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The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

Victoria, lib. c., Feb l17.--An explo-
sion that it is feared will be one of
the most horrible mine accidents in the
history of the dominion occurred yes
terday forenoon at the Union mines
owned by the wellington Colliery COM
pany, Of which James Dunsmuir, the
premier of the province, is the princi-
pal shareholder. Telegraphic adyices
received so far give no complete story
Of the accident, but newspaper COR
respondents are now hurrying by
steamers and tug boats to the scene
and the full facts will shortly be OBJ
tainable. AS near as can be gathered
the explosion took place at about IA
o'clock In No. shaft, one Of the work
ings of the big coal mine there. This
particular shaft is situated In the vii
lage OF Cumberland. There were sixty
men in 1t when the explosion took
place and not one of them escaped.
The explosion S5
IEnitcd the Mine. #
The shaft was wrecked from midway
down to the bottom and filled 1t with
solid mass OF rocks, earth and tim
beers. The first explosion was followed
by several more, while the dense vol
ume of smoke issuing from the Vent
holes indicated only too truly that fire
as well as gas was doing Its destructive
work below. AS soon as practicable
after the accident the men Of the
morning shift In No. s shaft organized
a rescuing party. No. s Is situated
about a mile from No. s, but the two
workings are connected by q tunnel,
II Lit s,NrNf
was made to help the unfortunate fell
lows In the wrecked shaft. They had
not cut their way many yards through
the debris when they encountered fire.
which rendered the place untenabla
and obliged the party to desist for Q
time. They soon returned to their APP
parently hopeless task and labored he.
roically until, overcome at last by gas
and smoke, they reluctantly withdrew
from No. 5 and commenced work on a
long cut from No. 4. the only other
means Of reaching the men. Work on
this was prosecuted "
with the Greatest yIgor
until abatement OF the fire in No. 5 ems
abled them once more to return there.
Later news is somewhat encourage
ing, 1t being stated that the fans are
again working and that the cage has
got 175 feet and Is still going down in
No. shaft. Immediately upon re-
aceipt of the news yesterday at the head
office OF the Dunsmuir company here a
special train was made UP and pro.
ceeded at Ills to Nanaimo.
John Byrnes, ex-member Of parlia-
ment. brother-in-laW Of the premier
and ex-manager Of the Dunsmuir min
Ing business, said that scarcely any
hope could be held out for the men.
The only way Nv which any Of them
could escape would be by reaching
some OF the remote portions Of the
mine to which the fatal gas and smoke
could not penetrate. THE gas in a
coal mine he said did It work in a
few minutes Hence the hopelessness
OF the task of saving men who had
been In its for hours. The last report
OF the Inspector of mines reported the
shaft as complying with the regula
tons governing coal mines.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
oIAUR1cn THoMrsoa +DENp.

Famous Novelist Passes AWAY Meter
san Illness of Maaw Weeks.
Crawfordsvilae, Ind. Feb. H--N Maui
rice Thompson the novelist died here
yesterday after nm illraess OF many
weeks. He had been kept aqiNe sew
>eral DAVIS by the use OF stasmula,rts.
Mr.. ThSnpson became unconscious
and passed away without sign OF
pain. All the members of his family
Were at the bedside. 1t is thought the
fuaeral wifi be held here Monday.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
SEARCH FOX SURVIVORS.

Hope Entertained Thnt some One
! From the Lucerne May Have
IS Reached Shore.
st. Johns, N. f., Feb. 17.-The agent
of the British steamer Lucerne, sup
posed to be the vessel wrecked recently
near Bacalieu, has returned from the
scene Of the wreck and brings portions
of a charred plank, leading to the con-
clusion that the vessels cargo was on
fire before she struck andN.that the
shipwreck was due to her running at
full speed through a fog IN an effort
tofmake some port before the fire had
obtained mastery. The government
has dispatched the steamer Ingraham.
TO visit Bacalieu, in the hope that
some of the survivors .of THE disaster
may be ashore there.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
John Hartman, justice Of the .peac,

John Hartman, Justice OF the peace
at Millville, N. ~, got into Wordy
war with some visitors at his Office and
used language of the. sulphurous vari-
ETY.. After the fuss was all lover he
asked the mayor for atwarrant for his
own arrest on the charge OF disorderly
conduct. II caught myself redhanded,'
he said. and why shouldn't 4 pay "a
fine just like any other citizen? I'm
an honest man even iii am justice. OF
the peace IA small fine was imposed.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
HAD RaILRoAD WRECK.

