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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 124.
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EXPLOSION ON HE OLYMPIA
""""KILLS TWO MEN AND IN-
JURES OTHERS.
BARREL Of ALCOHOL LETS GO
RESULT OF SMUGGLING BY MEM-
BERS OF THE CRUISER'S
CREW.
ONE MAN ROASTED TO DEATH
STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY FLYING
STAVE AND FELL INTO BURN-
ING MASS.
Norfolk,' Va., Sept. 15.The explo
sion of a barrel of alcohol on the
superstructure deck of the cruiser
Olympia, in drydock at the Norfolk
navy yard Saturday night kfUed two
men, severely injured several others
and set lire to the ship.
The explosion resulted indirectly
from the smuggling of alcohol into the
navy yard by members of the cruis
er's crew.
Lieut, Commander Van Doeser, ex
ecutive officer of the Olympia-, made
the following statement:
"The entire crew of the Olympm
were returning aboard after forty-eight,
hours of shore liberty, when a live
gallon water breaker full of alcohol
was discovered in the forward turret.
The executive officer at once ordered a
thorough search of the ship ard the
yard in her vicinity to find any other
spirits that might have been smug
gled. As the cruiser is in dry dock
all her small boats are lined in rows
along the wharf near the dry dock.
Between two of these boats two men
were discovered. One lied and
Escaped in the Darkness.
The other was placed under arrest.
Where the men were hiding was found
a full barrel of alcohol which had
been broached. It was, by order, car
ried aboard the Olympia to be emptied
into the alcohol tank on the aft deck.
This tank being full the barrel was
carried forward by Corporal Yerkes,
Seifert. Shavey and Caster. In the
meantime the crow was called to
Quarters and every man accounted for.
"While the men were in line answer
ing the roll, the detachment with the
barrel began pouring its contents into
a tank on the port side of the forward
turret. They had scarcely begun
when, In a manner yet to be ascer
tained, the fumes of the spirits be
came ignited and exploded with ter
rific force. Both ends of the barrel
were blown out, followed by a torrent
of burning alcohol that spread
In a Flood of Flame
over the forward main deck. Yerkes
was struck in the head by a stave
from the barrel and fell into the burn
ing mass. He was roasted to death.
The other three men were also struck
".by. flying fragments of the barrel, but
were knocked away from the center of
the fire and thus two of them escaped
fatal injury, but Seifert was horribly
hurried and so injured that he died
later.
"iW_was first thought a tank of
smokeless powder had exploded and
the crew for a moment.broke ranks,
hut in a second recovered from the
suddenness of the shock and turned to
with a will to save their injured ship
mates and extinguish the fire that al
ready was gaining a headway on the
cruiser's deck. This done, the injured
men were hurried to the marine hos
pital.
"The cruiser's forward awnings and
awning supports were destroyed."
WAR A- .OMBI A.
-Venezuela May Help the Isthmian In
surgents.
Colon, Colombia, Sept. 15.It is ru
mored here that a deal has been made
with President Castro of Venezuela,
who has been enxious to engage in a
war with Colombia, to start trouble
on the frontier, when the former Lib
eral insurgents, all of whom favor con
cession of the isthmus and the con
struction of the canal, would take ad
vantage of the affair and inaugurate
a revolution. Venezuela, if sussessful,
would profit by an extension of the
boundary toward the Pacific.
Willemstad, Curacao, Sept. 15.
From every section of Venezuela
troops were sent last week in the di
rection of the Colombian frontier and
toward Maracaibo.
Venezuelans say that a Venezuelan
war with Colombia is inevitable in the
near future as a consequence of the
sympathy President Castro extended
to the Colombian rebels during the re
sent rebellion and also because of the
question of navigation on the Orinoco.
President Castro's wreat idea, they
say, is a war with Colombia.
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MANY BIRDS
Bemidji Shooting Parties Satis
fied With the Early Fall
Hunting.
So far the hunting season
seems to have been a fairly suc
cessful one to Beuiidji sports
men. Those who have gone any
considerable distance from town
to avail themselves of the early
fall shooting bring glowing ac
counts of their success. Sev
eral hunting parties have re
turned to the city and almost
without exception they report
good hunting.
