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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
SERIOUS AT la CROSSE.
People are Compelled to Flee to High
er Ground

La Crosse, Wis, June 2.-While at
tempting to save some small furniture
from his home which was partly under
water, Paul Wiskers yesterday was
drowned in sight Of hundreds Of peo.
pie in spot directly over what is or
dinarily the road leading 10 North La
Crosse. The floods have reached the
city aad small houses are afloat On
the North side two feet of water has
caused many prominent families TO
fee to higher ground. The distress
among the poorer classes in the out
skirth is great and If the water raises
another foot thousands OF dollars
damage will be done in the wholesale
district The city is entirely surround
ed by water The loss vii! reach
thousands of dollars Several people
were saved from drowning yesterday
by officers on guard. Pettlbone Park,
consisting of 400 acres, upon which
s15O,000 has been spent in the past
year, is inundated.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
New Ulm Mail Men.

New Ulm, Mimi. June 2.-Postmas-
ter Krook has been notified Of the ap-
=pointment of carriers for this city
Those sWcessful in passing the exam
ination and receiving appointments,
are Frank Hubbard Eenry Peter and
Adolph Burmeister. The service OF de-
liYering mail here begins to-day.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
SOME HOPE AT DEs MONIES.

River Drops Fourteen Inches a7l
Danger Is Believed to Be Past.
Des Moines. Iowa, June 2. At 9
O'Clock asst night the Des Moines liver
had declined IA inches from its MAXI
mum height of "a feet early yesterday
morning Notwithstanding the s;ea9J
rain ti,.i has fallen for three da IS il
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
LARGE SECTION OF THE CITY IN
DANGER OF BEING WIPED
OUT BY FIRE.
EXPLODE IN RAPID SUCCESSION
TANKS CONTAINING THOUSANDS
OF GALLONS. OF OIL
CATCH FIX s.

Racine, Wis, June q For more
than three hours yesterday afternoon
the entire section of the city south
west from a point east of Mead street
bridge was in dangerof being wiped
out by fire which started in the plant
of the Racine Boat Manufacturing
company, and $4,000 people were
panic-stricken. Help was asked from
the Milwaukee and Kenosha fire de-
partments. and engines were being
loaded on the cars when Fire Marshal
James Cape countermanded the order.
having placed the fire under control.
The losses aggregate S3O6.000.
The fire started in the Racine Boat
Manufacturing companys plant A.
thirty-mile gale was blowing at the
time. The fire jumped from the place
where it started to the large three
story machinery shop and house for
building the large steel yachts. Then
the wind carried the flames to five
large wooden sheds Of the j. l. Case
company. filled with traction engines
and threshing machines, thence to the
lumber yards and sheds of the boat
company. Just short distance to the
west was the Standard Oil company's s
plant and
There was Great Danger
of the large tanks of gasoline, kero-
sine oil. nahtha and lubTicating Oil ex-
ploding. The immense ]. l. Case PloW
company's building was also in dan
ger. At this time the Standard Oil
company plant and The roofs of the ].
l. Case Plow company caught fire.
The warning went out against eXplos-
ions of oil and thousands of people
rushed back peil=mell. In one of the
tanks of the oil company was 10000
gallons of gasoline. in another 10000
gallons of kerosene. in third 5000
gallons of naphtha, and 1000 gallons
of lybricating oil.
Half an hour after the fire caught
the explosions came two in rapid sue
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
FATAL CRAP GAME.

Two Negroes and White Boy Killed
in Quarrel.
pittsburg. June 2.=rwo- negroes and
a white boy were killed aud a thi..l
negro terribly beaten in a quarrel over
a game of craps at High Bridge West
Liberty, yesterday afternoon. The en-
ragged mob Of whites had the rope
about the neck ot-tfesshird negro and
were dragglng hi INTO tree to lynch
him when he was rescued by officers.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

Floating Dock Makes Long Tow.
The Durham floating dock, recently
wrecked in Mossel bay, was towed by
the steamer Baralong The combined
length of steamer, hawser and pon.
toon was 2,100 feet.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
FIREMAN RUNS. AMucls.
Suddenly Goes Crazy on Board One Of
II 4ho ,La tc%onv voerc

the Lake Steamers.
Duluth. June 2.--Samuel Anderson.
fireman on the steamer Roumania.
suddenly became insane on board ship
last evening. and, drawing a knife. be
gan an indiscriminate assault on cg-
erybody within sight Nobody was
seriously hurt and the crazed man
leaped overheard before he could be
put under control He was rescued
and is. now in cell. raving about his
sweetheart in Sweden.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
~ " xsass.sxsAs. .ss,-ts,..-
erosity OF a contractors wao sent a
WAGON load OF Bread

from Kansas City for free distribution.
The people in the flooded district had
ample warning, but. clinsing to their
houses, hoping for q fall of the water,
until they could escape only by boat
or raft.
Late yesterday afternoon the walls
of building at the foot Of Fifth
street fell with a CRASH. 1t is impossi-
bic to tell what building it was.
Att 8 o'closk last night seven fires
were burning in the railroad yards, all
OF them having originated from lime
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE.
Official Estimate Places Number O
Killed at $50.

