Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 23, 1906, Page 1

VOLUME 4. NUMBER 3 = - BEMIDJ], MINNESO RAIN CAUSES LONG NIGHT OF MISERY HOMELESS IN STORM Little Sleep in San Francisco Last Night for the Refugees. Member of Relief Commit- tee Shot in Automobile by Unknown. St. Paul, Minn., April 23.— (Special Dispatch to Pioneer)— R=ports from San Francisco tell of a night of suffering last night for the thousands of homeless. ‘They all slept in the open, if they slept at all, in a drenching rain which added to the alrcady full cup of misery. Shortly after midnight it be- gan to rain and continued for three hours. Most of the time the water fell ina slow drizle, but for a few minutes there was a heavy downpour. At 6 o’clock this m¢rning the rain began to fall again in volums and the indications are that it may continue all day. A The rain has cooled the ruins and extinguished some of the tires which still illuminated the sky. H, C. Tilden, one of the prom- inent members of the general re- lief committee, was shot and al- most instantly killed in his auto- mobile about midnight while re. turning from Meno park, by men supposed to be members of the citizens’ patrol. MUCH SICKNESS WILL FOLLOW. Impossible to at Once Establish Sani- _tary Conditions. Washington, April 23.—The follow- fug dispatch from General Funston re- garding conditions at San I'rancisco came to the war department at 5:40 a m. It was sent from the naval training station: “Fire i8 making no progress to the west from Van Ness avenue. West wind of considerable force now hegin ning. Indicatious now that all that part of the city south of Van Ness avenue und north to the bay will be destroyed. Some considerable appre: lension is felt as to the post at Fort Muson, but it Is believed that we can save Il Weather continues fine and warm: practically no suffering from cold. It will be hupossible to at once establish proper sanitary conditions. Much sickness must necessarily be ex- pected. If the city to the west now standing remains intact there are mauny good buildings that can be used us hospitals. The water supply is en- couraging. The Spring Valley water people helieve they can deliver from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 gallons daily. This with other sources not mentioned will prevent a water tamine.” ‘plant HUNGRY FIGHT FOR SUPPLIES — Held in Check With TRAIN8 NOW RUNNING. 8outhern Pacific Road Open to San Francisco. San Francisco, April 23.—The South- ern Pacific Railroad company suc- ceeded In getting the first trains through on the Coast division during thie night. It ran into the depot at Third and Townsend streets. Trains are now ranning with comparative regularity. An inspection of the lines shows a number of water tanks, rail- way depots and freight houses have been destroyed, but this does not seri ously interfere with traffic. A bridge over the Pajora river on the Santa Cruz branch and a bridge on the Mon terey branch are so out of line that it is impossible to get (ralns over these branches. lLarge gangs of workmen are busy night and day and it is hoped the whole division soon will he ré paired. . GIVES HALF FOR RELIEF. Wealthy San Franciscan Has $20,000 in Cash Left. San Francisco, April 23 Crum, a wealthy San Francisco, r commiltee that all her income hearing property had been desiroyed but that she had a little money in (he banks, which she proposed to divide equally with the relief committee, She there fore subscribed $10,000.to the reliet fund. Many other persons of comfortahlc circumstances are coming to the aid ot the committee and food and supplies of all kinds are being furnished the -needy. EXODUS FROM ITALY. Nearly a Million Emigrants Left That Country Last Year. Rome, April 23.—The Italian direc tor general of statistics reports that the number of emigrants increased from 507.975 in 1903 and 470.962 in 1904 to 716,243 in 1895. The largest contingent wus furnished by the Vene- tian region. IVENS SENTENCED TO HANG: Chicago Murderer ls Denied a New Trial. Chicago, April 23.