Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 5, 1908, Page 2

- THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED MVERY AFTHRNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. ¥ntered in the postofice at Bemidjl. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM 1S STRIGKEN BY HEART FAILURE Senator Allison of lowa Dies Suddenly at Dubuque. Had Represented His State in the Upper Branch for Thirty-five Years and for the Greater Part of His Term of Service He Was Recog nized as One of the Most Influen- tial Members of That Body. Dubugque, Ia., Aug. 5—United States Senator William B. Allison died sud- denly of heart failure here. The death of Senator Allison re- moves from the senate a man who for more than a quarter of a century was one of its most prominent members. He had served continuously since 1873 and for the greater part of his term of service he was recognized as one of the most influential members of that body. As chairman of the committee on appropriations much of the financial legislation passed through his hands. He had not been in good health for some time past. ‘William Boyd Allison was born al Perry, O., March 2, 1829; was edu- oated at the Western Reserve college, Ohio; studied law anrd practiced in sis WILLIAM B. Ohio until he removed to Iowa in 1857; served on the staff of the gov- ernor of Iowa and aided in organizing volunteers in the beginning of the war for the suppression of the rebel- Hon; was elected a representative in the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, For- tleth and Forty-first congresses and was elected to the United States sen- ate to succeed James Harlan, Repub- lcan, for the term beginning March 4, 1873, and was re-elected in 1878, 1884, 1890, 1896 and 1902. Senator Allison was the primary nominee for re-election at the November election, having defeated Governor Cummins for the nomination. PRESS MADE FUN OF HIM Bryan Smiles When He Learns of Taft - Using Phonograph. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5—The use of the phonograph by Candidate Taft as a means for the dissemination of his speeches, as reported in the dispatch- es from Hot Springs, Va., excited the liveliest interest of William J. Bryan 80 much so that he gave out the fol- lowing statement in regard to it: “The Republican papers have been making fun of m2 for using the phonograph as a means of reaching the public, but since the Republican candidate has followed the example T presume that the criticism will cease and that this will now be regarded as a dignified method of discussing pub- He questions. It looks as if the Dem- ocrats were going to have a hard time this year protecting their patents from infringement. “The Republicans seem bent on imitating not only our platform but our campaign methods. There is, however, some advantage in the fact that we are setting the pattern this year.” CHICAGO'S HOTTEST DAY. Eighty Babies Under One Year of Age Succumb. Chicago, Aug. 5.—Chicago’s hottest day in several years killed eighty babies under one year of age and caused, directly or indirectly, the deaths of nine adults and a score or more of prostrations. The maximum temperature of 96 degrees lasted from 4 until 6 p. m. Among the infants of the tenement districts the continued stress of the heat is working great havoc. During the month of July 665 Chicago babies died. & Dr. St. Clair Drake of the health department said that at least 600 of them would be alive and well now if their mothers had understood the care of them. Kills Wife and Granddaughter. Vernon, Conn., Aug. 5—J. Zett, a farmer living on the Bolton road, killed his wife and granddaughter and tried to kill his son, using a sledge hammer and a knife. Zett was ar- ALLISON. gresceceeee migmifl—-m% ¥ Political Announcements % %’ifl!i‘i!?fi WES WRIGHT, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Sheriff, Pri- " maries Sept. 15. I hereby announce myselfas a candi- date for therepublican nomination for sheriff of Beltrami countv before the primaries to be held September 15, If elected to the office I will give the duties thereof the very best ability which I possess. 'WES WRIGHT. THREATEN TO BREAK GAMP Many Knights of Pythias at Bosten Victims of Robbers. Bogfon, Aug. 5.—Boston may I the tWenty-fifth national conven#fon’ the Knights of Pythias unless better police protection is given thé csmp. Major General Arthur J. Stobbast of Indlana threatened to br camp at once unless the series of robimmies were stopped. The commmander him- gelf lost $180, which he had fg hfs tent, and he was but one of the masny who have complained of losfes sinee arriving at the camp. Stobbart said it had beeg gpe con- tinuous series of complamts of losses of pocketbooks, watches, sutt caser dnd about everything the thieves could lay thei} hands on. He said his men had tprned over to the paMce four thieves, one of whom, he under- §tood, was a hardened criminal. . Re- garding his demand for more protee- tion he said: “I am going to call on the mayer as executive head of this city and de- mand detectives and police for t?ia camp. If I cannot have it I will break camp at once. Heretofore, wherever we have been, we always have hed a squad of plain clothes men in the camp and regular patrolmen on the outskirts of the camp to look out for pickpockets and thieves. We should have the same protection here.” Hvidently Major General Stobbart earried out hig intention at once, for soon after this there was a stir in the police department and there is no doubt but the camp will have the po- lce protection it requires the rest of the week. IMMENSE DAMAGE ALREADY RESULTS Careless Traveler Starts For- ost Fire in Washington, Aberdeen, Wash., Aug. 5.