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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
PETITION
TONIGHT
Retail Liquor Dealers Will
Give Reasons For Oppos-
ing Variety.
ACTION OF COUNCIL AWAITED
WITH INTEREST.
Meeting Promises to be One OF
Most Interesting Held Dur.
ing Present Year.

At the meeting Of the city
council tonight several very i'm.
portant matters will come up for
consideration, among them being
the petition of the retail liz uor
dealers opposing the establish.
ment of the variety theater on
Second street. The petition has
aroused considerable interest
among all classes in the city and
the action Of the city council will
be looked forward to with much
interest.
The liqu or dealers claim that
the esta blishment of the show
house would have a tendency to
injure both the commercial and
social interests of the city, while
other business men protest that
the theater would be a drawing
card and would bring many peo-
pie to the city who would not
otherwise visit Bemidji.
What action the council will
take has not been given out, and
no expression of OPINION as to
what will be done with the petit
ton has been given out by any of
the members, but each of the op.
posing factions claim that their
influence will be strong enough
to bring the council to act their
way.
The committee of the Business
Mems Club which conferred with
the railway officials in Mlnneapo-
lis will report to the council to-
night as to what they accom-
plished on the trip.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
FENCE PS0TS
Prominent Business Men of Cass
Lake Engage in Manufacture
of Steel Fence Posts.


The National Steel Fence Post
Company has been formed at
Cass Lake with the names of John
E. Tapley, M. A. Tapley, NJ. L.
Tootle, J. b. Johnson and George
Hanson of that city as Incorporate
ors. The general nature Of the
business of the corporation will
be the manu- facture of steel fence
posts and the necessary build
ings have already been erected.
This is one Of the first industries
Of it's kind established in north
ern Minnesota and much specu-
lation as to the success Of the
proposition has been elected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
RAILROAD A
SURE THING
Committee of Business Mems
Club Returned From
Twin Cities.
RECEIVED ASSURANCE THAT
ROAD MOULD BE BUILT.
Work on Grading Will Commence
as Soon as Right OF Way
Is Secured.

The committee of the Business
Mems club, consisting of Messrs
M. D. Stoner, Senator b. j.
Swed back and W. G.. Schroeder,
who were sent to St. Paul last
week to confer with the officials
of the Minneapolis, Red Lake and
Manitoba Railroad company, re-
turned to Bemidji yesterday.
During the time they spent in
the Twin Cities they visited the
directors of the railroad company
and were given assurances that
leaves no doubt that the road will
be built into Bemidji as sooon as
the right away is secured by the
business men.
The committee called on Gen
eral Manager Ward the Great
Northern, and spent some time
with him talking oyer the pro-
posed building of the new road.
Mr.. Ward expressed himself as
heartily in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton and promised his hearty CO.
operation and influence in an en-
deavor to secure the road for Be-
midi. The visit to Mr.. Ward by
the committee was of great bene-
fit, as one of the difficulties that
laid in the path of Of the new
road was to secure a crossing
over the Great Northern tracks a
mile west Of the city. The COM
mittee did better than this how
ever, and Mr.. Ward promised
that the Great Northern tracks
could be leased and used by the
new company from a point just
this side of the sink hole in the
swamp west of the city to the
Mississippi river.
Mr.. Wards proposition was
heartily agreed to by both the
directors of the road and the
Business Mems committee and
unless other contingencies arise
this will be the route.
1t only remains now for the en-
gineers to make another preliml-
nary survey and secure a salts
factory line for the building of
the road to be commenced, and it
is confidently stated that this
will be accomplished within a
few DAYS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
New Hospital.

A hospital is in course of con-
struction at Kellife by the Walker
Hospital & Sanitorlum associa-
ton, of which P. H. McGarry is
president, and will be opened to
the pu bic in a short time. The
hospital will be used to accomo-
date the large mum Der of woods
men who are injured, and will be
of great benefit as it is IN close
proximity to a section where a
large amount of logging will be
done during the coming winter.
The company operates hospitals
at Farley, Blackjack, Walker
and Fosston besides the new
one which is being built.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
New Bank for CaSS Lake.

The First State Bank is the
latest business venture for Cass
Lake and the institution will be
opened in few days with H. 3.
Reed as cashier. The capitaliza-
ton will be $40, 900 which will be
furnished by Lewis Ellington
and j. P. Foote, who are heavily
interested in the Scandal Ameri-
can bank of Crookston. This
makes the second bank for Cass
Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
Chicken Pie Supper.

