Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 2, 1909, Page 2

7\ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER A A A A A A A A AN PUBLISHED EVERY AFTHRNOON, - BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. AR AR AN PN Waotered in the postofice at Bemidil. Minn., a8 second class matter. FOSUTUIUTUUU U UUUERIAFUEOVIRPR VSR VRS SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM —_— “NO LIAR SHALL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” In writing to. his paper (the Walker Pilot) from St. Paul, last week, F. A. Dare said: “Doc. Rutledge, surrounded by about twenty of his henchmen, was down from Bemidji a portion of last week, to help pick out a tomb- stone for the Cass Lake normal school bill. Doc. §aid he had a lot all picked ouat in which to bury the McGarry bill, as well as a site for the institution at Bemidji. The Bemidji bunch didn’t look over cheerful though, ande it actually seemed to hurt them when they tried to smile.” That is where you were mistaken, Dare. We were just considering how we would explain to our better half, when we got home, why we kept company with such ‘‘warm sports” as yourself and McGarry; and the prospects were not of the best. That ‘‘gloomy” appearance which you ascribed to us was occasioned by thoughts of the here- after, when all such prevaricators as those who assert that Cass Lake has 3,000 population will get their just deserts. Better repent, before it is too late, Farley. ARE THEY CLEARING SITE? There were some ugly rumors at Cass Lake yesterday to the effect that the fire which destroyed three big business places in the center of that village was of an incendiary origin. Is it possible that our neighbors to the east have already began clearing the site which they will offer for the proposed sixth state normal school? ST. PAUL FIRE WAS MOST SPEGTAGULAR [ Latest Estimate of Loss Aboul Half a Million. il 8t. Paul, Feb. [—The fire which for a time threatened to wipe out a large part of St. Paul’s retail business section was brought under control after four hours of hard work on the part of the local fire department, as- sisted by a company from Minneap olis. In that time three large build- Ings were destroyed and a number of others damaged, causing a loss of about $500,000. The furious wind supplied the most remarkable, the most picturesque and the most formidable element of dan- ger. According to the weather bureau gauge the wind blew forty-eight miles an hour when the fire was at its height and carried burning brands for blocks. The losses are divided among more than a score of concerns, but the chief losers wera the White House depart- ment store, the California wine house and the Fey hotel. BRAVERY MAY COST LIFE Gincinnati Man Alds Motorman in Try- Iny to Stop Car. Cincinnati, Feb. .—The ' snow storm and consequent slippery tracks is given as the cause of an accident here that may’cost at least two lives, ‘while several other persons were in- jured. A College Hill main line car, with thirty-seven passengers, jumped the rails on Clifton avenue and tumbled down a steep embankment, landing at the bottom of a ravine, with a mass of shrieking men, women and children caught under it or hurled from the platform or through windows. More than a score of passengers were in- Jured, some seriously. That some ‘were not instantly killed is considered remarkable. The motorman, Joseph B. Mulllgan, is belleved to be dylng and Lieutenant Poppe is probably fa- tally hurt. To his bravery can be lald the in- jurles to Poppe, who is chiet ot de- tectives. He tried to help the motor- man to regain control of the car. He ‘was working with the brake when the car jumped the track. Poppe stuck to his post, as did Motorman Mulli- gan. SCHOONER DRIVEN ASHORE Lifesavers Rescue the Crew, but the Vessel Is Doomed, Bcituate, Mass., Feb. 1.—Driving in through 8 blinding northeast snow storm at daybreak the three-masted schooner Helena, lumber laden from Bavannah to Portland, Me, brought up on the rocky beach fight under the Fourth cliff on the south shore of ‘Massachusetts bay. The vessel came in so close to the cliff that the crew of the Fourth Clift lifesaying station had no difficulty in firing a line across the rigging and pulling the Helena's efght men to land. As wind and sea are heavy it Is feared that the schooner will pound herself to pieces. o WAR CLOUDS DISSIPATED Turko-Bulgarian Indemnity Deadlock Broken. RUSSIAN. PLAN ACCEPTED Czar’s Government Agrees to Pay the $24,000,000 Demanded by Turkey and to Take as Payment the $16, 400,000 Offered by Bulgaria—Both Countries Directly Affected Consent to the Proposal. St. Petersburg, Feb. 2.