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The Monte Vista journal., 1906-02-10
Scene from Top Of Berg.

sunk our vessel. The suggestion was
no sooner made than we were all
eager to try 1t. But climbing II was
more difficult than we thought. The
sides were almost smooth, and after
gave 1t up and pulled to another and
smaller one about two miles on. That
one had long sheer to the water
and We had no difficulty whatever In
getting on board. We piled all the
quilts and blankets on the ice and
made tent for the women. which at
first they refused to occupy. stating
that they would take their chances
with the rest of us and would no, have
anything better than the rest.
On Top Of the 0ers.
But a few hours In the cold made
the little tent with its warm blankets
look more welcome and they finally
crawled In. We got all the stores up
from the boat and piled them safely
on the berg. The top Of the beg was
Nat and made beautiful roof garden,
II may use tina, term. Anyway, II
was welcome retreat for us and II
gave MS q chance to stretch our legs
and exercise enough to keep the blood
circulating.
We had n small alcohol stove and
over that the women cooked our first
supper. II tasted fine. 1t was only
fried ham and biscuit washed down
with n small amount OF black coffee.
but never In my life did anything
taste better The ho, coffee was par.
ticularly fine. After getting things
Strengthened up We arranged for
watches. so as to be sure never TO
miss any passing vessel. ! had the
first watch, and to tell you the truth,
| enjoyed II. The top OF the berg
was 100 fee, above the water. and A.
the nigh, was fine and clear u bczuti.
ful view was to be had.
In the meantime breakfast was
served. as was supper the previous
night and We all enjoyed II immense.
~. As We drif,ed farther south the
Ice gradually melted and became
honeycombed until II was unsafe. We
then had to take to the boats once
again and strike out for the track OF
the Atlantic vessels. Two days after
leaving the berg We saw smoke on
the horizon Then We started to null.
We pulled until our arms were al.
most pulled out of the sockets. but
wc got close enough to make our.
selves seen. We were picked up by
the steamer Nottingham and taken to
Liverpool"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-02-10
Especial Correspondence.l

Sea captains have all strange expe'
rieIces. but that of Capt. Harry Turn
er, rort captain Of the Pioneer Tug
company of Seattle, Wash. is unique
in many respects. Wrecked in the
north, the whole ships company drift
ed for three weeks in boats and on an
iceberg, and during that time ro-
nance was developed and later con
summated when the cas,aways We're
rescued. The eXperieLcc OF the cap
tain differs from almos. any otner
story of the deep. in that not one of
the many people on boarG was lost
or even injured.
Il was second mate of the British
bark Sunderland. owned by Cawlip,
Forbes & Co. OF London. She was
chartered by a Montreal firm 10 carry
load of cement to Quebec, Canada.
Twenty days from London we
struck fog bank, and then our
troubles began. We were anxious
TO make n quick passage. hut the fog
meant reduced speed. Day after day
went by. and still no sign of a letup
in the gray mist that enveloped us
like pail. Twelve days went by,
and during that time we never caught
a glimpse CT the sun nor the stars,
and of course could not get IN oh.
servation. In the two weeks that We
were in the fog the captain aged ten
wears. for ,;e was constantly thinking
OF his wife and her friend. He was
on the br,Sge most OF the time. and
seldom left except for an hour or two
Of sleep and bite to eat.
Fog and Ice.
On the morning Of the fifteenth day
in the fog was on the bridge when
smelled ice. ! at once sent a boy to
call the captain. who had just turned
in, and wnen he came on deck he. too,
noticed 1t. That rendered our posi-.
ton more perilous than before, but all
we could do was to keep even bet
ter lookout than ever While we were
on the fo'c'sle head right before us
loomed q white wall that sparkied and
slimmered duly In the dim light. Be
fore we could shout to the man al
the wheel to put her hard down the
crash came. We were then making
about eight knots. and the force of
the collision was such that II stove In
the vessels bow clear up to the heel
Of the foremast. Both the captain and
myself only escaped by springlng back
like a shot.
The vessel was a total wreck and
had only a few minutes TO live. The
scene on her decks was terrible: the
masts had all fallen. and confusion
reisned. Cries from the women
curses and yells from the crew. and
above all the roar OF the surf against
the berg made n chaotic scene never
to be forgotten. The captain was the
only cool one on board The accident
seemed 10 have lifted a weight from
his shoulders. Men can often face
a real danger much easier than they
can an anticipated one.
He took command OF few Of the
men and soon had the long boat
which had been secretly prepared for
any such contingency. launched. and
the women were hustled In like n
fash. ] was given command and told
TO shove on, but the captains wife
would not leave him. and we had TO
walt until the other boats were
launched and every one safe from the
vessel before the captain would come
Ia and allow us TO shove on. We were
no, more than nfty yards from the
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-02-10

