Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 28, 1908, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED NVERY AFTERNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. Wntered in the postofice at Bemidji. Minr., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM PIONEER APPRECIATED ABROAD. The Daily Pioneer, of Bemidjiis a paper the business man and citizens generally of that city can ill afford to lose, but one which it is evident the publishers can not continue to furnish unless the business men give it more tangible encouragement.—Hubbard County Enterprise. DAMAGES PLAGED AT NEARLY FIVE MILLION Venezuelan Court Convicts the French Gahle Gompany. Caracas, Aug. 28.—The civil court of first instance has handed down a judgment declaring the French Cable company guilty of complicity in the Matos revolution against President Castro and condemning it to pay dam- ages to the amount of nearly $8,000, 000. In eddition the company must pay a further amount to be assessed later by experts. The company may appeal from the decision. It is practically a duplicate of the decision handed down against the New York and Bermudez Asphalt company. The British minister to Venezuela has been in conference lately with President Castro. MOB LEADER ENDS LIFE. Springfield Woman Suicides When Placed Under Arrest. Springfield, 111, Aug. 28.—Kate How- ard, leader of the Springfleld mob, committed suicide when she was in- formed that she had been indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Scott Burton, the aged negro who was lynched at Twelfth and Madison streets on the first night of the riot. Mrs. Howard was found in her home by the deputy sheriff, who informed her of the indictment. She asked permission to go into an adjoining room, where she drank poj- 8oh. Then she walked to the jall near by and fell dead just inside the door. Debs to Cover Many States. Chicago, Aug. 28.—It was an- nounced at headquarters of the So- clalist party that the campaign spe cial carrying Eugene V. Debs, the presidential candidate, and other speakers through the West would leave Chicago Aug. 81, returning Sept. 25. Soon after the return to Chicago a similar trip will be made through the Eastern states. Accord: ing to the itinerary of the Western trip Mr. Debs will speak in eighteen states and travel 10,000 miles. TWENTY-NINE PERISHED. Result of Explosion in an Oklahoma Mine. McAlester, Okla., Aug. 28.—When ihe rescuers had completed their work at the Hailey-Ola coal mine No. 1 at Haileyville, fourteen miles east of here, where a disastrous explosion oc: ourred Wednesday, twenty-nine dead bodies had been removed. 1t is now believed that the last man has been accounted for and that there &re no other bodies in the mine. ‘When the mine was finally cleared of smoke nineteen of the dead miners were found, with five mules, huddled together in one of the entrances a mile from an opening. They had start- ed toward the fire instead of making a detour. - MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Aug. 27.—Wheat— Bept., 99@99%c; Dec., 98% @98%c. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.02%; No. 1 Northern, $1.02%; No. 2 Northern, 99%c; No. 3 Northern, 95%c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 27.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 Northern, $1. 01% @1.05%; No. 2 Northern, $1.03%; Sept., 99%c; Dec, 97%ec. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.27%; Sept., $1.26%; Oct., $1.25; Nov., $1.26; Dec., $1.23. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Aug. 27.—Cattle—Good 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@6.40. Sheep—Wethers, $3.75@4.00; yearlings, $4.00@4.26; spring lambs, $4.50@5.50. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Aug. 27.—Wheat—Sept., 94%c; Dec.,, 94% @94%c; May, 98% @98%c. Corn—Sept., 77%c; Dec., 86%c; May, 64%c. Oats—Sept., 495 @49%c; Dec., 49%@49%c; May, 51%c. Pork—Sept., $14.50; Oct., $14.- 65; Jan., $15.95. Butter—Creameries, 181, @22%c; dairies, 17@20c. Hggs —1814c. Poultry — Turkeys, 15c; chickens, 10% @11c; springs, 15c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Aug. 27.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.60@7.70: Texans, $3.50@5.00; West- ern cattle, $3.30@5.80; stookers and feeders, $2.60@4.60; cows and heifers, $1.75@5.80; calves, $5.25@7.25. Hogs —Light, $5.90@6.70;” mixed, $5.95@ 6.85; heavy, $5.90@6.85; rough, $5.90 @6.20; good to choice heavy, $6.20@. 6.85; pigs, $3.76@5.66. Sheep, $2.25 @4.25; yearlings, $4.25@4.90; lambs,] $8.50@6.00. IN THROES OF SERIOUS FLOOD Lower Portion of Augusta, Ga., Under Water. COMMUNICATION CUT - OFF Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies Compelied to Abandon Their Offices and Telephone Connec- tions Also Are Broken—Principal Business Street of the City Inun- dated to the Depth of Four Feet. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2/.—Reports from Augusta, Ga., indicate that that city is in the throes of a serious flood. The lower part of the city is under water ard the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies have abandoned their offices. Telephone communica- tion with Augusta also is interrupted. Broad “street, the principal business street, is four feet under water. Mer- chants and occnpants of all residences are making desperate efforts to re- move goods to upper floors. The loss to merchants and residences cannot be estimated at this hour. The Southern railroad -has been un- eble to move any trains over its reg- ular lines tor twenty-four hours. All traffic was detoured by way of Nash- ville. Trains are from twenty-four to thirty-six hours*late. The Seaboard Air Line reports several serlous wash- outs in the vicinity of Athens, Ga. Other railroads make similar reports. The canal dams have broken, which augments the seriousness of the situa- tion. % SOME LOSS OF LIFE. Serious Flood Follows Heavy Rain in South Carolina. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2'—Apparently the heavy rains-in South Carolina, which caused some loss of life, dam- aged crops and were the source of a great deal of alarm, have ceased their destructive work. Reports from Spartanburg and Cam- den, S. C, and other places, where the situation seemed to be serious, ther trouble has passed. At Camden two lives were lost. The rain was the heaviest in years throughout South Carolina. LOCK WOMAN IN CLOSET. Negroes Then Loot House and Set Fire to Place, St. Louis, Aug. 2/—Two unidenti- fied negroes effected entrance to the home of Virgil Bassett, a street car motorman, during his absence, seized and choked Mrs. Bassett and locked her in a pantry closet, ransacked the house, set fire to the place and fled. The flames aroused neighbors and Mrs. Bassett, half conscious, was res- cued. The house was badly damaged. Mrs. Bassett said the negroes stole her husband’s watch, some jewelry, §5 in cash and other effects of lesser value. The police have no clew to the negroes. HIS DEATH PROBABLE. Slayer of Rival Politician Attempts Suicide In Jail. Tronton, O., Aug. 2'—Robert J. Frowine, in jail here for the murder of Henry Frecka, attempted suicide by butting out his brains against a sharp shelf projection in his cell. The prisoner wounded himself a dozen times before help reached him that his skull is fractured. The mnan’s scalp is literally hacked to pieces. Frowine and Frecka were rivals for the place of central committeeman on the Republican ticket. Frowine met Frecka on the street and snot him. Receivership Is Extended. Chicago, Aug. 2/.—The receivership of the Southern Indiana Railroad com- pany has been extended to the Chi- cago Southern Railway company by Judge Kohlsaat in the United States circuit court. The receivership is in accordance with the petition filed by that road last week. Mpyron J. Car- penter, receiver for the Southern- In- diana, was also named as receiver for the Chicago Southern. Both roads ‘were among the assets of John R. Walsh at the time of the fallure of the Walsh bank, the Chicago National. Boy Explodes Dynamite, Minneapolis, Aug. %]. — Harry Holmes, thirteen years old, was seri- ously injured playing with a dynamite cartridge. He laid it on a rock and hit it with another rock. His left eye ‘was blown out and two fingers of his left hand were blown off. It is feared he will lose his left hand and the sight of the other eye. Graders are at work in the vicinity using dynamite and it is supposed the boy found a cartridge that had been mislaid. Canadian Pacific Tiring, of Strike. ‘Winnipeg, Man., Aug. %'—It is ru- mored on good authority that the Ca- nadian Pacific is tiring of the strike of its shop employes and negotiations will be started to end it. G.J. Bury, general superintendent, has gone to Fort William and developments will start from there. AFFAIRS BADLY TANGLED. Accounts of A. O. Brown & Co. Greatly Complicated. New York, Aug. 2'.—The work of clearing up the tangled affairs of the Stock exchange firm of A. O. Brown & Co., whose suspension was announced after one of the most extraordinary bursts of speculation ever known on the New York exchange, has begun. 