The ladies of the Baptist
church have planned chicken
pie supper for next Tuesday
evening and it will be served in
the building recently vacated by
the Ross Hardware store. Is,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
Tax Remittances Slow.

County Treasurer French re-
ports that the real estate taxes
are coming very slowly and indi-
cations are that considerable real
property will be sold by the
sheriff to collect the taxes due.
The last half of the assessment of
1903 is due Oct. 81, and if not paid
by that time penalty of ten per
cent is added.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
Pink Tea Party.

Joe Young entertained a num-
Der of his friends Saturday night
at his home on Fourth street and
one of the most thoroughly en-
joyable times Of the season was
participated in by the guest.
Pink tea and other refreshments
were served
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
Announcement.

Beginning Oct. 3rd. I shall be
prepared to receive students
wishing to do work in college,
normal or commercial subjects.
Register now and make a profit,
able use Of your spare time by
taking up some line of study.
For list Of subjects, terms etc.
address j. j. Trask, B. A. 1115
Lake Boulevard, Bemidji.
Subscribe for the Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-10
MANY KILLED in
TRAIN WRECK
Train Carrying Worlds Fair Passengers
COllides With Freight Killing
TWenty-Three.

City, Mo- Oct 10The second secton of Missouri
Pacific train carrying large number Worlds Fair
coded with freight Warensburg No. early
today three killed thirty
ured of whom in dying condition The forward
coach eescoped the remainder of both trains badly
damaged The freight ordered side but
the engineer forgot the order.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17

HongKong. Nov. 1s.-Arrived previously:
Arabia, Portland, Ore, for Manila; Mon
golia. San Francisco via Honolulu. Yoko-
hama, etc.
Yokohama. Nov. 14.-Arrived: Empress
of Japan. Vancouver. for Hong-Kong
Manila. Oct. 2S.-Saiied: Ellamy. Port
land. Ore.
New York. Nov. 1s.-Arr1ved: Frankfort,
Bremen.
New York. Nov. 1s-Sailed: Oceanic, Liy-
erpool; Princess Irene. Naples and Genoa /;
Rotterdam, Rotterdam.
L'vsrpool. Nov. 16.-Arrivcd: Friesland,
Philadelphia.
Antwerp. Nov. 1s-sailed: Bslgenland.
Philadelphia.
Queenstown. Nov. 1s. = Sailed: Ivernia,
Boston.
Marseiiles. Nov. 12.-Arrived: Patria.
New York via Naples.
Glasgow, Nov. 15.-Arrived: Astoria. New
York
Naples. Nov. 1s.-Arrived: Cretic. New
York via Gibraltar.
Teneriffe. Nov. 16.-Arrived: Hermonthis.
Seattle and San Francisco via Central and
South American ports for Hamburg.
Dover. Nov. 16.--Arrived: Patricia, New
Y'rk for Hamburg land proceeded).
liverpool, Nov. 16.-Sailed: Baltic, New
York via Queenstown.
New York, Nov. i6.-Arriyed: Hohenzol-
! Iern. Genoa. Naples and Gibraltar: Majes-
Ik3n Liverpool and 0ueetstown.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
COLONEL BRECKENRIDGE
STRICKEN WITH PARALY LYSIS
Former Congressman From Ken
tucky Became Ill ns He Sat
at His Desk.

Lexington. KY, Nov. 1s.-Colonel ". c.
p. Breckenridge, former Congressman
from the Ashland. KY. district for ten
years. and one of the best-known orators
and lawyers In the South. was stricken
with paralysis at his law office this morn
ing and is seriously i'll.
Some weeks ago. while in Marquette.
Mich, trying law case, Colonel Breckin-
ridge contracted a severe cold. and upon
his return to Lexington suffered the sec
ond attack of illness of his life. He lad
never fully recovered from that illness
and had attended to little business, though
going TO his office every morning for the
past week
To-day. while seated at his desk. he was
stricken with paralysis. His stenographer
hurriedly summoned his son. Desha Breck-
inridge. publisher of the Lexington Her
aid. and physicians.
They worked over Colonel Breckinridge
in his office for several hours. after which
he WAS removed in an ambulance to his
residence. An examination by physicians
showed the right side paralyzed. Tonight
he is slightly improved. though he is not
yet abe to speak Physicians pronounce
his condition serious. but not Immediately
critical. Should he suffer another paralytic
stroke. however. it IS feared the result
would prove fatal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17

