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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1906-09-17
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this morning from his home al
Blackduck.
EYES, Drs. Larson & Larson
specialists in fitting glasses
Office in Swedback Block.
A. A. Smith, proprietor of the
Craig hotel at Kelliner, spent to
day in the city on business.
G. A. Hitchcock came over
from Crookston last night and
went to Laporte this morning
Father O'Dwyer will conduct
mass and services at the home OF
IT G tier, at Wilton, tomorrow,
at 1920 a. m.
Miss Dora Hazen left this
morning for Eagle Bend, where
she will visit with her sister,
Mrs. Andrew Abbott.
H. S. Chase and family re
turned Sunday to their home at
Grand Forks. They spent the
past month at Grand Forks bay.
Misses Hazel and Helen MIN
nick have returned to Crookstor
after having spent the summer
with the family of J. B. Minnick
SALVATION ARMY: The Sal.
vation Army harvest festival
has been postponed and will BE-
given on a date to be announced
later.
Mrs. G.. M. Golding, who has
been visiting here with her
|mother, Mrs. H. Grant, left
Saturday for her home at
Virginia.
Typewriter ribbons of all
standard makes, either record,
copying or indelible, can be pro
cured in the color you wish at
the Pioneer Office.
G. r. Baldwin of St Paul is the
new night clerk at the Hotel
Brinkman. He was formerly
manager of the Union Depot
Restaurant, at St. Paul.
The Burglar and the Waif is
the title of the next play to be
given at the Opera house. For a
good play be sure to see this.
September %.
w. T. Blakely came down this
morning from Farley and went
to Cass Lake this noon, to look
after some logs which he is
hauling on Cass lake with his
steamer, the "Zelah May"
j. Dunlop returned to Walker
this morning, after having spent
Sunday in the city. He has the
contract for lathing the Cass
county courthouse at Walker
land has partially completed the
job.
| A. famous Wisconsin woman
once said, "All this poor earth
needs IS just the art of being
sind" Won't some one be kline
enough to propose Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea? It helps
tn make people kind and we'll
Tea or tablets 35c. Barker:
Drug Store.
A. j. Abercrom bic, who ha.
acted as scaler for the surveyor
general Of logs and lum ber, has re
signed his position and accepted
a situation with the CrOoksto1
Lum ber company as buyer O
logs. He commenced his new
labors today.
The ladies aid society of tht
Lutheran church will serve ho
dinner and supper in the oil,
Swed back building on Thirt
street and Minnesota avenue
formerly occupied by the J. A
McConkey store) election day
Sept. 18. Lunches served any
time during the day.
Thomas Harris of Crooksto1
spent last Saturday in the city
looking after some busines.
affairs in which he is interested
and incidentally visiting with hi.
son, A. b. Harris, local manage
of the Northwestern Telephon,
Exchange company. Mr.. Harris
senior, is one of the most moder]
housemovers in the entire north
west and he was looking owe
several jobs in the city which b
may conclude to take.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Railroad Commission In Ohio.

