Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 23, 1907, Page 4

B City Council Meeting. A regular meeting of the council was held last evening, and after the allowance of the usual bills, the routine work was taken up. Robert Clark having removed from the city, his office as justice of peace was on motion declared vacant. The council then proceeded the ballot to fill the vacancy. H. A. Simons received four votes and A. M. Crowell and T. J. Miller each received one. The bond of the newly named justice was fixed at the sum of $500 and the official was required to furnish a surety bond. The Lumbermens National Bank was granted the privilege of building a crossing from the bank directly across the street. A number of cross-walks were ordered in the idown-town district, and the exten- sion of additional stone walks con- didered. At the meeting to be held next Monday evening, several important matters which were to have been brought up last evening will be considered. Much Building at Mizpah. Mizpah, July 23.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Considerable building is being done or, planned to be done in the village. A village fire hall, 24 by 70, two-story, is well under way. Frank Foster and F. E. Com- stock have each commenced ample- sized buildings, one for a feed store and the other for a billiard hall. The Star hotel is’ being raised one story higher, and lumber is on the ground to build the Mizpah hotel more than twice its present size. The depot will be finished in about a week’s time. The Message has a large addition to its building nearly completed, to be used as a press room. A. L. White and S. Buck- master each have lumber on the ground for substantial buildings. B. F. Nelson Here. B. F. Nelson, the heavyweight lumberman of Minneapolis, arrived in the city yesterday and intends going to Red Lake to look over some timber in that vicinity. Mr. Nelson is president of the Nelson-Tenny Lumber company of Minneapolis; president of the Nelson Paper company of Little Falls; president of the Hennepin Paper company of Minneapolis,- and also president of the Leech Lake Lumber company of Walker. He is con- sidered one of the leading lumbermen of the west, and is very prominent in financial affairs. Christened the Clavin Farm. Monday, a picnic party went out to the Clavin place, located five miles north of the city, on the west shore of Lake Bemidji, to christen the place. The name given was “Spring Beach Camp.” Tables were set under the pines, where many good things awaited the party. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. Russell Baker and son Alward of Little Falls, and Mrs. H. C. Reming- ton of Grand Forks, N, D. All had a very enjoyable time. Duplicate and triplicate order books at the Pioneer office. A. B. Clair Here From Grand Rapid: A. B. Clair of Grand Rapids, came over from his home yesterday \afternoon and spent last night in the city. Mr. Clair has been deal- ing extensively in timber during the past three years, and his trip here was for the purpose of looking up a timber deal. Mr. Clair is one of the democratic chieftains of Itasca county and is close to the inner circles of the political workings in his baliwick. Bought 2,000 Feet of Pine. Frank Smith, an employe of the Brooks Bros. Lumber company of Minneapolis, has been in the city for several days. MY Smith has purchased about 2,000 feet of pine, owned by A.L.Crawford, and located about twelve miles north of Solway. The pine will be delivered to the Great Northern tracks at Solway for shipment to Minuneapolis. THOUSANDS ARE IDLE Hiners on Minnesota Iron Ranges Join Strike of Ore Handlers, SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED Steel Corporation -Closes Company Stores in Effort o6f Forcing Men Into Submission and Hunger May Lead to Desperate Acts. Duluth, July 23.