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VOL. I, NO. 19
MACHEN LAID Off
THE POSTOFFICE INVESTIGATION
TAKES A SENSATIONAL
TURN.
GEN. BRISTOW RECOMMENDS IT
SUPERINTENDENT OF FREE DE-
LIVERY "GIVEN LEAVE OF
ABSENCE.
OFFICIAL CONDUCT UNDER HIH
ACTION NECESSARY TO SUCCESS-
S \i
FUL CONDUCT OF THE IN-
VESTIGATION.
Washington, May Vs.The investi
gation of the affairs of the postoffice
department which has been dragging
'along for two months took a sensa
tional turn late yesterday afternoon
when, by order of Postmaster General
Payne, August W. Machen. general
superintendent of the free delivery
system, and one of the most widely
known government officials in the
United States, was relieved from his
duties and Postoffice Inspector M. C.
Fosnes was designated to take charge
of that service. The change will take
effect to-day. when Mr. Fosnes will
assume charge of the free delivery
service and at the sane time that
If*
ft
ft
service will be placed under the con
trol of the office of the fourth assis
tant postmaster general. Heretofore
it has been under the jurisdiction of
the first assistant. The
Action of the Postmaster General
was taken on the written recommenda
tion of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow. who is directing the
investigation of the affairs of the de
partment, that the transfer of Mr.
Machen's bureau to his jurisdiction
and its administration by a postoffice
inspector would expedite the investi
i gation. In ordering the change recom
mended, the postmaster general gives
"Mr. Mschp'n "leave of absence until
the investigation is concluded." Mr.
Machen promptly acquiesced in the de
cision of the postmaster general, tak
ing occasion to say in doing so, that he
courted the fullest investigation of his
official conduct Mr. Machen has been
under fire ever since the investigation
began.
Charges of Various Kinds
have been preferred against the adterday
ministration of the free delivery
branch of the postal service. These
included allegations of collusion with
letter box manufacturers in furnishing
of Voxes to Dostofifioe natrons ncirHcu-
IC.H.MILESl I Wholesale Liquor Dealer
it)
ft The Pioneer Wholesale Liquor House $
Vt/ of Northern Minnesota
il A FULL LINE OF -J
tarty on rural mail routes, the furnish
ing of advance information regarding
the selection of routes, and the ap
pointments of carriers, etc. Thera
also has been a conflict between Mr.
Machen nv.ti First .-Assistant Postmas
ter-General Wynne ever since the lat
ter assumed office.
Mr Bristow all along" has been of
the opinion that the best interests of
the service would be subserved by the
relief of Mr. Machen. and has pointed
out to the postmaster general that ac
tion was imperatively necessary to the
successful conduct of the investiga
tion.
CREW WAS STARVING.
American Vessel Had Been at Sea a
Month and the Rations Gave Out.
San Juan, P. R., May 1^The Amer
ican schooner James Slater of Port
Jefferson. Long Island, thirty days out
from Savanna-La Mar with logwood
for New York, put in here yesterday,
having been driven back from off
Cape Hatteras April 24. The crew had
been subsisting on pea soup for twelve
days and were very weak. The stew
ard. William Hoi comb of Charleston,
S. was in a comatose condition.
The men had been working at the
pumps at regular intervals far a
month.
KOuB WAS KIDNAPPED.
Friends of Labor Leader Believe He
Was Tak"i A in a Vessel.
New York. -'-.Friends of Geo.
A.. Kolb. business manager of the Ma
rine Engineers' association, who mys
teriously disappeared Monday while
trying to persuade men to leave the
vessels against which his union had
declared a strike, are now convinced
that he has been kidnapped and
stowed away in the hold of an outgo
ing vessel.
WOUNDED IN DUEL.
Max Regis Fights German Officer With
Pistols, Then With Swords.
Nice, France, May 10.Max Regis,
the former mayor of Algiers and anti
Semite leader, recently quarreled with
a German officer. A duel was fought
yesterday at Mentone: two shots were
exchanged without result. The fight
ing was continued with swords, and
the German was seriously wounded.
