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The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

This morning at IL o'clock there
was a special meeting of the board
of directors of the Chambe of Com
merce at which meeting the invita-
ton extended the Chamber OF Com
merce by the officials of the electric
street railway to be guests on the
first official trip on the road next
Saturday. and the proposed visit to
the Plateau valley were considered,
The committee appointed TO ar
range for the Plateau valley trip re-
ported that it had engaged the ser
vices of a number of autos and that
from present indications about TWEEN
ty-five local people will make the
trip Saturday and be the guests of the
Plateau valley boosters on Saturday
night. Much enthusiasm has been
aroused over the trip. The party
will leave Grand Junction about 9
O'Clock Saturday morning and viii
return to the city on Sunday.
The gentlemen present at the meet
ing this morning expressed regret
that the. Plateau valley trip. which
has been planned for several weeks.
and the opening of the street car
line should come on the same date.
However, 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion that, as the Plateau valley peo-
pie have made big preparations for
the visitors from Grand Junction, 1t
would not be feasible nor just to the
Plateau people to cancel that en-
gagement.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
AS THE SENTINEL SUGGESTED
STEPS ARE To BE TAKEN FOR
BIG STREET CAR CELEBRATION

1t was then decided-tha the Cham
ber of Commerce should accept the
invitation extended to the board of
directors and the officials to be. rep
resented at the first inspection trip
of the street railway company. and
President Cherrington appointed Di-
rectors Hutchinson and Mcconnell.
who will not make the trip to the
Plateau, as the representatives of the
board and these two directors are to
ask nine other business men who are
members of the Chamber of COM
merce to make up the Chamber of
Commences representation on this
street railway opening trip.
1t was also decided at the meeting
to have a conference with the officials
of the street railway company and
see If plans cannot be formulated for
a formal and general celebration of
the opening of the road on some day
next week when there will be no.
thing to conflict with such celebra-
tion. The Chamber of Commerce re-
alizes that there should be formal
recognition of the opening of the
first electric railway on the western
slope, as The Daily Sentinel has con-
tended all along
At the meeting this morning Di-
rectors Cherrington. Delaplain. Dean,
Buthorn. Todd. Campbell, Mcconnell,
Rankin and Walker were present,
with Secretary Mahoney.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

accident recently, and the boys write
that there has been something doing
every minute of the time since they
left dear old Golden. While in this
city only an hour, they made a num-
Der of acquaintances, and expressed
desire to meet the local team on the
return trip. which game was today
arranged for.
The street cars will be running.
and, II the weather is good, it will be
an attraction which will draw one
of-the biggest base ball crowds that
ever assembled in Grand Junction.
Our men fully expect to win the game
but they realize that they will have
to play the game of their lives. as
the senior team from the Mines has
fine reputation.
The expense attached to the game
will not be heavy and. the manage
ment of the Grand Junction team
hope to realize a nice sum.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
THE SCHOOL OF MINES TO
PLAY HERE SUNDAY

The game with the Colorado
school of Mines senior team has been
arranged, the date being changed
from Monday the 24th to Sunday the
28rd. which wifi insure a much larg-
er crowd.
This will be the first opportunity
of the Grand Junction fans to wit
ness college ball. The boys on the
team are speedy ball players and
have won many victories ON their trip
of nearly months length, during
which time they have met every team
OF Importance where they stopped be-
tween Golden, Colo, and Butte, Mont.
The boys are from different parts
of the union, the Golden School of
Mines being school which has a ma
tfonal reputation, and in their midst
are some of the best athletes of the
west.
While in the local yards they fig
ured quite prominently in a railroad
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

OF Indian Affairs
Washington, ID. c., May ! 3. 1908
Charles E. Burton, Esq,
Superintendent Grand Junction
School, Grand Junction, Colo.
Sir:-The office is in recent of
your letter of April Is, concerning
the protest of Mr.. w. j. Wood against
the competition of the Ineian school
pand with local organizations.
am glad to learn that no unfair
methods have been employed by the
band, that the engagements were un-
solicited. and that there was no in
tention to enter into competition with
local musicians. -
1 should not regard IL right IN
bring an Indian band into competi-
tlon OF any sort of unequal terms
with the men who follow the musical
PROFESSION as a means of support.
therefore. before accepting an frIvi.
tation to the band to play for com
pensation, you will find out, as near
~ as you can what would he The
orulnary rate paid for such service in
ene open market. and then put in a
pfu at that rate, and nav from tha
earnings the expenses to which the
oand would be put II not composed
OF indian pupils under government
care VI course. this does not annIv
70 cases where there are inter-schoo,
or inter-college games of basehali or
CONTINUED to Pare Ero,,~
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
.REDRAFT AS RESULT
OF A CONTROVERSY
Inv Assoeiated Press. ]

