Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 7, 1905, Page 1

] VOLUME 2. NUMBER 238 LOUTH IS IGEBOUND INTERRUPTIONS TO COMMUNICA. TION AS RESULT OF STORM SELDOM PARALLELED. NUMBER OF LARGE CITIES CUT OFF S8TREET CAR AND LIGHTING FA- CILITIES CRIPPLED AND TRAINS HOURS LATE. Touisville, Feb. 7~Farreaching in- terruptions to communication south, seldom paralleled except during the Civil war, has resulted from a wi spread sleet storm. Atlanta, Ga., cui ‘oit completely from all ace wire, cither telegraph or telephone There was no inlet in any direction (o) Macon. Ga. Similar conditions pre-| vailed at Montgomery, Ala. The great ice belt apparently extended far to the westward. Houston, Tex., reporiing that all wires were down to Crowl La. Damage to wires was the mos palpable effect, but train communi tion was also seriously hampered. The telegraph companies have large gangs of men at work in the sieet| swept territory, but it will be several| days before the wires are restor One of the fiust reports which came from Chattanooga was that 500 tele: graph poles were flat on the ground in the vicinity of Atlanta. This informa- tion was bronght in by train. Many Southern cities report the erippling of street car acilitics and in every d were hours late. EXTENDS FAR SOUTH. rection trains Weather Bureau Predicts Continuation | of Cold Spell. Washington, Feb. 7—The weather bureau aunounces that the outlook is| for continued cold weather not only o | Lhis section bul over a large pait of| the United States. Zero weather ex- tewds as lar south as Oklahoma and the Da report 20 10 30 degs. below ze10 coldest ,,mm shown by the| official veports is . Valentine, Neb.| which registered 82 below, in the Lower M has traveled rapidly 1 wd is now oft the New I t and the Maritime proviu passing oul (o sea. An unusually| vy precipitation of rain ved through New Mexico, A and Sotthern Califorula for some ¢ While the cold snap continues | dininished in the Northwest and the Missouri valley there are signs of mod- eration in assiniboine. TRAFFIC AGAIN IMPEDED. New York Experiences Another Spell of Bad Weather. New Yorl —With miles of residence streets in the upper part of Manhattan island and in Brooklyn piled high with snowbanks the discom- i of the rect | presented the replication of the war ers of the house to the answer of the | | to ratify fort wh the people of New York have experienced from bad weather recently was increased when’a snow storm which began the previous even- ing was changed into a heavy fall of raiu and sleet. Travel by either sur- face or elevated lines was much im- peded owing to slippery rails and nu- merous minor accidents attested to the difticulty under which trafic was moved. Railroad Traffic Tied Up. Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 7.—There was another heavy fall of rain during the night throughout Southern Cali- fornia and Arizona, causing a renewal ent floods. At Loma Alta, Cal., tlie Southern Pacific tracks were again carried out and traffic tied up after the previous damage had been repaired. Snow Interferes With Traffic, Chicago, Feb. 7.—Another cold wave is scheduled to follow in the wake of a snow storm which has prevailed here fbr thirty-six hours. The snow- fall has seriously interfered with transportation both on steam and street railroads. Northern New York Snowhound. CGlenn Falls, Y., Feb. 7—North- eastern New York is snowbound. Fif- teen inches of snow has fallen and the Five Oyster Fishermen Drown. Cambridge, Md., ¥eb. 7—Word has! reached here that five men were drowned in Hoopers straits last F day while attempting to reach shore from icebound oyster vessels. Fatally Staks His Brother. Philadelphia, Feb. 7. — Ambrose Shakespeare, aged fourteen years, was fatally stabbed by his brother, Thomas, three years older, while M‘ breakfast at their home in the nor ern section of the ¢ The wounde: lad taken to a spital, where i is waid he cannot recover. Tragedy Outcome of Dispute. Chicago, Feb. T7.—John Neigher, twenty-three years old, was shot and fatally wounded by George Cavalaria, proprietor of a restaurant. The trage- dy was the outgrowth of a refusal to pay for food until cigars which had also been ordered were furnished. Reiterates Charges Against Federa Judge Swayne. Washinglon, Ieb. 7.—The -house again lad before it the Swayne im-| peachment case. Mr. Palmer (Pa.) Judge. T'he replication reiterates that Judge Swayne * crimes and misdemeanors mentioned in said articles d that the house of representatives ready to prove the sume.” Without comment of any kind the replication was adopted. Authority was given tl the secretary of the senate any sub quent pleadings they shall deem neces- sary. There was a spirited debate on a bill an agreement with the In- dians of the Shoshone or Wind River reservation in Wyoming. The bill was lost, failing to receive the necessary two-thirds vote. Trolley trafiic| later day. 'The se mail routes| tWo houses to coun: the electoral vote s guilty of the high' managers to file with{ ADOPTS RULE WILL DEBATE RATE BILL UNTIL THURSDAY AT 3 P. M. WHEN VOTE WILL BE TAKEN. DEMOCRATS VOTE SOLIDLY ABAINST T OPPOSE RESOLUTION -BECAUSE IT SHUTS OFF PERMISSION TO OFFER AMENDMENTS. Washington, . 