Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 10, 1907, Page 2

BUMSNS 5! - . FRIEND TO FRIEND. The persoual recommendations of peos ple who have been cured of coughs and | colds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have done more than all else to make ita staple article of trade anl commerce oves o large part of the civilized world. Barker’s Drug Store THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED BVERY AFTERNOON, OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJI BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. SLyoeJ.prvoR | A G RUTLEDGR Business Manager Managing Editor Tntered in the postofice at Bemidil. Minn.. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM The reciprocal demurrage law, passed at the last legislature, has been in effect five months. Official reports state that but four claims against the railways have been pre- sented under the new law. In a report just made to Gov. Johuson, the Minnesota State Art Society suggests that the next leg- islature appropriate a sufficient sum to construct a proper building for the joint use of that organization and the Minnesota Historical Society, which has a library and historical property which is of such value as to justify the greatest care in its preservation. The Min- nesota Historical Society is one of the first in the United Statesin importance and has done a tre- mendous amount of work’ which “will in - future years.prove invalu- able, in compiling and preserving historical data, much of which would have been utterly lost but for its efforts. OBSERVATIONS. Many a matrimonial failure is due to the mistaken idea that two can live as cheaply as one. Its awfully hard for the average man to look in a mirror-and believe that he was once a cute little baby. The man who attempts to match his logic against a woman’s tears is one kind of a padded-cell candi- date. No man is so tactful that he can accidently sit down on a tack without makinz a few unprintable remarks. KILLS TWO GRANDCHILDREN Massachusetts Woman Then Surren- ders to Police, Somerville, Mass,, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Emery Huntley walked into a police statlon here and announced that. she ‘had killed her two grandchildren. The bodies of the children, Raymond Shomo, six years old, and Caroline Huntley, four years old, were found shortly afterward at Mrs. Huntley’s home. They had been stupefied by flluminating gas and then drowned in a bathtub. - The children were on a visit to their grandmother. They were brother and sister, who on the death of their parents a few years ago had been adopted, the girl by her mother’s un- cle, Charles J. Huntley of Boston, and the boy by his father’s brother, a man named Shomo, who lives somewhere in the West. Mrs. Huntley is forty-five years of age. It Is alleged that she has been considered mentally weak for some time past. The children had been dead about an hour and a half when thelr bodies were found. Their mother died by suicide shortly after the decease of her husband. Important Witness Missing. San Francisco, Dec. 10.—The disap- pearance of former Supervisor James L. Gallagher, one of the most impor- tant witnesses for the state In the bribery graft cases, and the inability of the prosecution to locate him caused the postponement of the trial of Patrick Calhoun, presldent of the United Railways, until Jan. 7. Mr Calhoun desired to go to New York and was given permission by the court to leave the state. Accident in Bicycle Race. NeWw York, Dec. 10.—During a ter- rific ‘sprint in the sixth hour of the International six-day bicycle race Harry Reynolds and ‘James Benvon, the Irish-English team, relieving each other, collided and both were so pain- fully injured that they were unable to continue. Reynolds suffered from a . 8evere contusion of the left forearm and Benvon was bruised sbout the face and lower limbs, BE FOUR HONDRED No Hope of Saving Any of the Miners Entombed in West Virginia Collieries. SCORES OF BODIES RECOVERED Others Are in Distant Parts of the Mines and Wreckage Blocks Passages. LIKE DISCHARGE OF CANNON Every Moveable Object Shot Through the Mine by the Terrific Force of the Explosion, a Huge Piece of Con- crete Being Hurled Across the West Fork River, Landing on the Side of a Hill—Hundreds of Cars Wrecked and the Immenso Steol Tipple Blown Apart. Monongah, W. Va, Dec. .