—Richard G. Ivens, convicted of the murder of Mrs, Bessie Hollister, has heen denfed a new t by Judge Smith and sentenced to hang June The defendant showed no concern when sentence was pro- nounced. Milwaukee Subscribes $49.000. Milwaukee, April 23 kee Rrewers’ association sub- scribed 85,000 and the Milwaukee banks a similar amount for- reliet of California sufferers. The total of sub- seriptions so far in Milwaukee hag reached over $40,000. —The Milwau- Bad Fire in Milwaukee: Milwaukee, April -23.—The plant of the M. Hilty Lumber company and the of the Robert Rom compuny, plumbers’ supplies, were burned dur- Ing the evening with 2 loss of $75,000 Assistant Treasurer Jacobs Safe. Washington, April 23.—Assistant Treasurer of the United States Jucobs, at San Franclsco, for whose safety fears were entertained, Is safe. Sultan of Turkey Dying. London, April- 23.—The sultan of Turkey is critically Il and his death 18 possible at any hour. ~ |kabo Corsets ; Bone firm front. Long dip hip corset, made of Batiste This ent represents our Tapering waists, fora full figure. Lace Trimmed Front and si.de_ supporters, Price $2. 0 Léiary & Bowser| cien by a preparation of soft soap, Difficulty. San Francisco, April 23.—The situg- tion among the peéople camped out is the worst dt Golden Gate park, where during the early hours the hungry people besieged every place where it wds thought food was stored. In some places there was 4 disposition to over- run the guards. In the meantime eveéry sort of vehicle gbtainable was pressed fnto service by the authorities and food supplies sent to every part of thé city where people weré camped. Bread, milk, coftee and even more sub- stantial articles were dealt out in quantities amply sufficient to satisty the hungry for the time being. Thousands of tons ot provisions were brought over the bay during the night and sent tg the various distribut- ing stations in dvays and automobiles. This latter vehicle hag played an im- portant part in the history of the past few days in San Frangisco, first by carrying dynamite from place to place In the fight against the fire, in trans- porting troops and firemen to places of danger, in bringing in supplies and forwarding press matter and telegrams to Oakland and in a thousand other ways that proved valuable. Almost every private machine in the city is in use, many of them voluntarily ten- dered, others commandeered by the military authorities. UNDER COMPLETE CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO FIRE.CHECKED BEFORE REACHING THE BIG FERRY DEPOT. San Francisco, April -23.—The fire on the water frout north of the’ferry is now under coutrol. It has burned a8 far south as ihe Lombard street dock, where it was checked aid is now smouwldering. The fe % ud some of the dock: ¥ safe. The rul. ef martial law. is not near: ly so rigid and in many of the-districts. has been withdrawn and only suffi- clent guards left to prevent any possi- bility of theft or looting. ' The fire at 7 o'clock was Burning grain sheds on the water: front about half a mile north of the ferry station, but was confined to a comparatively small area. On the narth beach the fire did not reach that part of the wa- ter front lying west of the foot of Pow- ell street. The entire Western addi- tion of the city lying west of Van Ness avenue is absolutely safe. Forty car- loads of supplies, which had been run upon the belt line tracks near Meiggs whart, ure reported destioyed. District Burned Over. Immet In the section north of Market street the ruined district is practically bounded on the west by Van Ness ave- nue, although in many blocks the flames destroyed squares to the west of that thoroughfare. The Van Ness avenue burned line runs northerly to Greenwich street, which is a few blocks from the bay. Then the bound- ary ‘goes up over Telegraph hill and down to that portion of the shore that faces" Oakland. Practically everything ucluded pr.ween Market, Van Ness rvenue, Greenwich and the bay is in ashes. On the east side of Hyde 3treet hill the fire burned down to Bay street and Montgomery avenue and stopped at that intersection. All south of Market street, with perhaps some 1 3xceptions in the vieinity of the Pa- zific Mail dock, is gone. This section s bounded on the north by Market street and runs out to Guerrero street, goes out that street two blocks, turns west to Dolores, runs west six blocks to ahout Twenty-secopd, taking aa ir- regular course southward, spreading out at Twenty-fifth street and going down that way to the southerly bay shore. 