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VOLUME 4. NUMBER 5 WILL OPEN PARLIMENT Though in Terror Will Leave Shelter of Palace May 10. Emperor's Decision Creates Considerable Surprise in Russia. Advice of Premier Witte and Others Said to Be Responsible. rived laat. week the very latest styles $15.00 TERROR OF BOMBS CANNOT STOP CZAR St. Petersburg, April 25.After much hesitation Emperor Nicholas has finally decided to come to St. Peters burg to greet lire representatives of the people and personally open the first Russian parliament. May 10. His decision comes as a surprise, as it was supposed that after his long absence from the capital he would not dare to leave the shelter of the palace of Tsarskoe-Selo. But Premier Witte and other advisers urged that It would be a great blunder to miss suoh an opportunity. A most elaborate programme for the opening of parliament has been pre pared. The ceremony will be attended by^the pomp and cireumstaaee befit ting the event. Imperial heralds will} pass through the streets summoning Long Coats ar- 1000 yards 15c Chambray for, per yard, J/2C 5000 yards 7c Prints, foT, per r^ yard, t}\j 10 doz., 25c Sun Bonnets, for J^ each, O \j 10 doz., boys' 50c fine Mad- OQ/ dras waists, each tj\j 15 doz., Men's Shirts worth from 50c to $1.00, for each, 25 doz red and white fring- OQ/ ed Napkins, per doz., ^3\j O I f\ff peror's present powers against the as saults of parliament. He not only re tains absolute control of the army and navy and foreign relations, with the power to declare peace or war, but he keeps in his hands the vital prerog ative of declaring cities, districts and provinces under martial law or "in a state of reinforced security." Inas much as any exceptional state of se curity involves the suspension of civil rights and as normal conditions have not existed in Russia for years, St. Petersburg having been "in a state of reinforced security" since 1S82, the personal guarantees granted can be wiped out by a stroke.-of the emperor's pen. OLYMPIC CONTESTS IN GREECE. New Yorker Wins First Heat of Swim ming Race. Athens, April 25.Phalerura wag during the day the scene of the prin cipal early events of the Olympic con test, consisting of boat racing and swimming. The weather was dull, It rained intermittently and the attend ance was moderate. The Italians dis tinguished themselves in the rowing and Daniels of the New York Ath letic club distinguished himself in the swimming contest. The Italians^won the races for four-oared gigs atfd'six oar galleys the French -and 4**eek- crews taking second placesi,3-, The greatest -excitfemlnt wasi aroused by the twelv&oai navy barge race, which was won by the 43reeks, who were also second. t:^A'n"italiaW barge was third. C. M. Daniels, New YDrk Athletic club, holder of the world's champion ship 100 yards swimming record, won the first heat of the 100 metres swim ming race in 1:17% seconds. TRIAL OF HENRY G. GOLL. Government Closes Case Against Mil waukee Banker. Milwaukee, April 25.The govern- the representatives of the people and ment finished its side of the Henry G. an imposing military escort will ac- Goll case just before the noon recess company the emperor to the Tauride palace, where parliament will assem ble. Ji is rumored that the^emperor in greeting parliament will announce general amnesty for political prison ers and the abolition of martial law. Emperor Retains Full Control. The final draft of the 'fundamental law'* was published during the day. It consists of seventy articlest|bKl consti tutes Russia's so-called constitution." The main point gained by the people in their fight against the crown is the incorporation in the "fundamental law" of the provisions of the imperial manifesto of Oct. 2(, creating a parlia ment and thus making it impossible for the emperor hereafter without usurpation to withdraw what he has granted. Otherwise the modifications of the "fundamental law" are entirely in the directi.n oi supporting the em- was taken. Bookkeepers for several corresponding banks were called to testify to the effect that no correspond ing accounts appeared on their books on the days when their accounts were charged here on the books of the First National bank with large amounts. Frank J. Kipp, cashier, and Thomas E. Camp, assistant cashier, of the First National bank identified the handwrit ing upon a dozen charge and credit slips and some drafts as that of Henry G. Goll. Anthracite Coal in Canada. Toronto, Ont., April 25.In the On tario legislature Frank Cochrane, min ister of mines, announced that anthra cite coal had been discovered in New Ontario between the Great Lakes and Hudson bay. He declined to give any information as to the locality or extent of f.he deposit. 