Washington, May 1S.-After con-
sidering for nearly two weeks the
controversy between the zinc produc-
crs and smeltermen, the committee
on finance today decided TO rcdraft
two paragraphs of the tariff bill con-
cerning duties on zinc ore and pig
zine The amendments were COM
pIeted which will be introduced i'm the
senate by Mr.. Smott.
O. C. Hilton left this afternoon
for Seattle for an extended visit, dur
ing which time he will visit all that
is of interest at the Seattle fair
p. C. Graham is new arrival in
the city this afternoon from st. Louis.
He is visiting friends in this city and
at Palisade.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
TAFT APPOINTS NEW
CIVIL SERVICE CHIEF
IBy Associated Press. ]

Washington, May 1S.-President
Taft today announced the nomination
of William $. Washburn as civil SER
vice commissioner, vice James T..
Williams, resigned. The president
also sent to the senate the nomination
of John q. Bair of Montana, to be
collector of customs for Montana and
Idaho. Walter T.. Clark, n Washing
ton newspaper man, has been selected
by President Taft 20 succeed Cover
nor HoRgatt of Alaska.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
GREAT MILL DESTROYED
AND A MAN IS
CREMATED
Especial to The sentinel.l

SiIverfon, Colo. May 1S.-At 3
O'Clock this morning the night watch
man on duty discovered flames
streaming out of some of the windows
of the great mill of the Gold hing
Mining X Milling Co., at Gladstone.
In u very few minutes the entire
structure was on fire and was pufheu
completely to the ground.
Arthur Stokes, miner, who was
asleep in the mill and who was for
gotten in the excitement was cremat-
ed. He was 10 years of age.
The loss is estimated ut S4O.ooo-
1t is expected that steps Will be
taken ut once to rebuild the mill.
The cause of the fire is a mystery
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
CAPT. HAMS TODAY
TAKEN TO SING SING
IBy Associated Press. ]

New York, May 1S.-Captain Peter
c. Hains, Jr., who was sentenced yes
terday on conviction of manslaughter
for the killing of VIM. f. Annis, left
the Queens county jail today for Sing
Sing prison to begin serving his term
from eight to sixteen years. Eugene
N Young, one of Captain Hains's at
forney said today that no application
would be made for certificate of
reasonable doubt, but that an appeal
in the captains behalf would be
tI.lsen 20 the higher courts in the reg
MAR way.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
MONTROSE BOYIND|CTED
AND ALSO STATE
SENATOR
rsneciaI to The Sentinel ]

Denver, May fS.-Today the fed
eraI grand jury returned a number OF
indictments. Among them was one
against Senator J. T.. Button, OF Den
yer, charging him with violating the
oIeomargerine law Jfs.
Eight indictments for counterfen-
ing were returned.
FImon Adams Genetze, aged I'D, of
Nontrose, was indicted for stealing
checks from officials Of the geolog-
icaI survey at Montrose- The boy
had confessed TO Chief WiIkie, OF the
civil service.
The grand jury is still i'm session.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
Especial to The sentinel.l ]

Denver, May 1S.-Worse than ever
before is the labor situation IN DEN
yer. This morning the ultimatum
issued by the building contractors 70
the Building Trades Council expireu
and not a member of the Bulioihs
Trades Council returned to work.
As a result the building contrae-
tors have wired east for non-union
helm TO be shipped to Denver as rap
idly as possible and in large mum
bers.
1t is now certain that in very rev
days non-union carpenters and work
men of other classes will be arriving
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
At LAST
FOR BIG WARRIORS
IBy Associated Press. ]

ST. PETERSBURG. MAY Is.-
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANATOLE
n. STOESSEL AND REAR AID
MIRAL NEBOGATOFF HAVE BEEN
RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT
IN THE FORTRESS AT ST. PAUL
AND ST PETER BY ORDER OF
EMPEROR NICHOLAS THE
HEALTH OF BOTH MEN HAS
BEEN GRAVELY AFFECTED BY
THEIR CONFINEMENT.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
FIGHT NOW ON IN EARNEST

in the city and will be placed to work
AT once on the buildings that are now
tied up. mn.
The situation, as far as the Build
ing Trades Council is concerned, re-
mains unchanged.
Both sides are determined and
long drawn out fight seems assured.
The contractors feel certain tnat
they can get hundreds of non-union
men to work on the buildings IN the
city.
Those who had hoped for a settle
ment of the difficulties before the
ultimatum expired today were bitter
ly disappointed.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
FIRE DESTROYED
A MEXICAN TOWN
rBy Associated Press.l

