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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
HUNGRY TIGHT
FOR SUPPLIES
Besiege Storehouses and Are
Held in Check With
Difficulty.

San francisco, April 23The situa-
tion among the people camped out is
the worst at Golden Gate park, where
during the early hours the hungry
people besieged every place where it
was thought food was stored. In some
places there was disposition to over
run the guards. In the meantime
every sort OF vehicle obtainable was
pressed into service by the authorities
and food supplies sent to every part
Of the city where people were canlped
Bread, milk, coffee and even more sub
stantial articles were dealt out In
quantities amply sufficient to satisfy
the hungry for the time being.
Thousands OF tons OF provisions
were brought over the bay during the
night and sent to the various distribut-
Ing stations in drays and automobiles
This. latter vehicle has played an inn
portant part in the history OF the past
few days in San Francisco, first by
carrying dynamite from place to place
In the fight against the fire, in trans
porting troops and firemen to places
OF danger, in bringing in supplies and
forwarding press matter and telegrams
to Oakland and in a thousand other
ways that proved valuable. Almost
every private machine in the city is i'll
use, many Of them voluntarily ten
dered, others Communicated by the
military authorities.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
BRITISH TALK
OF ST ECESsIoN
English Mutual Life Policy.
holders Make Demands
and Threats.

London, April ga meeting of the
British policy yholders of the Mutual
Life Insurance company of, New York
has adopted the following resolutions:
First-To Use all means to procure
the elimination from the board of trus-
tees Of all those who We're responsible
either by participation or neglect of
duty in the irregularities and extrav-
agances and also OF any Of those rep
resenting or influenced by outside
financial interests.
Second--To secure that the control
OF the company's funds and assets be
genuinely in the hands Of the policy
holders.
Third-To safeguard the interests of
the British policyholders and then, il
these efforts are unsuccessful, to fur
ther the formation in the United King
dom OF a separate company of such
policyholders and that a committee be
appointed to secure the united support
of the policyholders throughout the
kingdom.
A resolution Of confidence in D. c..
Haldenan, the former manager of the
Mutual Life Insurance company here,
was also passed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
MUCH SICKNESS WILL FOLLOW.
Impossible to at Once Establish SAM
tary Conditions

Washington, April 23.-The follow
ing dispatch from General Funston re-
garding conditions at San Francisco
came to the war department at $40
4. NJ. 1t was sent from the naval
training station:
Fire is making no progress to the
west from Van Ness avenue. West
wind of considerable force now begin.
ming. Indications now that all that
part OF the city south of Van Ness
avenue and north to the bay will be
destroyed. Some considerable appre.
hensiOn is felt as to the post at Fort
Mason, but it Is believed that we can
save II. Weather continues fine and
warm: practically no suffering from
cold. 1t will be impossible to at. once
establish proper sanitary conditions.
Much sickness must necessarily be ex-
pected. Ii the city to the west now
standing remains intact there are
many good buildings that can be used
rs hospitals. rhe water supply is en-
couragng. The Spring Valley water
people believe they. can deliver from
10.000.000 to 100000 gallons daily.
This with other sources not mentioned
will prevent a water famine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
NUMBER OF DEAD UNKNOWN
Bodies of Victims Hsins Buried In
Trenches. a~s-

Bodies of Victims Rsins Buried In
Trenches,
New York. April 2S.-The Western
Union telegraph company has re
viewed the following from its office in
the. Ferry building at the foot OF Mar.
ket street, San Francisco:
1t is still difficult to estimate the
number OF dead, as bodies are scat
tered all over the city They are bury
Ing them in trenches aud putting ff-
teen bodies in ditch"
A later dispatch read;
The terryboats are running on
schedule time. There Is an immense
crowd around the depot here and COM
smittees from all towns across the hay
are urging people 70 leave San Fran
cisco and go with them to their homes,
but the authorities wont t let them take
any baggage with them It. looks like
an immense secondhand store here.
The people have dragged everything
down here from pianos to Bird cages
and their goods are all piled up around
the depot for a long distance The fire
Is still burning. fiercely uptnorth, but
the wind has gone down. making it
less dangerous
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
CONFINED TO POORER CLASS
Dead at San Francisco Occupants Q
Cheap Lodgnghouses.

