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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-03
FAST TRAINS COLLIDE |
Disastrous Wreck on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific Road.
COACHES BADLY BROKEN UP

Seven Persons Known to Be Dead and
Twenty Injured and Other Victims
Of the Disaster May Be Buried In
the Debris. r. i. d.
st. Louis, July 3.-The fast Missouri
Pacific California limited, from st.
Louis, and the St. Joseph. express,
bound to St. Louis, met head on be.
tween Lamont and Knobnoster. Seven
persons are known to be dead and a
score injured. The cause of the col
lision has not been determined, but 1t
is believed the failure of the California
limited to take the siding near Knob
noster caused the disaster.
The track at the scene is level and
without curves, but a heavy fog pre-
vailed at the time and prevented the
engineers from seeing ahead any dis
tance IT,
The locomotives we're smashed and
the mail, baggage and forward coaches
were badly broken up. Part of the
debris caught fire.
The California limited carried two
mail cars, a baggage car, two chair
cars, two sleepers and an observation
dining car.
The wreckage of the engines and
mail cars Is reported to be in such a
chaotic shape that until a wrecking
train clears it away to large extent
1t cannot be positively determined
how many dead bodies are in the de-
bris.
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INDICTED AT CHICAGO.
Officials Of 100000 Mining and Do
velopmsnt Corporation.

Officials Of 100000 Mining and Do.
velopn,snt Corporation.
Chicago, July 9.-An investigation
By pQstof1ce inspectors of the affairs
OF tho Ameriean-Mexioo Mining and
Developing company. 100000 cor
poration with it's principal Offices in
this city, resulted In indictments
against w. A. Arms, promoter of the
corporation, and Walter S. Dillon, en-
ployed as manager In Mexico.
Investors, it is declared, have been
II Chicago during the past few weeks
clamoring for return Of their money.
Complaints reached the postof11ce in
spectors and the results Of their in
Qulry were placed before federal
grand jury. Arms and Dillon fur.
nished bonds for their appearance for
trial without service of warrants.
It is charged in the complaints
against the men that thirty-four ficti-
Abus dividends intended to deceive in
vestors, amounting to more than $780,
900, have been paid, and, further, that
Arms promoted the organization OF
the Consolidated Mining and Smelling
company of Maine and through that
corporation made a pretended pur-
chase of additional mines at a cost of
100000 and fictitious sale Of the
property to the American Mexico COM
pany for $142,111.
It is also alleged that fictitious as
says and false reports and entries in
the books Of the company were made
also for the deception Of investors.
The mines in question are situated at
Sierra San Lorenzo, state OF Durango,
Mex. # H.
The victims Of the alleged swindle
are said to number several hundred.
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Dynamiters Wreck Home.

Pittsburg, July S.-Four persons
wore seriously injured and two dwell
ing houses partially wrecked when a
charge of dynamite was exploded at
the home of George Deavotoria, a
wealthy Italian living at McKeesport,
adjoining this city. Several threaten
ing letters signed by an alleged Black
Hand organization have been received
by Deavotoria recently in which $4,000
was demanded.
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FARGO Woman Killed in Chicago.

Chicago, July 3.-Death due to
strangulation was the fate of Mrs.
Fanny Thompson, Fargo school
teacher and the. wife of Edward
Thompson. Mrs. Thompson came to
this city but recently and her body
was found gagged and bound hand and
foot in her apartments in rooming
house in Michigan avenue. Robbery
was the motive for the crime, accord
ing to the police.
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him for the second place on the ticket.
This plan has in mind the recent an
nouncement from Lincoln, Neb., that
a united New York delegation could
name the second place candidate. Up
to date Mr.. Harrison's friends claim
for him votes from the District Of
Columbia, II from Maryland, "a from
Virginia, 10 from South Carolina, 10
from Florida, 20 from Louisiana and
IS from Mississippi.
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yesterday afternoon for Grand Forks,
N, D., where she will join a party of
friends and go down the Red River
of the North for a three days trip.
Miss Dorothy Wisdom of St. Paul
has been teaching shorthand and
typwriting at Rochester the past
year. Miss Wisdom recently opened
school at the Merchants hotel in
Bemidii and has been very successful.
This will be a good opportunity for
the young people of Bemidji.
A full line of appropriate flags for
the Fourth at Stewa1t's confection-
cry store.
Sherlock One.ring shows at Be-
midji, Friday, July 3, will be an up
to-date performance from start to
finnish, full of pleasing surprises.
Ariel and acrobatic artists, school of
educated dogs and monkeys that do
everything but talk. Tumbling,
bending and juggling. Funny
clowns that will make you laugh.
Two shows daily. A free outside
exhibition. Admission Csc. Child
ten under II years, 15c. Il.
The finest line of fireworks in the
city is 70 be seen in Stewards display
window. 81
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CLAIMS SOUTHERN SUPPORT
Francis Burton Harrison After the
VieA ProeiHepcv

Francis Burton Harrison After the
Vice Presidency.
Denver, July 3-The Francis Burton
Harrison vice presidential boom is
lowering over Denver with all avail
able ballast on board and anchors out
An inventory of his assets made by
advance agents on the ground are
mostly hopes, but the claim is made
that he will be able to go to the New
York delegation before many days
with the backing of many Southern
states as the basis of demand that
the New York delegation unite on
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Conceded Eitness.

