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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-16
GOOD LAWS ENACTED.
Philippine Congress a Success Up to
Date,

San Francisco, March 16.-W. Nor
gan Shuster, formerly collector of the
port of Manila, now member of the
Philippine commission and secretary
of the board of public instruction, has
arrived here on the liner Manchuria.
He says that the Philippine congress
so far has proved success. The ma
tive legislators have accepted their
new responsibilities in proper spirit
and such laws as they have enacted
are good.
"The Philippines" he continued,
"need chance to. sell their sugar,
tobacco and other products in the
United States. They also need cap
ital to develop their resources, but
will get neither until the tariff is
modified in favor of the islands.
I'm spite of all obstacles, however,
wonders have been done in the ISL
ands, especially in and about Manila
We have now good water supply,
scientific sanitation, a good lighting
and street car service and first class
shipping facilities. The harbors have
been improved and when the tariff
gives them a chance the islands will
be ready to take it." .a. III
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40. U. W.

n P. Lahr, recorder for the Be.
midi Lodge of Workmen, has re.
celved word from w. M. Barber of
Long Prairie, to the effect that he
(Mr. Barber) viii make an official
visit to BemidYl lodge, next Monday
evening, at the invitation of M. c.
Tiff of Long Prairie.
1t istthe intention of Mr.. Barber
to tutly explain the new rates of the
ofeler which were adopted by the
grand lodge at the meeting held last
January, and which will go into
effect July l, and as the gentleman
is thoroughly posted in matters per
tanning to the A. 0. U. w., his adj
dress should be an interesting one.
The officials of the local A. 0. u.
w. lodge request that there be a
large attendance of members at the
meeting to be held Monday evening,
so that suitable reception may be
rendered Mr.. Barber.
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MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
Negotiations Between Japan and China
on Tatsu Maru Incident.

Negotiations Between Japan ana CHINA
on Tatsu Maru Incident.
Picking, March 16.-The negotia-
tons looking to settlement of the
difficulty between China and Japan
growing out of the seizure by China
of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru
are making favorable progress. The
Chinese foreign board has approved
the draft of a document in which
China accepts the last proposals made
by Japan. China will pay Japan H.
400 yen (about $10,700) and retain
the arms that form the cargo of the
Tatsu Maru and she will pay also
about 10000 taels demurrage on the
steamer 1t is expected that the
Tatsu Maru will be released shortly.
In addition Japan agrees to adopt and
enforce strict regulations to prevent
future traffic in arms and ammuni-
ton from Japan into China, but she
refuses to include the territory of
Macao in this limitation.
China will soon take up negotia-
lions with Portugal regarding the con-
traband traffic at Macao. She hopes
that an accurate delimitation of Portu-
guese waters at Macao now will be
secured and that the gambling for
which Macao is notorious, as well as
the smuggling done through that port,
may be materially restricted.
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~ 60 - 1850 v. sa :, ~ y g. -
aHI5c;ess and With comfortable surround.
ings. The baby alone looked pale and
peaked, but the parents attributed
this to the hot weather
In an interview the former rector
admitted that he had telegraphed for
help and admitted that the struggle
of life had been too much for him and
that he had made failure of every
thing.
I'VE are different from the Others .
said Cooke. "We cannot ask friends
to help us, because we threw aside
friends. We laughed at the world
and the world will laugh at us. Late
ly l have begun to realize that no
man, however. strong he may be or
however great may be his incentive,
can buck the world. It is older than
us and stronger"
In reply to the question: "You are
comfortable and seemingly have all
you want?" he said: 1T is not mat
ter of material comfort, its the knowl-
edge that one is an outcast. It is the
understanding that to the kind heart
ed you are an object of charitable
curiosity and to the others just q
simple cad. These are things which
no man can fight and am just tired
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RESCUES MANY GIRLS.
Elevator Boy Sticks to His Post Until
Car Is Ablaze. -.-

