Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 18, 1905, Page 1

2 ' VOLUME 3. NUMBER 152. - BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY', OCTOBER 18, 1905. - TEN CENTS PER WEEK TORNADO SWEEPS - THRU ILLINOIS Village of Soreto Wrecked--Four Persons : Killed and 35 Are \ Injured. WITH A STRDNG HAND| RADICAL GHANGE MAI]E ROOSEVELT BEG]NS P FRANCE TAKES STEPS TO FORCE PREsmENT AUTHORIZES SWEEP. PRESIDENT CASTRO TO MAKE ING. AMENDMENT TO CIVIL SUITABLE AMENDS. _ / SERVICE RULES. WARSHIPS SAII. FOR WEST INDIES GAIIIIETHEMBERS GIVEN MORE POWER WILL RENDEZVOUS AT FORT DE{ MAY HEREAFTER SUMMARILY RE HIS SOUTHERN TRIP ‘1At the Completlon of this Trip the Pres- . ident will Have Visited Every ' State in the Union. Forty Houses Blown Sweeps a Clean to Atoms--Ternado track Through the Town. NEGRO MURDERER LYNCHED. Man Under Life Sentence Strung Up by Mob. London, Ky.. Oct. 18.—Virgil Bow- ers, a negro, was taken out of the county jail here late at night and hung to an apple tree on the road leading to Barboursville. The negro shot and killed George Farris, a praminent and wealthy -Knox county lumber dealer, on the road one mile west of here on the night of Aug. 26. He had been given a life sentence for the crime. All of the mob were masked and were armed with guns, pistols, sledge, picks, axes and dynamite. They forced the jailer to deliver the prisoner. i MANY SAILORS LOST, _ | Terrific Storm Rages Four Days in the North Sea. Hamburg, Oct. 18.—A terrific north- west storm, accompanied by rain and hail, has beeg raging in the North sea for four days. Many vessels have foundered or been damaged and twen- ty-five sallors are known to have been lost. The harbor is filled to overflow- ing with vessels seeking shelter. The coasting trade has been completely | suspended. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Oct. 17.—Wheat—Dec. 8214c; May, 84% @847%c. On track— No. 1 hard, 84%c; No. 1 Northern, 84c; No. 2 Northern, 81%c. ‘Washington,- Oct. 18.—In redemp- tion of a promise given more than a year ago, President Roosevelt started ab 8:30 this morning on an extended trip’through the south. He will visit in course all of the southern Atlantic codst states and Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. On the completion of the trip he will have visited during his administration as president every state in the Unign. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Oct. 17.—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, 843 ¢; No. 2 North. ern, 82c. On track—No. 1 Northern, 8414c; No. 2 Northern, 82c¢; Oct., | 831%¢c; Dec., 81%¢c; May, 855%c. Flax ~-To arrive and on track, 98c; Dec, aga: Mav. $1 091/ PRINTERS COMPOSITORS wanted immediately in the leading printing offices in Minne- apolis, scale, $18.00. Also linotype ope- rators, stonemen, make-up men, and ap- prentices. Open shop; 54 hours a week; time and one-half for overtime. Come in now and secure permanent positions. Contracts made with competent men, if desired. Transportation will be refund- td. Address or call at once, Minneapolis Typothetae, 10 and 11 Franklin Building, 206 4th St. South Minneapolis. O’Lgary Bowser Winter Underwear. Men’s ‘underwear - for men, women and dhildren. Combination or two piece suits. Winter Underwear. One case fleece lined underwear, 75 cents-a suit. One case women’s ribbed underwear,. 50 cents a suit. Coats and Furs. The largest stock of coa.ts selected from reliable factories. and furs in-town, carefully We save you money and give the best style and workmanship. Ladies’ Fur Lined C: oats, $40 to $75. 'Ladies’ Empire Cloth Coats, $8.50 ty $35. Misses’ Empire Coats $5 to $15. 5 Children’s Coats, $2.50 to $10. FRANCE BEFORE MOVING ON VENEZUELAN PORTS. { v Paris,” O¢t. 18.—The departure of Cherbourg for the island of Martinique, preparations for dealing with the Ven- + MOVE ANY EMPLOYE. WITH- OUT A HEARING. Waéhington, Oct. 18.