Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 6, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER | PUBLISHED NVERY AFTNRNOON, BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. ¥ntered in the postoffice at Bemidji. Minn., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM — e The establishment of the new municipal court in this city seems to be having a good effect on the lawless element who have visited the city in the past. There has not been a police case brought before the new court since its organization last Saturday. In today’s issue, Jos. H. Wagner, of the town of Northern, makes his announcement as a candidate for commissioner from the Fourth commissioner district. Mr. Wagner has served the district for the past four years and the request of friends and acquaintances to have him file for re-nomination is but a fitting recognition of his services to the district. FERNIE AGAIN THREATENED Flames May Wipe Out Few Remaining Buildings. — TIES AND POLES ABLAZE Flames Are Raging in Lumber Camp Three Miles Distant and Refugees Fear Second Visitation—Score of Bodies Recovered in Devastated Town and the Work of Searching for Victims Has Only Begun. Fernie, B. C., Aug. 6—A part of Fernie is not yet burned, but is not out of danger. The fire is still burn- ing in the park. At Ferguson’s camp, Cokato siding, three miles west of Fernie, which escaped Saturday, 600 cords of cedar poles and a large num- ber of telegraph poles and ties are now ablaze. Ties along the main line of the Canadian Pacific are burning in many places and large bridge gangs and others are working to keep the line opén. A number of people have moved their belongings to the river bank for safety. The extent of tha loss of life and property in the horrible disaster is becoming more definite and the re- sults grow more appalling as storles are told by survivors of the holocaust. Eighteen more bodies have been re- covered from ruins and work only be- sun. The final total of lives lost may even be greater than at first antici- pated. The town of Michel was again in grave danger of destruction, but es- caped. A flerce wind began blowing from the west, sweeping the flames from forests in that vicinity toward town. Over one hundred thousand feet of pine timber owned by the coal company caught fire. Four loaded cars also were cousumed. The fire spread rapidly to all parts of the yard and a freight train going west had to return to Michel on account of the fire and all trains had to be held. Later the wind died down and the town was saved. FIRE SWEEPS TO NORTH. Believed Worst Is Over in the Koo- tenai District. Spokane, Wash,, Aug. 8.—Turning away from the scorched and panic stricken towns of East Kootenai the great forest fire which has terrorized the people of the Elk River valley for the last four days has rolled toward the north and swept over thousands of acres of iimber. The towns of Michel and Hosmer are out of danger unless the wind whirls toward the south again. Late reports from au- thentic sources state that the new town of Michel, which is a half mile west of the old town, was destroyed by fire, with no one seriously injured. The inhabitants had time to leave their homes before the flames got un- der headway and the women and chil- dren are safe at the old town. The work of rebuilding has already start- ed at Fernie, the Canadian Pacific be- Ing the first to start a crew on a new station. Dense smoke still envelops the district in the wake of the con- flagration, arising from brush timber and the ruins of Fernie. The burned district is about forty miles in length and most of it ranges from one to three miles in width. It is estimated that the loss of life will not exceed fifty or sixty in the entire district. Forest Fire in ldaho. Missoula, Mont., Aug. 6.—A forest fire of alarming proportions is raging in the Coeur d’Alene national forest In Idaho, just across the Montana state line. It is reported to be spread- ing into Montana and approaching the summit of the Monitor ‘mine, at the head of Dominion creek, about sev- enty miles south of here. TWO BODIES RECOVERED. Wisconsin Man, Wife and Child Per- ish by Drowning. Superior, Wis., Aug. 6.