I San francisco, April 23.-Eastern
people need have little solicitude for
their friends who were here as tourists
at the time OF the earthquake 1t may
safely be asserted that few if any
such persons, have been killed or in
lured. The casualties, with few excep
tions, were confined to the occupants
Of cheap lodginghouses.
AS an Inevitable result OF the catas-
trophe people are scattered far and
wide and the destruction OF telegraph
facilities renders it impossible to find
them OF to communicate with them. A
great many strangers do not know
where the temporary Offices of the
telegraph companies are located and
these offices have been necessarily
shifted from time to time. Even if the
offices could be reached the facilities
for sending messages have been so
crippled that the companies, although
working incessantly, are unable to
give much relief. There are thousands
OF kilograms at the offices Of both COM
panies awaiting transmission.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
ASKS CONGRESS
FOR MORE HELP.
President Roosevelt Sug-
gests Another Appropria-
tion Of $l.5OO,OOO

Washington, April 23.-President
Roosevelt has sent to congress mes
sage, accompanying documents and
papers from the war department, rec
ommendfng the appropriation imnle-
diately of an additional $1,50oOO0 for
the relief OF the sufferers by the scafanl
ity at San Francisco.
The president conferred with Secre.
tary Taft, Senator Allison chairman
OF the senate committee on appropria-
tiOns, and with:other senators and rep
resentatiYes about the need OF further
aid for the residents of the stricken
city and a decision was reached that
congress should be requested to appro
pirate the additional 81 100000 AS
surances: were given by.-the members
OF congress that the appropriation
would be made. Following is the text
of the presidents message
Il submit herewith a letter of. the
secretary of war with accompanying
documents, including form Of a reso-
luton suggested for passage by con-
gress. s=;s... e;
Most Appalling Catastrophe.
'1'his letter refers to:.the appalling
catastrophe which has befalien San
Francisco and neighbcring cities, a
catastrophe more appalling than any
other Of the kind that has befallen
any portion OF our country during its,
history am sure that there is need
on my part OF no more than sugges-
ton to congress in order that this res
olution may be at once passed. But
urge that instead Of appropriating a
further 3sum of $l,000.o00 as recon-
mended by the secretary of Wal the
appropriation be for 81 l,5OO,0O0. The
supplies already delivered or. en- route
for San Francisco approximate in
value $l.5O0,eOO, which is more. than
we have the authority in law as yet to
purchase. do not think 1t. safe for us
to reckon upon the need of spending
less than $1,000, 900 in addition. Large
sums are being raised by private sub
scriptions in this country and very
generous offers have been. made to
assist us bXeindiVfduals Of other eoun=
iich requests. however, have
refused. as III my ludgmlenf tHefa.is no
need of any assistance from outside
our own borders-this refusal, OF
course, in no way lessening our deep
appreciation Of the Kindly sympathy
which has prompted such offers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
HOMELESS
in STORM
Little Sleep in San Francisco
Last Night for the
Refugees.
Member Of Relief Commit.
tee Shot in Automobile
by Unknown.

St. Paul, Minn., April 23.-
Especial Dispatch to Pioneer)-
Reports from San Francisco tell
of a night of suffering last night
for the thousands of homeless.
They all slept in the open: if they
slept at all, in drenching rain
which added to the already full
cup of misery.
Shortly after midnight it be-
gan to rain and continued for
three hours. Most of the time
the water fell in a slow drizzle,
but for a few minutes there was
a heavy downpour.
At 6 o'clock this m' rning the
rain began to fall again in volums
and the indications are that it
may continue all day.
The rain has cooled the ruins
and extinguished some of the
fires which still Illuminated the
sky.
Fl. G. ~Tilden, one of the prom
inent mem bers of the general re-
lief committee, was shot and al
most instantly killed in his auto
mobile about midnight while re.
turning from Memo park, by men
supposed to be members of the
citizens patrol.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
ASSUMES LARGE PROPORTIONS.
Movement Of Supplies From Eastern
~ Points to San Francisco.