+ Parral. Chihuahua, Mexico,
+ May 1s.-A fire that started
I. Saturday night in the sawmill
+ of the Parral & Durango rail- :
+ road at Laguna Loso, Durango,
4. DESTROYED the sawmill. lumber :
4. yard, company store. Offices, sta
4. bles and nearly every house in
I. the little town.
+ The loss is estimated at more
+ than 100000.
4. /. + I. + + 4. I. + + + + + + + +
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
OVER MILLION LOST
IN BIG FIRE TODAY
[By Associated Press. ]

AKRON, OHIO, MAY 1S.-A FIRE
IN THE HOVER BLOCK TO-DAY
PRACTICALLY DESTROYED THE
BUILDING AND CONTENTS. CAlS-
ING A LOSS WHICH Is THOUGHT
WILL AGGREGATE A MILLION
AND A HALF nOLIaARS. SEVERAL
GIRLS EMPLOYED IN THE BUILD
ING HAD NARROW ESCAPES. THE
FIRENfEN ARE IN DANGER FROM
FALLING WALLS.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
THEY FIGHT TONIGHT
tBy Associated Press. ]

+ Pittsburg, Pa. May IS
+ Stanley Ketchel. the middle
+ weight champion. and Hugh
+ Mccain of Kansas City are said
+ to be in top-notch shape for
I their Ground battle here to-
+ night.
! The most confidence is placed
+ in Ketchel, who is to meet
: johnson next October.
= + + = 1. + + + + + I. 4. I. + 1. 1. i.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
NEW DEAN CHOSEN
FOR STATE COLLEGE

= Fort Collins, Colo. May 1S.- I
+ BY unanimous vote. the mem 1
+ bers of the board of the State 1
+ Agricultural College has asked 4
+ Dean Henry J. Waters of the ag- 1
+ ricultural department of the 1
+ Missouri State University to ac- 1
+ cept the office of dean of the Ag- I
+ ricultural College of Colorado. 1
It is stated that Dean Waters I
+ will accept. :,
= =, Z. = Z. Z Z. 4 4. L 4 = 4
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
BOARD OF HEALTH
MEMBERS APPOINTED
lspecial to The Sentinel. !

J. Denver, May 1S.-Dr. w. w. !
+ Rowan OF Ouray. one--of- the !
{. most prominent physicians of I
4. western Colorado and who =
+ three years ago made the race !
1. for congress on the democratic 1
1. ticket, was today appointed a :
+ member of the state board of =
+ medical examiners by Governor Z
: Shafroth. Z
+ DR.. T. A. Strikley and DR.. N. 4
+ e. Creston, both of Denver, =
+ were appointed for the other I
+ two positions on the board by :
+ the governor. :
+ + 1. 4. I. /. + I. 1. I. !! I. 4. J. + i + Z
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
FOUR |NCEND|ARY
FIRES IN CHICAGO
IRv Associated Press.

+ Chicago. May 1S.-Four fires,
Z all of which it is believed were
1. of incendiary origin. destroyed
: property in this city today val
Z ued at 100000.
+ Since the escape of Andrew
E Hanson, the pyromaniac, from
Z the asylum at Elgin. ILL.,, there
Z have been 10 fires of questiona-
+ BILE origin. the losses aggregat-
: ing close on to Y million dol
I. lars
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
He is NEARLY WELL
[By Associated Press. !

Kansas City, May 1s.-Dr. B. f.
Roller. wrestler. VINO has been i'll in
this city with ptomaine poisoning. is
able to be up today and was consider
ed out of danger.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
BALLOON ARRIVES
IRy Associated Press l

Tby <fs5UCIdttU tHs-
( Omaha, Neb., May 1S.-Dirig-
( ible balloon No. 1, known as
+ the Baldwin airship. the prop
Z erty of the United States signal
+ corps. arrived at Fort Omaha
E today by express.
+ A detail of signal corps men
+ will arrive from Fort Leaven- I
+ worth this week and expert
4. mental flights will be begun by
+ them next week and be contin-
+ ued throughout the summer.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
BLACK HAND.
MURDERS
HIM
1By Associated Press. ]