0'Leary & Bowser Bemidji, Minn. Wednesday to Saturday We are going to display our elegant line of Wash Goods. W want the ladies to see them. To make it a special object to visit our stove we are going to offer some.WONDERFUL BARGAIMS for four days. 33c CHILDREN'S CLOTHING We want every boy to be well dressed for Decoration Day. It won't cost much, if yonr clothes are bought here, and for each suit, whether it be a $2.00 or $15.00 one. you wiif receive a "Never Stop Top" free of charge.muslin ,-*M Bys' Men 8 an l5doze -V#/ DISPUTE AS T(K! NUMBER KILLED Coroner Says 1,000General Greeley Says Only 300 Are Dead. San Francisco, April -25.Coroner William Walsh estimates that the to tal number of dead will not be less than 1,000. His reports are complete and his estimate is made up from all the data he has been able to collect. Coroner Wateh said: "Bodies the deputy coroners have found and buried number 300, as fol lows "At Polk and Bay streets, 32 at Portsmouth isquare, 23 at Washington square, 12 at,the Six-Mile House., 200 at Laurel hill,* 23 scattered in-differ ent .parts of the city, 10. No thorough search has been made of the district south of Market street or the Chinese quarter. Many dives must have been lost in these sections. South of Mar ket street are the cheap lodglnghouses and many of these collapsed from" the earthquake. There is little chance that half, of the inmates of the col lapsed buildings had opportunity to escape. This is also true of China town. "Shortly after the earthquake sol diers and police, so I have been told, buried bodies found along the water front. I have received no official re port of these. The total number of -dead will undoubtedly reach, if it does slot exceed, 1,006." llflAN BURIED BY SOLDIERS. Exact Number of Dead May Never Be Known. San Francisco, April 25.The cor oner's office will be reorganized at once anA a morgue will be opened in a vacant store in Hayes Valley. Up to the present time bodies have beeBf bur ied by the soldiers and the naval mili tia in open squares near where found. For that reason \it is feared that the exact number of dead will never be accurately known. Coroner Walsh re ports that his deputies have cared for 350 bodies taken Horn the ruins, 4nit this! number does not include those buried by the police and by the naval militia. From now OB all burials will be made in the- cemeteries and the usual reports will be made to the coroner and an opportunity gfven for identifi cation. The bodies which were buried in Portsmouth and Washington Squares and near Bay and Polk streets will be exhumed and an attempt to identify them before reburial in the cemetery. aflEELEY'S REPORT DIFFERS, Estimates Loss of Life at Less Than Three Hundred. Washington, April 25The official report from General Greely of the ex tent of the loss of life in San Fran cisco is as follows: "Very careful investigation made by Captain Winn limits as far as infor- $1.50 each, choice for, I O ^^A* at a discount offcfrper centfrom regular price +3^ O ^JH Grey Suits,jus in. 1 lot Ladies' White Skirts, (slightly soiled), worth from $2.00 1 A to $2.50, choice, each, pl%Ot7 1 lot Boy's 25c hats, for ff I lot White Embroidered Shirt-waist Patterns, worth 95c, $1.35 and 7Q 1 lot Ladies" fine Belts, regular price $1.50 each, ff \V choice, ^pJUl*/ 1 lot Black Gat Cashmere A Hose, to close at, a pair Xtf HSHKH Very Stylish, $15.00 Ni^ht Rotes fc OI d~\ A "tl-*- TBESE HAV E GIVE N iV O RELIEF FUN A. A. Carter.^,. The Pioneer.. E. H. Jerrard.-. Wm. Hillgrove William Pelkey.. ?j A. A. Goodrich i. $10 10 5 1 10 Subscriptions" *may be paid to Mayor Carter, the Lumbermens State bank, the First National bank or to the Pioneer. v' mation is obtainable the entire San Francisco death list front late disaster to 277 victims of these about 50 un known gathered from various parts of the city have be^n temporarily buried in Lombard and Bay streets, Washing ton square and Portsmouth square. In the Valencia hotel 14 bodies were re covered and 5b others are said to have perished in., the ruins. "Although this report' very mate rially reduces the death list for San Francisco it is not believed that it will be further increased save by iso lated victims among the I uins." QUESTION. FOR SCIENTISTS. Not a Tremor' Felt on Island in San Francisco Bay. San Francisco, AJjril 25.Thei'e is one place within pistol shot of ruined San Francisco that the earthquake did not touch, that did not lose a chimney or feel a tremorAlcatraz island. De^ spite the fact that the island is cov ered with brick buildings, brick forts and brick chimneys, not a brick was loosened, not a crack made nor a quiver felt. When the scientist comes to write be will have his hands full explaining why Alcatraz did not have any physical knowledge of the event. The scene from the island was awe in spiring. The crash of a falling city filled the ears of the aroused island, but no one understood what it was all about. There was no earthquake that she knew about, yet the city a few hundred yards across the bay was crashing to ruin. Clark's Home Partly Demolished. San Jose, Cal., April 25.The home of W..A. Clark at Burlingame was par tially demolished by the earthquake. No one