Shoots Deputy Sheriff.
Imported and Domestic Whiskies,
Brandies, Gins, Rums, Wines and
Cordials Always on Hand -J
ft Large and Small Buyers Can Save Mon- q\
tij ey and Time by Purchasing at Home, jjj
ft Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. rj\
a j}
Special Distributing Agent for the
Celebrated Old jjj
1JAS. E. PEPPER WHISKEY
C.H.MILES
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.
^^fS'^r^^f^^^r^rJ^S^^^^^^^-
Weston, Iowa, May 10. Charles
Matherson shot Deputy Sheriff J. C.
Baker of Council Bluffs five times,
causing fatal wounds when the officer
tried to arrest. -Matherson on a charge
of robbery."
Curzon Will Stay.
ifLondon, May 10.Lord Curzon yes
accepted the appointment of
Viceroy of India for another term. The
post was offered to Lord Minto, gov
ernor general of Canada, but he de
fined.
MA
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THE DAILY PIONEER
BEMIDJI. BELTRAMI CO.. MINN., MONDAY. MAY
mm O N WA
RUSSIA AGAIN BREAKS FAITH
IN THE MANCHURIAN
AFFAIR.
MAKES WARLIKE PREPARATIONS
REOCCUPIES NEW CHWANG WITH
A LARGE FORCE OF
SOLDIERS.
AMERICAN PATIENCE TAXED
MORE RADICAL STEP CONTEM-
PLATED THAN ANY HERETO-
FORE TAKEN.
Pekin. May 14. The Russians have
reoccupied New Chlvang with a large
force and have also put garrisons in
the forts at the mouth -o.f .the Liad riv
er. They are further reported to be
making extensive warlike prepara
tions.
The Russians are reported to W con
structing forts on the hill near Liao
Yung, eoninjanding the road between
there and the Yalu river, ami have ar
ranged to have a large quantity of pro
visions delivered at New Chwang.
A dispateh from an official at .New
Chwang says indications point strong
ly to these active preparations being
intended to guard against operations
against the Russians in Manchuria.
Russia's coup has caused profound
surprise hew., as feci nt developments
had led to the expectation that Russia
would compromise her demands since
they had been revealed to the powers.
The latest maneuver is intM PI.MM
as being intended as a
Reply to China's Refusal
to grant Russia's demands, to i1
pro-
tests of the powers, and as a didaru
tion that she is ready to fight in order
to maintain possession of Manchuria.
It is considered significant that the
Russian army reoccupied certain strat
egical posts at just about the time
naval reinforcements were reaching
the Gulf of Pechili. The temporary
withdrawal Of the Russian troops from
New Chwang is believed to have been
'i feint to avert suspicion from the
contemplated policy until the Russian
squadron was within .useful distance.
It has been reported recently that
Russia was accumulating great stores
of provisions and war materials. It is
impossible to confirm these reports
but it. is known that the Russian mil
itary authorities have been buying
many horses. All the available in
formation indicates that Russia Is
preparing to increase and not decrease
her forces in Manchuria.
Combine Against Russia.
Washington. May 9. The state de
partment has received official con
firmation from itt, agents in China of
the increase of the Russian garrison
in New Chwang. Mancliuria. and there
is reason to believe, if President
Roosevelt approves, that it is prepar
ing to take vigorous steps in the mat
tor.
Secretary Hay is in communication
with President Roosevelt in California,
and upon the hitter's decision the see.
retary's course will dependi It is
Mated that the department has had its
patience taxed by the course of events
in Manchuria, am! that it now contem
plates' a
More Radical Step
Ihan any which heretofore has marked
the negotiations between the powers
on this subject. The proposed step
contemplates joint action by Japan,
England and the United States. Pre
ceding negotiations have been ham
pered by the inability of this govern
ment to act jointly with other nations
without, violating Its traditions, hnl
it is now hinted thai some plan of co
operation with England and Japan
may b" devised wtrfcrh will have
r'ne
effect of convincing the Russia:) \ov
ernment of fetus United determination
of the three nations to insist upon
Russia's evacuation of .Manchuria.
while not actually eomriiittt.iiig the
Linked States to a formal allianci
TWO NAVAL OFFICERS HURT.
