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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 197.
ON A FLYING VISIT
UNIT ED STATES MINISTER AR-
RIVES AT HAVANA TO CON-
FER WITH CUBANS.
DIFFICULTY ON THE ISLE OF PINES
AMERICAN RESIDENTS COMPLAIN
THAT THEIR INTERESTS
ARE IN JEOPARDY.
Havana, Dec. 10.United States
Minister Sqsiers arrived during the
day from the United States on a flying
trip when half tnrough with his vaca
tion. Mr. Sqyiers declined to disclose
the object ofTiis visit, but he had an
interview with Foreign Minister Zaldo
in relation to Isle of Pine matters.
Much misunderstanding has devel
oped among the Americans on the isl
and concerning the attitude of the
United States and Mr Squiers' refer
ence to the safeguarding of the inter
ests of the American residents in the
treaty ceding the island. The feeling
on this subject is intensified now that
the ratification of the treaty is pend
ing at Washington. The complaints
received here and in petitions sent to
"Washington allege that Mr. Squiers,
during his visits to the Isle of Pines,
specifically promised that clauses con
ferring certain local advantages would
be incorporated" in the treaty. These
mainly were agreements that Cuba
should establish a court of first in
stance and a register of deeds in the
island and that she should also pro
vide an American school and a port
of entry. Although it was manifestly
impracticable to include such matters
in an international treaty these re
quests have all along been preferred,
as requests, by Mr. Squiers. The Cu
ban government has shown cordial
willingness to grant the request, as
was shown Tuesday by the passage of
the house bill in which provision is
made for a court of first instance and
register of deeds for the Isle of Pines.
Ladies' Shoes.
Fifty pairs of Ladies' Shoes,
some hand turned, some
Goodyear welt, good assort
ment of sizes and widths
price stamped on bottom
$3, $3.50 and $4 our special
price this week $2.69 a pair
Ladies' Walking Skirts.
A nice as-
sortment
of Ladies'
Walk ing
Skirts in
all tie
popu lar
abuics, in-
1 ding
ibelines.
heviots,
netian
and
S
mixed, all
styles, at
a discount
of 25 per cent from regular
price.
REYES DOUBTS THE REPORT.
Hardly Thinks Colombian Troops Are
Advancing.
Washington, Dec. 10.Dr. Herran,
the Colombian charge, has authorized
the statement that if troops from Car
tagena have landed near the mouth of
Atrota river, as reported by the
French steamer which has arrived at
La Guayra, it is directly in opposition
to the advices of both himself and
General Reyes.
General Reyes stated that the La
Guayra dispatch was the first informa
tion he had received of the reported
movement of Colombian troops. He
declared, however, that if it is true,
as stated, that such movement has
taken place, it was without any orders
from him. Upon coming to Washing
ton as the special representative of
the Colombian government General
Reyes temporarily relinquished the
command of the Colombian army, the
duties falling upon General Castro,
second in command.
General Reyes has been fully in
formed by the president himself as to
the intentions of the government of
the United States respecting the isth
mus. He was told by the president
that, as was set out in the president's
message to congress, the United States
had determined to maintain the inde
pendence of the new republic of Pan
ama against all comers. While this
guarantee is contained in a treaty now
pending before the United States sen
ate and as yet unratified tne adminis
tration has for some time' past been
acting upon the theory that the under
standing is in full force. Therefore
all necesary preparations have been
made to exert whatever physical force
may be necessary to protect the isth
mian transit. And instead of confining
military and naval operations to the
narrow strip of the right of way
across the isthmus it has been decided
that sound military policy requires the
extension of the protected zone to in
clude the entire territory of tue repub
lic of Panama. Consequently no Co
lombian troops will be allowed to
cross the frontier to Panama, or, if
they cross, they will be ejected in due
time.
RECEIVERS DISCHARGED.
Dowie Once More in Control of Zion
City, III.
Chicago, Dec. 10.John Alexander
Dowie is again in control of Zion City
and all its industries.
This turn in the affairs of the head
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.
Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Bargains
W want you to see our stock cf Christmas Goods.
It is the finest in town, and we are going to make it an
inducement for you to look it over whether you buy or
not, by offering extraordinary bargains in staple mer-
chandise Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Men's Underwear.
Men's Heavy Ribbed Shirts
and Drawers,
price $1, now
79c a garmen^
our
regular
One lot of
Men's avy
W ol Under-
shirts (no
drawers), our
regular $1.50
garment for 98c each
Outing Flannels.
Ten pieces of 10c Outing,
light and dark patterns.
7 l-4c a yard
Eight pieces of 30 inch Flan
nelette, the l~ quality,
10c a yard
Ladies' Coats.
One jot 61 Ladies' Coats,
good a- tent of sizes and
colors.