—Practically all of the mines of the steel corporation on the ranges are closed down as a re- sult either of the strike of the dock laborers in Duluth and Two Harbors or of the men employed in the mines, fully 12,000 men beinfl idle. The only violence reported as ‘yet occurred at Mountain Iron, where 500 strikers congregated and, pouring ofl over a pile of 5,000 fence posts belonging to the company, set fire to them. The newly formed union of dock laborers in Duluth met during the morning and appointed a committee with power to arbitrate the differences with the steel company officlals. Sheriff Bates has returned from a tour of the ranges-after swearing in several hundred speclal deputies for service in case of emergencies. He reports all quiet. The superintendent of the ore docks at Superior has asked for police pro- tection. It is rumored that negro hands will be put to work on the docks as strikebreakers. Such a move would, it is feared, precipitate trouble. Nearly all the mines have been closed down, the company stores closed and the men refused credit. This shutting down of the stores, it was thought, might starve the strikers into submission and bring things to a quick close. Iron Ore Traffic Suspended. Cleveland, July 23.—Following the strike of ore handlers at Duluth, Two Harbors and Superior there has been nearly a total suspension of iron ore traffic on the Great Lakes. Only one vessel has reached here with ore from the upper lakes during the past twenty-four hours. The furnaces are still In operation, but the stocks of ore on hand are, in most instances, very small and it Is said some of the furnaces will be compelled to shut down for want of raw material in the very near future unless the strike is ended. LABOR DAY PARADES OFF. Chlcago Unionists Abandon “Antl- quated” Custom. Chicago, July 23.—Chicago has seen the last of its Labor day parades, at annual long march through'the streets by thousands of unionists, wearing the plcturesque uniforms of their trades, was abandoned by the Federation of Labor and the Associated Building Trades as belng an “antiquated and luxurious” method of displaying la- bor’s strength before the public. With the two leading labor bodies against the project there is no possibility of a parade this year or next. President John Fitzpatrick of -the federation advised the unions to save the money which they would expend in buying uniforms, banners, carriages and bapds and put it into a big de- fense fund, with which, he said, labor “may keep a stiff upper lip and talk as saucily as it pleases to employers.” CRAZED MAN RUNS AMUCK Kills Three Persons Before He Is Shot Down. Nuncia, Mich, July 23.—Henry Scutcheon, g farmer about fifty years old, living near this village, ran amuck with an axe, killing bis invalid son, his, wife and her foster father. Scutcheon later was shot by Henry McClellan, a neighbor, whom the crazed murderer had also attacked. “Although McClellan fired both bar- rels of his shotgun into the crazed man's chest Scutcheon lived for an hovr. As he lay writhing on the ground after he had been shot and had found that he could not in a last despairing act attack anybody else Scutcheon talked about his neighbors making statements that he watered his milk. It is said he brooded over the death of two of his children and algo the fact that his neighbors were down on him. _ TRIBUTE TO MAGOON. Cigarmakers Hold Big Demonstration In Havana. Havana, July 23.—Never in the his- tory of Cuba has Havana witnessed such a demonstration as that of the cigarmakers in honor of Governor Magoon. The streets leading to the palace from Central park to Palace square were thronged. A parade started at 5 o’clock .and at 9 o'clock not half of the people had reached the palace. The demonstration was made up of more than 30,000 people. Cubans of all political classes joined to express the sympathy for Governor Magoon. The bands played the American hymn and Cuban and American flags were flown together. 3 Four In Serious Condition. Boston, July 23.—Seamen Fone, Bush, Meese and Thomas, victims of the explosion on board the battleship Georgia July 15, are reported at the naval hospital In Chelsea as’still be- ing In a very serlous.condition. PROOFREADERS PROTEST.. Object to Being Fined for Not Correct- ing Error, Washington, July 23.—Declaring that Public Printer Charles A. Stil- lings is acting contrary to the laws of the United States in inaugurating a system “of arbitrarily deducting cer- taln sums from the pay of proofread- ers as a fine for inadvertently over- looking errors in proofs read by them” Columbia Typographical union No. 101, which in membership is the third strongest Typographical union in the United States, adopted resolutions de- nouncing the public printer and in- structing the secretary of the union to call upon Attorney General Bona- parte for an opinion as to the public_| printer’s legal right to impose such fincs. Second Victim of Accldent. New York, July 23.