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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20
EARLY REPORT OF DIsAsTEF
Two Distinct and Terrific Shocks at
Valparaiso. ~

Two Distinct and Terrific SHOCKS at
Valparaiso. @
Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, via Gal.
weston, Tex, Aug. 20.-Without the
slightest tremor Of warning an earth
quake visited this city at o'clock
last night, bringing instant death to
hundreds of persons and leaving many
hundreds more imprisoned in the
ruins, many of whom were burned to
death before aid could reach them. il.
Fire started Immediately after the
first shock and every branch of the
city's service was paralyzed. Panic
and CONSERVATION indescribable fol-
lowed and those who escaped death
and injury became frenzied with fear
and could render little assistance to
the victims.
The business section of the city is
almost entirely destroyed and fires
are still raging. We are suffering
here a repetition of the horrors of
San Francisco. =:
AS night comes on the city is every
where aglow with unobstructed fires
and clouds of choking smoke and
vapor settle into the streets and
houses where throngs of homeless
ones are wandering about crazed by
the awful calamity. r. - +
1t is almost impossible to ascertain
how wide an area of country the vista
ton has laid waste. Nothing has been
heard from Santiago, the capital city
of Chile, and it is feared that the fate
of that city is as bad or worse than
that of Valparaiso.
Railroads Put Out of Action.
No trains have arrived in the city or
left it since the first shock came, as
all of the railroad tunnels are filled
and miles of track on the surface are
twisted and rendered useless. It Is
only known from general accounts
that death and destruction are on all
sides. -.-....z.-
There were two distinct and terrific
Shocks, the second one following al
most instantly after the first and COM
plotting the work of destruction. The
day had been unusually calm and
pleasant. At o'clock the whole city
seemed suddenly to swing backward
and forward and then came a sudden
jolt of such mighty force that rows of
buildings toppled to the earth as if
made of brittle plaster. Whole rows
of buildings went down in few Sec
onds. Before the stunned people were
given time to realize the magnitude
of the calamity again the city was
shaken with violence greater than
before. The earth in places lifted
and pitched the buildings forward. In
other places there was a terrible
tremor that shook every structure to
the ground This shock continued
longer than the first. -.
When it had subsidized fires were
blazing up and thousands of terrified
persons were praying and panic swept
the city. At present it is impossible
to state the number of dead in the
entire. city, but it is believed there are
several hundred, many of whom are
still in the ruins. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20

Fear Long Squabb'e Over Assets o
Chicago Bank.

Chicago, Aug. 2O.-TheodOre Stems
land, vice president of the Milwaukee
Avenue State bank, charged with vio-
lating the banking laws, failed to ap-
pear before Justice Severson in the
West Chicago avenue police court
The case was continued to Aug. %.
The $4,000 depositors in the bank,
reused by the entry of dozen or
more lawyers into the legal fight over
the assets of the wrecked bank, have
organized and will hold a mass meet
ing. T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20
PROBABLY.

Probably woman would be bride
to her husband longer If she should
continue making company Of him. Most
women begin to save their jam for
visitors when they have been married
three months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20
HALF THE CITY IN RUINS.

Private Dispatch Tells Of Disaster at
Valparaiso.
b rlin, Aug. 90. According to a
telegram received by a bank here from
Valparaiso half the city, from Amen
dral to Gale Bellavista, containing
private and business houses and ware.
houses, has been destroyed.
New York, Aug. 2O.--Wessel Duval
4 CO., which does a large business in
South America, especially in Chile,
has just received the following dis
patch from Valparaiso:
Town nearly destroyed. Partic-.
alars later when shakes cease sss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20
CREW NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Steamer Sinks Tug in Green Bay in
Broad Daylight.


