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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07
Inquiry Into Valencia Disaster.

Washington, Feb. z In response to
q demand for a searching investiga-
tion into the disaster to the steamship
Valencia, which occurred recently off
the coast of Vancouver. it has been
decided by the president that the COM
mission appointed to inquire into the
General Slocum catastrophe shall
make an inquiry into the wreck of the
Valencia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07
NAMES HIS
SELECTIONS
Lawson Ready To Turn Over His Life
Insurance Proxies Toa
Commission.
CLAIMS TO CONTROL TWO COMPANIES

Des Moines,, Feb. 7.-Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston during the day
called on Governor Albert B. Cummins
and invited him to serve with four
other well known reformers on COM
mission to which he will turn over his
New York Life and Mutual Life Of
New York proxies and which he asks
to attend the coming annual meetings
of these two companies for the pur-
pose of electing good, honest, sound
business men as directors.
Governor Cummins replied that he
would consider the proposition and
after a conference with Governor
Johnson of Minnesota, one of the
other members, would make definite
answer The conference between Mr..
Lawson and Governor Cummins was
held in Governor Cummins' private
office at the statehouse. Mr.. Lawson
was accompanied by E. J. Ridgeway, a
magazine publisher.
MIR. Lawson told Mr.. Cummins that
the other members of the commission
would be Governor Johnson of Mime
sofa, Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin, Governor Browhard of Florida
and ex-Attorney General Monett Of
Ohio
viii Control Both Companies.
Mr.. Lawson said he had received a
large number of proxies from policy
holders in the New York Life and Mu-
tual Life of New York, which, with
the others he e2pecls.to get and Mhic..a@
he is confident will come in after the
commission plan goes through, will
give him control of both companies.
The proxies are so Worded that Mr.
Lawson cannot vote them himself. He
must turn them over to commission
of unquestionably responsible men to-
be named by him, which commissions
will attend the annual meetings and
vote the proxies.
Mr.. Lawson also told Governor Cum
Minis that he desired the commission
to take steps to have the New York
statutes amended to make majority
of the, directors for the mutual COM
panies elected annually. At present
less than majority are elected each.
year.
Thirty-six bodies Of the Valencia
victims have been recovered.
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Three Children Perish in Fire.
Helena, Mont, Feb. 7--Three chill
1ren OF ]. B. Cypher, girls aged one,
three and five years, respectively,
were burned to death in their home
six miles south of Big Timber. The
parents left the children alone. When
they returned the house was in ruins
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07
OPERATORS EXPECT STRIKE
COAL BARoNs SAY THEY ARE
PREPARED TO FIGHT MIN
ERs' ORGANIZATION.

New YORK, FEB. l-PreSldent ROOSe-
welt, it is suggested, may be called
upon in few days to use his influence
cite and hituminous coal miners. Opin-
ions OF leaders at the mines and oper-
atorS in this city indicate that without
the interposition of some potent infu-
ence outside Of the conflicting inter
ests a strike of greater proportions
than has ever before been 1knoWGssin
this country is inevitable. w. II.
Truesdale, president Of the Delaware,
said:
Il don't know that we are much
nearer a general strike than we were
six weeks ago. John Mitchell comes
here on Feb. Is. We will find out in
detail what the union demands. For a
long time we have been mining great
deal OF anthracite coal and have been
storing large quantities, but none has
been withheld from our customers.
The ]nildness of the winter has en-
abled us to get out a good deal of coal
and has diminished the demands Of
consumers
Large Stocks in Reserve.
Thomas P. Fowler, president of the
Ontario and Western railroad, said it
was an open secret that the operators
had been getting out an unusual guam
tity of coal and storing it for many
months in anticipation of being called
upon to meet an emergency.
An officer of one of the largest of
the anthracite coal carrying companies
said:
The strike will in all likelihood
take place on April 1. The anthracite
miners have had three years of unex-
ampled prosperity since their strike
was settled. They think that this was
brought about by the methods. they
used in the strike of 1902 The same
methods, they think, are equally good
today Demands will be made which
we cannot grant and the strike will
take place: 1t will not last long, as we
are better prepared to handle it than
we We're when the last strike started .
Another large dealer said that if a
strike was ordered the operators
would force the fighting from the
start. In 1902 they waited for the
nen to return.
EIGHT NEGROES cREMATED. .
Perish in Burning House at Curtis
a5s B. s M
s5= Bay, Md.
Baltimore, Feb Eight persons,
Ean negroes, were burned to death in a
I fire which destroyed a frame house at
Curtis Bay. Only one inmate escaped.
She managed to reach a window and
jumped from the. second story. For a
few minutes after striking the ground
she was unconscious and on recover
ing she made her way to neighboring
houses and gave the alarm.
When neighborss arrived the house
was a pile of blazing and smoking de-
bris and nothing but the charred bones
of the victims We're left; The fire was
caused by a child who arose to stir
the fire in the chimney place and ac-
cidentally scattered Goals on the floor.
From early Tuesday morning until
late in the afternoon q dense cloud of
smoke and clouds hung over Chicago,
: making it one of the darkest days
ever experienced there All of the
stores were lighted as though ii were
night and the street cars ran with
lamps lit.
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RHEUMATISM
BODY RACKED WITH PAIN

