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Young Man Leaps to Watery Grave While Attempting to Save a 4 MISS LOU8SE MARSHALL Companion. At City Opera House, Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. HALVOR STEENERSON'S SON BENJAMIN DROWNED St. Paul, Feb.

to St. Paul Pioneer Press this morning contained the following telegram from Washington- "Representative Halvor Steenerson of Crookston on Sunday received a telegram from New Port, R. stating that his son, Benjamin Steenerson, a private in the U. S. Marine corps, was accidentally drowned on Sunday.

Congressman Steenerson was, in communication with the officials at New Port by telephone Sunday night and learned that while it is not positive the man drowned is Steenerson, all evidence points to it being him. Other reports were that Steenerson in uniform and another man in civilian clothes had committed suicide by drowning The details which were given to Representative Steenerson was that a row had started among some marines aboard a tug and a civilian, and in the scuffle the civilian fell overboard, and Steenerson jumped over to rescue him and both were drowned. Mrs. Steenerson, who is here, is prostrated and under the physician's care. Mrs.

Steenerson will not be able to go to New Fort Benjamin Steenerson came here with a party and attended the George Washington University, from which he graduated from the law department. He enlisted in the marine corps in East Grand Forks last October. At that time he expected to have a charce to go with the naval fleet to Pacific waters, and probably around the world. He missed that chance and was assigned as a clerk at New Port. He had a splendid record while in college.

Representative Steenerson believes the report which came to him that his son is surely drowned and he also believes the report of the effort of the young man to save the life of the civilian who fell from the boat. Crookston, Minn, Feb. 17. (Specialtto Steenerson has a son, Benjamin, aged 26, a member of the U. S.

Marine corps, known to be stationed CARTER. TAIT Real Estate and Fire Insaranee at New Port. Mr. Steenerson's brother here, Elias Steenerson, had no knowledge of the death of the yonng man. ArFBW CHOICE PROPERTIES FOR SALE AT BARGAIN PRICES 607 Irvine Ave.

House and lot 6 rooms, finely finished lot 50 by 140 to 20 ft. alley. Price $1600 easy terms. 10 room house, finest location on Lake Boulevard. A snap for $2,000, half cash, Two large dwellings on Bemidji Ave.

$1600 and $1900 Business lot, Minnesota Ave. Price $475. We write fire and plate glass insurance High Class Drama. Sanford Dodge and his clever company were greeted with a crowded house at the Lyric last night, and once again Manager Willis demonstrated that his chief aim is to bring only the best of Calgary. It was a veritable treat, and as the company is to be here all week, there should be a generous patronage on the part of those who insist on high-class productions.

Sanford Dodge has a strong forte and that is in interpreting Shakpeare, but he opened with "The Three Musketeers," the greatest Dumas production. Elaborately staged and the presentation of the most skilled and anstic type, the audience was most thoroughly satisfied, and doubtless Mr. Dodge will be favoied a return visit by many during the week. Mr. Dodge as adventurer, made good the fullest acceptance of the term, and his clever work evoked the heartiest approval.

The caste was all strong.Calgary (Alberta) Dailey 10, 1907. At City Opera House Feb. 18. Bisiar Liked at Little Falls. Little Falls Transcript- Joseph Bisiar is a candidate for alderman in Bemidji.

His double column portrait and his political announcements appears in each issue of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer. Joseph was an early settler of Little Falls and stands high with all who knew him here. From this city he went to Brainerd where he prospered and later moved to Bemidji. Mr. Bisiar is a man who has the confidence of all who knew him well.

Young's Candidacy. In another column will be found the announcement of J. P. Young as a candidate for election to the office of city clerk. Mr.

Young is well known in this city and is in every way qualified to fill the office of city clerk courteously and with favors to none. If elected he will make a very efficient official, and his friends are doing yoeman services for "joe." Special Service Sunday. St. Phillips church will hold apecial services next Sunday. The service being the laying of the corner stone and the completion of their new building.