—A care- less traveler who threw a lghted match into the underbrush started a forest fire twelve miles from Hoquiam that, quickly getting beyond control, bas already swept over 10,000 acres of slashings, on which were piled 15,000, 000 feet of cut timber, and now threat- ens to destroy the logging camps of the Polson Logging company, Shaw & Nelson and the Stockwell Logging company. Four thousand acres of green timber lie directly in the path of the fiames and there is no hope of saving any of it unless the wind, which is now blowing a gale, dles down. One thousand men are fight- ing the fire, but at this time™they seem unable to check its progress. The property loss will exceed $250,- 000. EIGHTY-SEVEN ARRESTED. Riot Occurs at Hungarian Ball at West Homestead, Pa. Pittsburg, Aug. 5.—During a riot at a Hungarfan ball at West Homestead six persons were injured and eighty- seven guests were placed under ar- rest. Among the injured are Chief of Police McDermott and three officers. Just what started the trouble is not known. The eighty-seven guests arrested were given hearings and were fined amounts ranging from $1 to $5 on charges of disorderly con- duct. Rebels Stop Government Troops. St. Petersburg, Aug. 5—A telegram received here from Tabriz says that a force of government troops com- posed of infantry, cavalry and artil- lery dispatched from Teheran to crush the revolution has been stopped forty miles away from there by the insurgents, who succeeded in destroy- Ing several bridges, obliging the force to go into camp. Further pillaging at ‘Tabriz is expected any moment. Auto Accident Fatal to Five. 8an Francisco, Aug. 5—A disas- trous automobile accident occurred in this city, the second in forty-eight hours, when a large tonneau, occupied by five women and twe children; plunged down a steep embankment. Five of the occupants of the car wers rested and taken to Rockville. killed and the remaining two were seriously injured. 2 HUNDRED DEAD { | } . Columbia Disaster. | |Besides the Towns Destroyed, Where " Hundreds Were Rendered Home: | less, the Damage to Standing Tim- ber Is Estimated at $2,000,000. | Area Thirty Miles Long and From Five to Ten In Width Burned Over. + Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 5—The fol- lewing is a summary of the Crows )'Nest disaster so far as known: ! Fernie—Town destroyed; fifteen to ilorty persons killed, probably not more than twenty; property loss $5,- ‘000,000; insurance $2,800,000; 5,000 jhomeless. | Hosmer—One life lost; residence {section burned; 300 homeless; dam- ‘ua $200,000; coal mine properties not :seriously damaged. . Michel—One Iife lost and fou killed three miles away; town of 1,000 people half burned; people fled; en- tire town will probably be consumed 'with loss of $1,000,000. Sparwood—Saw mill village; two killed; large mills and adjoining |buildjngs burned; loss $250,000. | Coal Creek—Not seriously dam- laged. Burned Area-—Thirty miles long by five to ten miles in width, , Damage to standing timber $2,000,- l00[). LESS THAN ONE | Latest Reports From British! 'PROPERTY L0SS IMNENSE| There is no need of anyone suffer- ing long with this disease, for to effect a quick cure it is only neces- 8ary to take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Infact, in most cases one dose is sufficient. It never fails and can be relied upon in the most severe and -dangerous cases. It is equally val- uable for children and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. B In the world's history no medicine has ever met with greater success. PRICE 25¢. LARGE SiZE 50c. Barker's DrugStore called The “Hou en Trouw” (Loyal and True). Its membership consists of prominent Holland merchants and its object is to secure employment for young Hollanders in foreign countries, Minister de Reus sent a letter which was published in the May (1908) Bul- letin of the “Hou en Trouw” society of Amsterdam, in which he said: “I am sorry to inform you that the present time is anything but favor able for business. The system of gov- ernment (since 1899) of the present almost dictatorial ruling president, Which is economically for the crea- tlon and afterwards always for the annulment of monopolies through all kinds of subtleties, has very nearly ruined the conntry. The only ray of Hght on these dark days through Which Venezuela struggles is the high price for cocoa, but this is, of course, not sufficient to make the future of the republic hopeful.” {SEA OF FIRE STILL RAGING [Mountain Sides for Miles a Tornado of Flames. Fernie, B. C., Aug. 5—No person (who has not seen can imagine the @awful devastation which in the short space of two