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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-29

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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-29

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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
GROSS NEGLIGENCE.

Pueblo, Col, Feb 2O.-A fter an inyes- tlgat1on extending over several days and during which numerous witnesses were examined, the jury impanelled to investigate the death of the four men who were fatally burned at the steel works last week has just returned verdict charging gross negligence against the Colorado Fuel & Iron Go. The verdict states that the men. came to their death by the overturning of a ladle filed with molten iron, due fo the defective design of the ladle; that the defect in said ladle was known to the Colorado Fuel & Iron Go before the accident, and that the officers were guilty of criminal negligence. The verdict caused quite a sensation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
SAYS RATS ATE THE DIAMONDS.
9 EXCHANGE PLACE.

Jewels. Stolen from This City Disap-
 pear Strangely ill Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia, Feb 20.-The question whether hungry rats ate up $2,OOO worth of diamonds came up at the Central police court yesterday during the hearing of Abraham Goldberg of 434 Franklin street, accused of buying a diamond necklace and heart valued at the amount mentioned from Benja- min Lew
 Levy, Who is youth, admitted that he had stolen the Jewels from the home Of his father, Isaac Levy, a wholesale clothing manufacturer at 58 East Seventh street, New York Lew after robbing his parents came to this city. He says he pawned the jewelry with Goldberg for S1O0 He subsequently, tried to regain the diamonds.
 Goldberg said,'' testified Levy I buried them diamonds in my cellar for safe keeping and the rats got after them and ate every one of them.'"
 Goldberg denied the story. but Levy's tale was corroborate5 bv the discovery, i'll Goldbergs possession of a receipt for q registered letter which had contained S1O, part paymen+ for the stolen iewelry and which ha i, was charged. had forwarded to Ievy m Richmond, Va, where he had pone after leaving this city.
 Goidberg grew fearful when tho maglstrate held him in s1 POO bail fo, trial 1i ioi ioi
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
MICHAEL DALEY FOUND DEAD
Smoke from an Oil Stove Was Cause
 of Death,


 Michael Daley, aged 25 years, was found dead in his room on hendrlck avenue about o'clock yesterday ar ternoon MT Daley and his wife came to Waterbury from AIiddletown snort time ago and rented a room from Mrs Anne Jones on kendrick avenue MT Daley secured employment in the Good- year Metallic Rubber Go at Naugatuck. The couple appeared to be getting along nicely. and a few days since Mrs Daley left to visit relatives in MiddletoWn. She returned yesterday afternoon ana found the door of the room locked. It was forced open and on entering the woman saw her husband lying on the bed his face covered with soot from the smoke of an oil stove. Acting Med ical Examiner Graves viewed the body and pronounced death due to accidental suffocation. It Is believed that the man went to sleep leaving the stove burning and when the oil became ex- hausted the wick started to smoke and suffocated him. Besides his widow he leaves his mother. Mrs Catherine Daley. and one brother. Patrick Daley. in Middletown; one sister, Julia, of Boston, and his father, in Ireland. The remains were removed to Mulville's $ morgue. where they were prepared for burial. The funeral will be held i'll Middletown tomorrow morning. :.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
TIMELY TOPICS

Holczer has made recor1 broo,.,, sale of rubbers this week. Men,s hast < rubbers go at 49c.
 specials for men and boys in the f,,r- nlshing department at Currans 5oc heckWear going at .,5c; $1 shirts at 75c.
 Take q look in Dodge's store at tho spring styles in shoes. He invites you to go in whether you buy or not.
 Big stock of Tam o'sranters at Mil Ter x Peck's at 23c and 49c. See prices on horse blankets.
 There will be only a few days more of Jones, Morgan X Co.'S stock reduc- ing sale. All goods fresh and new.
 At Forman's cloak stora to-mo,,o,,, there will be 50 ladies' and missas, S6.98 and $9.oS jackets sold at So. 95 each.
 finnegan-Phillips will have final sale of winter goods before inventory Sl0 and SIP overcoats $S.sS: So5 ovar- coats $1S.GO
 A big shoe sale has begun at T. c. Jackie x Sons. Their ad to-day tells all about it.
 See Ziglatzki-Marks about your spring painting and decorating before the rush comes. You can buy box calf, enamel, viei kid, velour calf, bal or Butcher cut shoe for $19s at Colby -Sherwood's $.
 The coming week Upson, Singleton X Go will have all odds and ends sale Odd sizes will not be put in stock again.
 Prime rib roasts at Castles te-lnor row at Joe pound; legs lamb lie fires dressed fowl 13c f0 1Sc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Cases Continued Until Tomorrow to
 Bring in More Witnesses.