No other bodily suffering equal to that produced by Of Rheu-
the blood there hardly part Of the body not
The
the inaame every
racked with Rheumatism broughtou
inactive OF passing
through left acrid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07
WILL MEET ON APRIL %.

Elections to Russian Assembly Take
Place April z.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. THE cleo.
tions to the national assembly will be
teld April Z. The national assembly
will be convened April %.
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SAYS TAFT WAS VERY ANGRY

TOiIHcF OHleT Engineer wv dildCS els
Of Secretary's Actions.
Washington, Feb. John F. Wal
lace, former chief engineer of the 18TH
milan canal, was again before the sen
ate committee on interoceanic canals.
He gave minute account of the con-
ditions he found on the isthmus and
the difficulties he encountered in get
ting material and supplies and. the
delays that occurred in filling reqlisi-
tiOns
While he was cabling to have. the
orders expedited, he said, he received
word from Admiral Walker that cable
grams cost money. It was delicate
hint, he said, that he had better not
use the cables SO much.
Mr.. Wallace said to the committee
that he did years work and that his
successors had no benefit of his anal
ysis or recommendations because, = :,
he said, the secretary of war told me
he did not want it and had no use for
lie except on the isthmus asa direct
ing engineer. He was so angry in his
treatment that he all but cursed me. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07
FINNS PREPARING FOR WAR
WILL OPENLY SUPPORT NEXT
OUTBREAK OF RUSSIAN
REvoLUTIoNIsTs.

st. Petersburg, Feb 1.-THE Novoe
Vrenlya continues it's revelations in
regard to the importations Of arms
into Finland. The paper declares it
has evidence that the radical organiza-
tion in Finland is preparing for open
war in support of the next outbreak
of the Russian revolutionists Not
only are well armed infantry forces
being drilled, but horses are being
trained for cavalry and artillery serv-
ice and shells for field artillery are
being imported.
The statements Of the Novoe Vrem-
va are undoubtedly correct SO far as
the Finnish extremists are concerned.
but the Nationalists and even the So
cial Democratic organizations disclaint
any connection or even sympathy with
violent measures.
The appointment of General Lang
hoff, former commander of the Semio-
novsky regiment, to be state secretary
of Finland, the connecting link be-
tween the emperor and the grand
duchy, is unsatisfactory to the Fin
landers. General Langhoff, though a
native Finn, has been lifetime in the
Russian service and has no admins
trative qualities. The governor of
Bjoerneborg, who was the Finnish
candidate for the state secretaryship,
was rejected, although his candidacy
was supported by Count Witte.
.Es4
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Thirty-six bodies of the Valencia
victims have been recovered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07

From early Tuesday morning until
late in the afternoon q. dense cloud of
smoke and clouds hung over Chicago.
making it one Of the darkest days
ever experienced there. All of the
stores were lighted as though It were
night and the street cars ran with
lamps lit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-07

