The daily pioneer. [volume], May 12, 1903, Image 1

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VOL. I. NO. 20
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SWEP ruMts
FIRE OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN DE-
STROYS LARGE AMOUNT OF
PROPERTY.
SUSPECT IS LANDED IN JAIL
HUNDREDS OF HOUSES AND MIL-
LIONS OF FEET OF LUMBER
BURNED.
WATER SIPPLY TAMPERED WITH
OVER FIVE HUNDRED FAMILIES
RENDERED HOMELESS BY
THE FIRE.
Ottawa, Ont., May 12.A fire, sus
pected of being of incendiary origin,:
yesterday afternoon and evening, de-1
stroyed hundreds of homes and mill
ions of feet of lumber in this city. John
White, who has just been released
from the penitentiary after serving a
term of imprisonment for arson, was
caught ne ar where the fire as first
discovered. He was taken to the po
lice station and will be charged with
starting the conflagration.
The fire originated within a stone's
throw of where the great Hull fire of
April 26, 1900 was checked. The Hull
fire started on the opposite side of the
river and spread to ,the tawa side,
destroying millions of dollars worth of
property. It burned out near where
the Ottawa & Parry Sound railway en
ters the Western part of the city, and
it was in the lumber yard's near the
railroad that yesterday's fire orig
inated.
Two hours before the principal fire
started two smaller blazes were dis
covered and quickly extinguished in
the lumb er yards near the Canadian
Pacific railroad. It was 3:30 when the
third as discovered. When the brig
ade arrived at the scene it was found
that the
Water Main Had Been Damaged
and no. water could be obtained.
When-the brigade did get water the
fire as utterly beyond control. It
swept along over the same ground that
the former fire had gone, the only d'if
ference being that it was going in the
.opposite direction. There is a large
cliff which extends from Ottawa river
mto the corner of Margar et and Pres
ton streets. The fire area was on the
flats below the cliff.
At wo or three points ft camehaveriy
"ear q,
Hi $
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Wholesale Liquor Dealer
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of Northern Minnesota fl
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\i A FULL LINE OF 2k
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\it Imported and Domestic Whiskies, *j|
it Brandies, Gins, Rums, Wines and
tf Cordials Always on Hand JJ
j{- Large and Small Buyers Can Save Mon- fa
ili ey and Time by Purchasing at Home, -J
\t Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. ff\
2 Special Distributing Agent for the
Celebrated Ol
S JAS. E. PEPPER WHISKEY 5
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|C.H.MILES| & BEMIDJI MINNESOTA $
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THE DAILY
so. aotnmg would nave saved
ilie city. Fifteen million feet of lum
ber were destroyed. The loss on the
lumber will be about $300,000. The,!
buildings burned were principally
dwelling houses and --tores. They were
all built since the last great fire atid
were either solid brick oj" brick
veneered, as the city would not permit
of any other kind being erected. The
loss on the buildings is estimated at.
various figures. Mayor Cook said'
there were from 5075 to 000 families
homeless, or a.)out 2.000 individuals.
All the parties are supposed to be in
sured.
LAUNDRYWORKERS WIN.
Disruption in the Ranks cf the Em
ployers' Association.
Chicago, May 11.:' All efforts to
reach a settlement of the laundry
strike at. a meeting yesterday between
the special committee of the employ
ers failed of results and a disruption
of the ranks of the employers' asso
ciation is expected to-day. The Evans
ton laundrymen who anounced that
they would open their laundries to-day
could not be influenced by the associa
tion, and a general break of the em
ployers is expected to-day.
NO MASSACRE OF JEWS.
Russian Government Makes a Sweep
ing Denial.
Washington, May 12. Ambassador
McCormick at St. Petersburg cables
the state department that the Russian
government has authorized a formal
denial of the truth of the story circu
lated by the central committee for the
relief of the Kishineff sufferers to the
effect that [there have been terrible
massacres of .lews in that town and
much suffering among them in other
par ts of Ressarabia or Southwest Rus
sia. The ambassador's dispatch is
very sweeping.