Elevator Boy Sticks to His Post Until
Car Is Ablaze.
New York, March 16.-One hundred
girl employees of the candy factory of
Arthur E. Sessing at 1872 Pearl street
were at work on the fourth and fifth
floors when fire was discovered in the
bottom of the elevator shaft, prevent
ing their exit by the stairways. While
some of the male employees fought the
fire Henry Coch, the elevator boy, ran
his car to the top floor and said to the
girls in as cool manner as he could
assume: There is fire in the base
ment. Maybe you had better let me
take you down."
Reassured by his GOODNESS the girls
were saved from panic and Coch took
five elevator loads of them to the first
floor before the flames reached such a
height in the elevator well that he
was compelled to abandon the car
On his last trip the fire burst into the
car and burned his hands.
The girls who were not taken on
by Coch took to the roof and the fire
escapes and reached the ground safe.
~. The fire consumed tons of candy.
The factory, f1ve-story building, was
practically destroyed.
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DIED BY THEIR OWN HANDS
Girl Who Attempts Suicide Lone Sur
YiVor of Party of Six.

Girl Who Attempts Suicide Lone Sur
vivor Of Party of Six.
New York, March ia Startling
story of how five young girls who
came from St. Paul little more than a
year ago died each by her own hand
was told by seventeen-year-old Helen
Baxter after she had made vain
effort to end her own life. Helen said
she was one of the party of six girls
who came to New York to make their
way in the world after receiving a
course of training in a business school
in the Minnesota city. She turned on
the gas in her. room, but was found
in time for her life to be saved. When
asked why she had tried to end her
life the girl astonished the ambulance
surgeon and others who had crowded
around her by her story of the fate of
her friends.
''Why should I not be allowed to
die?" she asked. my five girl friends
who left st. Paul with me a year ago.
after we left school, have all commit
ted suicide. I want to die as they
died and join them"
"Was it suicide pact?' she was
asked.
'My five friends are all dead and
they died as they chose" was her re-
ply.
The girl refused to give the names
of any of her girl friends.
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STEAMER GOES ASHORE.
Similarity of Fog Signals Given as
the Cause,

Woods Hole, Mass, March 16.-A
similarity between the fog signal on
the new Hen and Chickens lightship
and that on the Vineyard sound light
ship is said to have been the cause of
the grounding of the British steamer
Silvia, from New York for Halifax, N.
S., and st. Johns, N. F., on the Sow
and Pigs reef at the entrance to Vine
yard sound. The thirty-five passen-
gers on the Silvia, among whom were
the crew of the wrecked schooner
Beta, expressed themselves as willing
to remain on the stranded steamer
until the tug Orion, which was also
bound east, made a trip to this port
for help. Arrangements were made,
however, to take them off and send
them to Boston.
At the time of the accident there
was a thick fog, but the sea was
smooth and there was little wind
The Silvia grounded within a short
distance of the scene of the wreck of
the steamer Fairfax in November,
1898, and it was the opinion Of
mariners of this place that she would
have considerable difficulty in eXtri-
eating herself from her position.
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Mrs. William Ellis Dead.

~. ]. Ellis of this city received the
sad intelligence, yesterday morn.
ing, that Mrs. Aggie Ellis, wife OF
Mr.. Ellis son, William, had died at
Staples Saturday night, having been
afflicted with smallpox. The de,
ceased is survived by her husband
and four children, and the home is
at present practically under quaran,
tine, further duplicating the situa
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis were
formerly residents of Bemidji and
are quite we'll known here. Mr.
Ellis has been conductor on the N
P. railway, his run being from
Staples to Fargo.
The sympathy of Bemidji friends
is extended to Mr.. Ellis in his
bereavement and attendant troubles
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OPPOSE INSPECTION PLAN
many Grain Men Object to Bill Now
Pending in Congress,


washington, March 16-Represen-
tat1ves OF the. grain growing, shipping
and exporting interests from the prin.
c1pal cities of the country met here
IN conference under the auspices Of
the Grain Dealers National assooia.
zion to consider measures pending in
congress providing for the establish
ment by the secretary of agriculture
OF classification and grading of grain
the appointment Of federal inspectors
and prohibition of the use of other
grades
Considerable opposition has deyel.
oped among the grain trade to the
proposed plan for the reasons that
tnere will be required a very large
number OF inspectors; that It is i'm
possible to have one set of grading
rules apply to the entire country and
the merchants consider the pronosed
interference with their business nv
the government as unwarranted. The
present grading of cereals is almost
entirely by boards of trade and sim.
liar bodies and is thoroughly satisfac-
tory, 1t IS claimed, to those dealing In
tho commodities.
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WORKS CLEVER SCHEME.
"Con" Man Secures $1,O75 in Dia
monds for $21.