attack Of Rheumatism and could not
work work With l3. any gatisfaetion: MY les4
could scarcely walk. I tried many rem-
edies but could get no reliet. was fn-
soon cured me sound and well. I am
now ~ years old and have never had
any return Of the trouble,
JOSEPH FROME HAWLEY,
Box 1O4. Aurora, Ill.
Sometime ago had Rheumatism and
had to quit work. The pains in my back
tense could not rest or sleep. j tried
everything but nothing did me any rood
me- medicine saca eared ane me se%ad .oon ana Vel.
purified my blood and made me feel like
CONRAD LoHR,
them with the acids and salts Of this
e cold and dampness of Winter always
md the sufferer to get relief from the
Hniments. oils, lotions, ETC., or uses
These are desirable because they give
no effect on the real trouble which is in
b treatment. S. S. S. is the best REM
.dy for Rheumatism, It goes into the
blood and attacks the disease at its head,
md by neutralizing and driving out the
lcids and building up the thin, sour,
blood it cures the disease permanently. i
While cleansing the blood SIS. S. tones
Up the stomach, digestion and every
'ther part OF the system, soothes the
ion, disso1ves the deposits in the joints,
this distressing disease SIS: S. is. 81.
orm Muscular, Inhammatory, Articu-
isease and any medical advice, without
~ SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. CA.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
FORTY SUCKERS
ON HER STRING
Married Woman, Passing as Miss, Had
Caught Many Men When She
Was Arrested.

Forty men had been paying court to
mysterious Bessie Dale, according to
letters found In the room of Mrs. Rose
Vinton, who, with her husband, Charles
Vinton, was arrested the other day IN
st. Louis. They had been taking her
to places Of amusement, spending mon
ey for her entertainment, each Of them
In the belief that he was going to mar,
~ her, and each thinking himself the
one and only object Of her undying at
fection.
Some Of the letters indicated that the
writer's had advanced money to the
object Of their love in an effort to help
her out Of some mysterious trouble
According to the dates Of the letters,
the deception was carried on for near
" a year. The letters were all ad'
dressed to Miss Bessie Dale, 5O2 North
Fifteenth street.
Some were in reply to matrimonial
advertisements, others were written by
men who inserted matrimonial adVer'
tisements and received replies from
"Bessie Dale" Mrs. Vinton declares
that she is not Bessie Dale.
Recently Chief Of Police Gillespy re-
ceived complaints from several OF the
letter writer's. They stated to the chief
that they doubted the sincerity OF Miss
Dale. They did not believe she was
looking for a husband, but just want
ed some one to spend money on her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
BarnWelI Baptist Association.

Executive committee met at Blackville
last Thursday, the 2nd instant. Date
fixed for next meeting of the Barnwell
Baptist Association to begin Thursday,
October 25th, 1906. Place: Denmark.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Barnwell Baptist Association will hold
their annual meeting on Friday, the Goth,
at such hour as may be assigned them by
committee on program, which will be
announced after session begins. Next
meeting will be the fftieth annual session.
1t was decided to celebrate the event by
requesting brother W. D. Mcmillan to
prepare and read an historical sketch of
the Barnwell Association from it's begin
ing up to the present time, followed by
semi. centennial sermon by Bro. W. NJ.
Jones. All churches also Ladies Mission
ary Societies in this Association are here
by requested to forward at once to j. A.
jenkins, treasurer, Kline, S. c., all re-
ceipts or vouchers for monies paid out by
them during the present associational
year. J. A. JENKINS,
Secretary Executive Committee.
Kline, S. c., August Z, 1906.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
NAIL CHARACTERISTICS.
They Are an Aid In Diagnosis of Dis.
eases and Traits.

