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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-30
ALL The INMATES ESCAPE
County lnfirmary at Wapakoneta, O.,
DESTROYED bv Ere.

County lnflrmary at Wapakoneta, O.,
Destroyed by Ere.
Wapakoneta, o., Sept. %.-The Aug
laizc county inflrmary was completely
destroyed by fire early in the day. All
Of the forty-eight inmates escaped
without serious injury by prompt res.
cue work Of Strother Jones and Will
lam Metzger, farmhands who discov.
cred the fire.
The fire was discovered at 4 q. M,
having burned through the kitchen
floor from the coal bins. The origin
Is unknown, there having been no
light or fire in the basement for some
time. The alarm was at once given
and the fire department of this city
responded, AS the county had no
means Of fighting the fire the cistern
supply was soon exhausted and the
infirmary building was left to the
flames, which In two hours had totally
destroyed the building and contents.
Several OF the inmates who did not
hear the alarm had to be carried out
through the flames. The heroic ef-
forts of the flremen and farmers pre-
vented the spread of the flames to
adjoining buildings. though the heavy
wind made 1t hard work.
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RUSSIA MUCH INTERESTED
Taft's Tour Of tho World Closely Fol-
lowed at st. Petersburu,


st. Petersburg, Sept. z..-Secretary
Taft's tour of the world is being fol-
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government Is taking measures to
surround the Journey through Siberia
and European Russia with attentions
usually reserved for the rulers Of
states and the press Is busily specu-
lating on the likelihood and advan-
tages Of Russo-American convention,
the object Of Mr.. Taft's visit to Russia
being, 1t Is alleged, to negotiate an
agreement between the United States
and Russia. ..
The conviction prevails here that
war between Japan and the United
States Is inevitable in the distant fu-
ture. The Novoe Vremya publishes
an article entitled 1.-The New World
Power" picturing the marvellous
growth Of America as a sea power
during President Roosevelt's admin.
tstration, warning Russian diplomacy
mot to be caught unawares by COM
ing events" and adding:
THE day when the United States
fleet passes out of the strait of Magel-
Ian and sweeps proudly into the wa
tiers Of the Pacific will open a new era
for the Eastern world. Official cour.
tesies and the temporary lull in war
talk do not conceal the fact that Amer.
lea Is reaching out for the mastery Of
the Pacific and already is strong
enough to attain it."
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CHEMIST PRODUCES LIFE.
French Professor Makes Remarkable
Exnerimen+ -;

Paris, Sept. Remarkable expert
ments in the chemical development Of
life have been recently effected by
Professor Delage in his laboratory at
Roseoff; In Brittany. Professor Delage
placed the unfertilized eggs of the sea
urchin and the starfish in sea water,
adding I solution of sugar with few
drops Of ammonia and tannin. In
about an hour augmentation, which is
the first sign of life, began and the
eggs produced larvae. The great ma
jority of these larvae soon died, but
Professor 'Delage, by constant and
minute care, brought four of the
urchins and two of the starfish through
the larvae stage and they are now
healthy growing specimens.
Professor Delage's experiments 20
beyond those made by Professor Loeb
Of the University of CALIFORNIA; at
Bcrkeley.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-30
TWENTY PERSONS INJURED
Train Carrying America Bound
Passengers Wrecked.

Nantes, France, Sept. 1.-THE
transatlantic train carrying first class
passengers from Paris to Cherbourg,
where they were to embark on the
White Star line steamer Adriatic, was
telescoped in the Breval tunnel. Twen-
ty persons were injured. =
The train with. the Adriatic's pas.
sengers left Paris in two sections. The
first, containing the second class bag:
gage, stopped just beyond the ,Breval
tunnel owing to an accident to the
locomotive. The second section, con-
tanning the first class passengers, was
stopped by. signal when in the mid
die of the tunnel, The regular train
for Rouen followed the second section
of the passenger train for .Cherbourg
and although there was a red, signal
up at the entrance of the; tunnel It
only reduced its speed and entered
while going at the rate of twenty-five
miles an hour. The collision followed.
The Rouen train crashed into the, rear
car: OF the transatlantic train, causing
horrible wreck. The locomotive of
the Rouen train completely telescoped
the rear coach of the transatlantic
train and in the smoke and darkness
an awful panic ensued It was a
miracle that nobody was killed.
An American girl who was going
home with her mother was caught in
the wreckage and pinned down by
some ironwork. Hours elapsed before
the girl was extricated from her pain
full position. Her mother escaped un-
injured. y.
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HEARST NOT A CANDIDATE
Declares He Is Satisfied to Remain a
Private Citizen.