"Con" Man Secures $1,075 in Dia.
monds for $21.
Minneapolis, March 16-Mr. "Mau-
rice" prepossessing gentleman,
worked a clever game on the jewelry
firm of Fiske & Johnson, making away
with $1,075 worth Of diamonds.
Maurice" entered the store and
asked to see the diamonds. He select
ed several stones valued at SLOTS.
He counted off the money. The clerk
then counted the amount and informed
Maurice" that he was 81 short.
Maurice" admitted the shortage
Searching about his pockets for the
other dollar he pulled forth big roll
Of bills. Placing them on the counter
he accidentally" knocked the $1,074
to the floor. He picked up the $1,O74
which he apparently laid on the coun-
ter. Taking the diamonds he left the
store
Then the clerk awoke to find that
the stranger had left only $21.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-16
FRANCE IS SURPRISED
Successful Trip Of Our Battleship
Fleet a Revelation.
NAD ANTICIPATED TROUBLE
Believed Long Voyage Would Develop
Structural Weaknesses in the Yes
sells or at Least Serious Breakdowns
in the Engine Rooms.

Paris, March 16.-News of the de-
cision to send the American battleship
fleet back to the Atlantic coast by way
of Australia and the Suez canal is
received here as browning revela-
ton of the efficiency of the American
navy. The statement that the cruise
is to be extended in this manner has
opened the eyes of the French public,
which had been led to believe that the
American navy was a good deal of a
bluff" that the cruise around South
America would demonstrate the inca
pAcity CT tie vessels and that if it
was accomplished the ships would be
ready for the scrap heap. Even in
French naval circles the belief was
that the long voyage would develop
structural weaknesses in the vessels
themselves, or at least serious break
downs in the engine rooms. In view
of these opinions the announcement
that the feet arrived at Magdalena
bay ahead of her schedule, ready for
target practice and in better condition
than when it sailed from Hampton
Roads in December has created all
the more establishment.
Many French officers now frankly
say that the impressive demonstra-
ton given by the American feet of
its ability to keep at sea raises the
American navy to an equality with
that Of Great Britain and that If the
return journey is as successful as the
trip around South America has been
the American navy will have demon
strated that it has no superiors in the
world.
The French minister of marine, M.
Thomson, is so impressed with the
result of this cruise that he is in
structing Lieutenant Commander de
Blanpre, the French naval attache at
Washington, to proceed to San Fran
cisco and send in full report of the
condition of the ships and the lessons
of the cruise. The lack of boiler acct
dents during the voyage already has
called out criticism of the contrast
furnished by the French navy, where
trouble in the engine room is con-
slant, and NJ. Thomson has been in
terpellated as to why the government
does not use the American type of
boiler, which is now being manufac-
tured in France.
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District Court Tomorrow.

The spring term of district court
for Beltrami county will be held in
this city commencing tomorrow
morning at O'clock, with Judge
Spooner presiding.
The calendar for the term shows
a large number of civil cases, an
there are several criminal matters tc
be considered.
Judge Spooner returned to the
city yesterday afternoon and will
call court promptly at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
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|BIG fine CONFIRMED.
American Asphalt Company Must
Pay Venezuela $5,OoO,000.
AIDED MATos REVOLUTION

