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Quiet on the Range. Yesterday's Duluth News-Tribune contained the following concerning the latestphase of the strike on the iron range: Sheriff William Bates and Deputy Owen Gately were in the city yes terday for a short time. They ex pect to leave Monday for the seat of war and will remain on the ground as long as there is any need. The situation looks the same, according to the sheriff. He does not look for any more trouble and thinks the strike is well in hand. He has not in any way relaxed his vigilance but does not have any difficulty in keeping abreast of the situation. He says the mines are getting more men every day and it will not be long until they are run ning with full forces. Asked concerning the deputy sheriffs on the range, about whom the governor inquired, the sheriff smiled and said: 'There were no men sworn in as deputy sheriffs who were not residents of the state and are all good men, A false impression Skating at the Rink To- night and Tomor row Night Music by the Band Tomor row Night Greeting Al has been created by the fact that many of the mining companies have armed some of their own men to act as guards. These men are not special officers in any way. They are merely guarding the property of their em ployers as they have a perfect right. It is not to be denied that some of these men have gone too far, but their indescretions should not be charged up to the sheriff. My men are all selected from the best timber available and are doing good work.'" Is Ball Enthusiast. Matt Jones,proprietor of a refresh ment parlor at Northome, and who is also manager of the Northome baseball team, came down from his home this morning and spent the day in the city. Mr. Jones has considerable con fidence in the prowess of his ball team and hurls defiance at the "First" nine of this city. His defi ance will probably be accepted .and a game arranged between Bemidji and Northome, to be played at a near-by date. Minnesota Sta^te Fear Hamline, Minn., Sept. 2-7 Inclusive 3cTC KSroNE PM*^ "Dan Patch" will try to lower his record on the opening day. "Sweet Marie" will try for a lower mark on Thursday, Sept 5. Purses for Harness Horses aggregate $27,000. A new dairy hall and a new poultry building, each costing $25,000. Grand-stand thoroughly repaired and half-mile track reconstructed. Sewer system costing $50,000 completed. A larger, costlier and better fair than in any previous year- Magnificent exhibits of every kindSplendid evening pro- grams with fire-worksSuperior amusement programs and a thousand special features. The Greatest Western Fair Spend a few days enjoying it Additional Train and Sleeping CarService During Minnesota State Fair Week For full information about trains and service see local agent Northern Patcifis R.'y "Dad" Allen Skidooed. -jW: In the last issue of the Cass Lake Times, Editor Ives says of the late sheriffs' convention, which was held in this city: "The annual meeting of the sheriffs of the state was held in Be midji this week and some forty or fifty heads of that important office were there and partook of the good things, wet and dry, which Bemidji is famous for setting up. Neither Doc Rutledge nor Dad Allen were run in during the period of their maintenance of law and order, which shows that either the newspaper men of our sister town are improving in morals or that the officers, being in multitude, neglected their duty." "Dad" Allen "skidooed" the Mon day previous to the assembling of the peace officers, and hied him to St. Paul, in safety. As for the writer hereof, we "stuck," and the visiting sheriffs were given such a good time that they failed to bear down heavily on our shortcomings, judge. "Scrubs" Mightily "Mauled." The Bemidji"scrub"baseball team went to Northome Saturday evening, and yesterday sfternoon they "crossed bats" with the Northome baseball nine in a game in which the boys up the north line simply walked all over the "scrubs" and tramped them into the swampthe final score being 23 (how suggestive) for Northome to 4 for the "Scrubs." Mitchell pitched for the Bemidji crowd. He was not hil very hard, but what was lacking in the hitting line was more than made good in the errors wnich the "scrubs" piled up. Scribner and Oman were the battery for the Northome team and they did nice work. Now Lives in Washington. Bemidji friends of S. McCamus, who formerly lived in Bemidji, will be interested in the following from the Brookston Herald: "S. McCamus,father of the editor, arrived Tuesday evening for a few days' stay at our home. He is now making his home in Spokane, Wash., and this is his first visit east of the Rockies since he left here nearly two years ago. The elder McCamus is on his way to Toronto, and other points in Ontario, where he will spend a month with friends and relatives, some of whom he has not seen in over 20 years." Souvenir envelopes at this office. 