New York, Sept I'm an inter-
view published here William Randolph
Hearst takes occasion to deny that he
is candidate for the presidency. He
says:
II am not a candidate for the pres.
ldency on the independence league
ticket or on any other ticket and I
cannot conceive of any conditions un-
der which I would be willing to be-
come a candidate''
This determination, he adds, is mot
because of any feeling of pique or dis
appointment at the result of the late
election. am we'll satisfied to be
private citizen and to labor through
the league and through the election
for others who promote the principles
/ believe in. I dislike holding office.
l dislike particularly being placed in
a position where the sincerity of my
principles can be questioned through
campaigning for some Office that l do
not want and that l would only con-
sent to hold through a sense of public
duty, as l would serve on a jury"
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COLONIAL LAWS ANNULLED
Bluff of Newfoundland Premier
Called by Great Britain.

st. Johns, N. F., Sept. AN i'm
perial rescript forbidding the service
by any colonial authority of any legal
process regarding fishery rights aboard
any American vessel and suspending
all colonial statutes authorizing colo
NAL officials to seize American vessels
for alleged fishery offenses has been
proclaimed here. This, it is believed,
will make it practically impossible for
Premier Bond to carry out his recent
ly announced decision to enforce the
colonial fishery laws
Washington, Sept. Great Brit
ain having entered into a modus
Vlvendi with America continuing the
rights of American fishermen to ply
their vocation in Newfoundland wa
tiers pending specific determination
OF these rights by the decision of The
Hague arbitrator, according to the
view Of the officials here, the British
government in good faith could do no
less than intervene by an order in
council to prevent Sir Robert Bond,
the Newfoundland premier, from in
fringeing the rights of the Americans.
It is stated that when Sir Robert Bond
was in London recently he was fully
acquainted with this purpose of the
British government. His threat to
enforce colonial laws passed with the
deliberate intent of depriving Amer
lean fishermen of their treaty rights
is regarded by officials here as a mere
bluff" and not supported by major
ity of Newfoundlanders.
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KILLS HER CHILDREN
Buffalo Woman Under Arrest Ac-
cused Of Triple Murder.
CH0KES VICTIMS TO DEATH

Informs tho Police She Committed the
Deed Because She Did Not Want
Her Offspring to Grow Up and Be
Crazy Like Her.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. $.-Mrs. Ber-
tina Mund, aged thirty-seven years,
strangled her three children, Chris
TOPPER, aged eight years; Helen, aged
two, and Freda, aged eight months, to
death at their home in Clinton street.
Immediately after she went to the
Pennsylvania yards, where her hus-
band is employed, and informed him
OF her action. Mrs. Mund was ar
rested.
The mother murdered the boy,
christopher, first. She wrapped a
blanket about his head and then tied a
clothesline about his neck, turning it
around three times and then drew it
tight and fastened it.
The girl, Helen, was next slain. This
child was asleep in a crib in the par
lor. Mrs. Mund wound a clothesIne
around the little ones neck twice and
after strangling the child she carried
the body into the bedroom and put it
on the bed and covered it with
quilt.
Frcda, the baby, was her next vic.
tim. She was asleep in a baby car
rage in the kitchen. Without taking
the child from the carriage the mother
tied piece of clothesline about the
baby's neck once and fastened it in
two knots. The appearance of the
body indicated that the little one lived
only moment or two after the cord
was frightened. When Mrs. Mund met
her husband she said:
Fred, | have made away with. the
three children; come and see."
Mund hurried home, taking his wife
with him. When they reached the
house Mrs. Mund sat down at a table
and began to cry.
Mund telephoned the police and the
woman was arrested. Superintendent
Regain said she made a statement in
which she said:
Il killed the children because did
not want them to grow up and be
crazy like me-"
The police say the woman does not
realize the enormity Of her crime and
that she killed the children while suf-
ferlng from a sudden attack of insan-
S%xy
trouble for about six months, but had
never before manifested signs of men,
tai arrangement.
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RICH TRACES OF >RADIuM.
Worlds Supply Greater Than Hereto
49, fore Supposed. .,..~