Broad Daylight.
Green Bay, Wis, Aug. 20-In broad
daylight the tug George W.. Bennett
was run down by the steamer Sauga-
tuck of the Green Bay Transportation
company in Green bay, eighteen miles
from here. She went to the bottom
in seven minutes and the crew had
narrow escapes with their lives be-
fore reaching the barge Baldwin,
which the tug was towings
The Bennett was valued at $4,000
and was owned by the Nau Tug line OF
this city and was the most powerful
tug In the vicinity.
Officers Of the transportation com.
pany refuse to make statement con-
corning the accident. Captain La Rue
was in command Of the Saugatuck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20

HQSssS1.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20

+ M. EsTHURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
NJ Thurston who seeks the republican nomination for sheriff
has been resdento the county past eight years and Is
well and avorab known He ranks among the party work
er and having wide acquaintance is in good position to ask
your support at the primaries September 49, 1906,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
The Climates the thing i'm
San Antonio

The invigorating air, dry and warm;
the altitude; the perfect natural drain
age, all combine to make Temporal
ture as nearly perfect as can be. It
is possible to spend most of each day
from November to March outdoors.
The parks and plazas, the margins of
the creeks and rivers. the groves OF
palm and magnolia, lose nothing of
their lustrous green during the winter
months.
San Antonio is, of all America,
the oldest blending of modern utility
and beauty, with the romance and
heroism Of the medieval.
Come to San Antonio! The except
ionally low rates during the Fall and
Winter months-the excellent train
service and accommodations via the
M. K. & T. Ry. makes it journey of
but small cost aud not of tiresome
length. want you to read "The
Story of San Antonio" I'll send It
on request. Once read, I'm sure you'll
be more than half convinced that
you should be the guest of San
Antonio this winter.
| h1dnaoo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
WORLDS CONVENTION.

Truly it was cosmopolitan
company gathered in Boston
Oct. 1928. Editors of w. g. r.
U papers from Scotland. Aus
tralia, India and New Zealand
united with the National Editor.
ial Association of the W. @. T.
u. in daily conferences. A
party of English delegates were
accorded a special audience by
President Roosevelt at the
White House. Our own Miss
Agnes Slask who has the party
in charge writes enthusiastically
Of their journeys and of the
courtesy of the American COM
rades they have been privileged
to meet. An advance copy OF
the Worlds Convention program
gave US a glimpse of the good
things in store for those who
were fortunate enough to be at
that notable gathering, If rich
blessings shall result in each
nation represented, and in the
cities. home, churches, and TO
individuals, we must pray daily
for a wave g. ~nri'ull power
which shat - -Ad the world
around,
It is sta ed .',v in the United
States over $4,000, 900 of people
are now living in cities, towns
and districts where there is ne
legal sale Of alcoholic liquors
Throughout Canada an increase
ing warfare against the drinl
traffic is continually in progress
and Prince Edwards Island il
now under complete Prohibi
ton. The growth OF temper
ance sentiment everywhere
remarkable and the victorie
most pronounced.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

at corner of the left eye and
when the blood was washed
from his mouth he looked bet.
ter. No bones we're broken.
After the examination he be-
came conscious, told his name
and then became maudlin, laugh
ing, crying and telling: II just
fell off. II know all about it,. I
jus; fell off, What time is it?
l got to go home" Train time,
I'm going.'
There is no gain saying, this
unclothed truth. The men COM
ing to this city loaded do not
come from east of the city, but
from the west, from Shelby.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
An unruIY Obligation.

An army officer who brought
Filipino boy to this cOun-
try. and who, at that time, fur
nished d certificate to the effect
that the youth would not be-
come a charge upon the com.
munity, has appealed to the
war department for relief from
such obligation. He reports
that the boy has gone beyond
his control and refuses to re-
turn, and that he cannot right
fully De held responsible for
the actions of the boy. 1t is
impossible for the war depart
ment to do anything toward
compelling the boy to return to
his Oenefactor. An army officer
has no greater authority over
Filipino boys brought back
with him from the islands than
has any other citizen. If the
officer in this case was formS lily
made guardian of the boy by
his parents he may have a rem.
edy 10 be enforced in the civil
courts, but the circumstances
as described in his appeal are
deemed too indefinite to war.
rant advice or action. From
the Army and Navy Register.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
Plague of PROPOSES,

Porpoises have lately appear
ed in the north Adriatic in such
quantities as.to render the fish E
ermen quite desperate. Both
the naval authorities and the
various fishing guilds have Of
fered rewards for the extermi-
nation of the shoals at so much
per head, Particularly heavy
loss has been occasioned at
Grade, where the porpoises
swarmed up the inlets and ca
nails aud broke up IL the nets
and other gear.
At Monfalcone one of thu
creatures created a sensation
by rolling into ladies' swim
ming bath at a time when i
was crowded. An indescibabl
panic ensued, under the belle
that the harmless fish was
shark.-From the Aurtria
Fishing Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
Misses the Bells.