Accidents Occur While Crev^ Is En
gaged in Target Practice.
San Francisco. May 1 Ensign
I'harles Huff and Boatswain's Mate
McNamari, of the crew of th.j
cruiser
Boston, were wounded by being .-truck
by stray bullets from the cruiser Mar- i
blehead. while the crew of the latter I
vessel were engaged in subcaliber tar
get practice. The crew was engaged
at this practice while the Marblehead
was laying on Magdaien bay. About
tour hundred yards from her was the
Boston, with her men likewise en
gaged. It was not thought that the
bullets would carry as far as the Bos
ton, and no danger was anticipated
until there came a signal froro-THtr^to
cease firing in her direction. Ensign
Mtiff was wounded in one of his arms
and the boatswain's mate received a
wound.
L9
HAMLINE COMES THIRD.
Prizes Are Awarded in Oratorical Con- J*
test of Colleges \i
Sioux City, Iowa. May ..-The in
terstate oratorical contest, in which u,
six &ia.Lua wire represented, was. won ,7
last ri,..,! by Harry i ulyer oi Cot
hell i oijcgi .Mount \'t non, Iowa'
subject "'A RoiT'ifjfl Firl!m, Tl
prize was $aJi. XTiss PlOTence Hope.
Grand Island col leu c. N'.-l... .f
ond: Irvin Wood, llaninue universi- ,i,
tv, St. Paul, tiiird. Others MI the con- i
test wereGarland C. Gfrffeve, Centralis*
college, Payette-, Mb. Jutii's tl. Getty,
Redding college, Abingdou. 111., and!*
Warren Barber, Ripou college. Wis.js*
These six orators were the survivors
of a contest in which forty-four, col- \.iti
legf 9 took part.
DISAPPEARS ON JOURNEY.
Man Is Missing From the Car on
Which He Was Traveling.
Aberdeen, S. D.. May in- Charles 1).
Sport, who started with a car of house
hold goods and stock from Vinconnes,
Ind.. is missing and his family is i\
ver\ much worried over his disappear- JJ,
ance. He is known to have reached t
Chicago on April 30 with his car and
was all right at that .time. The car
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Boy Plays With Tr.r-et Rifle and Re
"ceives Fatl Injury. JJJ
I.uvcrne. Minn., May IV. Bert
Schwait/.. fonrteen-ytar-old son of Erf-j
PclT\v.Vty., city recorder, was shot
fhroiigb the head yesterday afternoon
by the accidental discharge of a target
rifle. He was in conipanv with Jesse
Tin il. playing along the rLver. throw
ing up tin cans and tin a In i i. at
the-i. ju.sf how ill c.idi nt occ. rr
is not Known. The bullel ente-rd u-t -t
behind the right ear, 'racturihs the
sk'ull above the tehlple tin the left sKio
Of liie lead. T!i bo\ cannot cose,-.
THROAT WAS CUT. J".E
Stranger at Red Wing Attempts Sui
cide in a Hotel.
Red Wing, Minn,. May 10. A
stranger going by Xhr name of John
Kelley \yjis fonn'* yesterday morning
in his room atTHe MercnafftK" hotrl
with his throat cut with a ra/.or, but
still living. The room presented a
horrible appearance. lie wrote his
real name on a card for the attending
physician and it appears to be "Mas
cnu'ar." .He stated he had a wife and
two children in Indianapolis. He is at E
the hospital in a critical condition. !fc
FIGHT IN A POORHOUSE.
Two Inmates Quarrel and One Is
Stabbed to Death.
Wausau, Wis May I-.. James M
Mullen and John Rogulslii. inmates of
the Marathon county poorhbuse, be
came enga-ged in a quarrel and T\lc
Mullen, upon being called a liar.
whipped out a knife and stabbed Ko
gulski. The kpife entered his abdomen
and caused his death, McMullen, who
is eighty-five "years" old. svill be held
for murder, llo^uislri was tliirtysi-sen
years old and a ct'l] pie.