Killed at 800.
London, June 2-The British consul
at Erzeroum reports that an official es-
innate places the number Of persons
killed in the earthquake in the Van
district of Asiatic Turkey at $50, while
the loss of cattle was incalculable. as,
owing to the lateness of the spring, a
large majority of the animals were in
doors. Nearly score of villages We're,
completely destroyed and many more
we're partially demolished, The. center
of the seismic disturbance was in the
neighborhood of Mount Gipan.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Three Men Drowned. Z

Briston, r. L, June 2.--While trying
to reach sailboat anchored about
fifty yards from the shore in Mount
Hope bay last evening, a party of six
Fall River young men were capsized
and three were drowned.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
FLAsHLlGHT KILLS.
Explosion Forces Piece Of sheetlron
Into Mans Chest

Into Mans Chest.
New York, June 2 Ernest y. Will
explosion of flashlisht apparatus
which he was using in taking picture
Of group of friends at his home Will
helm had taken two pictures with the
flashlight and was about TO take a
third when the explosion occurred. A
piece Of sheet iron from the pan for tie
flashlight apparatus struck him in the
chest, severing an artery and pene-
trating the lung. He died in az few
minutes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
ANARCHIST PLOT.
French Police Fear an Attack Upon tho
kinu Of Italy

Paris, June q A dispatch to the
Palrie from Marseilles says three an-
archists have been arrested at Men
tone on suspicion of being engaged in
a plot against King Victor Emmanuel
on the occasion Of his approaching
visit to Paris. Five other suspects cs-
capped. The police found discriminating
papers on the arrested men.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
RAILROAD HORROR.
Train in California is Ditched With
Loss Of Lives.

Loss Of Lives.
Santa Barbara, Cal. June 2.-South-
ern Pacific Passenger Train No. %.
southbound, was ditched at Rincon,
twenty miles south of this city at q
point several miles from the nearest
telegraph office Several persons are
reported killed and cars burned. A
special train has been sent with
physicians on board
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

inspection IN the morning an unusual-
ly- large number of curious visitors
from the country. and a search Of the
Jail, the hours passed monotonously
for the troops. Saturday night was
without special incident.
stored in freight cars coming in con-
tact with the water.
There are rumors that the total
number of deaths in the wholesale
district OF the city during the latter
part of the day will reach as higil as
fifty. but there is no direct evidence OF
this and no possible way Of determin-
ing the facts at present.
A message from Kansas City Kan.
ny way OF Leavenworth AT O'Clock
this morning says that twenty-seven
men We're cl. the Union Pacific bridge.
which spanned the Kansas river, when
Ii went down. and all .of the men were
drowned It is said that many persons
saw the men drown.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

India Growing Much Wheat.
India now grows 20 million quarters
OF wheat yearly, an amount one-sixth
greater than Hungary pro-
duces.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08
BASE BALL.

Last Saturday the Abbeville
Grays came here to play two
games with our Juniors; they play
ed Saturday, the game was won
by the st. Martinville Juniors, by
a score of 6 to l.
They were to play another game
Sunday evening, but few minu-
tes before the time fixed for the
game a heavy rain commenced to
fall. which lasted all the evening.
A large number of people we're
already on the grounds and their
disappointment was great, because
they we're expecting good game.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08
Low Rates.

Morgan g Louisiana and Texas Rail-
road and Steamship Company will sell
tickets to Alexandria July 10 to l8 at
one and one-third fare. to Do, Aug. % and
26 at one and fare Monteagle. Tenn. July
20. %. "A one fare plus .25cts to Kansas
City, Mo-, July IS and Is one fare plus
$500. to Camp Ground, Miss, July 10 to
Aug. one and oDe-third fare to New
Orleans plus $40, to BALTIC, Nd. Sept.
l6. II and IS one fare plus $500. For
additional particulars. apply to local
agent or to c. B. ELLIS.
Division Passenger Agent
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08
Judge ]. T: Watkins.