2 Loss Not Less Than $200,000,000. Rolla V. Watt, Western mianager of the Royal and Queen Insurance com- panies, one of the prominent insurance men._ on. the coast, was asked if he would hazard an-estimate on the finan- cial loss. He said: 3 “My idea is soniething like $200,000.- 000. I have heard other insuviince men place the figure at $500,600,000. We don’t know, it is simply this time.” : Dissatisfaction is heing the conduct - of -sonie~ot* t} = Many of those doing guard and patrol duty are little more than“mere hoys, who are wrought up to a high pitch-of excitement by their: position-and have been -shooting al pedestrians in cir- cumstances where milder orders would have ainswered just as-well. Chief of Police Dinan has askod the mflitary suthorities to withdraw many of: these companies from the cit: Wildewz= Linen. Mildew can he réemoved from lin- powdered starch and salt, used in equal proportions and to which the 'fuice of a lemon has been added. Besiege Storehouses and Are | mine about four miles from here. Many TA, MONDAY, APRIL 25,1906 * IBRITISH TALK OF SHCESSION Enalish Mutual Life Poliéy- holders Make Demands and Threats. London, April 23.—A meeting of the British -policyholders of the. Mutual Life Insurange company of.New York has adopted the following resolutions: First—To fise all means to procire the elimination fromthe board of trus- tees of all those Who were responsible either by participation or neglect of duty in the frregularities and extrav- agances and also of any of those rep- resenting or influenced by - outside financial Interests. - Second—To securé that the control of the company’s funds and assets be genuinély in the hands of the policy- Lolders. Third—To safeguard the interests of the British policyholders and then, if these effors. are unsuccessful, to fur- ther the formation in the United King- dom of a separate company of such policyholders and t!:st a comniittee be appointed to securethe united-support of the policyholders throughout the kingdom. A resolution of confldence in D. C. Haldeman, the former manager of the Mutual Life Insurance company here, was also passed. i LARGEST. ON. FRESH "WATER. Steamer J. Pierpont-Morgan. Launched at Chicago. Chicago, April A 600-foot steam- er, christened the “J. Pierpont Mor- gan” by Miss Blanche Hanke, was launched at the South Chicago ship- yards during the day. The vessel is one of two ordered for the United States Steel corporation. “The vessel is -the largest craft on fresh water. Her. length is 600 feet and she is 58 feet in beam and has 32 feet depth of hold. Her capacity is 12,000 tons of freight and she will carry ore. Spe- cial trains from Chicago and Pittsburg brought a large number of steamboat and: railroad men fo ‘witness the launching. CAUGHT-THE'BDM Kalisz, Russian Poland, April 23— ‘While Count Keller, commander ot the garrison here and a cousin of Lieuten- ant Genmeral Count Keller, who was killed July 29, 1904, while repelling a Japanese attack on Yangze pass, Man- churia, was driving with his wife in the main street of this city a bomb was thrown at his carriage. Count Keller caught the missile in his hand and it failed to explode. The man who threw the bomb escaped. PHILIPPINE TOWNS BURNED. Thousands of Persons Rendered Home- less by Disaster, Manila, April 23.—Fire has swept the town of Mariqui in Rizal prov- ince. Many thousands of persons are homeless and starving and 2,000 dwell ings are in ruins. 2 The government is rushing assist- ance to the sufferers. Fire also destroyed Pasil, near the town of Cebu. Two hundred dwell- ings were burned and many persons are homeless. INSANE FROM DOG BITE. Chicago Workman Drives Fellow Em- ployes Into Street. Chicago, April 23.—Thomas Krizenk who was bitten by a dog Friday, was apparvently seized with hydrophobia during the day while at work in the plant of the ‘Standard Slaughtering company and, armed with a large butcher knife, he drove the 100 em- ploves of the establishment into the street. He was finally captured and taken to the hospital bound with ropes EARTHQUAKE IN TUSCANY. Thirteen Shocks Occur in Rapid Suc- cession. Rome, April 23.