The best remedy far dissppointme
I. not To have too many wants,
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-02-10
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
TOTAL LOSS IN MICHIGAN AND
WISCONSIN FOREST FIRES
ABOUT 100000.
NUMBER OF HOMELESS NOT LARGE
SETTLERS BURNED OUT NOW ES-
TIMATED AT LESS THAN
TWO HUNDRED.

Marinette, Wis, May 22.-All dan
ger from forest fires is past. It is
raining and the wind has died out.
The loss everywhere is believed to
have been greatly exaggerated
The A. Stephenson company at
Wells, Mich, was the heaviest loser
and its losses will not be more than
$4,000. Most of the buildings de-
strOyed were Of frame construction
The saw mills destroyed were all
small ones, worth not more than from
$4,000 to $4,000 The total loss in
the burned area will not be more than
100000. The number of settlers
burned out has also been greatly ex-
aggerated. Some papers have placed
1t as high as 1000. Considering the
way in which the northern country is
settled it is certain that not 500 have
been burned out and it is probable
that the actual number who lost their
homes is not more than 200 and it
may not reach that amount.
The most damage is at Quinnesec,
Mich, a large town which was de-
strOyed, but the fire there was not due
to forest fire but to bonfire in the
rear Of livery stable There are no
woods around Quinnesec.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
IN DAKOTA TOWN
MOSTLY INSURANCE MONEY
NEW YORK STATE sENAToRsHIP
WORTH ANYWHERE FROM
$4,000 TO 100000.

Washington May 22-Some addi-
tional inside light was thrown on in
surance methods in New York by
Representative James A. Goulden of
that state before the house committee
on judiciary considering the Ames bill
for the regulation Of insurance in the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Goulden is
general agent of the Pennsylvania
Mutual Life Insurance company in
New York.
Why" he said, sit was we'll CON
coded fact that to be a senator at AL
hany was worth anywhere from $780,
600 to 100000 a year and that the
money came largely from insurance
companies. This is no secret Every
New York. man knows It, l know it;
know it WELL"
Touching on the subject of cam
paign contributions Mr.. Goulden said
that his company had been coerced
into giving $4,000 to a national cam
paign committee in 1896 He did not
say which campaign committee re-
ceiVed the money, but remarked that
the same thing was tried in 1900 and
1904 but without success
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
KILLS WIFE
THEN SELF
Farmer Murders Woman
As She Lies In Bed
With Child.
RloWs Off Top of His Own
Head Immediately
Afterwards. s

New Salem, N. D., May %. "A
terrible tragedy occurred fifteen
miles northeast of here on Thurs
day when Henry A. Bradt, a
prosperous farmer, shot and in
stantly killed his wife and then
blew off the top Of his own head.
There is no known motive for the
double crime.
Bradt had lived IN the county
about four years, having come
here from Minnesota. He had
been married five or six years,
and so far as known his married
life had been happy.
Mrs Bradt, four days prior to
the murder, had given birth to a
child and was being cared for by
a neighboring woman and a
young girl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
WEBS HIS MOTHERS MAID.
Son of Pittsburg Millionaire Will b
Disinherited.