—Miss Helen Madigan, who was badly injured at Jamaica, L. L, in a collision between an automobile and a Long Island rail- road train when Dr. Edward J. Gal- lagher was killed, is dead. Dr. Gal- lagher and Miss Madigan were en- gaged to be married. Poisoned by Handling Money. Manila, July 23.—Major Paymaster Eugene Coffin has had his left arm amputated, the result of -infection from the handling .of money paying troops. He was a veteran of the Civil war and a member of the old McKin- ley regiment. T 85 Patent Corona, Blucher, Lipton Last, special ican Last, special 85 Vici Kid, Blucher, Phila- delphia Last, special. . . ... $5 Box Calf, Bal. Atlantic Last, special $6 Velour Calf, Bal. Exeter Last, special, . . . , .. get your size. . $3.95 $5 French Enams.;l., Bal An:er— $ 3.9 5 o e $3.95 .$3.95 We Do Not Guarante_e Last, special Last, special Last, special And many others . Remember we are closing out this line of Douglas Shoes, so if you really appreciate good values $4.50 Patent Kid, Bal, Royal $4.50 Import Ena.mel .filuchex‘ | Cambridge Last, spec,ial $3045 $3.50 Vici, Bal, Newton, Plain $3.50 Box Calf, Bal, Phila- delphia Last, special $3.60 Vici, Blucher, Alliance . $2 9 5 L] you’ll come in at once and Douglas Shoes O’Leary and Bowser The Leading Department Store The Douglas Shoe for Men Under Priced O those who know “Douglas Shoes” it is needless to state more than former and special prices—but we say to you who do not know _the remarkable wearing and fitting qnalities of this great shoe, that during the present week we are giving you An Oppertunity of Exception by Our Special Closing Out Prices on Entire Stock of Douglas Shoes, Including $3.45 $2.95 $2.95 ONEHUNDRED AN FIFTY TRDMNE Terriblo Loss of Life by Sinkig of the Steamer Columbia -on the Pacific Coast. NO TIME TO TAKE TO BOATS Vessel Goes Down Almost In- stantly and Few Escape. ACCIDENT OCCURS IN FOG Collision Tears Immense Hole in the 1l Fated Ship, Through Which the Water Rushes in Great Volume. Liferaft Is Launched and Ninety- elght of the Crew and Passengers Manage to Get Away From the Doomed Steamer. San Franeisco, July 23.—The latest reports indicate that 161 persons per- Ished by the sinking of the steamer Columbia in the collision with the steam schooner San Pedro off the Mendicino coast~ An official of the San' Francisco and Portland Steam- ship company says the unfortunate vessel carried 189 passengers and a crew of 60, making a total of 249 souls on board. Of this number ninety-elght have been accounted for. The collision occurred at midnight, when all on ‘board save the lookout and officer on the bridge were asleep in thelr_berths. The Columbia was steaming north at an easy rate. Sud- derly out of the fog loomed the dark bulk of the steam schooner San Pe- dro, southbound, which was evidently out of her course. Whistles were blown and frantic efforts made by the helmsman of each vessel to avoid the collision, but they were of no avail. The San Pedro struck the Columbia on the port bow, tearing an immense hole in her side, through which the water rushed in great volume. Alarms were sounded throughout the passen- ger ship and the terrified passengers serambled from -their staterooms in an effort to escape from the doomed vessel. But the time was too short to aid the lifesavers. The vessel sank i within five minutes of the time of the collision. A liferaft was launched witb a number of the passengers on board, but only a few of the entire number aboard were saved. First News of Disaster. The steamer Reanoke, carrying a number of the dead and some of the rescued passengers, reached here at 6:156 a. m.,, bringing the first news of the disaster. The dead were con- veyed to the morgue. The steamer Roanoke spoke the steamer George W. Elder and the lat- ter had on board eighty-eight pas- sengers and the crew of the Colum- bia, which were taken off the steamer San Pedro. The steamer San Pedro had her stern gone and was damaged considerably forward. Her mainmast was gone and foremast sprung, her cargo was gone and she was in a wa- terlogged condition. The Elder was trying to tow her to Bureka, but was making slow progress. Shelter cove, where the collision oc- ocurred, is 170 miles up the coast. A liferaft bearing a number of the sur- vivors