The present year is said to
have furnished ideal weather for
the propagation of game birds
and they have suffered no back
set. There has been an ample
amount of rain, but it came after
the young birds had discarded
their coat of down for a more
substantial covering and they
were fully able to care for them
selves when the heavy downpour
came. The result is that practic
ally all the birds which have
hatched have been reared suc
cessfully, excepting those which
have been killed by birds of prey
and "sooner" shooters.
During the first few days
shooting it was not a difficult
matter to approach a covey of
chickens, but the birds are now
becoming more^wary and it re
quires considerable care and a
good clog to insure success.
Fine Attraction.
Next Tuesday evening, Sept.
22, the first of a course of four
entertainments will be given in
the Methodist church. The
Columbian Male Quartette will
be the attraction, and it is said
to be a splendid one. The quar
tette has toured the East and
South and appeared in some of
the largest and best city courses
in the country. Miss Fisher
Shipp, a reader and a young
woman of remarkable rsati 1 ity
and power, will also take part in
the program. 124-2G-T22.
ARMY WANTS RECRUITS.
Desired for Immediate Service in the
Tropics.
Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 15.Capt.
E. H. Ely, in charge of the local ro
cruiting station, has been instructed
by the war department to disregard
previous orders curtailing enlistments,
and to recruit men as rapidly as pos
sible for Immediate service in the
tropics. Upon the strength of this or
der recruiting stations ha"ve been im
mediately established in five cities.
Death Follows a Drunk.
Neche, N. D., Sept. 15. Henry
Roadhouse, a market- gardener here,
was found dead on the railroad track
between here and Gretna, Man. The
coroner's jury decided that 5$ came to
his death frrom exposure while in an
intoxicated condition.
Kicked to Death.
Norwich. N. Y., Sept. 15.In a fight
at McDonough yesterday Tracy H.
Borrows was kicked to death by Frank
Gole, whom Borrows had just shot in
the neck with a revolver. Borrows ac
cused Gole of taking his wife to the
county fair.
Professor of Chemistry Dead.
Milwaukee, Sept. 15. Dr. Ernest
Hentke, aged forty years, professor of
chemistry and conductor of a brewer's
school in this city, died suddenly of
pneumonia. He was well-known in
German circles throughout the country.
Decide to Build a Bridge.
Elk River. Sept. 15.A ronfernc
of the commissioners of Wright and
Sherburne counties and the town
boards of Elk River and Otsego was
held here and it was decided to secure
at once bids for the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river be
tween Elk. River and Otsego.
Pardoned by Governor.
Pierre. S. D.. Sept. 15. Gov. Her
reid granted a pardon to Swan An
derson, a Cla county prisoner, the
action being taken on the recom
mendation of the board of pardons
and the officers of the court in which
the conviction was secured.
IZ-FFD
sri it
ARE MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP OF
HE WHOLE BULGARIAN
ELEMENT.
SOLDIERS ARE BEYOND CONTROL
PURSUING USUAL TACTICS OF
BURNING AND PLUNDERING
VILLAGES.
PEOPLE ARE fLEEING IN TERROR
QUESTION OF WAR OR NO WAR
SAID TO DEPEND ON
SERVIA.
Sofia, Bulgaria. Sept. If.. The Al
banian and Turkish troops collected
in the vilayet of Adrianople appi ar to
be pursuing their usual tactics ol burp
ing and plundering the villages and
killing the peasants instead of making
an attempt to break up the insurgent
hands. Very little news is filtering
through from Monastir. but all reports
agree that the posftio I of the Chris
tians is desperate. The Turks are
making a clean sweep of the whole
Bulgarian element. The Albanian sol
diers in the vilayet ol Adrianople are
stated to be entirely beyond control.