''This Gates Ajar' design is hand
some one" said the tombstone man.
# ut Is Just what want" said the
widow. HE never shut door in all
our married life without being told -
/ IndianapGlis Journal. .ss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-03
PIANO TUNING

Expert Piano and Organ
Tuning. 7 years experience
in Europe and 5 years in the
United States. Action regu-
lating, repairing and cleaning
the instruments from rust and
moths. EDWARD STRIDE.
Leave orders at the residence
Of Peter Lindeberg, 707 Bel
trami Ave., or phone 345.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS

son S. =
Go to Stewards confectionery fol-
your Fourth of July fruit.
AL Miller came in yesterday from
Big Falls and is enjoying a few days
in this city.
We still have few of those lawn
displays already put up for carrying
home, at Stewards.
MIR. and Mrs. C.. M. Tandy OF
Cass Lake were registered at the
Merchants last night.
H. A. Olson of Graceton went to
Pelican Lake this morning for a
visit with old friends.
J. H. Makuskey, a homesteader
near Margie, went to Minneapolis
this morning on business.
c.. E. Hamiel of Baudette went to
Tama, Iowa, this morning to spend
the Fourth at his old home.
The Catholic Ladies will serve a
National dinner under the pines
opposite the Masonic Hall July 4.
Remember the o'clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of ser
vice.
F. E. Williams of Grand Forks,
N. D., arrived in the city last night
to spend the weekend with relatives
at Lavinia.
The Royal Neighbors will serve
ice cream and cake and coffee and
sandwiches in the Swedback block,
the Fourth.
Ike Blooston of this city went to
Red Lake on business yesterday
afternoon and returned to the city
this morning.
Try one of our dry "Chop-Suey''
Sundaes or one of those delectable
Happy Thoughts" at Stewards
confectionery.
Lawn displays of assorted fire.
works, small and large packages in
neat wooden boxes for transporta-
ton at Peterson's.
Roadmaster Harry Mills of the
Nj. & l, went to Brainerd this morn
ing to consult with the head officials
of the road at that point.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. E. Arnold
returned this morning to Lewiston,
Idaho, after an extended visit at the
home of ]. Scarrot of this city.
Thomas Donald, travelling freight
agent on the c., M. and St. P,
returned to Minneapolis this morn.
ing after a short business visit in
this city.
Arch-Deacon Parshall of the Epis.
copal church came over from Cass
Lake this morning and spent the
day raising funds for the proposed
new church for this city.
J. Ferdinand Peterson, known
among his many friends as "Jack''
came down this morning from his
claim near Big Falls this morning to
enjoy the Fourth in this city.
L. D. Peminan of Bannock proved
up on his claim near International
Falls yesterday and left this morn
ing for Minneapolis where he will
spend the Fourth at his old home.
Allen Huck, who has been night
clerk in the Merchants Hotel. fol
several months, has accepted a
similar position in the Endion hotel
at Cass Lake and went over to the
Lake" on this Moons train.
A full line of appropriate flags fol-
the Foruh at Stewards confectionery
store.
F. M. Pendergast went to the
Leech Lake Indian agency at Wal
ker this morning to finish some re
pair work at that place. Mr.. Pen
dergast expects to complete his worl
at that point the first of next week.
w. S. Bates. general officer of tn,
telegraph department of the N. P.
passed through the city this mornin,
on his way from a pleasure trip t.
Fort Francis to Camp Kabekt,n
near Backus where he will enjoy
weeks fishing before returning to hi
official duties.
Reverend Johnson and family &C
Minneapolis, old friends of Manage.
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HARD TO JUSTIFY.

II Harry Orchard is guilty of half
the crimes to which he has confessed,
no man ever merited the death penal.
ty more than he, and the commute
ton Of his death sentence will be
hard to justify. II In turning states
evidence, he was assured of protection
and this has been denied-he could
rightfully demand a full pardon in.
stead of a life sentence
Since Communication to life imprison
ment in Orchards case undoubtedly
means merely p~ostponement of liberia.
ton by holding out to him expectation
Of another Communication or parole
later, it seems that his execution,
without the interference with the due
course of law, would have been the
best way to close the astounding
chapter, which he contributed to the
history of crime. From whatever
point Of view he may be regarded
Orchard is not entitled to any consid.
GRAFTON at the hands Of society.
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TRUTHFUL REPORTS.