Geneva, Sept. | "A newspaper
states that Professor Jolly has COM
pleted geological examination of
specimens of the strata collected from
the borings for the Simplon tunnel.
He found rich traces of radium, indi-
eating larger deposits than any hith.
erto discovered in Europe.
He believes that the presence of
these deposits caused the abnormal
heat experienced in building the tun-
mel. He predicts that continued re-
search will prove the worlds supply Of
radium is greater than was supposed.
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Standard water Meters Wauted.
Bemidii, Mimi. Sept. 25th. 10

Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. 18th, 1907.
Sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned in behalf of the
City of Bemidji, Minnesota, for 100
Standard water meters. Bids will
be opened before the city council
October 7, 'O7 at p. m. Meters
to be fully guaranteed, 10 per cent
of amount of bid in a certified check
on Bemidji bank to accompany
each bid. The city council reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
-Thos. Maloy,
City Clerk.
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NATURES WARNING
Bemidji People Must Recognize
and Heed it.

DO"AVJ1 AOOPAO "uSV NCCU&uILO
and Heed it.
Kidney ills come quietly-mys-
teriously,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sedi-
ment,
Passages frequent, scanty, pain
full.
It's time then to use Doan's
Kidney Pills,
TO ward off Bright's disease or
diabetes.
Doan's have done great work in
Bemidjl,
Frank Engels. living at AIS,
Minnesota Ave., Bemidji, Mimi,
says: 81 have no hesitancy in
publicly recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills to others as l am
confident that my testimonial will
be the means of bringing relief to
ONE sufferer. There was dull
aching in the small Of my back,
tor many months, my kidneys were
very much disordered, the secre-
tons being unnatural in appear
sance and at times there was a
great deal of soreness about the
kidneys. At last 1 decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pills and procured
a box at The Owl Drug Store. l
started using them carefully as
directed, the pain disappeared, my
secretions have become clear and
| am pleased with the results re-
ceived."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other,
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governments in the forthcoming plen-
airy sitting OF the committee on arbi-
tration. ..
Sir Edward Fry Great Brittany 3D.
poses the American plan and suggests
that the project be submitted to the
governments for study.
pr. Ruy Barbosa (BraziD, M. Mercy
Won Kapos-Mere tAustrial and Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein Germany
maintain that it Is impossible to agree
on the election OF the judges and that
1t Is unfair to recommend to the gov
ernments scheme which the commit.
tee has approved only conditionally
and subject to the solution Of the
question of the election Of the Judges
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MAY REJECT Mr.. WI
Opposition to Return Of Former
Chinese Minister.
UNOFFICIAL OBJECTION MADE
Representations Based Not Only on
His Conduct While Formerly in
Washington but Because Of His
Method in Securing appointment.

Method IN Securing appointment.
Washington, Sept. H.-Secretary
Root has received a cablegram from
Minister ROckhill, at Picking, notify
Ing him Of the appointment of WI
Ting Fang as minister to Washington.
It Is evidently the intention Of Mr..
Root to allow the president and AS
sistant Secretary Bacon to pass upon
Minister Wu's eligibility. There is
reason to believe that unofflcially
some representations have been made
At the state department within the
last twenty-four hours impeaching the
character of the proposed new minis.
ter, not only on the ground of his con.
duct while formerly in Washington
but because it is stated Mr.. WI took
advantage of an abnormal state Of If
fairs in Picking to secure his reap.
pointment to this post. According to
this account Prince Ching, who is
really the titular premier Of the Flow.
cry Kingdom, is ageing rapidly and
has lost interest in public affairs. He
does not even attend the cabinet meet.
ings regularly and in consequence his
influence with the throne has greatly
diminished Yuan Shih Kai, who
promises to succeed Ii Hung Chang
as the directing force in China, is
practically dominating the Kingdoms
foreign relations. SIR Chentung LANG
Cheng, the retiring minister to Wash
1ngton, upon returning to China went
first to visit his relatives In Canton,
In the South, instead of to the Chinese
capital. It Is asserted that ha@ he
been In Picking he would have cast his
powerful influence with Yuan Shih
kaf against Wu's appointment, having
always expressed himself as opposed
to his methods.
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EASY EVASION OF LAW
Witness Tells Of Formation Of
Corsicana Oil Company.
STANDARD FURNISHED CASH