Pittsburg, May 22.-John Aston
MOOrhead, son of John Moorhead,
Jr., and grandson Of John Moor
head, who was one of the group of
great Pittsburg steel magnates in his
lifetime, left the family home week
ago with his mothers French maid
and the pair were married in New
DIRK city.
The marriage has severed all rela-
lions between the young man and his
family. Friends of the Moorheads
have been informed that he will be
disinherited, which will mean the loss
of a great fortune, for the head of the
family is many times millionaire.
Friends of the family have been in
formed that after the marriage in
New York young Moorhead and his
bride went to the home of Horace
Moorhead, the young mans uncle, on
Long Island. 1t is said that they will
stay there for time in the hope that
they may effect a reconciliation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
SOCIAL LEADERS INVOLVED.
Own Pittsburg Houses Used for I'm.
moral Purposes.

Own Pittsburg Houses Used for I'm.
moral Purposes.
Pittsburg, May 22.-The city adj
xlinistration is determined to push to
the extreme the work of cleaning up
Pittsburg's moral SIDE Warrants will
be issued against several persons high
up in society who own half dozen
houses each in the down town district.
all of which are used for immoral pur-
poses.
Some of these, who are women,
have had large incomes from these
properties, as they all rented for $125
to $500 month. The property was
left them by fathers and grandfathers
and has helped them maintain social
positions for years. They are said to
have been fully cognizant of the pur-
pose for which the houses were used,
but overlooked that in view of the
handsome rental they secured
In addition to these individuals the
officials of over a score of real estate
concerns are to be arrested.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
CONVICTION AFFIRMED.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
DECIDES AGAINST SENATOR
BURTON OF KANSAS.
LOSES HIS SEAT in UPPER HOUSE
MUST SERVE TERM OF NINE
MONTHS IN JAIL AND PAY A
FINE OF $4,000.

Washington, May 22.-The supreme
court Of the United States has rem
dered a decision in the case Of United
States Senator j. Ralph Burton of
Kansas. The decision was against
Burton, affirming the decision Of the
federal circuit court for the Eastern
district of Missouri, By which Burton
was sentenced to nine months impris-
onment in the jail Of Iron county, Mo,
required to pay a fine Of $4,000 and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.

Cenferees ON Statehood Bill Hold An
other Meeting.
Washington, May %. = Another
meeting of the statehood conferees
was held during the day without re-
suit so far as reaching a conclusion is
concerned. The conferees, however,
are now considering the main point
of difference between the two houses.
The senate conferees have submitted
basis of compromise, which is under
stood to be on what is generally
known as the Foraker amendment,
namely, to allow the people of New
Mexico and Arizona to express them
selves on the statehood question at a
special election for that purpose
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
ARRAY At
BAUDETTE
Jealous Man Attacks Wom.
an In Dining Room
of Hotel.
John London Of Duluth.
the Man; Mrs. Flett
the Victim.

AS a result Of a stab bing affair
in Baudette last week Mrs. r..
Flett, a Duluth milliner, is lying
critically wounded in a Baudette
hotel, and John London, a Duluth
business man, is lodged in the
Beltrami county Jail charged
with assault in the first degree.
He was taken before Baudette
justice of the peace Immediately
after the ARRAY, but waived ex-
animation and was bound over to
the grand jury. Sheriff Bailey
brought him down Saturday.
The story of the tragedy is fall
Of dramatic interest. There IS
the mans jealous rage: the terror
and flight of the woman; the pur-
suit; and finally in the dining
room of a pu bile hotel, while the
victim was eating supper and
the room was crowded with other
guests, the stabblng.
The knife entered the back of
the woman and only a slight
movement on her part as the
stroke was descending, saved
her from a fatal wound.
Of scarcely less interest than
the details of the happening is
the air of secrecy which has been
thrown about the whole affair.
Until the prese1tdate not a word
about the stabbing has appeared
in print outside of a short &C,
count in the Baudette paper,
although it took place a week ago
last Saturday. Not a dispatch
has gone outof that village over
the wire, and the sheriff has
lodged report rs and courted the
most sphinx-lilze silence, refus-
ing to give out the names of the
parties interested. ... .
And yet there is nothing to
suppress; it is merely that the
little village to the north where
the tragedy quite accidently took
place, does not want the adver-
tislng: The people were not it's
people and it feels that it should
not be blamed for the affair.
London and Mrs. Flett left
Duluth several weeks ago and
we're first heard of in Fort Fran
els, just across the border from
international Falls.
A week ago last Friday an In
ternational Falls policeman was
startled by the sight of a woman
rushing toward him evidently in
the utmost terror.
"Tell me a place where l can
hide, !" she pleaded. "There is a
man after me and he wants to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
Carload of Horses Burned.