With the election Of officers and the Sc
lection of Toronto. Canada. as the next
place of meeting. the fourth biennial ses-
sion of the International Brotherhood of
Maintenance-of-Way Employees, in ses-
sion on the tenth floor of the Century
building for the last three days. closed
yesterday.
BY unanimous vote. John D. Wilson
Of No. 4761 Cottage avenue, was reelected
president. as were Clinton Boyle, No. 1887
Page boulevard. secretary and treasurer.
and A. B. Lowe of Kingston. Ontario,
first vice president.
In the election OF second and third vice
presidents. W. s. Powell of Greensboro
ugh. n. c.. succeeded J. W. Davenport of
Sandifer. n. c.. for the first-named Office
and ". F. McAbee of New Albany. Miss.
succeeded W. W. Haygood of La Grange
Ga. for the latter office.
The Grand Executive Committee was re-
elected and is as follows: r. Ferguson,
Port Arthur Ontario: S. E. Hawes. Bath
Ga: J. C. Lambert. Fort Worth. Tex: J.
5. Eastman. Pompanoosuc Vt.
The report OF Secretary-TreaSurer Boyle
ELECTED favorable comment from the chair
man of the Auditing COMMITTEES. 1t
showed that since the last convention.
two years ago. the membership of the Or
ganization had doubled and that the
finances on hand had more than doubled
The total membership of the organiza-
tion is more than 100 0o0. and it has mem
bers in Canada United States and Mex
ico The Canadian representation was par
ticularly strong at this session. The date
OF the next convention will be the first
Monday in September. 1906.
President Wilson has occupied the posi-
ton of chief executive OF the organization
for seventeen consecutive years, or since
it was formed. He first filed the duties
Of secretary and treasurer. but with the
growth of the order 1t was found neces-
sary that a secretary and treasurer should
be elected. Mr.. Eoyle was the first in
cumbent of thes. offices and has held
them uninterruptedly for four years.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
ESCAPING GAS
CAUSES EXPLOSIONS
Rutger Street Families Greatly
Excited by Two Reports and
Showers of Sewer Man
hole Lids.

he explosion OF gas in the sewer run
ming under Rutger street, from the Levee
TO Seventh street. at 2:aO o'clock yesterday
afternoon caused panic among the resi-
dents in that district
The explosion was accompanied by a
deafening report resembling the firing of
cannon. but more thunderous. and the
people rushed from their houses in terror.
only to rush back. panic-stricken. when
the second explosion occurred Memories
of the Mill Creek disaster of some years
ago filled their minds with fear of its
repetition.
All the manhole plates were blown high
into the air, swapping wires strung along
the street. and endangering the lives of all
those In the vicinity. Fortunately no one
was injured. and only slight damage
caused by the explosions.
The greatest damage was done at Broad
way and Rutger street. The building To-
Gated at the southwest corner of these
streets is occupied by Charles Sachse as
a saloon and RESIDENCE. and Is owned by
building was cracked by the shock of the
explosion. and plasterins fell of In chunks.
Ihe bar glassware tumbled off the bar
onto lower deck, but nothing was broken
A large mirror and considerable glass
ware was broken in the residence of Mr.
Sachse. He estimates his damage at SIS
and the damage to the building at s1OO
All the buildings in the vicinity were shak-
en-. the second explosion causing them to
rock violently.
At Broadway and Park avenue the ehock
was as great as at any other point five
manhoie plates being blown about forty
feet into the air. Fienuck's drug store was
almost wrecked the large plate-glass front
being shattered and a wall show case con-
tanning medicines was Jared loose and fell
to the floor.
the window and narrowly escaped being
struck by the falling show case. Gus
Guthslish proprietor Of the Lafayette Bar,
lost heavily in broken glassware and bot
ties of liquors on the rear bar. One OF
the falling plates barely missed an auto
mobile delivery wagon of the Anheuser.
Busch Brewery. Nick Roll. grocer lost
delivery wagon in a runaway.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
WHO "PINCHED"THIS
BENzINE BUGGY7
Senator Patterson Of Colorado
and Niece Have Trouble in
Finding Missing Auto. !

Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson Of Colo
RADIO. who is visiting the Worlds Fair.
spent three weary hours yesterday morn
ing at the Exposition grounds In an en-
deavor to solve tho mystery of who
'.plnched'' the automobile Of Mrs. Bert
Ball, his niece.
Thinking to give the Colorado Senator a
new thrill. Mrs. Ball proposed to show
him ST. Louis and the Worlds Fair from
an automobile. So the gasoline tank was
filed and soon the automobile was spurn-
ing the road beneath it with Mrs. Ball
driving and the Senator sitting back in
keen enjoyment Of the ride and the scene.
Mrs. Ball had thoughtfully provided her
self with a permit to enter the Fair
grounds with her automobile and the gates
few open promptly for the auto and Its
when the magic pasteboard was
hourfshed before the vision of the gate
man.
Down the long. winding road from tbs
Plateau the automobile scudded, and it
was decided to make occasional stops at
the exhibit buildings. Mrs. Ball recon-
mended the Manufactures building for the
first stop, and the Colorado Senator was
agreeable. So they entered the building.
leaving the automobile to Craze on the
law. beside the Louisiana Way.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
MISS HELEN GOULD VISITS
RAILROAD OFFICES.
Meets Many of the Employees and
Takes Deep Interest I'm Details
of Mana9ement.

Miss Helen Miller Gould forsook the slo-
ries of the Worlds Fair yesterday morn
ing to visit the Wabash and Missouri Pa
cifd offices.
1t was Miss Goulds first visit to the
headquarters of the railroad companies in
which her name IS power, but, like
everything else Miss Gould does. she did
this thoroughly.
From the top floor of the Lincoln Trust
building to the eighth she did not miss
single office, nor neglect meeting an EN-
ploye. AS a result everyone from the Of
fee boy to the high executives wore an
irrefragible smile. and handshakes from
those who had been greeted by Miss Gould
with a cordial grasp were at premium.
Miss Gould was escorted over the Wa
bash office by E. B. Pryor, assistant to
President Ramsey, who explained in
general way the methods of handling
railroad affairs. and in which she was IN
feignedly interested.
C. s. Crane. general passenger and ticket
agent of the Wabash, though he has been
with the company for forty years. met
member of the Gould family for the first
time. and it is a matter of record that i'm
mediateIy after Miss Gould left his office
Mr.. Crane declared a general holiday.
After spending nearly two hours at the
Wabash offices Miss Gould and Miss Tuck
er. who accompanied her, called at the
Missouri Pacific offices, where she met
Vice President Clarke. and was shown
over the new building from top to bottom.
Miss Could took an absorbing interest
in all that was shown her, and was solic-
itous in meeting as many of the employees
az possible, and needless to say the en-
ployes were anxious to meet her, with the
result that most Of her time was con-
sumed in greetings.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
SEVEN CONGREGATIONS
WORSHIP IN ONE EDIFlcE
Church of the Holy sepulchre at Jer'
usaIem at the Fair . Place of
Sacred Interest.

The correspondent of an important East
ern newspaper writing to his journal from
the Worlds Fair, says. in regard to the
Jerusalem exhibit:
Central among the places of sacred in
terest reproduced in this new city. and
where the Christians gather to worship. is
the Church of the Holy sepulchre. said
to- be on the spot where Christ was cruel
fied. David st-cet runs west from Jaffa
cate. Christian street, which is ,he street
leading to the church. intersects 1T calf
way between the Jaffa and the West
gates As you enter the church. TO your
left is the alcove where sit the Moham-
rreGans all day to smoke and drink while
tie Christians are conducting their wor-
ship. At evening they lock the cnurch
Seven churches have chapels within
this church. Calvary Chapel is said to
mark the spot wnerc the crucinSion tc,'N
nointnent wnere the body OF Christ was
prepared for burial. ard n reproduction cf
tine Holy Serrlchre. where his BODY was
central dome of the church. in frolt CT
the Greek Chapel
.sHere the visitor. If he is wearied with
his Journey through the city. can sit and
rest The ieep tones of the organ coming
from the Greek Chapel pervade every re-
cess of the old church. To appreciate .he
situation you rave simply to transnor,
yourself. in imagination. a few tnousa;id
the spot that the honest belief of thou
sands associate with the greatest tragedy
and the most sacred event OF ail history.
The natives are all about you, the church
is faithfuilv reproduced. the organ ic slow
and solemn.
i.if Won were at the barracks. the place
where Christ was tried before Pon.ius Pi-
late. YOU coul1 reach this church tv tile
Via Dolcrosa. or way of sorrow. it is the
rad along which Christ carried ris cross
10 Calvary. and Is marked with all The
stations Of the cross. I began at the lar
racks. iourneyed along the Via Doiorosa
to the church and spent an hour there.
Before leaving the city visited the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
CITY COMMITTEE
FOR N|EDR|NCHAUS
Republican Organization Passes
Resolutions Indorsing the st.
Louis Candidate.
PROVEN A DIRIGIBLE BOOM.
His Adherents Discount State
ment That Forty Votes in
Caucus Are Pledged to
Kerens.

