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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20
Minnesota 4 International
In Connection with the
Northern Pacific.

Provides the best train passenger
service between Northome, Funkley
Blackjack, Bemidji, Walker
and intermediate points and Mime
apolis, ST. Paul, Fargo and Duluth
and all points east, west and south.
Through coaches between Northome
and the Twin Cities. No change
of cars. Ample time at Brainerd
for dinner.
TINE CARD
Effective June 4th., 1905.
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When they saw Cuba looming up
as the parent country, they be-
came frightened and asked Sec
rotary Root for an opinion. Quite
a little controversy followed with
the result that it is now admit
ted that the United States has no
more sovereignty over that island
than it has over Cuba.
There is no place in Cuba
where American capital and
population is relatively so strong
as in the Isle of Pines. The set
tiers are aggressive and progress
sive. They have money and un-
derstand what a representative
government means, yet they are
fearful that their interests will
not be protected by the Cubans.
The senate committee will now
attempt to correct these con-
ditions but it is up against a
curious problem. No one wants
to force the Americans there to
renounce their allegiance to this
country yet it is difficult to see
how Cuba can give any special
right of self government to aliens.
The committee will attempt to
frame an amendment such that
Cuba will pledge itself to devise
some sort of local government
for the Isle of Pines which will
protect the Americans, there in
the matter of taxation and
general local government.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20
SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAR
Is Panama a Hoodoo?

EVER since DeLesseps at
tempted to dig ditch across the
isthmus and spent millions of
money besides making a general
cemetery Of his work ground no
one seems to be able to accomp-
lish anything there without get
ting the worst of it. President
Roosevelt is acknowledged to
be brave to the extreme and
willing to tackle any probe N for
the public welfare, but he has
been obliged to make change
in the directing personel, enlist
ing men of the highest character
and brightest record and still
the atmosphere of scandal and
mismanagement clings to the
undertaking. In spite Of all these
men can do, discouraging re
ports come from every quarter.
Many are the tales which say,
sswe have undone those things
which we ought to have done and
done those things which we
ought not to have done and there
-.
Just now the Senate is holding
an investigation and trying to
find out about the sanitary and
labor conditions. They will
probab bly, require all of the SEES
sion to form a report and, as
usual, suggest no feasible i'm
provements. People cannot sit
around in Washington and decide
how to manage condition Of
of which they can know al
most nothing without personal
experience. II Congress would
keep it's hands off and not ham
per every little movement or ex-
penditure by a request for a de-
tailed report, things would pro
gress faster and in better shape.
AS it stands, now, the men in
charge can scarcely here a cheap
laborer without getting consent
Of Congress.
Is it any wonder that tits diff
cult to get experienced men to
take charge Of this work and
cannot the Hoodoo be properly
laid at the door of Congress?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20
Japan's Diplomatic Rise.

JAPAN is now to have an
American am bassador and Gov.
ernor Wright of the Philippines
was appointed yesterday. This
places Japan on a diplomatic par
with England, France, Germany
and Russia so far as the United
States government is concerned.
1t may be possible that il Japan
goes ahead and thrashes a few
more countries, she will reach
the highest pinnacle of diploma
tic relations with all the nations.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20
Isle of Pines Treaty.

The Senate committee on for
eign relations is now considering
an i'm portant amendment to the
Isle Of Pines treaty which will Of
course necessitate the submis-
sion of the treaty TO Cuba again.
Many Americans bought a large
amount of property on the island
under the impression that the
United States would control it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20

u TIL e E A N Scandinavian.
preaching service at 7:30 p. N.
Sunday school at noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20

APennsylvania man was recent
y held up and obliged, at thepoint
of pistol, to accept silver dol
lar. Was the hold up man one of
Col. W. J. (Datto) Bryan's fore
runners for the campaign of 1902.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-20

A fire occurred in the Offices
of a telephone company recently.
It's wonder the fremen did not
try to get back at the company
and refuse to connect up a line Of
hose giving as an excuse that the
line was busy.
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A woman in New York had a
man arrested for throwing a pail
of beer at her. His wrath GER
tainly must have been uncontroll-
able to permit him to waste the
liquid in that fashion.
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In Lighter Vein.

