a couple of hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
IN THoMsoN's DEFENSE.
Witness Appears Voluntarily Before
Commerce Commission.


Philadelphia, June 81. Mcclellan
of Blairsville, Pa, the first witness at
the afternoon session of the Interstate
commerce hearing, who appeared vol
UNFAIRLY, said he came to Philadelphia
to vindicate former President Frank
Thomson of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. Mcclellan said that while he was
in the employ Of the railroad com
pany he had been offered block Of
stock by Captain Alfred Hicks, who
was about to organize mining com.
pany. Witness said he wrote Mr..
Thomson asking his advice in the mat
ter and that Mr. Thomson had advised
him mot to take the Stock that
honor is worth more than all the
stock you can acquire Mcclellan
produced Thomson's letter, which was
dated June IS, 1894.
Previous witnesses before the COM
mission testified that Mr.. Thomson
sanctioned the acceptance of gifts to
employees from coal companies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
GENERAL POPE DEAD,
primer Minnesota State Senator and
DnbI;~

Former Minnesota State Senator and
Public Examiner.
Grand Marais, Mimi, June 9.-Gen-
eral L. M. Pope, aged sixty-eight, is
dead here General Pope was a former
state senator and also served as pub
lie examiner under Governor John
Lind. He was formerly connected
with the Citizens Savings bank Of
st. Paul, but has been in Grand Marais
for number of years conducting an
abstract Office and was also engaged
in the numbering business.
The remains were taken to Mankato,
his former home, for interment
General Pope served with distinction
during the Civil war, commanding a
corps in the Army of the Potomac
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
DeadheadS Must Go.

Northome, June 9. - Denis
Johnson has been engaged to
take the logs out of the lake, so
that it may be used as a place of
recreation. The great mum Der
of logs floating around has been
a source of such annoyance that
little pleasure could be had in
boating on the lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, June s. -Cattle-Beeves,
$4.00@6.O0; COWS and heifers, $1.65@
500; stockers and feeders, $4,000
465; Texans, $3.70@4.40; calves, $3.50
@7.25. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$6.35@6.6O; good heavy, $6.50@6.60:
rough heavy, S6.30@6.40; light. $4,000
s.e71z; pigs, $5.65@6.S5. Sheep, $3.50
@6.10; lambs, $5.50@7.10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, June S.-Wheat-July
S4Ac; Sept, 833s@S3hc. Corn-July,
515sc; Sept, 511a@51%c. Oats-July
S75sc; Sept, 3434 @34Kc. Pork-July
$16.S5; Sept, S16.47k. Flax-Cash.
Northwestern, $1.12k; Southwestern,
$1OS1A; Sept, $1.14. Butter Cream
cries, 14@19Kc; diaries, 13k@17c.
Eggs Poultry-'rurkeys, &c;
chickens, 1115c.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09

BAPTIST-''The Chief Charac
teristic by which Christians
are known" tomorrow morn
ing. Several texts with the
word "Ready" will be taken up
in the evening. Preaching at
II a. no. and 8 p. m. Sunday
school at 1890. Young Peoples
meeting at z p. m. Be sure to
attend some of these, all of
these, or some other services.
"A Sunday we'll spent brings a
week of content"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09

The senate committee on commerce
has authorized favorable report on
the house bill making Port Arthur
Tex, port of entry.
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
indicate that business conditions are
still encouraging on the whole, al
though erratic weather makes daily
sales most irregular. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
THREE MEN DROWNED.
Lose Their Lives by Boat capsizing
While Fishing.

5..'"- .. While Fishing.
st. Paul, June 90. J. Nordby, sa-
loonkeeper; John Shea, elevator oper-
ator at the Aberdeen hotel, and Den
mis- F. McGuinn, saloonkeeper, were
drowned and William Brooks, a bar
tender, was rescued in a critical con-
dition as the result of their boat cap
sizing while fishing at Bass lake, sew
eral miles north of this city. The four
men were crowded into one boat and
when 400 feet from shore a heavy
wind came up, the craft became I'M
manageable and capsized. Two men
on shore heard their cries and hurried
to the scene. They managed to res
cue Brooks and McGuinn, but the lat
ter died before he could be taken
ashore. The bodies of Nordby and
Shea have not been recovered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, June Seattle to
choice steers, s4.50@550; common to
fair, s3.50@4.25; good to choice COWS
and heifers, $3OO@45O; veals, $1,000
4.40. Hogs-s6.2O@635. Sheep-Weth-
ers, $475@5.75; good to choice lambs,
s600@6.5O; good to prime spring
lambs, s6.5O@s.5O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
RETURNED STOLEN DRAFTS.
Missing Bank Messenger Retains Sum
of Money.