8o involyed are the accounts of the suspended firm that it is believed by the members of the exchange that sey- DEFECTIVE PAGE show that apparently all danger of fur- | and he will likely die, as it is believed | eral days’ work will be mfl@d‘b_& 5 re the assizfide 5 ‘Habilities ‘and asket k té ite were greatly compli 6al6d by the buy: ing for the account of the s@:pended firm of stock which they had sold to other brokers and were unable to: de: Hver. The losses which the firm suf- fered under this process will swellits total labilities and add greatly to the work of the assignee. e The stock market ‘opened with’' a small volume' of trading and with prices. only fractionally changed- from those of the closing. The failure of A. 0. Brown & Co. had much less ef- fect on the market than might have been anticipated in view of the mag- nitude of the firm’s transactions. There -was a feeling of uneasiness, however, among the traders, who fear that the real circumstances back of the Brown suspension and the trans- actions of Saturday are yet to be as- certained. Mysterious Robberies at Newport. Newport, R. I, Aug. 2 —Although the police guarding the cottage settle- ment are as watchful as ever yet val- uable jewels continue to disappear mysterionsly and with no clue to the identity of the thief. A feeling of alarm pervades the settlement and society folk continue the rush to safe- ty deposit vaults to store their precious ornaments. BIG, DEGREASE IN INTERNAL REVENUE Over 8,000 Liquor Dealers Quil Business During July. ‘Washington, Aug. {/.—The monthly statement of collection of internal rev- enue shows that the total for July, 1908, was $22,029,316, which is a fall- ing off of $2,899,508 as compared with July, 1907. By far the larger part of this decrease is in the collections from spirits. The most noteworthy de- crease is in the receipts from the re- tail liquor dealers’ special tax, which amounts to $216,149. This indicates that 8,646 retail liquor dealers went out of business during the month of July, which js said to be largely due to prohibition legislation in' the vari- ous states. DEMOCRATIC FUNDS. First Official Statement Contributions. Chicago, Aug. 2.—What was an- nounced as the first official statement of contributions in the present na: tional campaign was made by Treas- urer Haskell of the Democratic na- tional committee. The statement deals with funds turned in by five daily newspapers and the Commoner, their contributions reaching a total of $19,- 384. In connection with the statement Moses C. Wetmore of the finance com- mittee said -that other papers, which had set marks as high as $3,000 for their offerings, would be heard from later when their goals had been at- tained. MANY LIVES ENDANGERED Cleveland Tenement Partially De- stroyed by Fire. Cleveland, Aug. 2'.—Fifty persons narrowly escaped death, half a dozen ‘were overcome by smoke, one woman was injured and a child seriously burned as a result of a fire in a three- story tenement building on Woodland avenue. The flames started in a quan- tity of hay stored in an adjoining building and quickly spread to the tenement before being discovered. In the mad scramble of the tenants to escape a number of them were knocked down, while others, over- come by smoke, had to be_carried out. The building was partially destroyed. Regarding May Postpone Exposition. Tokio, Aug. %7.—The postponement of the Tokio international exposition, which is now scheduled for 1812, is being agitated in government circles here and seriously discussed on the ground that the appropriation set aside for this purpose is inadequate and that the time intervening is in- sufficient for the amount of prepara- tory work that must be done. Lightning Hits Bryan’s Windmill. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. %'—During a storm the windmill at the home of ‘William J. Bryan, located close to the barn where the Democratic mascot mule-is stabled, was struck by light- ning and damaged slightly. A casing was melted by the bolt, but this has been replaced and the mill is again turning, PROPERTY L0SS IS HEAVY Fatalities Occur in Flood at Augusta, Ga. Damage Sustained by Stocks in' Busi- ness Houses and by Inundation of Buildings Estimated at More Than Half a Million—Water Is Slowly Re- ~ ceding and There Is No ‘Danger of Further Losses. : Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28—It Is re- ported that about a dozen deaths have resulted from drowning during the ficod here. Only one, however, is all that has been confirmed. - The Nixon Grocery company’s wholesale ~ ware- house, the ' Georgia - railroad round- house and a string of coal cars on the Southern Railway in Hamburg, S. C,, just across the river from Augusta, were destroyed by fire. According to reports here the bridge of the Charles- fon and Western Carolina railroad at Sandbar Ferry, about three and a half miles below the city, has been washed away.” The Georgia side approach to the North Augusta bridge has been washed away. Augusta is rapidly recovering from the flood conditions. The water on the streets_has fallen until the side- walks are practically clear and there is no further danger of loss to prop- erty. Considering the fact that eight feet of water ran through the main business and residence streets of the city, that telephone and telegraph communication was stopped, that no train has been within a mile of Au- gusta for forty-eight hours it is re- markable that