eases and Traits.
It is said that the moon at the base
of the nail is simply an indication of
good health and excellent circulation,
while the white spots are always the
accompaniment of an impaired nerv-
Gus system. The common idea that an
external application Of vaseline will
cure the white spots is erroneous, and
those afflicted with the little "story
tellers" would far better turn their at
tention to securing perfect physical
health in the assurance that the spots
will disappear with improved circula-
ton.
It Is not possible to create moons at
the base of the nails. Frequently the
moon is there, but through negligence
it Is covered by skin, which without
attention will grow upward over the
base Of the nail.
It is not generally understood that
the shape and appearance Of the finger
nails are carefully considered and form
an important factor in the diagnosis of
disease. Long nails are said to indicate
physical weakness and tendency to
lung trouble, and this tendency Is ag-
gravated where the nails are corrugat-
ed and yet more aggravated If they
curve from the top back to the finger
and across. Where the nails are long
and blush they indicate bad circula-
ton. This same type Of nail, but
shorter, denotes tendency to throat af'
lection, bronchitis and the like.
Short, small nails indicate seart dis
ease. Where they are short, fat and
sunken you may look for nervous dis
orders. The short nailed woman will
criticise her friends and her foes, but
she will criticise herself with the same
severity. She is apt to be sarcastic
and sometimes so quick at repartee
that she appears almost brutal. The
best dramatic and literary critics pos
sess this type Of nail.
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that he did not intend to do so be-
cause be was not guilty Of the charges
that had been made against him. l
learned that for two hours previous to
my arrival Mr.. Purcell and members
of the family had been trying to induce
the young man to consent to the cere-
nony, but he steadfastly refused to
do so.
81 then took Mr.. Purcell aside and
argued with him that it was foolish to
insist on the marriage because 1t could
result only in the desertion Of the girl
at the first opportunity Ealand had.
He said he cared nothing about that so
long as his daughter was married
Repeatedly he said to Ealand, You
will have to marry my daughter but
each time Ealand refused to consent.
Finally, losing patience, I said that l
would leave. I merely went to the
veranda and waited developments.
"Once more I was called into the
room, and this time I explained to
Ealand Just what marriage meant and
told him that if he didn't actually con-
sent 1 would not marry him. He asked
for my advice, and I told him l had
no advice to give, but that he would
have to settle the matter with his own
conscience.
I'm the end, still protesting that he
was innocent, he declared that he was
willing to marry the girl, and I mar
ried them"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
Young Bridegroom Makes As
founding Charge Against
His Father=in=law.
lad TO MARRY GIRL OR DIE
Her Father Held Revolver Ready to Fire
While Priest Waited on the Veranda
For Unwilling Youth to Make
Up His Mind.

Frederick A. Ealand Of New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island, n. Y, who is suing
for annulment Of his recent marriage
to Miss Grace Purcell, daughter Of one
Of Staten Islands richest residents,
makes the astounding charge that the
gir's father forced him to marry her
by threatening to kill him If be refused.
Father James P. Byrnes performed
the ceremony. According to the re-
markable declarations Of young Ealand
through his lawyer, he was practically
kidnapped and taken to the Purcell
home, to which the priest was called.
Prior to the arrival of the clergyman,
and even while he was there, Ealand
saws. a revolver was exhibited in q
most threatening manner until, to save
his life, he agreed to the marriage. 1t
Is not stated that Father Byrnes saw
the revolver.
1T is a most unfortunate affair."
said the clergyman to a reporter. i
would much prefer to say nothing
about it, but since the matter has be-
come public I may as well tell all l
know about It. In the first place, l
was induced to 60 to the Purcell home
under false pretenses.
"Dr. James L. Devlin, a mutual
friend Of Mr.. Purcell and myself, call
ed me on the telephone the night of the
marriage and said his automobile had
broken down. He asked me to run
over in my machine and get him, and
agreed to do SO.
when got to the house was told
that Mr.. Purcell had determined to
make Ealand marry Grace and that 1
was expected to perform the ceremony.
I had a talk with Mr.. Purcell, and he
explained to me circumstances OF
which I had no personal knowledge.
II then asked Ealand why he did
not marry Miss Purcell, and he said
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
LIVING FOR THE FLAG.
A Beautiful Example of Devotion
From Oar War Records.

A Beautiful Example OF DeVOtIOn
From Oar War Records.
One of the most touching rs we'll as
the most beautiful examples OF devo-
ton to the flag is to be found in the
records Of our civil war. The Six.
teenth regiment of Connecticut volun-
teers after three days of the hardest
and bloodiest of fighting became con-
vinced that defeat and capture by the
enemy was imminent. The ranks were
depleted, and to hold out longer would
only involve needlessly further sacrl-
fee of life. But even in their hour Of
peril the jealous patriots thought more
of the fate of their battle SCARED flag
than of their own. Just before the
final assault on the breastworks the
gallant colonel shouted to his men,
"Whatever you do, boys, don't give up
our flag; save that at any price" In
an instant the flag was torn from its
staff and cut and torn into hundreds
of small fragments each piece being
hidden about the person of some one OF
its brave defenders.
The survivors Of the regiment, about
500 in number, were sent to prison
camp, where most of them remained
until the end of the war, each cherish
ing his mite of the regimental colors.
Through long months Of Imprisonment
many died, and in all such cases the
scraps Of bunting guarded by the poor
unfortunates were intrusted to the
care of some surviving comrade.
At the end Of the war when the pris-
oners returned to their homes a meet
ing Of the survivors was held, and all
the priceless fragments of the flag
were sewed together. But very few
pieces had been lost, so that the re-
stored emblem was made nearly COM
plete.
That flag, patched and tattered as it
is, forms one of the proudest possess
sions of Connecticut today and is pre-
served in the state capitol at Hartford,
bearing mute testimony to the devo'
ton of the brave men who were not
alone ready and willing to die for it
on the field of battle, but to live for 1t
through long years Of imprisonment In
order that they might bring it back
whole to the state that gave it into
their hands to honor and defend.-St
Nicholas
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
Gold.