—That R. J. Hume, wife and child of Eau Claire, ‘Wis., were drowned in Lake Nebaga- mon, Wis., Sunday evening while at- tempting to cross the lake in a duck- boat was confirmed by the finding of ssem&e&tstf&mcfitml& ¥ Political Announcements 3 N 33:333333333333% CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER I hereby announce myself as a can- didate for county commissioner from the Fourth commissioner district, sub- jeet to the will of the voters at the primary election to be held September 15. Should I receive the nomination and later the election, will discharge the duties of commissioner to the bast | interest of the county and district. Respectfully yours, J. H. WAGNER. WES WRIGHT, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Sheriff, Pri- maries Sept. 15. I hereby announce myselfas a candi- date for the republican nomination for sheriff of Beltrami county before the primaries to bo heid September 15, If elected to the office I will give the duties thereof the very best ability which I possess. WES WRIGHT. in the lake. Mr. Hurae's body Has ot yet been recovered. . Mr. Hume was twenty-seven years old and belonged to one of the most prominent families of Eau Claire. He was former president of the village of Lake Nebagamon and perhaps the most prominent man in that section. Mrs. Hume was about twenty-two years -old and the baby three years old. Director of Speakers’ Bureau. New York, Aug. 6.—General T. Coleman Dupont of Delaware has been. appointed as director of the speakers’ bureau of the Republican national commiltee.” In announcing the selec- tion of General Dupont for the place, Frank H. Hitchcock, the national chairman; said that he. expected that the conduct of this bureau would be a strictly business administration. General Dupont will give his entire time to the work. He is the Delaware member of the national committee and also a member of the executive committee. FOUR ARE DROWNED. Two ir Saril of Lives and Others Go to Rescue. Galena, 11l, Aug. 6.—Four members of a Chicage family were drowhed here. The victims were Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McMaster and Mr. and M: Albert McMaster. A fifth member of the party, Miss Laura Huehner, a sister of Mrs. Albert McMaster, had a narrow escape from sharing the same fate. The five young people were bathing in the river. Albert McMaster and his wife waded beyond their depth and Archibald McMaster and his wife went to the rescue. It is thought that the Ilatter became frightered an. dragged her husband down. Miss Huehner went to the aid of the four drowning persons. Before she reached them, however, all had dis- appeared and after swimming about the spot until she was exhausted she was forced to return to the beat, to which she clang until help came from the shore. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. 5.—Wheat—=Sept., $1.07; Dec., $1.04 On track—No. 1 hard, $1.25; No. 1 Northern, $1.22; No. 2 Northern, $1.18; No. 3 North: ern, $1.12@1.14. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 5.—~Wheat—To _arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.18; No. 1 Northern, $1.17; No. 2 Northern, $1.12; Sept., $1.06%; Dec., $1.08%. Flax—To arrive, on track and Sept., §1.34; Oct., $1.32%; Nov., $1.821; Dec., $1.30. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Aug. 5—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, 5.75; good to choice cows and $54.00@5.00; veals, $3.75@5.00. 00@86.70. Sheep—Waether, & ; yearlings, $4.25@5.00; spring lambs, $6.00@6.75. Cnicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. .—Wheat—Sept., 9616 @%v%%c; Dec, 987%@99c; May, $1.035%. Corn—Sept., 76c; Dec., 853 @85%c; May, 65%c. Oats—Sept., 47%c; Dec., 47%c; May, 493%ec. Pork —Sept., $15.80; Oct, $15.90; Jan, $16.50. Butter—Creameries, 18@20c; dairies, 17@19c. Eggs—I1T%c. Poyl- try—Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 12§; springs, 15c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Aug. 5.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.70@7.55; Texans, $3.50@5.25; West- ern cattle, $3.60@5.80; stockers and- feeders, $2.40@4.40; cows and heifers, $1.50@5.50; calves, $5.50@7.25. Hogs ight, $6.15@6.85; mixed, $6.29 ; heavy, $6.15@6.95; rough, $8. @6.40; good to choice heavy, $6.40@ 6.95; - pigs, $8.30@8.16. Sheep, $2.50 * the bodles of Mrs, Hume and the baby | ¥ @4.50; yearlings, $4.40@5.10; lambs, @86.60. THE 0CCURRENCE Talks of Misunderstanding Over Cadet Dismissals. PRESIDENT’S VIEW RIGHT Secretary of War Declares That Chief Executive’s Statement = Regarding the Matter Is Unquestionably Accu- rate, but Pending the Former’s Fi- nal Decision on the Case He Pre- fers Not to Discuss It Further. ‘Washington, Aug. i—Secretary’ of ‘War Wright had a lengihy conference with Colonel Hugh L. Sccit, superin- tendent of the military academy at West Point, concerning the status of the eight cadets- whose dismissal from the academy was recommended by a board of officers. Secretary Wright announced after the conference that he would