there has not been greater financial damage and loss of life. It is not possible to give an esti- mate on the financial loss resulting from the flood. An idea may be gath- ered, however, when it is taken into consideration that every = business house, every bank and store was sub- merged in from four to nine feet of water and nearly all the residence portion, jncluding’ the fashionable res- idence district of Green street, with all its churches, in from three to six feet of water. With the cessation from business until the- city has re- covered itself and damage to stocks of goods of all kinds it is thought that the loss will go well above the half million mark. iy 'ENDORéED WIFE'S -NOTES Dr. Chadwick Asks Release on Debts of $650,000. Cleveland, Aug. 28.—Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, husband of Cassie Chad- wick, who died in the penitentiary where she was sentenced for colossal frauds, filed a petition in bankruptey here. His personal debts he placed at $1,750, while debts contracted through endorsing notes and cktecks for his wife he placed at about $050, 000. Among the notes endorsed is one on J. W. Friend for $500,000. An- other is on Judge J. W. Albaugh of Canton for $90,800. A check drawn on T. C. Beckwith, the late Oberlin banker, for $5,000 -is included, as well |} as several other notes and- checks for small amounts. He states he does not know in what condition these pay- ments stand. In his personal accounts are bills for automobile repairs and an unoccu- pled room at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. e H Dr. Chadwick says.that he has but $175 to pay these debts with. He asks that his medical instruments and books be exempt. Two Men Go Down With Barge. Manitowoe, Wis.,, Aug. 28.—Two men are belleved to be dead in the .barge Baldwin, which sank off Two Rivers point while en route from Stur- geon' Bay to this city with a cargo of stone. The barge, which was in tow of a tug, sprang a leak and two of the three men on the boat went ‘down with it. Falls to His Death. 8ioux City, Ia., Aug. 28—J. M. George fell from the Milwaukee bridge across Perry creek, struck his head upon a cross beam of the bridge and died instantly. The police found him standing on his heud in the water. The A know 11-American Food YOU like toasted corn flakes, do you? Well, you don’t how good toasted corn flakes can be until you eat tasted. Vou'll sa¥ so, too. No arti- ficial flavoring is} At Your Gracer’s, 10 Cents Egg-0-See Cereal Company, Chicago ‘anyone ever in E-C. g ‘Coul - Sloux Falls, _Aug. 2 —Wit Judge Frank B. Smith sitting at the foot of her bed, an attorney on either slde and the court stemographer sit- | ting close to her head to hear the low srcken story, Mrs. 'W. T. Line of To-| ronto, .Can., was granted a divorce.| She lay helpless on her cot in the Dun- ham hospital, a victim of paralysis. Last Troops Leave Springfield. _ Springfield, III,"Aug. 2 .—The Sev- enth infantry, Illinois national guard, the last complete regiment to remain on riot duty here, has left for Chicago. No -excitement - attended their depar- ture. North Dakota Bank Robbed. Geneseo, N.'D., Aug, % '—The State bank in this place was robbed of $2, 200 by clever yeggmen, who made their escape and left no clew. A WOMAN'S BACK The Aches and Pains WIll Disappear if the Advice of This Bemidji Citi- zen is Followed. A woman’s back has many aches - and pains. ‘Most times ’tis the kidney’s fault, Backache is really kidney ache. That’s why Doan’s Kidney Pills cure it, Many this. Read what they have to say about it, Mrs. J. E. Cahill, living at 817 Minnesota Avg., Bemidji, Minn., says: «I have never had any serious trouble with my kidneys but a few months ago there were unmistakable signs that ‘my kid- neys were disordered. There was a pain through the small of my back and other symptoms pointing to kidney disturbance. I had heard so much about Doan’s Kid- ney Pills that I concluded to give them a trial, and procured a box at the Owl Drug Store. I took them according to directions, was cured and have felt perfectly well since. I am well pleased with the results that followed the use of Doan’s Kidney Pills-in my case and have no hesitancy in recom- mending them to others suffering from kidney complaint. 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 aund take no other. Bemidji women know AIDWAY BETWEEN ST PAUL&MINNEAPOLIS AWORLD'S FAIR AT HOME JOBBERS AIR SHIP RACES BIG HIPPODROME SHOW ,THE MERRY PIHE INDIAN V| ILLAGE AND THE BIG PRODUCTION “FORT RIDGLEY~62" BFNELSON,Pres, C-N-COSGROVE, Sec. ENCIANTING BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good scarcer and Bcarcer. lIots are becoming 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 Im- Z provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block, Bemidji. 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