Cornell University students
have complained that their shoes
were stolen while they were
skating. Would the students
lead us to believe that they were
SO hardy that they strapped
their skates onto their bare teet?
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NYMORE.

NYMORE.
Services Will be held in the
evening by Rev. Herman P.
Fisher of Crookston. Sunday
school in the forenoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
FOOD AND CLOTHING IN GREATEST NEED
Hartman Railroads Alone Give $500. OOO-small
and Big Cities Open Their Purse Strings
And Let Flow River OF Gold
TO Aid i'm Rescue
Work.

ferers in San Francisco and other
California cities. The mayors COM
mittee of citizens announced a total
of subscriptions received of $137,113.
or this sum $4,000 came anony-
monsly from "a friend OF humanity,P
The chamber OF commerce announc
ed that IL had received $344.320 today
including gilt Of $l00.0OO from An.
drew Carnegie. VIM. Waldorf AS
tor cabed subscription of $100, 600
The, United States Steel Corporation
subscribed Sl00.Nn0 to he expended in
relief work.
The Standard Oil Company directed
that like sum he spent. John D.
Rockefeller yesterday personally
subscribed 100000 The Merchants
Association of New York received
S427.5O0 as Il result Of It's days ef-
forts and the State Society of the
National Red Cross received $46l55.
Other organl2ut ionsennd several news
papers received subscriptions. There
was no way tonight Of reckoning the
exact sum subscribed here. Conser1
valve estimates indicate that the to-.
Ial of contributions from this city
Will NOT he less than SO 600, 900. Funds
raised by the mayors committee Will
be sent direct
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
no INSANE IN RUINS
|. Of WRECKED ASYLUM
10 San Jose IS Persons Killed
and Business Section Of City
I Is Destroyed.
NO Loss. Of LIFE IN SANTA ROSA
NO Loss. OF LIFE IN SANTA ROSA
Martial Law Proclaimed and the May.
or Has Issued strict orders TO XIII
on Sight all crooks--Mor. Soldiers
Needed to Preserve Order and Pro
,tect Property.
rs, Associnted rreps.l

SAN JOSE. CAL. April 20 Nine.
teen persons were killed in San .Ios,,
ny he earthuake of Wednesday, and
me entire business quarter was
| wrecked. The damage is $5.OOO,000.
One hundred anu ten persons we,e
killed and 20 were injured. mostly
patients at Agnews Insane Asylum,
near San lose. The asylum was ruin.
ed. a company of militia is In
| charge Of the city.
The damage 10 The Pacific Milling
Company al Santa Clara. a suburb os
+, San Jose. is $lh0,000. The total loss
IN Santa Clara is $5O0.O00. M MSS
OF life.
Al Gllroy. 100000 damage. none
dead
a, IIollister, one man killed. $40.
600 damage.
Strlctesi martial law Is In force In
, San Jose. Mayor WOrswick has asked
Governor Pardec for more soi.iera Ia
maintain order.
a vigilance committee has benn or
ganlzed and placards posted through
on the city that any person stealing
or committing any lawless or Act Of
violence Will be summarily executed.
No one is allowed in the streets. az
Ter dark.
me Moreland Academy, q Catholic
Institution at Watsonville, wa, dam-
aged bm no lives. were lost.
Santa Clara College and More
Dame convent We're not damaged.
Provisions are running short ii,
San lose and residents are excited
over stories that thousands of h,.f
starved persons are coming from San
Francisco.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
ii POSTAL CLERKS ARE RESCUED
Men Had Lived For Three Days in
the Wrecked Federal Building
Without Food or water-Many per.
sons Drop Dead From The Intense
Heat in the Streets.
lBY Associated Press }

