The daily pioneer. [volume], May 22, 1903, Image 1

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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 29.
TWO MORE CAUGK
FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT DU-
LUTH KEEPS UP THE EX-
CITEMENT.
DRAG NET GATHERS IN EIGHT
CHARGED WITH FRAUD IN CON-
NECTION WITH STONE AND
TIMBER ENTRIES.
NEARLY ALL ARE PROMINENT
LAND OFFICE OFFICIALS VERY
MUCH SATISFIED WITH
OUTCOME.
Duluth, May 22. Excitement over
the indictments of several well known
lawyers and logging operators in Du
luth by the federal grand jury on
Monday and Tuesday was increased
yesterday by the announcement that
two more men have been caught 'n
the dragnet of that body, charged, as
were the other men, with fraud in
connection with stone and timber en
tries in the Duluth land district. E. E.
Krelwitz, a well known Duluth citizen
for a quarter of a century, a leading
grocer here for a number of years, and
Joseph Couture, a timber cruiser well
known at the head of the lakes, com
plete the list of eight. Mr. Krelwitz
is not In Duluth, and it is said he is
not in the United' States at the nresent
time, but he is expected to arrive hern
shortly. Couture was brought into
-court yesterday afternoon and ar
raigned. Bail was -placed at 51,000,
which he was unable to furnisL., and
he is in the St. Louis county jail,
where he Will be compelled to remain
until the October term of court.
Men Who Have Been Indicted.
The names of the men thus far un
der indictment are as follows: C. P.
Maginnis, former receiver of the Du
luth land office: Attorney A. L. Agatin,
register of titles under the recently
enacted Torrens land system: Attor
ney Ross L. Hopkins of Duluth, George
C. Swallow of Milwaukee, of the big
logging firm of Swallow & Hopkins,
and Svend Olson, a lumber cruiser
who Is now in the "South. Mr. Swallow
is in Milwaukee.
The Duluth land officials yesterday
asserted their belief that they were
on the Tight track In indicting the men
mentioned, and thai when the eases
came to -trial they expect to prove
-thai the government, has been svs-
C. H. MILES
...WHOLESALE LIQUO DEALER...
THE PIONEER WHOLESALE LIQUOR HOUSE OF NOR. MINN-
A Full Line of Imported and Do-
mestic Whiskies, Brandies, Gins,
Wines and Cordials Always on Hand
Large and Small Buyers
Can Save Money and Time
by Purchasing at Home.
Mail Orders Promptly At
tended O :J
Special Distributing Agent for the Cele=
brated Old
Jas. E. Pepper Whiskey
CHAS. H. MILES
BEMIDJI MINNESOTA
tematicauy roDuea IU me mauei oi
trafficking in stone and timber entries.
AH the men with the exception of
Mahon, Krehvitz, Olson and Swallow
have been arraigned.
FEUD OVER CLAIM.
Mattheson Uses Shotgun Upon Olson
at Thirty Yards.
Minot, N. D., May 22.Jourgen Ol
son, a prominent Minot land and loan
man, was shot^in the right leg and
seriously wounded near Bowbells by
Erick Mattheson. A shotgun was
used, the range being thirty yards.
Mattheson, his father and L. 0. Story
are under arrest. Olson was brought
to the county hospital and will likely
die. Mattheson contested Olson's
claim and bad blood resulted.
LEG GROUND UP.
Foreman of Stone Crusher Receives
Fatal Hurt From Machine.
Stevens Point. Wis., May 22.While
managing a stone crusher Calistus
Hall went on. top of the machine to
oil the gearing. His foot was caught
between the spokes of one of the
heavy fly-wheels and the frame, and,
despite the efforts of the* crew, his leg
up to the hip joint was ground to
pieces. He died in about twenty min
utes.
R!FT ON HONEYMOON.
Hibhirrg Man Is Arrested While Out
on His Bridal Trip.
Duluth. May 22.A. B. Smith and
bride arrived from Hihbing on their
wedding trip to St. Ignace and the
groom was arrested, charged with ob
taining money under false pretenses
from a Hibbing man. Tlte amount was
$15, and after some long distance tele
phoning he was released upon refund
ing the money.
UNKNOWN MAN'S BODY.
Indications Seem to Point to Murder,
but No One Knows the Corpse.
Brainerd, Minn., May 22. Sheriff
Hardy of Cass county arrived in the
city yesterday and reported finding the
body of a man in the creek this side
of Backus, who is thought to have
been murdered. Indications point to
the man having been slugged, dragged
some distance and then thrown into
the creek.
Dead of Spotted Fever.