1-3 off from marked price
Men's and Boy's Suits and
Overcoats
1-4 off from regular price
Washington, Dec. 10. Professor
Langley's airship is now a complete
wreck.
Under weather conditions which
were regarded as perfect the airship
was given a second trial a short dis
tance from Washington down the Po
tomac.
On the word being given to launch
or me christian carrjoiic cnurcn ioi
lowed a financial showing made during
the afternoon which satisfied all the
creditors, who immediately made a
formal motion before Judge Kohlsaat
to have the receivership appointed by
the United States district court a
week ago dissolved. As no objection
was offered to the motion by any of
the creditors Judge Kohlsaat granted
the request and Receivers Blount and
Currier were discharged.
While the receivers have been re
lieved of further duties at. Zion City
the bankruptcy proceedings are still
maintained. It is likely, however,, that
these will be dismissed in a day or
two, or as soon as the creditors' com
mittee appointed on Monday has an
opportunity to report on the advisa
bility of accepting Dowie's offer Qf
settlement. This provides for pay
ment of all merchandise accounts
within one year and the giving of
notes, in the meantime, bearing 5 per
cent interest. By the terms of agree
ment Dowie has agreed to pay all the
expenses of the receivers.
Texas Town in Flames.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 10.A telephone
message just received from Abbott,
Hill county, states that the entire
business portion of the town has been
destroyed by fire. The flames are
spreading to the residence section.
Notions.
Envelopes, 5,000 No. 1 Rag
Stock 6 1-2 Envelopes, our
regular 10c goods at
5c a package of 24
Thread, Coats' 200 yard Cot^
ton and Belding 50 yard silk,
six spools for 25c
Lyons' Tooth .Powder, per
box 15c
Witch Hazel per bottle 15c
Frostella per bottle 15c
Cuticura Soap per cake 19c
Adamantine Pins lc a paper
10c Crepe Paper 7c a roll
Belding Bros/ Skein Silk
three for v 10c
Delong Hooks and Eyes, the
lOc kind 5e a paper
5c Sewing Needles 4ca paper
Fancy Crochet Cotton
4c a ball
Ice Wool 10c per ball
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1903.
LANGLEY AIRSHIP
COMPLETE WRECK
Another Attempt to Fly the Machine
Proves a Complete
Failure.
DAILY PIONEER.
tue aeroplane gnoea smootrny aiong
the launching tramway until the end
of the tramway was reached, when,
on being left' to itself, the aeroplane
broke iu two and turned completely
over, precipitating Professor Charles
M. Mauley, who was operating it, into
the icy waters beneath the tangled
mass.
MARCHING ON PANAMA
ADVANCE GUARD OF COLOMBIAN
TROOPS OPENING A ROUTE
OVF.R THE MOUNTAINS.
AWAITING RESULT OF REYES' MISSION
SOLDIERS FROM EVERY DEPART-
MENT CONVERGING ON THE
ISTHMIAN BORDER.
La Guayra, Venezuela. Dec. 10.The
French steamer Versailles, which has
arrived here from Savanilla. reports
that Colombian steamers have landed
1,100 men from Caratgena near the
mouth of the Atrato river, on the gulf
of Darien, to open a way over the Da
rien mountain into Panama. Other
troops from the department of Cauca,
Colombia, are said to be converging
on Panama and from all parts of Co
lombia troops are reported to be
marching or awaiting the result of
General" Reyes' mission to Washing
ton.
NAVY DEPARTMENT'S POLICY.
Will Make Every Effort to Prevent a
Conflict.
Washington, Dec. 10.The policy of
the navy department with respect to
the entry of Colombian troops into
Panama was said during the day to be
to prevent, a conflict before it. com
menced. To this end, having in mind
previous experiences on the isthmus,
the naval commanders in those waters
have been given instructions to keep
the Colombian troops at a greater dis
tance from the isthmus at points
where a fight with the Panaman troops
is likely to occur. In all naval opera
tions, it may be stated on authority,
the department is still guided by the
treaty of 1846, under which the United
States guarantees to keep transit
across the isthmus ppen. A broader
interpretation of the duties and respon
sibilities of the government in this
respect has now been given to this
treaty, by which the protection of the
United States will not alone be con
fined to the canal strip, but to any
part of the territory of Panama where
an opportunity is afforded Colombian
troops to encounter those of Panama
and thereby temporarily, at least, en
danger free and unobstructed traffic
across the isthmus.
READY TO DISPATCH TROOPS.
General Young Says War Department
Is Prepared.
Washington, Dec. 10.Lieutenant
General Young, chief of staff, author
ized the statement to be made that
the war department was ready to dis
patch troops to the isthmus on short
notice, should their presence be de
manded. 4*Although the statement
heretofore has been denied it is
learned that the department has taken
notice of the repeated reports that Co
lombian troops were assembling at
different points with the avowed pur
pose ot making a hostile demonstra
tion against Panama and has perfected
all military plans to repel such an in
vasion.