was injured. ^.Many othex resi deuee^sdfrereid tor.a^iga fei* or less degree. At San Mateo all brick build ings are down. No one was killed or injured. All stores suffered severe damage. University Out of Business. Berkeley, Cal., April 25.President Wheeler of the University of Califor-, nla met with the academic council and suspended the sessions of the col lege for the rest of the academic year. STRIKES INCREASING IN FRANCE. Serious General Movement Feared on May Day. Paris, April 25.The strike element is increasing in France with the ap proach of May day, when the authori ties apprehend a serious general move ment. About 6,000 persons employed im the jewelry trades and 4,000 em-, ployed .in the paper industry during the day joined, the book printers here, who struck work some "time ago. The leading establishments are guarded by troops. GREATLY EXAGGERATED. Reports of Clashes Betwstn Police and Guardsmen,. San Francisco, April 25.Chief of Police Dinan said during the day that reports of clashes between police and national guardsmen were greatly ex aggerated. The officers of the depart ment are taking their regular details from the captains of their respective companies and are doing patrol duty in connection with the regulars. It is believed that before the close of the day very militiaman will be with drawn from duty en the city streets. "As far as the police department is concerned," said Chief Dinan, "we have endeavored to co-operate with the regulars in patrolling the-streets and preserving order,. We have had aio clash with militiamen or the citi zens' patrols, but there have been nu merous complaints of the overzealous ness at the guardsmen by citizens and for that reason we have deemed it adyiaable to request the withdrawal of Ji bodies troops not acting under &e direst ^eomiBjand of General Fun aiott." CHINATOWN GONE FOREVER. Celestials Will Be Concentrated at New Points._ San Francisco, April 25.The big fire- has obliterated Chinatown from San Francisco forever. Mayor Schmitz has inlormed Chief of Police Dinah that all of the Chinese now in the cKy would be collected and placed in and near Fontana's-^warehouses/near Fort .Mason,, and' that the new Chinatown -would be located at Hunters Point, on the southern extremity of. the county, n the bay shore. It is several miles distan from the old Chinatown. All 'Chinese who have left the city and who return later will be concentrated 4t the new points. Legislature Appropriates $250,000. Albany, N. Y., April 25.Governor Higglns has signed the bill appropriat ing $250,000 for the relief of the people of San Francisco and the state of Cali fornia. The bill was introduced in the legislature during the evening and im ,meiately passed by both houses. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1966^%te^23V^---, TEN CENTS PER WEEK THOUSANDS ARE DESERTING CITY -'a.._.^ General Greeley Reports Exo dus of 24,000 in Last Twenty-foirr Hours. Washington, April 25.Major Gen eral A. W. Greeley, commanding the department of the Pacific, in a tele gram to the war department received over night, praises General Funston and the conduct of the people of San Francisco. He estimates that more than 25,000 people have left the city in twenty-four hours. Present indica tions point to largely decreased de mands the coming week owing to rapid removal of inhabitants to coun try and adjacent towns. Relief trains are arriving daily and he sayjr the fa cilities! for feeding the destitute have greatly improved since the arrival xtt twenty-eight "ears sent by the CHamber of commerce relief committee of Los Angeles provided with cooking ar rangements capable of caring .for: 15,- 000 persons. GOMEZ TO RECEIVE M. TAIGNY. Venezuelan Plan of Satisfying De mands of France. New York, April 25-A cabW dis-? patch to the Herald from Willemstada Curacao, says: Former President Castro has had a slight stroke of paralysis, but has now* recovered. President Gomez says" that there will be no change in the policy or conduct of the government. It is reported that the Freneh pun ishment will take this form: M. Taigny, escorted by A fleet, will be re ceived as representative of France with full honors. M. Taigny will then be withdrawn and relations be re-es tablished. It is believed that President Castro, In order to avoid receiving M. Taigny, made General Gomez acting president. It is doubted that this will satisfy the French. INTERMENT AT ANNAPOLIS. Remains of Paul Jones Placed in Tem porary Resting Place. Annapolis, Md., April 2b.The cere monies incident to the sepulture of the remains.of Admiral Paul. Jones, which were recently conveyed from France to this country, were carried out dur ing the afternoon in the presence of a distinguished audience. The pro gramme included addresses by Pres: Idem Roosevelt, Ambassador Jusse rand and Governor Warfield, with "The Star Spangled Banner," "The Marseillaise," ''Maryland, My Mary- land," and "How Sleep the Brave," sung by-the Baltimore