Helena. Mont., May 22. Mrs. Mary
Hobbs. a well known resident of Car
bon county, is dead of spotted fever
She is the first victim of this baffling
disease in Eastern Montana, and
which is believed to have originated
from the bite of a wood tick.
Immense Prculuct of Potatoes.
In bulk the world's product of po
tatoes equals that ,of wheat rand corn
combined-
TURKS GITLOOSE
TROOPS MURDER BULGARIANS
AND THEN MUTILATE
THEIR BODIES.
INHABITANTS TAKE TO LIGHT
FEARING A MASSACRE THEY
TAKE REFUGE IN BUL-
GARIA.
TIRKS ARE BEYOND CONTROL
BULGARIA WARNS THEM NOT
TO ATTEMPT TO CROSS
FRONTIER.
Sofia, Bulgaria, May 22Lartre num
bers of refugees froi" '.-.ceconu., fir
ing massacre, are enu \j Bulgaria,
especially from the dire^ti^n of Arian
opoll. They tell terrible stories of
Turkish violence wreaked on Chris
tians. The long list of recent delib
erate murders in the vilayet of Mon
astic with a preponderance of Bul
garian victims, indicates, it is assert
ed, that the turks are getting beyond
control. Out of twenty-one officially
admitted murders, fifteen Bulgarians
were among the .victims. In some
cases the bodies were mutilated. One
man murdered by Turks had his eyes
torn out, his face burned and his
tongue cut out.
The Bulgarian frontier posts at
Tamruch recently reported that the
Turks were preparing to occupy
strategic points near Dermonchevo
and Liikovo, and the Bulgarian gov
ernment notified the authorities at
Constantinople that any attempt to
cross the frontier would be repelled by
force. In consequence of this, it is
understood, the Turkish forces eon
cenirated in that vicinity have been
withdrawn.
WOMEN AT $10 A HEAD.
.Missionary Says Slavery Still Flour
ishes in the Congo Free State.
TSfew York, May 22.Rev. William
Morrison, returned! missionary from
the Congo, says women may be bought
in Luebo, where he was, for $10 a
head. Further lie pays:
"I have not seen men sold, for their
services are too valuable They ara
practically forced to work, and this
amounts to slavery. Conditions are
not growing any better. The things I
know are embodied in my report to
Lord Lansdo .ie, which I shall pre
sent to the state department hire.
This report gives the result of my per
sonal ^investigation."
FIGHT AGAINST DIVORCE.
Protestant and Catholic Clergy May
Form a Coalition.
New York, May 22. Rev. Father
Pardow, a Jesuit preacher, in an ad
dress before the annual meeting of the
Manhattanville Pupils' association,
said.that Archbishop Farley had lately
been seen by Protestant clergymen,
who wish to see a coalition formed
with the Roman Catholic church in the
fight against the growing evil of di
vorce.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Man Who Was to Be Bridegroom Is
Found Dead in the River.
Milwaukee, May 22. The body of
Emil Hofemeister, with a bullet bole
in his breast, was found in the river
near Lincoln avenue yesfterjay'. There
was only $1 in bis pocket* He wis
known to have had when last seen
considerable money, having thai .day
drawn his savings from the bank. His
condition denoted that a struggle had
taken place. The theory that he met
with foul play is given some credence.
He had been missing for several days.
He was to have been married to Mis
Ella Ebert on Saturday last.
CIRCUS BLOWN DOWN.
One Woman Is Badly Hurt by the
Wind's Evil Work.
Phillips, Wis., May 22. Skebeck's
circus tents were blown down by a cy
clonic gust of wind at Westboro last
night. A panic ensued and several
were injured. None was hurt fatally.
Mrs. Wilmott was quite badly hurt.
The circtis property is damaged to the
extent of several hundred dollars.
DEPORTATION ORDERED.
Man Who Helped Them Will Be Prose
cuted for His Act.
Grand Ft ks, N. D., May 22.Chief
Inspector Du.jdleston, in charge of 'he
United States immigration inspection
agency at. Winnipeg, who has been
here for several days holding a party
of nineteen Russians who entered the
country at Neche in defiance of the
regulations to the contrary, was in
structed by wire last night by the
commissioner at .Montreal to have the
THE DAILY PIONEER.
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 190d.
whole party deported. The people
wore brought across the boundary by
Louis Feigler of Neche, who is now
under $10,000 bonds, and instructions
have been sent by Secretary Shaw to
have the man vigorously prosecuted
The maximum penalty in this case is
forty years' imprisonment if a sep
arate ease is made of each person
smuggled in.
STAND BY OLD TOWN.
Soo Road's Lure Is Cordially Declined
by Business Men.