Last week grand mass meeting
was held in Minden, and at that
meeting it was announced that
Judge j. T. Watkins, of that town,
was q candidate for Governor.
Judge Watkins is a lawyer of
distinction, and is very popular in
North Louisiana, and will make q
strong candidate, as he has influ-
entail supporters from almost
every one of the northern parishes.
Judge Watkins comes out in fs-
vor of convention az the mode of
selecting the candidate, which
leaves us under. the impression
that he is in close sympathy with
the administration.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When you take CROWS TAsTELss CHILL
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
Is simply Iron and QuiDine in taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08

We are told that the Manage
ment of the Keystone plantation
had the roads along that place, on
the west side of the Bayou, graded
in fret class manner. The road
overseers of the parish should go
and look at this road, and learn
how to make roads. Keystone, we
are pleased to say is perhaps the
only plantation in the parish keep
ing it's roads at its own expense.
This is no doubt because they are
neglected by the parish authori-
ties who are spending, or rather
wasting large amount of public
money. If the parish had built
that road in the way it ought to
be, there would have been no me-
cessity for the plantation to 60 to
that expense.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08
TULANK UNIVERSITY
NEW ORLEANS,
A. ALDERMAN, IL. D.,

Full coursss in Languages, Sciences, Engineer
ine. Law. Medicine. 6plsndid department
for women in Nswcomb Collsss. Tulane
makss lsadsrs In al vooations. lts fscilities
for instructinn in Enginsssins are unsurpsss-
Cd. Unsxosllsd opportunities for the study
OF Sugar Chemistry. Hsnv scholarships in
the academic department. Expenses low.
Fine dormitories. Opportunities afforded
academic students for self-help. No worth
boy, IL needy. shall b turned away from it's
doors.
Next session begins October Let.
Bend for Cstalogus.
R.K. BRUFF, 6ecsstarJ.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-08

-Mra Edmond Bullisrd will
entertain the Ladies' Social club
next Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
FIRST FRIDAY SESSION AT HARTFORD

the licensing of undertakers' assistants in order to better preserve the health of the state, was rejected, on the re< quest of Dr Ford of Washington, chatr< man of the committee on public health and safety, which reported the bill fas vorably. Dr Ford said in explaining his request for rejection that there had developed great opposition to the cre- ating of this new board from those who do not believe in establishinr more commissions. If the bill was re- jected Dr Ford said that he would offer bill giving to the state board of health the right to supervise under takers and embalmers. The bill was then rejected.
 An important criminal court proceed ure bill was passed this morning. IT provides that attorneys for prisoners shall not receive pay from the courts if they are also paid by the prisoners It also provides that criminals arrested between terms oI the criminal courts may directly on arrest secure an at torney by order of the court, in order to give them greater opportunity to pre-. pare their defense.
 A juvenile court bill was rejected MT Smith of Hartford stating that the judiciary committee proposed to report favorably 8 bill for probation officers which covered the same ground
 The bill establishing board of gas and electric light commissioners wag rejected on motion of MT Colt of New London
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
Legislators Getting Anxious
 About Adjournment
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Will Be Reported Regarding Represen-
 tation Next Week-Unfavorabl Re-
 port To-day on Electtng Judges by
 the People-Bill to Create State
 Board of Embalmers Was Rejected
 Also the Bill Establishing a Board
 of Gas and Electric Light Commis-
 sioners.
 Hartford, May 1.-Only few mem bers were in their seats when Speaker kenealy called rne house to order at session of the year. Ihe senate nor being in session, only a few matters were considered to-day.
 Chairman Scoville Of theYhouse com mittee on constitutional amendments handed ill an untayorable report on the amendment providing that judges of the supreme court be elected by the people quadrennially for terms of four years. MT Scoville said that the amendment was considered by the com mittee as too radical a departure from accepted custom. The amendment was rejected without debate.
 MT Scoville stated this morning that his committee having failed to have its report on tue "Chatfield plan on representation accepted by the house, would next week report to the house an amendment to the constitution which would contain practically the whole of the revised constitution as adopted by the late convention. The representative clause in that document will not be reported by the committee giving. the members of the house all opportunity to offer such representation amendments as desired. This will open the representative reform ques- tian to the house at large.
 On favorable report Of the judiciary committee the bill was passed estab fishing tsstate geological and natural history survey, to make provision fol the preparation of reports and maps to illustrate the natural resources oi the state"
 The bill creating state board o. embalmers who should have charge Q
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
HACK AND CARMEN OUT.

New Haven, May 1.-The hack driv- ers' union, comprising practically all the hack and cabmen of this city, went on strike this afternoon. Their de mand for higher waa made some time ago was refused. The employers were given until to-day to answer and when they refused to sign the agree ment the men quit work. The pro- gram arranged by the local committee of the & A. k. provided for a carriage drive through the city. On account of the strike this feature had to be aban- donpd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
ouTLooK Ar BOSTON

Boston, May 1.-In many years the aabor situation in Boston has not pre- Scented more complicated aspect than
 did to-day. The employees in nine trades, at least, had made demands on penalty of strike, and 10000 men were #interested in the issue. In many cases, showever, partial settlement had been sreached or was in prospect and In only Sa few instances had there been positive Refusal on the part of employers Those who had presented de ands included bakers, fathers, bridge and structural workers. hoisting and portable engi-
 eers, asphal and artificial stone work Frs, lumber teamsters and handlers, carpenters, sheet metal workers and boilermakers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
JUST BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
Robbery of Wells Fargo Express Go of
 $42,OOO.