—Thirteen earth, shocks were felt in succession during the morning in the province of Siena, Tuscany. Several buildings were dam- aged, including the city hall at Poggl: bonsi, nineteen miles south of Flor- ence. The.inhabitants of Poggibonsi were panic stricken. Strikers and Troops Clash. Valenclennes, France, April 23.—A sanguinary encounter occurred during the day between 5,000 striking miners from Denain and a detachment of troops detailed to prevent the miners from interfering with nonstrikers at a ‘officers, soldiers and strikers were se- yerely wounded. 7 £ 3 Levy. Assessment When Needed. " Indianapolis/s April 23—The United Ming Workers' futernational executive ‘hoard It miplgted. it work and ad- journed:* - PhEHouIH: Pr strike assessment on the membership could be levieldl ‘as soon as it wag thought necessar The word “eavesdropper’™ hus a curk ous origin. In the early part of last century the penalty ‘of listening to or overlooking secret assemblies, especial- {1y Masonic' ones, L der the eaves of g o afender—Lo 4 suspeusion un- . e o IR A GRS S A MED W A W ASKS CONGRESS FOR MORE HELP r Eresidént Roosevelt:‘ S;Ig- gests Another Appropria- tion of $1,500,000. ‘Washington, ‘April 23.—President Roosevelt has sent to congress a mes- sage, accompanying. documents and papers from the war department, rec- ommending the appropriation imme-| diately of an' additional $1,500,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the eatam- ity at San-Francisco. : - The president conferred with Secre- tary Taft, Senator Allison, chairi of the senate committee on appropria- tions, and with:other senators and rep- resentatives about the need of further aid for the residents of the stricken eity and a decision was reached that congress should be requested to appro- priate the additional‘$1,500,000: As: surances: were given by -the members of congiess that the appropriation would be made. Following is the text of the president’s message: “I submit herewith a letter of. the secretary of war with accompanying documents, including a form of a reso- lution suggested for passage by con- gress. Most Appaliing Catastrophe: “This letter refers to:the appailing catastrophe which has befalien San Francisco and neighhcring cities, a catastrophe more appalling than any other of the kind ‘that has befallen any portion of our country during its history.” I am_sure’that there is need on my part of no more than a sugges- tion to congress in order that this res- olution may be at once passed. But | urge that instead of appropridting a further sum- of $1,000,000 as ‘recom- mended by the secretary of war the appropriation be for. $1,600.000. The supplies already delivered or en route for San - Francisco approximate- in value $1,500,600, which is more.than we have the authority in law ad yet to purchase. 1 do not think it safe for as to reckon upon the need of spending less than $1,000,000 in addition. Large sums are being raised by private sub- scriptions in this country -and’ very generous offers have been made to 8sist us by individuals of other coun= need of ‘any ca from:outside our own’ hordefs—this vefysal, ot course, in no way lesséning our deep appreciation of thé Kindly sympathy which ias prompted such offers.” ASSUMES LARGE PROPORTIONS. Movement of Supplies From Eastern Points to San Francisco. Chicago, April 23.—The amount of supplies that is being sent through to San Francisco from Chicage and points east of here is assuming tre- mendous proportions and agents of the'f: raflroads and express companies say that the movement has hardly begun. In twenty-four hours about 150 cars have left here, 114 of them being from the East. The trains are made up of five to nine cars each and are handled on a passenger schedule from the point of original shipment to San Fran- cisco. Every train arriving from the East is turned over to the Western roads withont' delay and all of them have left Chicago within a half hour of arrival. It is said by railroad men that the present movement of supplies will be more than doubled in the next twenty-four hours. HOUSE VOTES MORE MONEY, Miiflion Appropriated for San Francisco. Washington, April 23.