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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 90. MATTERS BEFORE THE COUNCIL Several Questions of Minor Importance Acted Upon Last Night. CITY ASKED TO MAKE ADJUST- MENT WITH THE BAND. Ladies of G. A. R. Ask That Pado ga in Park be Im- proved. The council Last night voted to issue a license toT. J. Miller and company permitting them to run an employment agency in Be midji. The license fee of $100 was paid and necessary bonds put up- The agency will probab ly commence business this week. The matter of paying the band for services rendered during the G. A. R. encampment was brought up. The G. A. R. people asked the city to adjust the mat ter in some way. It seems that there has been a misunderstand ing on the money question. The bill was laid over to the ^next meeting to give the committee having the band in charge during the encampment time to reach some agreement with the leader. Trustee Bowser held that the council would be overstepping the limit in making the adjust ment, as the city was not con cerned. The Ladies of the G. A. R. had a petition in asking that the pagoda in the city park, used as headquarters during the ent campment, be left where it is, and that it be shingled and paint ed and made into an ornament. They promised to arrange the in side of the building in an attract ive manner and keep the whole in good condition. The petition was laid over to the next meet ing, and meantime the sentiment of those who reside along Be midji avenue facing tha park will been found relative to the matter. It was suggested that they might have some objections to offer. Greenwood cemetery was re ported to be in very poor con dition and the mayor appointed Trustees Bowser and Hazen as a committee to visit the cemetery .and take any action towards bet tering its appearance which they thought advisable. An Annual Visitor. The annual visit of Gentry Bros.' Famous Shows, with their multitude of trained animals, will soon be here. All the dogs, ponies, elephants and monkeys, that will be here tomorrow, will pay this city a yearly visit. A multitude of new of new artists have augmented the pay, or rather feed roll of the Gentry Bros.' Shows this season. Baby animal from far-off lands, and pretty dogs from every clime have succeeded in learning some new, laughable and startling per formance, which they will dis play for the approbation of their children patrons. The old and new members of the company participate in friendly rivalry for the applause of their youth full visitors. The shows will ex hibit in all their entirety, two performances, afternoon and night, Aug. 5, at the old baseball grounds. Subscribe for The Pioneer. The best advertising medium Bemidji is the Daily Pibneerg everybody reads it. IST. BEATEN WITH BAMBOO RODS BY THE DOWAGER EM- PRESS. IN FEAR OF ARREST AND UN- WILLING TO DISCUSS POL- ITICS. Pekin, Aug. 4.Shen Chien, a jour nalist of Pekin, has been executed, According to the official reports of the execution, Chien was beheaded, but it has become known that this report was false and that the condemned man was beaten to death in accordanceI with special instructions issued by the dowager empress, who desired to make an example of the journalist with which to terrify other reformers. The'incident is declared to be the most horrible that has occurred in China since the massacre of 1900. The killing occurred in the court yard of the yamun of the 'board of punish ment. The victim was beaten with, bamboo rods for two hours, the flesh. on his back, arms and legs Being Torn to Ribbons. After life had apparently become ex tinct, the executioners, fearing that Chien had merely fainted and might revive, twisted a rope tightly around his neck and left the body in thic con dition over night. No one except offi cers was permitted to see the prisoner after his arrest, all information regard ing his condition being withheld. The evidence at the trial was so weak that Chien woul probably have been acquitted had he not boldly pro claimed his principles throughout and his willingness to die for them. He frankly admitted the charge that he had attempted to organize a rebel lion at Han Kow in 19(H) and boasted that h had always advocated the as sassination of the Manchus in orer rid the country of the dynasty. Terrifies the Reformers. China is witnessing a return to the conditions which followed the coup d'etat of 1898. Political discussions among the Chinese, which increased during the imperial court's recent pol icy of friendliness toward foreigners, has suddenly stopped. The plan of the dowager empress to terrify the re formers by the execution of Shen Chien, has been successful. All the liberal Chinese, particularly those who have been associated with the reform era, are in the greatest fear of arrest, and it Is difficult to find a Chinaman who is willing to mention politics or the Chien tragedy, although the latter is almost the only topic of conversa tion among trusted friends. HIS NECK SAVED. Negro Murderer in North Carolina Out of Mob's Grasp. