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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 211.
WARREN CASE CLOSED
POSTMASTER GENERAL INVESTI-
GATES CHARGES AGAINST
WYOMING SENATOR.
IWNS BUILDING USED AS POSTOFFICE
DEAL WAS MADE BY AN AGENT
DURING SENATOR'S AB-
SENCE FROM HOME.
Washington, Dec. 28.Following a
long conference with Senator Warren
of Wyoming regarding the latter's in
terest in a building leased by the gov
ernment for the postoffice at Cheyenne
Postmaster General Payne has inti
mated that the case was closed. He
said that before the expiration of a
previous lease on March 1, 1899, the
lessors wanted the rent raised from
$1,400 to $1,900, which Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith deemed
exorbitant and he caused an investiga
tion to be made. According to the
records an agent for Senator Warren,
in the senator's absence, then exe
cuted a lease for a building affording
much better quarters for $1,200 per
year for ten years, beginning April 1,
1899. Mr. Payne said that this would
have saved the government in ten
years $7,000. The postoffice probably
will remain in its present quarters un
til the completion of a government
building at Cheyenne, which is expect
ed to be ready for occupancy probably
by July next.
BEFORE TROUBLE OCCURS.
State Department Anxious to Conclude
Far Eastern Treaties.
Washington, Dec. 28.The situation
in the Par East has caused the officials
of the state department to renew their
efforts to secure for the United States
from China and Korea certain neces
sary trade advantages as embodied in
the Chinese commercial treaty and in
Minister Allen's demands upon the
Korean government before the crisis
becomes more -acute. It -is iealized
Ladies' Furs
Ladies' 835 hair seal jackets lined with
Skinner satin now 829 50
Ladies' $50 liair seal jackets, an extra
fine garment, now 30 50
Ladies' $50 Astrakhan jacket, sable
dyed,opossum collar,reverft and cuffs,
now 43 50
Ladies' 35 Astrakhan jackets now.... 2'8 50
Ladies' extra fine $52.50 Astrakhan
jackets now 45 I 0
Ladies' 27.50 Astrakhan jackets now.. 24 50
Ladies' S45 Krimmer jackets now 38 00
Ladies' $37.50 hair seal capes now 31 50
Men's Fur Coats
Men's $30 Galloway calf coats now.. ..$25 00
Men's $25 Galloway calf coats now 19 5
Men's $29 Galloway calf coats now.... 26 5l
Men's $8.50 full length canvas, sheep
lined coat with fur collar, now 6 75
Men's $10 canvas coat, full length,
sheep lined all the way down, fur
collar, now
Men's $12 corduroy, sheep lined coats,
wambat collar, now 50
Men's $6.50 black canvas, sheep lined
coats, now 5 00
that should" nosTITTtles break out De
tween Russia and Japan the resulting
peace treaty probably would leave the
United States and other neutral na
tions entirely outside of the pale of
advantage in Korea and Manchuria,
no matter which way the tide of vic
tory turned. Therefore the state de
partment is bringing pressure to bear
upon the Chinese court to insure the
speedy ratification of the trade treaty
and it is hoped that final ratifications
of the treaty may be exchanged in
Washington within three months at
the outside. This will result in the
opening to the United States the trade
of the ports of Antung and Mukden,
in Manchuria. Across the river from
Antung. in Korean territory, lies Wiju
and the state department has prompt
ed Mr. Allen at Seoul to renew his
pressure upon the Korean government
to secure the opening of that port to
trade. VICKSBURG GOES TO KOREA.
Will Protect American Interests at
Chemulpo.
Washington, Dec. 28.Rear Admiral
Sterling, temporarily in command of
the Asiatic squadron, cables the navy
department announcing the departure
of the gunboat Vicksburg from Shang
hai for Chemulpo, Korea, where she
has been ordered at the instance of
Mr. Allen, the American minister at
Seoul. The local riots at Chemulpo
recently endangered American life
and property and the dispatch of a
warship was thought necessary.