FATE OF MURDERESS.
Jessie Morrison Must Serve Her Sen
tence.
Topeka. Kan.. May 12The supremo
court affirmed the decision of the low
er court in the case of the state vs.
Jessie Morrison. Jessie Morrison was
declared guilty of killing Mrs. Olin
Castle throe years ago at the Castle
home in Eldorado. The decision
means twenty years' imprisonment:
MAN AND WIFE MEET DEATH.
Home Wrecked by an Explosion and
Both Fatally Injured.:.
Buffalo. X. Y., May 12.Herman'M.
BlaisdelPof North Collins, a former
assemblyman, after whom the town of
Blaisdell, N. Y.. is named, and his wife,
were so badly burned in a fire which
started from an explosion and which
destroyed their home yesterday, that
they died a few hours later. An adopt
ed son, who was the only other occu
pant of the house at the time of the
explosion, was slightly burned.
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TO BLOW IP LINER
PLOT IS THWARTED JUST IN THE
NICK OF TIME BY DE-
TECTIVES.
THEY fiND A N IMfERNAL MACHINE
BOX CONTAINING A HUNDRED
POUNDS OF DYNAMITE ON
THE PIER.
REVEALED WARNING LETTER
DECLARES THAT MAFIA WILL
MAKE WAR ON BRITISH
VESSELS.
New York", May 12.An infernal ma
chine connected with a hundred
pounds of dynamite was found in a
box on the Cuuard pier Saturday.
According to the expert opinion of
the superintendent of the bureau of
combustibles, the box was found and
put into the river just in the nick of
time to prevent it from exploding and
demolishing the pier and the I'mbrin,
which was alongside and about to sail.
The box was left at the pier in an ap
parent attempt to ha ve it placed
aboard with the baggage of the pas
sengers. The Umbria sailed a few
minutes after the box was discovered
and all on board were in ignorance cf
the attempt to place an infernal ma
chine aboard the vessel.
Greeting From Mafia.
The discovery of the box was due to
the following letter received at police,
headquarters, "addressed to Commis
sioner Greene:
"Dear Sir: The Mafia greets you
and wishes you well. At the Canard
dock is a box containing one hundred
pounds of dynamite. Inside also-is a
machine, properly sot. and explodes
itself any time within thirty-six hours.
The society has declared war against
England and has ordered the destruc
tion of every steam er flying the British
llag that sail out of New York harbor.
The undersigned received orders to
begin operations by pinking the
Oceanic, but so many women and chil
dren took passage on the boat that the
society's plans were changed at the
last minute. The machine in the box
(the first made, and a crude affair)
is__enclosed simply to show how easy
it is
"-a
To Sink a Steamer,
and to convince those interested that
the society is m. making idle mreals.
The society has undertaken to clear
New York harbor of British ships, and
it will succeed. The reason for this
moveme nt the society does not wish to
disclose suffice it to say that the so
ciety, in order to protect itself, must
carry the war into the enemy's coun
try, and it goes without saying that it
proposes to wage war as fiercely as it
knows how. This is the society's first
and last warning, and those who pro
pose to patronk'.e British steamers
must, take their chances in the future.
The society asks and gives no quarter.
solay on. lay on McDuff and danin'd
be he that cries hold-^enough.
"Pie! ro de Martini."
P. S. Th battery Is not attached,
fuses without caps and lighters riot
set. Consequently there is no danger
in handling the box."
The box was left at the pier by two
men, apparently Italians, who drove a
light wagon, and who told the naggage
master that it would be claimed by a
passenger.
STILL A MYSTERY.
No Clue to the Identity of the Yellow
stone Murder Mystery.