COLUMBUS. O., March 29.-The sem
ate this afternoon, by unanimous
vote, passed the house bill creating q
state railroad commission and provid-
ing for the regulation Of freight rates.
The bill was amended in some impor.
tant particulars, but the author will
make no objection and the concurrence
of the house in the amendments is ex-
pected. The most important amend.
ment was the insertion of an anti.pass
provision. This prohibits any state,
or any other public officer from &C.
cepting free sportation, under
penalty of forfeiture of Office and a
fine of from $500 to 1000.
The bill was also amended so as to
exempt sleeping car companies from
its provisions, except insofar as the
rates made by such companies apply
solely to travel within the state. The
time when the law shall go into effect
was also extended from 30 to so days
from its passage. The bill provides
for q commission of three members,
whose salaries shall be paid at the
rate Of IS 900 year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Railroads Fear Coal Famine.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Manufac-
turers on several lines Of railroa Is
running out of New York were notified
by circular yesterday that in the event
OF q coal strike, coal consigned to the
manufacturers would be confiscat
and paid for by the railroads, should
necessity demand 1t. There is q ma
tional law which permits the confisca-
tion of coal by railroads in certain
emergencies.
Railroad men in New York are al
ready counting on possible supply
of coal from the nonunion mines of
West Virginia. In event of q strike
the price will greatly advance, OF
course, but the supply from West Vir.
ginia is looked forward to with a de.
gree of certainty.
Complaints were made yesterday by
the coal dealers that although the op.
orators were taking orders, they were
very backward about filling them.
President Henry Bruenich, of the Re-
tail Coal Dealers sociation, said
that the dealers could get no iuforma.
tiOn from the operators.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Eleven Thousand Immigrants.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Over 1000
emigrants arrived here in the harbor
of New York today on board seven
steamers from European ports. The
number is the record for single day
which has been made thus far during
the annual spring thrush.
Ellis island, where these immigrants
are examined and either rejected or
admitted to the United States, can care
for less than halt OF today's arrivals,
its limit being 5000 daily.
Those who cannot be handled and
landed today will be kept in the harbor
on their steamers until later in the
week. These immigrants include the
following nationalities: English,
Irish, Germans, Swedes, Hungarians,
Italians, Portuguese and Russians.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
To Uncover Land Frauds.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Today
was a busy day for the house, cousid.
cradle progress having been made on
the executive, legislative and judicial
bill. An increase of $4,000 over the
appropriation carried by the bill was
voted for confidential agents of the in.
terror department to aid in the ferret
iug out OF land frauds.
Mr.. Williams Miss. J. who offered
the amendment increasing the amount
for confidential agents of the interior
department from $4,000 to 100000,
said the secretary of the interior had
stated that his agents had 'run down"
man in California who had "gob'
bled" up 5000 acres OF public do
N ain, and it wac for the purpose OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Might Have Saved Hundreds.

Lens, France, March 3l.-The com.
mission which was appointed to inves-
ttgate the coal mining horror here this
morning placed the responsibility for
the great loss of life in the mines upon
the engineers, whose duties it was to
oversee the rescue work. The commits.
sion declared that at least 800 of the
dead might have been saved by prompt
and proper action on the part of the
engineers and the salvage crews. The
publication of this report has caused
the widest kind of excitement among
the families Of the victims of the dis
aster.
The police and troops have been
called to prevent gatherings Of miners
and especially Of women. who threaten
to mob and kill the engineers and the
members of the salvage crews, whom
they accuse OF cowardice In failing to
search the distant and unused pas.
sages and chambers in the mine where
many hundreds must have taken re.
fuge. These men were either suffo-
Gated or died of thirst and hunger, be.
Ing unable to work their way to the
openings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Railroad Rate Classification.

CHICAGO, March 30.--Agitation for
uniform classification Of freight for
the whole United States has been
started again. There are at present
four classifcations in use in different
parts of the country, which differ
widely in the matter of rates which
apply to the same articles, and this
difference is the cause OF a great deal
of trouble and annoy ance to both
shippers and railroads.
1t has been found by Chicago ship.
pers that, owing to the fact that both
the official and western classitica cations
apply in the territory between Chi.
cago and the Mississippi river, and
the classifications being SO wide apart
in certain respects, merchants and
manufacturers east of Chicago have
considerable advantage in sending
their goods to the markets on the Mis-.
sissippi and intermediate territory.
Specific instances OF this sort have
been brought to the attention OF the
railroads by the transportation com.
mittee of the Chicago Commercial as
sociation with request that they be
rectified. Railroad men declare cor.
rection is impossible unless a uniform
classification is adopted.
1t has been discovered that under
the official classification articles can
be grouped together 10 one car and
shipped from point east of Chicago
to the Mississippi river at the car
load rate, but the same articles being
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Repay Interest On Public Funds.