—An amend the armored cruiser De Saix from| ment to the civil service rules, sweep ing and comprehensive in its charac French West Indies, inaugurated the| ter, was authorized during the day by President Roosevelt. Hereafter a cab. ezuélan question with a strong hand| inet 6fllcer will have the power to re- if President Castro persists in his| move summarlly and Wwithout hearing present course. The De Saix'will stop| any civil “service employe in his de at Brest, where she will be joined by| partment who, to the personal knowl the cruisers Lavoisier and Chasseloup- Laubat.. The three ‘warships will pro- ceed together to the French West In- a(_lge_ of the head of the gdepartment, has been guilty of misconduct or whe is inefficient in the performance of his dies, joining the cruisers Jurien de la| duties. By the terms of the amend Graviere and Troude now at Mar- tinique. This will give the division five ships under Admiral Bevoie de Lapeyrere. The rendezvous would be, Fort ‘'de France, Martinique. These preparations are. precautionary, as thé officials here are still hopeful that President Castro will make suitable amends. Therefore no orders Have been issued concerning the nature of the ultimafe naval action against Ven- ezuela, as these await the assembling of the ships and the result of the diplo- matic negotiations. <ohe duration of the voyage to Fort de France will be about two” weeks. Therefore time remains for President Casiro to make explanations. It is un- derstcod that the demonstration if finally resorted to will take the form of a blockade of Venezuelan ports. PROHIBITED BY PRESIDENT —_— EXPORTATION OF ARMS AND AM- " MUNITION-"TO/ THE DOMIN- ICAN REPUBLIC. ‘Washington,- Oct. 18.—Exportation of arms, ammunition and munitions of war of every kind from any port of the United States and Porto Rico to any part of the Dominican republic is pro- hibited by a presidential proclamation issued from the state department dur- ing the day. Accompanying the proc- lamation is an explanatory memoran- dum to the effect that this action has | been taken after consultation with the Dominican government, with their con- currence, and is . .intended to assist them in the enforcement of their reg- ulations designed to prevent the per- ennial revolutionists of the island from getting warlike supplies. APPRAISED VALUE EXCEEDED. Lively Bidding for Timber on Minne- sota Lands. St. Paul, Oct. 18.—The most suc- cessful timber sale in the history of the state took place at the capitol dur- ing the day. Nearly 75,000,000 feet of state timber was disposed of and the prices obtained were fully 40 per cent in advance of the appraisals. The bid- ding was lively. The advances, of which 25 per cent was exacted from each pui‘chaser, amounted to $110,000 and the entire sale represented about $575,000 in‘rev- enue to the state. The appraised value was $440,000. REGEPTION ' FOR BRYAN. Native Filipinos Planning an Elaborate Affair. . Manila, Oct. 18 —Preparahons are being made here for an elaborate re- ception and banquet to be tendered to William J. Bryan on his arrival in Manila by native Filipinos, principal among whom are the former insur- gents, Gomez and Lucbans, and the famous Lepez family. The American admirers of Mr. B{'yan are holding aloof from the Filipinos and will give him a separate banquet. TEACHERS WIN VICTORY. Secure $2,000,000 Back Salaries From City of Brookliyn. New York, Oct. 18.—Judge Gaynor, in the supreme court of Brooklyn, has given judgment to 3,334 Brooklyn schoolteachers in a suit they had brought against the board of education and New York city to recover back salaries due under what is known as ment the ‘cabinet officer must have personal knowledge of the misconduct or inefficiency of the employe whom he proposes to discharge. With this per sonal knowledge the power of the head of the department is absolute. ‘The amendment authorized/is one of the most 'important and farreaching made tc the civil service rules in many years. It confers upon cabinet officers, practically unlimited power as to the personnel of their departments The amendment is made to rule XII., section 2, which provides that the ap pointing cfMicer in the executive civil service chall report in ‘detail to the civil service commissicn all changes in their departments as soon as made and the reasons for making them Heretofore, in every case of the re- moval of a ecivil service employe, charges had to be filed against the person whom it was proposed to re move and the employe was given time in which to meet the charges with such defense as he might have tc make. Under the authorized dmend- ment ‘such a: proceeding. will. mot be necessary. A head of a department may discharge an employe for miscon: duct’ or inefficiency with the simple statement to the civil service commis- sion that the misconduct or inefficiency is a subject of his personal observa: tion. The discharged employe will have no recourse. SHOWER OF MOLTEN METAL NUMBER OF WORKMEN DEAD OR FATALLY INJURED AT JOL- IET STEEL PLANT. Chicago, Oct. 18.