Fireman end Three Passengers
Eil1ed-Several Badly Injured.
San Francisco, Feb. 10. The east
bound limited express was wrecked at
Mills City, New. The fireman and three
passengers were killed. The conduc-
tor, engineer, one brakeman. two postal
clerks and one passenger were in
jared. All the passengers We're badly
shaken up. The train ran into a
wash-out which was caused by a
cloudburst All trains east and west
were abandoned for forty-eight hours.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

The wires of the Postal Telegraph
company were publicly sold in Union
! Hill, N. ~, on account OF unpaid. taxes
for 81. The purchaser had the wires
examined by an expert, who says they
are worth at least $1,000. The COM
nany will now be called upon to pay
rent for the use Of It's own wires and
the case will be carried into court II
1t refuses. AS yet, the company has
paid the whole matter no attention.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
THE MAKERS |
bills were presented.

! bills Were presented.
Senator Horton offered a bill for an
1 appropriation Of $4,000 for statue OF
the late Cushman X. Davis, to be-
i placed in the National Statuary hall
at Washington, D. c., and instructinE
the governor to appoint commissions
j of three to take the matter In charge. \
Senator Young presented bill, the
aim OF which Is to prevent the retailing
! OF liquors in rural districts by cam
yassers. 1t makes the seller liable to
1 prosecution for selling without IL
| cense. NV
| The house bill, limiting the time in
| which actions for the foreclosure Of
| mortgages may be brought, passed
| the senate. Other bills to pass We're
the Collier bill transferring a fund for
the redemption Of state bank notes
| from the public examiners control TO
| the state treasury, and Senator ]. HI
Smiths bill providing for the pay
| ment OF orders issued on behalf of un-
! organized counties
Senator Gausewitz introduced d bill
declaring the ox-eyed daisy q nuisance.
I'm the Senate.
st. Paul, Feb. 49, Senator Stocks
| wells ship subsidy resolution was in-
definitely postponed by a decisive vote
in the senate Saturday The Henne-5
/ pin senator Immediately sent UP an
anti-tmperialistic resolution which met
the same fate.
| Senator McGill introduced a measure
providing for the accumula ton OF
funds to retire aged, disabled and WorIs
out public school teachers. The meas
ure is practically a pension system.
Senator Chiffon presented new
marriage bill to take the place Of his
measure previously introduced, that
requires physicians certificates befora
licenses are issued. but does not make
the presence of certain diseases among 4
immediate relatives bar. The actual
condition Of the contracting parties
alone determines their rights of union.
In the House.
The following measures passed the
house: IN 5
Making the office OF sheriff of st.
Louis county a salaried one: fixing the
wolf bounty: preventing fraud in the
branding and sale of process and ren-
ovated butter; the alternating ballot
law. XII "A Il s4 s8 tsa
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
One for greater protection Of game
and fish, by Representative Deming.
protecting attorneys in the collection
Of their fees by making such charges
q lien on papers and documents be-
longing to clients and in their posses
sion, by Representative Dobbin; a
uniform system Of accounting in state
institutions, BY Representative Sweet.
to make disposition Of all tracts Of
real estate hid In for the state on for
feited tax sales, by Representatives
Washburn.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

Almost anything made in the steel,
iron or.copper mills can now be had at
Pittsburg. "A company there has booked
orders for 900 tons Of a. high. grade OF
open-hearth acid steel wire for use on
the new East river bridge at New York.
The company took the contract from
Swedish producers, who heretofore
have been regarded the only interests
able to supply the grade OF wire re-
quired. 8
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

IA Several members OF "a church In
Kutztown, Pm, having fallen far be-
hind with their fall dues, the board OF
trustees has decided that in futuretthe
bell shall not be tolled for a funeral
In any family which has not paid up
Its Indebtedness and year In advance
besides.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

The french telegraph department
proposes to institute series Of eek
periments with wireless telegraphy for
subterranean communications. The
possibility of!the scheme was first sug-
gested by zone of the inspectors of the
department, who found his primitive
trials to give satisfaction. The de-
partment intends to develop the idea
upon a larger scale.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
Smallpox scare.