COUNTY ASSESSOR MlSSING.
Foul Play Is FearedHis Grip FounJ
in the River.
Helena, Mont.. May 1 ''ouinv
ses.-ior Pallia Wighaiit/ of Mi ou!athe
county is missing, and it is believeTJ lie
wa.s the victim of foul play 01 wa: ac
cTdentairy rfr-owir^d -,n the Missoula
river. Infoi ina lion recei\ ed la.sl
night, states that his grip and
papers bed ring ftis name had
found float Ing In 1 be 1 i ver near
where lie had gone on bpslness
B'JILUb HIS OWN AUTO.
Up-to-Date Farmer Rides in His Own ha"v
Horseless Carnage.
Artesian H. I) Mas ELs^in
farmers of South Dakota ai-' providji
them -.el v.-- with automobiles, K.
Callihan lis In- ar here" is rile Itr
South Dakota
own aufoniol))!'
tier fo ri
m.'.vti for
pose of .loin:: his trading. Callihan was sent.,
manufactured the machine Himself, prisonr:
and it answers his purpose as well as
work in the country near hi re. sinking i
wells for farmers as fast as the work
iy,
canJbew"l".
vsttMii.
1
f
reached here with one ot the side
doors Heated open about eiglvl tm'bes. /p\ rVrtecl ai'tielos t-0 become hotter aCquaJHtecl U'itll tllcir tnei'
The annuals appea.ed to have not .J..
been t^d lor a day or two. It rs leareu
that lie has met with foul play or has JJJ ntent-s and j^o tai'tlici- than any others.
been injured.
t
Stockton, Ci 1
dozen person:
and three busine
ter of the cil ss
plosion sshii'h
last night: The 1
rear of tlerJj
Stoic ill Ml! &! Si
crowded ilfl |)i
of the stoie
\l -i'.'l III \\iir
pi'ecj ul
ern Uhibii
blown in and
boys were iiiure
broke opl ai
three blli
cause of t:
MIC
cu
1 i
"LIED
German
in 11
IIe
if it had been purchased at a high post, proceedinf
of Fran I.
BORING FOR WATER. engineer
SWOre ill
Platte Creek Will Be Transformed P'ep" rcl
Into a Goodly River. the motne
Plankinton, S Way Four and died
artesian well-'driUirig rffaohlnes are at
nW^.,,u.
done The ..-county alreadv is
a goofilied rlvfic from III" surplus W
flow from the wells
Despondency the Cause.
St. Paul, May 1Alexande Lilley,
ft mail carrier,
committed!
Str nq Section
suicide by
a man earner commutes suicm 0
nanglng himself in the basement of his
Bouse early yesterday morning. De
spondency caused by ill health is as
signed as the cause.
i,*ts $****************&**********$ *&fc tf-g-ete s-s-c*-
J.P.YOUNG
I A few of the ideas of this store: $
To build this business for the :i tiirc as woil as
for ilif present
To see thai every trails idii is etrufplev'etl in an
entirely satisfactory manuor.
To make every iiulivuiiiii! sal* tvery (jUci i :oiN
I'rrei'Uimor of I'tii'ther busiiu-ss.
To perfect an oroani/aiitm vvhi'eh will have. Die
l.iiiliest place in nimereial liistory.
NOTICE.
Two excellent brands of Hour are carried by us a.ml we
h(lU^ v]
aI!(
fin"p
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"Mf hns 11. ti Ji wt'U't. is MciiiiL' in n\[\ in nit.
In Emblems
Lodge I'ins, t'naiiis, brace
lets, stud-. Sleeve. Buttons,
Stick Pins, Fobs and Solid
Cold and gold lilii bain*, stu
blive the itio.-.L -cjiupleie line in
UH1
city. This week for
15 per cent off
Rings
All Rings in our stow*iiic.i
iii.. Hat solid gold, ov|il anil
ririrs ssi
nothing.
C'
(ler to make rwni lor hisjlarjir spring stock.
sold almost.