As the marine guard of the Vicks
burg does not exceed a half dozen men
Rear Admiral Stirling has been in
structed to send a company of ma
rines from the Philippines to Chemul
po on board the transport Zafiro, The
marines will go aboard the Vicksburg
at Chemulpo and it is stated that
they will not be landed unless Amer
ican interests are further threatened.
SUES HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Iowa Man Avers She Alienated Wife's
Affections.
Des Moines, Dec. 28.W. W. Cassi
day, a merchant at Winterset, has
commenced a suit against his mother
in-law in the district court here to
recover $5,000 for alleged alienation
of his wife's affections. The mother-1
in-law, Mrs. Ernest C. Draeger, and
her husband, who is jointly sued, re
side in this city. Mr. Cassiday avers
that his wife's parents set about to
win her from him and so far succeed
ed that last April she left her home
in Winterset and came to live with
them in Des Moines.
BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA.
Great Sacrifice Sale
O furs, Ladies' Suits, Coats and Skirts
We must close out these goods before taking inventory Jan. 31. Now
is the chance to buy these goods at wholesale. All good, fresh stock.
00
Sxiits
Ladies9
Ladies' $10 and $,..1 suits now $ 7 75
Ladies' $14, S14.50 and $15 suits now.. 9 75
Ladies' 20 suits now 14 50
Ladies' S21.50 suits now 17 50
Ladies' $18 suits now 12 50
Ladies' 522.50 suits now 18 20
Ladies' $25 suits now 1 75
Minneapolis, Dec. 28.Inflamed by
jealousy and maddened by drink. Gust
Kuhn. a dredge worker of this city,
shot and seriously wounded his land
lady, Mrs. Ida Johnson, and, thinking
her dead, almost severed his head from
his body with a knife.
The shooting took place in the block
In which both parties live. Mrs. John
son was mopping up some milk which
had been spilled in the hall, when
Kuhn stepped before her and fired
twice, wounding her in the breast the
second time.
Charles, the woman's eldest son,
ohcvi nut. into the hall .at the first
Small Furs
Ladies' $7 ermine boa now $ 4 50
Ladies' $8 martin collar now 5 95
Ladies' $7.50 beaver collar now 4 98
Ladies' $1.50 boas now 98
Ladies'$12 Siberian squirrel scarf now 8 50
Ladies' $20 electric boa 54 inches long
now 15 98
Ladies' $25 beaver collar now 18 50
Coats
Ladies9
Ladies' $5 coats now $ 3 75
Ladies'6 coats now 4 50
Ladies' $10 and $11 coats now 7 75
Ladies' $12 co'ats now 8*25
Ladies' S14, $14.50 and $15 coats now.. 75
Ladies' S10 coat now 12 50
Ladies' $18 and 518.50 coats how 13 5.0
Ladies' $20 coats now 14 98
Ladies' $23 and 23.50 coats now 17 50
Ladies' $25 coats now 17 98
Skirts
Ladies9
Ladies' $2 skirts now S 1 50
Ladies'$2,50 skirts now 1 98
Ladies'$3.25 skirts now 2 50
Ladies' So skirts now 3 75
Ladies' $0 skirts now. 4 25
Ladies' S8skirts now 5 75
Ladies' $10 skirts now 7 95
Misses' and children's coats one-third off
from the regular price.
Special for this week only.
One-third off on Toys, Silverwa
and Cut Glass.
THE DAILY PIONEER
TWELVE BODIES REMAIN.
All Save Four Victims of Dawson
Wreck Identified.
Connellsville, Pa., Dec. 28.There
are still twelve bodies, victims of the
wreck of the Duquesne limited on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Daw
son on Wednesday night, at the three
morgues in this city.
Four of these are unknown and
means for their identification are
either entirely absent or very meager.
The unknown dead will be kept at the
morgues as long as possible and when
all hope of identification is past they
will be buried here.
Noted Parisian Character Deaa.
New York, Dec. 28.Mnie. Henritte
Duperron, one of the best known char
acters of this city, is dead, says a
I Paris dispatch to the World. She was
I seventy-six years old and every day
during the past thirty-six years sold
newspapers and magazines in a block
at the corner of the Rue Scribe and
the Boulevard des Capucines.