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. April 20.
From q three story lodging house at
Fifth and Ninna streets which col-
lapsed Wednesday morning more than
70 bodies were taken ont today. There
are fifty other dead bodies In sight
In the ruins. This building was one
of the first to take fire on Fifth
street
At least 100 persons were killed In
the Cosmopolitan OH Fourth street.
The only building standing between
Mission. East and Stewart streets Is
the San Pablo hotel which is occupied
and running
Big Works Destroyed.
The shot tower at First and How
ard streets is gone. This landma.i i,
was built forty years ago. The Ris.
don Iron Works is partly destroyed
The Great Western Smelling and
Refining Works escaped damage also
the Mutual Electric Light Works. the
American Rubber Company. the Vista
Gas Engine Company and Folecr
Brothers coffee and spice house.
Many persons dropped dead today
of heat and suffocation.
More than $50 persons are reported
dead in the Brunswick hotel. Seventh
and Mission streets.
II Postal Clerks Rescued.
Eleven postal clerks, all alive. were
taken from the debris of the postof.
flee today. All at first we're Thought
to be dead, hut it was founl that
although they were buried in broken
stone. every one was alive. The5 had
been for three days without food or
water, All the mail In the posiofflse
was saved.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
FERRY LANDING IN NEW PATH OF FIRE
Relief Camps Are Crowded With Destitute and
Homeless Who Are Suffering From ack of
Food.-No Estimate Placed On Proper
ty Loss As Yet-riilitary to
Stop Overchafgng.

averird nj 2:30 o'clock This mnrnng
by the u.a ni gun cotton. dynamite
and two streams of water. The
explosives were handled by lhf chief
gunner of The Mare Island navy
yard and his accomplishments proved
him to he Il master of his nrofession.
Relief Work in Hand.
The work Of relief was started
early to-day. y big bakery in The
saved district started its ovens and
arranged 10 hakn 50DN0 loavcs Of
bread before night. Thousands OF
people were in line this morning be-.
fore The California bakery the
police and military were present in
force and rach person was allowed
only one Leaf.
The homeless people in the parks
and vacan, lots were provided for
today as speedily as was possible.
Destruction Is INDISPENSABLE.
The desiilntion ami suffering is
Understandable. Women and children
who Lad comfortable homes few
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
FIRE UNDER CONTROL RESTORES
HOPE TO SAN FRAAc|sCOANs
Regardless OF Enormous Losses
Stricken People Look on Bright
Side and to the Future.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2O,-San
Francisco's darkesl hour las dawnad
into a day Of hope
It's time of overwhelming disaster
and peril has ended and its future
is now a subject of general considera-
lion
Tile fire is practically under con.
troll. A clear Sky over lie Mission
district shows that the fire there
has heen exiinguished. The spread
of the flames toward TIN Western
addition. The hest of the city remain
Ing has been stayed and the only
portions of the conf1agratIon That
demands the attention Of the Rremen
is Telegraph Hill section down to
the northwestern part OF the water
front
The western addition danger was
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
yBodies Recovered From Ruins;
Many Drop Dead From Heat

10 p m'-Flames famed by gale sweeping along
water
Ere under control at last along water front
u postal clerks have been from posoffce
All mail matter in the building been saved H
In three, hotels 375 bodies been discovered
~ dead IN the city of San DESTROYED
~ insane dead and 10 Injured by collapse asylum.
score OF Iooters sho: down by police and soldiers.
many persons drop dead from intense San Francisco
Millions of dollars for relief rushed into The civ
''es are ~ dread least an epidemic should break
refuge camps.
groceries are being confiscaed the destitute
PRESIDENT Roosevelt who has given refused offers
OF assistance from foreign countries.
conreds Grand Opera company only loss of
property.
One bank destruction in the flames
"dvy yard gunner uses cotton stops
via Street.
Famine adds to the horror the homeless
mayor OF Oakland puts stop to prices for food
sou'hern Railway wiz carry everything sufferers
Five babies born In the camp in Golden Gate park
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
tBy Assoclnted Press. )

(By Associated Pless,l
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. 10 p.
m.-Wind of high velocity is blowing
from the northwest over the fire
stricken districts tonight. along the
water front and is threatening to cut
eff communication with Oakland and
Berkeley.
General kastor has ordered out q
squadron Of men to endeavor to keep
back the flames which threaten the
Union ferry depot. the only means
Of egress from the city.
The water front emergency hospital
is endangered and the officials In
charge are prepared to move from
their quarters. The wind is Of such
velocity that brick and granite walls
Weakened by the, earthquake and the
subsequent fire are. falling into the
street.
FERRY IN DANGER.
Market street, the principal avenue
of escape from the city to the ferry
buildings may be blocked, thus shut.
ting off the only ready means Of es.
cape to the ferries.
1t was reported tonight that IS
white men had been shot to death
while attempting to work their way
into the ruins of the United States
sub.treasury on Commercial street
Two Cinnamon were shot and killed
on Market street for refusing to obey
orders of the soldery.
BABIES BORN IN CAMP.
Reports of Babies born in the refu.
gee camps were frequently received.
Five babies were born in Golden Gate
Park.
Tonight the main remaining fire
was confined to the east of Van Ness
avenue and north of Union street, but
was burning its way to the shore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
BANK VAULTS ARE SAFE.
Money and Papers Not Harmed by
the Intense Heat.

