Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 26, 1906, Page 4

TENEMENT BUILDING AT KANSAS CITY, KAN,, BURNS, BURYING MANY IN THE RUINS. BCORES ARE SAVED BY FIREMEN DCCUPANTS OF UPPER FLOOR COMPELLED TO JUMP INTO ARMS OF RESCUERS, Kansas City, Oct. 26.—In the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce building in Kansas City, Kan, destroyed by fire early in the day, there are any- where from half a dozen to thirty bod- ies, according to estimates given out by firemen who had worked at the scene all night. On the other hand Assistant Fire Chief Lind insisted that the dead would not reach over six. In addition fifty persons were injured, several of whom will die. The actual loss of life will not be known until a thorough search of the ruins can be made, probably not thenm, as some of the firemen assert that many bodies must have been burned to ashes. The building, used as a tenement house and containing 100 rooms, held as near as can be learned between 200 and 300 persons at the time the fire broke out. Most of these composed families, many others were transients, whose names are unknown. It was the cus- : tom for many of the transients, who came mostly from the nearby railroad yards, not to register and thus all trace of them is lost for the time be- ing. Only a thorough search of the fruins that may take days and an exact accounting of the missing will finally reveal the extent of the catastrophe. The fire broke out on the ground floor from some unknown cause at 12:30 a. m. Isolated as it was the burning building was difficult of access and it was some time before the fire department reached the scene. Sev- eral companies were at a fire in an- other part of the city. When the firemen arrived the en- tire building was in flames. So quick- ly did the flames spread that within a few minutes after the fire was dis- covered all means of escape by the stairways for the scores of occupants was shut off. On two sides of the bullding the elevated railway tracks hemmed it m and made still harder the work of the firemen. Then an- other obstacle arose. The firemen did not have sufficient ladders and many of those they had were too short to reach the upper stories. A stifling smoke filled the building, evidently coming from the burning stocks of merchandise on the floor below, and some of the occupants probably were never able to leave their rooms. Upper Floor Occupants Cut Off. When the firemen arrived they saw men hanging from windowsills on the upper floors and frantic women with babies in their arms and children clinging to them leaning far out from the windows unable to find any means of escape and yet taking advantage of the little fresh air which the windows afforded. The firemen quickly ran their ladders up, but they did mnot reach above the third floor. Many persons were on the floor above. The firemen first devoted themselves to the people on the second and third floors and did not then heed the screams of the people above. Many of the persons in the interior of the building were already overcome by the dense smoke and had to be carried out by the firemen. But many were able to escane down the ladders with- out assistance. After getting every one they could find out of the second aud third floors the firemen turned their attention to the people above. As the ladders did not reach above the third floor the men on the fourth floor literally pitched their wives and children down to the firemen on the ladders and then jumped down them- selves. Some of the more excitable ones jumped to the ground and were either killed or badly injured. Some whom the firemen tried to catch fell the entire distance to the ground. Only the south side walls of the bullding remain standing. The interior construction was entirely of wood and the stores on the ground floor and the rooms on the upper floors contained much inflammable material. The en- Hre contents were destroyed. Long After the floors had fallen in, piling up household goods in one mass, gas from in open main that entered the build- ing continued to burn, reducing to ashes nearly everything within its reach. CAUSED BY AFTERDAMP. Beven Men Dead as Result of Explo- sion in Mine. - Johnstown, Pa., Oct. 26.—The two ben injured in the Cambria rolling mill mine explosion, when seven of their companions were killed, are do- Ing well. It is now apparent that the death of the seven was due to the wfterdump following the explosion and not to the explosion itself. Pig Iron Prices Advance. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 26.—Sales of No. 2 soft pig iron were reported here at $20 per ton on thirty days’ delivery, the highest price reached by the Bouthern iron market in several years. This Is a rise of $7 a ton since the latter part of last July. _UNKNOWN NUMBER DIE| DEMANDS FULL RIGHTS AR Y JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TAKES UP CASE OF COUNTRYMEN IN CALIFORNIA, SHILDREN BARRED FROM SCHOOLS BAYS INCIDENT IS THE CAUSE OF MUCH HARSH CRITICISM IN HIS COUNTRY. ‘Washington, Oct. 26. — Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, at a conference with Secretary Root at the state department, made the request, in bebalf of his government, that the United States see that Japanese sub- jects in Calitornia were accorded their full rights under the treaty of 1894, including the right of children to freely attend the public schools of San VISCOUNT SIUZO AOKL Francisco. Secretary Root will take the matter up with the president and it is likely that representations will be made to the authorities of Califor- nia. The ambassador said that the ex- clusion of Japanese children from San Francisco schools was the chief cause of the harsh criticism of the -United States in Japan. He was inclined to discount the other causes given for the sentiment against this country. “The friendship between the United States and Japan is too genuine and of too long standing to justify any formal protest on the part of Japan because of wrongs her citizens may have suf- fered in some one locality in the United . States,” said Viscount Aoki. “There is much misunderstanding in Japan concerning the true situation. Of course the Japanese government fully reaiizes that the action against the Japanese children is local and not geueral in this country, but all the Japanese people do not understand conditions in this country and a local unfriendliness to Japanese is regarded by many persons as a national ac- tion.” NOW USED AS SCHOOLHOUSES. American Troops in Cuba to Occupy Old Spanish Barracks. Havana, Oct, 26.—General Bell has returned here after a tour of inspec- tion of the American garrisons, going as far as Cienfuegos. He reported that it was necessary at the city of Santa Clara and Some other -points to provide permanent quarters for the troops and Governor Magoon has de- cided to utilize, wherever it is neces- sary. the old Spanish barracks now used for schoolhouses. In making this arrangement Mr. Magoon said that iu view of the fact that the troops were not likely to remain more than a few months he believed it would be unjust to Impose on the Cuban treas- ury the cost of erecting barracks. The schools, he added, would only be used when other quarters were not avail- able. Mr. Magoon has congratulated the rural guard on the splendid services it had rendered in relieving the dis- tress among the sufferers by the re- cent cyclone. CUBAN ARMS THROWN INTO SEA. Weapons of Insurgents Can Do No More Harm, Havana, Oct. 26.—The statement made by Secretary of War Taft on the eve of his departure from Cuba that he would put all the arms surren- dered by the insurgents where they would do no more harm was verified when a company of Cuban artillery threw these weapons into the sea from the outer bastion of Morro castle. Thousands of rifies and carbines were sunk in shfity fathoms of water, Silverware Prices Advanced. New York, Oct. 26.—People who buy silverware for holiday presents | will pay -higher prices than those lately prevailing. An advance has been declared by a number of manu- facturers, who sent out new lists, ef- fective at once. Increased cost of silver bullion and of labor are the reasons for the advance, the second ! this year. Dreyfus Detailed to6 Command, Parig, Oct. 26.—Major Dreyfus, who , Was detalled for duty with one of the ,artlllery regiments at Vincennes, has been glven an independent artillery commund at St. Denis. 3, CLAIM LARGE DAMAGES ILLINOIS OPERATORS WOULD EN- FORCE HOLIDAY PROVISION OF WAGE SCALE, ! v ASK UNIGN TO PAY HALF MILLION ASSERT MINERS VIOLATED THE AGREEMENT BY NOT WORK- ING ON OCT, 12, ™ Chicago, Oct. 26.—The executive boards of the Illinois Coal Operators’ association and of the Coal Miners’ unlon met here to adjust certain dit- ferences. The chief matter slated for discussion is the fact that the miners have been making a holiday of Oct. 12, the anniversary of a riot at Virden, 11, in which a number of men were killed. The operators declare this hol- iday is a direct violation of the agree- ment between the miners and the op- erators. The operators presented to the min- ers a bill for $550,000, which they de- manded should be paid on account of the holiday taken by the miners on the anniversary of the Virden riot. The demand of the operators is based on an agreement between the miners and operators which declares that holidays shall be taken only on certain specified dates and that the sum of $10 shall be paid by the union to the operators for every-mait who fails to work on other days. The assertion is made by the oper- ators that the taking of the holiday on Oct. 12 was contrary to agreement and that they are entitled to the full amount against the 55,000 miners in the state. CHAUFFEURS ON STRIKE. New York Transportation Company Completely Tied Up, New York, Oct. 26.