A'lir.r el tl i- riwiM nil HI t':. trj 11 I .cti.ti
styles in CcrrcVptimtence tatlunerj
N. M. JOHNSON
Door Kastof First Nai. Hanli Bemidji, Minn.
^imiilliA1AiAliaim
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION. KKiP.S PROMISE TO WIFE,
Ten or TweTvc Perron-. Severely In- Commits Suicide to Follow Her Into
iuredThree Buildmcs Burned. tJie Hereafter.
II: led ti.S ail e\-
,::,e.ved h.\ lire
IKE A GENTLEMAN."
-,-it Eighteen
tl-i for the C' :ine.
IP
Il
lie
ETi th -ailda
1 he reputation
1 l' 1 inguished
end Frail Eck
hey ne\er had im
te a ah poison at
arfesl for perjury
ffects,
A
Hands,
Appeased by "SfteK^SSEi, Ne mj*& m,, SS^flScongratulating NS^fiSJi ,v.<p>W1M1.
'I'-'ii or a ''hie !e M--y True ioa promise
ly injured inade his wife thai when she died
ill the cen. j,,, Ufn
Ion occurred in
M,ea:h's slloe
1. ffi 1 1 i"i'i \\.-J^S husband nmi
The glH8-,froni hi
1 nift and many v,
1,1111 ati.e_n da
last illness.
of the We
rljolning, svas
ad in"- ncer
1
line
in
1 the 1 aj if the store.
!llC
the Wisconsin Central. Pa! ^l'.','
I
ma
which they did not ask
striking section hands of the Wiscon
I sin Central has been granted. The Earthquake in Colorado.
after draw $1.."0 a day, which they
Qn Suudays
_^_
forn
or expect.
This makes it equivalent to $1.75 a day
on a basis of twenty-six days a month.
?es.
TEN CENTS E'ER WEEK.
ii'tlU'il :itii
other miisi niers of ike im
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vw a. it.
OK MI
,1 yy
kl/ tii \ii tt, itt
vk lit M. vtr si* Vi, sir
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Ladies' Goods
Ppcketbooks, Wri-t !'.:t::-.
Toilet Sets, Manicure Set- ami
gold rioA'oJties of all kinds at
25 per cent oil
Watches
tor line of Watches, iiu-liui
ing Crescent Street L'1 jewel
movement Julm Hun sjiecdal -1
jesveis! Hampden, Dueber,Orand,
17 jewels, this sveek at unheard
of pries.
r t\ Positively the very latest 3 a
ld follow Ijere, (I. Heneiiiet,
court sts
hlmsi if MIM
lantly Mrs
11111M1! 11: and
|f,
I i'
Hyill |i
last night snot
hiair. dvin^ in
died sesi.'id.iy
,1. her death her
ft-'oirm follow
If. riedicl and his
i each other ami
a'i by his con-
!i her d'lring her
LEPER IS RECAPTURED.
:i
Consternation Exists Where Dong
Gong Did La-indry Work.
Si i.!. Via i 'on.', Oong, the
'.'i.r .vho 1 api I I "i cjuarani ine a
1. day ei ptured in a
1 1 it la Midi it'.e.v Grove
:w (ni.ii Pal ons oi the laundry are
in greai 1 I 10 many cases
ma fe bb'nrlr of th clothitlg
A h- 1 Mi'-i 'c The proprietor bas
been couipelk'd rn rea-ve the aelgfrhor
liood.
KOHLSAAT IS KNIGHTED.
American Commissioner Is Honored
by King Oscar.
Stni!. eiie -King Oscar has
eonfi of the Royal Or
der of Wis.1 on 1 omnlissioner C. W.
Keiil-aai. 11 1 cognition of.his svork in
connection with the St. Louis exposi
tion Accompanying the decoration
was a letter from Foreigservices Minister
T,agerheim. Mr. Kohl-
klns
3 ap|..eoiation of his
company even gives them more than distinct earthquake shock was felt in
they asked for. The men will here- Grand Junction. Colo., May A
the Grand valley between 12:30 and
1:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The
shock lasted several seconds and
seemed to travel from the northwest
to the oust and southeast.