The daily pioneer. [volume], October 05, 1903, Image 1

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WfcES IN WOODS
LOWERED
i
Ldberjack Cannot Get as
luch as at Beginning
of Season.
G$3 AN 35 THEN ONL
$26 TO $30 NOW.
Tre May be Still Further Drop,
But This is Not
Likely.
rages in the Northern Minne-
sji lumber camps have taken a
s=jden tumble to themselves.
Jbhe beginning of the season
lAi hired for the woods were
jpmised from $30 to 35 a
I inth and board for ordinary
rk From $26 to $30 is now
ing paid, and there may be
still greater fall.
Lumberjacks are so plentiful
jat there is little difficulty in
JLingall the orders for them
at come in. The supply seems
peater than the demand just at
Resent, and if this condition of
[fairs continues the wage limit
iay be lower this year than for
pine time past. It is still early
ji the season, however, for the
ipening of many camps, and
yhen all the logging outfits get
,o running there may be more
han enough work for all the
pvould-be woodsmen. This, of
Course, would work a change for
the better in wage conditions.
Men still continue to pour into
jBemidji from the harvest fields
anh OJT-. points. They are com
ing 1 1 f/r than they are being
,'sent out. Bailey & Dailey, the
inew employment agents, have
filled several big orders in the
last few days, and today they
are sending another big bunch of
I men up in the Kelliher district.
Wages in the woods last winter
were good. For a brief period
they were as low as 26, but for
a short time only. For the most
of the season $30 and $35 a month
was paid. On the whole the lum
berjack had a prosperous season.
When he came out of the woods
he had a big season's pay in his
pocket, and he spent it.
Clay Clement.
A. T. Wheelock, manager of
the opera house, is to be con
gratulated on his success in mak
ing an engagement with an actor
of the ability and reputation of
Clay Clement to appear in Be-
lDidji. Clay Clement is a mag
nificent actor, and works to
please his patrons. He has had
too, the good taste to see the
necessity of good support and is
said to have around him a com
pany of excellent strength. The
date or the appearance of this
eminent actor in Betnidji has
been set for one week from to
night, Oct. 12.
Notice!
All parties knowing themselves
to be indebted to the firm of
McCuaig and Ludington are re
quested to call and settle on or
before the 15th of this month.
We will close our books on that
place all unsettled accounts in
the hand of an attorney for col
lection.
d6-w32 MCCUAIG & LUDINGTON.
W. E. Verity, editor of the
,,'adena Tribune is in the city.
The young women evangelists
drew a large audience to the
Presbyterian church last night.
Tho meeting was an interesting
one. Another will be held this
evening at the same place.
TO FLORIDA
J. M. Markham and Family Left
For the South This*
Morning.
J. M. Markham, formerly pro
prietor of the Markham hotel,
left this morning with his family
for the south. Their destination
is Florida, but two or three stops
will be made along the way, one
at West Baden, Ind. Mr. Mark
ham has not as yet decided just
what town in Florida he will
make his home during the winter
months, but it will be one best
suited to his health, for it is be
cause of his ill health that he is
compelled to seek a warmer
cli me. He will return to Bemidji
when warm weather comes again
and will remain here during the
summer months. Although the
Markham hotel has been sold, the
former proprietor still retains
an interest in extensive proper
ties here, which will require his
attention.
Mr. Markham came to Bemidji
in the boom times four years ago
and has been closely identified
with the town's growth. His
ability, in a business way, sup
plemented with hustling qual
ities of the right sort and intense
loyalty to his home town, has
done much towards assisting in
the rapid upbuilding of Bemidji.
Walter and Mrs. Markham also
had a large circle of friends in
Bemidji. The family will be
missed.
BUYS SENTINEL
H. G. Hayes, Formerly of Sleepy
Eye, Minn., Gets Control of
Local Paper.
H. G.'Hayes, formerly of the
Sleepy Eye Herald, this morning
closed a deal whereby he secures
control of the Bemidji Sentinel.
M. E. Ibertson has sold all inter
ests in the paper but retains
possession of the building and
lots. Mr. Hayes is an old news
paper man, we]] versed in all the
details of the business, and is
said to be a strong and forceful
writer. He will doubtless work
great improvement in the
Sentinel.