is heing towed to this port by the Daisy Mitchell, The San Pedro is beinz towed to Eureka by the steamer George W. Elder. The Columbia was a steel vessel of 1,746 tons and was B09 feet In length, 88.6 feet beam and 14.4 feet in depth. She carried acrew of geventy-four men under Captain P. A. Doran, who had been master of the vessel for the past five years. During the earthquake and fire the Columbia was lying at the drydock of the Unlon iron works and the shock loosened: some of her blocks with the result that the vessel was capsized. But she was entirely refitted and when she left here she carried a full iist of passengers, about 200. The Merchants’ Bxchange of this city has been besieged by anxious relatives and friends of the Colum- bia’s passengers since early morning. One of the most distressing features bt the accident is that up to 11:30 B. m, there is complete ignorance of the names of the drowned and the names of the survivors. THIRTY-TWO DEAD. Number of Victims of Pere Marquette Wreck Increases. Detrolt, July 23.—Banner Huggins, aged twenty-nine, of Ionia, Mich., one of the Injured in the Pere Marquette wreck at Salem, Mich., s dead, bring- fng the total number of dead up to thirty-two. = Recelver J. C, Harmon of the Pere Marquette railway has given orders that all the vietims of Saturday’s. dreck be settled with the same as paying passengers. Most of them were employes: Rugsian Military Balloon Lost. 8t. Petersburg, July 28.—The mill- tary balloon which ascended from the Acronautic park at Tsarskoe-Selo last Fridey, manned by four army officers, has been picked-up at sea in a water- logged condition. It is believed that the aeronants perished. HEAVIEST RAIN IN YEARS, Chicago-St. Paul Riyer Lines Com- pletely Tied Up. La Crosse, Wis, July 23.—The heaviest rain and electrical storm of the year has completely tied up all .the trains on the Milwaukee, North- western and Burlington - railroads tween -Chicago and 8t. Paul,’ train on any road has got out Crosse for twelve hours and it is not known when they will be able to get through, All mallg are at least a halt day late and so “ ‘The worst Washouts ¥ave d on the lines along the Mis- sissippi river between La Crosse and §t. Paul, though there also have been serious washouts on the Northwestern and Milwaukee roads to the east. La Crosse 1s cut off from communication by rall in every direction. Nearly all telegraph and telephone lines went down and the lines have been but partially r ‘ red. Reports of damage are coming in slowly from ‘the surrounding country as the lines are being repaired. One farmer near La Crosse lost 100 head of' cattle drowned. At West Salem, twelve miles east, the residence and barns of Hans Schneider were struck by light- ning and destroyed.. On the Minne- sota side of the river the rain was the heaviest in years and great damage was done to crops and stock. One life has been reported lost thus far, an unknown man being found dead two miles north of here, The Burlington road, part of the Hill transcontinental system, will probably have no trains south of La Crosse for two days. The washout in one place is 300 feet long and- 100 feet deep. Trains are running from Minneapolis to La Crosse and are then sent back. The washout is the worst in the history of the Burlington system. SICILIANS - ARE RIOTOUS. Resent Arrest of Former Member of Cabinet. Rome, July 23.—Rioting of a serious character is occurring in Sicily be- cause of the arrest of Signor Nunzio Nasi, former minister of public in- struction, on a charge of embezzle- ment while in office. Sicillans look upon the arrest of Nasi as an ‘insult and mass meetings to protest were held in many towns, following which, in several cases, disorders occurred. In Nasl’s native town of Trepani flags were draped in mourning .and the courts were deserted by lawyers. Similar demonstrations occurred at Palermo, Catania, Messina and other cities. L At Palermo, where the most serlous trouble occurred, one man was killed and many injured. Troops were called out to suppress the rioting. The senate has been called in cxtra- ordinary session and its president will submit to the members the order of Signor Nasl's arrest. It is believed the senate will agree to Signor Nasi’s temporary release ";Pd on Nov. 4 it will convene as a hiZh court of justice to try the former minister. HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Federal Court Passes on North Caro- lina Rate Law. Asheville, N. C, July 28.