IBy Associated Press
HYEW YORK, May 18.-
| marked for death, the po-
~ lice believing that it was
because he had been a close
friend of Lieutenant Joseph Pc
trosino of the New York police
department, who was assassi-
mated at Palermo, Sicily, while
investigating the Black Hand,
Piggio Puccio, a cigar maker,
was himself assassinated here
early today.
Puccio was killed as he was about
to enter his apartments on East sew
enty-Fifth street. He dropped deau
on the threshold as n bullet, which
had been fired from over the baius-
trade on the floor above. crashed into
his body.
BY the time the police arrived the
assassin had escaped, presumably to
the roof and down through an ad-
joining house.
The police say that the man who
shot the cigar maker had been lying
in wait for him, apparently for sew
cral hours.
Puccio took an active part in the
arrangements for the funeral OF the
late Lieutenant Petrosino, and was
also a leading spirit in arranging for
the benefit for Mrs. Petrosino, which
was held in the Academy of Music
While engaged in this work Puccic
received several letters threatening
him with death unless he discontin-
ued his activity.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

w. w. McHalloy. prominent bus
mess man of Cripple Creek, is regis
tered at the La Court this afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
A BIG CAVE|N
ON PASS
TODAY

Especial to The Sentinei-1
~ ENvER, May 1S--Nearly
Id 500 feet of the famous
tunnel over the Tennes-
see pass on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, located B
miles west of Leadville, caved
in last night.
There were no casualties, but
the tracks will be blocked for
at least four days, thus tying
up all through traffic on the
road for that length of time.
The cavein occurred this morning
at a very early hour. 1t was caused
by a heavy slide of earth and melting
SHOWS. Fortunately the tunnel was
clear at the time of the accident Had
a train been struck there might have
been a heavy loss of life.
The cavein occurred at distance
of 900 feet from the portal of the
tunnel.
1t was one of the worst cayelns IN
the history of the road
A great force of workmen and
many machines are employed in
clearing away the debris.
While the Denver &c Rio Grande Is
blocked the trains of the Denver g.
Rio Grande will be run over the Mid
land and in this way the passenger
traffic will be kept moving.
Owing to the accident all Rio
Grande trains are running late
H. B. Cole is a new arrival in the
city this noon from Seattle.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
ToDAY's WHEAT MARKET.
IBy Associated Pre-

IBy Associated Press.1
Chicago, May 1S.zMay wheat
closed 1.2sA.
]. A. Whiting is down from Delta
this afternoon on business.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

Last night some unknown person
broke into the La Court hotels ware
house and made awaylyiwith some
little amount of goods including some
of very wet nature The police
have rounded up one or two sus-
poets but so far have not succeeded
in getting any one tcy,admit the
crime. sfftt5
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18
TO FIND WHOIMADE
THE PRICES HIGH
1Bv Associated Press. ]

Washington, May 1S.-Senator
Cores resolution directing the COM
mittee on finance to conduct an in
vestigation into the wholesale and
retail prices of commodities was dis
cussed before the senate today to
some length. Seeking to have the
resolution adopted, Mr.. Gore said
that he wished to have a statement
concerning the extortionafe prices of
retail dealers fully probed so that
the country might know just where
the responsibility for high prices rest.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-18

Continued to Page Four.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Not Necessary to Hold Inquest.

DR.. w. A. Desmond of Akeley,
county coroner of Hubbard county,
last night decided that it would be
unnecessary to hold an inquest over
the body of lack" Stewart, who
was struck by lightning last Satur-
day evening and whose body was
found in an open field near Becida.
DR.. Desmond came to the city
last evening from Akeley and was
taken to Becida by Mayor Pogue in
his automobile. The coroner in
spected the body and as the unmis-
taxable evidence of the fatal effects
of the lightning were very evident,
he decided that death resulted from
a stroke of lightning and held no
inquest. ...,
The coroner came to Bemidji dur
ing the night and returned to his
home at Akeley this morning.
Notice to Holders Of BeItrami County
Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that there
is now in the treasury of Beltrami
County funds for the redemption of
all county warrants drawn upon the
revenue and road and bridge funds,
issued prior to April 10th, 1909.
Such warrants will be redeemed
upon presentation at the County
Treasurer's office, and interest upon
the same will cease thirty 500
days from the date of this notice.
Dated August End, 1909.
G. H. French,
County Treasurer.
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afternoon train for Bagley, and
returned last night. He had case
in chambers, before Judge Stanton,
which was heard today, MIR. O'Brien
appearing as his attorney.
c. A. Barton Of Minneapolis,
assistant general manager for the
Northland Pine company and the
Mississippi River Lumber company,
came to the city this morning from
his home and was transacting business
before the board of county commits
sioners today.
= w. F. Noble, the Third River
homesteader, returned to his home
last evening. He stated to the
Pioneer man that the case against
him for having a fawn hide in his
possession out of season would come
up in about four weeks, but that the
case would 60 against the local
warden. . =.
Thomas Bannon of Akeley, deputy
sheriff of Hubbard county, came to
the city last night and spent the
day here on business. In addition
to being deputy sheriff of Hubbard
county, Mr.. Bannon is quite promi:
nently identified with the Red River
Lumber company, owners of the big
sawmill plant at Akeley. 1929
Gene Grady, the stalwart pitcher
| of the Cass Lake baseball team
czaae to the city yesterday afternoon
and spent several hours here, re-
turning home on the night train
He was accompanied by Glen Hard
ing, son of Banker Harding of Cass
Lake, who returned home with Mr.
Grady on the might train. ~.
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Teachers Examinations.

