Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1908, Page 4

At City Opera House, Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. HALVOR STEENERSON'S SON BENJAMIN DROWNED Young Man Leaps to Watery Grave While Attempting to Save a Companion. St. Paul, Feb. 17.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The St. Paul Pioneer, Press this morning contained the| following telegram from Washing- ton: “Representative Halvor Steener-| son of Crookston on Sunday re-I ceived a telegram from New Port, R. I, stating that his son, Benjamin Steenerson, a private in the U.S. Marine corps, was accidentally drowned on Sunday. Congressman Steenerson was, in communication with the officials at New Port by telephone Sunday night and learned that while it is not positive the man drowned is Steenerson, all evidence points to it being him. Other reports were that Steener- son in uniform and another man in civilian clothes had committed suicide by drowning. The details which were given to Representative Steenerson was that a row had started among some marines aboard a tug anda civilian, and in the scuffle the civilian fell overboard, and Steenerson jumped over to rescue him and both were drowned. Mrs. Steenerson, who is here, is\ prostrated and under the physician’s care. Mrs. Steenerson will not be able to go to New Fort. “Benjamin Steenerson came here with a party and attended the George Washington University, from which he graduated from the law department. He enlisted in the marine corps in East Grand Forks last October. At that time he ex- pected to have a charce to go with the naval fleet to Pacific waters, and probably around the world. He missed that chance and was assigned as a clerk at New Port. He had a splendid record while in college. “Representative Steenerson be- lieves the report which came to him that his son is surely drowned and he also believes the report of the effort of the young man to save the life of the civilian who fell from the boat. Crookston, Minn.,, Feb. 17.— (Special to Pioneer.)—Congressman Steenerson has a son, Benjamin, aged 26, a member of the U. S.| Marine corps, known to be stationed at New Port. Mr. Steenerson’s brother here, Elias Steenerson, had no knowledge of the death of the yonng man. High Class Drama. Sanford Dodge and his clever company were greeted with a crowd- ed house atthe Lyric last night, and once again Manager Willis demonstrated that his chief aim is to bring only the best of Calgary. It was a veritable treat, and as the fcompany is to be here all week,| there should be a generous patron- age on the part of those who insist on high-class productions. Sanford Dodge has a strong forte and that is in interpreting Shak- peare, but he opened with “The Three Musketeers,” the greatest Dumas production. Elaborately staged and the presentation of the most skilled and aristic type, the| audience was most thoroughly aa.t-% isfied, and doubtless Mr. Dodge will be favored a return visit by many during the week. Mr. Dodge as D’Artagnan,the adventurer, made good in the fullest acceptance of the term, and his clever work evoked the heartiest approval. The caste was all strong.—Calgary (Alberta) Dailey News,Dec. 10, 1907. At City Opera House Feb. 18. Bisiar Liked at Little Falls. Little Falls Transcript: Joseph Bisiar isa candidate for alderman in Bemidji. His double portrait and his political announce- ments appears in each issue of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer. Joseph was an early settler of Little Falls and stands high with all who knew him here. From this city he went to Brainerd where he prospered and later moved to Bemidji. Mr. Bisiar is a man who has the confidence of all who knew him well. column Young’s Candidacy. In another column will be found the announcement of J. P. Young as a candidate for election to the office of city clerk. Mr. Young is well known in this city and is in every way qualified to fill the office of city clerk courteously and with favors to none. If elected he will make a very efficient officials and his friends are doing yoeman services for “Joe.” Special Service Sunday. St.. Phillips church will special services next Sunday. The service being the laying of the corner stone and the completion of their new building. i hold CARTER Real Estate and ./ 607 Irvine Ave. 10 room house, finest location for $2,000, half cash, Business lot, Minnesota Ave. We write fire and plate « .glass insurance Two large dwellings on Bemidji Ave. @ TAIT Fire Insurance A_—i;EW CHOICE PROPERTIES FOR SALE AT BARGAIN PRICES House and lot; 6 rooms, finely finished; lot 50 by 140 to 20 ft. alley. Price $1600 easy terms. on Lake Boulevard. A snap $1600 and $1900 Price $475. Money to loan on farm lands NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDIRG IS ASSURED Council to Be Asked to Pass Resolu- . tion in Support of Same.