Billings Reads them With Uncommon
Interest.
"A Billings Citizen tells his expert
ence in the following statement. No
better evidence than this can be had.
The truthful reports Of friends and
neighbors is the best proof IN the
world. Read and be convinced.
AFRO Battles, living at 314 s. Thirty
second street, Billings, Mont, says:
The statement I gave in favor Of
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1902 was true
in every respect and I am glad to re
iterate every word l then said. Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me Of kidney
trouble and, I have no hesitancy in
recommending them to others as ]
am sure their use will always be fol
lowed by the most beneficial results
Many people have taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills upon my advice and their
use was always followed by the best
Of results. Doan's Kidney Pills per:
manently cured me and my faith in
them has become stronger during the
time that has elapsed since I first used
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price Sc
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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Parker, the tool OF shameless ghouls.
for offering to speak these words 81
praise.
Then again there are those Demo
Gratis who are johnson lovers" and
Judge Gray Of Delaware has a large
following. Perhaps the largest mum
Der Of anti-Bryanites. whose votes
will be eloquent IN the result, will be
found in the ranks OF those, who CD
ject to supporting for the third tim.e,,
q man, who has twics lead his party
to defeat.
Considered from any viewpoint, to.
day gathering in Denver will in
many wavs be q farce, and its cniy
:ssl,lt vii: be providing an opponent
70: Mr.. rsi7 IN a race. in which there
Is little Fem for doubt as to +ae
outcome.
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.euTTE's FIGHT FOR pEcENcY.

Every right minded person in the
state of Montana should rejoice with
Butte in the apparent result of her
fight for decency against the 'tsecre-
taries'' of the underworld. Leading
in this fight are Judge MCGOWAN, a
police judge, whose work on the bench
has given him state wide fame and
Detective "Swede" Murphy, a fearless
officer, against whom charges Of graft
ing have been made by two men, who
are charged with living off the earn
ings of fallen women.
Investigation of the charges against
the Butte detective has precipitated
a war, which will result in the clean
ing out of Butte's VIGOROUSLY rotten
twilight zone". This war will act
as a boomerang on the "secretaries",
since they fired the first shot, in max
ing charges against Murphy. 4
For some time past, there have been
ugly rumors aloat, which reflected dis
credit. on a certain faction Of the Butte
plain clothes force. "Swede" Murphy
was not a member of this faction.
On the contrary, his work in arrest
ing the secretaries" interfered with
any grating, which might have been
done, and consequently he was a
marked man.
His past record and the source OF
the charges against him, are the great
est forces working in his favor and
the investigation will undoubtedly &C
complish the result, which his past
work indicates, vas ardently sought
for by him.
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the astonished delight Of the police
force Of Oak Park, as manifested by
tumultous applause, had slackened
suficientlyS the sergeant resumed:
IF, perchance, n Of the transient
visitors to our lovely suburb to whom
i made reference a moment ago should
arrive in a state Of undue exhilara.
tion, due to the excessive use of al.
cohol, do not say to him. Hello, old
souse; you're picked to the gills. and
couldn't see the hole in the ladder
through which the Cubs took a tumble.
Hot foot it with me to the station!' -
What looks of panied establishment
must have met these declarations,
which would indicate that the serg-
cant suspected that a member Of has
force would, under stress, descend to
the level of a bulgarian and a user of
language, which has been tabooed by
all right minded people, and, especial
ly the ~aristocratic residents Of this
suburb Of Chicago. He continued:
I'm such a case, approach the I'M
fortunate individual in a gentlemanly
name and say: Sir, I regret to see
that you are i%nebriated and / am
obliged to inform you that in accord
ance with my duty as a custodian OF
the peace Of this orderly and progress
sive community I must see that you
are ~incarcerated and live in keeping
with the precepts OF the simple life
until your brain has recovered it's equi-
librium and your system is
again normal. Be pleased, sir, to ac-
company me, to the place of deten-
ton"
As a result Of this reform Inaugural.
ted by Sergeant Downs it is safe to
prophesy that the day is not far dis
tant when the Oak Parker will have
but to speak anywhere in this broad
land, Of many speeches and dialects,
to be pointed out with admiring pride
as a resident Of that large and salu-
brious and a~ristocratic suburb Of a
city where the majority of our slang
phrases are coined. Who knows?
The effects Of the reform may be far
reaching enough to reclaim New
York's bowery boy or q police news
writer on a Butte paper.
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city, all hauling being done by the
old-fashioned heavy two-wheel carts.