Oratorio so ciety, concluding with a procession to Bancroft hall, in which the body was deposited until Chapel hall, its final resting place, has beeB jnade ready &~~ __ DAMAGE AT PALO ALTO. Will Amount to More Than a MHJjpn Dollars. Palo Alto, Cal.. April 25.But little destruction is in evidence on thfe" university campus. The students still lack funds here. No one is allowed upon the campus without a pass. Workmen jye clearing away the de bris of the Memorial church. Most of the campus dwellings have been re paired. Alabama Bank Closed. Washington, April 25.The First National bank at Attalla, Ala., was closed during the day by direction of the comptr#lle of the currency upon information received from National Bank Examiner Cooper that the bank is insolvent. Examiner Cooper has been appointed receiver. Cossacks Kill Many Peasants. Veroriezh, Russia, April 25.The governor general of Veronezh has hastily left for Diewiteza, where, it is reported, Cossacks have killed nine teen and wounded fifty persons in sup pressing peasant, disorders. ESCAPED WOR FAft. Three Men Shot to Death on gtf.ming Roof of Hotel. Salt Lake City, April 25.That three men were shot to death on a blazing roof in San Francisco to keep them from being burned alive is ^solemnly asserted by Max Fast, a garment worker, who has arrived here. "When the fire caught the Windsor hotel at Fifth and Market," said Mr. Fast, "there were three men on the roof and it was impossible to get them down. Kather than see the men fall in with the roof and be roasted alive the military officer directed his men to shoot them,. which they did in the presence of 5,000 people. I saw great stones fall on three men near the city hall, crushing the life out of them. In Union square I stood beside a woman who died actually from fright and thirst. Her last request was for water and we had none to give her. At Jef ferson square I saw a fatal clash be tween the military and the police: A policeman oidered a soldier to take up a dead body to put it in the wagon and the soldier ordered the policeman to do it. Words followed and the soldier Shot the policeman dead." Oft PLANS FOR RELIEF. Government and Red Crosa, Working f-r* in Conjunction. Washington, April 25:-'Working to chicken* and springs^ tfftc. conjunction, the government agencies and the Red Cross are rapidly perfect ing plans for the relief of the situa tion in San Francisco. During the day the national association received a re mittance of $300,000 from the New York branch of the Red Cross. Inqui ries were made through Surgeon Gen eral O Reilly as to the need in San Francisco for doctors or female nurses, and it was learned that no more were needed and that all neces sary medical supplies were available at San Francisco for all contingencies for about three months. There is a need, however, in the af flicted city for clothings and shelter and warmth, and the^R^d. Cross is looking to these ends. Arrangements have been made with army contractors who supply blankets to send many thousands to San Francisco of the same quality as those furnished for the United States army, which it was agreed to do at low government con tract. Quartermaster General Humphrey was advised by telegraph from his agent in San Francisco that 4,000 stoves with piping were being un loaded and that the tentage was com ing in by boat and rail at a rate that would possibly result in soon affording protection for all of the earthquake And Are sufferers. PAUL JONES? FIRST ADMIRAL? BURIED PAID MONEY TO COUNCILMAN. Charge Mad* in Connection With Bale of Coal at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, April 25.The legislative Investigation of Cincinnati was re sumed during the day by the Drake committee. BVrton C. Hollister testi fied that he had been told by Alexan? der Cunningham, president of the Luh rig Coal company, that before his com pany was able to secure a contract with the city it had been necessary to give money to Councilman Michael Mullen. After handing a package of money, which the witness thought contained either |1,500 or f2,500, to Mullen Cunningham had been notified to visit the city hall, where he at once signed a contract for coal. Testimony by Isaac M. Jordon tended to confirm this statement of Hollister. Cunning ham, has been subpoenaed as- a wit- tiessT r- LIGHTED BOMB ON WINDOW. Attempt Made on Life of Former Pres ident Loubet. Paris, April 25.A dispatch to the Journal from. Montelimar, department. of the Drome, says that the authorities there found a bomb to which, a burn ing fuse was attached on the window sill of the library of former President Loubet'& villa, where he and his fam ily are spending their Easter vacation. The fuse was extinguished and an ex amination of the bomb, it is added, showed it to be of an extremely deadly nature. VERY FEEBLE SHOwJfc s?