—With unabated energy five rescuing par- ties, working from every possible point to enter and explore mines Num- bers 6 and 8 of the Fairmont Coal company, a subsidiary of the Consoli- dation Coal company of Baltimore, where a terrific explosion of black- damp ocourred, are putting forth ev- ery effort to reach the 315 men whom they have every reason to believe are still in the mine, dead or alive, al- though there is scarcely a hope enter- tained that a single one of the 400 or more men Who were in the mine has survived the terrific explosion and the poisonous gas with which the mines filled immediately after the death dealing crash. Eighty-five bodies have so far been brought to the surface and the dozen undertakers Jrom this and surrounding towns had tnese bodles washed and made as presentable as possible in an improvised morgue, into which one of the mine buildings has been converted. There are between 5,000 and 6,000 Inhabitants in the mining town of Mo- nongah and it is doubtful if in this entire population there are a score of persons who have not either a near relative or a close friend numbered among the victims of the disaster. The people of the town are stunned by the catastrophe. They had long re- garded these mines as practically im- mune from the dangers so common to the coal mining industry. The plant of the company was provided with every device for the protection of life and the equipment was considered the most modern and complete outfit used in the production of bituminous coal. Rescuers Advancing Slowly. The rescuing parties penetrated mine No. 6 about 3,500 feet before they came upon the first of the dead. A majority of the corpses will, it is be- lieved, be found about a mile further back. It is hardly possible that all the bodies will be recovered for several days. The 400 men were working in a territory one mile square. It will be days before a thorough search of all of this area can be made. As the searching parties advance they must clear away the debris. The explosion wrecked ' over 600 mihe cars and these choke the en- trance on all sides. A peculiar and remarkable feature is that notwith- standing the force of the explosion very little of the mine roof was wrecked, By those who witnessed it the explosion was likened to the dis- charge of a cannon. Every moveable object shot with terrific force through the mine. At the entrance of mine No. 8 a concrete powerhouse was com- pletely demolished. A piece of con- crete welghing fully 1,000 pounds was blown clear across the West Fork river, landing on the side of a hill In a radius of a half mile not another plece of concrete can be found. Great SR cholce of Chicago was declared to be by acclamation, The result was pleas- antly received by all the members of the committee and by the Kansas City and Denver boomers, of whom there were sixty or seventy present, and all announced themselves as satisfied. Kansas City declared through her dele- gation, however, that she would “come back after it again in 1912 and would be sure to get it at that time.” The selection of the date was a compros | mise between the first of June and the last of June, all being satisfled on that point also, The controversy over the method of selecting delegates to the convention for the states which have primary laws was also compromised and the latter placed in the hands of the state and district committees. NOT THE ARMY VARIETY. Analysis of Bullets Used in Browns- ville Affair. ‘Washington, Dec. .—The expert analysis of the bullets submitted as evidence in the Brownsville investiga- tion has been completed and the find- ings sent to the senate committee on military affairs, It is understood that the analysis shows that the bullets were not of the variety in use by the army at the time of the Brownsville riot. General Crozier, chief of ord- nance, concurs in the belief that the bullets submitted were not fired from Krag-Jorgensen rifles. Taft Sails for United States. Cuxhaven, Dec. ).—The steamer President Grant, with Secretary Taft and the members of his party on board, has left here for New York, via Boulogne and Plymouth. Receiver Is Recommended. San Francisco, Dec, ).