General Young said that should he
be called upon to assist the navy it
would not be necessary to send to the
isthmus more than a regiment or two.
Although none of the members of the
joint army and navy board, which met
during the day, would admit that the
isthmian situation was under discus
sion, it is known that such was the
case and that both the army and the
navy are now in a state of prepared
ro-s for any conflict with Colombia
whi'li might arise.
COLOMBIAN ACTIVITY.
Washington Officials Doubt Reliability
of the Reports.
Washington. Dec. 10.News has
readied Washington of the reported
movement of Colombian troops toward
the isthmus, but the reports, coming
in a roundabout manner, throws doubt
about their reliability. The point on
the gulf of Darien where the Colom
bian troops are reported to have lahd
etl is believed To be lust about on the
dividing line "between tne territory or
Panama and Colombia and it is prob
able the troops will not cross the bor
der without instructions from Bogot
which, in turn, will depend on the re
ports made to the Colombian govern
ment by General Reyes and by the two
commissioners, Jimlnez and Blanco,
who left Washington a few days ac
on their return to Cartagena. A cur
rent report is to the effect that Colom
bian naval vessels are participating
in the movement toward the isthmus,
but it is said at the navy department
that they are so insignificant In power
and size that the smallest of the war
ships on the east side of the isthmus
could speedily terminate their activity.
COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS.
General Reyes the Unanimous Choice
for President.
New York. Dec. 10The national
elections will take place tomorrow,
says a Herald dispatch from Bogota
under date of Dec. Announcement
wus made on the eve of election that
the national electoral committee would
not accept the withdrawal sent by
General Reyes from Harraiupiilln.
The committee proclaimed General
Reyes to be the unanimous choice for
the presidency of Colombia and Gen
eral Gonzales Valencia as the choice
lor the vice presidency.
President Marroquin has cabled
GeuraJ Reyes at Washington that any
negotiation proposed at Washington
not based on the return of Panama
will be useless and unacceptable to
Colombia.
Battleship Maine Needs Repairs.
Colon, Dec. 10.The United States
battleship Maine loft here during the
day for the United States to und rgo
repairs.
REPUBLICAN LEADER OBJECTS.
Democrats Ask for an Additional Mem
ber on House Committees.
Washington, Dec. 10.Mr. Payne,
chairman of the committee on ways
and means, reported, when the house
convened, a resolution providing for
the reference of the president's mes
sage to committees, and the house
went into committee of the whole with
Mr. Burkett (Neb.) in the chair, lot
its consideration.
The resolution, amended so as to
give the committee on foreign rela
tions jurisdiction over matters relat
ing to Cuba, Mr. Payne explaining
that his committee recommended this
because Cuba now is a republic, was
favorably reported to the whole house
and adopted without debate or divi
sion.
Mr. De Armond (Dem., Mo.), amid
applause on the minority side, asked
if it would be in order to request that
an additional member of the minority
be added to each of the sixteen big
committees.
The speaker said that stream would
be crossed when reached.
Mr. De Armond then said that in or
der to relieve the speaker of embar
rassment he would ask unanimous con
sent for the additional minority repre
sentation on those committees.
Mr. Payne objected and tin house,
at 12:150 p. m., adjourned.
MERGER BRIEFS FILED.
Railways Present Their Case to United
States Supreme Court.
Washington, Dec. 10.Attorneys
George B. Young and C. W. Ilntin of
St. Paul, representing, respectively,
the Northern Securities company and
the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany, have filed in the United States
supreme court their briefs in the suit
brought by the United States govern
ment against these companies and the
Great. Northern Railway company to
dissolve the merger between the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads.
Mr. Young's brief is a document of
over 300 pages and In it he traces mi
nutely the origin of the merger.
The brief of Mr. Young is an argu
ment to show that, the action of the
two railroad companies did not come
within the anti-trust act.
TELLER CONTINUES SPEECH.
Cuban Reciprocity Bill Under Debate
in the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10.After a sug
gestion that the Penrose resolution for
an investigation of the postofflce de
partment be considered and a state
ment by Mr. Cullom that the Cuban
bill should have the right of wuy the
senate took up the Cuban bill* when
the routine business was completed.
Mr. Teller continued his speech be
gun the previous day. He again took
up the question of the activity of Gen
eral Wood while acting as governor
of Cuba, in behalf of Cuban reciprocity
with the United States.
Mr. Teller was followed by Mr. Mor
gan (Ala.), who u!so opposed the bill. I
JONES ISSUES THE CALL.
Democratic National Committee Will
Meet on Jan. 12.
Washington, Dec. in.James K.
Jones, chairman of the Democratic na- I
tinnal committee, has issued a call
foi the committee to meet at the i
Shoreham hotel in this city, Tuesday,]
Jan. 12, for the purpose of deciding
upon the time and place of holding
the Democratic national convention.