hours transformed what 'Wns & busy center of industry into a desolate waste and left 6,000 people ‘homeless. The scene during the prog- [ress of the fire is described as ap- 'palling, men, women and children fleeing for their lives, leaving every- 'thing they possessed to the mercy of ‘the flames. Around Michel, where the fire scene begins on the east, and for many miles west is yet a sea of fire, with miles and miles of blazing moun- tain sides. Michel is yet safe, but the whole valley of the river is on fire and if the wind starts up the town is doomed. All the women and children have been sent to Blairmore, Frank and Coleman for safety. All mines are shut down and the men are fight- ing the fires in relays, plowing, back |- firing, clearing underbrush or soak- ing the roofs of houses with water, of ‘which, fortunately, there is a good supply. Only about a dozen houses have been burned in Hosmer so far, but the fire is all around it. Many from Fernie have taken ref- uge in the coke ovens being built by the Canadian Pacific, where they are safe even if the town does burn. They are being cared for and fed as well as conditions permit. At Fernie, how- ever, the .greatest scene of desolation exists. By actual count only twenty- five houses are left standing. Not a business house remains except the ‘Western Canada company’s wholesale warehouse and the office of the Crows Nest Pass Coal company, which stood in the center of a square and in which a number of people took refuge from the death that raged around them. The whole city of Fernie, West Fer- nie, the Annex, the old French town and all the lumber mills in and around Fernie are wiped out with the lmception of the buildings named. RETURNS WILL BE SLOW. 'Complete Death List Not Obtainable for Several Days. Fernle, B. C., Aug. 5—According to the latest figures on the bush fires that have been raging in and around Fernie it is thought that the fatalities Will not reach over a hundred. This is of course a most conservative esti- mate. It is hoped that many pros- pectors and squatters have escaped from the ravages of the flames. If they have not the death list may be largely increased. It will be some days before all re- turns are in, as the fire has burned over an area of geveral hundred 8quare miles and through this terri- tory are scattered many lumbering camps and shanties. However, the injured will number many hundreds, for hardly a man in the affiicted towns escaped without burns or other injuries. Many of the refugees are in a piti- able condition, having escaped in scant clothing, many of them in their night apparel. From 5,000 to 7,000 men, women and children, in full flight from the flame swept Crows Nest territory, are camped in Cranbrook and the sur- founding hills. Another Estimate of Damage. Cranbrook, B. C., Aug. 5.—The con- flagration which has been sweeping Elk River valley since last Saturday afternoon already has caused a prop- erty loss aggregating $7,500,000, ac- cording to careful estimates. The to- tal insurance on destroyed property will not exessd $1,500,000. JUSTIFIES “ITS ACTION. Venezuela's Reason for Expelling the Dutch Minister. Caracas, Aug. }.—The differences between President Castro and the government of The Netherlands will probably turn out to be less serious than. they at first seemed. All talk of an armed conflict is regarded as absurd in this country. The govern- ment belleves that it had the fullest Justification for the dismissal of M. de Reus, the Dutch minister. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. 4.—Wheat—Sept., $1.01%; Dec, $1.01%4. On track—No, 1 hard, $1.20; No. 1 Northern, $1.16; No. 2 Northern, $1.12%@1.13; No. 8 Northern, $£1.08@1.10. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 4—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.18; No. 1 Northern, $1.17; No. 2 Northern, $1.- 12; Sept, $1.02; Dec, 99c. Flax—To arrive, on track and Sept., $1.32%; Oct., $1.31%; Nov., $1.31. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Aug. 4—Cattle—Gond to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $5.00@>5.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@5.75. Hogs—$6.00@6.70. Sheep—Wethers, $4.00@4.25; yearlings, $4.25@5.05; spring lambs, $6.00@6.25. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. 4.—Wheat—Sept., 93% @93%c; Dec., 95%@96c; May, $1.00%¢. ~ Corn—sSept., 75% @T5%C; Dec., 6434c; May, 637%c. Oats—Sept., 45%c; Dec., 45% @45%¢c; May, 47% @ 477%c. Pork—Sept., $15.60; Oct., $16.- T2%: Jan., $16.37%. Butter—Cream- erfes, 18@20c; dairies, 17@19¢c. Eggs —I1T%c. Poultry — Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 12c; springs, 15e. Chicago Union Stoek Yaws. Chicago, Aug. 4.