—The house Additional CARIJIG FOR THE HOMELESS. Temp’)rnry Structures to Be Erected in Golden Gate Park. - - Ban Fancisco, April 23.—Mariel Cerf, chairman of the committee of porary structures will be erected in Golden Gate-park for the protection of the homeless at once. “J. Mciver of the United States army. is:now laying out a sanitary camp at: this place. work on which will be rushed as quickly as lumber can be secured. The camp will be under the supervision of an officer of the engi. neer corps of the United States army and the chief of the army medical staff will be in charge of it as sanitary officer. E The conditions among the homeless In the park, it' was reported by Chair- man Cerf, were excellent, but it was feared . there would be considerable suffering in the Mission district, where the committee has not been able to reach all the people. Berkeley, said Mr. Cerf, has accom: modated 15,000 homcless people and sent word to the authorities that ft de- sired to take care of 4,000 more. Ala meda has room for 3,000.and Fresno telegraphed that it wished .to provide for3,000. and-asked that that number be sent for which the Southern Pacific would furnish transportation. NUMBER OF DEAD UNKNQWN. Bodies of Victims Baing Buried in| Trenches, New: York, April 23.—The Western Union Telegraph company has re- teived the following from its oftice in the_ Kerry building at the foot ot Mar- ket street, San Francisco: “It is still difficult to estimate the number of dead, as bodies are scat- tered all over the city. They are bury- Ing them in trenches and putting fif- teen bodies in a ditch,” - A later dispateh vead: “The ferryboats are running on achedule time. There lg an immense erowd araund-the depot here’and com- . mittees from all towns across the hay. are urghE ecple to leave San’ Fran: clsco and go with’them to their homes; but the authorities won't let {hem take: any: baggage with them. It Jooks like au immense - secondhand store here. The people have dragged everything down here from planos to bird cages and their goods are all piled up around the depot for a long distance. The fire 1s still burning, flercely up north, but the wind has gone- down,. -making it less dangerous.” O POORER CLASS. CONFINED _ Dead at San Francisca Occupants of Cheap Lodginghouses. San [“rancisco, April 2. -Bastern people need have little solicitude for their friends who were here as tourists at the time of the earthquake. It may sufely be asserted that few, if any such persons, have been killed or in- Jured. The casualties, with few excep tions, were confined to the occupants of cheap lodginghouses. As an inevitable result of the catas- trophe people are scattered far and wide' and the destruction of telegraph facilities renders it impossible to find thent or to communicate with them. A great many strangers do not know where the temporary offices of the telegraph companies- are located and these offices have .been necessarily ghifted from time to time. Even if the offices could be reached the facilities for sending messages have been so crippled that the companies, although working incessan(ly, are unable to glve much relief. There are thousands has passed a resolution appropriating $1,000,000, in addition to.the amount heretofore appropriated, for the San Francisco sufferers. 3 Owing to the eulogies in the senate 10 other business was transacted. .The message from the president relating to the San Franclsco earthquake was not. delivered to the senate and the resolution of the house appropriating $1,000,000 was not received. Chicago to Contribute $1,000,000, Chicago, AprM 23.—The fund raiged in this city fpr the benefit of the suf- ferers in San Francisco amounts to $300,000 and is steadily increasing. There seems (o be every prospect that the mark of $1.000,000 which was set by Mayor Dunne as the amount that the city: sheuld = contribute will be yassed easily. Superior Sends Flour. Superior, ‘Wis.,, April 23 tion- (o raising a cash subscription for tlie sufferers of San Francisco Supe- rior citizens have decided to send 1, 000 barrels of best flour to the coast: This will go via the Chicago and North- | western railroad; fiee of all transpor _txuon costs. E London Cabies $10,000. 