report probably within forty- eight hours a conclusion of the case and then would make a statement re- garding it. Pending that statement he preferred’ not to discuss the mat- ter further. It is known that the secretary re- grets the misunderstanding which-has arisen through the public discussion of the case. He says himself that the statement issued by the president un- questionably is accurate, as the pres- ident made it plain to him that he had no idea that his approval of the formal proceedings of the board would be taken as final action in the matter. This was evidenced by the letter of the president requesting Secretary Wright to come to Oyster Bay to dis- cuss the case with him. No orders have been issued for the cadets to return to the academy and none probably will be issued of any nature until Secretary Wright has de- termined upon a course of action. WRIGHT AND LOEB INITIATED Two New Members of Roosevelt's . Ananias Club. New York, Aug. j.— President Roosevelt has issued an official state- ment at Oyster Bay which flatly con- tradicts public statements hitherte made by Secretary of War Wright and Secretary Loeb as to the case of the eight West Point cadets who were recently dismissed for hazing. The president places both men fairly and squarely in the Ananias club. The president practically accused both Wright and Loeb of giving out information that was untrue. He de- nied-Loeb’s statement that the cadets had been dismissed und could only be reinstated by act of congress. He denied Wright’s statement, made later, that the cadets had been rein- stated and that he (the president) had signed the dismissal order only to scare them. . CANADIAN PACIFIC STRIKE Shopmen Qver Entire System Ordered to Quit Work. . ‘Winnipeg, Man., Aug. .—Orders have been issued by the executive committee of the Canadian Pacific railroad shop unions calling a stri of mechanics over the entire system. The order will be obeyed by 8,000 men. LANDS IN A TREE TOP. Automobile Plunges Over 300-Foot Embankment. New York, Aug. .—United States District Attorney Baker of Washing- ton, who successfully prosecuted tha government land frauds in the North- west, his bride of two months and several friends who were accompany- ing them on their honeymoon had an almost miraculous escape from death. ‘While the auto in which they were traveling was runaing down a sharp hill on Walnnt mountain, near Lib erty, N. Y., the machire got out of control and plunged cver a pr nearly 30Q feet in_height. _the President, another cruiser, is be- feet helow the brink of the precipice. There it hung suspended, top down. ward, with the frightened occupants beld prisoners in the enclosed top of the machine. All were badly bruised and frightened, but none was seri- ously injured with the exception of the chauffeur. His skull was frac- tured, one of his ears was torn off and he sustained other injuries. -He was taken to a hospital in Liberty for treatment. PRIEST THREATENS POPE Considerable Excitement Caused at the Vatican. : Rome, Aug. ,—The doings of an irresponsible priest named Felix Sa- vigny of the diocese of Trebizend, Asi- atic Turkey, caused -considerable ex- cltement at the Vatican and resulted finally in his expulsion from its pre- cinets. For some time past this priest, who i8 thirty-three years old, has insisted on an audience with the pope, claim- ing that he desired the redress of cer- tain wrongs which he declared he had suffered at the hands of the Vatican, An audlence was denied, the authori- ties considering that the man’s clalm did mot justify a personal hearing. Savigny placed himself at Rafaels loge, a point where the pope was ox- pected to pass. -When the pontiff ap- proached the gendarmes asked the priest to move on. This the man re- fused to do and he began to shout and gesticulate in a threatening manner. OPEN RUPTURE LIKELY. Strained Relations Exist in Central ¥ America. San Francisco, Aug. J—According to passengers who arrived from Cen- tral American ports on the Pacific Malil liner San Jose from Panama re- lations between the various Central American republics are strained al- most to the breaking point and Sal- vador, Honduras and Guatemala are near an open rupture, though it is declared that it will be hard to make a reasonably certain guess as to where the trouble will start, if it does come, At Corinto, it is stated, the gunboat Momotombo and the army transport Nicaragua are held ready for imme- diate service by the Nicaraguan au- thorities. In Salvador the cruiser Em- pire also is kept ready for action and ing refitted for active service. T0 STUDY FOREIGN MONETARY SYSTEMS Members of American Commis- slon Sail for Europe, New York, Aug. .