At Kostursco, the influential beys com
plained to the officers ol the excess*
committed by the troops. The officers
resented the criticism and told the
soldiers that the beys were friends of
the revolutionists, whereupon the sol
diers burned the bey's farms. The
Turks have burned the villages of
Ahnagik and Erikler, in the district of
Losengrad. They ITeheaiTeti twenty
two Bulgarians at Ajmagik in the pres
ence' of their families. Twelve thou
sand troops are assembled around
Malkotonovo. ano are engaged in
Pillaging and Burning
the villages. The population every
where is fleeing to the forests and
mountains. All the Turkish popula
tion in the district of Losengrad has
received arms, even the boys have re
volvers. The Albanian soldiers pro
ceeding from Odrin to l^osengrad
plundered the villages en route,
robbed the churches and burned the
village of Korakej. Another body of
Albanians going to Vasililco, on the
Black sea, was attacked by a band and
is reported to have suffered a loss of
100 men. A band led by the insurgent
chief at AmazofT was surrounded by
Turkish troops at Kokushko. After
six hours' fighting the insurgents cut
their way through the soldiers by
throwing bombs. The Turks lost
twenty.
The final arrangements for a revo
lutionary outbreak in Eastern Mace
donia have been completed, but for
some inexplicible reason the rising
hangs fire.
Servia May Cut !n.
London, Sept. 15"The Daily Mail's
correspondent at Sofia, in a dispatch
dated. Sept. sends an interview he
had with Tartarscheff, the chief of the
revolutionary committee. In whio.i li.
latter represented that tht'ie was a
strong probability of Servia-throwing
in her lot with Bulgaria against
Turkey, and that the question of war
or no war mainly depended on Servia.
ADMIRAL COOK RETIRED.
At His Own Request After Forty
Years' Service.
Washington, Sept. 15. Rear Ad
miral Francis A. Cook has been placed
on the retired list of the navy at his
own request after more than forty
years' service, Under the naval per:
sonnel law of March 3, 18M, Admiral
Cook, who. on the date of his retire
ment was a rear admiral of the j'unl r
class, will be borne on the retired list
as a rear admiral of the senior class,
corresponding in rank to a major gen
eral of the army, this advancement in
rank being conferred as a reward on
officers who served in the Civil war
and had creditable records in the na
val service. As he was an additional
number in the grad- of rear admiral,
his retirement does not create any va
cancy or result in any promotions.
NOVEMBER IS DECIDED UPON.
No Extra Session of Congress Next
Month.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 15.After mature
consideration in person and by mail
with members of both the senate and
house of representatives President
Roosevelt lias abandoned the sugges
tion that congress be called into extra
ordinary iession in October. The ex
traordinary session, which he an
nounced many months ago would be
held this fall, will be called according
to present plans to meet on Nov. 9,
which was the date tentatively fixed
some time ago. It is not expected that
the formal call for the session will be
issued until after the president re
turns to Washington.
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BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 19081
& "*T~
tlie district court room at th
icourt lioust at 1
and a preliminary reading of the
bv tomorrow noon.
countv could make an
iVooil sliowin: but advised
jurors not to be to hasty in tneir
actions merely to get through
with the business.
The court room was nearly I
tilled whei i ('ourt open
wore drawn there by idle i ur
[ty
i
First Session of September Term' Council Will Probably Give Be-
Opened in Court House midji Several New Street
This Horning. Lights
The.first session of the Sep- Only matters ol minor
tdraber term of the dist net cjivxcj i po-r-Ui-ne-e \\e-r-e ln'ou^lit up at the
in Beltrami county eeirveneti hiTcouncil meeting last night.
ol hers wore interested ii
cases to come before the jury
Emborland-Slavman.
iss Ion
imbeland
ward Slay man were married last
W ednesdav morniri
nan, the Rev. A. (h Parks of
ficiafcihi ceremonv was
performed tit i 1:3 a. m. Mi.'
Edytlie Paul and Miss Minnit
Hin
an(
siuiw ted is bridesmaid
(iuo. (Jrabam and W. 11. Is
ler stood, up with tin? groom,
number,.of invited guests wit
nessed the ceremony. A pretty
We dd nis su]t]e was server
and Mrs. Slay man left on the
evening train for Lafayette
th tu
'tl in
WHOLES A E
A
RETAIL
DISTRICT COURT MORE LIGHTS |{0^ j RAIDED
oral wor
morning, -with Judge Spooner on are light on Dewey avenue I:
tlu' bench. tween
fraud iurv was sworn in streets.