There is one thing about
New York that 1 never get used
to-" remarked a Pittsburger,
and that is the lack of church
bells on Sunday morning. All
my life, until 1 came to this
town, I have been accustomed
to the peaceful melody of the
church bells as regularly as
Sunday came around, 1 am not
of a religious turn of mind, but
there has always been soothing
to me in the sound of a richly
toned church bell. It's needed
here in New York, though !
suppose you wouldn't be able to
hear your own ears if all the
bells in this big town got tC
ringing at once. New York
correspondent Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
COWHERD, RUBEY,
Spoke at Opera House Under Trying
Circumstances Thursday Night.

Hon. W. S. Cowherd ex con-
gresham, ex.mayor of Kansas
City and Senator T. L. Rubey
was with the small portion of
unterrified Democrats of Mon
roe last Thursday evening.
Robt. S. McClintic was mas
ter of ceremonies and introduc-
ed the gentlemen to house not
more than half filed. A few
Republicans was present and
some ten ladies.
The street fair was in full
blast and it caused things to be
like the men at the Inside Inn
they wanted to be on the Out
side of the Inn.
Senator Rubey spoke first and
in short clear cut address
showed up the charges made by
Atty. Gen. Hadley and showed
beyond a douot that many OF
Mr.. Hadley's statements were
worse than pure fabricdtions,
for they were misleading and
for political effect.
Hon. Cowherd's talk was also
short and his time was devoted
principally to the tariff.
He spoke Of Roosevelt as the
Free Trader and showed that
there was no change of heart,
but a change of mind for pnlit-
zeal purposes. He exposed Mr..
Roosevelt's Canal deal, equivo-
cation and lay down to the
Stand Patters and worse than
all, of Mr.. Roosevelt had brand.
ed Judge Parkers statement
of the election being bought, as
a lie, he. Roosevelt had once
again knuckled to the element
that had became hooters of In
surance Companies etc, to furn.
ish fat for the Republican
party.
While on the subject of tariff
he was about to pass it up, but,
the people would not have it,
for they cried, go on, go on, so
he completed what he thought
he did not have time to do
The Amusement Co, is to be
commended for it's thoughtful.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
Awful Example

Thursday afternoon this city
had another awful example of
the practical working of local
option in Shelbina.
Thos. Goodman came down to
this city loaded for fun and to
take IN the street fair. He is a
kind hearted fellow, fond of
children, so bought tickets for
a lot of little girls to ride on
the merry. go-around and made
the mistake of getting on him
self.
When the muchine was at full,
speed he tumbled ker chunk of
of the horse and was being roll
ed over and over like a ball BY
the track wheels, when Mrs
Stephen Owen first screamed
somebody pull him out" blu
instead OF waiting for some onG
she stoopen aGd grabbed him b.
the seat of his trousers all
yanked him out.
He was unconscious for som
time from the scalp wound i
the back of his head, slight Gu
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
Thrifty Portuguese Farmers,

From the Chicago Tribune.
Saviors of Portugal are Por-
tugal's new farmers. In the
south Of the little kingdom a
serious tempt Is being made
to reclaim about 10000, 600
acres, or A per cent Of the total
area Of Portugal.
Som energetic people, in
combination with the municipal
authorities, have set to work in
the district of Serpa upon 1907.
900 ores, dividing it into allot-.
ments OF fifteen acres each,
aud letting 1t at a nominal rent,
calculated according to the es
timated value of the land. The
highest quit rent is $500, and
the lowest 40 cents per alEot-
ment, free of local taxes, and
rates for ten years. A hetero-
geneous mixture of settlers al
ready has taken possession of
their tenements. Carpenters,
masons, doctors, chemists, 'bar-
bers seamstresses, tailOrs and
beggars figure in the motley
crowd. The success of the
scheme, as far as it has gone
has stirred the ambition OF thu
residents in a large part of The
north of Portugal, where a pro
iect on similar lines is being Sc
on foot to bring back into cult
walton something like half
million of acres.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