A'tnouoh Apparently an Independent
Concern It's Affairs Were Managed
From rs Broadway, Headquarters of
the Big Octopus.
New York, Sept. HI. c. Folger,
Jr., director of the Union Tank Line
company, told as witness In the gov
ernment suit for the dissolution Of the
Standard OIL company how he and C.
NJ. Payne built the Corsicana Oil CON-
pany Of Texas with funds furnished
by the National Transit company. a
Standard subsidiary, which held the
stock in its own name until 1906, when
Folger and Payne purchased the stock
from the National Transit company
because Of antitrust legislation. Mr..
Folger said that the agreement to buy
the Corsicana company was made yer.
bally with John D. ArchboId. The
witness testified that the management
OF the Corsicana company continued
unchanged after the sale and that its
accounts were forwarded to Mr.. Ches.
brough at No. 26 Broadway, the head.
quarters OF the Standard Oh company
Wade Hampton, general auditor OF
the Standard OIL company, was again
on the witness stand for few mo-
ments. After testifying that he au
dited all the departments Of the Stand
ard Oh company Of New Jersey and
stating that the books showing the
transfers Of certificates and stocks
during tho liquidating period were
never kept in his Office he was ex
cused by Mr.. Kellogg, who said he
would likely call Mr.. Hampton again.
Mr.. Nilburn, of counsel for the
Standard OIL company, submitted to
the governments counsel a statement
showing the capitalization of the vari.
Gus companies in which the Standard
had stock control. The statement was
entered on the record without being
read.
Mr.. Kellogg also placed on the rec
ord copy of contract which e. c.
Benedict testified had been entered
into between the Indianapolis Gas
company and the Manhattan Oil com.
pany.
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EXCLUSION OF 0RIENTALS
Monster Petition Forwarded to Cana.
dian Premier.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. "A monster
petition signed by thousands of Brit
ish Columbians is on its way to the
premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It prays
that, regardless Of foreign countries
and all sentimental and political con-
siderations, the government immedi-
ately pass such legislation as may be
requisite to insure the absolute exclu.
sion of Orientals from the Dominion
Of Canada. -.
So far the Japanese government has
made no claim on the Dominion gov
ernment for damages on account of
the Vancouver troubles.
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The Dixies Coming.

The Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church have succeeded
in getting the Dixie Jubilee singers
to again come to Bemidji.
This will be the third appearance
here. Each time they have been
we'll received and had a good house.
At City Opera House Oct. 4.
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Dies on Lovers Coffin.

Columbus, o., Sept. Mrs, Lucy
Kelly, aged forty-two years, went to
an undertaking establishment and.
throwing herself upon the body of her
lover, Howard Rhoades, swallowed a
dose Of carbolic acid and died in a
few minutes. Rhoades on Monday
night took dose of the same poison
In the woman's apartment and died al.
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Let us have peace the bloody chasm
was closed forever. This peace was
further cemented at Santiago.
"The freeing of slaves cost the
South $S,O0O.0O0,000 and at the close
OF the war the ballot was given to the
vicious and debased, but after years
OF self-sacrifice We have recovered
BY legislation we have practically
eliminated the negro from Southern
politics. We will stand together on
this question as We have never stood
on any other. We will treat the negro
kindly, but, so help me God, we will
hold him in his place for his own good
and for the South's salvation"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-30
TAFT MANAGER PLEASED.
Nebraska Republicans Endorse Secre.
tary for Pree;dent.

