Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 25, 1906, Page 1

~ Th VOLUME 3. NUMBER 234 MINNESOTA L THISTORIGAL BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1906, RELIEF VESSEL REACHES WRECK Some May Be Saved From Disabled Steamer Valencia Off Vancouver--- Darkness Delays Rescue Work ATTEMPT TO REACH SHORE FAILED Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 25.—The salvage steamer Salver from Victoria reached the scene of the wreck of the Valencia during the night, according to a special dispatch to the Herald, /but had to stand by until daylight, being unable to render assistance to the survivors during the night hours. ‘The work is now proceeding. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25.—A resume of the situation shows that at least thirty persons perished and perhaps as many as seventy. Something like a hundred persons are so far unaccount- ed for and are presumed to be cling- ing to the wreck. Bitter criticisms of the government signal service were Yeard among shipping men. The gov- ernment wire from Tatoosh island to the mainland has never been main- tained. Had the wire been up tugs could have been instantly dispatched to the scene, instead of a whole day being lost. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 25.—The steam- er Valencia of the Pacific Coast Steam- ship company, with ninety-four pas. sengers on board and a crew of sixty, was wrecked to the eastv Beal, on the Vancouver island coast, with a heavy loss of life. Six survivors, members of the crew sent to Cape Beal for aid, report that at least fifty persons were drowned alongside the steamer when boats loaded with women and children smashed against the steamer’s side soon after they were lowered from the vessel. When the refugees left over 100 persons were huddled on the sa- loon deck of the steamer, which was then partly submerged, with the in- rolling sea washing over the main deck. A southeast gale was blowing, with the wind whistling through the cordage of the wrecked vessel at a velocity of over forty miles an hour and a high sea was beating against the hull, sending spray high over it, threatening to break up the wreck. Unless the vessels which have been sent to the steamer’s assistance can arrive in time to save those who re- mained on the wreck it is doubtful if any of them will reach shore, for a landing in such a place is extremely difficult if at all possible, The Valencia, replacing the recently disabled steamer City of Puebla, sailed from San Francisco at 11 a. m. Satur- day. This was the only clear day and from Saturday evening Captain John- son and his officers had to navigate by means of dead reckoning. As the Valencia was foundering as a result of her impact with the rocks the only possible chance to save any of those on board was to pull the ves- sel ashore again with the hope, scant though it was, of landing those on board on the r y coast. The loss of life was awful when the boats were lowered. Two boats filled with women and children were swept against the side of the steamer, smashed and completely wrecked, all those in the boats being swept into the sea and drowne: ox —Few places in the world have such a record ot marine catastrophe: s has the deadly “west coast,” as it is known, of Van- couver island, which has caused the destruction of fifty-six vessels and cost 711 lives within forty years. Within the month past the west coast has wrecked the Valencia and the ships King David and Pass of Meifort, seven lives having been lost on the King David and twenty-six on the Pass of Melfort. Echo of New York Election. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 25.—A bill was fmtroduced in the senate during the day providing for a recount of ballots in New York city cast at the last elec- tion and empowering the supreme court to open ballot boxes and make the recount, Senator Raines, one of the Republican leaders, presented the measure. Quarter of a Million Loss. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 25.—The Interna- tional Compress company’s cotton compress on the Elizabeth river here, together with much cotton stored in the warehouses and sheds of Rogers, McCabe & Co., were burned early in the day. The loss is placed at $250, 000. T WANT WAGES INCREASED. Duluth Boilermakers Strike Because Outsiders Are Better Paid. Duluth, Jan. 25.—Two hundred and fifty boilermakers of the Head of the Lakes are striking for 36 cents an hour. They have been getting 33 1-3 cents an hour for nine hours a day. A Chicago firm that has a contract to repair boilers on ships at Superior brought men from Chicago and is pay- ing them 35 cents an hour, in addition to carfare and certain other expenses. The employers are busy and the trou- ble will doubtless be adjusted in some way. NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORDS. Time for Five Miles Twice Reduced at Ormond, Fla. Ormond, Fla., Jan. 25.