2 London, April’ 22—Ten tholisand" dollars has been cabled to the Red Cross at Washington'as the first in- stallment of the American fund heing raised here in aid of the suffering peo-- ple of San Francisco. . “That new saleslady,” sald the blond at the ribbon counter, “has false halr | of telegrams at the offices of both com- panies awaiting transmission. * MANY CORPSES RECOVERED. 8eventy-five Taken From a Lodging- house. Sau Krancisco, April 23.—From the ruins ol a three-story lodginghouse at Fifth and Minna streets over seventy- five corpses have heen taken. Fifty others are exposed. This building was one of the first to take fire on Fifth | refuge for the homeless, says that tem- | 'REACHES BEMIDJI LOCAL HELP Mayor Carter Issues Appeal on Behalf of Earthquake . Sufferers. i Movement Started to Raise Fund to Be Forwarded- to, State Committee. ° ANY OF THESE WILL RECEIVE DONATION —_— Mayor A. A. Carter. W. L. Brooks, cashier Lum- bermens State bank. R. 'H. Schumaker, cashier Wirat National bank, The Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji is to come to the relief of the San Francisco sufferers. Following the lead of other cities in Minnesota, Mayor A. A. Carter. has started a movye- ment for the raising of a fund to be sent to the state committee appointed' by the governor, which in turn. will forward the money to the st¥icken city. < Goveruor Johnson today aj pointid the-muyorand-(he cash iers of ,slleiw‘\'n Bemidji banks as & sub-coMitten~ 1o receive dona- tions; The: Pioneer also stands ‘ready to'receive any money which sabscribers may wish to give to the cause. Mayor Carter’s ap- peal to the people of Bemidii follows: s In behalf of the suffering thous- ands of San Francisco, made destitute by earthquake and fire, 1, as mayor of Bemidji, appeal for aid to the generous hearted of this city. - Agthis distance; it is impossible to realize the” full "extent of the calamity which has gvertaken the metropolis of the West, but even here our hearts should go out to have been wrecked; whose busi neeses and means of livelih have been destroyed, and who are now dependant en the sym- pathy of the nation for food, shelter and medical care. Let us share our prosperity with the destitute, and give, even though it be a little, out of our abundance. No donation can be too large, and none, however small, but will be welcomed. Other cities throughout Minne- s ta and the land are giving; let the people of Bemidji not be be- hind in the work ‘of charity. There is no danger of too much being sent. iovernor Johnson and the California Relief committee ap- poirted me, as mayor, and the cashiers of the Bemidi¥ banks, as a snb-committee ve funds. A. ACARTER, Mayor of Bemidji. _TI),e movement for - raising street. At least 100 persons were lost in the Cosmopolitan on Fourth street. Oveér 150 persons are reported lost in the Brunswick hotel, Seventh and Mission streets. TOWN OF TOMALES IN RUINS: | Ranch Houses and. Barns in the Vicin- ity Also Down. Tomales; Cal., April 23.—The town “of Toniales is a pile of ruins, all of the large stores having been destroyed. The:- Cathivite church, a new stone s0 ruined. Many ranch | houses and barns are down. Two chil- dren; Anita and Peter Couzzs, were killed 1o « falling house about a mile from town. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. * Thres men were killed and five mor- tally and sixteen seriously injured as the result of a gunnery accident on board the French cadet training ship S Sweeping not only this state but the whole United States. Hvery city of any importance in the country is raising a fund. varying from a_ small amount to $1,000,000. : ‘In" Minnesota such towns as Crookston, St. Cloud, Brainerd, Winona, Rochester, etc, are busy gathering relief money, as well. a8~ Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. In Crookston the mayor has called a special meet- ing of the city council and of the citizens at large for this evening to arouse ' enthusiasm in the work. ; It is not expected that Bemidji will raise any great sum, but it should be able’ to give several hundred dollars, if not a thous- and. Thi nt will come, and should come, not from any few men but from the great mass of FOR "FRISCO O0.r countrymen whose homes: