Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1907, Page 4

Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office Legal Blanks, Copy Holders, Calendar Pads. Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report Books, Trial Balanoe Books, Rulers, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, Township Plats in book form, Fine quality colored Blotters, e e ADDITIONAL LOGAL MATTER vishe GOVERNMENT ACQUIRING | RIGHT TO FLOWAGE LANDS Making Settlement With Owners of Lands Adjacent to Mississippi Dams and Reservoirs. The United States government is rapidly acquiring title to and settling with settlers for the lands that have heretofore been overflowed by use of the reser- voirs of the Mississippi rver, which were also overflowed by a closing of the gates of the vari- ous government dams along the Mississippi. During tne past year, agents of the government have visited nearly every settler living along the Mississippi who owns lands within the flowage limits as de- tined by the U. S. engineers, and in many cases private settlement for the flowage damages that would result has been made. However, there are some in- stances where a private settle- ment could not be effected, and the government will institute condemnation proceedings in these cases. There are three of these cases which are now being taken up by the government, the princi- pals in which live on Third river, a tributary to Lake Winnibigosh- ish. Frank Tuffts, deputy U, S. marshal, who was in the city this morning, left today for Third river, where he will serve papers in condemnation proceed- ings against Peter Shuller, Arthur W. Adams and Regis Daigl. Musical Recital. Mrs. R. B. Foster, assisted by the best local talent, will give a musical recital atthe city hall Thursday evening, March 21. This promises to be one of the best social entertainments given this season. Mrs. Foster has on several occasions given recitals here which have been highly ap- preciated by the people of Be- midji. The one to be given next Thursday will be ap to the usual standard and music loving peo- ple should remember to attend this. William Young Married. Late this afternoon, Joseph Young received a telegram from Seattle, Washington, announcing that his brother, William Young, was married at that place last evening. Further than the bare announcement of the marriage, no- further information was vouchsafed, and Joe does not know the name of his new sister- in-law. Will Young was well known in Bemidji and his friends here will wish him all joy in his married life. Bound Over to Grand Jury. 'red McGonigal and Fred Wil- liams were arraigned before M. G. Slocum, justice of the peace, this mornig, charged with lar- ceny. Both men waived examin- ation and were nound over to await the action of the grand jury, andin default of bail were committed to the county jail. Williams and McGonigal broke into Mager Bros.’ feed store Sat- urday night and were appre- hended for stealing a quantity of feed. Ski Club Jumped. Six members of the Bemidji Ski club went to Wilton on the train yesterday and enjoyed sev- eral hours of good sport. A suitable hill for jumping was found, and some good jumps were made. The longest jump recorded was sixty-one feet, The club members returned to Be- midji on thvir skis. % 1 He was in search of men | to work in his camps. Mr. Cochran has heavy logging contracts on the Chippewa Indian | reservation, near Bena and Schley. Ho was to cut ten mil- lion feet of pine this winter, and is one of the few big loggers who has succeeded in getting in the amount which he desired. He will have his ten million cut and landed within the next ten days, despite possible adverse weather conditions. Died at International Falls. J. P. Lahr returned this morn- ing from & trip to Big Falls, where he was called to care for the remains of a man which had been brought from International Falls. The name of the diseased was Benjamin Jenson, who died at International Falls last Wed- nesday. The body was brought to Big Falls by stage. Mr. Lahr enbalmed the remains, which were shipped to Torah, Stearns county, for burial. Basket Social. The members of the local M. B. A. lodge held a basket social at their regular meeting Satur- day evening, and made the occa- sion a most enjoyable affair. There were many good things to eat, and the business session of the lodge was productive of much that augurs well for the good of thatorder. Thelodgeinincreas- ing in membership and is in ex- cellent condition, financially. Injured in Logging Camp. A, J. Kelley, a lumberjack who has been employed in the log- ging camps of J. A. Irvine at Pine Island, came down this morning from Northome. Sat- urday afternoon, Kelley sus- tained a severe injury to his left foot, whereby his ankles were badly jammed, and he will be an inmate of St. Anthony’s hospital until he is able to resume work. Martin E. McLaughlin Wanted. Martin BE. MecLaughlin, for- merly of Hartford, S. D. Please communicate with the under- signed. Something of interest to you. M. S. Stokes, 117 East 4th St., St. Paul, Mirn. Married This Afternoon. At a late hour this afternoon, Judge Slocum united in marriage Mr. Joseph Bahr and Miss Millie Guy, both of Bemidj. Judge Slocum, so ’tis said, is fast be- coming an adept in the knot-tie- ing business. RAILROADS WILL PROTEST. Object to New Method of Welghing the Malls, Chicago, March 18.—The big mail carrying rallroads have decided to make an appeal to the postmaster gen- eral against the rule which the former Incumbent of the position promulgat- €d, requiring a change in the methods of welghing the mails. A meeting was held here by the su- perintendents of malils for nearly all the heavy mail carrying roads and it was the general opinion that the new order, if carried out, would make it impossible for the raflroads to furnish the present service. The new order requires that the average weight of mall carried, the basis on which the total pay is com- puted, shall be determined by dividing the total weight carried for seven days by seven instead of by six, as at pres- ent. This will operate as a cut of fully 14 per cent in the pay for trans- portation of the mails. It has been agreed that a commit- tee shall be appointed, made up of one representative of three of the strong: est Western and two of the strongest Eastern roads, and that this commit- tee shall go to Washington and lay the question before the postmaster general, DAMAGES FOR DELAY. Government Beging Action Against Great Northern Road. Helena, Mont., March 18.—In behalf of the federal government District At- torney Rasch has instituted suit against the Great Northern Rallway company, seeking damages in the sum of $500, together with costs, for an al- leged violation of the act of congress prohibiting the keeping of live stock in trensit for more than twenty-eight hours. The complaint avers that a Has Logged Ten Million. Geo. Cochran, the logger, was in the city yesterday, having come over from Bena Saturday shipment of horses en route from ‘Washington to Canada by way of Mon- tana was kept aboard the cars forty- elght hours without unloading for feed and water and that as a result several died. This-is the first suit of its kind instituted in this state. MUGH INTEREST SHOWN IN CHURCH SERVICES Large Congregations Attended Divine Worship Yesterday in Both the Morning and Evening. “‘Montague” drew a large con- gregation last evening at the Methodist church. The follow- ing points were discussed: 1. “Montague” keenly appre. ciates his home; while there are homes more elegant represent- ing more wealth, there is no bome like unto his home, He loves his father and mother. He never calls his father the “old man” or an “old fogie.” No; but he highly respects his father’s thoughts, his father’s religion and his church. Of his mother he says: “If T were hung on the highest hill, 1 know whose love would follow me still, 0 mother 0’ mine! O mother o’ mine! It I were drowned in the deepest sea. I know whose tears would come down to me, O mother o' mine! O mother o' mine!"” 2. “Montague” has individu- ality. He does not lose his identity in any company. ‘Mon- tague” is not found associating with bad company. ‘“Montague,, has splendid habits. He has the habit of reading, the habit of keeping good hours, and the bhabit of cleanliness. 8. ‘“‘Montague” is a church man, and active in all of its de- partments. ‘“Montague” is com- ing to Bemidji and you all want to see him. Miss Blanche Boyer sang “The Great Jehovah” with great ac- ceptablity. There was a large attendance at the Presbyterian services yes- terday, both morning and evea- ing. Mr. Turner sang a fine solo at the morning service. There was a missionary mucting in the evening, which was pre- sided over by Mrs. Peck. Several excellent papers on missionary work were read, and Mrs. S. BE. P. White gave a recitation appro- priate to the meeting. Miss Ida Brown sang a solo. SEEK TO ESGAPE FLAMES DOZEN OR MORE SYRIANS LOSE THEIR LIVES BY DROWNING AT WHEELING, W. VA. Wheellng, W. Va, March 18— Panlc stricken as a result of an ex- plosion and fire at the Warwick pot- tery works in the flooded district eight persons, all children but three, lost their lives by jumping from the windows of their homes into the flood waters and drowned before they could be rescued. Surrounding the pottery is a colony of Syrians. The explosion was fol- lowed immediately by fire which ea- veloped the entire plant and threat- ened adjoining property. Fearing death in the flames the frenzied for- elgners leaped from the windows into the water and were drowned. After the fire an investigation by the police developed the fact that nins Syrians were still unaccounted for and it is believed they were also drowned. The police worked heroically and rescued many of the Syrians from the water, but eight are known to have gone down. So far efforts to recover the bodies have been without avail. The pottery was completely destroyed and the four-story building of the ‘Wheeling stamping works was badly damaged. The loss was about $100,000. Folk to Call Extra Session. Jefferson City, Mo, March 18— Governor Folk is quoted as saying that he will soon issue a call for a special session of the legislature to consider measures for the regulation of public utilities corporations and dram ¢hops. Bills touching these sub- Jects and favored by the governor were killed by the session just ended. Three Hundred Homeless. Ironton, O., March 18.—Three hun- dred people were driven from their homes when the Ohio reached a stage of 56.2 feet. The river is rising two inches an hour and a stage of 58 feet is expected. The Truth About Goesip. “Brier Jenkins, he say dat we ought not to gosslp an’ dat we ought not to remark on each odder’s frallties; but, my lan’, dat’s’ whut keeps de world stralght. Hit's de fear of our nelgh- bors’ tongue dat keeps most of us in- de stockade. Hit's gosslp dat’s de real gnllco of de world.”—Dorothy Dix in lew York American. Most Complete Stock West of Duluth | R S ——) | I Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Penoils, Pens, Holders, Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, Fountain Pens, Letter Copy Books, Used by Millions alume Baking Powder Gomplics with the Pure Fool Lo ot evins B, ONE HUNDRED KILLED AWFUL EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP OCCURS IN COLLIERY NEAR FORBACH, GERMANY. LIKE DISASTER IN RHENiSH PRUSSIA TWENTY-TWO MEN PERISH WHEN CAGE DROPS TO THE BOT- TOM OF THE SHAFT. Forbach, Germany, March 18.—An explosion of firedamp in the coal mine at Kleinrosseln, near here, resulted in the death of seventy-five miners and the terrible injury of twelve others. Six of thesgniners who were in the shaft at the time of the explosion are still missing. One hundred and sev- enteen others escaped into adjoining || galleries, The disaster occurred between 10 and 11 p. m. and about midnight the news spread to the villages nearby that a terrible disaster had occurred. Soon almost the whole poputation of the countryside gathered at the mouth of the shaft, among them be- ing the families of the men below. Rain was falling heavily and the most distressing scenes of grief were wit- nessed as the bodies were brought up by twos and threes and lald out under the blaze of electric lights. Many of the bodies were so disfigured by the force of the explosion that they ‘were scarcely recognizable. The work of bringing out the injured men and the bodies of the dead was very slow, the galleries belng choked with wreck- age. The mine belongs to the De Wen- dels, one of the richest mining fam ilies of Alsace-Lorraine. : The immediate cause of the disaste; has not yet been established: The mine belongs to Herr Wente, a Na tional Liberal member of the reich stag. 3 CAGE DROPS DOWN SHAFT. Twenty-two Miners Killed at Saar louis, Rhenish Prussia. Saarlouis, Rhenish Prussia, March 18.—Twenty-two miners have been killed at the Gorhard coal mine. They were descending one of the shafts in a cage when the cable broke near the top and the miners plunged down sev: eral hundred feet. They all met with instant death. The mine belongs to the Prussian government, which has already begun an official inquiry into the accident. OCCUPANTS NARROWLY ESCAPE, Home of Upton Sinclair's Colony De- stroyed by Fire. Englewood, N. J., March 18.—Heli- con Hall, the home of Upton Sinclair’s colony, was destroyed by fire early in the day. The blaze was preceded by an explosion which seemed to occur in the ballroom, which was at the ex- treme end of the building from the boilerroom. The flames spread with such rapidity that the fifty-five col- onists had to flee for their lives with- out having time to save any of their belongings. Five persons injured by Jumping from windows were taken to the hospital. Lester Briggs, the community car- penter, perished in the fire. He was cut off by smoke and burned to death on the third floor of the building. - The Sinclair co-operative colony was established last October and. in- cluded a number of educators and men and women engaged in literary pur- sults. The co-operative servant plan was adopted, the meals being served in common in a large diningroom. TEN MINERS ENTOMBED. Three Rescued Badly Bufned, Fate of Others Being Unknown. Richmond, Va., March 18.