—The world’s five-mile automobile record was low- ered to 2 minutes 54 3-5 seconds by Lancia. Hemery later beat Lancia’s new five-mile world’s record by 20 3-5 sec- onds, going the distance in 2 minutes 34 seconds, official time, in a 200- horsepower gasoline car. Cuban Railroad Strike Ends, Havana, Jan. 25.—The directors of j the Cuban railroad, having consented to a revision of the wages of all its employes and to the giving of double pay to those who work on Sundays and holidays, the strike has been de- clared off and traffic resumed. TROOPS DELAYED BY SICKNESS. Departure of Second Infantry for Phil- ippines Postponed. Denver, Jan. 25.—Orders have been received at Fort Logan from the war department at Washington to post- pone indefinitely the departure of the Second infantry for the Philippines. The regiment was under orders to start for San Francisco during the day. The postponement was necessitated by the breaking out of measles and mumps among the soldiers and taey will be quarantined at Fort Logan. VESSEL PROBABLY LOST. Sealing Schooner Carried Six Whites and Twenty-one Indians, Victoria, B. C., Jan. 25—Captain ! Gaudin, agent of marine, has received a telegram from Lightkeeper Dakin, at Carmanah, that the rame board of the scaling schooner Fawn had been found in the surf near there. The schooner Fawn left Behring sea for Victo last October with 5,562 seal- skins and six. white men and twenty- one Indians. Fire Destroys School Building. Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 25.—The Lowell school burned during the night. The loss is $60,060. The fire¥is be- i lieved to have been of incendiary origin. A man was seen running from the building a few minutes before the fire. DEATH FOR INCURAELES. Bill to Legalize Such Action Appears in Ohio Legislature, Cotumbus, O., Jan. 25—Painless ;dpmh for pain racked sufferers who have no chance for recovery and who i desire to live no longer will be possible if the bill introduced in the general | assembly of Ohio is passed. | proposed measure hecomes a law per- ) sons suffering from incurable disease j or from injuries from which there is ‘ino hope of recovery may be legally chlorotformed to death or killed in any other painless way which physicians { may design. i The measure was introduced by Representative Hunt of Cincinnati at the request of Miss Anna Hall, who has for years been a student of the subject. Her interest was aroused i first by the illness preceding the death | of her mother from cancer of the liver. Miss Hall sat in the gallery of the house and witnessed the voting down i of a motion to reject her bill. The vote was 78 to 22. Miss Hall wept when she saw that her measure was to be received and sent to a commit- i tee. If the | l WATERSPOUT CAUSES FLOOD. Residents Forced to Flee to Mountains for Safety. Weston, W. Va., Jan. 25.—A heavy wind and rain storm resembling a waterspout passed over the southeast- ern portion of this state, flooding Cherry, Holly and Elk rivers and carrying away bridges, houses and many million feet of valuable timber. In Richwood the water rose five feet in the houses on Oakford avenue and three feet in the waitingroom of the passenger depot. The total loss will be heavy. men, women and children had to wade waist deep out of their homes to the mountain top. The Cherry River Lum- ber company’s yards were under wa- ter. ; At Curtin two railroad bridges on the Pardee and Curtin Lumber com- pany’s road were washed out. At Curtin a barber shop, with all its furniture and tools, went down with the current, every chair remain- ing in the place. Over twelve miles of the Holly River and Addison rail- road were completely washed away. A report that fifteen lives were lost was not confirmed. SAVES BABES AND INVALID. Nine-Year-Old Wisconsin Lad Proves ; Himself a Hero. Menasha, Wis., Jan. 25.—Left alone with two small children, aged two and four years, and an invalid grandfather,’ drove to the city, Charles Gear, aged nine years, saved the lives of every inmate of the house. i Shortly after they were left alone a kerosene lamp in the second story of the house exploded and the flames spread about the room. The boy carried the two small chil- dren down the stairs and into the open air and then returned and aroused his grandfather from slumber, story and extinguished the flames with clothes from g nearby bed. The water came up so suddenly that | ninety years of age, while his parents. after which he returned to the second SOCIETY, neer TEN CENTS PER WEEK : ) TRIAL: OF PACKERS’ CASE. to the Jury. Chicago, Jan. 25.