After spending three months
with the homefolks near War
rem, Mrs. James Bush returned
to her home. lakewood, Friday.
She took little Miss Merle home
for the first time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
OUR PRINCIPLES

Total abstinence, Prohibition
of the liquor traffic, One stand
ard Of morals for men and won
en-. The education Of public
sentiment for right.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

Miss Carrie Redd, of Palmy-
ra came up Thursday morning
to visit her uncle. James Redd
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

Through the courtesy of the
DEMOCRAT this space is reserv
ed for the w. G. r.. U. 1t is
edited by E Ia L Snearman,
District Press Superintendent
of the W. G. II. u, who is re-
sponsible for ali statements
which appear IN this column.
Our Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25
ComeL>>be the guest of
San Antonio

this fall. Leave the chilly north be-
b ind you, and find health and pleas
ure under the stainless splendor of
turquoise sky.
To all newcomers, San Antonio
offers thousand delightful surprises.
For the sight-seer, the old Mission
Churches are still here, the Cathedral
OF San Fernando, and gray and
ghOstly in the dazzling sunlight, the
historic AlmO. For the invalid a
perfect combination of sunny weather
Bnre, dry air, beautiful scenery and
modern occommOd ations.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Davis,
of north of Warren were shop
ping in the city Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

Mrs. Bert Bull and babe went
to Keokuk. Iowa, Thursday tor
a weeks visit with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

John Lemon. of Palmyra,
was with Monroe friends, Fri.
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-25

ness, it's generosity, in stopping
it's merry. go-round, which" was
almost against the walls Of the
opera house, until the two gen.
tlemen had finished speaking.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
Football Scores.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MET
Will Make Active Campaign for Nom
 nees in Etowah County.

Gadsden. Oct. 6.-(Special )-The Democratic Executive Committee of Etowah County met today at noon ant made the first provisions for an active campaign to be conducted from now until the election in the interest of Democratic nominees.
 The meeting was called to order b. Chairman w. T. Murphree. who out lined the object of the meeting. IL was decided to appoint an active cam paign committee. to consist of tight n embers and tn echai, man of the Ex- ecutive Committees from GAdsden. Ala hama City and Attalla-these to be subject to call of the chairman and to have the management "f the cam paign. It was also agreed that the chairman should have the power tn name one committeeman from each beat in the county. who would take un the work of the committee in that beat.
 The campaign committee named is as follows: Gadsden. W. T. Murphree chairman; c. P Smith, A. R. Brindley G. c. Allen and J. E. Blackwood At.
 talla. s. W. Johnson, A. and D. A
 Hughes; Alabama City. J. R. Cameron By special request the name of Dr | J. w. Lawrence of Turkeytown wa. added to this committee. All the can
 didates for county offices were request.
 ed to meet the campaign committe: next Monday at noon. at which time q
 more definite plan of the fight will b. agreed upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
DixOn's Flight.

Rihmcnd Time mesDispatch.
 In this connection. we do not mlnd saying that just now we are disposed 10 feel sorry for MT. Dixon. We con fess to strong natural prejudice against the yellow preacher in the pull pit and to a stronger feeling yet against the preacher who abandons the pulpit for the show business for the manifest purpose of making money. Our regard for the sanctity and holi- ness of the minitserial office and dis like of anything like proclamation Of 1t are old fashioned but abiding. The play of which he was the author Of : tended our nations of propriety and seemed to us against public policy. Therefore we had some pleasure in ex- pressing adverse opinions of man and work. Last year MrI Dixon seemed to be in the flush and full lide of suc- cess. His play had made a sensation in some parts of the country and brought him the prominence he loves and royalties were pouring into his pocket m streams winch both srotified his greed anu tickled his vanity. Now his old play has heen put under pan and hls new one evidently has fallen dismally flat and is doomed to failure and loss. The dramatic trade is crowd ed with vicissitudes and 1t may be that next year MT Dixon will be on top again, but we cannot avoid cer- tain sympathy for him just now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
POLICE CALLED TO WEST END.
Negro Discovered in the Residence
 Str~.-<A