CINCINNATI, March 31.-The am
cunt OF interest on publicifunds recov.
cred from former treasurers today
reached o221, 900, additional amounts
from County Treasurer s. r. X. Hy.
MICA and former Treasurers John r.
Gibson and T. r. French, increasing
the amount voluntarily handed to
County Prosecutor Rulison. These
three are the only occupants of that
Office who have thus far responded to
Rulison's request that the amount
paid by banks as interest on public
deposits be turned over to the county
In order to avoid suits and prosecu.
tion for recovery. The collection OF
this money has followed testimony be.
fore the Drake investigation commit.
tee, named by the state senate to ex.
anime the public Offices of Cincinnati
aud Hamilton county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Apostle DOwle Is Deposed.

CHICAGO, April 1.-At a meeting of
5000 adherents of the Christian Cath
olic church at Zion City, of which
John Alexander Dowie is the founder
and first apostle, Dowie's authority
was repudiated, and Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, who for some time has been
conducting the affairs of the church,
was elected In his stead. Mrs. Dowie
also repudiated her husband, and
their son, Gladstone Dowie, cast his
lot with his mother aud the new lead
er, NOliva.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Uncle Sam Buys Ditch.

SEATTLE, March 29.-The United
States government has accepted the
offer OF the Washington Irrigation
company to sell the Sunnyside rail.
way and waterworks, the largest irri.
cation system in the northwest. locat.
ed in Yakima and Benton counties,
for S250,000. This means that the
government, which has already ap.
proved the Tieton and Yakima irrig 4.
ton projects, will water 125, 900 acres
of arid lands in this state, spending
g., 500, 900 within the next three years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Carnegie On Rate Control.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Andrew
Carnegie has expressed his views on
pending railway rate legislation in u
letter received in this city.
One of the interesting points made
by Mr.. Carnegie is that there should
be no appeal to the courts from the
judgment. of the interstate commerce
commission, except IN cases where the
amount involved would seriously af.
feet the revenues Of the railroads.
Conversely, Mr.. Carnegie would give
the right to the commission to decide
cases where small shippers were con.
cerned promptly and without the an
noy ances OF appeals which might be
sought by the railroads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Will Tunnel SnOWslides.

DURANGO, Colo, March 3O.-The
Denver X Rio Grande railroad OFF,
cials have decided they are unable to
remove huge avalanches which OBJ
s.ruct the track between here and Sill.
yerton aud have set force of men to
work digging tunnels through all the
larger slides. They expect these tun.
pels will last until late in the summer.
During the past month more snow has
fallen in the hills around this piece OF
track than has ever been known in the
history OF the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
To Change immigration Laws.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Sen ator
Dillingham; today submitted the report
OF the committee on immigration on
his bill amending the immigr alton
laws. The changes made in the present
law are numerous. The head tax on
incoming aliens is increased from o.
to Is, and steamships are subject to
fines of 500 for bringing to the United
States any person prevented from en-
teriug by reason of Affections OF mind
or body. The present law provides
for such fines only in the case of ALI
ems afflicted with loathsome ori conta-
gious diseases.
The bill adds to the classes of aliens
now excluded by law all imbeciles,
feeble-minded persons who are men.
tally or physically defective, such de.
feet being of nature which may af.
feet the immigrants ability.to earn a
living, children under II years. un.
less accompanied by parents, and
strengthens the provisions excluding
polygamists, criminals and prosti.
tutes.
The head tax is imposed on aliens
entrance except in certain cases, and
is abolished in the case of foreign
officer coming to the United States
overland. The bill further provides
that steamship companies be required
to furnish lists of all outgoing aliens
before departure from the United
States.
To aid in promoting the distribu.
tion Of admitted aliens among the states
and territories desiring settlers, the
bill establishes a division of informa.
tion in the bureau of immigration.
Information concerning states and
territories will be collected and dis.
tributed among admitted aliens, and
states and territories may maintain
representatives at the various immi.
grant stations for the purpose of in.
ducing aliens to settle there.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Beef Maxnatcs Arc Summoned,