—The state bank commissioner has recommended to the attorney general that a receiver be appointed for the California Safe Deposit and Trust company, which closed its doors a few weeks ago. The commissioner found that the securi: ties held by the bank are of such a nature that they cannot be realized upon to meet the liabilities. THREE PERISH IN FIRE. Mother and Her Two Children Burned to Death. Boston, Dec. 10.—Three persons were burned to death and another was in- jured during a fire at 24 Lagrange street. The dead are: Mrs. Mary Joubert, thirty-eight; Charles Joubert, nine; Emilie Joubert, five. ‘When discovered the fire had filled the block with smoke. Several men passing kept the men at the windows from jumping until a blanket had been secured. Peter Joubert jumped into the blan- ket, which gave way and his leg was broken. Later two other men were saved by jumping into life nets. Searching the building the firemen found the bodies of Mrs. Joubert and her two children. All had been bad- 1y burned. Decision Favors Rallroad. ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—The question Whether a railroad company can be compelled on the order of a state rail- road commission to stop its fast mail trains when engaged in interstate commerce was decided by the supreme court of the United States in the neg- ative in the case of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company vs, the board of rallroad commissioners of South Carolina. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Fire at Pawnee, Okla., destroyed a block of buildings. The O. P. C. H. department store and the Globe hotel are among the buildings burned. Loss, $200,000. Nearly 200 weavers employed at the Sauquoit silk mill at Bethlehem, Pa, went on strike because of a cut in wages of one-half cent a yard and the dismissal of four weavers. The death {s announced of Profes- sor Moritz Schmidt, the well known-| German laryngologist. He removed a polypus from the throat of Emperor William several years ago and for this service the emperor conferred upon him the title of excellency. Tommy Burns, who defeated Gun- ner Jim Moir in London a week ago, and Jack Palmer of Newcastle have slgned articles for a match at $2,500 holes were torn in the hill on either side of the entrance of No. 8. Mine cars were crushed as though made of paper and the huge steel tipple was blown apart. On all sides electric light wires were thrown to the ground and many persons narrowly escaped death from these in the rush for the mine following the explosion. - The Fairmont and-Clarksburg Trac- tion company’s cars pass within ‘ten yards of the mine entrance and a large car crowded with passengers narrowly escaped being blown into the West Fork river. All the passengers were stunned by the terrific concus- sion. The mine officials state that 40 per cent of the victims are Americans. Ohio Private Bank Robbed. Hamlilton, O,, Dec. '—Three armed men deliberately exploded nine dyna- a slde and the best purse offered, to be not less than $7,600, the winner to take 76 per cent and the loser 25 per cent. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Dec. 9.—Wheat—Dec., $1.03%; May, $1.07%@1.07%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.06%; No. 1 Northern, $1.04%; No. 2 Northern, $1.02% @1.02%; No. 8 Northern, 99c@ $1.00%. 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St, Paul, Dec. 9.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@6.00; fair to good, $4.00@4.50: good to choice cows and heifers, $3.60@4.60; veals, $4.00@5.50. Hogs—$4.25@4.50. mite cartridges, blowing off the front of the safe in Joseph Urmston’s pri- vate bank at Rellly, west of here, and disappeared with $500 in currency and a large number of notes, of which about $1,000 was negotiable paper. CHICAGO AN EASY WINNER Republican National Convention to Meet There June 16. ‘Washington, Dec. ).—Chicago, June 16. The former is the place and the latter the time at which the Repub- lican natioral convention for 1908 will be held. Both points were decided by the Republican national committee in conference at the Shoreham hotel in this city. The meeting occupied near- ly four hours and in that time the claims of Chicago, Kansas City and Denver for the convention location were all pointedly presented by advo- cates of the varlous places. The vote 8tood 31 for Chicago, 18 for Kansas City and 4 for Denver, after which the $4.00@4.35; good to choice lambs, $5.00@5.65. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Dec. 9.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.04%; No. 1 Northern, $1.03%; No. 2 North- ern, $1.00%; Dec., $1.02; May, $1.08%, In store—No. 1 Northern, $1.02; No. 2 Northern, 99%c. Flax—To arrive, on track and Dec., $1.10; May, $1.16%. Chicago Grain and Provisions, Chicago, Dec. 9. — Wheat—Dec, 93%c; May, $1.00%. Corn—Dec, 53%ec; May, 65c. Oats—Dec., 50%ec; May, old, 53c; May, 61lc. Pork— Jan, $12.30; May, $12.70.° Butter— Creameries, 20@27%c; dairies, 17@ 26c. Eggs—20@26c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 12¢; chickens, 9c; springs, 80, Chlcago Union Stoek Yards. Chicago, Dec. 9.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.30@6.30;.cows, $1.15@4.65; Texans, $2.00@3.90; calves, $5.00@7.25; West- ern_cattle, $3.00@5.00; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.25. Hogs—Light, $4.40@4.75; mixed, $4.40@4.80; heavy, $4.40@4.80; rough, $4.40@4.60; pigs, $3.80@4.60. Sheep, $2.00@5.00; year- lings, $4.60@5.40; lambs, $4.00@6.40. Sheep—Wethers, |- TOSSED ABOUT T SEA Wife of Secretary Tait and Ofh s Nt s, TENDER LOSES HER RUDDER Little Vessel Drifts Helplessly in the Darkness and Is in ‘Danger of Cap- sizing or Being Dashed to Pleces Upon the Rocks. On Board the Steamer President Grant, in the English Channel, by wireless telegraphy to London, Jan. 10.—Mrs, Taft, wife of the American secretary of war, joined her husband on board this steamer at Boulogne. | On the trip out on a harbor tender the party had an exceedingly narrow es- cape from wreck and disaster. Mrs. Taft, Mrs. George Post Wheel- er, wife of the second secretary of the American embassy at Tokio, and the other passengers for the President Grant boarded the tender Holland { within the harbor of Boulogne. Very heavy seas were running outside and | this delayed the departure- of the tender. At 1:30 a. m,, it being sup- posed that the President Grant was | Inside the breakwater, the Holland started out to take the passengers i alongside, Soon after leaving it was discovered that the President Grant had not come inside. The Holland got caught in the heavy seas. A giant wave broke her rudder and the small tender drifted helplessly in the-dark- | {ness. She was tossed on the waves like a cork and rolled almost on her | beam ends. There was danger of cap- sizing or of being dashed upon the | rocks. The passengers were thrown about in every direction. Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Wheeler were crouching in the captain’s cabin when some fixtures | above them came down with a crash. Fortunately they were not injured. | Near the lightship the Holland man- aged to get 2 grip with an anchor and | this improved the situation, Repairs | were hurriedly made. The President { Grant came in at 3 o'clock and the ! passengers from the tender were transferred without further incident. BREWERS IN" CONFERENCE | Will .Join Hands With “Reasonable” | Temperance Reformers, New York, Dec. 10.—“America’s fore- most -brewers are prepared to join with reasonable temperance reformers in a movement to abolish the dive and the drunkard, the saloon that ca- | ters to women and every sort that does not obey the strict laws of na- tional and state legislation.” This in substance is the result of a conference between representatives of the great brewing interests in this city. No sccret is made by these in- terests that the wave-of prohibition, which, In lccal option or other forms, has swept over the South and is mak- ing deep inroads in the North, in- spires this movement. They aver that it will give to them an opportunity that they have long sought, that of | taking their product away from dive- keepers and habitual drunkards. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money it it fails tocure. zfl. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. OFFICIAL Bemidji, Minn., Nov. 25, 1907. Office of Oity Clerk. Council met at city hall in regular meeting. Called to order by Chairman Gould. Present—Smart, Erickson, Washburn, Mc- Taggart, Gould. Absent—Bowser, McCualg. Mayer, Brink- man, Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The following bills were on motion and second allowed: Chas. Nangle, 10 cords wood and mer- chandise to date.. sl §50.90 J. H. Crouch, 397 yds. earth delivered = on Minnesota Ave. @ 10 cents .. 