Cases Continued Until Tomorrow to
 Briag in More Witnesses.
 In the city court to-day Judge Peas- ley fined Louis Bottom $5 and costs for intoXication. Bottom was arrested yes terday on Exchange place by Officer McEvoy.
 William Mulligan was charged by his sister with intoxication and breacn of the peace. The Mulligans live on Charles street and William, according to his sisters story, has been on ] spree. When in this state he is very offensive and destructive, and her prin- cipal reason for having him arrested was to save the furniture, against which he seems to have a particular feeling when intoxicated. He was fined S5 and costs for intoxication, and for breach of the peace lie was sen fenced to fifteen days in jail.
 simon Miller, Joseph Stakenyicze, Charles Laskayiche and Peter Karis were arrested yesterday for beating Martin Pluks and Frank Marllle. Their cases were continued to tomorrow morning. as two or three others were in the brawl with them They gave the complainants q terrible Deatine.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
NUTMEG CARVINGS
News Items Boiled Down for, the Ben-
 eft of Our Busy Readers.

News Items Boiled Down for the Ben-
 eft of Our Busy Readers.
 The anniversary of the consecration of Right Rev NJ. Tierney as bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Hart ford will be celebrated at St Josephs Cathedral, Hartford, on Monday A solemn pontiffcal mass will be cele- brated by the bishop at 10 o'clock in the morning and nearly all of the priests of the diocese will be present
 An unconscious freight brakeman was picked up near the Milford station yesterday afternoon by the pay car was brought to New Haven and taken to the hospital At that institution it was found that the left foot had been cut off. the skull fractured, the scalp cut and both arms broken. The man died half an hour after entering the hospital.
 During wedding in New Haven yesterday dozen high priced silk hats belonging to guests and left in dress ing room upstairs in the house were battered out Of shape by some person unknown. The wreck was found by a guest whose hat was among the dam- aged ones. He appropriated the only unchanged tile left and then raportel the circumstances to the others.
 Two Yale students who had driven to Scott's Waverly Inn in Cheshire started to drive back Wednesday night and because of heavy snow in the road followed the trolley tracks, but made a wrong turn and drove on tresHe The horse slipped between the ties and in spite of efforts of ne students to prevent, a trolley car ran into the ani- nal which was so badly hurt that it had to be shot.
 Rev Alexander F. Irvine of New Ha- ven has accepted an honorary member ship in the Carnegie Workers union. which was offered him 'in view of the i fearless stand he has taken in favor of organized labor' Rev MT Irvine preached a series of labor sermons the early part of the winter. In tho last sermon of the series he announced his resignation as ~astor of the Pilgrim lchHrcll It is asserted that Ray MT levine was prompted to tho resigna- ] finn hecause n number of members Of his church objected to his talk and ac- tion in favorsof lnionism.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
HANKINs'S DEBTS
Amended Petition Says They Are Dou-
 ble First Schedule.


 Chicago, Eeb 20.-1n an amended pc -tition filed in the United States district court George V. Hankins, the we'll known turfman, says his debts are more than double those which he scheduled last November. The total liabilities of which he asks to be re- lieved by order of court amount to $S14,610. His assets remain the same as before, consisting of property val ued at $11,000.
 The principal claims which did not appear i'll the original schedules are in favor of holders of mortgages given Ill 1895 and 1896. These amount to about $500,O00. Another large claim which was not scheduled before Is that of the Manufacturers & Traders National bank of Buffalo for S35.OOO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Another Gift to Colgate.