Movement Of Supplies From Eastern
Points to San Francisco.
Chicago, April 23.-The amount of
supplies that is being sent through to
San Francisco from Chicago and
points east of here is assuming ire
mendous proportions and agents of the
railroads and express companies say
that the movement has hardly begun.
In twentyfour hours about $50 cars
have left here, ia Of them being from
the East The trains are made up OF
five to nine cars each and are handled
on passenger schedule from the
point of original shipment to San Fran
cisco. Every train arriving from the
East is turned over to the Western
roads without delay and all of them
have left Chicago within a half hour
of arrival. 1t is said by railroad men
that the present movement of supplies
will be more than doubled in the next
twenty-four hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Levy Assessment When Needed.

Indianapol lis pril 23.-The United
Nine Workers International executive
board has comnleted its work and adj
journed Tn lsoa4H provided that a
strike assessment on the membership
could be levied as soon as it was.
thought necessary.
The word "e;lvesdropper' has a curl
GUS origin. In the early part of last
century the penalty of listening to or
Oyerloo ooEing secret assemblies. especial
y Masonic ones. was suspension un-
der the caves OF q house on q rainy
day till the water ran through the
clothing and down to the shOes Of the
eGender. IOnd0n Express.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
GIVES HALF FOR, RELIEF.

Wealthy San franciscan. Has $4,000
in Cash Left.
San Francisco, April 23.---Mrs Hugh
Crum, a wealthy property. owner Of
San Francisco, reported to the relief
committee that all her income bearing
property had been destroyed but tha!
she had little money in the banks,
which she proposed to divide equally
with the relief committee. She there:
fore subscribed $4,000 Ito the reliet
fund -... =.
Many other persOns-of comfortable
circumstances are coming to the aid OF
the committee and foed and supplies
OF all kinds are being furnished the
-ueedy --.-"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Philippine TOWNS BURNED.
Thousands of Persons Rendered Home

Thousands Of Persons Rendered Home
less by Disaster.
Manila, April 23.-Fire has swept
the town of Mariquiaa, in Rial prov
ince Many thousands OF persons are
homeless and starving and 1000 dwell
fngs are in ruins.
The government is rushing assist
ance to the sufferers
Fire also destroyed Pasil, near the
town OF Cebu. Two hundred dwell
ings were burned and many persons
are homeless.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Strikers and Troops Clash.

Valencfennes, France, April ga
sanguinary encounter occurred during
the day between 5000 striking miners
from Denain and detachment of
troops detailed TO prevent the miners
1 from interfering with nonstrikers at a
mine about four miles from here. Many
officers, soldiers and strikers were Sc
yerely wounded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Chicago to Contribute $1,000, 900.

Chicago, April 23.-The fund raised
In this city for the benefit of the suf
ferers in San Francisco amounts to
$3OO.0Oo and IS steadily increasing
There seems to be every prospect that
the mark Of s1.OOO,0O0 which was set
by Mayor Dunno as the amount that
the city Should contribute will be ]
passed easily.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
TOWN OF ToMALEs IN RUINS.
Ranch Houses and Barns in the Viein
ity Also Down.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Three men were killed and Ave NOR.
tally and sixteen seriously injured as
the result of gunnery accident on
board the French cadet training ship
Conronne.
Anthony Blebos was probably fatal
" injured BY falling from scafold al
the Schmidt brewery at st. Paul and
d Marien was seriously hurt IN thu
same accident s3l.: .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
RAIN CAUSES LONG
NIGHT OF MISERY
TRAINS NOW RUNNING.
Southern Pacific Road Open to San
Francisco. &

~ . f. D s -
San Francisco, April 23.-The South
ern Pacific Railroad company sue
ceeded In getting the first trains
through on the Coast division during
the night. 1t ran into the depot at
Third and Townsend streets. Trains
are now running with comparative
regularity. An inspection of the lines
shows a number of water tanks, rail
way depots and freight houses have
been destroyed, but this does not seri-
ously interfere with traffic. A bridge
over the Pajora, river on the Santa
Cruz branch and bridge on the Mon
terey branch are so out of line that it
is impossible to get trains over these
branches. Large gangs of workmen
are busy night and day and it is hoped
the whole division soon will be re-
paired.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
EXODUS FROM ITALY.