Friends of Thomas X. Niedringhaus de
clare that his senatorial boom is dirigible
affair. more than worthy of comparison
with the Hippolyte Francois airship in that
respect, in its size and In the personnel
OF its crew.
However, even a dirigible airship some
times comes to grief. and 1t was with some
care that the boom was steered into the
meeting of the Republican City Central
Committee last night in the Holland An
mex 1t was suspected. and not without
reason. that some friends of R C. Kerens
might desire to puncture it.
But 1t came through. still sailing, and
tagged with a eulogistic resolution. 1t
needs only few more such stimuli to be-
come. not a boom. but the band wagon.
Some Of its antagonists did peck at 1t a
little. and the resolution finally appeared
after two-hour session minus the word
unanimous" This is the Endorsement:
THE campaign of 1904 is conspicuous
for the history it has made and the records
it has broken. Missouri is most conspicu-
GUS for Republican success. for by this
success she has become factor in the
national politics of the Republican party.
I'VE congratulate the Republicans of
Missouri on their victory. We congratu-
late the chairman of the Republican State
Committee. Thomas X. Niedringhaus. on
his management of the campaign. We
congratulate him on the magnificent or
ganization he has built. We congratulate
him on a united and harmonious Repub-
lican Missouri and on his businesslike ad-
minstration of this campaign.
Having been member of this commit
tee for sixteen years. we know OF his un-
selfish and untirins devotion to the Re-
publican party. the wisdom of his coun-
sells. his high character. his business ca
pacity. his statesmanlike ability and his
political integrity.
SAY KERENS'S CHANCES ARE SLIM.
we believe that to him more than any
other man is due the credit and the honor
for the national position which Missouri
has assumed in Republican politics: there
fore we indorse him for the position OF
United States Senator and recommend to
the Republican members of the Missouri
LEGISLATURE his election as SUCH
The friends of Niedringhaus discredi,
the statement. attributed to Homer Mann
in Kansas City. that forty votes in Re
publican caucus are already assured to
Kerens The St. Louis man adherents
that they are gaining ground every day
The influence of practically every man
who Is identified with the Republican
State ticket is being exerted for Niedring-
haus.
The Republican Committee last night
named the following Committee on Pre-
cinct organizations: C. G. Besch. chair
man; Edward Koeln, Samuel F. Meyer
son. Herman Bader and Louis Alt.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-17
MANAGERS SHOW COST
OF LIVESTOCK BUSINESS
Railroad Traffic omcials Te.tify BE-
fore Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in Cattle RniSers' Hearing.

Chicago. Nov. 1s.-To-day's session of
the Interstate Commerce Commissions
hearing Of the case between the Texas
Cattle-Raisers Association and the South
western railroads was largely devoted to
an examination of j. W. Maxwell, assist
ant general superintendent of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad and c. Hale,
traffic manager of the same line. Mr. Max
well was questioned regarding the net
earnings of the livestock shipments as
compared with other kinds of freight
Mr.. Hale testified that SO many elements
enter into the making of rate on live
stock that the existing rates are, in his
Judgment. unreasonably low.
We are not only running a railroad -
said Mr.. Hale, but an insurance COM
pany, as 1t were besides: for We are. in
most cases. held responsible for all ami
mails that are injured or die in transit
The element Of risk should be considered
in making up these rates"
]. D.. Bethard, superintendent of trans
portation of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad Company. testified that it
was necessary for the road to haul empty
cars after unloading 100 miles for cleaning
and disinfecting.
In the examination Of J. NJ Hannaford
second vice president Of the Northern Pa