7—-Acting un instructions of thie Republican cauc the house cummittee on rules h agreed on a rule to govern the consid- eration of the railroad rate bill in the The rule provides for general r]ebaxe beginning immediately after the adoption of the resolution and con- tinuing at 11 o’clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the v to be taken at 3 o'clock on on Wednesds time. is to come out of this it was agreed by the caucus to have the vote on Wednesdzay, hat owing 10 the count of the electoral vote an extra day was allowed for debate. The time of the debate is to be equally divided between the two sides and controlled by Mr. Hepburn (Ia) and Mr. Davey (l.a.). During the consideration of LHL bill the house will meet at 11 o'clo. The resolution was presented in the house by Mr. Dalzell (Pa.). Democrats Oppose Resolution. Mr. Dalzell briefly explained esolution, being followed by Mr. W iams, the minority leader. who saiu that every man voling for the previc question knew (hat it would have the effect of preventing any amendment to the resolution. Mr. De Armond (Mo.) attacked the | resolution *as ~wholly unnecessary, narrow and partisan,” because it did not permit amendments and bec he majority. party had determined the minority what bill should be vote on as a substitute. The right of minority to name its own s he declared, had been denied narrowness of shallow partisans Most men, he said, believed the bill would be strangled in the senate. On division the previous question was ordered by a margin of seven votes, the vote standing 162 to 153 Mr. Wililams (Miss.) demanded the yeas and nays and the roll was called. Thke previous question was ordered, { 171 to 140. The Democrats, with the | exception of Gaines (Tenn.), voted solidly against the motion, while | Southwick (N. Y.) was the only Re- publican voting with the Democrats. Chicago, Feb. 7—Clarles . Tay- lor. business partner of Mrs. Al ‘Weblk Duke, has been arrested at hi office nere charged with beinz a fugi- tive from justice. He is alleged to | have heen implicated in a swindle at | Nacozdoches, Tex,, involving $3,000. ¢ O’Leary & Bowser Bemidji, Minnesota.. To our list of wonderful bargains, we have added our entire line of LADIES’ the price will be SKIRTS 259%, off regular price We expect our spring stock of Skirts the last of the week and must make room for them. Until February 15 we will sell Men’s and Boys’ Clothing at a discount of 259 Misses’ and Children’s Coats 7 Lumbermen’s Rubbers at cost. Pingree and Douglas Shoes at special prices. ¢ 13 LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS—This week we offer our entire stock of Ladies’ Plaid Flannel and Mohair $3.50 Waists at $2 75 _‘!lllllllllll-llllllllllllllIlllllllllllillllllllll!llllllll o B> 1= Q & Z 7 lllllllllllll —BEGINNING=- Saturday, February 4, 1905 Mpst Stnrrmg Clearance Sale - of the season. Ladies’ Tailor Made Suits. One lot, regular price $13.00; sale price § 8.00 One lot, regular price ' $15.50; sale price $10.00 One lot, regular price 5.50; sale price $15.00 Wrappers, Tea Jackets, Robes. Percale, Flannelette and Eider Down and Flannelette Gowns, with Muslin Underwear, at 25 per cent off Mobair and Wash Shirt Waist Suits. One 1ot regular price @8 50; sale price $5.00 UI) ¢ $3.50and $4.00 Opportunity in Shoes. Meyer’s celebrated hand turned “patent corono colt $4.50 Shoes; sale price $3.50 Meyer’s celebrated hand turrved patent corona colt Goodyear welt $4.25 Shoes; sale price $3.25 One assortment $3 25 Slnes, sale - pric e 2.48 % 2.28 « « e 195 « « « 158 Children’s £ < 138 o n 119 “ o 98 A complete line of Red School House Slmeq for boys and girls. — Our Shoe line is strictly new and up to date. Skirts.. Our enormous steck of Walking and Dress Skirts at 25 per cent discount; prices from SI 50 to $12 75 “ In order to make room for our New Spring Goods, which are arriving daily, we wil! place on sale our mammoth stock of new and most carefully selected line of Dress Goods, Trimmings, Ladies’ Suits, Goats, Waists, Skirts and Shoes at astonishingly low prices. The rarest opportunity ever offered in the Northwest. . Waists. 1905 ADVANCED STYLES ONE-THIRD OFF. Huandreds of beautifully trimmed and tailored Waists to select from; made of the daintiest and newest fabrics of this season; prices rang- ing from : 50c¢ to $15 Petticoats. )0 Black Petticoats to close out at “ « [ « “« o « Warner’s BATISTE Rust-Proof Corsets 20 per cent off. Ladies’ and Children’s Cloaks. 40 PER CENT REDUCTION. Ladies’ $ 5.50 Oluaks, sale pr ice < 6.50 « 700w « « 12.50 « « .; 16.00 « « « 20.75 « « « 2500 s « Children’s . 4.50 e £ « 6.25 “ “ « 6.75 « « « 500 ¢ « Many others in proportion. Dress Goods, Underwear and Hosiery, 20, disecount. > One lot Curtains to closé out at a great reduction. Our store is crowded with everything in Ladies’ Furnishing Goods—we can quote but a few. of the latest make—no shelf worn goods. Prices are marked in plain figures—one visit. will convince you of the remarkable values we offer. These prices prevail on every articlé in the store—no exception whatever will be made, - DEFECTIVE PAQGFE The stock is new and - Next Door to Post Office.