Kencsha. Wis, Feb. IS. - The little
town of Salem, in the western part Of
this county. is in the throes of a small,
pox scare, resulting from a vel de-
Feloped case of smallpox discovered
among q gang of 500 men employed as
ice cutters Tor the Knicl1eboc,ser Ice
company, near the village.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

The expression Rob Peter to pay
Paul had Its origin In the rivalry
which once existed between Westmin-
ster abbey, dedicated to ST. Peter, and
st. PanIsgcathedral. IN, 1850 there was
a deficiency in the treasury OF ST. Paufs
and to cover this deficiency money be-
longing to- st. Peters was appropriated.
The people who objected to this4action
asked the question, why rob st. Pc
ter's to pay st. Pau1s?"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
MEET AWFUL DEATH
Asr LEAST SIXTY LIVES L6sT I'M a
aaINE ACCIDENT.

Am 'Explosion tIgnfted the Mine,
wreckinB the Shaft and zmpris-
i .oninE THE Miners VILLAGE 81
,Cumberiand, ID. c., TERRIBLY BE
reayed - Definite Details or the
Horror, Not Vet ObtainabIe--ise s-
enc Parties Eight Nobiy, bat Arc
Blocked by Fire - Little Chance
for the Imprisoned Miners.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
suicide rrorn sIeInnchoIia.

Fargo. 81. d., Feb, IL. - Barney
Christianson of Pembina county sui
eided by shooting himself. He was
about fifty-five years of age and a
bachelor He had suffered frona fits of
snelancFloiia.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

It IS reported that the clam is III
danger Of determination. We hope not.
Who would wish to pass the summer
on ciamless coast? A shore wherein
no merry digger seeks his unferocious
prey would seem lonely. The table will
be inhospitable which Is ungraced by
dishes in which the clam holds the
place lof honor. The lobster has its
sturdy protectors Shall the clam lack
defenders?
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

Horace Greeley, speaking of the big
trees Of California, said that some OF
them have been ':serenely growing
ever since Jesus was on the earth. !"
But en- the island Of Kos, of the coast
Of Asia Minor, stands an oak twenty
1--WE feet in diameter, which q German
scientist believes a. be two thousand
aine hundred years old. In that case,
i must have been a vigorous sapling
the days when King s solomon "spake
If trees, from the cedar tree that is.
n Lebanon even unto the lhyssop that
tpriageth out OF the wall"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
JAIL BREAKER WOUNDED.

A Load OF BuclSshat Required to
Stop His Flight.
Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. ~. =
Charles Weber, the jail breaker want
ed for burglary, was captured by the
sheriff's posse near Battle Point. twelve
miles east of this city. Refusing TO
halt at the command Of a deputy, he
was shot in the legs with a charge Of
buckshot, inaicting terrible wound.
He was brought to Millston on a
stretcher last evening and a telephone
message says his wounds may prove
fatal.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
SUCCEEDS MAI. SEARS.
Capt. David tiiIlard, Corps of EN-.
Rineers, Ordered 10 Duluth.

Capt. David GiIlard. Corps Df EN-
Eineers, Ordered TO Duluth.
Washington, Feb. II. Capt. David
Gillard, corps Of engineers. now on
duty as assistant to the engineer com
missioner Of the District Of Columbia,
has been ordered to Duluth as the re-
lief Of Maj. Clinton 3. Sears, corps OF
engineers in charge Of the improve
merts Of the harbors Of Duluth, SUI
perior,. Ashland and Grand Marais and
the waterway across KeWeenaw Point,
Lake Superior, and the operation and
care of Portage lake ship canals. Maj.
Sears has been ordered to Guam and
Manila to superintend certain projected
engineering work. vi 45s
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
KIDNAPPED ATT CHURCH.
DAUGHTER of Wealthy Man Ali
Quoted for RAMON.

DnuEbter OF Wealthy Man Nh
Quoted for Ransom. .5#
Marion, Ind. Feb. 19.-Minnie Hultz.
fifteen years of age, the daughter of
James Hultz, one Of the wealthiest
men in the county, was kidnapped at
a country church nine miles east Of
the city. A search was made for the
missing girl and no trace Of her has
been found. James Hultz is said to
be worth 100000. He lives In one Of
the most beautiful country homes in
the county. Hultz states that he does
not think the girl eloped. but that she
was kidnapped for ransom
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
PICKPocIxET CONVICTED.

Remnant 0f a GnnE That Thriyed ON
Roosevelt Parndes.
Ri Helena, Mont, Feb. I'M. Foster, u
thief OF national reputation, was COM
victed of grand larceny. Foster and
five pals followed Gov. Roosevelt in his
tour west last fall and did great exc
cution as pickpockets. One Of the
gang, which was rounded up In Butte.
is dead. and another, Frank Wilson.
known to the police in every city, viii
be tried to-day on the charge OF pick
ing the pocket Of State Treasurer Col
Inns. *
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
carleton,s Ora tors.