# Seismograph at Washington Record* Another Disturbance. Washington, April 24.The seismo graph of the weather bureau during the night recorded a very feeble earth quake shock, beginning at 4:25 a, m. and lasting until after 5 o'clock, The stronger part of the disturbance oc curred from about 4:29 to 4:32 a. m. This disturbance, as registered at Washington, was very feeble as com pared with the records of the great earthquake that recently occurred at San Francisco. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 24.Wheat- May, Tii^c July, 79y2@79%c Sept.,' 7SM@lH%c. On trackNo. 1 hard, 7914c No. 1 Northern, 73%c: No. 2 Northern, 11 ^c No. 3 Northern, 75 7tic. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 24.WheatTo arrive and on trackNo. 1 Northern, 80c No. 2 Northern, 78c May, 79%c July, 0%c Sept., 78%c. FlaxTo arrive iand on track, $1.16% May, $1.16% July, $1.17%. t, Paul Union Stock Yards. St, PauL April 24.CattleGood to choice steers, $4.25@5.50 common to fair, $S.50@4,00 good to choice cows and heifers, $3.00@4.50 veals,- $1.50 4.o0. Hogs$6.20@6.35. Sheep-^Year ling wethers, $5.25@6:00 good to choice lambs, $6.00@6.50. 'im: Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 24.Cattle^Beeves, $4.00@6.i5 cows and heifers, $4.75 5.25 stockers and feeders', $2.75@ 4.65 Texans, $3.904.70. Hogs Mixed and butchers, $6.356.50 good heavy, $6.50@6.60 rough heavy, $6.15 @6.35 light, $6.30@6.57% pigs, $6.50 6.57^. Sheep, $3.85@6.40 lambs, |4.75@7.15. j? Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, April 24.WheatMay, 79%c July, 79%@79%c. CornMay, 47*40 July, 46%c. OatsMay. 324c July, 30%c. PorkMay, $15.62% July, $15.82^@15.85. FlaxCash, Northwestern, $1.13 Southwestern, $1.07 May, $1.15. ButterCreamer ies, 14@20y2c dairies. 14@18c. Eggs 15@16%c. PoultryTurkeys, 12^ HONORSFOR DEA HERO President Roosevelt Speaks at Annapolis at Memor ial Services. Ten Thousand Gather to Do Reverence to Revolu tionary Sailor. Remains Brought From France and Re entombed ,.at Annapolis. Annapolis, Md., April 25.At- tended by the official head of the nation, served by the ambassa dorial -representative of the land in which he died, by naval repre sentatives!of the United States and Prance and by thousands of citizens of the country whose first admiral he was, the remains of John Paul ones were today. placed in a crypt beneath the stairway of Bancroft hall. The coffin *will remain there resting in state until the completion of the chapel in which the remains will be de posited permanently. Crowds such as the ancient capital of Maryland has seldom known lined the streets and stood about th& railroad station long before President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roose velt,members of the cabinet, the French Ambassador and Madame Jeserandand other dignitaries had arrived. Early this morning the casket containing the remains of the long dead admiral had been re moved from a temporary vault in which they rested since being brought from Prance, and de posited in the new armory of the naval academy. The oaken casket was almost hidden by the union jack and upon it rested two crossed palms, a wreath of green and the sword presented to the great naval commander by the king of Prance. President Roosevelt made a notable address, full of patriotic sentiments. He related at length the"history of the admiral's ex ploits and told how he had laid al most forgotten for a century in a French cemetery before the United States decided to bring the remains to this shore. ATTEMPT TO WRECK HOTEL. All Radiators In the Building Filled With Gas. Mansfield, O., April 25.A plot to blow up the Von Hof hotel was discos ered during the day. By means of' rubber tubing the radiators of the ho-' tel were filled with artificial gas and, when A. L. Lott, a jeweler whose room was in the block, lighted a match flames shot up to the celling. All the radiators were discovered to be filled and a panic among the guests was narrowly averted. Hobson Nominated for Congress. Birmingham, Ala., April 25.Late! returns from the Sixth district Demo cratic congressional primary confirm** the nomination of Captain Richmond*/ P. Hobson over Congressman John H.^T Bankheadr.vt The nomination is equiv alent to an election. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. A heavy snow storm prevailed ove?* the greater part of Maine Tuesday. Delegates from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and from every* section of this country are gathered at' J Philadelphla for the, 200th anniversary f'S of the organization of the PresbyterianW church. Walter Wellman, the newspaper cor-f" respondent, who will next June make| an attempt to reach the North pole by a dirigible balloon, sailed from New| York Wednesday for Europe on the? Bteamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. Francis A. Blades, city controller of? Detroit, Mich, since 1898, retired Meth odist clergyman and prominent mem| ber of the Republican party, of which f^-- he was one of the founders "under the oaks" at Jackson. Mich., is dead at $Jl Detroit, aged eighty-five years* fsSt ?&r* 'P- r-