Hotel Sale.
J. S. Henderson, well known
in Bemidji, has. purchased the
Nicollet hotel, corner of Second
street and Bemidji avenue, from
Joseph Strudbeck. Only the
hotel furnishings and business
is included in the sale. The
building will be rented as form
erly. The saloon is not included
in the purchase. Several im
provements in the building and(
methods of conducting the hote
business will be made.
Got Ducking.
While in a birch bark canoe
hunting ducks on Lake Plan
taganet yesterday Bart and Jap
Stafford and Paul Focault got a
ducking. In.some unknown man
ner the tippy boat capsized and
the three hunters were thrown
into the water, which at that
point is about five feet deep. A
farmer rowed out from shore
and rescued them.
A petition to find the sentiment
of the people on the proposition
to incorporate the village as a
city is now being circulated. If
the required number of voters'
signatures are attached to the
paper the election to decide the
question will be taken at a time
of the regular spring election
next year*
NUMBER 141. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1903.
IN UGL MOO
Bear Island Band of Indians
May Take to the
Warpath.
tveports are received at the
interior department at Washing
ton to the effect that the Pillager
band of Indians in Minnesota,
who were responsible for the up
rising four or five years ago, are
again becoming restive.
The reports come from Major
Scott, acting Indian agent at
Leech Lake. Maj. Scott is con
sidered a conservative official and
ihe evidence he submits in sup
port of his contention that the
Bet)- island Indians should be
watched is so circumstantial. ac:
cording to a special dispatch to
the St. Paul Pioneer Press, that
it had great weight at the de
partment.
One of the startling statements
made relates to a discovery that
a conspiracy was on foot several
years ago to assassinate Capt.
Mercer, former agent at Leech
Lake, as well as William Bonga,
a good Indian, who was of great
assistance to the authorities at
the time of the last uprising.
GIRL IN A CELL.
Takes Place of Her Brother, Whom
She Released From Prison.
Hazelton, Pa., Oct. 4.Carl Treisch
man, an alleged deserter from the
cruiser Topeka, has been confined in a
cell at the city hall, awaiting transfer
to the League island navy yard, Phil
adelphia. The police allowed Treisch
man's father, mother and sister to con
verse with him and gave the prisoner
and hir. visitors the liberty of the corri
dor, the door of which was locked,
with the key on the,outside. Taking
advantage of an opportunity, Miss
Treischman is alleged to have forced
her slim hand through the grating of
the door and turned the key. The pris
oner darted out, escaping by a side
door and has thus far eluded recap
ture. Miss Treischman and her father
have been locked up on the charge of
aiding a government prisoner to es
cape, and the girl is in the cell for
merly occupied by her brother.
WENT THE LIMIT.
Man Stole Friend's Wife and His Bank
Account.
Helena, Mont., Oct. 4.Frank Jack
son and Mrs. James K. Kane, wife or
a well known Woodman, have, accord
ing to a complaint filed with Justice
Hays at Missoula by Kane, added in
sult to injury by drawing his balance
at the bank and eloping. The couple
are said to have gene west. Kane and
his wife had been married fourteen
years.
THREE MEN KILLED.
Freight and Passenger Train on the
Frisco Road Collide.
"West Plains, Mo., Oct. 4.A north
hound passenger train on the Frisco
system and a south-bound freight col
lided, head-on, eighteen miles east of
here. Three trainmen were killed a
fourth was fatally injured and a pas
senger was slightly hurt.
Herr Hildebrand, the Socialist mem
ber of the reichstag for Stuttgart, and
a "revisionist." has resicnd_
Mrs. W. M. Ross of St. Charles,
Minn., the town which was visit
ed by a terrible cyclone Satur
day, attended with great loss of
life, is now in Bemidji, a guest at
the home of E. A. Barker and
wife. Mrs. Ross has received
telegrams stating that her home
and family are unharmed, al
though the cyclone did great
damage to property within a
block of the Ross residence.
GUARD THE CZAR-
Secret Service Agents Leave Nothing
Undone to Assure His Safety.