Nearly Million Emigrants Left That
Country Last Year.
Rome. April 23.-The italian direc.
tor general Of statistics reports thai!
the number of .enligrants increased
from 507,975 in 1903 and 47U962 in
1904 to 716,343 in 1895. The largest
contingent was furnished by the Vene-
tian region - .@ !
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Superior Sends Flour.

Superior Wis, April 23.-In addi-
tion to raising acash subscription for
the sufferers OF San Francisco Supe-
lior citizens have decided to send s
900 barrels of best flour to the coast.
This will go via the Chicago and North
western railroad. free Of all transpor.g
tation costs. S S 81 f5ss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
CRY OF DESTITUTE
REACHES BEMID,JI
CARING Fon THE HOMELESS.
Tempt,rary Structures to pc Erected
in Golden Gate Park.

in Golden Gate Park.
Sam Francisco, April 23.--Mariel
Cert, chairman of the committee of
refuge for the homeless, says that tenn
pOraIH structures will be erected in
Golden Gate park for the protection
OF the homeless at once
j. McIver OF the United States army
Is now laying out sanitary camp at
this place. work on which will be.
rushed as quickly as lumber can be
secured. The camp will be under the
supervision of an officer Of the engi.
neer corps of the United States army
and the chief of the army; medical
staff will be in charge of it as sanitary
officer
The conditions among the homeless
In the park, it was reported by Chair
man Cert, We're excellent, but it was
feared there would be considerable
suffering in the Mission district, where
the. committee has not been able to
reach all the people
berkeley, said Mr.. Cert, has accom-,
modated $4,000 homeless people and
sent word to the authorities that It de.
sired to take care of 1000 more. Ala.
media has room for 5000 and Fresno
telegraphed that it wished to provide
for q. .O00 and asked that that number
be sent for which the Southern Pacific
would furnish transportation.
I, b . = -.
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|
Bemidji is to come to the relief
of the San Francisco sufferers
FOLLOWING The lead ~ othor
o;t;oa " '.
i' , = '''nneso'a' MAYOR A.
-. carter has started a move
ment for the raising of a fund to
be sent to the state committea
appointed nv tho povarnnr which
~ t,rn MI, ~
- 80, :, - = - o''e "'o''ey
~ oiie s1richen &! city.
Governor johnson today ap-
! - : = : siss.A'' ss'1-se'io tue casIi
- : - eMa.l'e'liu1l = oanksS as
: '''..oe'' ~ receive doha'
v rug iloneer also stands
:, ese'Ve' ''iiy money wh'ch
a 'o' my WISH 10 give 10
Tue cause. Mayor Carter's ap-
60 = ''e feop'e u Dem1o]'
Aot'o"s
In nenan OF the suffering thous-
dneI dnet;.,,ta - @ Pan francisco .,a1' made
T a. as N mavor - -, pam o,1 aaAe anu IRE,
aid to the generous hea artod ~
this city.
Atth!s distance, tits impossible
w lOdllZo tIS I11Il eTAYfAnf nf tho
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Milwaukee Subscribes $4,000.

Milwaukee, April 23.-The Milwau-
kee Brewers association has sub.
scribed $4,000 and the Milwauk ee
banks a similar amount for relief of
California sufferers. The total of sub
scr1ptions so far in milwaukee has
reached over $4,000
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Bad Fire in Milwaukee,

Milwaukee, April 723..-The plant OF
the Nj. Hilty Lumber company and the
plant OF the Robert Rom company.
plumbers supplies, were burned dur
Ing the evening with loss of SIS, 900
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
LARGEST ON FRESH WATER,
Steamer 4. Pierpont Morgan Launched
at Chicago.

Chicago, April q 20 A 600-foot steam
er, christened the j. Pierpont Nor.
gan" by Miss Blanche Hanke, was
launched at the South Chicago ship
yards during the day. The vessel is
one of two ordered for the United
States Steel corporation. The vessel
is: the largest craft on fresh water.
Her. length is 600 feet and she is 5S
feet in beam and has 80 feet depth OF
hold. Her capacity is $4,000 tons Of
freight and she will carry ore. Spe-
cial trains from Chicago and Pittsburg
brought a large number OF steamboat
andS railroad men to witness the
launching.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
HOUSE VOTES MORE MONEY,
Additional Milton Appropriated for
San francisco.