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.75@7.60; Texans, $3.80@5.25; West- ern cattle, $3.70@5.90; stockers and feeders, $2.40@4.40; cows and heifers, There is a soclety_in_Amsterdami $1.50@6.60; calves, $5.26@7.25. Hogs \—Light, $6.15@6.85; mixed, $6.20@ 6.9215; heavy, $6.15@6.92%; rough, $6.18@6.40; good to choice heavy, $6.40@6.921%; pigs, $5.35@86.15. Bheep, $2.60@4.60; yearllngs, $4.50@5.10; lambs, $4.50@86.75. WOMEN'S WOES. Bemidji Women Are Finding Relief at Last. It does seem that women have more than a fair share of the aches and pains that afflict humanity; they must “keep up,” must attend to duties in spite of constantly aching backs, .or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing-down pains; they _must stoop over, when to stoop means torture. They must walk and bend and work with racking pains_and many aches {rom kidney ills. Kidneys cause more suffering than any other organ of the body. Keep the kidneys well and health is easily maintained. Read of a remedy for kidneys only that helps fand cures the kidneys and is endorsed by people you know. Mrs. J. C. Litres, living at 602 American avenue, Bemidji, Minn., says: ‘I am recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills in the hopes that some suffering from kidney trouble may derive benefit from my testi- monial. For sometime I was feel- ing quite miserable, suffering from kidney complaint. I noticed that my kidneys were disordered and at last decided to try Doan’s Kidney Pills. I have not used them regu- larly as directed, but nevertheless I have derived a great deal of benefit from their use. and stronger, that tired, languid feeling having become a thing of the past.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 .cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s and take no other. I feel much better ACCIDENTS PUT AN END T0 AUTO RAGES Participant Killed in Presence of Great Growd. Eondon, Aug. .—The motor racing at the Brooklands track in the pres- ence of a great crowd of people re- sulted in two Serious accidents, one of which proved fatal. A Mercedes car containing Driver Lane and his mechanic, William Burke, slipped side- ‘ways down the track, narrowly missed another car and turned over, throw- ing its occupants into a pond. Both men were taken out alive, but Burke dled before reaching the steward's room. Lane had a broken arm and sustained other injuries. The car was burned. All further racing was stopped. Previously a heavy car while speed: ing at the rate of nearly one hundred miles an hour broke a back tire. The driver of the machine, Reynolds, and his mechanic were thrown several feet. They landed on soft ground, but were badly scratched and, it is feared, injured internally. PYTHIANS AT BOSTON. More Than 75,000 Delegates and Mem. bers Present. Boston, Aug. «—The twenty-fifth convention of the supreme lodge and the biennial encampment of the uni- form rank of the Knights of Pythias, with the annual convention of the Pythian Sisters, were formally opened in Boston with an attendance esti- mated at from 75,000 to 85,000 dele- gates and members. The Pythians will hold business sessions and pa- rades and enjoy trips about the city for six days, closing next Sunday with a religious mass meeting presided over by the grand prelate of Massa- chusetts, Rev. Allan A. Stockdale, av the Union Congregational church. The most interesting feature of the gathering proved to be the encamp- ment of the uniform rank, which for- mally dedicated Camp Joseph H. Lyon at Franklin field. Over two thousand tents accommodate the 7,000 Knights. Released on $5,000 Bail. Milwaukee, Aug. .—John F. Schul- te, the defaulting paying teller of the First National bank of Racine, Wis., was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000 cash furnished by his brother. Schulte’s case will come before the federal grand' jury for the fall term and will be disposed of later in the United States district court. Will Try to Settle Dispute. Scranton, Pa, Aug. |—United States Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill has notified Grand Master Hawley of the Switchmen’s union that he will at once take the neces- sary steps to bring about a settlement of the grievances of the switchmen of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern railroad. . 4 v N How much bread do you throw away out of every batch? Little or none out of the Quite a bit when it don’t Isn’t that true? It would be a savin, good batches. ‘turn out right.” to have every batch good— wouldn’t it? I%you will stop using ordinary flour—no two sacks alike—well—just use Occident Special Patent Flour, you'll notice the saving right 3 g right away. For Occident Flour costs you a few cents more than the other kind so we can afford to make it always the same. We can afford to wash and scour and use. only the best part of the best hard \eA wheat, take out all the waste matter and guarantee to give you yourmoney back if one or any number of bak- ings of Occident Flour don’t give satisfaction. and will make good our guarantee. Insist on this label. Your grocer has it good scarcer and scarcer. easy terms. For further particulars write Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS., Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidji. lTots are becoming We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold on BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji or call ‘The Da.ily Pioneer 40c per Month . Typewriter Ribbons The Pioneer keeps on hand all ‘the istandard makes of Typewriter Ribbons, at the uniform price of 75 cents for all ribbons except the two- and three-color ribbons and special makes.