30.70 George E. Kreatz, 600 yds. earth de- livered on Minnesota Ave. @ 10 cts. 69,00 Street gang, teams and labor, ending 25th inst........ o st B E. H. Winters & Co., merchandise for city to date 6.2 ‘Wm. Bavaird, 4 da: or, cemetery 8.00 al . Liguor license application of James Thurs- ton was granted. “Ayes”5 ‘“'Nays” none. Liquor license bond of James Thurston was approved. Mr. Erickson called the attention of council to the law granting State ald to counties and municipalities towards the expense of build- ing bridges, and In connection the chair ap- pointed Erickson and McTaggart (the council added the chairma..) as a committee to con- fer with the couniy commissioners to the end that Bemidji secure such aid. Requisition for supplies Fire department was referred to Fire committee. Moved we adjourn. Adjourned. ‘W. N. BOWSER, THOS. MALORY, Vice President. City, Clerk. OFFIGIAL Bemidjl, Minn.. Nov. 18, 1907. Office ot City Clerk, Council met at city hall in regular meeting. at8p. m. Called to order by Chairman Gould. resent—Bowser, McCuaig, Erickson, Wash- burn, McTaggart, Gould. Absent, Smart, Mayer, Brinkman. Minutes of last meeting read and as amend- ed. approved, The following audited bills were on motion and second allowed, viz: Street gang teams and labor end ing 16th fnst. P. Lahr, 500 3487 50 00 846 300 ave., 10c. - . Waterous Engine Works C hydrant valves, net...... . Mike Wagner, sweeping city hall V. mne; Northwestern Teleph *phone rent October 1907 2 Opinion of City Atty. s nd and con- ttracts with the city shall be approved and signod by tho Mayor. Opinion accepted and o The acceptance of Ordinance 28 "Street Rallway I'ranchise” being signed by only two of the promoters, viz: A. A, Oarter and Carl €. Gowran was on motlon and second. on an “Aye"” and No” vote rejected. ‘‘Ayes’ Bowser, McCuaig, Erickson, Washburn, Mc- Taggart, Gould. “Nos' none. Absent Smart; Mayer, Brinkman, Liauor license bond of Dalton Bros. with . A. Luddington and Chas. Nangle sureties 'was on motion and second approved, i Statement and resolutfons of Nels Layvon and otbers regarding sewer in alley. block 22, was referred to city attorney. Moved and seconded Oity Hall committee have such small repairs and improvements made to Clity Hall bullding'as in their judg- ment is needed, Carried. S Moved and seconded the city clerk publish notice that water meters are now on hand and for'sale at net cost at clty clerk’s office and those using or purposing 10 use cits water must install meters by Jan. 1, 1908, or water will beshut off, Carrled. . Moved we adjourn. Adjourned. § W. A.Gourp, THOS, MALORY, Chairman. Oity Clerk. THREE BROTHERS DROWN Sons of Tama (la.) Councilman Perish While Skating, 4 Marshalltown, Ta, Dec. 10.—Three brothers were drowned at Tama, sev: enteen miles east of here, while skat- ing. The brothers were Bud, Kenneth and Gerald Carnal, sons of W, E, Car- nal, a member of the citv council of Tama. The three boys, 1 were re- spectively fourteen, twei:e and ten vears old, were skating on the city regervoir pond and brole through the ice. They drowned in elght feet of water. The bodies were all recov- ered. Burt Hill, who attempted their rescue, narrowly escaped death. ROBBERS ELCW BANK SAFE Gang Secures $3,7C0 in Cash at Roth- say, Minn, Fergus Falls, Minn.,, Dee, 10.—The Bank of Rothsay, a private institution conducted by K. K. Peterson, W. J. Breen and E.J. Breen, was burglarized and $3,700 in cash was secured by the robbers, who took everything except the pennies. Entrance was obtained through the office of Dr. S. E. Eklund, who occu- pies adjoining rooms. Once inside thig office the burglars smashed a panel of an unused door and entered the bank. Nitroglycerin was used and both safe and vault were successfully blown. BUY A GOOD With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence [part of town which will be sold on easy terms. : For further particulars write or call - Bemidji Townsite and provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block. Bemidj. 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