Castro Government Holds Concern
Liable for the Estimated Cost OF
Putting Down the RevoIt-one
More Chance to Appeal.
Caracas, Venezuela, March 16.-The
superior court of Venezuela has hand
ed down verdict confirming the judg.
ment of the lower court which con.
demned the New York and Bermudez
Asphalt company to pay, fine of
100000 to the Venezuelan govern.
ment for having extended assistance
to the Matos revolution, which was
directed against President Castro.
This sum is the estimated cost of put
ting down the revolution. The COM
pany will appeal to the court of cassa-
ton.
The finding of the lower court re-
ferred to in the above dispatch, which
is the civil court of first instance, was
handed down in August of last year.
The appeal to the court of cessation
is now the only thing that remains to
the company so far as the situation in
Venezuela is concerned.
It was from American witnesses and
from testimony taken before American
judges in United States courts that
the Venezuelan government obtained
it's most important proof of the part
alleged to have been played by the
asphalt company in the Matos revo-
luton, the furnishing of the money
with which to start the fight.
The controversy between the as
phalt company and the Venezuelan
government has been long and bitter
and was in critical state at the time
that Herbert w. Bowen was American
minister at Caracas. On this occasion
the state department sent what was
practically an ultimatum to Venezu-
ella in regard to the matter.
The charge that the company aid
ed the Matos revolution with funds
has been substantiated, officials of the
company having testified to the truth
of this statement in New York in 1905.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Rear Admiral Theodore F. Kane. re.
tired, is dead at New York.
The president has issued procla.
nation promulgating the terms Of the
treaty of arbitration recently agreed
upon by the United States and France,
William b. Waugh, aged ffty-three
years, president of the Milwaukee
chamber of commerce, president of
the Milwaukee Transportation Mems
association and we'll known in railwav .
circles, is dead.
Hon James Gully, son of Viscount
Selby, former speaker of the house nj
commons, has been committed to Jail
Tor contempt of court in that he alb
Quoted his own daughter from the
custody of her mother.
Charles Wiedman shot himself at
Chicago after an attempt to murder
Mrs. Minnie Heiss in the hallway of
her residence. He was taken to a
hospital, where he died shortly after.
ward. Mrs. Heiss probably will die.
Mark A. Hanna, son of Daniel Hanna
and grandson of the late Marcus A.
Hanna and who is a freshman in the
Sheffield scientific school at Yale uni.
versity, was married secretly at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, to Miss Adele Pratt
OF Elmira, N. Y.
Announcement is made by the Pitts
burg Plate Glass company of an aver
age reduction of Is per cent in the
price Of plate glass. The new rate
becomes operative at once. It is be-
heved the reduction will stimulate the
plate glass business.
Rev. David r. Hindman is dead at
Parkville, Mo-, aged eighty-one years.
He went to California from Pennsvl-
vania in 1S49 and served through the
Civil War with the Union army. At
the close of the war he entered the
Presbyterian church, serving in the
synods of Missouri, Iowa and Kansas
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days in which to file the reasons.
When they are entered upon the rec
ord Judge Kunkel will set time for
argument and will decide the matter
at his convenience. The general be-
lief is that no new trial will be grant
ed, but of course this is mere specula-
ton. Should retrial be refused the
case will be taken to the appellate
courts.
The court has granted continu-
ance of the bail in which the defend
ants in this case are held. Only San
derson and Snyder we're at the court
house when the verdict came in and
the others were represented by coun-
sci
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SIays Wife and Himself.

York, Pa, March 16.-George Bentz
aged forty-eight years, fred two shots
from a revolver into the left temple
of his wife and then turned the weapon
upon himself and sent a bullet into
his right temple. Both died in few
minutes. Mrs. Bentz was thirty-five
years of age. Bentz was out of work
and had grown respondent. He was
also insanely jealous of his wife.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-16
Night Riders Burn Barns

Versailles, KY, March 16.-Three
barns in Woodford county and one
just across the line in Scott were
burned by party of masked men.
The men were on horseback and in
buggies, the party numbering not more
than fifty. A number Of shots were
fired, but as far as known nobody W;
hurt.
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Shot to Death in Street Duel.

New York. March 16:-A we'll
dressed, prosperous looking Italian
was shot to death in street duel
with two men at One Hundred and
Fourteenth street and First avenue.
The two men escaped. From stories
told by several persons who witnessed
the affray it is believed that the dead
man was Black Hand agent and
that his death was a result of an at.
tempt to collect tribute from the men
who afterwards killed him.
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ALA TRIES TO ESCAPE
Denver Assassin Slashes Throat
Of "Trusty'' in Charge.
LATTER NOT SERIOUSLY HURT