Milliner Accused of Arson.
Duluth, Dec. 10.Etta Tucker, a
well known milliner and dressmaker, i
was arraigned before Judge Windorn
In municipal court during the day on
a charge of arson in setting fire to her
store. She was committed to jail in
default of $250 bail.
vmaries iiammv agen rorty, Kansas
City agent of the Pillsbury Milling
company of Minneapolis, killed himself
Wednesday He was despondent.
TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
RUSSIA IS AGGRESSIVE
STRONG SQUADRON OF WARSHIPS
SAID TO HAVE ARRIVED AT
CHEMULPO, KOREA.
OPPOSES OPENING OF YONGAMPHO
RUSSIANS THREATEN TO LAND
MEN AND MARCH ON THE
KOREAN CAPITAL.
Tokio. Dec. 10.A strong Russian
squadron. Consisting of eight warships,
including two battleships, has arrived
Pt Chemulpo. Korea, the port of Seoul,
the capital, to PiirJ*ort Russia's oppo
sition to the proposed opening ot
Yongainpho to the commerce of tho
world.
The Russians threaten to hind 3,000
men and march on Seoul should Ko
rea disregard their warning,
APPREHENSION IN LONDON.
News of Arrival of Russian Fleet at
Chemulpo.
t.midon, Dec. 10. The Tokio dis
patch announcing the arrival of a Rus
sian fleet off Chemulpo was communi
cated to the foreign office here by the
Associated Press and was received
with apprehension, through it was not
confirmed by any foreign office dis
patches from the Far Kast. It was
said that if the information from To
kio is correct it would most certainly
nullify any negotiations, however pa
cific, now proceeding between Russia
and Japan.
The Japanese legation had no con
firmation of the Tokio report and
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis
tor, said to the Associated Press that
he was incliued to discredit it.
AWAITING RUSSIA'S REPLY.
Japan Will Not Yield Anything on De
mands Made.
Yokohama, Dec. 10.Advices re
ceived here from Tokio say Russia's
reply to the Japaneso proposals has
not yet been rccivod and it is not be
lieved there that It will be finally de
cisive, but will probably necessltatu
further negotiations on the subject of:
minor details. It is believed that un
less Japan's minimum demands are
virtually concerted tho cabinet at To
kio may decline any amendments. In
any case a section of the Japaneso
diet is expected to impeach the cabi
net for Its apparent lack of aggressive
ness, but the result is doubtful, as the
government can dissolve the house if
the opposition threatens to embarrass
its foreign policy.
Japan, generally, Is calmly awaiting
Russia's reply, ready to end the sus
pense one way or the other, but re
solved not to yield anything of her
present moderate stand.
ENDORSE FISCAL CHANGES.
British Farmers Approve of Chamber
lain's Policy.
London. Dec. 1 0- The central and
associated chambers of agriculture of
the United Kingdom endorsed Joseph
Chamberlain's fiscal proposals at a
meeting held iu London during the
day. The chambers, which an thor
oughly representative of the agricul
tural interests, debated the matter at
Beveral recent meetings before adopt
ing a resolution welcoming the former
colonial secretary's proposals as neces
sary for the welfare of the farmers.
The concensus, of the speeches dis
sented from Premier 'Balfour's scheme
and declared farmers, in their own in
terests, must heartily support Mr.
Chamberlain.
OPENS A PORT TO TRADE.
Decree Just Issued by the Venezuelan
Government.
Washington, Dec. 10.The state de
partment has received a cablegram
from Mr. Russell. United States charge
at Caracas, Btatlng that the Venezue
lan government had decreed the open
ing to trade of the port of Cristobal
Colon, on the bay of the same name,
on the west shore of the gulf at Paris.
Mr. Russell also reports that when
this port la opened the government
will open the port of Ciudad Bolivar,
on the Orinoco, which has been closed
to trade for the past year.
CARDINAL ESPINOSA DEAD.
Became Seriously III During Recent
Conclave at Rome.
Madrid, Dec. 10. Cardinal Herrero
Esplnosa, archbishop Of alencia, is
dead.
Cardinal Herrero Espinosa was
eighty-one years old. He was created
a cardinal bv the late Pope Leo XIII.
in June last. During the conclave
whi^h elected Pope Pius X. Cardinal
Herroro EsnincfsS became seriously
ill. His bealt! (Dbsequentiy became
better, howeve. and on Aug. 22 Pius
X. conferred tne red hat i,,,ou him.
Many Woodcr
Board.
Duluth. Pec. 1 -'earner C. W.
Moore of the A. iioo'h line is ashore
sixteen miles down the north shore
and the tug Schenek has gone to hei
assistance. The steamer carried a
large number of woodsmen out of Du
luth to be distributed among North
Shore camps. She is not thought to
be badly damaged.