—From ‘Wise Courthouse it is reported that a serious gas explosion occurred in the mine of the Bond Coal company at Greeno, in that county. First reports are that ten men were entombed. Three have been rescued, but are bad- ly burned, and seven are still in the mine, with a slight chance of getting them out alive. * LEFT SHORTAGE OF $130,000. Paper Clips and Fasteners, %a Rubber Bands, Letter Flles, Invoices, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, Letter Copy Presses, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & OUR STOCK OF STQVES is now complete. Sixteen different styles to choose from, at prices s anging from $25.00 to $60.00 each. We take your old stove in exchange. Every Stove guatanteed to give perfect satisfaction. All goods delivered promptly. - FLEMING BROS. Phone 57. 316 Minnesota. Ave. FIXED AT $14,000 A YEAR. Commission. ‘Washington, March 18.—The presi- dent has issued an executive order fixing the compensation of Majors Si- bert' and Galliard of the army and Civil Engineer Rosseau of the navy as members of the isthmian canal commission. Each of these officers is to receive $14,000 per annum, includ- ing their pay as officers of the branches of the service which they now occupy. These officers also will each be allowed the use of a furnished dwelling house on the isthmus and will be allowed and paid their actual and necessary expenses while away from the isthmus on business. Messrs. Sibert, Galliard and Rosseau succeed Messrs. Harrod, Hains and Endicott, whose resignations are announced in the same executive order. Rioting at Santa Clara, Havana, March 18.—A dispatch to the Havana Post from Santa (lara says a fight has occurred there be- tween some men of the rural guard and a number of American soldiers. Five persons sustained serious in. Jjuries. The altercation began in a circus and grew into a riot. The po- lice were unable to cope with the sit- uation |REBELS ARE DEFEATED Pay of Army Officers on the Canal HONDURAN GOVERNMENT FORCE | WINS HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS. ENGAGEMENT LASTED THREE DAYS MANY OFFICERS AND MEN, IN- CLUDING THE COMMANDER, REPORTED KILLED. San Salvador, March 18.—General Barahona, the war minister of Hon- duras, according to advices received here, has, after three days’ fighting, defeated at Maleras, Izago and Sal- sana Larga 3,000 men commanded by General Dionisco Gutierras, the gen- eralin-chief of the Honduran revolu- tionary force. The dispatch adds that Generals Gutierras, Balladares and Gamere were killed and that Generals Bara- " hona and Lopez were pursuing the defeated troops. General Gutierras’ | followers are said to have left many killed or wounded on the field and the | government forces are reported to have captured a number of prisoners. The fighting is alleged to have ex- | tended over a front eight miles long. CONVICTED OF GRAFTING. Wisconsin County Officers Found Guilty. Ashland, Wis, March 18.—After twenty hours’ consideration the jury in the case of the state vs. Collins, Voight and McDonald, county officers of Mellen, brought in a verdict of guilty of grafting in town orders. They were indicted a year ago and were convicted largely on the testi- mony of an accomplice, Peter Fish- back, who turned state’s evidence and was discharged. The fifth defendant, who is Town Clerk Templin, escaped. Collins was prominent in politics. Three Runs Into Open Switch. Detroit, Mich.,, March 18.—The At- lantic express on the Grand Trunk railway, due here at 7:55 a. m. from Chicago, en route to Port Huron and the East, and running late, ran into an open switch at Bancroft, Mich., five miles east of Durand, and struck a freight train. Five persons were se- verely injured, two of them perhaps fatally. Cashlier of Berlin Bank Suddenly Dis- appears. Berlin, March 18.—Cashier - Speyr >t the Mueller Industrial bank of: this city has disappeared, leaving a short- age of $130,000.. It is considered prob- able that he lost the money in stock speculations. The bank successfully met a run on it which began when the news of the defalcation reached the depositors. with good taste. Jackets, Skirts and fect in workmanship For Easter Charming New SPRING SUVUITS A most fascinating exhibit of superlative gar- ments awaits the visitors in our Cloak Parlors. The entire showing is one of refinement, intro- ducing the authoratative fashions that harmonize This expos.tion of Suits, other showing in the Northwest. effects that possess true artistic character—per- is broad in the various jashionable materials, in the colors and in the agreeable pricings. 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