—The Turko- Bulgarian deadlock over the amount of money to be paid Turkey by Bul- garia because of the Bulgarian dec- laration of independence is practically broken and the war clouds in South- eastern Europe have been dissipated by the acceptance of a plan proposed: by Russia which reconciles in-a novel manner ‘the Turkish claim of, $24,000,- 000 and the Bulgarian offer of $16,- 400,000. % This plan is based on the war in- demnity of $1,600,000 a year, which, in_accordance with the Berlin treaty of 1878, Turkey is to pay Russia for 100 years. These payments_bear no interest. The Russian proposal is to remit them until the Turkish- claim against Bulgaria is satisfied. Russia will collect instead $16,400,000 from Bulgaria -in similar installments. These payments will bear interest and the amount of this interest will re- coup Russia. Bulgaria has formally assented to this proposal and the Russian govern- ment has assurances that the plan is satisfactory -to -the Turkish govern- ment. CLOSED BY ORDER OF COURT Greenfield (Mflss) Bank With Depow its of $3,000,000. Boston, Feb. 2.—An injunction to restrain the Greenfield Savings bank of Greenfield, Mass., from conducting further business was issued by Judge Sheldon of the supreme judicial court at the request of Savings Bank Com- missioner Jay. The bank, according to its last statement, has deposits from 7,000 depositors amounting -to $3,069,318. Its assets totaled $3,182, 779. The _injunction, which is a tem- porary one, is returnable Feb. 10. The petition on which it was granted states that examination has shown that further conduct of the business of the bank under present conditions would be hazardous both to the wel- fare of the bank, of its depositors and of the public. = The proceedings of securing an in- Junction against a bank is somewhat unusual and was taken in this case fn order that arrangements might be made by the trustees to take charge of the situation until such time as the hazard to which the commissioner ob- | Jects has been overcome. MOUNTAIN LION KILLS BABY Mother Sees Wild Beast Partially De- vour Offspring. Balboa, Cal,, Feb. 2.—Her two-year- old boy killed by a monster mountain lion and the fierce beast devouring one of the legs which it had torn from its socket was the sight that Mrs. Chris Brown beheld when she entered the family tent four miles from the Hotel del Mar. When the mother realized what had taken place she screamed and almost threw herself on the lon, which growled savagely and backed out of the rear of the tent, carrying a mouthful of the human flesh in its teeth, and disappeared. GEORGE BUSSE EXONERATED Brother of Chicago’s Mayor Accident- ally Killed Woman. Chicago, Feb. 1.—George Busse, Chicago, Feb. 2.—George Busse, ‘who accidentally shot and killed Mrs. Lucius C. Tuckerman in the Wailton apartment building, was exonerated from all blame by a coroner’s jury. Busse, who is a brother of Mayor Busse, was showing a servant how to use a revolver when the trigger struck against one of the chambers that was loaded, discharging the weapon. Mrs. Tuckerman was dress- ing in her room, which is separated from the Busse apartments by a court. The bullet struck her and she died soon after. Steamer Ten Days Overdue. Philadelphia, Feb. 2.—There is con- siderable anxiety over the safety of the German steamship Maria Rick- mers, now thirty-one days out from Greenoch, Scotland, and more than ten days overdue. The anxiety is made all the greater by the fact that terrific storms have swept the Atlan- tic lately. The ship is under the com- mand of Captain Rupp and carried a erew of thirty-two men. -Oklahoma Town-in- Ruins. Coffeyville, Kan,, Feb,.1.—The town of Nowata, across the line from here in Oklahoma, was almost wiped oft the map by a fire that destroyed thir: teen business houses, two banks and the county. courthousa, ‘which latter held all the records of that section ol Oklahoma. The loss {s estimated af $200,000. The Intense cold made it difficult to fight the flam POLITICAL STRIFE IN CUBA Partisan Appointments Bid Falr QB Cause Trouble. 