HAMILTON, N. Y., Feb. 2O-James B. Colgate of New York has given $1OO,0 900 to Colgate university as an ad- dition to it's endowment fund The uni versity is now making an effort to se- cure an equal sum for the erection of a new Science hall and other improve ments. Mir. Colgate's gift cannot be applied to these purposes. About ten years ago MT Colgate donated $1,OOO,- 900 in trust to the university, and it has received from him many other val uable gifts, among them the library building erected in 1890 and the pres idents house, built in 1901.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
cH1LDRENs SLEIGH RIDE.
R. N. Blakesles wili Put All His Teams
 at Their Dfsposal.

k N. -BIakeSleo Wlll 1uI All Ills AedAh5
 at Their Disposal
 Tomorrow will be big day in Wa terbury. Alderman Blakeslee will be out with everything in his yard that can be made to work on runners and will have with him as many youngsters as can be accommodated The day will mark the annual sleigh ride of the Boys club and their friends. Besides the Boys club the party will include the Girls club, day nursery, Industrial school, Sewing school of St Johns par ish, Sewing school of Trinity parish, children, of A. M B. Zion church, chil- dren of Grace Baptist church, news boys, messenger boys, children of rail- road employees, children of employees of R. N. Blakeslee. The ladies of the Southmayd home will act as chaper- ones. Adt and Stone will take views of the procession, and the mana cement requests all who have cameras to turn them on the party and secure as many views as possible. The tourists will start from their several meeting places at noon. Watch for the parade. It will be the biggest affair of the kind ever seen in this town.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Married q Chinese

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 20.-Edith Burnett, handsome English girl, aged twenty three years, has married John Toy, wealthy Chinese ranch owner of North Yakima. They were married by the Rev. H. K Brown, Methodist clergyman, at his home. The actions and statements of the bride indicate that the marriage was largely busi- ness transaction on her part. She re- quired Toy to divide his bank account before uttering the words which would make her his wife, and she called the clergyman aside, showed him a note for a large amount of money signed over to her by Toy and asked if 1t was good.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT.
The Female Minstrels Will Entertain
 at City Hall.

at City Hall.
 The stage attraction for tonight at St Thomas fair which is being held at City hall is the second and last per- formance of the ladies' minstrels. There will be the same beautiful stage settling, for which Manager Holly wood is worthy of much praise, as on Tuesday night, but new songs, new jokes and different soloists. If you were not present on Tuesday night, try and be at City hall tonight, for the entertainment will be rare treat. Everything Is i'll readiness for the grand sacred concert on Sunday night. Some of the best talent in the city have volunteered their services to aid i'll making Sunday nights concert a grand success. The program will be as follows:
 Soprano solo, Forgotten" .........
 ...-........ Miss Clara sutton Recitation, "Hhe Foolish Bonnet.
 ................ Marguerite Dooley Boy tenor .... Master Harry Blakesley Selection, s'IH Be Your Sweetheart"
 Quartet--Misses Delaney, Byrnes,
 Ryan and Campion.
 Soprano solo i. Miss Jennie Dougherty Song and drill ...... Double Quintet Misses Larkin Collins, Drayer,
 Lang and Havican, Masters Lang,
 Cronan. Blakeslee, Anderson and
 Kilmartin.
 Mandolin selections .... Misses Dodds Vocal solo ........... Baby Quigley Bass solo olos.......-..... Harry Moran Soprano solo .......... Bessie Pagan Recitation ...... D. F. Lawlor Selections ..... Sacred Heart Quartet Mrs Hurley, Miss Alice Cosgrove,
 Martin Byrnes and Michael Rob-
 inson.
 Tenor solo. "Only 8 Dream of the
 Golden Past" .......... MT Adams Soprano solo ... ... Miss Clara Sutton The attendance at the fair last night was large. The stage program was very pleasing. It included an exhi- bition by Ryan and Robillard, two clever contortionists; a pretty march and drill by a double quintet of boys and girls, who made a great lit with the audience; tenor solo, I'm Wear ing My Heart Away For You" by Harry Blakeslee, who possesses rich voice, and song, My Lady Hotten- tot" by the double quintet. The mem bers of the double quintet were excel lently drilled and instructed by Miss Sadie Cronan, who acted as accompan- list last night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
BIG FIRE IN HOUGHToN.