Butte, Mont.. May 12. The search
for the head and arm of t"ne woman
supposed to be the victim of a murrh
in the National Park, which were seen
in the Yellowstone rixej near. Janiine
Saturday, lias fafled to recover them,
though the story told by Mrs. Paul,
who saw the gruesome objects^
Hexed to te.vi been confirm/ in the
discovery of another piece ol flesh and
bone near the sanre spot in the river
and belh ved to bo a portion of a hu
man body. Tl in thai vicinity
has b'-en drt gged. hut without finding
anything m- re Mrs. Paul's descrip
tion of the woman -d and the ear
rin-s it wore as as the rings on
the hand, give the officers a Slight
clew to work on and inquiries are be
ing sen! broadcast for information ot
the disappearance of any woman.
Waitrt' May ii'. A man
who is supposed to be Charles Spour of
of Vincenr.i s. [nd., was found dead in
the woods with a bullet in his brain.
It is supposed he was in charge or a
car househould goods going to Ab,
erdeen, S. D. ~J~
Manila, May 12.Capt. Pershing and
cashier of the government plant here,
has been arrested on the charge of em
berzlement. His accounts have been
found to be $4,000 short.
among th
BEMIDJI. BELTRAMI CO.. MINN., TJESDAY. MAY r_\ WO::. Tl-:X CENTS I'Eli WEEK.
ARE OPPOSED TO A STRIKE.
St. Paul. Jftav 12. The indications
are that there will be no strike on the J
Great Northern railway. About twen- \i
ty-rve [he Great Northern ponduc- Jj,
tors and trainmen, all ot fheni assoeia- *fc
tio'n' men and repfosiihTa"ft\re
men
a eorrfei enn
with 'General Manager Ward yesterday v|
::ur ::'on and nt.oxcr the sitvmtion.
Mr Ward assured the men that the
company is not looking for troubl*'
ami that it stands ready to do anything
to avert tronble so long as the com
pany is allowed to retain the right to u,
run double adcr trains whenever the
exigencies of the business demand
such cmuation. Mr. Ward went so far
as to agree to insert a clause in the
schedule binding the company to run
double headers to no greater extent
than at present, which is per cent of JJJ
all trains. IK also agreed to adjust v*
the wage scab
1
BIG SAWMILL BURNS.
The Scofield Lumber Company Loses 1*
"Its Mill. J||
-The '0
sawmill of the Scofield Lumber com.
pany on Superior nay front burned
yesterday morning entailing a.loss of JJ,
Only the charred.
West Superior. Wis May
we ie discovered. The tiro had com-
l)Ud.e charge of things by (be time the
alti^n was turned in, and when the
companies arrived ori the scene there
was no hope. Three hundred men
were empioyed and it is possible that
they are thrown out of permanent em
pb yment.
KILLED IN THE FIELD.
\ti
to conform to the JJJ
schedule asreed to by \hv management
and the general committee early in the
negotiations. The men who met with in
Mr. Ward had no authority to accept jj
or reject the proposition made by th
general manager, but they e-xprt
entire saitisfaction with it and agreed 'Wtuit all gi i
to recommend its adoption by the gen
eral committee.
Farm Hand and Four Horses Struck
by Lightning
Albert Lea, Minn., May 12. Late
Saturday afternoon while John Quirt
man was plowing on the farm of Au
gust Riohler. a short distance from
conger, this county, a bolt of lightning
killed 'uirtnian and the lour horses he
was using. Deceased was about twen
ty-one years old and had no relatives nothing.
here, hut has a sisfi in Winona and a
WAR UPON CURS.
Sheriff and His Deputies Are Killing
Off Unmuzzled Dogj.
Armour. S. I).. .May 12. The hoard
of health of this county has com-j
melieed a war on do: s. [I has -ordered
all curs to be m'itzzled and the: sheriff
and :.s deputies are otit with rifles
spi atr di' when tlie wde'i ha
im1
complied i h. The order is
the still of an ejiidj inic of hydro
phobia. \V :l-h. a jTromTm iTi
farmer just, south of here, has lost
thirty head of eatt le and two bet i
and some OJI" lo are port'-.!.
TORRENT SOLVES MYSTERY.