Vienna. Oct. 4. A dispatch from
Muerzteg, S .y i2. says the precau
tionary measures taken for the safety
of the- czar were largely extended yes
terday. The special reason for this
has not transpired, but fresh detach
ments of gendarmes have been or
dered to the hunting district, where ail
movements of unauthorized persons
are prohibited during the time the
czar and Emperor Francis Joseph are
hunting. Special additional precau
tions have been taken to guard "he
spot occupied by the czar during the
i cLaiiioio drives.
THE DAILY PIONEER.
OPEN SEASON
It Will be Lawful to Hunt Par
tridges After the loth of
October.
The first day of open season
for partridges in Minnesota will
be one'woek from next Thurs
day, Oct. 15, and the season for
biir game will be-open less than
a month later, on Nov. 10.
Partridge are said to be fairly
plentiful in the woods about... Be
midji and good sport is looked
for .when it becomes lawful to
hunt them.
Of/big game', there is a plenty
in the woods to the north. Moose
and bear are frequently seen on
the railroad track' up towards
Xoi'thome and Blackduck, and
the woods along the Kelliher
brach are said to be tilled with
the animals. The first trip the
regular passenger made from
Northome to Bemidji it came
nearly running down a moose
which trotted along in front of
the train for quite a distance.
For Sale.
Piano, steel range and other
household goods. 130 Irvine
avenue south.
Ul-6 MRS JOHNSTON.
Unavoidable Delay.
That the Daily Pioneer is late
in being distributed tonight is
due to the fact that the press
broke down today, causing an un
avoidable delay in printing the
papers.
FEW DOGS
The Animals Are Scarce Since
the Mad Dog Scare of
Saturday.
Dogs on the streets of Bemidji
these days are very scarce. The
order issued by the mayor to the
effect that all dogs found running
loose inside the next 15 days
would be killed, because of the
mad dog scare last Saturday,
has been heeded by owners of
the animals and about the only
dogs now seen on the street are
being led. Occasionally one is
seen running about at will, but
his liberty is short lived, for as
soon as a policeman's eye finds
him he is seized. If the owner
cannot be found the unfortunate
dog is killed. A large number
have met death in this manner
since Saturday.
THOUSANDS ARE MASSACRED.
Entire Christian Population of M'ohc
mia, Numbering 3,200, Killed.
[Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 4.The .Mae"
-iiid., plutionary headquarters as
sert that they nave positive inforrna
rion ti- r,t '!_- sv-aaie Chxistias imUa-
WHOLESALE
A
RETAIL
Complete Report for tlie Past
Year Has Been Given
Out.
The annual report of the North
ern Pacific, just issued, shows
that the excess in gross earnings
over last year was Sh"54,7_5.and
in operating expenses $2,7 hUi7
Freight earnings were ^33s-301,-
057, an increase of SU'Tl.l'-M, or
I0r2 per cent. Passenger earn
ings were $10,301,595, an in
crease of $l,n7,io
THE FLAG CAME DOWN.
Italian Campers Forced to Lower the
Flag of Their Country.
Tamaqua, i'ti., Oct. 4. About two
wt?eks ago a ya ag oi foreign workman
who have a camp near West Penn. a
farming village, raised an Italian Haw
over their quarters. The farmers he
came iudignaut and demanded that the
flag be lowered. The Italians refusing
to comply, a committee representing
the farmers ennie here and laid the
matter before the police officials, .stat
ing that unless immediate notion was
taken they would arm.themselves and
march on the camp. Chief of Police
Hahn went to the camp and ordered
the flag lowered, which was done un
der protest. The Italian consul at.Phil
adelphia wrote to Chief Hahn, asking
him for full InforrnatTon regardin the
matter. Hahn replied, stating that lie
ordered the flaa taken down because
he feared the farmers would carry out
their threat and that serious trouble
wou result.
PRESIDENT IS FIRM.
Efforts to Induce Him Not to Call Ex
tra Session Are Futile.
Washington, Oct. A ,'ood- deal ot
pressure has ben brought to hear on
the president to induce lilm not tO'Call
congress into extraordinary session In
November, hut to all callers who have
spoken to him in that vein he has said
that this governmenl is committed to
the proposition that the Cuban reci
procity tft"v he nade ett'T-tive at the
earlh si possible date, and he regard8
it as a matter oi good fail h. that this
country sh'oi Id keep it.- word. He las
declined, th.' refore, to consider any
proposition looking to the abandon
ment of the Idea of an extraordinary
FRED C. SMYTH, President TH0S. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. I). G. SMYTH, Manager
BEMIDJ I MERCANTIL E CO.