1 Much Grain Passes Through. Cass Lake Times: The i state grain inspectors at this village are making ample preparations to take care of the enormous wheat crop which now threatens to soon be thrust upon the markets. Before another month has passed great trains with a hundred forty ton cars will be moving and during no hour of the day or night shall we fail to hear the thundering of the wheat trains as they pass down the grade into the Cass Lake yards, where they will be inspected and pass on to the head waters of the Great Lakes. Did you ever attempt an estimate of the thousands of bushels of wheat that pass by our doors during just one day in the early fall? It is no over statement to say that a train will move one hundred thousands bushels ten trains one million and when twice that numbsr of trains pass by every day you may easily estimate the mountain piles of wheat which our inspectors are called upon to sample from the beginning of the season until all is in the elevators at Duluth. Returned from Pleasant Visit. J. Peterson, Jr., and wife returned on Saturday from a visit to the twin cities, whither Mrs. Peterson went to have*her eyes treated. While Mr. Peterson was away he took occasion to visit his old home at Litchfield, where he had not been for many years. He greatly enjoyed his stay there and renewed old ac quaintances and visited old scenes. The visit did Mrs. Peterson a world of good, and afforded both Mr. Peterson and his wife much pleasure. Detroit and Return $12.00 Via the South Shore tickets on sale leaving Duluth, September 8th, 11th, 15th and 20th, connecting at St. Ignace with the elegant steamers of the D. & C. N. Co. To Buffalo, $2.00 higher. Limit three weeks. For sleeping car and steamer reser vations apply to A. J. Perrin, General Agent, Duluth, Minn. Modern House for Sale. House and lots, No 700 Bemidji Ave., for sale 75 foot front heated with hot water electric lights and all modern conveniences. A. A. Warfield 711 Lake Boulevard. Grand Opera Deck Hand Killed. Sandusky, O., Aug. 19.John Wor den of London Eng., a grand opera baritone, "roughing it" as a deckhand on the steamer John Harper, in port here, fell through a hatchway into the hold, struck on his head and was in stantly killed He shipped at Mar quette, Mich, Aug. 2 and was on his second trip. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Peter Smith, president of the Minneapolis chamber of commerce, died suddenly in New York of a com bination of Brights disease and heart failure. Rev. George A. Peltz, D. D., a prom inent clergyman and one of the or ganizers of the Jamestown (N. Y.) Chautauqua, is dead at Philadelphia, aged seventy-four years. Richard Croker, the former Tam many leader, who is scheduled to visit this country this fall, will not, accord ing to latest reports, arrive until the latter part of November. Tuberculosis has been discovered In the fine dairy herd owned by J. Pier pont Morgan and six of his high bred milch cows have been killed by or ders cabled by Mr. Morgan. A rate war in eastbound steerage traffic is possible. Six steamship lines have announced a cut in steerage rates to Continental ports. The fight is be tween four of the large lines and two small ones that have recently come Into the field. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Duluth What and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 17.WheatSept, 93c Dec 94&c May, 98%c. Flax Sept, $1.14 Oct., $1.12% Nov., |1.~ 12% Dec, $1.10%. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. 17.Wheat- Sept, 91%c, Dec, 93%c May, 98%c. On trackNo. 1 hard, 97c No. 1 Northern, 96c No. 2 Northern, 92% 3 93%c No. 3 Northern, 89@90c. St. Paul Union Stock Yords. St. Paul, Aug. 17.CattleGood to chaice steers, $5.50@6.25 fair to good, $4.00@5.00 good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@5.00 veal calves, $4.50 @5 50. Hogs$5.50@6.20. Sheep Good to choice wethers, $5.25@5.50 good to choice lambs, $6.506.75. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Aug. 17.CattleBeeves, $4.357.35 cows and heifers, $1.30 5:40 Texans, $3.755.10 stockers and feeders, $2.6004.90. HogsLight, $6J5@6.60 mixed, $5.75@6.50 rough, $6.45@5.75 pigs, $5.50@6.35. Sheep, $3 60@5.70 lambs. $5.25@7.40. 1 f^ Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. 17.WheatSept, 84%c Dec, 89%@89%c. CornSept, 64%c Dec, 51%c. OatsSept, 45%c Dec, 4&%c PorkSept., $15.- 75. ButterCreameries, 20@24c dai ries, 19%322% Eggs13%@15%c. PoultryTurkeys, 12c chickens, 12o prings, 14c. HAS GREAT AMBITIONS. Harriman Would Own All Railroads If He Could. Reno, Nev., Aug. 1/."All the rail roads of the country would be mine If I could get control of them," said Edward H. Harriman to a reporter for the State Journal on his arrival at 8parks, Nev., the division terminal, In the course of an Interview during Which he discussed his work and his imbitions. "I have been quoted seriously tor an expression made jocularly to the effect that I would manage the rail roads for the federal government that I would turn my holdings over to the United States for a fair compensa tion and act then as a commissioner," Mr. Harriman continued. "But I am misunderstood. The time has not come for federal ownership. Person ally, with all the lines in my posses sion, I would be better suited*' "What is your policy concerning the management of the railroads that we are told you own?" "It is to pay dividends," came the decisive answer. "Since 1898 we have spent $300,- 000,000 for improvements. We want some returns. Don't you think we are entitled to returns from such an ex penditure? Mine, then, is a financial policy I watch that end of the game. Other matters are left to the officials concerned with them. "Agitation of the abuses on the rail roads make harder the accomplish ment of local improvements. Facts that in themselves are insignificant are magnified and distorted by the public mind until they become harm ful to the interests of the public and to us. It is the spirit of the ageand the newspapersso what can we do?" FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR Coal Shipments to and From the Head of the Lakes. Superior, Wis., Aug. 1".There is no danger of a coal shortage in the territory tributary to the Head of the Lakes if the roads entering here are able to handle the business the coming winter. Coal receipts up to the pres ent time have broken all records and there is actually on the docks at the present time about 2,000,000 tons. Meanwhile shipments are good for summer and the prospects are that before the close of navigation the docks will have sold more coal from Superior and Duluth docks than ever before during the same season. For three months previous to Aug. 1 this year the Superior and Duluth docks shipped into the Northwest more coal than ever before in that same period and nearly double the amount sent out in the same three months of 1896. This year, from May 1 to Aug 1, a total of 48,944 cars have been shipped, as against 28,549 In that period a year ago. The roads are rushing new trackage and yard facilities and the Great Northern next week will have in operation its big new freight transfer shed here, which, it is calculated, will relieve that road of the congestion of general freight experienced last fall. WINS HOME FOR HIMSELF Orphan Boy Saves Life of Rich Man's Daughter. New York, Aug. 1'.Lewis Wilding, eleven years old, an inmate of an or phanage, has by his bravery won for himself a home and probably a good future. He jumped into the river and saved the life of Rose McGowan, thir teen years old, the daughter of a con tractor, who had fallen into the water while gathering moss along the riv er's bank. Wilding, who happened to be pic nicking in the vicinity with the chil dren from the orphanage, went to the rescue, while several men stood by apparently afraid to make the venture. Hugh McGowan, the girl's father, says he will care for the orphan lad in the future and will also bring his act to the attention of those in charge of the Carnegie hero, medal fund. GIRL IN NIGHTDRESS. Policeman Solves Mystery of Ghostly Bicycle Rider. Fort Dodge, la., Aug. .The ghostlike apparition of a girl astride a bicycle flitting about the streets after midnight will not startle resi dents in the East End any longer. For weeks pedestrians abroad late at night have been scared. Thursday night a policeman, at tracted by a crash and a scream, ran around a corner and solved the mys tery. He found a young and prettly girl clad In a thin nightdress which had suffered severely when the wheel she was riding struck a brick. The girl was dazed, but told the policeman where she lived. He escorted her home and startled her father, a well known merchant, who thought his daughter was safe in bed. The girl said she had no recollection of her night rides. TO TEST ITS LEGALITY. German Tariff Agreement May Be Taken Into Court New York, Aug. If.The German tariff agreement, it is now probable, will be taken into the courts for a judicial decision as to its validity be cause of a decision by the general ap praisers here sustaining the advanced value on an Importation of chocolate from Germany. Liabilities Over Half Million. Philadelphia, Aug. 17.Receivers have been appointed for the assigned estate of the late Alexander Crow, Jr., a mill owner of this city. The liabilities are placed at $597,583, but it is believed the assets will nearly cover this amount. Crow was former ly a leading Republican politician and was once sheriff of the city. *j "Job for Bob Fltwlmmon*'^ New York, Aug. 1'.Robert F1U- simmons, the pugilist, has been asked to accept the position of physical di rector in the school of instruction for policemen, just organized by Mayor Fish of Plainfield, N. J. Fitzsimmons recently has been living on a farm tear the Jersey town. He 1B eonsid ring the offer. ISlWITHOUT EFFECT No Change in Situation by Gen eral Strike Order. NEILL GOES TO WASHINGTON Commissioner of Labor Declares That Differences Between Operators and Telegraph Companies Cannot Be Adjusted in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 1 .Despite the issu ance of the general strike order by President Small of the Telegraphers' union the situation in this city has not materially changed. All of the men who were disposed to strike and who might have been affected by the general order were already out. It was believed by the officials of the union that the order would paralyze a number of brokerage and commis sion houses, but up to a late hour in the morning no additional strikes in this direction had been reported. Both the Postal and Western Union companies increased their forces on the board of trade They both report ed the strike situation as steadily im proving, with occasional applications from strikers for their old positions. It was said at the offices of both com panies that they were every day han dling matter with more dispatch. The improvement in the Associated Press service was marked, a number of towns on each of the west, north and south circuits, which did not re port the. previous day, were receiving a full report and the volume of news handled was much greater than at any time since the walkout Monday night. The efforts at peacemaking have so far produced no effect. The companies still declare positively that under no circumstances whatever will they con sent to arbitrate and the men still in sist that they do not desire any media tion. President Gompers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor declared that he was still working for peace, but admitted that present prospects were not