The semi-annaal examination of
teachers for Beltrami county were
commenced at the local high school
.building yesterday morning and will
continue through tomorrow, under
the direction of County Superintend-
ent of Schools w. B. Stewart.
The session of summer school
which is now eeiosing is the largest
in the history of .Bestrami county
and, through the .exdeilent corps of
teachers under the superintepaence
of Professor J. H. Hay Of Thief
River Falls, has attained remark.
able degree of success.
There are >eighty-three teachers
from Belmami and neighboring
counties who ane taking the fna]
examinations ia Bemidji. The pro
gram for tomorrow is as follows:
Wednesday August 4fh.
Second Grade Studies Continued
A. M.-S:OO q. s. History. -.-
s:45 English Grammar.
l1.3O Music. H. ~
p M.-l:15 Observation-Disclosures.
2:45 Civics. --...
| 400 Drawing.
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BOSWORTH BROS. GET
CONTRACT PUT I'm SEWER
Council Also Awarded Contract to Rebuild Pumping Sta
ton to Ben Erickson Of Bemidji.-Much Business
at Last Nights Session.

City Engineer M. D. Stoner esti
mated that the grading of Gemme]
avenue would amount to 5000. Thi:
report was laid on the table for one
week.
The city pay roll, amounting tt
$823.33, was allowed.
The municipal court report for the
week ending July 81, showing fines
of $3.50 collected, was accepted
and filed.
William Brown was appointed
poundmaster to succeed N. J. Case,
who failed to qualify. The council
also passed a resolution renting the
Collard barn, in the rear of the
postofice building, the same to be
used as pound, the city to pay
rent at the rate of $12 per month.
The newly-appointed poundmaster
was instructed to collect his fee OF
81, also an additional fee of twenty.
five cents, for each animal, to be
paid into the city treasury to par
TALLY liquidate the expense incurred
by the city for the rent of the pound.
E. A. Schneider, one of the coun.
Gil committee appointed to wait on
the armory commission, reported
that the two local members of the
armory commission could not agree
on the price of rent to be paid for
the use of the Coliseum as an armory
for Co. K. After some discussion,
the city clerk was directed to notify
Captain A. E. Otto to write to
Colonel Johnson, asking him to
come to Bemidji to meet with the
armory commission to settle the
matter of rent of the Coliseum.
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Additional Short Locals.

Mills and Laura Julien were among
the : westward hot people who
boarded the train this morning to
visit the fair and other points in
Oregon.
Mrs. Charles Trondson came to
the city this morning from her
home at Blackjack and spent few
hours in the city, leaving this after
noon for Thief River Falls, where
she will visit with relatives and
friends. -
Mrs. Felix Danseareau and her
little daughter departed this morn
ing for their home at St. Paul, after
having visited for the past two
months at the home of Mrs. Dan
seareau's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Prebble.
Samuel Irlbbey OF Little Falls, a
trusted employee Of the Pine Tree
Lumber company, came to the city
this morning from his home at
Little Falls and appeared tefore the
county commissioners at their meet
ing today, in the interest of his COM
pany.
H. F. Bosworth,, the sewer and
waterworks contractor of Ada
came to- the city yesterday and
appeared before the council last
evening to submit bids for the con
tract to build sewer, for which bids
were received by the council last
evening. 49,.
= H on: A. D. Stephens and Martin
O'Brien of Crookston came to the
city yesterday and spent the day
here. 80 Mr.. Stephens left on the