New York, June 9.-The Interna-
tional bank has received by mail from
Washington an envelope containing a
number Of checks and drafts which
had been given for collection to the
banks young messenger, Wheelock
Harvey, who has been missing since
Wednesday. No explanation accom-
panied the return of the papers.
The bank officials said that the total
loss will be $780, which amount is al
legged to have been secured by Harvey
on two checks. Harvey was about his
work as usual last Wednesday morn
ing collecting checks and drafts for
the bank. He has not been seen by
his friends since that time He lived
with his parents in Brooklyn. The
youths father, Louis W. Harvey, is a
teller of the Chase National bank.
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Additional Locals

Frank Cummings is a business
visitor in the city today from
Kelliher.
Born on Thursday evening tc
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Klungnes
twin daughters.
The little daughter of B. Rad.
cliff is threatened with an attack
Of pneumonia.
T. B. Holmes came down this
noon from Grand Forks to spend
the day calling on friends.
j. G. Covington spent last
night in Blackjack on business.
He returned home this morning,
H. McHenry came down this
morning from Northome te
spend the day on business in the
city.
q. +. Williams came down this
morning from Grand Forks to
spend a few days on an outing at
Grand Forks bay.
Miss Hattie Halderman re-
turned from Blackjack this
morning after a visit in that vii
lage of several days.
Bemidji is going to redeem
herself tomorrow when she meets
the White Earth Indians. The
game will be an interesting one.
full of thrills.
Mrs. Andrew Matheuson was
brought up from LaPorte last
evening suffering from acute
gastrities. The patient was taken
to st. Anthony's hospital.
Miss Clara Fisk, who has been
attending college at Montevideo
the past year, arrived in the city
today and will spend the summer
with her father, D. H. Fisk.
Joseph Bernier, who is en-.
ployed at the Com mercial barber
shop, received word from st.
Paul last evening that his mother
was very low, and he left this
morning for St. Paul.
Mrs. George McCrea left last
evening for Duluth to attend the
graduation exercises in which
her daughter Katherine takes
part. They expect to return
home tomorrow evening.
A large number of people came
down this morning from Kelliher
to spend the day shopping. In
the party we're Mrs. A. A. Smith,
Mrs. William Lenard, Mrs. T.
Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Maeil
and G.. Christensen.
Sheriff Gonyea of Crookston
was in Bemidji today on business
connected with his office. Dis
trlct court is in session in
Crookston and the grand jury is
getting busy with the result that
there is considerable criminal
work for the sheriff.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
Tucker Must Die for Crime.

4 Boston, June 9-Charles l.. Tucker
of Auburndale, convicted Of the MUIR
Ger of Mabel Page at Weston in 1908,
will be electrocuted in the state prison
at Charlestown during the week begin.
ming June 80. Governor Curtis Guild
has announced that he had decided not
to commute the sentence to life i'm
prisonment
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-09
NULLlfIES REFUND CLAIMS.
Bill to Confirm Duties Levied by Phil
ippine Government.

ippine Government.
. washington, June 1.-The senate
committee on judiciary has under con-
sideration a bill introduced by Sell
ator Spooner to confirm and ratify the
action of the military government in
the Philippines in levying and collect
ing duties upon goods imported into
the islands from January, 1898, to
March 8, 1902. The preamble of the
bill declares that it was the intention
of congress, although not properly car
ried into the language Of the law, to
ratify what has been done under the
military government. This bill will
lullify claims for refunds of duties
collected between the dates named,
involving possible saving to the gov
eminent of about $4,000,000.
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M. E. CHCRCH-Class meeting

M. E. CHI RCH-Class meeting
1920; Sermon HOO; Subject,
Heavens New Song" The
choir will sing "Wonder if
There's Room for Me-" Sunday
school 1915; Sermon ZOO
Subject, "Three Reasons Why
I Believe in the Bible" This is
the second discourse on the
Bible. Last Sunday evening
the pastor discussed three
points: /. The Bible is remark
able for it's age. 2. It has been
stormed more than any other
book. 8 1t is the most popular
of books. Come and bring a
friend with you.