bright. United States Labor Commissioner Neill has left for Washington. Just before taking his train he said that the telegraphers' strike could not be settled in Chicago and that the only place where an adjustment could be reached was in New York, The officials of the Telegraphers' union here have changed front on the proposition to arbitrate and announced that they would accept the offices of the general board of arbitrators of the American Federation of Labor in set tling the differences. This board con. sists of John Mitchell of the Mine Workers, Daniel J. Keefe of the Long shoremen and Samuel Gompers. It was Mr. Gompers who made the above announcement. SITUATION IMPROVING. General Strike Order Has No Effect In New York. New York, Aug. 1 .Up to noon the order for a general strike of all commercial telegraphers had met with no response from the men at work in either the Western Union or the Post al Telegraph companies or those of the Associated Press. The officials of the two big companies said that they had failed to discover that the strike order had had any effect on the situa tion. The extension of communication to the more remote and smaller towns was proceeding rapidly and business was being moved expeditiously. The Associated Press resumed local serv ice to a number of minor points and the main circuits were working as usual. WILL CONTINUE AT WORK Railroad Telegraphers Not Included In General Strike. Chicago, Aug. 1 .At the confer' ence held here between President S. J. Small of the Commercial Telegra phers' union, Secretary Russell, Pres sident Samuel Gompers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and several other labor leaders it was decided definitely that there should be no strike of the 47,000 railroad telegra phers of the United States. These op erators will be called upon shortly to contribute to strike fund of $60,000. Two of their general officers attended the conference. Declines to See Strikers. St. Paul, Aug. 1 .The strike of operators in this city has not mate rially changed. The only develop ment of the day was the refusal of Manager Chapman of the Western Union to receive a delegation of strik ers who desired to present a list of grievances. At a mass meeting of strikers several local labor leaders made addresses. MOB PURSUES OFFICER. Seoures Possession of Negro Prisoner and Lynches Him. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 17."Will Clifford, a negro, was arrested at Tip tonville, Tenn., and confessed assault ing Mrs. Mary Cowen (white) and throwing her body into the river also that he killed another woman a year ago. Constable Burrus secreted Clif ford in a barn to avoid a mob that threatened the jail. Burrus finally started with Clifford for another place and at Maple, Ky., a posse caught up with them. The constable was over powered and the negro strung up. VALUED AT $1,000,000. Transvaal Will Buy Big Diamond for *K* l.KIng Edward.a*%$tf| Pretoria, Transvaal, Aug. 17.Pre- mier Botha has announced that he would introduce a resolution in par liament providing for the purchase by the government of the Transvaal of the Cullinan diamond, the largest In the world, as a present to King Ed ward in token of the loyalty and ap preciation of the people of the Trans vaal of the bestowal of a constitution on the colony. The Cullinan diamond 1B valued at fl,000,000. A few doses of this remedy will in variably cure an ordinary attack of diarrhoea. It can always be depended upon, even in the more severe attacks of cramp colic and cholera morbus. It is equally successful for summer diarrhoea and cholera infantum in children, and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. When reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take. Every man of a family should keep this remedy in his home. Buy It now. PRICE, 25c. LARGE SIZE, 500. Barker's Drug Store WANTS ONE CENT A WOtl*D. HELP WANTED. WANTEDFor IL S. army, able bodied, unmarried men between ages of 19 and 35, citizens of the United States, of good characte and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For information apply to Recruit Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji, Minn. WANTED: Chamtermaid, dish washer, laundry girl and dining room girl. Inquire of Hotel Brinkman. WANTEDTwo mangle girls, one firstclass hand ironer. Good wages. Apply at Bemidji Steam Laundry. WANTEDGood girl for general house work 707 Bemidji Ave. WANTFD: Messenger boy. quire of Western Union. WANTED: Markham. WANTED: Markham. WANTED: Markham. In- WANTED: Two kitchen girls. Inquire City Hotel. WANTEDLaundry girl. Apply at Armstrong's. Pastry cook. Hotel Dishwasher, Hotel Second cook. Hotel FOR SALE. FOR SALE: House and lots, No. 700 Bemidji Ave., foT sale 75 foot front house heatecf with hot water electric lights and all modern conveniences. A. A. Warfield 711 Lake Boulevard. FOR SALERubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE: Nice seven room house. 717 Lake Boulevard. In quire of T. Baudette, at city liv ery. FOR SALE CHEAPFour room house in Mill Park. Easy terms. Inquire of Harry Reynolds. FOR SALEMagnificent moose head mounted will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office. LpST and FOUND MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARYOpen Tues days and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p. m. Thursdays 7 to 8 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librar ian. Want Ads *$C FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer W% elf *&* \%.i