CHICAGO, March 3l.-The govern
ment today. through District Attorney
Morrison. caused the issuance OF
twelve subpoenas for a. many men who
are prominent in the packing indus.
try. The subpoenas cite the men to
appear at the trial of the packing
corporations, which Is set for Septem.
Der 10.
The men for whom they were issued
are j. Ogden Armour, Arthur Meeker,
G. w. Armour, p. A. Valentine. S. A.
McRober,s. l.. A. Carton, Edward F.
Swift, G. F. Swift, D. T.. Hartwell, A.
H. Veeder, Robert McManus and Ar.
thur Evans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Would Lease Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Secretary
Hitchcock today sent to congress a
bill which he desired enacted into law, /,
providing for classification of the
public domain in western states and
it's lease for periods OF five years for
grazing purposes. After the expira-
ton of the first FIVE years, If it is
found desirable to restore the lands
to the public domain for homestead
purposes, the secretary is given au-
thority to do so. All revenues de.
rived from grazing leases are to go
into the irrigation fund, to be used in
the construction of irrigati projects
found to be feasible, but which can
not be constructed owing to insuffici-
ency of irrigation funds.
Among the projects mentioned in
the report to be constructed in the
bill, should it be enacted to law, are:
Dubois project in Idaho, Sun river in
Montana, Day river In Utah, Goshen
Hole in Wyoming, John Day river in
Oregon and Big Ben project in Wash
ington. The passage of this law will
be stubbornly fought by western men,
bers, as it will preclude the home.
steading of any portion of the public
domain of the west in years to come.
The grazing fees are to be fixed by
the secretary of the interior, who is
also authorized to promulgate rules
and regulations for leasing of lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
IRRIGATIONISTS ALARMED.
Members Of Congress Plan Big Raid on
Reclamation Fund.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-An inter-
esting struggle Is now waging
around the fund for irrigation Of
lands in the semiarid districts, which
aggregates something like s2s, 900, 900.
Some ingenious members of congress-
want to use this money for draining
swamps and making available for
cultivation of land that is now several
feet under water.
Senator Hausbrough Of North Da.
kota was fret to spring this proposi.
tton on congress. He argued that If
public money is employed to make
land available by pouring water on It,
why not make other land subject to
cultiv alton by taking water of it? So
he introduced a bill appropri atiug
81, ,O0O, 900 of the reel am alton fund for
draining large areas of inundated
territory in his state.
Immediately the friends of the arid
west, for the benefit of which the recla-
nation fund was started, took alarm.
They saw in the Hansbrough bill q
great menace to their pet hobby and
began to cast around for a means to
kill it.
Some Of the long-heade men OF the
west quickly devised scheme for this
purpose. They made use of Congress.
man Small Of North Carolina In fur.
thering their interests.
''Mr. Small,' said one of these
shrewd westerners, shave you seen
Hans brough's bill to drain the swamps
OF North Dakota? Some one ought to
get in line and Introduce a measure to
clean up Dismal Swamp down in your
state, and while you are about it, be
sure and get plenty OF money for the
enterprise"
The next day Mr.. Small introduced
a bill appropriating S3,OOO,OOO to
drain the Dismal Swamp of North
Carolina and Virginia. 1t is expected
the Florida members will be induced
to file bill to drain the Everglades,
and If this does not kill the Hans.
brough proposition, a bill may follow
providing for the drainage OF the
Great Lakes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Thirty Millions Appropriated.

WASHINGTON, March 30. - The
house today passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, carrying $50, ZOO, 900, after consid.
ering the measure two weeks.
The feature of today's proceedings
was the elimination of the age limit OF
clerks, a provision which created much
discussion and which melted the fight
against the bill. The bill, as passed,
carries nearly 100000 less than the
last appropriation bill for similar
purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
Grand jury win Investigate.