Houghton, Mich Feb 20.-Fire that started at 2:30 o'clock this morning in the basement Of l.. Miller's department store, three-story frame building. and which threatened to destroy the busi ness portion of the town, was still burning at o'clock Miller's dry goods store. O'ConnelPs saloon. Siler's grocery and the Murphy block and Dee Redick & Co.'S cigar store have been destroyed The Harrington block Miller block, Foley residence and the Pfeffer house are burning. The loss so far r $1S0,00O. The Miller stock was valued at $50,O0O
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Fatal Fire 1n Springfield, o

SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. 20-One of the most disastrous fires in the history of this city and the one resulting in the greatest loss of life broke out at 3:3O o'clock i'll the morning in Mitchell Bros plumbing establishment, and in less than three hours 1t had destroyed buildings and stock valued at $325, ,O00; insurance, $170,000. The worst feature of the fire occurred little before day break, when J. H. Mulholland, the pro- prietor of jeweliy store, aided by several spectators, was removing his stock The building i'll which this store was situated was the smallest of those destroyed, and without any warning the heavy walls of the theater block toppled over on it. It is not known yet how many were buried under the ruins, but so far three dead bodies have been taken out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
AGAINST vEsTIBULEs.
The Heartless Views of Trolley Road
 President.

President.
 Albany. N. Y.. Heb 20.-Employes of the United Traction Go of Albany in open conflict with President John Me Namara of that company was the fea- ture of hearing yesterday before the senate railroads committee on Senator Barnes's bill compelling the equipment of all street surface cars in this state, except New York city. with vestibules.
 President McNamara said in part: People living indoors suffer more than those outside. Motormen get large quantities of Gods free air into their lungs and it does them good. A live man cannot possibly freeze ill this climate. A man who can't stand cold weather is already half dead and unfit for any kind of motor car work. He ought to be able to stand five hours or so on the front platform of a car without suffering if his blood is cir culating at all. I'm never cold. l walk a mile every day in the eoldest weather. If man fills himself up with beer and whiskey at night, of course he will feel cold the next day. for he's poisoned himself. The more luxuries you give men the less manly they are. That's what caused the fall of Rome. The temperature and wind stimulate. If it were more com fortable on the end of car men would go to sleep there. It is dangerous to have glass In front of a motorman. People are run over because motormen cannot see through the glass in stormy weather In damage suits the court would hold that we were negligent or contributory i'll allowing glass. No body was ever frozen to death on the front end of a car. If only the ex- pense. were the question we'd put yes tibules on tomorrow. but it's our re- sponsibility for accidents that makes us oppose the scheme"
 Said C.. F. R. COe of Rensselaer,, speaking for the measure: .'I'd like to see President McNamara chained to the front platform of one of his own unvestibuled cars. He would realize what this white slavery is, that com pels the human being to stand more than an Esquimaux dog in zero wealth CT. I suppose Judge McNamara sleeps under a tent on his front porch this weather No man can be against this bill except for some financial reason. The railroad don't want to do any lining until compelled to do it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Great Egg LayinE Content.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-American hens have accepted the challenge of the Aus tralian hens and will soon be engaged in an international egg laying contest that will continue for year. The con- petition was arranged i'll Chicago. Mill Ter Purvis. editor of Commercial Poul- try, and A. A. Dunnicliff, secretary Of the Poultry Association of Sydney, New South Wales, drew up the articles of agreement in the course of corre spondence that began last November. Twenty-one hens representatives of the best breeds i'll the United States, have just sailed from San Francisco, their destination being Australia.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Cotton spinners, strike setti.a,

DOVER, N. H., Feb. 2O.-The strike which has existed at the mills of the Cocheco Manufacturing company for week and which has affected about 2,50O operatives has been settled It grew out of the claim that machinery was started number of minutes be- fore the time set for the operatives to go to work, with the result that these operatives actually worked as overtime two hours week, for which they were not paid.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Record Temperature In New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Two degrees above zero was the low mark of the thermometer here. The weather bureau declares the day the coldest Feb. 19 on record. Poor people were the prin- cipal sufferers. the reports from the tenement districts showing much gen uInc distress. It is estimated that T. 0O0. .0AO cubic yards of snow have been carteu from Naw York streets In tue last few days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Dry Goods Merchant Deaa.