Body of Missing Contractor Is Rescued
From the Waves^
Sioux City. Iowa. May lil
Ti improve eaeln on
system.
1 hiuki this
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tor
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mornini.'. There was no one upstairs
in the plant tit the time and the flames E WWW Ji ^i ^ft\ ML. Jk. W WF
gained great heatlway before they
I [lb
co
into
rain Form lich occiffi hi
yi i'd' the wati is of -Pel ry cr
a ras iut( torn fit ami itrrei]
body of Edward Doi im. a
com i ,i--tor ho my si riottsly
Pep. 2a. The body
i ng along the en el
furl river ev raI cit zen, who
11 -e it with
'tn:. j.o'.
ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.
One Man Kiiled ^ncl His BrbtrTer Prob
ably Fatally Injuied.
Hffnhing. Minn .Mav -1.'
TV -M
brothers, Bricl irwl \ndi FIi ci si H,
livin.. i wu. L_ol w. i
BJ by thi i ick Not them Pa
cific passenger train. Erich was ilb-d
and Andrew was rfoTpdy if real ta'-ii
Iy injured. They .vr' FnTox-iea^e+]
and fell asleep on the tracl EricR
leaves a. wife and six chrrcrren
"PRETTY WELL MERGED."
Pive Families Control Nearly All the
Packing House Interests.
Sioux City, Iowa. May 12.- Michael
Ctidahy, at the head of the Cudahy
packing interests in Sioux City, yester
day declared: "There is no packing
house merger and no prosperfs of on
W are pretty well merged now." he
add^d. "Five families of as control 8n
per cent of the entire packing industry
In Emblems
Lodge I'ins, ("nail Brace
lets, Stud--, Sli e\ Bnttdr.w,
St it I'in-, FolJs ami Solid
Gold and gold tilled 'ha ins, we
have the most complete line ill
the eit.v. Tliis week for
15 per cent off
Rings
All Kings in ur store, inelud
ing lliit solid gold. nl mid set
rings will be Mi for almost
brother in the northern part of the fc Ajiim- 11-.- mui tni ni-t -iiuirj'Hn.i nui.t.-inti mi i.iiei (lit \n latest 3
state. He was brought here some 'sljleinCorrc5pnaehcc5tutlorier.v
years ago from an orphans' home in
Indiana.
li.lli'l.
the \&?
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A few of the ideas of this store:s
cat'l) week"
luslne&s for llio future Its
To see that every transaction is mpIeXi ti
entirely satisfactory manner.
Te make eS'ery individiial salt
forerlinner of further business.
perfect an organization wind
highest place In commercial history.
NOTICE.
l'wo I'xeolK'iit brand's'of Hour are carriet
(itiseke* p(M's ami ctluM
probably $7'J.000.
ruins with the igiue room and slab
burner remain to ma rk the spot of the
mill. The sti net are. wiih ail the sa ws
and the machinery, is a total loss. The
fire is suppos ed to ha ve caug ht fr om nnTTTinTiTTnnnnTTnTinnnnnnnrTmTTTTnnTTnfTnnTTnnTTnnTTmTTTTTTTrTT,,TTTrTT
a hot band saw- shortly after the mill
closed down at 6 o'clock yestercfay i "%\J L*\
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der to niako nim for b:rs|iarge sprinn stt.ck.
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1st Deer Kasl of Firsl Nut'. Bang
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Lflvese iroods tiro of fine llavor, rich in [nutritious ele
nietiis and tro farther lhan anv otliers*.
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the iui
I'ocketbooks, Wri-t Hag's,
(lile't SeCS", Mar.ieiire Set^.ai.o
idd linvelt ies id all iliil-- at
25 per cent off
Watches
1 lur line of Wattdie-, incliid-
\i\'r\ Crescent Street Jl jewel
movement John Bun speeial'21
jewels: llauipden. I Mielieiv .rand,
1" |i-wid~, this week at unheard
of prices.
C. C. Doty. Admr.
East 3rd St. Telephone 118
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coii-t.int\y on
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