The first mention which we have Of
gold is in the eleventh verse of the
second chapter Of Genesis, or, in other
words, 4,O04 years before Christ. Gold
was used as money by the ancient
Egyptians at very early date. Herod-
otus tells that the invention Of the
coinage of gold belongs to Lydia, about
75O B. c. Authorities conflict about
the first coinage Of gold. Some say it
was Miletus and some the Persians,
but there are no records to show just
when.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
Big Goldfish Ate Spectacles.

A Goldfish with appetite enough to
swallow a clam that concealed a fish
hook. while at the same time 1t was
trying to digest a pair Of brass rim
med spectacles with both lenses at
fixed, was a curiosity that was hauled
from the water on the Georgia banks
By Olaf Nelson Of the Leila E. Nor
wood. The fish Is a large one, but
even at that the ,spectactes are large
enough to I'll It's stomach 80 full that
there did not seem to be room for the
clam It was grabbing for when cap
tured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
Moose Loose In Bangor Streets.

Charles 81. Potter was coming doWn
Columbia street in Bangor, Me-, early
one morning and had reached point IN
front Of Kelly's plumbing shop when be
saw a strange animal trotting along
toward him from the direction Of Ham
mond street. In the dim light 1t looked
at q little distance like mule, but as
it came nearer Mr.. Potter recognized
it as a half grown cow moose. he
stamped upon the sidewalk, and the
animal, taking alarm, ran into the yard
on the west side Of the Baptist church
Finding. however, that there was NO
escape in that direction the moose
came out again and ran through Co
lumbia street at great speed and dis
appeared up Hammond street.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
DROPPED DOG
IN TICKET BOX
Nervous Subway Passenger Nearly Re.
duces Dewey to Sausage
Meat.

The employee Of the 1nterborougE
Rapid Transit company whose task
was to slide two heavy metal rubbish
cans from the work train to the plat
form Of the Times square (New York
city, uptown subway station was nerv-
Gus. He let the cans drag along for
half the length Of the station and gave
them a yank which made both topple
over the edge. They made a racket as
they clattered in the wake Of the cars:
A woman with a tiny fox terrier In
her arms under a shawl was just about
to drop her ticket into the choppers
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
The Justs.

Banaram of Persia bore the enviable
title of the Just. The righteousness Of
his decisions was seldom called in
question. This title. has been confer
red on several monarchs, among them
being Casimir II. Of Poland, Ferdi-
nand I. and James II. Of Aragon, Ha-
roun-al-Raschid of arabian Nights"
fame, Khosron of Persia, Louis XIII.
of France and Pedro I. Of Portugal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
RIue Jay Kills q Baby.

Charles Haines, the baby son Of 81. j..
Haines of Urbana, Ia, was pecked
about the head and face so viciously
by a blue jay which attacked him while
he was playing that his death resulted.
The child fought desperately to drive
the bird away and was almost exhaust
ed when his mother reached his size.
The bird then attacked her, but was
driven of. Blood poisoning resulted
from the wounds on the child's head.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
A Colored View.

Nanny" said Pickaninny Jim as
he watched the meteors falling, "does
you see all dat brightness comm
down."
"Yaas, indeed"
81 know what makes it. De cullud
angels has been put to work sweepin'
up de golden city."-Washington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-09
His Way.

Mr.. Hennypeck peevishly)-When
you tell me to do thing, like fool
I 30 and do it. Mrs Hennypeck (acrid-
ly)-No, you 60 and do it like fool
Puck.