Opposite the Old Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phone 2 I 5
N. P. FIGURES ACCOUNTS SHORT
$50,000.
or 15.5 per
cent. There was an increase in
the income from operation of
$4,754,7:25, or 11.5 per cent. The
riss earnings were $9,026 per
mile, an increase of Tsb
or 0.5
per cent. Net earnings per mile I
were $4,325.18, an increase of I
$&2l, or
per cent. Taxes were
3.1 per cent of the gross earn
ings, and aveaaged 37.8.08 per
mile. turn of the town of Mehomla, Razalog^
province of S"gres, was mass fieri
Sept: 28, except ten men who escapeU
with the news. Mfehomia is an impor
tant town and" the seat of trie local
government. The population was
about equally divided between TnvUs
MHI Bulgarians The latter numbered
Five engagements are reported to
have taken place in the vicinity of
Kratovo, where 5.000 Turks re at
tacked by revolutionary bauds, and
though many turks wen killed the In
surgents were routed
Advices from the Insurgent head
quarters assert thai 6.000 Turks wore
routed by 2,000 insurgents in the
I'irin mountains after four days' light
ing The Turkish losses in this affair
are said to have been th" heaviest
during the whole outbreak.
TEX CENTS PEE WEEK.
New York Woman Arrested
on a Charge of Grand
Larceny.
GETS SPECULATIVE FEVER AND
JIGGLES WITH ACCOUNTS.
Alleged to Have Used Company's
Money to Plunge in Wall
Street.
Now York. Oct I. Marie I.ayton
.!ohn--.cn. wife of Albert M. Johnson, a
dentist of Larchmont, X. was ar
rested last night ou a warrant charg
ing her with the grand larceny of $2.-
0(Hi. The total amount of her defalca
tions may, it is said, amount to $50,000.
The-mtnp 1 ainants arc officers of the
United States Playing Card eompauy
of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Johnson, whose maiden nanio
was Marie l.aytpn, was bookkeeper in
the New York office, and in addition
noted as private secretary to President
McC*ttcheon. She was married to Dr.
Johnson in 1901, but did not leave her
position after the marriage. In April
of this year discrepancies are said to
have been discovered In her accounts,
according the statement given out
by Inspector McChwky and an exam
ination is said to 1KM
Revealed a Shortage
of $10,000 between ,luu. 1 and April 15
in the accounts of the New York office.
The woman's method is said to have
been as follows: The accounts of the
concern were kept in the Hanover Na
tional bank, there being a New York
and a Cincinnati account there. Cin
cinnati would send a bill of goods
which would be sold for $3,000, and
that amount won hi* he placed to the
credit of the Cincinnati account. Hut.
It is alleged, Mrs. Johnson would
charge the New York office account
with $5,000, taking the difference her
self. To make the accounts balance
she-wouldraise a small bill of goods
shipped from Cincinnati from, say $U,
to $2,000.
It is said that Mrs. Johnson specu
lated in Wall street and lost consid
erable money there.
BIG FRAUD IS ALLEGED.
Over Half a Million Dollars Said to Be
Involved.
New York, Oct. 4. Following a
long Investigation by engineers of bis
department. Deputy Commissioner of
Water Supply Van Iderstine of Brook
lyn yesterday charged the American
Sugar Refining company with taking
from the city mains through unme
tered pipes, without the knowledge of
the authorities, a vast quantity of
water during the period of six years.
Commissioner Van Iderstine has sent
the company a claim for $525,000 for
water alleged to have been thus taken
and never paid for. The water depart
ment officials say the amount of water
used by the refineries has been more
than L' per cent of the total Brooklyn
supply, and that It may be foiii
the company really owes uething
like $l,0oo,uoo.
ST-cIKiM GIVEN UP.
Judge Orders Him Delivered to United
States Authorities.
Toronto, 081 (Jet. 4:In the extra
dition case of Leopold J. Stern of Bal
timore, wanted in Washington in con
nection with the postal frauds. Justice
Winchester yesterday directed that
Stern be delivered over to the United
Ktfl.tes authorities for trial
THINGS
GOOD TO
EAT