Washington, April 23-The house
has passed resolution appropriating
$1,0O0,000, in addition to. the amount
heretofore appropriated, for the San
Francisco sufferers.
Owing to the eulOgies in the senate
no other business was transacted The
message from the president relating
to the San Francisco earthquake was
not delivered to the senate and the
resolution Of the house aprropriating
81 900, ,0UO was not received
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
INSANE FROM DOG BITE.

Chicago Workman Drives Fellow En-
2. .-- ployes Into Street.
Chicago, April 23.-Thomas Krizenk,
who was bitten by dog Friday, was
apparently seized with hydrophobia
during the day while at work in the
plant of the Standard Slaughtering
company and, armed with a large
butcher knife, he drove the 100 EN-
ployes of the establishment into the
street. He was finally captured and
taken to the hospital bound with ropes
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. Assistant Treasurer Jacobs Safe.
Washington, April 23.-Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States Jacobs,
at San Francisco, for whose safety
fears We're entertained, is safe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23

Russian Comma dsr NIarfovVay Escapes
Assassination.

Kalisz, Russian Poland, April 23,-
Z While Count Keller, commander of the
garrison here and cousin Of Lieuten-
ant General Count Keller, who was
killed July 20, 1904, while repelling a
Japanese attack on Yangze pass, Man
churia, was driving with his wife in
the main street of this city bomb
was thrown at his carriage. Count
Keller caught the missile in his hand
and it failed to explode. The man
who threw the bomb escaped:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
EARTHQUAKE IN TUSCANY.
Thirteen Shocks Occur in Rapid Sue
cession

Rome, April 23.-Thirteen earth
shocks We're felt in succession during
the morning in the province Of Siena,
Tuscany. Several buildings were dam
aged, including the city hall at Poggis
bonsi, nineteen miles south of Flor
ence. The-inhabitants OF Poggibonsi
were panic stricken
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
MiIdGW<. Linen,

AlildeW can be removed from lin.
en- BY preparation of soft soap,
powdered starch and salt, used in
equal proportions and to which the
Juice Of lemon has been added.
Paint both sides Of the linen with
this and put the linen out in the
lir until the stain Is ra1noyea.
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! MANY coRPsEs RECOVERED.
seventy-five Taken From Lodgn!
house.

seventy-five Taken From Lodging
house.
San francisco, April 23.-From the
ruins OF three-story lodginghouse at
Fifth and Minna streets over seventy
five corpses have been taken. Fifty
others are exposed. This building was
one of the first to take fire on Fifth
street. Is
At least 100 persons were lost in the
Cosmopolitan on Fourth street.
Over $50 persons are reported lost
In the Brunswick hotel, Seventh and
Mission streets.
TOWN OF ToMALEs IN RUINS.
Ranch Houses and Barns in the Viein-
ity Also Down.
Tomales, CAL, April 23-The town
sof Toniales is pile of ruins, all of the
large stores having been DESTROYED.
The. Gatho.ic church, new stone
structure, is also ruined. Many ranch
houses and barns are down. Two chill
5dren, Anita and Peter Couzza, were
killed In q falling house about a mile
from town
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
London Cables $4,000.

London, April 2aTen thousand
dollars has been cabled to the Red
Cross at Washington as the first In
stallmept OF the American fund being
raised here in aid of the suffering peo-
pie of San Francisco.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
Sultan Of Turkey Dyinu.

London, April 23.-The sultan of
Turkey is critically i'll and his death
IL possible at any hour.
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ivENS SENTENCED TO HANG

VENS SENTENCED TO HANG.
Chicago Murderer Is Denied a New
Trial.
Chicago, April 23.-Richard G. Ivens,
convicted OF the murder of Mrs. Bessie
Holllster. has been denied a new trial
by Judge Smith and sentenced to hang
June %. The defendant showed no
concern when, sentence was pro
nOunced. -
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That new saleslad I, said the blond
at the ribbon counter. has false hair
and teeth.
Yes, !" replied the brunette who con-
descended tg sell handkerchiefs occa-
sionally and It seems that's not the
only thing heard her complaining
that she hadn't had = chance to get on
~. t..t IN Z,