5 Havana, Feb. \—Prestdent Gomes, fo his efforts to reward political rangement between himself and Vice President Zayas. {{.the Seoret police, and ‘named InThis riends, has already caused' an es: place Ricardo Arnauto, who {s reputed to bve one of the worst examples of offensive partisanship on the -island: He ls a former editor of Bl Reconcen: trado and of other publications, most of which were suppressed by the au. thorities. It was Arnauto! who. published an attack on the wife of Brigadler Gen- eral Ludlow,: the mllitary governor, and other American women. At that time General Ludlow ordered the po- lice to arrest Arnauto, dead or alive. BY ORDER OF FEDERAL COURT Street Car Fares at Cleveland Ad- vanced to Five Cents. Cleveland, Feb. 2.—In accordance with instryctions recently issued by Judge Tayler of the federal court to the receivers.of the entire rallway system of this city the rate of fare was increased on ‘all lines except upon those where the franchises spe- cifically provide .a rate of not more than 8 cents, Approximately two- thirds of the street car patrons are now paying a straight 5-cent fare, or eleven tickets for 50 cents. Patrons of the 3-cent fare lines are compelled to pay 2 cents for a transfer, while passengers paying the regular 5-cent fare obtain free transfers to any line in the city. Judge Tayler ordered the rate of fare increased because of the inabil- ity of the company to pay running ex- penses and to liquidate ‘accumulated debts under ‘the 3-cent fare, which rate has been effective on all lines in the city since April 29. = MISTAKE COSTS EYESIGHT Tobacco. Put in the Water Instead of Coffee. Baltimore, Feb. 2—Dr. Stanley Jackson, a Highlandtown dentist, was stricken ‘blind shortly after drinking water in which tobacco had been boiled by mistake for coffee. He is now at the Johns Hopkins hospital, ‘Where physicians believe he may re- cover his sight. In a few minutes after drinking the coffee Dr. Jackson became.ill and in three hours he was absolutely blind. Physicians administered treat- ment, but without success. After two days it was decided to take him to the hospital. PORTICN OF TRAIN GOES INTO RIVER Fifteen Persons Injured in Min- nesofa Wreek. Rushford, Minn., Feb. 2.—A west- bound train on the Southern Minne- sota division of the Chicago, Milwau- kee and St. Paul railroad jumped the track at Yellowbanks, three miles from this city, on a curve and was wrecked. The first engine held to the rails, but the second engine, baggage, mail and smoking cars went down the embankment into Root river, where the water is four to five feet deep. The day coach left the rails, but did not go into the river. The accident was due to. spreading’ ralls. * There ‘were about thirty passengers on board gnd while no lives were lost about fifteen persons were injured. One of the injured was Conductor Kingsley, who was badly cut about the head. Exonerated by Coroner’s Jury. Superior, Wis., Feb. 2—A coroner's jury exonerated Senator George B. Hudnall for the shooting of Tilko Repa ten days ago. Repa was shot while trying to enter the senator’s house at 2 a. m., after having been warned away. Repa before death made conflictirig statements as to his intentions and they are still a mys- tery, as he apparently was not a pro- fessional burglar. Runs Naked in Blizzard. Towerhill, N. Y., Feb. 2—While the blizzard was raging an unknown man walked through Towerhill, removed every article of his clothing and ran nude two. miles through the smow. Searching parties trailed him by his bare footprints and blood from his death. 3 GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. " Minneapolis, Feb. 1.—Wheat—May, $1.09; July, $1.09%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.11%; No. 1 Northern, $1.10%; No. 2 Northern, $1.08% @1.09; No. 8 Northern, $1.06% @1.07%. Duluth. Wheat and: Flax. Duluth, Feb, T—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.09%; No. 1 Northern, $1.08%2; No. 2 Northern, $1.0616; May, $1.08%; July, $1.09%. Flax—To arrive, on.track, May and July, $1.58%; Oct., $1.34%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. _Paul, Feb. 1.—Cattle—Good to.| choice steers, $5.50@86.50; fair to good, $5.00@5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $450@5.50; veals, $5.50@6.50. ‘Hoge—$6.16@6.60. Sheep—Wethers, $5.25@5.50; ' yearlings, $6.00@6.85; spring lambs, $7.25@7.60. 5 chlcauu Grain and Provislons:.- Chicago, Feb. —May, sl. 09%; July, 98%e; Sept., 947%¢c; Dec: 963%c. Corn—Feb,, 60%c; May, 63%: @6354c; July, 635c; Sept, 63%: Oats—May, b2%cy July, 465 @46%¢c; ‘Sept., 89%c. Pork—May, $17.10; July, $17.15. Butter—Creameries, 22@28¢c; dalries, 21@25c. Hggs—35¢. Poultry —Turkeys, = 16¢; chickens, = 12¢; springs, 16c. %5 3 Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, $4.30@7.20; Texans, $4.35@5.15; West- ern cnme. $4. 