OAKLAND. Anril 90. meef-.
ing OF bankers this morning Mr..
lynch OF The First National Rank re.
ported Thai a committee had rxamin..
ed The bank and safe deposit vaults.
IN san francisco and fonmd them all
intact. This makes II certain that
me money and Eapers on deposit are
all safe.
u was also reported that the books
and records Ia The san Francisco
Ian OF records also escaped serious
injury.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
(Ry Assoclai. d Press

RICHMOND, VA, April 20.-Gover.
nor Claude a. Swanson tonight issued
proclamation to the people of Vir.
ginia urging them 10 subscribe from
their means for the assistance Of the
victims OF the San Francisco earth.
quake.
The ministers Of all denominations
are urged to preach upon the subject
from their puipits on Sunday and 10
have special collections taken up for
the purpose.
Lodges and secret organizations are
specially asked to subscribe from
their treasures.
rnass meeting Of the citizens OF
Richmond was held tonight upon the
call OF Mayer Mccarthy. for the pur-
pose sof devising means for raising a
fund for the relief Of the sufferers
from the California earthquake.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21

FLAMES SPREADING
TO WATER FRONT

days aso slept last nght-if sleep
came al all--on hay on rho wharves,
on The sand lots near North Reach
some of Them under The lille tents
made of sheeting which poorly pro
F"cted them from chilling ocean
winds
The EeGple IN the parks are pos
sibly better of ia tho matter of shell
Ter. for they left their homes bet
| ter prepared
Stores Broken open for Supplies.
Instructions were issued by Mayor
Schmiiz irday 10 break oren every
store containing provisions and TO
distribute them 10 the ihnusa nds nm
der police supervision
The Young Mems Hebrew Asso.
citation Hall, near Golden Gate Park
has hern stocked with provisions for
I he use of needy victims In the ad-
jacanr fields.
Both the Mayor and Chief of Police
. Dinan when asked for statements
expressed themselves as thankful that
the fire was virtually controllcd.-
Good Order Maintained.
Chief Oman said that The order
, maintained fairly astnnished him. He
! thought Ii due Ia early severe meas
Tres taken by tile soldiers and police
IN shooting down offenders.
Two men were shot. and killed
this morning. Policeman Flood on
ente.tns his home enconntered a
stranger who attacked him. Flood
shot him dead
Special Policeman Snider killed a
man bnl The details are not known.
One Sank Uninjured. N
The only bank In the huge ruin
sdis,rlctstha escaped -deslruction WIS
the Market street hank nj the cor.
ner OF Seventh end Market streets
u is in The Quilted Grand building
hui The tiremen saved Tile ground
Moor. u will pay out money Just
as soon as il hears from The clear.
ing house.
corner al The city near The
Fariilc mail wharvrs Us far MS
Second and Brannam streets vas not
ruined and The Sailors liome is in
tact
Cable Service Restored
Tile Postal Telegraph Company to.
day restored its cable connection
with the Orienl by establishing n
station mt Ocean Beach. but there
is no service We, for delivering mes
sages there.
Th6n'ands Of members of families
are separated and with no means
OF learning one anoIhers whereabouts.
The police today opened a bureau
OF registration Ia bring relatives Ia.
entlicr
Transfers Reapng Golden Harvest.
IL is impossible 10 secure a Vehicle
except al exhorbitant prices. One
merchant yesterday engaged Il team.
ster anu horses and wagon agree.
ing ia pay san an hour. Charges Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
VIRGINIA RESPONDS
TO CRY FOR SUCCOR