NEW YORK, March 30. - Justice
Bowling today granted the application
made yesterday by District Attorney
Jerome for special grand jury to in.
vestigate the insurance matters.
Justice Bowling said he had consulted
his associates and that they agreed as
TO the advisability OF granting Mr..
Jerome's request. The special grand
Jury will be called about May l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
WOULD AMEND RATE BILL.
President Said to Favor Change to which
Senator Tiilman objects.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Frieuds
OF the house railroad rate bill in con.
ference with President Roosevelt at
the white house today agreed upon an
amendment providing specifically for
reviews OF orders of the interstate
commerce commission. This amend.
ment will be presented on Monday by
Senator Long. pronounced oppo.
nent OF any amendment which would
permit the railroads to obtain a re.
view OF a character amounting to re.
trial of the merits Of the commits ION .
order.
Senators Allison, Cullom, Dolliver
Clapp and Long, Attorney General
Moody and Interstate Commission
Knapp and Prouty were called to the
white house this afternoon. Soon af.
ter they assembled the president sub.
mttted the court review amendment
that was afterward endorsed by all
present.
Senator Tillman, who has charge OF
the rate bill in the sen ate, said tonight
that he is not satisfied with the court
review amendment measure which was
agreed on between President Roose.
Welt and several republican sena ators.
He said he would oppose it on the
floor OF the senate, and he expressed
the opinion that not half q dozen OF
his democratic colleagues would sup.
port the amendment. Senator Till
man declares the amendment does not
meet the situation fully, in as much as
1t makes no provision setting forth
specifically that there shall be no sus-
pension Of the railroad rate fixed by
the interstate commerce commission
pending the judicial determin alton of
any case which may be appealed from
the rate established. This is con-
tention which Senator Tillman and a
number Of democratic senator's have
urged, as they argue that a failure to
provide absolutely against a suspen-
sion OF the rate operates to nullify the
objects for which the legisl alton Is de.
sired.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
ENroMBED MINERS RESCUED.
Remarkable Escape From Death After
Twenty Days of Suffering.

LENS, France, March 3O.-Thirteen
miners entombed in the Courriers mine
ut the time of the horrible disaster
March 10 were taken out alive this
morning by searching party, which
were exploring the workipgs. The
men lived twenty days with no light
and but little air. With one exception
they were we'll, but could not have
lived much longer.
When cut of by the explosion the
men took refuge in the stable where
the mules were kept. They subsisted
for days on the lunches of their dead
comrades, taken down on the day of
the disaster, and then on grain and
water kept for the stock.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
men were supplied with sufficient food
to keep them from starving, they suf.
fered terribly from fear and uncer.
sain.y. They had worked for days in
the hope Of effecting their own escape
from the tomblike prison in the mine,
but their strength gave out, and they
believed they would be held prisoners
for an indefinite time. Then they ar
ranged 10 put themselves on short ra.
tions, fearing that it might be weeks
before delivery came to them.
They maintained perfect discipline
among themselves, and shift after
shift the men worked vainly to release
themselves. They moved thousands
and thousands Of tons of rock and
coal, but it was. found by their res.
cuers that they had been working in
the wrong direction, aud might have
worked on indefinitely before coming
to passageway which led to the sur.
face On several occasions since the
disaster the men stated they had heard
shots fired by rescuing parties, but
they had no explosive with which they
nigh, have answered the signals.
The rescue Of these thirteen men re-
cived hope in many families that
others are alive, AID the relatives of
those whose bodies have not been re-
covered clamorOusly demanded that
efforts be redouble t., bring out any
possible survivors.
There is q report that, iu addition
to the thirteen men who were brought
up out Of the mine today, there were
five others who came almost with them
to the bottom Of the PIT, but we're un.
able to come further on account of ex-
haustiOn.
The total number of men missing
after the catastrophe was l,2l2. The
bodies recovered approximately mum.
bered 500, and there are still unac.
counted for approxima ately TOO.