—District Attorney Morrison continued his statement to the jury in the packers’ case during the day, Mr. Morrison declared that the packers .are not entitled to im- unity because they did not claim it at the time Commissioner Garfield | was conducting his investigation into I the beef packing industry and were ! not sworn when they gave evidence. District Attorney Morrison then de- clared that he wished the jury to dis- regard the fact that many of the de- fendants in the case are men of wealth and position. “We are not prosecuting these men because they are rich,” he said. “The government admires a rich man who has profited honestly. A man like Mar- shall Field, who was buried while the attorneys for the defense were telling of the honest money made by these packers, commands the admiration of the nation. It is the man with ‘tainted’ money that the government is after.” | District Attorney Continues Statement TAKES UP BANKRUPTCY LAW. Chairman Jenkins Tells of Judiciary Committee’s Work. ‘Washington, Jan. 25.—The commit- tee on judiciary in the house will soon ‘take up for consideration various bills _that have been offered repealing the federal bankruptcy law. The commit- tee in the last congress by a narrow ' majority reported a bill repealing the bankruptey act and as there has been practically no change in the personnel ~of the committee, unless there has been a change in sentiment, it is rea- sonable to assume that such a bill would again be reported favorably. ° Representative Jenkins, chairman of the committee, says the insurance question is soon to be given considera- fion by the full committee, the object being to demonstrate what can he done along the line of recommenda- tions by President Roosevelt in his l annual message favorable to national supervision and control of insurance. ARE MEASURE ALMOST Washington, Jan. Z5.—°7 “reg- ulars,” as opposed to the “rebels” in the lower house, won in the first test of strength over the joint statehood bill. The rule proposed by the rules committee governing procedure in considering the joint statehood bill was adopted—192 to 165. The rule against which the “rebels” were arrayed provided that general debate on the statehood bill should cease at 3 p. m. Thursday next and immediately thereafter, bate, intervening motion or appeal, a vote shall be taken on the Lill to a final passage.” it certain that providing for the admission of two new states will go through. FIGHT MAIL ORDER HOUSES. Retail Merchants of Middle West Will Organize. Des Moines, Jan. 25.—Many retail merchants from different parts of the | Middle West are in session here for the purpose of organizing a Retail Merchants' asscciation to cope with the mail order house competition, which they claim is almost exter- minating them in this section. It is expected that the merchants will perfect an organization along the lines suggested by W. H. Gentner of | Farmington, Ia. His plan is to organ- ize the merchants of ten states, who shall pay a membership fee of $5 each, When this organization is per- i fected a corporation is to be formed and stock sold at $1,500 a share. ‘With this money a wholesale house is to be opened in Chicago, through which the output of many Eastern fac- tories will be handled just as cheap- ly as the goods of the large mail order houses. Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscensin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota will be the first .Bob.,Fitzsimmons, the pugilist, and his wife have bought a farm at West merly the rural home of United States Senator Dryden of New Jersey. Fitz- simmons will turn the farm into a re- sort for men who wish to recuperate. INSURGENTS First Test of Strength on the Statehood Bill Was a Victory For the Administration. CERTAIN T0 PASS “without de- The rule as adopted is said to make ! the regular measure i Dunellen, N. J. The farm was for- DEFEATED J RELATING TO CONTRABAND. ' Moroccan Conference Adopts Report of Committee. Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 25.—The Mo- iroccan conference at its session dur- ing the day accepted all the articles j of the report of the committee on con- traband relating to the prevention of the trade in contraband arms and passed to the consideration of eco- nomic guestions. The Spanish dele- previously agreed upon, ipresented all the preliminary pro- i posals submitted. The draft of the 1 convention for the reform of taxation in Morocco contains nc sharply con- troversial points. | gation, as ~Fourteen Persons Injured. Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 25.—Four- teen persons were slightly injured in AR collision at Glendora between the Santa Fe limited westbound train and & local train. All the injured were i passerigers on the local. | tunes in the United States. 1 $100,000,000 or $150,000,000 it certainly | takes rank with the Gould, Astor and "tion of a society in this city for the VENEZUELA TO HUMBLEP France In No Hurry And Will Take Her Own Time to Obtain Desired Satisfaetion. REPORTS OF HESITATION DENIED Forty Millions Each for Grandchildren of Marshall Field. Chicago, Jan. 25.