$50 fnr carrying trunks few blocks
Was common.
The police and military seize teams
! Wherever they require them. their
wishes being enforced Mt revolver
rnihr If the owner proves indisposed
10 comply with demands.
Big Camps Planned
Throughout The entire western pnr-
! lion Of the peninsnir county of San
Francisco. refugees camps are locat.
ed. The municipal safety committees
| has had plans for concentrating This
| unfortunate people in several great
camps. but unless they are. forcibly
/ herde,l together like cattle this
pliShmcnt
j. j. NIcKecver. OF the United
STATES Army has heen appointed com
mandant of The camps and with
his stan OF assistants was today try
Ing 10 bring some sort Of system
and order OH Of The chaotic situation.
His first thought is 10 food and wafer
and then arrange sanitary measures.
Herded Together Like Cattle.
. These throngs Of people are crowd
Ell elbow To elbow in the open lots
| ana fields without cnnvcniences that
are naturally demanded and are
threatened with an epidemic Of d.
| sease unless some wise precautions
are speedily observed ana the all
thorl'ies even as early as yesterday
had men constructing necessary out
houses.
Good order and fellowship seem
To prevail in these imprompin and
common ruin and poverty has made
all Of the nnforiunates akin.
| No Distinctions Are Drawn.
In buildings close 10 the camps,
tla pol lice are: storing 4ayailshl afnod-
stnffs and he'd clothes for convenient
delivery. There viii he just aud
equal distribution of supplies Is
evident from the temper of the ciiy's
administration. No distinctions are
drawn AMI only few rayors shown.
The grave question is. how soon
will an adequate Supply OF food ar
rive from ontSihr pninls? There Is
little, food in San francisco ontslde
of what lille each person possesses
and this. cannon last more Thar d
few days
An Isolated Citv
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
100000 FROM HARTMAN.
Railroads Controlled by Him Gives
Literally 10 San Francisco ~

Il OMAHA. NEB.. AErll 20.-R. II.
Hartman, on hehalf of the Union
Pacific The Oregon Railroad and Nnvi-
CATION Company The Oregon Short
Inc and the Southern Pacific roday
authorized the expenditure OF $780,.
nDn In relief work IN San Francisco.
In addition To this all the above
lines VIII haul all relief supplles
free of charge and in many cases
they will forward forward on pos
senger trains with expedited services
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
Catholic Churches Respond.

ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA. April 90.
Right Rev. Bishop j NJ. Kenny,
Of the diocese OF st. Augustine, has
ordered q special collection to be TAX.
en- in all the Catholic churches of tile
diocese for the benefit of Califui ala
earthquake and fire sufferers. n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
LEGAL HOLIDAY DECLARED.
CALIFORNIA; Governor clooes the
Banks for one Dav.

SACRAMENTO. CALL; April 90
Governor Pardee issued proclama-
ton declaring tomorrow Saturday,
a legal holiday lin the interest Of
me public welfare" and in conse-
Gnence no legal business can be
Transacted and all hanks will remain
closed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
oVERcHARaiha STOPPED.
Mayor of Oakland viii confiscate
Food Supplies.

OAKLAND, CAL. April 20.--AIayor
Mott today issued proclamation re
questing lodgings and food to be sold
ar usual rates.
II exorbitant prices are demapde,l
for lodgings or food. military authors
Ties will be given power to take pos.
session of such lodging houses or sup,
plies, compensation for same to he
determined later by the courts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
.eoTAAM. RAISES A~MlLLloN..

II Is Expected That at Least $4,000.
600 Will Be Subscribed.
NEW YORK. April 2L.-NIore than
SloO0'000 was subscribed In this city
today toward The relief of the suf-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
NORFOLK TO GIVE $4,000
Sister City Quick TO Respond 10 Call
e.. ii

for Aid.
NORFOLK, VA. April 20.-The ah-
sence of coincilmen from the city
prevented special session tonight.
Resolutions appropriating $5.00O for
the relief Of San Francisco sufferers
have been prepared.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21
An Isolated City.

Roosevelt Gives $4,000.
WASHINGTON, April 20.Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt today sent a check for
$4,000 IN the Red Cross for relief pf
earthquake sufferers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-21

The DAILY PRESS
Is the only newspaper
IN Newport. News that
receives fuli.,Aseociated
Press report.