00@5 70; stockers and eavy, $6.3 @B 95; W cholce heiv:: . Gomez caused to be deposed Iass v lLrez, for the_,lgt ten years body and he was found frozen to | Feb. 1—Cattle—Beeves, | MAY BE GAI.I.ED Expected to Testify Regard- ing Steel Merger. 4 KNOW INPORTANT EACTS Two Financlers Mentioned Were the Men Who Laid the ‘Question of Ab- sorption Before the President and Secured Hl‘t Approval-of the Plan. Lawyer- Who Originated ‘the ldea Also Expected to Appear. Washington, = Feb. \.—When the speclal senate = committes = charged with the investigation of the presi- dent's authority for permitting the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the United States Steel .corporation resumes. its inquiry on Tuesday it is expected there will be a number of important witnesses examined. - Among- these may be Judge E. H. Gary and Henry C. Frick, the representatives of the Steel cor- poration who' laid the question of merging the two concerns before Pres- ident Roosevelt, and Lewis Cass Led- yard, who is. said to have originated the merger idea in order to take Ten- nessee Coal and Iron stock out of a number ‘of loans which wete being pressed for payment by New York banking: institutions which held them. ‘According- to testimony of George W. Perkins of the firm of J. P. Mor- gan & Co. Mr. Ledyard appears have been the first to suggest that the Steel corporation take over the Tennessee. concern. -Mr. Ledyard is described as the lawyer of the part- nership which was in difficulty over loans it had secured on Tennessee Coal and Iron stock. Thus far in the hearing hefdre the speclal committee on judiciary this partnership rémains nameless, but it is understood mem- bers of the committ€e are confident they Know the concern meant and will be able to subpoena its mem- bers. " Perkins Pressed Hard. At the sessions of the judiciary com- mittee Mr. Perkins was pressed very kard for an explanation of the value of exchanging TUnited States Steel corporation ‘bonds for Tennessea Coal and Iron stock when both were quoted at about the same price on the mar- ket. He was asked to tell the differ- ence between the two securities and hd\v the mere substitution of one se- curity for another relieved the situa- tion. He said: “There was a very great difference. No one dared press any security on the market at that time that there was any question about being able to sell. We were in a panic and the worst panic that any city or country has ever known. It was not a ques- tion, whether anything was Intrin- sically worth something or was not. It was what you could do with it— what people believed. They did not belleve. in -that security (Tennessee Coal and Iron) stock and they. did be- lieve in the Steel bonds. Whether this belief = was well founded or Whether it was not had nothing at all to do with people’'s minds at that moment.” TO BAR CORRESPONDENTS Robsevelt Asks That They Be Kept Oft His Trail in Africa. London, Feb. .—It is learned that when President. Roosevelt seeks the wilds of Africa as hunter and corre spondent he will seek to have other correspondents kept off his trail. On behalf of the president Ambas- sador Reld has requested the colonial office not to grant facilities to news- paper correspondents to follow Mr. Roosevelt, on the ground that when he leayves the White House “he wishes to retire into private life.” According to officlal advices re- ceived from Washington President Roosevelt will sail- from New York for Naples on the Koenig Albert on March 13, arriving there on March 25. Rooms have been reserved (or the president and his party on the new German East African liner Admiral, salling from Naples on April 5 and arriving at Mombassa on April 22, Courtesies Shown Mgr, freland. Rome, Feb. i—As the departure of Archbishop Ireland for the United States draws near many ‘courtesies are being shown him by the pope, by Cardinal Merry del Val and other car- dinals. Ambassador Griscom will give % -dinner in his honor on. Thursday and he has been asked to preach Feb. 7 at-the British Catholic chureh,-after which he will have a farewell audi- ence with the. pope. Archbishop Ire- land will go by way of France to America. : § TR AR t Carfield WIll Retire, Washington, Feb. - .