Webster, S. D., May PA carload
of fine draft horses, owned by Frelich
& Efnor and consigned to Barrett &
Zimmerman, St. Paul, was destroyed
by fire short time after leaving here.
The car was attached to through
freight and was discovered in flames
when about five miles east. Eleven
horses were burned to death. two so
badly burned that they had to be killed
and two escaped.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
GIVEN THREE YEARS In PRISON
Cleveland Business Man Pleads Guilty
~ ,.. to 5iaamy.

Norwalk, O., May 22.-Harry J.
Reynolds, until recently prominently
connected with a we'll known Cleye.
land iron ore and shipping concern
waived trial during tlre#aaN pleaded
guilty to the charge OF bigamy and
was sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment Reynolds was charged
with marrying Miss Mae Smith of this
city while he had a wife living in
Cleveland. He maintained he married
Miss Smith while temporarily de-
ranged. @-- -.--s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
HAY RATE CASE DECIDED.
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
feated on Appeal.

Washington, May 22.-The supreme
court of the United States has affirmed
by divided court the decision of the
circuit court for the Northern district
Of Ohio in the interstate commerce
case known as the hay rate case. The
case grew out of the change of hay
from the sixth to the fifth class OF
freight by the leading railroads and
the interstate commerce commission
sought to prohibit the change through
a writ of injunction. This the circuit
court refused to grant and the su
preme courts decision sustains that
action -. -.---- - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
Leading Officials Subpoenaed,

Philadelphia, May 22.-Subpoenaes
have been issued by the interstate
commerce commission for several i'm
portant officials Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. They will be asked to tes-
ttfy concerning car distribution and
gifts Of coal companies stock when
the commission resumes it's hearings
Wednesday,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
RESERVOIR BREAKS.
One Hundred Thousand Gallons of
Water Let Loose.

Saltwater, Mimi, May PA spring
water reservoir of the water company
burst anG the roar that followed
sounded like thunder. It held 100000
gallons of water and was overaowing
Many timbers fourteen inches square
We're broken off and many others
splintered and shattered for a block
all around. The tank was circled by
eighteen steel bands six inches wide
and half Of them were broken. The
water flooded gardens and lets in the
immediate vicinity and debris, includ-
ing heavy foundation stones, was scat
tered about
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22