—Three hundred chauffeurs employed by the New York Transportation company, which oper- ates 350 public electric cabs, went on strike during the day for an increase in wages. As a result nearly all the cabs remained in the big garage at Fiftieth street and Eighth avenue. The men declare that they are com- pelled to report for work at the garage every morning at 7 o’'clock and some days they are not given any work at all. They are paid at the rate of 163 cents an hour for what time they work. They demand for the chauffeurs for ordinary electric machines a' uniform wage of $2 for a twelve-hour day. An- other of the grievances is the cost of the uniform they are compelled to i wear. For the drivers of vehicles hired to private families the men de- mand $2.50 per day, instead of $2.31, the amount they are now receiving. A nonunion man who attempted to take one of the electric vehicles from the garage was set upon by a crowd of strikers and was being roughly han- dled when he drew a revolver and fired into the crowd. No one was hit. Two arrests were made. BARS ALL LIQJ(;R_ DEALERS. Sweeping Statute Adopted by Pythlan Grand Lodge, New Orleans, Oct. 26.—A sweeping anti-liquor statute has been.passed by the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias. The new statute is expected to bar from entry to the order wholesale liquor dealers and hotelkeepers who run ‘bars in connection with their ho- tels, With the exception of these two classes all other liquor dealers: were excluded by the old statute. The new statute includes “professional gamblers, saloonkeepers, bartenders or dealers in spirituous, vinous or malt liquors.” The most important changes in the new reading are the substitu- tlon of the word “dealers” where. for- merly “retail dealers” stood and the dropping of the classes “bona fide ho- telkeepers,” which the old law spe- cifically mentioned as eligible. The new statute does mot affect any who are already members of the Knights of Pythias. PEACE EFFORT A FAILURE. Hill and Harriman Cannot Agree on Coast Line Compromise. Chicago, Oct. 26.—The conference held here for several days between the Hill and Harriman interests has ended finally in the tewporary aban- donment of all efforts to patch up the differences between the two railway magnates in the matter of construct- ing new lines in the North Pacific coast territory. The representatives In conference were unable to even agree on a settle- ment of the Portland terminal trouble. President Elliott declared that the ef- forts to arrange that matter had been frustrated by -the Harriman people. Traffic Director Stubbs of the Harri- man lines said the arrangement of tracks in Portland was the chief and big obstacle. Workmen Defeat Gendarmes, Tashkent, Asiatic Russia, Oct. 26.— A ‘detachment of gendarmes who seized a shipment of 238 revolvers and '16,000 cartridges destined for the rev- olutionists were later attacked and de- feated by an armed party of workmen, who carried oft the greater part of ‘the revolvers and 8,000 cartridges. i > © DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER--P| WHEN IN NEED OF ANYTHINIG IN THE DRUG LINE--WE DELIVER TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY Of course, we haven’t a “delivery wagon,” but you know, there are not many people buying drugs by the load, and you may depend on it that “our small boy,” will get there alright, after your order is in, even' if the package is large. Everything in the drug market. BARKER’S DRUG STORE, TW0 HUNDRED THIRTEEN THIRD STRE SEGREGATION OF RACES. Rav. Washington Gladden’s Solution of Negro Problem. Oberlin, 0., Oct. 26.—At the meet- Ing of the American Missionary asso- clation Rev. Washington Gladden, D. D., discussivg the negro question in the South, said: “In the South the conditions are rapidly becoming more unfavorable to the negro. The manifestos of Gov- ernor Vardaman, which some time will he endorsed by the people of the state, and the recent campaign in Georgia in which the candidate who most unequivocally favored the re- pression of the negro was overwhelm- Ingly elected, show the drift of opin- lon in that section. “To keep 4,000,000 negroes in slavery who were born and reared in that con- dition was one thing, to reduce 9,000, 000 to serfdom after they have been fifty years free is quite another thing. Senator Tillman’s prediction that race struggles of a very bitter nature are lkeiy to be frequent and continuous in the future is not without probabil- ity. I can see no other outcome of a strife of this nature but the segrega- tlon of the races. A portion of the Southern domain will have to be set apart for the blacks. We should prob- ably have three or four states, of which the population would be wholly composed of negroes, governing them- selves and represented in the congress at Washington. The blacks would suffer by being thrown on their own resources and it would take them sev- eral generations to work out the prob- lem of civilization. To the whites the prosperity in which they are now re- joicing would suffer a severe, perhaps a deadly blow. DARING ATTEN.PT TO ESCAPE PLOT TO BREAK JAIL FAILS, BUT TWO KEEPERS ARE SERI- OUSLY WOUNBED. New York, Oct. 26.