—The definite statement can be made:that James R. Garfield, secretary of the interior, will not be a member of the cabinet of ‘the mext administration. Neither will he Le an ambassador to a foreign country. He: will return to his*home in Ohlo and take up l.ha practics of }lt by the high .wxnd,—,esumma _at_about ssim 000— || lpnnluh Eunh :ka Only ‘a Slight Disturbance. of- B.reélnna ls uninterrupted: guxmnl ind the. repim.s emmtlng anrtfiq_’E"nnd‘ t’lifl wave .rs un- krue. = There w;s a sllght earth shock at Totana, fn the province of Murcia; but. no, serious damage was done. Slight shocks were also felt ' the vlllage of Olias” * At both Totana and Olias the in- habitants fled panic stricken to the suburbs, fearing that a disaster was upon them such as devastated Mes- sina, Italy, } The seismic disturbance was reg- Istered on the. instruments of the in- stitute at Valencia. S It is reported that{the moment the quake occurred the sun was hidden by a dense gray cloud, which, how- ever, disappeared immediately, while ® shower of hallstones as large as ‘walnuts covered the ground to a depth of several centimetors, TWO DIE IN MINE BLAST Panic Follows - Fatal Colliery. Pittsburg, Feb. 1.—Two men were killed and 300 narrowly escaped death from an explosion of coal dust at the Bewickley mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke company at Madison, Pa. The explosion caused a panic among 800 men on the day shift and all made a_rush for the exits. With the ex- ception of the two victims mentioned all succeeded in escaping before the firedamp settled around where they were working. SPRINGS SURPRISE N COURT One Concern Objects ‘to Dismissal of Booth & Co. Bankruptcy. Chicago, Feb. .—A. surprise was sprung in the United States district court when the Buckeye Fish com- pany of Cleveland unexpectedly in- terposed an objection to the dismissal of the petition in bankruptcy filed aghinst-A. Booth & Co. This petition was filed after the Booth concern had been placed in the hands of a receiver and it was thought up to the hour of the hearing that all were agreed that the bankrugtcy petition should be dismissed. Explosion in New District Created. ‘Washington, = Feb. passed by the house of representa- tives extending the time in which the city of Burlington, fa.,, may construct a bridge across the Mississippi river at that point and creating a new land district in South Dakota to be known as the Belle Fourche district. Cruiser’ Panther in Collision. Gibraltar, Feb. ' —As the American auxiliary cruiser. Panther was enter- ing the harbor she came into collision with the Uruguayan bark Maria. The bark was moored at the' commercial wharf. The Panther was only slightly damaged, but-the bark was consider. ably impaired. How’s This? ‘We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that—cannot be cured by, Hall's Catarrh Oure. F.J. CHENEY & CO,, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe perfectly honorable 1n all business transacs tions, and finarcially able t6 carry out any- oblisations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & Ma: holesale Drfls!!ls',s. Eoledn Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken infernally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, Tesblmonials sent free Price 75c per bottle. sold by all druggists, Take Halls Family Dills for constipation, ..—Bllls were | L !myrnn figs- ripe; by _hegLnnln ot August, THey are not picked, but when._they reach a certain msfturity they begin to dry, and consequently they drop on the ground. In the morn- ing everybody on the plantations goes _around with buckets gathering . the fruit, which they carry to a certain place where the ground is covered with dry leaves and straw (sergel) and on which they spread the fruit, exposing it to the sun, allowing it to remain. there from two to three days. It takes about three days to dry the fig if north winds prevail, as the at- mosphere is then very dry. If, how- ever, westerly winds are blowing, which means heavy dew at night, the frult must remain exposed to the sun from five ‘to seven. days. dangerous period, as rain” or even ‘a shower might ruin hundreds of tons of frult Iying on the ground. Heayy dews sometimes are just as detrimental. The proper atmospheric conditions to insure a crop of large, sound, rich figs are west winds in June and July, fol- lowed by north winds in August, and from then.on an occasional west wind every five or six days. A Snow Hurricane, The buran, or snow hurricare of the non of great interest. Even in mid- summer the temperature during a snow buran frequently falls to 14 de- grees F., while in one winter it dropped to 45 degrees below zero at the end of January. The buran comes with star- tling suddenness, the atmosphere grow- Ing dark with whirling snowflakes ‘where scarcely a minute before the sky was perfectly clear. 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