Fergus Falls, Minr* May 22.The
business men of Pa.kers Prairie held
a meeting and decided to decline the
offer of the new townsite company.
The work on the Soo road has begun
and the station is to be located halt*
a mile outside the village. The com
pany platted a townsite around it and
invited the merchants to exchange
their present lots for lots near the sta
tion, the idea being to move the town.
The offer is declined and the business
men will take their chances on 've
establishment of a rival village.
WATERS ARE HIGH.
Live Stock Is Removed From French
Island for Safety.
La Crosse. Wis.. May 22.The Mis
sissippi has risen another inch at this
point 'during the past twenty-four
hours. Trow's nu.l has been forced to
shut down on account of the high
water. Many lumber piles are sur
rounded by water and some are in
danger of floating away. Farmers on
French island, three miles north of
here, have had to move their live
stock to the mainland to save it from
drowning. Their homes and hams
are entirely surrounded by water.
NEW IRON DISCOVERIES.
Graves Lake Region Is the Scene of
the Latest Find.
Duluth, May 22.--A report of iron
disco- eri?s on what is described as the
Western Vermillion range reached Du
luth yesterday. The finds are in tne
neighborhood of Craves lake, north of
Deer River and far from any known
iron deposit in the recognized iron
country.
Villain 3 Guilty.
Helena, Mont., May 22.-"Guilty as
charged." This was the verdict ren
dered by the jury which has been
hearing the case of Robert SUckjrtej. a
former minister, on charge of luring
women of tender years into the state
:for immoral purposes. Stickriey in
duced three Denver nirls to come to
Montana to .imn an opera troupe, but
upon arrival tool: them to "fniestionnhle
resorts. He will be sentenced later.
One Fatality at a Fire.
Milwaukee, May 22 The body of
Charles Schroeder, sixty-four years of
age, an employe of the Jacobs cooper
'shop, was found in the debris of that
burned structure late yesterday after
noon. This is the only ra'tality result
ing from the tire. It was reported
that all the workmen had escaped, but
the failure of Schroeder to report at
his hmtre cliised an investigation with
the result noted?
Death Follows Fun.
Miller, S. D.,-May 22James ."Brown,
a prominent stockman about sixty
years-'old, dropped dead yesterday af
ternoon just after he had won a game
of seven-up for amusement with some
friends. He came here from Howard.
Brakeman Injured.
Mason. Wis.. May 22. William
O'Connor, a brakeman on the Omaha
gravel train, was badly injured by be
ing caugfii in fife cabm and hurled vio
lently from the car to the ground",
breaking several ribs.
Live Stock Cremated.
Arlington^ Minn.. May 22.A large
barn owned by lb nry Walters, a farm
er living live miles sojith of here, was
struck by lightning and l:/.ied to 'In
ground. Tb' barn contained eleven
head of cattle, four horses and several
tons of hay.
Canadian Crops.
Winnipeg Man.. May 22.Crop re
ports of the Canadian Pacific railway
and Canadian Northern are very fa
vorable, and there is every indication
of a record-breaking crop.
BIG STEAMER LAUNCHED.
Net Tonnage of the New Boat Is Near
ly 4,000 Tons.
West Superior, Wis., May 22.The
steamer D. O. Kerr was successfully
launched at the local shipyards at 3:30
o'clock yesterday. The Kerr is the
largest steamer ever constructed at
this point, beins 468 feet long. 52 feet
wide and 28 feet deep. Net tonnage,
3,991.61. She is the property of the
Providence Steamship company.
Two Killed in an Explosion.
Madrid. May 22Two persons were
killed in an explosion which took place
yesterday in a manufactory of ex
plosives in the town of Reus. Eight
workmen were seriously and a number
of other- sl'ghtly injured.
The Area of Martinique.
Martinique, which will probably bo
totally abandoned, is 33 miles long,
and from 7 to 16 miles in width.
SYSTEMATIC PLOT
SLAUGHER OF JEWS IN RUSSIA
WAS JONE IN COLD
BLOOD.
MASSACRE CAaiflilLY PLANN1D PALMA THREATENS VETO.
LEADERS WORE BADGES AND
DIRECTED THE BLOODY
OPERATIONS.
INSTIGATED BY THE GOVtRNMENT
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR WAS
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE
MOVEMENT.
Odessa, May 22. Russian official
statements that the murders and other
crimes committed at Kishinev were
due to a peasant uprising against
usurious Jews are false.
Thejro was nothing spontaneous
about the affair. The whole carnival
ol mas-.acie and pillage was done
By'stehiutit'ully and in colw'blood. The
ringleaders wore badges like military
officers, and they directed the opera
tions simultaneously in different parts
of the town. Their followers did not
rush about erratically like a disorgan
ized mob) under the influence of sud
den, blinding passion. On the con
trary, they obeyed their leaders and
pursued their task of deal ruction
methodically and effectively.