DEAD IN HIS
OWN BLOOD
Jealous Minneapolis Ma Shoots His
Landlady and Then Commits
Suicide.
ouml and neipea nis wounclea fflmun
Into her room. As he started to call
a doctor he saw Kuhn stop into his
own room at the front of the building.
Kuhn. thinking he had killed the wo
man who had disdained his advances,
entered his own room, reloaded his re
volver, and securing a large "Swed
ish knife," kneeled by the side of his
bed and cut his throat from ear to
ear, after which he shot himself twice
in the head.
Drenched In his own blood, tho po
lice found him (load in his room five
minutes later, apparently in an atti
tude of prayer.
WANT MORE WARSHIPS
JAPANESE OFFICIALS NEGOTIAT-
ING FOR SEVERAL SOUTH
AMERICAN VESSELS.
RUSSIA MUST MODIFY HER POSITION
HOSTILITIES CERTAIN IF CZARS
GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO
MAKE CONCESSIONS.
London, Dec. 28 Japan is negotiat
ing for the purchase of two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer
alda and another, probably tho battle
ship Capital Prat, which are for sale.
It is now only a matter of price. Ne
gotiations with other South American
governments for the purchase of war
ships are also in progress, Huron
Hayashi, the Japanese minister to
Great Britain, said to a representative
of the Associated Press regarding
these negotiations:
"We want moro ships. Of course
this is only a precautionary measure
and it may be a lot of expenso for
nothing. I have no iadicatlon of the
nature of the Russian reply. Person
ally I scarcely expect it will be deliv
ered for some little time. There is no
truth whatsoever in the report that
Japan's last note stipulated a time
limit."
Asked anent the dispatch from Ber
lin of Dec. 24, saying the British gov
ernment had represented to the czar
that Great Britain "deemed .Japan's
demands just and earnestly expected
that Russia would grant them." Baron
Hayashi, while he was not aware of
the precise action taken by (treat
Britain at St. Petersburg, said:
"The British government is well
aware that Japan will be obliged to
go to war unless Russia modifies the
position she has taken up in her last
note."
At the foreign office hero nothing is
yet known of the probable nature of
the Bussian reply.
TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
Japan Will Send Fifteen Thousand
Troops to Korea.
Paris, Dec. 28.It. is learned in au
thoritative quarters thai Japan is
about to send a large military force
to Korea for the purpose of restoring
order and maintaining order at the
disturbed ports. The departure-of this
force is imminent. It will probably
consist of a division of 15,000 men.
Japan has been assure that Russia,
will not consider the sending of troops
to Korea to be an unfriendly act. or a
casuss Ijelli. It is anticipated that the
departure of the troops will revive the
war rumors, which, however, it. is
pointed out in tho authoritative quar
ts rs, will be unjustiHeel, In view of
Russia's acquiescence,
J'iiring the recent exchanges of com
munications between Russia and
Japan the former fully recognized the
need ot the presence of a strong mili
tary authority in Korea and conceded
that Japan was in the best position to
promptly send troops to the disturbed
points. The sending of the troops,
nevertheless, is construed as having
an important bearing on the present
negotiations, as it. will be tho first,
conspicuous evidence of Japan's actual
exercise of paramount, authority over
Korea.
It is further said in the same quar
ters that the preparations for this ex
pedition were the cause of the recent
great activity at the Japanese arsons.
and dockyards, which, it is asserted,
has been erroneously ascribed to
preparations against Russia.
Carries Picked Recruits.
New York, Dec. 28.A volunteer
fleet,transport Is on tho way to Port
Arthur from Odessa with over 2,00')
picked recruits, says a Moscow dis
patch to the Times. The transport
also carries several Black sea naval
officers, a party of fifty naval gunners
and engineroom artificers.
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1903. TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
I
fi :D HIGH WIND.
New York City Experiencing a Severe
Storm.