—Five tons ot molteh metal exploded during the day at the Joliet plant of the Illinois Steel company, falling in a shower of death on a band of workmen about the con- verter. One man is deag, three are fatally burned ‘and a half dozen in- jured so badly they may die. Many others suffered severe burns on feet and hands. - The explosion shook the t corner of the great works. hundred men were within range of’ the liquid metal. The shrieks of the in: jured ‘men were heard all over the grounds of-the company. JERRY SIMPSON T DYING.. Hope of Recovery of Former Congress- man Abandoned. Wichita, Kan., Oct. 18.—Ex-Con- gressman Jerry Simpson, who is*ill at a local hospital, is at death’s door, ac- cording to a statement issued early in the day by his physicians. The end may come at any hour, they say. At best they consider it hardly probable that the patient can survive another twenty-four hours. Experts Will Go Over Books. Peoria, 111., looking to an investigation into the ac- counts of Newton C. Dougherty since schools t\venty—fiw{e years ‘ago was taken -during the /day. A committee representing the school board let the contract to-an auditing company to go over the books of the school board for a quarter of a century. " Omaha Job Printers Locked Out. Omaha, Oct., 18.—Union job printers to the . number of seventy-five, em- whole plant, sending panic into every|: Half af Oct. 18.—The first steps | he first became city superintendent of «St. Louis; Oect. I8.—a tornado struck the village of Soreto, Illinois, thirty-twe miles northwest of St. Louis last night, killing four persons and injuring 35 others of whom three will probably die. Great damage was dane to property. Forty houses were blown to atoms or carried far from their foundations. The tornado cut a complete swath through the town and everything in the tract of the tornado was réduce(} to debris or blown away. Montello, Wis., Oct, 18.—The house of William Chiftchok, five miles north of here, was struck by lightning dur- ing the night and one daughter, eight- een years old, was killed and another, sixteen years old, fatally injured while sleeping. Other members. of the fam- ily escaped. SITUATION IMPROVING. Ru|h of New Orleans People to Their Homes Continues. New Orleans, .Oct. 18.—The rush of New Orleans people to their homes countinues, partly induced by the fact that the danger from fever is prac- tically over d partly f)y anxiety to be here during the visit of President Roosevelt. Many representative busi- ness men and financiers are cutting their vacations short in order to assist in showing to the president how much his services during the fever are ap- preciated. e The fever situation here mends steadily. In the state during the pre- ceding twenty-four hours there were only two .daaths. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! The Largest Stock! The Best Makes! can be found at E.H. Winter & Co.’s Store. The price we guarantee to be as low as the \ lowest. HANA fitting shoe known. bill will be less. ! 'The name “Hanan” stands /for the best qua.hty and the best i DREW SELBY Selby" Shoe once will always wear one. AMERICA men’s shoe that will glve satisfaction, carried in'all leathers, styles, and Wldths. SECURITY shoes for the Children and your shoe The lady: whowears a ‘Drew. GENTLEMAN a $3.50 gentle- SCHOOL SHOE Buy Security E. H WINTER&CO Ladies’ Far Coats, $27,50 to $60. Ladies’ Scarfs, $I to $25. We takeorders for seal, otter and beaver coats. Would be pleased to quote prices. the Pettingill schedule.. A sum ap- ployed in seventeen shops, ‘did not re- proximating $2,000,000 is involved in}Port tor. work during the day. They the litigation. The increase sued for|Were paid off the previous night, when | was granted just before the Greater|the employers ‘declared - their -shops New York consolidatfon and the hitch|open to union' and*nonunion printers in payment resulted in the merging of |8like. Every large shop in the city is the borough boards. affected with one exception. 'PHONE 30 BEMIDJI, MINN.