—Legislation es- tablishing a comprehensive monetary system will, in time, supercede the Vreeland-Aldrick will, -in - the opinion of Senator Aldrich. The senator made this announcement in a statement siven to the Associated Press before he sailed for Europe with his fellow members of the sub-committee of the monetary commission which goes abroad to study financial conditions in forefgn countries. Senator Aldrich’s statement follows: “To obtain more complete and ac- curate information than is now avail- able with reference to the monetary and banking systems of the leading commercial nations is the principal purpose of the sub-committee of the national monetary commission, who are leaving for Londen. The sub- committee also intends to make a thorough examination . into the meth- ods in use for the collection and dis- tribution of the public revenues in each of the leading countries of Eu- rope. The secretary of the treasury has detailed B. C. Manson, chief of the division of accounts of issue and redemption of the treasurer’s office, to assist the committee in this work. “The active work of the commission this summer will be carried on by the sub-committee who are going abroad and by another sub-committee, of which Representative Weeks is the! acting chairman, who are now en- gaged in considering amendments to the administrative features of the na- tlonal banking laws.” Just to remind you of the importance of sav- ingyourteeth. That’s my business. DR. G. M. PALMER easy terms. BUY A GOOD LOT 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 For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block. Bemidfi. Company. DIARRHOEA There is no need of anyone suffer- ing long with this disease, for to effect a quick cure it is only neces- sary to take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Golic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In fact, in most cases one dose is -sufficient. It never fails and can be Telied 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, In the world’s history no medicine ‘has ever met with greater success. PRICE 25¢. LARGE SiZE 50c. Barker’s DrugStore zfl'+w+*fi++*+*'¥+++++*fi++ % CANCER KILLS DEFENDANT ; ¥ IN STEUNENBERG MURDER 3 ddeedodeedobdoded ddodededdddododdoodid . & s GEORGE A. PETTIBONE. Denver, Aug. 5.—George Pettibone, for years prominent in the councils of the Western Federation of Miners and charged with President Moyer and former Secretary Haywood with com- ernor Steunenberg of Idaho, is dead at Bt. Joseph’s hospital here from the effects of an operation for cancer. Mr. Pettibone had been ill practically ever since his confinement in the Idaho penitentiary, which began more than a year previous to the famous trials at Boise, in which Pettibone was ac- quitted. Wide Awake. Fuddle—You know Stocks, don’t you? Doctor—Yes, indeed. He Is now a pa- tlent of mine. Fuddle—Pretty wide awake man, isn’t he? Doctor—I should say so. I am treating him for insom- nla.—London Tit-Bits. Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and bwlding material of all descriptions. Callfin and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can make your selection. WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB W09D St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. plicity in the murder of former Gov-|] NORTHERN Don’t miss the MINNESOTA STAIE FAIR Hamline, Minn ,Midway between St.Paul and Minneapolis August 3lst to September 5th, 1908 Convenient Train Service to and from St. Paul and Minneapolis FULL ONE WEEK A Grand Array of Agriculturaj, Horticultural, Live- stock, and Manufacturers” Exhibits, Afternoon and Even- ing Entertainments, Races of all descriptions. Tt is the aim of the Association to make this year’s Fair outclass all former Fairs in every featre. Arrange your plans early so nothing will prevent your attending and travel by the PACIFIC RAILWAY A. M. CLELAND, Gen’l Pass’s Agent, St. Paul, Minn. W. H. GEMMELL, Gen’'l M'g’r Minnesota & International Brainerd, Minn. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909 |GRAND SPECTACULAR CIRCGUS DAY AT REMIDJI TUESDAY, AUGUST I11TH PERFORMANCES AT 2 AND 8 P. M. World’s Champion Aerialists The Honey Mora Troupe. Germany’s Premier Acrobats : The Famous MacDonald Family. Comedy and Trick Cyclists : Miss Rose Dockerill, Queen of all Lady Bareback Riders THe World Renowned Orton Family. Equilibrisis and Balancers Herr Geisler’s Herd of Performing Elephants : The St. Leon Family. America’s Greatest Slack Wire Artists STREET PARADE 10:30 am