:.
 Chicago, May IA dispatch to the Tribune from Mexico City says: The fact that the Wells Fargo Express Go was robbed of $42,00O at Silao last Thursday came to light to-day. Pc culiar circumstances attended the rob- bery. A small safe is usually carried from the through Mexican Central train to the office and thence to the Guanajuato train by courier. rOn the morning of the robbery the express messenger warned the man to be care full of the safe, telling him it contained a large sum of money. Instead of talk ing the safe to the office the courier took 1t to his home, called in number of~friends, and opened 1t. The mon ey was extracted and distributed. Fol lowing the discovery of the robbery al Silao about forty persons were arrest ed and all except about $11,Oo0 recov cred.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
NTH HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
Man Found Dead In New York
 Early To-Day.

He Was a Brother of Ex-Judge Dan-
 iel E. McMahon-The Dead Man
 Generally Carried Considerable
 Money, and It Is Thought That Is
 What His Murderers Were After.
 New York, May 1.-With his skull crushed in and the marks of cleavel on his neck and shoulders, James Ed ward McMahon, a brother of ex-Judge Daniel F. McMahon, was found mur- dered early to-day in the vestibule of Fifty third street in which he lived.
 In the pools of blood around the body were the footprints of one or two men, and the two families who live on the ground floor of the house told the po- lice that they had been awakened about 3 o'clock this morning by the sounds of struggle in the hallway.
 McMahon lived with his brother- in- law and unmarried sister The fam fly gave the police little information which threw any light on the r,' George E. Mechke, who occupies an apartment on the ground floor, said he and his family had been awakened about 5 o'clock by hearing poundin noise in the hallway and the noise made by them was terrific. He said he heard the struggle going on from one end of the hallway to the other and heard the sound of oaths inter. mixed with blows.
 1a T., ,Jl rIr |, and heard men walking away. He was afraid to look into the hallway, he said.
 McMahon, it was learned, left his brother-in-law's apartments at o'clock last evening, saying he was going fol shave and would return in a short time. The police say that between midnight and i o'clock this morning McMahon was in hotel in Harlem They think that perhaps McMahon was followed by rough characters and after being murdered was robbed. Certain dance halls in Harlem are frequente6 by rough element and are kept oper until very late. They have been closed repeatedly by the police, but the raids had no effect.
 McMahon was 37 years old. He wa, | formerly chief clerk for ex-Commls sioner Brady of the building depart ment He always had consid<tabl' money in his pockets. His brother former police Justice McMahon is ont of the most prominent leaders in Tam many hall.
 The police have arrested Donald ! Kennedy. 24 years Of age on the eharg l of numbering McMahon. Kennedy i ! said to have been in the Harlem hote where McMahon was known to hay been early this morning. He wa asleep when the police reached hi room and his shirt, coat, vest, cuffs an, collar were covered with blood. H said he saw McMahon not later than o'clock this morning. No weapon were found on Kennedy nor in hi 1 room.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
oARPENrERs Go OUT.

Philadelphia, May IA meeting of carpenters called last night to decide the question of striking to-day lasted until 3 o'clock this morning, when an announcement was made that the de- mands for increased wages had been refused. The strike order goes into effect to-day, and 30,OOO workmen in other branches of the building trades will be out of employment before the week ends Every building operation fin the city will be tied up. The mas ter carpenters compromise of 45 cents an hour instead of the 30 demanded, Amvas refused Over 1000 men in the
 building trades refused to go to work day, following the strike order.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
HAT FACTORY BC'aNED.

Hawleyville Creamery and Other Build
 ings Had Narrow Escape
 Hawleyville, May LA two-story frame hat factory owned by s. A. Blackman, and unoccupied was de stroyed by fire at 10 o'clock this morn ing. The Hawleyville creamery and other neighboring buildings caught fire but were saved by the work of the will lagers and crews of freight trains on the .stghland division. The place has p< ,-<re apparatus and water was car rfed from a nearby river in buckets. The fire started from locomotive spark. The loss Is estimated at S1.5oo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
ATlNEw BRITAIN roo.

New Britain, May 1.-The Carpen- ters' union inaugurated strike here today for minimum wage scale of $2.s0 day instead of $2.5O as formerly. Those who have been receiving $2.SO a day or over went to work this morn ing as usual, but were called out by the union during the day. Cass Bros and Contractors Bray and Johnson decided to pay the scale and their men are at work. There are about 24O carpenters in the city and the union has commit tee out in each ward looking up the men and seeing how many are work ing.