city. all hauling being done by the
old-fashioned heavy two-wheel carts.
With a view to encourage the study
OF mining the government Of Bengal
and East Bengal and Assam have In
view giving a number Of scholarships
to students who will study the sub
ject in the shibpur Engineering
College.
"a catalogue OF the library Of Charles
Darwin, nov at the Botany School at
Cambridge, England, has been recent
ly compiled and an Introduction has
been prepared for the catalogue by
Francis Darwin, the son OF the great
scientist.
Negotiations among the German
manufacturers of wall paper have
finally led to the organization Of a
trust. The seven leading manufac'
turers who have already poined have
a combined annual production OF
abount $2,620,000.
A bottle Of whiskey was recently
sold for $40 at Ohakune. New Yea
land, which is 40 miles from the near
est saloon. One man bought two
large "nips' for IS each, and the. re.
naming contents OF the bottle were
put up for auction and knocked down
for $40.
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the platform committee should feel
tied to his language. He Is willing
that phraseology should be altered II
It can be improved upon without
changing the sense.
Soon after arriving In the city, Mr..
Brown went into conference with Gov
ernor Haskell, who will be chairman
OF the committee on resolutions, and
laid before him Mr.. Bryan's views.
Both Of them declined to discusss.
the platform.
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recites the necessity Of maintaining
and even increasing in some instances
existing railroad rates and tariffs,
recognizing the tnoughtfulness OF gov
eminent regulation. The necessity
for maintaining rates is stated to be
to pay the present high wage scale to
railroad employees.
During the afternoon Mayor F. W.
Brown Of Lincoln, who It to be the
Nebraska representative of the com
mittee on resolutions, arrived with
Mr. Bryan's suggestions concerning q
number Of planks Of the platform in
his pocket.
1ryan's Outline.
Mr.. Brown said that it had not been
Mr.. Bryan's intention to prepare q
complete platform, but that 1t was his
wish that the committee itself should
perform this duty. He declined to
say what subjects were covered by
the Bryan draft but 1t is understood
through other channels that Mr.
Bryan's memorandum deals especially
with the subject Of the regulation Of
the issuance Of writs Of Injunction by
the federal courts in labor disputes;
the tariff. the trusts the railroads
the election Of senators, which he
would have by direct vote Of the PEG
pie; the guarantee of bank deposits
by the government. and the publicity
Of campaign contributions.
The injunctions plank az drafted
would prohibit the issuance Of pro
hibitive writs without notice except II
cases in which it Is evident lrrepar
able damages might be done to pro
perty. In that event the plank would
permit the issuance Of an Injunction
limited to 10 days time, and a hear
ing would be required on the second
presentation Of mi case.
Bryan Don't Dictate.
MI. Bryan has given his friends tt
understand that while he tenders hil
suggestions, he does not desire that
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BELL WILL BE PROMPT.
Recent Floods and Washouts viii Not
Prevent Arrival Of Chairman.

Recent Floods and Washouts viii Not
Prevent Arrival Of Chairman.
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.-Temporary
Chairman Theodore A. Bell, who to-
gether with Mr.. Bryan, had become
almost HOPELESS about reaching Den
yer in time for the opening of the
convention on account Of the high
water which put the railroads in and
out of Lincoln out Of business left
the scene of the washouts for Denver
at $500 p. m.
viii Be On Time.
The Rock Island lines were able
by unusual efforts to arrange Tor
special train from the west side Of
the wash out ear Rockeby, Neb.
Chairman Bell and Associated Press
representatives ere able to cross the
swollen stream and board the waiting
train which will reach Belleville In
time to catch the Rock Island fast
Colorado express from Kansas City
which will be held for the purpose
due in Denver at s o'clock tomorrow
morning. Unless further unexpected
trouble arises, with the excellent faci-
Titles of the Rock Island, Mr.. Bell Will
reach Denver practically on time and
ahead of the time set for the opening
Of the convention. General Manager
Malcher's instructions are to get
there in time even II the train has to
split in two sections to do it."
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PURITY OF

Webster, after a thorough revision,
dubs slang, low, unauthorized, vulgar
language. Think what a large per-
centage Of the American people indi-
cate by expression of their thoughts
by the shortest method that they are
low and vulgar, and it leads you to
believe that a more modern defni-
ton of slang would be, elegant
everyday speech"
A reform movement is imminent in
Chicago, judging from a call down
which Sergeant Downs of the Oak
Park police force administered to his
officers the other day, when he laid
down the law and the gospel of pure
speech to them, somewhat after this
fashion:
Gentlemen Of the Oak Park Police
Force: Hereafter you will set a good
example to the residents of this com.
munity, as well as to the transient
visitors with whom your duty may
cause you to come in Official contact
by speaking American as she should
be spoke rather than as she is often
alas! heard on the lips Of the care
less. For example, If you have to re
port that a lawbreaker has stolen 8
pocket-book and run to make his es
cape on a trolley car, do not say, He
COPIED a Molly's poke and made a ho1
jaunt for a rather"
Think what a hit this officer. wht
is striving for speech reform, mus,
have made with the purists of tn.
country by this declaration. Vine,