Northfield, Mimi, Feb. 17.--Carleton's
those who We're to take part in the
state contest, was held in Willis hall
chapel. First place was won by j. A.
Burnquist: Frank o. Leonard was sec
ond. These two will BE Carleton's con-
testants in the state contest to be held
at Hamline March 20.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
WAS HER BUSY DAY
MRS. NATION DOES BIG BUSINESS
lin. HER LINE.

She Literally Crammcd the dry
With Thrilling Episodes - Oldest
InhaRitant OF Topeka AclsnowI-
edges Himself Ont o. St---A Motto
rious Joint Rendered Coma
plete wreck. Considerable Mis-
celianeous Smashing and Four
Arrests for Mrs. Nations Part OF
the Days Proceedings.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
.Clam FaIIs Hotel burned.

tOsceola. Wis. Feb II. Fire de-
.stroyed the Falls house at Clam Falls.
consuming its contents. 1t was owned
and occupied by Peter Harlan. This
leaves Clam Falls without hotel to
accommodate its travellers.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
SAVED 1Roar T1rE GRAVE.

Undertnlker Finds TIaae One OF che
Twins Is Alive.
Toledo Ohio, Feb. 1T.-C1ndertaker D.
3. Mccoy says that while preparing
for burial the bodies of the twin chit
dren Of Mr.. and Mrs, Mccain he dis
covered signs of life in the body of one
Of them. The child viii live.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
probab1y Frozen 10 pcath.

Fargo, N. D.. Feb. IT, Citizens OF
Hamilton think James McNab was
frozen to death. Sunday night he att
tended church services in Hamilton.
after which he started FOR q farm
where he was employed. A storm was
raging at the time. McNab has not
been seen since. 1t is feared that he
wandered away in the storm and was
lost f8 ~
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21

Black River Falls, Wis, Feb. II. -
L. l.. Chapman, a pension attorney of
this city. was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Pugh and taken
TO Madison to answer to an Indictment
charging him with taking illegal fees.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
Sentenced for Assault.

Fargo, N. d., Feb. 1s-Judge Pollock
sentenced Herbert Steffes TO the neni-
tcntiary for ten years, and Hugh
Shauger for seven years. Both pleaded
guilty to assault in the second degree.
Two young girls Were their victims
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
DEFEAT FOR CARTER.
Judge Refuses to Allow His Re-
4 lensc ON Fail.

lease ON Foil.
Leavenworth. Feb. 1 r Elk Capt. 0her-
lin M.fCarter. II. IS. A., serving a sem
tence in the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth for defrauding the gov
eminent on harbor contracts, yester-
day suffered another defeat in his att
tempt to secure release. Nudge Hook
refused to release the prisoneron bali.
and ordered that he be Eenanded to
tthe penitentiary to await the action OF
the United States supreme court ,on the
appeal in his habeas esMpns case
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
In the House.

st. Paul Feb. 16-The house spent a
considerable portion of the day in COM
mittee of the whole on general orders.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Morley
Of Steele declaring the ox-eyed daisy a
public nuisance, and making it's culti-
walton. propagation or distribution a
misdeneanor.
Mr.. Fust of Minneapolis presented a
bill requiring barber schools to file
with the state bond of 5000 that
they will fulfill the promises made by
them in their contracts with their
pupils and their advertisements.
Mr.. Marks introduced bill for a
1tate highway commission.
J. A. Peterson had a bill for a board
of examiners of elevator operators. No
elevator operator shall be under efgh-
teen. The same member presented
bill providing that constitutional
amendments should be printed at the
top of the ballot instead OF the bottom
A bill was introduced to appropriated
1000 for the purchase of the museum
of the st. Paul Academy of Science.
The HfflTnond bill. which extends
the Hennepin county primary law to
ill other counties, and to congressnsefi
and legislators as well as the local Of
ficers, was aeferred in committee of
me whole -or further consideration
In the Senate.
The session of the senate was. devoid
az excitement although number OF
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
WALL CAvED IN.
Fatal RiwnbiIS Accident Shuts on
Light and water.