—What purports to be a resume of the principal bequests of the late Marshall Field is made public on the authority of a member of the family, who was present when the will was read to the family last Saturday. According to the report the principal beneficiaries are the follow- ing: Field Columbian museum, $8,000,- 000; Mrs. David Beatty, only daugh- ter, $8,000,000; three grandchildren of Marshall Field—Marshall III, aged eleven: Henry Field, aged nine, and Gwendolyn Field, aged four, each about $40,000,000. Nieces and sisters of Marshall Field, each $100,000. Smaller sums were left to various charities in which Mr. Field was in- | terested. Old family servants also were remembered, it is reported. The Field estate at once takes first place among the biggest family for- Attorneys now are busy estimating its size and formal announcement of the contents of the will has been postponed until an accurate valuation shall have been reached. Whether the lump sum is CHILDREN GET VAST ES’TATE.[ | | Vanderbilt fortunes. PEACE SOCIETY FORMED. New York Advocates of Arbitration Endorsed by Carnegie. New York, Jan. 25.—Preliminary steps were taken at a meeting at the Broadway tabernacle for the forma- promotion of the movement for peace and arbitration. Rev. Dr. Charles E. | Jefferson, the pastor of the tabernacle, | was made chairman, and Dr. Ernest Richard of Columbia university secre- tary of a temporary organization. H Andrew Carnegie sent the following telegram: “Heartily approve proposed peace and arbitration society. Hope it will be formed. War is the greatest of all evils.” FLOOD AT JOHNSTOWN. Heavy Rains Fill Cellars Almost to Sidewalks. Pittsburg, Jan. 25.—The business portion of Johnstown, the famous flood city, is again suffering, this time through heavy rains. Cellars under all the downtown buildings are filled al- most to the sidewalks and much mer- chandise has been ruined. There has been a stage of twelve feet of water in the Conemaugh river and if the rain continues as it has for the past eight- een hours the city will likely suffer much damage. In the lowlands on the outskirts the water has sent the people to the sec- ond floors of their dwellings and much hardship is being experienced. One | street car line has been obliged to suspend and the fire departmient has been kept at work pumping water from cellars_of large business places. { tacks of Paris, Jan. 25.—Ministerial circle~ here are much annoyed over the puk lished reports relative to France’s al- leged hesitation and nervousness re- garding the Venezuelan question. 2 highly placed@ official of the foreign office protested energetically agalns! the statements made on the subject, saying: “France has always been and stil’ Is determined to obtain the fullest sat- isfaction for past and present affronts fromh Venezuela. She, however, wil select her own time for action amd will not stir up the wasp’s nest teo which Castro has shown the way unti’ her general policy leaves her free tc do so.” To a question whether a blockadc had been ordered a direct negative was given. Interest in the Venezuelan affair continues to decrease. The press is generally of the opinion that the ques- tion must stand over indefinitely. NO INTERFERENCE LIKELY. France to Have Free Hand in Dealing With Venezuela. Washington, Jan. 25.—So far as in- formal inquiry on the subject has gone France has ground for the conviction that she will encounter no opposition by any of the other nations having claims against Venezuela in the exe: i cution of the naval programme which she intends to initiate against that country. Great Britain and Italy, it was believed all along, would offer no objection; but the news that Germany is not disposed to side with President Castro against France is regarded in diplomatic circles here as encourag- ing for the French plans. The eject- ment of M. Taigny from La Guayra is now taken by France as her main basis for action against Venezuela. MILLIONAIRE SUICIDES.. Friends Believe Ill Health Caused the Rash Act. Chicago, Jan. 25.—While guests: were assembling in the reception room down stairs their host, Arthur Julius Magnus, millionaire son-in-law ef Adolphus Busch, the St. Louis brewer, and vice president of the A. Magnus & Sons company stood before a mirror in his dressingroom on the floor above. and shot himself through the heart, dying instantly. Policemen sent to the Magnus man- sion were unable to obtain from the family information that might furnisk a motive for the deed. Relatives saic Jater in the evening that Magnus hac everything to live for and that he hac appeared to be in good spirits wher: he returned home from his elub in the afternoon. r. Magnus. who was forty- five years old, had suffered from at- heart failure recently and friends suggested that a constant dread of death made him melancholy. ‘Whether or not the escapade of Wil- helmina Busch, his wife's sister, had any relation to the tragedy is a ques- tion which the members of the family in Chicago will not discuss. Removal Sale! Our combined_ removal and clearance sale is still in progress and we have a. number of exceptionally good bargains. We must reduce stock before we move to make room for our new spring stock. Y % Berman Emporrum