Now York, Dec, 2S.A heavy [all of
snow, accompanied by high wind, be
gan here early in the day. So thick
were the snow and clou.is that during
the morning darkness almost like that
of night prevailed in the down town
streets. The snow, wet and heavy, at
first melted as fast as it fell, but later
the tempo rat uro dropped and the storm
took on the semblance of a. blizzard.
The darkness lasted nearly an hour.
After which the storm lessoned con
siderably Hi severity, although the
snow continued to fall. A heavy snow
storm, accompanied at many places
by a high wind, prevailed throughout
the state.
During the dark pefipd in this city
many ferryboats wont astray, their
captains having lout, their bearings,
and the harbor resounded with the
whistles of tugs nnd other steam craft
that had become enveloped in the
darkness and blinding snow. Several
liners on their way from quarantine
to their piers had to lay to until the
darkness lifted.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS WRECKED.
High Wind Does Considerable Damage
at St. Louis.
St. Touts. Dec. 28.Almost zero
weather prevailed during the night in
St. Bonis and vicinity. The day opened
comparatively warm ami cloudy, but
in the afternoon a decided change
in, tho sky clearing and the tempera
turo falling 3*1 degrees in four hours.
This fall in temperature was accom
panied by a high wind that gained a
velocity of forty miles an hour, doing
considerable damage in various parts
of the city.
At the height of tho blow portions
of tho east and north walls of the par-,
tially completed $1,000,000 Bucking
ham hotel, at West Pine and Kings
Highway, were blown down, causing*
damage'estimated at $75,000. On the
world's fair grounds nearby consid
erable damage resulted from the wind,
which blew down scaffolds and wreck
ed some temporary structures.
ALL ON BOARD RESCUED.
Steamer Kiowa Sunk by Collision in
Boston Harbor.
Boston. Dec. 28.The Clyde line
steamer Kiowa, inward bound from
Jacksonville. Pin and Charleston, S
C, was rammed and sunk by the
steamer Admiral Dewey of tho United
Kruit company in Boston harbor. All
on board the Kiowa, numbering thirty
persons, were rescued by a tug.
The collision occurred in a blinding
snow storm. The Admiral Dewey was
outward bound for Port Antonio, .la
maica. nnd Port Union. The Admiral
Dewey sustained practically no dam
age and after laying to for the pur
pose of assisting in the work of rescue
she proceeded to hor destination.
The Kiowa which was a paBBenger
vessel, was of 2.9.53 gross tonnage, 'Jill
feet long, t: feci beam and 20 foot
.-"deep and was built this year at I'hila
delphia.
(RESULT O PITCHED BATTLE.
One Man Killed and Four Seriously
Wounded.
Brownsville. Term,., Dec. 28.~One
man was killed and four seriously
wounded ac the result of a pitched bat
tie near Randolph. The trouble start
ed by a fusillade from a double barrel
I shotgun in the bands of a young white
mere ban! named Tom I lollingshead
'and the volley was returned by John
Jackson with a pistol. Hollingshead
fell dead with a bullet through his
heart and John, Walter and Henry
i Jackson and Andrew Pugh, all no
groes. were seriously
trouble arose over tin
i few dollars.
wounded. The
.settlement of a
STOLE TEN THOUSAND.
New England Agent of Minneapolis
Company Missing.
Boston, Dec. 28 -II has been an
nounced thai Samuel P. Avery, for
merly New England agent for ho
Midland Gil company of Minneapolis,
and who di.-appeared nearly a month
ago, rs wanted by the police on the
charge of larceny of nearly $10,000
from bis employers. The fact that.
Avery was wanted by the police has
been kept a secret since his disappear
ance in hope that some clue to his
whereabouts might be obtained.
Avery, who had a wife, lived at
Winthrop Center.
QUARREL OVER PRESENTS.
Chicago Man Fatally Injures His Cou
sin and Wounds His Aunt.
Chicago, Dec. 28. William Kauff
man shot, and fatally injured his cou
sin, Rosa Kauffman, and wounded his
aunt. Mrs. Itega Kauffman in the
shoulder in a quarn-1 over Christmas
presents. Kauffman declared that his
undo had not given him a proper num
ber of Christmas presents and at
tempted to shoot him. The women
endeavored to act as peacemakers
and Kauffman shot them both. He
made his eserpe and bo has not been
arrested.