Biwabik, Mimi, Feb. 1.-THE side OF
the village well caved in while three
men We're in the well fixing the pipes.
Two We're rescued, but James
O'Laughlin lost his life. The body is
under twelve feet of dirt. The well is
ITO feet deep. The city is without
water or electric lights. Crews are
working to recover the body and
make repairs. "
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
lBEM4!IpJr,

IA certain city official who refused
TO give up his job at the request Of the
mayor gave as an excuse that he did
not possess the virtue Of resignation.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
Eixe nrcn sn9nnntna

suffocaied by white damp at the Beatll
colliery in Fifeshire. Scotland.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-25
TURN FIRST DIRT.
Impressive Ceremonies Attend Start.
ing Of Worlds Fair Work.
The Governors of Four Louisiana Purchase
States Present-ShOrt Addresses Made
at the Site and Banquet Held
in the Evening.

st. Louis, Dec. 21.-The governors
of four Louisiana Purchase states
Minnesota, Nebraska, Arkansas and
Missouri-severa1 members of con-
gress and worlds fair national COM
missioners and other invited guests,
among them Gen. John C. Bates, COM
nanding the department of the Mis-
souri,, and Col. John D. G. Oglesby,
representing Gov. Yates, of Illinois,
were present and participated in the
ceremonies attending the breaking of
ground yesterday on the site of the
worlds fair in Forest park. The ex-
ercises at the site, where the Their
mometer registered around zero, con-
sisted of an invocation by Rev. DIR.
S. j. Niccolls, addresses by the chair
man of the committee on ceremo-
mics, Corwin H. Spencer, and Presi-
dent David r. Francis, and the break
ing of ground on the site of the edu-
cation building by the officials of the
exposition company, municipal au-
thorities and invited guests. Three
historic shovels were used in the
ground-breaking. The first was one
of iron and oak, loaned by the Massa-
it had been placed in 1905 as a relic
of early American workmanship. An
exact reproduction of that shovel, a
manufacture of the Louisiana pur-
chase, made of ebony and steel, sill
yer plated, was next put into use.
A veritab1e relic, an old wooden
shovel, thought to have been one
of the tools employed by the 200
white miners from France and the
500 African slaves from San Domingo,
brought over by Francis Renault in
171S to work in the ST. Genevieve
(Mo.) mines, was the third used.
Speaking by Gov. Francis, Congress-
man James A. Tawney. of Minnesota,
and Gov. Jefferson Davis, of Arkan-
sas, and music by "Seymour's IA
nous sixty was the programme at
the Coliseum, where several thousand
persons were present. A banquet at
the Southern hotel in the evening
completed the days programme.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-25

There are four girls to a side. The
leader of one side takes the three
sticks in her left hand, holds them also
with the right, leans over the center
stone. and with a quick jerk throws
them down upon the rock. AS they
fall every eye eagerly scans them, and
in a moment the voices call out "one,"
"three," ''ten," or whatever the num-
Der may be. The thrower places her
counting stick one, three or ten points
ahead, while the leader of the other
side makes her throw. Her count is
recorded. Now the game may be once
around, or five times around the circle,
and as it is purely game of chance,
there is 10 knowing how it is going to
come out. And if it goes against them,
how excited they get. I have seen
players rise in their anger and dash
the sticks upon tae center rock in IN
controlled fury. Otter the players Will
rub the sticks together, breathe on
them, kiss and caress them in order to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-25
MISSOURI HOSPITAL BURNED.
Sick Ones at MaryviIIe Were Carried Out
at Night with the Thermometer
Thirteen Below Zero.

Maryville, Mo. Dec. 21.-St. Joseph's
hospital was almost completely de-
stroyed by fire last night and the lives
of 25 patients were jeopardized, fatal
results being feared in several cases,
owing to the shock and the zero
weather into which the sick ones were
carried for refuge from the flames.
The thermometer registered 10 below
zero at the time. An overheated fur
mace was the origin. Estimated loss,
$4,000. Residences were thrown open
for the temporary accommodation of
the patients.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-25
THEIRS AN AWFUL FATE.
Ten Men Literally Roasted to Death by
Molten In a Blast Furnace Ex-
pIosion.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 2o.-By an ex-
plosion of gas in the Soho furnace
of Jones & Laughlin, ten men were
burned to death and probably 20
others more or less injured. The exc
pIosion occurred in one of the big
blast furnaces. The men were at
work at the top of the furnace over
100 feet from the ground. They were
just getting ready to quit work, when
the gas which accumulated in the
furnace exploded and tons of molten
metal, cinders and Stag were thrown
over the unfortunate men on the
top of the structure. When the gas
let go, a panic ensued on the small
platform about the top. The men
made a rush for the elevator but it
had gone down and there was no es-
cape. The jump meant death and to
remain on the platform was just as
certain doom. Their bodies dropped
to the roof of the mill IS feet below,
every bone broken and an unrecog-
nizable mass of human flesh.