—A daring at- tempt to liberate fifteen prisoners from Harlem jail was frustrated dur- ing the day, but not until one keeper had been so severely beaten that he may die and another sustained a broken arm and serious bruises. Henry Curtin, a prisoner who had gained the confidenice -f the prison officials and had, been permitted undsual liberties about, the prison, is charged' with be- ing the leader of the outbreak and with inflicting the injuries upoa the prison guards. Curtin had "been detailed as a watchman on one of the upper tiers. As Edward M. Cuskley, one of the regular keepers, reached the third tier on one of his half hourly rounds Cur- tin. sprang from a dark corner and struck him over the head with a wrench. Cuskley fell to the floor and Curtin ran to the cell of Albert Lan- ger, another prisoner, and attempted to open the door. While he was strug- gling with the lock the keeper recov- ered consciousness and attacked Cur- HONE 34 ET. BEMIDJI. 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INSIST ON GETTING ‘LA PORTE” We are fortunate in securing the exclusive sale of these goods and we most cordially invite you to yvisit this portion of our store and make critical inspection of the NEW SUPERB_CONCEPTIONS The Burgundy Reds. The La Porte greys. The Numerous Novelties. The Attractive Plaids. The Striking Waistings. The Staple Blacks. o If you would be Sure ask for “La Porte rics in our east window. FOR EVENINGS GOWNS, SUITS, STREET COS- TUMES. SKIRTS WAISTS & JACKETS Have Your Dress Goods Sponged By Our New Duplex Me- thod. 5¢ per yard. All being the result of most thoro study and careful production. tin from hehind. A fierce fight for possession of the wrench followed. The keeper called for heip, while the prisoners jeered at him and cheered Curtin on. Cuskley gradually was getting the upper hand when suddenly Curtin drew back and, whipping out. a long knife, drove it twice into the keeper’s side and then pounded him on the head with the wrench. By this time Jghn Ford, an- other keerer, had appeared in re- sponse to Cuskley’s cries and he closed with-Curtin. Ford was victor, but his arm was broken in the struggle. Cusk- ley’s condition is critical. The officials of the jail say it was Curtin’s plan to release all the men on the upper tier after the keepers had been overcome. FRENCH PARLIAMENT MEETS. s E New Cabinet Not Prepared to Outline its Policy, Paris, Oct." 26—The French parlia- ment reassembled during the after- noon. The sessions were robbed of all interest owing to the fact-that the new cabinet was unable to present it- self, Premier Clemenceau having pre- viously officially advised the presi- dents of the chambers that the minis- terfal declaration would not be. ready for several days. . Consequently the sessions of the senate and chamber of deputies were brief and perfunctory and.'both chambers adjourned until Nov. 5. The only business transacted was the ‘appointment by the senate of B commission to consider the proposi- ton to transfer the ashes of Emile Zola to the pantheon, Pope’s Condition Improved, Rome, Oct. 26.—Dr. Lapponi reports that the pove’s condition is improved. The swelling of his foot has almost disappeared, the pains have ceased and his temperature is normal. He was, therefore, allowed to receive the British pilgrimage, but instead of the audience occurring in the hall of the tonsistory as prearranged, and “which would have made it necessary for the pontifi te walk, it was held in the thronercom, Cause for Apprehension, Washington, Oct. 26.—Army med- lcal officers who had much experience In Cuba are watching with some anx- lety, the progress of yellow fever on the: island. The principal cause for apprehension is found in the fact that the-appearance of the disease at sev- | eral widely separated points is an evi dence: that it has: gotten away from |the medtcal department in Hava Will you call and be convinced? “WINTER GOODS We are able to show you a stronger line than ever before. SHEEP . COATS & MACKINAWS Any length you desire. Com- pare our prices with: the other fellow’s and you will be con- vinced that our merchandise is what you want. RUBBERS Lumberman’s star rubbers, men’s women’s and children’s overshoes and rubbers. The most complete stock. The most reasonable prices. HEAVY WOOL PANTS We are showing a line fiom $2.00 to - $3.50 that is very hard to beat. Remember ab- solute eatisfaction guaranteed or money cheerfully refunded. WOOL SOCKS The Biggest; bargain in men’s 50c all wool socks. Try them. E. H. Winter & C ~ Bemid}i, Minn., Phone 30, 0. |