—Judge Pritchard, in the United States court, has discharged Ticket Agents Wood and Wilson of the Southern Railway on habeas corpus proceedings and de- clared the penalty clause of the new rate bill unconstituticnal, Wood and Wilson were recently sentenced to thirty days on the chain gang for violation of the law. -In his decision Judge Pritchard said the penalties inflicted by the statute would close the doors to a judicial hearing and would amount to $2,500,- 000 a day if the penalty was enforced on the sale of each ticket. BATTLE IN MGROCCO. Forces of the Sultan and the Preten- der Engaged. Melilla, Morocco, July 23.—An en- gagement between forces of the sultan and of the pretender is in progress near here. Troops of the sultan are attacking the forces of the pretender from the land side, while the gunboat Bidi el Turk is bombarding them from the sea. The outcome is still unde- ciled at the fillng of this dispatch. Nobleman Turns Cowboy. Denver, July 23.—Francls Patrick Clements, brother of the Earl of Leitrim;, who recently orossed the ocean serving as a stoker, is on his: way to Denver to become a real cow- boy. He writes that he wants no tomfoolery, but expects to commence at the bottom and learn the business. 'NEGRO DIES OF FRIGHT. Feared Mob Violence for Shooting White Man, Cincinnati, July 23.—James Wilson, colored, died of fright following -an exciting chase and his arrest for shooting Charles Barlag, a white man, | After the shooting Wilson was chased over a half mile by the police and a crowd of men who had witnessed the shooting. He was exhausted from his exertions and by the heat, but seemed afraid of mob violence, continually ap- pealing for help from the police, who had to use force to save him. Physi- elans reported that when brought to the station Wilson's condition wag normal and fright undoubtedly caused death. One of the detectives who as- sisted in the arrest was overcome by the heat but soon recovered. Barlag’s condition is said to be serlous, but not necessarily fatal, SEVERAL HUNDRED PERISH Terrible, Explosion Occurs in a Japar nese Mine., Toklo, July 23.—There was a fatal explosion in a colllery at Toyooka, in Bunge province. It is reported that nearly all of the 470 miners in the pit at the time were killed, Intrigues on Extensive Scale. Tokio, July 23.—Telegrams :from Seoul state that intrigues on an ex tensive scale are now in progress. It Is declared that.the palace now is a hotbed of illicit pIGts and conspiracies, The placing on the throne of the new emperor hds aggravated the Jealousy between his mother, Princess Ming, and the mother of Prince Ying, each Raying a large tollowing, = s Auto Goes Over Embankment. Pittsburg, July 23—John J, Wal- lace, & business man of this city, {8 dead with a broken neck, his wife I8 dying at her home with internal in- Jurles and J, S. Henner and wife, friends of-the Wallaces, are in a seri- ous condition as a result of an accl- dent to thelr motor car, which plunged may be delayed a lover & 160-toot’ embankment, SPEAKS FOR DEFENSE Attorney Richardson Begins A ~ gument in Haywood Case, AUDIENCE FILLS COURTROOM Excellent Character of Western Fed- eration of Miners and the Patient Suffering of Labor Under the Lash of Capital His Opening Pdints. Boise; Ida., July 23.—The excellent character and consistent philanthropy of the Western Federation of Miners, the patient guffering of labor under the lash of capital and the perjury and perfidy of Harry Orchard were the main points in the opening argu- ment in the defense of Willlam D. Haywood preseuted by E. F. Richard- son. In spite of the sweltering at- mosphere every seat In the courtroom ‘was occupied long hefore the opening of the session. Haywood’s mother sat E. I. RICHARDSON. beside the prisoner. The invalid wife, daughter, sister and stepfather com- posed the family group and seven of the battery of Haywood’s counsel were in their places. Judge Wood announced during the argument he would hold two sessions a day, one in the morning and the other from 6 D. m. to 8:30 p. m. Mr. Richardson has divided his ar- guments under seven heads, which he enumerated to the jury. It is prob- able the argument will take two days: EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL Minnesota Saloonkeepers Would Rig- idly Enforce Sunday Law. Minneapolis, July 23.