| deprived Of the right to hereafter hold
/ Office under the government.
/ The sentence of Senator Burton was
| in two parts. as he's was convicted on
two counts of the Indictment. One
I was Six months IN jail anu a fine OF
| $4,000 and the other three months in
| jail and $500 fine, aggregating nine
| months in Jail and fine of $4,000.
The opinion was by Justice Harlan
All of the points made in Burton's in
terest were Overruled.
| Senator Burton was prosecuted on
the charge of violating section 1882 of
the Revised Statutes, which prohibits
senators and representatives from re-
| ceiving compensation for services rem
dered before any of the government
departments in any matter in which
the government may be interested. He
| was specifically charged with accept
ing a fee of $500 per month for five
| months from the Rialto Grain and
Securities company of st. Louis for
| services rendered that company in an
effort to prevent the issuance of an
order by the postoffice department pro,
hibiting the use of the mails by the
company.
Burton Won His First Appeal.
This was Senator Burton's second
| appeal to the supreme court. In the
first case the circuit court found him
guilty and imposed the same penalty
| that was imposed in the present case,
but the supreme court reversed the
decision in the first instance because
| it was made to appear that the money
was paid in Washington and not in
st. Louis, where the case was tried.
It was contended on behalf of Sen
ator Burton that the fee was paid on
! account of criminal proceeding
against one of the members of the
| Rialto company and not because Of
services rendered in the government
prosecution of the company. The law
| under which he was prosecuted was
also attacked as unconstitutional on
the ground that the senate was the
sole judge of the qualification of it's
| members, but this doctrine was not
| upheld by Justice Harlan's opinion
1
i The statute was upheld in all respects
and held to be fully applicable to Bur
toms case.
Justices Brewer, White and Peck
ham united in a dissenting opinion de-
livered by Justice Brewer Their
| opinion was based upon the theory
that the United States was not legally
| interested in the case against the
Rialto company, in which Burton was
| employed as counsel.
Immediately after promulgating its
decision the supreme court granted a
! motion to give sixty days to Senator
Burton in which to prepare petition
for a rehearing. The action will have
the effect of taking the case over un-
I'll the next term of court beginning in
! October, as the present term will ex-
pire next Monday.
UNLESS HE RESIGNS AT ONCE.
Senate Will Take Action to Unseat
| Burton.
Washington, May 22-If Senator
Burton does not resign at once, as a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22

The Presbyterian general assembly,
in session at Des Moines, unanimously
adopted q resolution calling on the
Presbyterian churches Of America to-
raise 100000 for the relief Of the
churches which suffered from the San
Francisco disaster.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
Tunnel Under Military Prison.
.Pope's Condition Much Better.

Rome, May 22.-When DR.. Lapponi
visited the pope during the morning
he found that the pontiff had passed a
good night, that the equity pain in his
knee had almost disappeared and that
his general condition had improved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
PROMINENT. GREEKS EXPELLED
Radical Action Taken by Roumanian
Government.

Bucharest, Roumania, May pas
a reprisal for the massacre of a party
of Wallachians by three Greek bands
near Grabena on May Is the govern.
ment has ordered the expulsion OF
twenty-three prominent Greek doctors,
merchants, ETC., who are alleged to
have been connected with the bands
responsible for the disturbances The
Greek community is greatly excited
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22

The house committee on library has
authorized favorable report on a
Dill authorizing the expenditure of
SlOo, 900 for the erection in Washils
ton OF suitable memorial to Chris
TOPPER Columbus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
= AMENDS CURRENCY ACT.
House Passes Bi! Affecting Bank
Circulation. - M

House Passes Sit! Affecting Bank
Circulation.
Washington, May 22.-The house
has passed the bill amending section
6 of the currency act approved March
II, 1900 The bill gives to the secre-
tary of the treasury authority to issue
gold certificates in denominations of
not less than SIS instead of not less
than $40 as now provided by law and
also gives to national banks the au-
thority to place in circulation such
portion Of their circulating notes in
the denomination Of SIS as the secre-
tary may from time to time authorize
by regulation instead of being limited
in their right to issue IS notes to one
third of the circulation as now pro-
vided by law. .s,-- ..-z ~ y. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
Oldest Woman in Iowa Dead.

Leon, Ia, May 22-Mrs. Mary Ann
Perigo, aged 103, and the oldest white.
person in Iowa, died here from blood
poisoning caused by the scratch Of q
cat, which she was petting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-22
WON BY RANK OUTSIDER.

TokaIon at rs to Captures Brooklyn
Handicap.
Gravesend, L. l., May 22.-J. w. Full
ler's Tokalon, a despised outsider at
Is to J. in the betting, captured the
Brooklyn handicap here from the sec
ond choice, Dandelion, with The Picket
third. The time, 2:O5s6, is within one
fifth of second OF the track record.