Negro Discovered in the Residence of
 Mrs. R. V. Strength.
 detachment of Montgomery police was sent hurriedly to West End shortly after 10 o'clock last night by the re
 port that a negro had been discovered
 in bedroom of the home of Mrs R. " Strength. at No. Clay street. oc- cupied by Mrs Strengths thirteen year old step daughter. Ivey Lee Strength.
 A thorough investigation of the cir cumstances and of the vicinity of Mrs. Strengths home was made by the po-
 lice. under the personal supervision of
 Police Chief W. H. Taylor and Captain
 Miles Smith but no clue to the identity or the negro who Is believed to have ben been on robbery. could be found.
 The girl. who was awakened from
 sleep to find the negro bending over
 her, was terrified by the sight. and de- clared that she would not be able to
 identify the negro if she were to see him. The police have done everything possible. but any further work on the escaped into the night.
 Mrs. Strength lives in the house with four step-children left with her at the
 time of her husbands departure from home year ago. and three smaller children of her own. Ivey Lee. the youngest of her step-children. was | sleeping in bed not far from a win | dow. which had been closed earlier in
 the evening, with her five year old step sister, Fannie. Three Strength | boys of the family were sleeping in an- other bed in the same room. but were not awakened by the intruder ana knew nothing of his presence until l they were aroused by their sisters | screams. Another sister, Miss Lena Strength. twenty years old, was Sleep- | ing alone in nearby room. The children of the family had gone | to bed, with the exception of one | daughter. aged fifteen. who had gone l to the revival services at the West End l Methodist church with her mother
 A few minutes before Mrs Strength
 returned from church. the presence of | the ir .ruder was discovered and the l girl screamed. The child says the negro
 plunged through the open window The
 blinds closed behind him. and he was not seen again. Traces were found later by the police where he had climb | ed from the ground to the window sill
 which is some three or four feet above | the surface.
 | Mrs Strength reached home from | church at 10 o'clock and at once tele- phoned to the police. All of the avail | able men were sent to the scene, and
 remained there until after midnight Some of them remained on duty all l night, but not a single suspicious GIT | cumstance was discovered.
 Chief Taylor and Captain smith | after thor. Ugh investigation expressed | the opinion that the offense attempted was budglarly, of which there have been several recently. all apparently ] committed by a negro. in that neigh
 borhood recently.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
NO COUNTY TICKET.
Morgan County Republican Committee
 Decides Not to Enter Race.

Decatur. Ost. 6.-(Special 1.-The Morgan County Republican Executive Committee met in New Decatur at II clock today. and after a discussion, decided not to nominate a county ticket The meeting was very tame affair and but little enthusiasm was shown by the few members who were present d, the meeting. There were elevn of tn eighten mmhers present either in ptr- son or by proxy.
 The only business transacted was tEs election of a chairman and a secrc- tary. Ex-Postmaster E. F. Jennings was elected chairman and S. L. Sher- Till, postmaster of Hartselle was elect ed secretary of the committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
,.s,RsENrs ON RAMPAGE.
American Marines Had to Stop Gener'
 CaballerO's Raid.

,nsurgents today rode into the Carioao suburb of the city of Puerto Principe "aV- inc machetes and threatening people. .,
 Twenty American marines from the ue- tachment on duty at Puerto Principe wen. to Caridad to disperse the insurgents anu .as th,r,v-nine of them. General caha,,.ro the insurgent leader. with loo men thereupon proceeded to the headauar, ters of the commander of the marines ano no demaned the release of the captured 'n sprsents Instead of releasing them. ,he s American disarmed Caballero ana all ol ms followers who could be causht e.,
 srra.r,s under his command would disarm