—Every cigar store, every billiard hall and poolroom, every theater, amusement park and pavilion in the Twin Cities and even in the state may be closed and every street car stopped running on Sun- days if the present plans of the Liquor Dealers’ association materialize, An earnest effort is to be made to have the state law against “Sunday dese- cration” rigidly enforced. This decision is the result of a meet- ing of several hundred liquor dealers from all parts of the state held at Un- fon temple, this city. The saloonkeep- ers feel that they have been discrim- inated against and they insist that if the law is put into operation to pre- vent them from keeping their places of business open other Sunday law- breakers must also be compelled to obey the strict letter of the statute. It was decided to appeal first to the executive heads of the various city governments for a sane enforcement of the Sunday laws; then, if that failed, to appeal to Attorney General Young and Governor Johnson. If these latter also refuse to respond the courts will be asked to intervene, FALLS DEAD ON STAGE. Young Actor Stricken Suddenly at Butte, Mont. Butte, Mont.,, July 23.—During a matinee performance by the Sutton Stock company at the Grand Opera House J. R. Davis, who only recently Joined the company from Chicago, fell dead. It was in the second act of “Lost in Siberia” and Davis was reading his lines when without warning he fell forward, striking on his face. The curtain was rung down and Davis was carried to the wings, where efforts ‘were made to revive him, It was not realized at first that he was dead and the third act had begun before the doctor who had been called pronounced him dead. The curtain was rung down again and the audi: ence dismissed. Davis, who was a young man, had only been with the company for a month, coming here from Chicaga, Death- seemed to strike him as & cramp of the heart, for he merely stiffened, gasped for breath and fell. NUMBER OF MEN DROWNED ‘Breaking of Bridge Rall Cause of Fa: tal Aceident, Loraln, O., July 23—A score of men were precipitated into the river here and several were drowned, a bridge crashing beneath them, The bodies of Paul Mazulerski and Walter Reszkevits have. been taken from the, water. Carroll Rominski 1s known to have been drowned, but his body has not been recovered. Several others are missing and are belleved to have perished. All of the dead and missing are foreigners. g The men were employed in the ship- yards. They used a footbridge near the Nickel Plate rallroad bridge to cross the river to thelr work. The pontoon of the footbridge was open to permit a vessel to pass: The men were ‘leaning against a rail waiting 4. HELP WANTED, WANTED—F¥or U. S. army, able- bodied, unmarried men between ages of 19 and 35, citizens of the United States, of good character and - temperate habits, -who can speak, read and write English. For information apply to Recrait- Officer, Miles _Block, Bemidji, Minn. world. = Forfull information apply in person or by letter to Marine Recruiting, 208 Third street, Be- midji, Minn. WANTED—Two good painters. Apply C. H. Yan De Vort, 1218 Beltrami Ave., after 7 p. m. WANTED: Dining girls- at Arm- strong’s Cafe. FOR SALE. A SNAP: Business place for sale. Annusl rent $900. Willing to sell at $3,800 Cash. Act quick, Ad- dress Pioneer. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The ~Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—Magnificent moose head mounted; will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office. LOST and FOUND i LOST—Eagle receipt book, with valuable papers: Finder please return to Pioneer office. LOST—Mouth.piece for Alto horn. Finder return to J. Peterson Jr.’s store. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Five room house. Inquire at 520 Minnesota ave. i ! MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues- days and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p. m. Thursdays 7 to 8 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librar- ian, i » fi'-‘f.‘-"& m"-‘:-'y’-"—'fir'u':.“s‘.."fi'zfl y-Ettes will recommend the next. 9 Owl Drug Stere. Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer for the bridge to be closed when the rail broke and about twenty went into the river, 3