Columbus, O., Sept. "A. I. vorys,
manager for Secretary Taft, gave out
tho following statement at Taft head
quarters:
THE endorsement Of Secretary Taft
by the Nebraska Republican state
convention is extremely gratifying. 1t.
Il responsive in my judgment to the
overwhelming sentiment prevailing
not only in that state but everywhere.
While Kansas has endorsed Taft
through: it's Republican state commit
tee Nebraska is the first state to en-
dorse him through a state convention
and the Nebraska convention is the
first of any state, outside of favorite
son states, to take. any action on the
presidency" e.: :,
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INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE
Trial Of Senator Borah Reaches Inter-
49,. estinq Point.

Boise, Ida., Sept. The govern
ment has begun the Introduction Of
testimony in support Of the charge
that United States Senator William E..
Borah, in conspiracy with twelve
other persons, defrauded the United
States out of title to 108 timber tracts
Of l60 acres each in Central Idaho.
Much of this testimony, it is de-
clared, will be of documentary char.
acter, while other phases Of it will
come from men who will confess they
swore falsely in taking out timber
claims. y
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WILL ENDORSE KNOX.
Pennsylvania League Of Republican
Clubs in Session.

pennsylvania League OF Republican
Clubs in Session
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. LIMITED
States Senator Knox's candidacy for
the nomination for president next year
will be formally endorsed by the
twentieth annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State League of Repub-
lican Clubs in session here. Mr.. Knox
sent letter to the convention from
his Valley Forge farm explaining his
absence.
The platform of the convention will
take strong stand against those re-
sponsible for the alleged fraud in the
furnishing of the new state capitol
and demand their speedy punishment.
1t will also endorse the Ohio ship ca
nal project and the plan for the deep
ening Of the channel of the Delaware
river. ...
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of. More than 1000 members have
arrived to participate in the proceed.
ings.
The chief feature of the convention
Will undoubtedly be the discussion of
the currency question and much in
terest is shown in the report of the
associations currency commission,
which will be read by A. Barton Hep
burn Of New York.
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Ocean Liner Badly Damaged.

Halifax, NJ s., Sept. The Allan
line steamer Monaghan, which was in
collision with the steamer Hurona of
the Thomson line on Sunday in the
vicinity Of the straits Of Belle Isle.
was so seriously injured that she is
compelled to return at slow speed to
Quebec with her $50 passengers. The
Hurona is also returning to Quebec.
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TWO YOUNG MEN SUICIDE
Found in Each Others Arms in Ham.
iIton (O.) Hotel.

Hamilton, O., Sept. "A mysteri.
Gus double suicide of two young men,
apparently twenty-three and twenty.
eight years old, was discovered in
room at the st. Charles hotel. They
ended their lives by inhaling gas and
were found locked in each others
arms. From what could be learned
the two suicides and third man
alighted from a traction car the pre-
vious night and went to the hotel,
registering as John Leonell, Ben Mar
see and Tom Mclaughlin, but giving
no addresses. The coroner decided
that the suicides were probably John
LeDnell and Tom Mclaughlin. The
third man, supposed to be Marsee, has
disappeared.
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ThimbIe Bee MEETING,

A special meeting of the Eastern
Star Thimblebee will be held at the
Masonic Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
All the members are invited to be
present and to bring lunch with them.
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CHOATE ADMITS Defeat.
Much Opposition to Permanent Court
Of Arbitration.

The Hague, Sept. Joseph H.
Choate, head Of the American delega-
ton to the peace conference, is ready
to acknowledge the defeat of his pet
scheme for the establishment here of
a permanent court Of arbitration, but
ne and James Brown Scott, solicitor
OF the department Of state at Wash.
ingto1 and a member of the delega-
lion, are doing everything possible to
induce the majority Of the delegates to
adopt Mr.. Choate's last proposal,
namely, the election of fifteen judges
Of the court BY q direct vote Of the
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SIXTEEN HUNDRED PRESENT
Convention Of American Bankers Un-
....4 usually Well Attended.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. With
many important questions to be dis
cussed, among them the present cur
rency system, the American Bankers
association opened its thirty-third an,
nual convention in this city. The con-
vention promises to be one OF the
most successful ever held by the asso-
citation, both as to attendance and the
character of business to be disposed