Possibly the performance was more
thorough and mure bloody than the St.
Petersburg officials intended, but the
strongest reason:, exist for believing
that without Hie instigation of the
minister of "the Ulterior the tragedy
never could have happened. Of course.
M. von Pleh'ew acted out ol a sense Of
patriotism.
The .Jews have maintained their
racial and traditional solidarity and
defied Russian assimilation With an
obstinacy thai has been a moral of
fense to the steam-roller statesman
ship of the czar's counselors.
Makes Startling Statement.
Milwaukee, Wis., May D7\
Walter Kempsti made the -.tartling
statement yesterday that a report
which h mam as commissioner of
the United States governme'nl appoint
ed to [n/matigale the condition of the
Jews in Itussia at the time of the last
exodus in IVU. :nid ordered urJiWetl by
the ceiiuies: of the United States,
was. suppressed and all ol the govern
meiit edit Mm made wffy with and de
stroyed by the Russian representa
tives in Washington
lie said he had received letters from
Uhitoil States senators and congress
men] and pfllcials of the government
asking him where they could obtain
copies of the report, but neither ho
nor they were ever able to fathom
what hail become of the government
edition.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
People Celebrate the First Anni
versary.
Havana. May 22. The celebration
of Cuba's independence day. the first
Ik.
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I Lakeside Bakery.
Kj C. C. Doty. Admr.
W\ East 3rd St. Telephone 118 flE
A line of fresh ke
goods constantly on
hand.
Goods Delivered Promptly
TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
anniversary or tne esiaousnment ot
the Cuban republic, be.gan at midnight
with the illumination of the fronts of
the principal clubs, the sending up of
I rockets and the screeching of steam
whistles. Yesterday business was
completely suspended and the streets
were thronged with people. Dispatches
from several Cuban ciMes indicated
that the holiday was universally cele
brated. throughout, the island.
Cuban President Opposed to Establish
ment of a Lottery.
Havana. May 22.President' Patlha
declares his intention of vetoing the
national lottery lull if it is passed by
congress. A preliminary vote of the
senate indicates that the senate will
pass the bill, but whether it can pass
the senate over the president's veto i=i
questionable. The house of repre
sentatives is said to be overwhelming
ly in favor of the lottery bill.
BIG FIRE IN MANILA.
About Eight Thousand Persons Home
less as a Result.
Manila, May 22. Two thousand
i native houses have been destroyed bv
tire in the Tondo district of Manila.
About eight thousand persons are
i homeless and are being fed and shel
tered by the municipality. The darn
age is estimated at 2.000,000 pesos.
Uahtiinn Causes Two Fires.
Philadelphia. May 22. Lightning
yesterday started two tires, causing
total loss of $75,000. One bolt of light
ning struck one of the group of build
I lugs of the George W. Blabon com
pany, manufacturers of oilcloths. The
loss on bullditu and contents is esti
mated at $50,000. The residence of
Norman Bilisori was destroyed.
Acted in Self-Defense.
Mlddlesboro. Ky.. May 22. Lee
Turner of the "Quarter-houso." where
several were recently Killed, yesterday
t-hot and killed Ills half brother. "Gen
eral" Turner, at Jacksboro, Tenn. It
Is claimed he acted in self-defense.
Lumber Plant Burned.
Calumet. Mich.. May 22.The saw
mill of the Dollar Bay Land and Im
provement company, and Eastern syn
dicate, burned to the ground at Dol
lar Bay. Loss, $300,000 partly cov
ered by insurance-
CLOSED THE BANK.
i Cashier of Southport (Con--*.) Concern
Made Away With Funds.
Washington, May 22.- -The treasury
department yesterday received a tele
i gram Emm National Hank Examiner
Perkins announcing the closing of the
Southport National I lank of Southport,
i Conn This action, it is understood,
I was taken in consequence of the de
falcation of the cashier, which Is
I licved to Have aptn-oximated $io6,OOC
Heat Causes Deaths.
Philadelphia, May 22. The con
I tinned hot weather of the last few
days caused three deaths and many
I prostrations in this city yesterday.
The therm rime"for has been hovering
In the neighborhood of 00 degrees.
Bridge Gives Way.
Binghamton, N. Y.. May 22 Rock
Bottom bridge, over the Susquehanna
river in this city, wont down wit hari
electric ear containing five passengers.
It is not yet known whether any one
was killed.
Also a complete stock
of Fruits, Candies and
TobaCCOS.
W (aridle
Ives* Celebrated Ice Cream