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 4. Wilford Roseboro, the negro who is charged with faring assaulted Mrs. D. Beavers in Iredell county, then murdering her and throwing her body into a well, is in Charlotte jail. He was brought here last night by Sheriff Summers of Ire dell county for safe keeping. Rose boro was captured in Polk county and taken to Asheville jail. When it be came known in Statesville that the sheriff was coming there with his pris oner a mob began to form for the pur pose of lynching Roseboro. This was just before the arrival of the train. Sheriff Summers eluded the gathering mob, however, and took his prisoner to Mooresville by private conveyance, and there caught a train for Charlotte. CROPS ARE MUCH DAMAGED. Cloudburst Floods a Section of Kan sas. Salina, Kan., Aug. 4.A cloudburst which occurred yesterday flooded the lowlands and valleys from a point near Tindborg, northwest to Ellsworth, do ing much damage. The valley north west from Lindsborg is all under water, and at Carnier, Brookville and Bavaria the water is from one to two feet deeper than during the recent flood. At Carnier the streets were flooded and the water covered the plat form of the union depot. Residences in the lower part of town are in one to two feet of water. Much damage to crops will result. Three Killed in Collision. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 4.A head on collision between two freight trains resulted in the death of three trainmen last night on the Cincinnati Southern railroad eighteen miles from Chatta nooga. TORN TO RIBBONS! TIRE ON RIOTERS AWFUL PUNISHMENT INFLICTE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS KILL A SCORE OR MORE OF DISORDERLY ON A CHINESE JOURNAL- HORRIBLE EXECUTION ORDERED INCITE STRIKERS IN HOPES OF TERRIflES THE REEORMERS TURKS EALl INTO AN AMBUSH 1 STRIKERS. ARMENIANS AM MIXED IN IT COMPLICATING BALKAN SITUATION. SEVERAL WERE KILLED NEAR PLAIN WHERE BRUTUS AND CASSIUS FELL. St. Petersburg, Aug. 4. There are reports that there were fresh collis ions between the troops and strikers I on the transcaucasian railway near 1 Tiflis last Thursday. The tr(N.rf were (ordered to fire upon the riv- v.s WANT TO COME BACK. Miners Driven Away by Business Men Appeal to the Governor. Denver, Colo., Aug. 4.Officers and members of the Idaho Springs miners' union, who were driven out of town by tie citizens after the dynamiting of the Sun and Moon mines electric plant have appealed to Gov. Peabody to fur nish them protection in returning to their homes. The governor was not in, b"ut he said later that he would have to refer the applicants to the county authorities, as he could do nothing for them until the sheriff called upon him for help in the matter. WOMAN IS ARRESTED. Death of Little Boy Is Laid at Her Door by Jury. Bunker Hill, 111., Aug. 4.Ida Gulter, who was suspected of the murder of Eivart Checksfield, a la 1 of six years of age, has been placed under arrest. Tie coroner's jury, after being in ses sion three nights, returned a verdict the effect that the boy came to his death by strychnine poison adminis tered by her. HAD TO GO AT LAST. Woman Dies in Kansas at the Age of 136 Years. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 4.Mrs. Jean nette White died here at the age of 136 years. She had a family Bible whioh gi-res the date of her birth at Jan. 16, 177 not far from Louisville. She has Urt4 in this elty eighteen years with daughter, Mrs. Mary Clark, who is I ^enty-four years of age. Subscribe for The Pioneer. THE DAILY PIONEER. who, were using revolvers, with ta result that twenty-one workmen 'cie killed. The removal of a rail by the strikers wrecked a' transcaucasian train. Twelve carriages were smashed and two persons killed. It is asserted here that the Armenians are inciting the strikers. Turks Fall Into Ambush. Constantinople, Aug. 4. Isolated conflicts continue to occur in Mace donia. Last Friday a Turkish patrol which was pursuing the authors of a jopening opening pi the Cass dynamite outrage fell into an ambu*i Lake Indian reservation are laid by the Bulgarians near Drama petition the state legis- which is close to the famous plain of UUUL Philippi, where Brutus and Caseins latllre extend its aid in the were defeated, and seven Turks and iatterl)f passing a resolution three bulgarians were killed. The porte, however, announces that before long the 40,000 troops now in Mace donia will be disbanded. It is stated that as a result of inquiry by Austrian and Russian consuls into the recent events at Salonica, Austria and Rus sia will demand the dismissal of the hief of police at Salonica. Reports from Armenia tell of rather seriouB disturbances, similar to those SfcU'lUU UIBLUiuoutCB, annual IU uiuor HER GEMS GONE. vhlch preceded the .troupe of 1894^-JBM* Baaleyj Jr., who recent- Several conflicts have occurred be tween the Turks and armed Kurds on one side and Armenians on the other, resulting in losses on both sides. Hawaiian Woman Robbed of $80,000 Worth of Jewelry. Honolulu, Aug. 4. Mrs. Samuel Parker has been robbed of $80,000 worth of jewelry, consisting chiefly of diamonds, rubies and solitaire studs. She wore them on Siturday night at a reception held to signalize the opening of a new hotel. Several