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, Feb. 20-William K. Kent, for many years one of the leading dry goods merchants of New York, is dead at his summer home here after brief illness. Mfr. Kent at the time of his death was a director and principal stockholder in the dry goods firm of Tefft, Weller & Go, New York. He was born in Syra. cuse, N. r., sixty-two years ago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Bear. Attack Metropo1itan Rat1wa,

Bears Attack Metropolitan Railway.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 20-Rumors af. fecting the financial policy of the Met ropolitan Street Railway company which had been current in the financial district for several weeks eliminated yesterday in what appeared to be d bear attack on the shares of the Met ropolitan company and Metropolitan Securities, the holding company of the operating line. The shares of both com panies suffered severely while the raid was on, the traction stocks making a maximum decline of over three points and the Securities stock selling off even more. Partial recovery was made by both issues before the close
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
DEATH OF FORMER ACTRESS.

San Francisco. Feb 20.-Jean Clara Walters, once an actress of national fame, is dead at East Oakland. Forty five years ago she made her debut, playing the Duchess Of York Tn Rich ard III' at the Newark theater, New ark, N. J. Later she played in many cities with John Mccullough, Fanny Davenport and other stars. She died in poverty, her estate being valued at S1O0
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
Honolulu Bank oaicia1. Won

HONOLULU, Feb. 20.-J1dge De- bolt has defeated w. T. Summers and Colonel George V. MacFarlane, ct. al.. Ill their attempt to oust the present off cers of the First American Savings bank. This decision was made on a demurrer filed by the officers to peti- ton filed by Summers, ct. al.. for their removal
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20
ADVANCE IN WAGES.

New York, Feb 20.-Ten thousand cloak makers have gained advances ill wages in this city: The advances in many Instances are from 20 to 40 per cent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-20

eThe southerners' wM inake its ap- 0earance in the Denloo5at on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-09
DENIAL IS MADE.
That Information as to Nature oi
 Grievances Was Refused.

New York, March s-At the headquar- ters of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers 1t was denied today that the striking iron workers had refused to inform the of ficers of the American Bridge company of the nature of their grievances.
 Our strike was not declared in sym pathy with the hoisting engineers" said a representative of the association. For some time the American Bridge company has been breaking faith with us wherever the union Is weak. It has been looking for trouble for some time. On many jobs they have had our men do all the hard and difficult work and as soon as easy work was reached. have laid us off and put on cheaper men. The claim that we have made no effort to settle our griev- ances with them Is not true.
 "The president of the International as- sociation came here last week from Chi cago for the purpose of settling our troubles with the company. He went to the office of the company to try and ar- range a meeting with the officials of the American Bridge company. but they would not meet him."
 It was also said that no more meet ings of the men are to be held for the present; that the strike is on, and will consider further meetings of the men as unnecessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-09
MORLEY OUT OF
 COMMISSION RAGE
HIS WITHDRAWAL WILL PRoBA- RLY MAKE SECOND PRIMARY
 FOR POLICE COMMISSIONERS
 uNNEcEssARY-A STATEMENT.

There will probably be no run off In the race for democratic nominees for po- lice commissioners Dr. R. " Mobley stat ed yesterday afternoon that he would withdraw from the race and leave Tom Parker Eugene Fies, George Phillips and Dan Donahoe the nominees of the party
 A conference was held Saturday night in the Morris hotel, and an agreement was practically made but 1t was not con- firmed until Dr. Mobley made his state ment yesterday afternoon, as the entire matter rested on his decision. His with drawal means that the other candidates Sid Jones and Samuel Ullman. will also withdraw. They have agreed to do so. It Is said, if Dr. Mobley withdrew, so the matter seems to be settled.
 There is some doubt about the necessity of a second primary. but the general im- pression is that there will not have to be one, as the four men have no opposition.
 Dr. Mobley made the following state ment yesterday afternoon;
 'I withdraw from the race in order that matters on the board of police commas 
 there need be no second primary. I feel that 1t would be better for the board If there is no run off. By my withdraw ing, all the other candidates except Thom- as L. Parker, Eugene F'ies, George Phil lips and Dan Donahoe will also consent to come down, and leave these four men the nominees.
 My intention In running again was merely to show the people of Birmingham that if were elected to fill the position again I would as faithfully support capt. W. p. Wier, the nominee, as I have sup ported Chief Austin for the past years. I hope to see a harmonious board that will uphold him in the discharge of his duties, and I feel sure that he will give the public an acceptable service"