Lowry Secures iu,u00,000 Loan.
New York, Dec. 28.It is reported In
Wall stroot cireles that Thomas T/
ry, president of tho Twin City Rapid
Transit company, has secured a loan
of $10,000,000, $3,500,600 ef which will
be expended in Improvements. The
greater part of the improvements will
be made in St. Paul, although twelve
miles of additional trackage will be
laid in Min'ri( apojjs.
UNREST IS GENERAL
ISLAND OF SAN DOMINGO IN A
TURMOIL OF ANARCH*' AND
REVOLUTION.*
BUSINESS IS PRACTICALLY PARALYZED
COMMUNICATION BY WATER,SUS-
PENDED AND TELEGRAPH
WIRES DOWN.
New York. Dec. 28.The Clyde line
steamer New York arrived during tho
day from San Domingo, having boon
subjected to considerable delay In
loading and discharging cargo at
ports of the revolution swept island.
Cabin passengers on board said that
the whole country was in a turmoil of
riot, anarchy and revolution within
revolution. ^Communication between,
ports, they said, was suspended and
all telegraph wires were down. At
Puerto Pfatu. the home of Morales.
the people were his ardent supporters,
it was reported, until he went to San
Domingo city, when a strong .limine/.
party developed. 1: was said that Mo
rales would send the war vessels to
bombard the town to put down tho
revolt.
MARCHING ON SAN DOMINGO.
Insurgents Prepare to Attack Domini
can Capital.
Washington, Dee. US.- -United States
Minister Powell reports to the state
department from San Domingo a eon
firotation of the cabled announcement
that the town of Maooris has pro
nounced in favor of .limine/, ami adds
thai troops from that place under the
insurgent flag are marching on the
City of San Domingo
A meal many arrests are being
rmu(lo at the capital, but otb
every liing is quiet.
WANTED IN SI". LOU lb.
Extradition of Alleged Beooler Con
ceded by Mexico.
Cltv of Mexico, Dec 28 -The de
partment of foreign relations, has in
formed Judge Rojaa of the (luadalaja
harft district court that President Diaz,
acting upon tho request oj the Amer
ican ambassador and upon hearing
tho evidence submitted In tho case.
had conceded to the United States au
thorities the extradition of Charles
Kratz
The department further advised tho
judge to expect at an early hour a for
mal order to turn the prisoner over to
the United States officers awaiting
the decision of tho case at Guadala^j
jam. Kratz. who is a former member
of the St. Louis city council, Is want
ed in ihal city for trial on a charge
of Uiiii-iy In conn Hon with Birjjetj
car frani 1 ise i islftl'.on.
WILL NOT SEE Til KAISER.
Emperor William iblc to Receive
Mr, Bryan in Person.
I'.ntin. Dec-, '1M W'llnm I. Itryan
was 1'iitei iaim'ti at I'jm hL'un by Am
bassador Tower ami call id oil Foreign
Soi it a iv 1,'ii hthoti a.
lOmtH ror William has expressed re
gret at the fact that dome tic Christ
mas festivities will prevent him from
receiving Mr. I'.ryan In audience
About 100 Americans and distin
guishi-d Germans wore Introduced to
Mr. Bryan at the reception of the
American chamber of commence, given
in his honor at the Hotel Bristol, after
which Mr. Brvnn took the nighl train
for Amsterdam. Ho will gall for New
Yoik Wednesday from Liverpool on
hoard tho White Star lino steamer
Celtic
COLLEGE WILL P! MAIN CLOSED.
Trustees to Ar.siyn Property to Pay
It-, Creditors.
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tion learning est
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the stai t. had bi en ui
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years en pi e: sei
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FINLANDERS IN A FIGHT.
On? Mnn Killed, An
a Woman
Eurekfi: Utah.
lng dead in the mo
gun wounds in his
fatally wounded f:
of a sh t. a won:an
the face and two
count jail is, ihi
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