hours later the thief or thieves entered her home and stole many of the gems she had dis played. Mrs. Parker, who is the wife of Col. Samuel Parker, one of thethe ealthiest men in Hawaii, was the widow of J. K. Campbell, who left her one-thir of his $4,000,000 estate. She was married to Parker about a year and a half ago and on the same day ker eldest daughter was wedded to Prince David. WHOLESALE A RETAIL ASK DELAY iMinnesota Lumbermen Want Time to Cut Reservation Timber. The lumbermen of Minnesota interested in the delay of the requesffing the {president of the United States that a period of ten.yell's be given in which to removt'the 1,200,000,000 feet of Chippewa pine estimated to be on the reservation. Towns Booming Jy returned from a trip up trie M. & I., says that the several new towns along the railroad survey are enjoying a very heafltlry boom. The town of Nortliome, formerly Phena, is particularly fast in its growth. There are five largo hotels now being built there, besides stores, residences, saloons, etc. A seven mile walk over the ties was necessary to reach Northome. The rails reach within almost a mile of the town, but trains do not run over them yet because of work still being done on the track. The Daily Pioneer want col umns are eood result getters. Try them. J. H. Smith will start a barber shop in one of Mr. Hannafins new office buildings on Beltrami avenue. William Hendrickson, 7 years old, broke his left arm yesterday by falling from a wagon standing back of the Malzahn block. G. W. Abbott, president of the Culton State Bank and secretary treasurer of the Union Savings Association of Sioux Falls, S. D., spent the day with F.N.Lang, looking over the loans made by the savings association in this city. This association has been in operation for eleven years, passing safely through the panic and it is now maturing and pay ing off the stock that is maturing at the rate of eight thousand dollars per month. The com pany is carrying nearly $300,000 in loans and has but $400,000 of property on hand. The success of this association has been the result of making only safe loans and by keeping its running ex penses down to one per cent per year on the money handled. Both of the bank examiners of South Dakota and Minnesota frankly admit that this company conducts its business upon the smallest expense but has been the most successful in its loans of anv association in the west. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1903. TEX CENTS PER WEEK. yv^y^^rywy^Mv*MM*^'^*fr)y^*4*^r^* FRED C. SMYTH, President TH0S. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. D. C. SMYTH, Manager BEMIDJ I MERCANTIL E CO. Opposite the Old Court House Groceries, Flour, Ha and Grain Phone 2 I 5 ^JVyyy^VVVVVVMVVVVW^A^A^^^^^A^^^^^^**^AiN*AAAAA*AAAA*A*AAAAA*A*AA*N**AAA INSTITUTE Reception Was Tendered Visiting Sundai School Delegates Last Night The delegates to the Sunday school institute now being hold in the city were tendered i re ception at the Methodist church last night. Besides the delegates there was i large number of town people present and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Yesterday's piogram as pub lished in the Daily Pioneer was carried out. The program was a good one and the addresses and papers were interesting ones. They are no less interesting to day, and another excellent pro gram has been arranged for morrow. A new clothing store is to be established on Minnesota avenue just below the Northern hotel. The building is now undergoing extensive repairs and improve provements. THINGS (i 0 0 I) O EAT WAS ARRESTED Alleged That Frank Schauls Re fused to Return a Man's Watch. Prank appeared situated as it is, at the head Bullhead Lake, and at the terminus of the Bullhead branch of the M. & J. railway, and being in the heart of the timber dis trict where logging will he carried on extensively for the next fifteen years, is bound to be a, thriving town in a very short time. The noil in this vicinity is loam with clay subsoil, showing excellent pros pects in regard to agricultural purposes. The ft. O'Kelliher Mercantile Co. of Blackduck will build a large general a.nd farmers. Schauls, a bartender, before Judge Achen baeh yesterday charged with having refused to return a watch which had been left with him for drinks. His hearing was sot for Id o'clock Wednesday morning, August It is alleged that the customer took- forty cents worth of drinks and left a valuable watch as seeiu'ity, and that when he re turned a little later to get back his time-piece Schauls refused to give it up. A warrant was ac cordingly sworn out for his arrest. Thunder Storm. THE NEW TOWN 0E KELLIHER Bemidji had its heaviest thun der storm of the season this morning. The.rata started at 9 o'clock and continued for two hours, thoroughly soaking up the ground. store, to supply loggers HE -oun towns in Northern Minnesota are fam ous for their rapid growth, and everything goes to show that KELLIHER will be one of the" busiest logging centers in this district. For Information regardi ng prices of lots, or other general information, write or call at the Crookston Lumber Company LOGGING DEPARTMENT BEMIDJI MINN.