---City Park an Ideal Site. I have been asked to write a short article regarding the erection of a | Public Library Building for Bemidj. “The matter of securing a dona- tion from Andrew Carnegie was taken up about a year ago. ‘‘The mills of the gods grind slowly.” It has taken until this time to get the matter in shape to present to the council. Mr. Carnegie, through his private secretary, writes that he would be glad to donate the sum of $10,000 for the erection of a Free Public Library building, if the city of . Bemidji will, by. resolution of council appropriate the sam of $1,000 annually for its support. This seems to be reasonable and has met with almost universal approval. Since first taking this matter up, the writer has been busy making in- quiries, where such buildings have been erected, as to their success, and nothing but favorable comment has been received. The counc!l has already voted to raise a half-mill tax for the sup- port of the library. This will raise the sum of $630 per annum. By in- creasing this $369., or less than three tenths of a mill making a total levy of eight-tenths of a mill, the required amount can be secured. One mill would, at our present val- uation (1,261,018) raise $1261. Since this year both real and per- sonal property areto be assessed the valuation will no doubt reach $1,500,000, which lower 1he rate. Now, as to the site. Mr. Car- negie makes it obligatory upon the city to secure a site. The charter provides that no building shall be erected upon lands to which the city has not the title in fee simple. I am informed that the city now owns three small parks along the lake shore. Why could not a part of one of these be used for a site? That would place it in a conspicuous place and the very place where people go in the summer to rest and recre- ate. This would increase their value for park purposes. Respectfully, A. P. RITCHIE, Secretary Library Board. will " materially Candidate for City Assessor. I hereby announce myself asa candidate for city assessor, at the election to be held February 18th. If elected I will use every endeavor to make a fair, equitable assessment of all city property. \ — Dwight Miller. Mayor’s Proclamation. Whereas, Tuesday, the 18th day of February 1908, is the day fixed by the city charter of the City of Bemidji for holding the general city election, said day being the third Tuesday in February, and Whereas, said charter provides that the council pass ordinances governing the election, which is not to conflict in any wise with the general laws governing state elec- tions, the said laws provide as fol- lows: “No spirtuous malt or intoxica- ting liquors shall lge sold or given away, nor shall any store, saloon or barroom, where such liquors are sold or given away, be open on such election day at any time between the hour of 5 o’clock in the forencon and the hour of 8 o’clock in the afternoon. “Whosoever violates any portion of fhis act shall be fined not less than $I100 for each offense, and on default thereof, be imprioned for a period not to exceed six months.” Said section also contains the fol- lowing: It shall be the duty of the mayor, sheriff, constable and other officials and magistrates to see that the pro- visions of the next preceeding sec- tion are strictly enforced, and the mayor, the day next preceeding the day of election shall issue a procla- mation that the provisions of said section will be strictly enforced, and if he fails to perform his duty herein prescribedy he shall be subject to a fine of $1000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of sixty days or both, at the descretion of the court.” “But no failure on the part of the mayor to issue said proclma- tion shall expiate any~ per- son violating said last preceeding section from the penalties pres- cribed.” Now, therefore I, J. P. Pogue, mayor of the City of Bemidj, Coun- ty of Beltrami and State of Minne- sota. in obedience to the duty im- posed upon me, dohereby proclaim, order and direct, that the provisions of said sections, will be strictly en- forced and stores, saloons and bar- rooms, where spirituous malt and intoxicating liquors are sold or given away in said city of Bemidji, county and state aforesaid, be kept closed on said 18th day of February. Given under my hand thls17 day of February, 1908. J. P. Pogue, Mayor. A Lie Nailed. An article Vappeared in the so called “Daily Sentinel” Saturday evening which says “a vote for Bisiar is a vote for Mayer.” This is unqualifiedly false and untrue. If elected I shall work for the best interests of the city and for no one person or set of men. J. Bisiar. DUE TO HEAVY RAINS Rivers at Pittsburg and Vicinity Out of Their Banks, }.OWLANDS UNDER WATER LI‘l'muundn of Families Conipelled to Move Their Belongings to Places of 8afety—Ice Gorges Threaten Great Damage to Property. Plttsburg, Feb. 17.—With a stage of 19 feet and rapidly rising at the rate of a foot an hour the Allegheny, Mo- nongahela, Ohio, Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetes rivers are slowly spread- ing over the lowlands of Pittshurg and Western Pennsylvania points. Rain continues to fall. The damage to river craft and prop- erty located near the rivers is already heayy. Large ice gorges in the Alle- gheny and Youghiogheny rivers above this city are momentarily expected to break, wrecking and demolishing craft in its path. Some alarm is also felt for a number of bridges. At points here the high water has risen to the ground floors of business houses and dwellings. Throughout the night hundreds of people were actively engaged removing their household goods to places of safety. All the small streams in towns sur- rounding 'Pittsburg are beyond their banks and the ‘water is rapidly rising. Thousands of families at Sharpsburg, Etna, Aspinwall, Charleroi, Oakdale and numerous ‘other places have been compelled to remove their household effects to the upper floors. In some of the towns skiffs are .being used as a means of transportation to many homes. The rainfall is especially heavy at the headwaters of the Allegheny river. Colder weather is expected and should it occur it is thought the record of last year's great flood will not be reached. Conditions here and in the sur- rounding territory are rapidly becom- ing serious. Thousands of families have been compelled to move to the second floor of their homes; trolley cars In some sections are out of commission; -several railroad lines have been abandoned in part; cellars are filled with water; pavements in the lower portion of the city have collapsed; several towboats and barges have sunk; telegraph com- munication interrupted; thousands of men thrown out of employment in the mines and manufacturing plants along the river banks and at Springdale, near here, two valuable government -dams are in danger of demolition from heavy ice gorges. GREAT DAMAGE FEARED. Streams of Eastern Kentucky Out of . Their Banks. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 17.—Streams throughout Eastern Kentucky are ris- ing rapidly as a result of the four days’ rain and great damage is feared by lumber concerns along the Ken- tucky, the Red, Cumberland, Licking and Big Sandy rivers. Rivermen have extra forces of men at work strength- ening log booms to hold the thou- sands of logs which will sweep down upon them. This rush has already begun. Several towns in the low- lands along the Licking river are re- ported as in danger of being entered by water. Much fencing in the low- lands has already been carried away. Traffic on railroads and interurban lines running out of this city is de- layed because of high water. Snow and Floods in Indiana. Indianapolis, Feb. 17.—While North- ern and Central Indiana are swept by snow and wind storms the southern part of the state is suffering from floods. Reports from Princeton, Vin- ceunes, Fvansville and other points express fear of an unusually high stage of water. their banks and in several counties bridges have been carried away and buildings in the lowlands are under water. Wheat and Oil Fields Flooded. Lima, 0., Feb. 17.—Both the Ottawa and Auglaize rivers are out of their banks in this city and families in the lowlands are moving to second stories. The wheat and .ol fields in the west- ern part of the county are flooded by the Auglaize. Railway traffic is seri- ously delayed as a result of the high water. Many Houses Uninhabitable. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 17.—A special from Canisteo, Steuben county, says the town is almost entirely flooded and many houses have been rendered Rivers are out of | uninhabitable. Ice jams caused the river to rise and overflow into the flatlands. With the continued rise of the river a serious situation Is threat- ened. Rivers Rising Rapidly. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Rain continues to fall in this city and surrounding territory and the rivers are rising rap- Mly. The Allegheny and Youghio- gheny rivers are beyond their banks at many places and notwithstanding the flood warnings' considerable dam- age will result. Highest Stage in Years. Ashtabula, O., Feb. 17.—Mill creek s flonded to the highest point in yeare. Country roads are under five feot of water and an electric railway | is submerged. Homes are flooded, in some instances, to the second story. SECOND MRS. CHADWICK. Rich Pittsburgers Alleged Victims of “Woman in Black.” Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Francis T. Lovejoy, former partner of Andrew Carnegle and who secured almost $16,000,000 when the United States Bteel corporation was formed, was taken in by the smooth talk of a wo- man and gave a mortgage for $100,000 on his $750,000 home bere. For this mortgage he secured the sum of $1 “hand money.” Nothing more. The woman to whom he gave the mortgage is mystericusly missing and with her departure comes out a story of a remarkable career which places her as the worthy rival of Cassie Chadwick. She got into the good graces of Pittsburg business men through let- ters she presented signed by Bourke Cockran of New York; Ellis H. Rob- erts, former treasurer of the United States; Hetty Green; Delphin M. Del- mas of San Francisco; the late Jus- tice John J. Wickham of the superior court of Pennsylvania and a dozen prominent jullges. She is known to Pittsburg financiers as the “woman in black.” Just how much money she secured from wealthy Pittsburgers is unknown, but the amount is heliaved to be enormous. WAS ACCUSED OF EXTORTION Newcastle (Pa.) Alderman Ends Life by Shooting. Newcastle, Pa., Feb. 17.—T. P. Will- fams, for many years an alderman in this city and a candidate for re-elec- tion, committed suicide at his home here by firing a Lullet through his right temple. Williams was arrested a few days ago charged with extor tion and had given bail for court. .|k This and the failure last month of a brick manufacturing company in which he was largely interested, it is said, wore heavily on his mind. “I cannot stand the nervous strain. T have done no wrong,” were the words he scribbled in a volume of Thomas Carlyle’s works just before he shot himself. He was a man of musical ability and scholarly attain- ments and was widely known through- out the country as-a conductor of Welsh Eisteddfods. His wife and family and all of his property were swept away in the great Johnstown flood and he then came here and started life anew. RAN FORGERY SCHOOL. Man Caught and Convicted in New York Given Ten Years. New York, Feb. 17.—Convicted for the third time of forgery Vincent J. Verrall has been sentenced to ten years in prison. He is said to come from Boston -and has been known by the name of Thomas Latham. In ask- ing the court to pass severe sentence on Verrall the assistant district at- torney who convicted him told the court that the prisoner had been for some time conducting what amounted to a school for teaching forgery. A forged check for $27 caused the pres- ent conviction. ENDS LIFE BY SUICIDING. Man Captured After Chase Covering Ten Years. Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—After being pursued for ten years by detectives, the search taking them three times around the world, Karl Rapp, who was being held here to await a fur- ther hearing charged with setting fire to a factory and dwelling in Rosswag, Germany, in 1898, was found dead in his cell at Moyamensing prison, hav- Ing committed suicide by hanging himself with strips of bedclothing to the bars of the cell. POLICE™ FINALLY END IT. 8t. Louls Colored Church Scene of Bloody Fight. St. Louis, Feb. 17.—The New Hope Colored Baptist church was the scene of a fight in which razors were used and chairs were wielded until the po- lice interfered. Mrs. Sam Lewis, wife of Deacon Lewis, was arrested. Dea- con Alfred Shannon was cut taree times in the face and the collar of his coat was slashed into ribbons. The pastor, Rev. Frank Harris, was laid out by a blow from a chair. Dea- con Shannon and Rev. Harris were taken to the hospital. Rev. Harris' condition is serious. It is said the trouble arose over an unpaid gas bill, but Deacon Shannon declares the whole matter was simply a plot among disgruntled ones to “do up the pastah.” Has Millions in Contracts. Edinburgh, Feb. 17.—The big engi- neering firm of Bruce, Peebles & Co. has called a meeting of its sharehold- ers to arrange a liquidation. The trouble is attributed to the lack of working capital. . The company has immense contracts on hand, notably the great Shanghai dock, and it re- cently concluded a contract of $10,- 000,000 for street raflroad construc: tion in Moscow. The directors of the company hope to find a method of re- organization. 8ix Coal Barges Sunk. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 17.—Six coal -barges struck the breakwater in a fog and sank. Six men, four wo- men and two children, on board the barges, were rescued by a tug. The total loss will be about $50.000. RICH ARE PENNILESS Hetty Green Says Wealthy New Yorkers Have No Money. MAKES POLITICAL FORECAST Declares Talk of Nominating Taft Is All Moonshine and Asserts That When the Proper Time Arrives Roosevelt Will Beb Up. Boston, Feb. 17.