erred
coming before them (streets.in need ol lights. Sev
ited
a nd
oral ncv,
rd
the cases of tflu
Cass counties who.se Sgram
juries completed
less than iwo days time, and
said that he hoped Kelt rami
of town will
in the uoai 'utu
it'll' wor oui
property owner
petitions a-.kmi4
tqu
1 111
passru
his was a petition in astcmg
-U'V
tn lid it
Galendar givetT. In his instruc- While the committee is invosii
tions to.tin
and
jury tin ourt mating the n. t' thi: sect Kill
slated that the members yyio.uld ot-theeitv in the-light line it will
probahlv business
iroiieli with al also prepare
ilks roust rurlod and ul.li
a vol
it. leavnm
'parab
i
and
S I'
it
is said
5 abo at t1 home wil
of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. MrKier
1 license to o| terat i' an em plovnn
olliee in-
1111(111.
Wll :r i uied as
fee and hoi
A
in
ami Volt'ih
u- mat tor was
sport m\
.it
oth
ights in different parts Sioux
irobablv be installed
Hi:
i II 1:
M'S
in roe
or
wa
Olds lor 1 nruisiiili a roau tirailor
to be U: the village
cost of th
oon
id are received ami
approved, which will be today at I the up his
a special meeting of the council, i
It was thought necessary to ,Tlu,
i take up the light .question and a fadi
few other matters before he ^"J
next regular meeting oj tlh
i council so an adjournmeni
I taken to this evening.
On
FRED C. SMYTH, President TH0S. P. SMYTH, Sec.-Treas. D. Or. SMYTH. Manager
BEMIDJI MERCANTILE CO.
Opposite the Old Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phon
2 1 5
TEN GENTS PER WEEK.
BANDITS ROB SANK WHILE PICK-
ETS KEEP THE CITIZENS
AT BAY.
SECURE ABOtfl $10,000 IN CASH
RESIDENTS OF VALLEY SPRINGS,
S. D.. ARE AROUSED BY EX-
PLOSIONS.
flVl
us
pn
men decided th.it
affected bv
for
WllH'll 00 were grant*
the Uhould be unpolled to lay
wall
as iruvidcui
Not ieCi
petit iom
bclv.
in lie
to this eiY
KIlDllSlK
I property owners have
I1TV
Oil
oine
1, III
be
he
Had
th.
bit W ipj il the S
-i, i the vauli ii 1
0(1 and 10,01 0 iti
not molesti 1.
one of tin i 1
nit'
rll
(ir
t\,
"to advert i-
sire Is.
I Uailey ami Dailev applied Uw a ar...i
to
raue
it-it town
SDIIU
CAPUiRtD
AUTHORITIES CONFIDENT THAT
THEY HAVE ROUNDED UP
THE GANG.
-S Sept la.Valley
!i miles east ol here,
I'cloek Saturday
ii am
UH'Milll !1i
tin
Jail
:egular Jesse
The jesideuts and el robbi i
iwn were aroused between the
urn I b\ series ol explosions
Mil nval lid to i i nin in nuniin
Win they
t te ascertain
lhat the
men. who
the streets
if they at-
the rohbers.
bank was
radoes, who
i stix)d old:
r.| between
T! vault
ng the rob-
llred at a
shortage of
life
On
trnm dr
cause they diss
wirs icfreleri Irj
ive the i esl It .-t
the pain of lasl an
npti lo interforo
11 i Miniieiiaha
eiijvi't of the
oTen
rrnined
to
dealth
v\ nh
e,!l!lt\
lespe
vhlcl
our
cash i luri
kels
:cn, but o\v ing to the
arms no
Citizens Wc i
|i tin hack
Com
ii itind
Iil.'Oie
t! I
was
pcllea
tiiitil the
Ir i rk and
t!1
1..
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the h.H.
On i
rl 1 elr..
in i anil
kt fmi
1
i
1 of lit) lISi'
1
Sus|pacts
ore
1,
Before In bad pr
fur tewiiid the I. when
Skill-
ry
a tned
'a him
Ii: in to
ell izeu
think there
i'- nine of the robbers.
ipon which, the despe
Ir escape has been
Sioux l^alls and Valley
i car, sj ijffgd into a
pi a qtiltnl Ity of
i Sllcli 111 1 been
ral which weru
tin l. and which
id tin cracnsineir.
Are Hounded Up.
THINGS
GOOD O
EAT