HOLDS Condemned italian Until Help
Arrives and Prisoner Is Overpow-
ered-Razor Used Probably Left by
Former Occupant Of Cell.
Denver, March 16.-An attempt was
made, by Giuseppe Ala, the con-
demned murderer of Father Leo, to
escape from the county jail where he
has been under heavy guard day and
night. He made use of razor blade,
with which he slashed the neck of a
"trusty" who was cleaning his cell,
and made a rush to get away.
The trusty, despite his cut, rushed
after Ala and pinioned him and he
was quickly overpowered with the
help of Deputy Warden Carpenter.
The trusty has a wound two and a
half inches long on his neck, but as
the jugular vein is not severed he
will recover.
When returned to the jail after his
conviction on Thursday Ala was
stripped of everything and new com
plete outfit was given him except his
socks. These were turned inside out,
examined and returned to him. Ala
was then placed in the cell for the
condemned, which had been thor
oughly swept and cleaned and sup
piled with new bedding. This cell
had been occupied by an Italian
named Rernati, who accompanied Ala
to Denver from New York and has
been held since the assassination of
Father Leo as suspect and possible
witness. After Alias conviction Der
natl was removed to another part of
the Jail and the cell he occupied was
then made ready for the condemned
man. Bernati was released from Jail
Friday night and as he passed Alias
cell he spoke to the condemned man
in Italian. It is surmised that Ber-
natl may have left the razor concealed
in the bowl of the water closet of the
cell and told ALA where to look for it
when he passed out.
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Torpedo Boats Reach Panama.

Panama, March 16.-The American
torpedo boat fotilla, under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Cone, which left,
Callao March 8. has arrived here. The
voyage up from Callao was most sue
cessful. The weather was pleasant
and the flotilla experienced no DELAYS.
The boats are in good condition and
all on board are well. IA.
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Prominent Attorney Suicides.

Akron, O.. March 16.-Attorney
George G. Kohler, son Of former state
attorney General j. A. Kohler. COM
mltted suicide by shooting himself in
the temple while sitting in chair at
MS nome Kohler is said to have
been heavily involved financially and
to have lost money In investments.
He was leading member Of the local
bar - -
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Important to Tobacco Growers.

Washington, March ia bill of
great Importance to the tobacco inter-
ests of the country was passed by the
house of representatives. Among
other things it provides for the re-
moyal of the tax on leaf tobacco when
bought by storekeepers or dealers and
sold to consumers; permits storekeep-
ers to buy and sell it as any other
commodity without paying the tax and
abrogates certain rules of the internal
revenue bureau With prevent the
grower from selling w7 delivering his
tnhaccn To cnnc1lna q Axr hia anonf
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Bank Robbers Likely to Escape.

Coffeyville, Kan, March 16.-Sev-
eral posses are searching in the Usage
hills, across the line in Oklahoma
from here, for the three bandits who
robbed the Tyro State bank at Tyro,
Kan., and escaped after a fight with
officers. The prospects of the men
being captured appear slim. In the
fight Marshal Lee of Wann, Okla,
was shot in the hand and the horses
of two of the pursuers were shot from
under them.
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MONTANA TOWN BURNED.
Three Hundred Families Homeless as
Result of Fire.

Butte, Mont, March 16.-Fire de-
stroyed three-fourths of the town of
Big Timber, about $50 miles east of
this city on the Northern Pacific rail-
road. Three hundred families are
rendered homeless and the loss is
estimated at more than 100000.
For seven hours the fire ragged. A
terrific gale prevailed and not infre-
quently the flames would leap a block
at time, licking up dwelling after
dwelling. Early in the struggle con-
troll of the fire was lost and a special
train with fire fighting apparatus was
hurried from Livingston, about thirty
miles west of Big Timber.
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ASKS DISMISSAL OF SUIT
Harry X. ThaW Also Denies Charge of
Insanity.


New York, March 16.-Denying the
charge of insanity and praying for
dismissal of the suit, Harry K. Thaw,
through his counsel, made answer to
Evelyn Nesbit Thaws suit for an an
nulment of their marriage. Thaw's
answer was delivered to Daniel
O'Reilly, counsel for Mrs. Thaw, who
after receiving the papers, announced
that the case would be put on the
trial calendar in the supreme court
next week.
The answer of Harry Thaw is brief
and contains only the barest legal
formalities. Russell Peabody, Thaw's
counsel, declared that the case would
be resolutely contested by his client