—In an interview given here Mrs. Hetty Green said: “When the financial crash came I had money and was one of the fow who really had it. The others had their inflated securities. They came to me in droves for money. I loaned some of them and some of them I rejected. Six per cent was what I charged them, although I might have had 40 per cent. “The rich in New York have no money. They are on the verge of poverty. I loaned Harry Payne Whit- ney $1,000,000; I loaned money to the New York Central, but when the Van- derbilt family applied I refused them. They offered me the famous Vander- bilt jewels as security. I do not deal in diamonds. “They say Mrs. Cornelius Vander- bilt is going to marry a Hungarian count. She ought to have a guardian instead. If Mrs. Vanderbilt marries MRS. HETTY GREEN. this foreigner the control of the Van- derbilt system of railways will pass out of the family’s hands. “A good many things contributed to the loss of confidence. Roosevelt is partly to blame, but not wholly. There is no real need of any legitimate busi- ness enterprise suffering, except as they have become involyed through the panic among the stock gamblers and high financiers. The country still contains all the elements of prosperity and.it will come back when condi- tions are right. “I saw this financial situation devel- oping three years ago and I am on record as predicting it. I said then that the rich were approaching the brink and that a ‘panic’ was inevita- ble. “All this talk about Taft being the nominee of the Republican party is moonshine. The real leaders under- stand the true situation. The scheme is to pose-Taft before the country as the president’s choice. ~He will get all the delegates he can, but he cannot get enough to nominate him. He knows it and everybody else on the inside knows it. When it becomes apparent that he can’t carry the con- vention Taft will get up and proclaim that Theodore Roosevelt is demanded by the country, or, if he don't, some one else will.” TEN OF THE CREW LOST. Coal Laden Steamer Wrecked on the Coast of Oregon. Portland, Ore., Feb. 17.—The Amer- fcan ship Emily Reed, 113 days out from Newcastle, N. 8. W.,, for Port- land, Ore., with coal, went ashore at the mouth of the Nehalem river on the Oregon coast and broke in two. The crew was swept overbdard by the seas. Ten men were lost and six were saved, including the captain and his wife. Would Like to Be Governor. Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 17.—B. F. Yoakum, head of the Rock Island rail- road lines, addressed the State Asso- clation of Commercial Secretaries here. He discussed problems of de- velopment which the country faces. He said there is but one position for which he would give up his present work and that is to be governor of Texas, so that he could develop the state. He said he could bring 5,000, 000 people to Texas in four years if he was governor of the state. American Car in the Lead. Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 17.—The three leading cars in the New York to Paris race have passed through this city. The American car was the first to ar- rive at 1040 a. m. The machinery was clogged and the car was thor- oughly overhauled and a new tire was put on. The -Italian car arrived at 11:40 and after taking in a supply of gasoline it left at 11:58. The French car passed through the city at 12:48 P’ m. without making any stop. Butte Bank Resumes. Butte, Mont.,, Feb. 17.—The State bank, which closed its doors last Oc- tober, has resumed and a petition for a receiver, long pending in the local courts, was dismissed. F. A. Heinze has retired from the board. There ‘was no run and many new depositors took up accounts. Declares She Is a Countess. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—A woman ar- rested at Homestead, a suburb, charged with drunkenness, alleged she was the Countess Della St. Ger- maina of Bulgaria when called for a hearing. She was given a lecture and dischary Always the 8ame 'WANIS ECENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED FORU. S. ARMY: Able- bodied unmarried men, between ages of 18 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English For information apply to Recruit ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. PIANO FOR SALE—Cheap, if tsken at once. Mrs. E, J. Jones 419 America Ave. FOR SALE: 16-inch seasoned jack pine. Telephane 373. LOST and FOUND LOST—Pair gold rimmed specks near corner third street and Irving Ave. Reward at Pioneer office or Frank Lane’s. MISCELLANEOUS. 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