Money to loan on farm lands NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING IS ASSURED Council to Be Asked to Pass Resolu- tion in Support of Same.City Park an Ideal Site. I have been asked to write a short article regarding the erection of a Public Library Building for Bemidji. The matter of securing a donation from Andrew Carnegie was taken up about a year ago. "The mills of the gods grind slowly." It has taken until this time to get the mattei in shape to present to the council. Mr.

Carnegie, through his private secretary, writes that he would be glad to donate the sum of $10,000 for the erection of a Free Public Library building, if the city of Bemidji will, by resolution of council appropriate the sum of $1,000 annually for its support. This seems to be reasonable and has met with almost universal approval. Since first taking this matter up, the writer has been busy making inquiries, where such buildings have been erected, as to their success, and nothing but favorable comment has been received. The council has already voted to raise a half-mill tax for the suppoitofthe library. This will raise the sum of $630 per annum.

By increasing this $369., or less than three tenths of a mill making a total levy of eight-tenths of a mill, the required amount can be secured. One mill would, at our present valuation (1,261,018) raise $1261. Since this year both real and personal property are to be assessed the valuation will no doubt reach $1,500,000, which will materially lower ihe rate. Now, as to the site. Mr.

Carnegie makes it obligatory upon the city to secure a site. The charter provides that no building shall be erected upon lands to which the city has not the title in fee simple. I am informed that the city now owns three small parks along the lake shore. Why could not a part of one of these be used for a site? That would place it in a conspicuous place and the very place where people go in the summer to rest and recreate. This would increase their value for park purposes Respectfully, A.

P. RITCHIE, Secretary Library Board. Candidate for City Assessor. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for city assessor, at the election to be held February 18th. If elected I will use every endeavor to make a fair, equitable assessment of all city property.

Dwight Miller. Mayor's Proclamation. Whereas, Tuesday, the 18th day of February 1908, is the day fixed by the city charter of the City of Bemidji for holding the general city election, said day being the third Tuesday in February, and Whereas, said charier provides that the council pass ordinances governing the election, which is not to conflict in any wise with the general laws governing state elections, the said laws provide as follows. 'No spirtuous malt or intoxicating liquors shall be sold or given away, nor shall any store, saloon or barroom, where such liquors are sold or given away, be open on such election day at any time between the hour of 5 o'clock in the forenoon and the hour of 8 o'clock in the afternoon. "Whosoever violates any portion of fliis act shall be fined not less than $100 for each offense, and on default thereof, be imprioned for a period not to exceed six months." Said section also contains the following: It shall be the duty of the mayor, sheriff, constable and other officials and magistrates to see that the provisions of the next preceeding section are strictly enforced, and the mayor, the day next preceeding the day of election shall issue a proclamation that the provisions of said section will be strictly enforced, and if he fails to perform his duty herein he shall be subject to a fine of $1000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of sixty days or both, at the descretion of the court." "But no failure on the part of the mayor to issue said proclmation shall expiate person violating said last preceeding section from the penalties prescribed." Now, therefore J.

P. Pogue, mayor of the City of Bemidji, County of Beltrami and State of Minnesota, in obedience to the duty imposed upon me, dohereby proclaim, order and direct, that the provisions of said sections, will be strictly enforced and stores, saloons and barrooms, where spirituous malt and intoxicating liquors are sold or given away in said city of Bemidji, county and state aforesaid, be kept closed on said 18th day of February. Given under my hand this 17 day of February, 1908. J. P.

Pogue, Mayor. A Lie Nailed. An article appeared in the so called "Daily Sentinel" Saturday evening which says "a vote for Bisiar is a vote for Mayer." This is unqualifiedly false and untrue. If elected I shall work for the best interests of the city and for no one person or set of men. J.

Bisiar. DO TOWMK Rivers at Pittsburg and Vicinity Out of Their Banks. ROWLANDS UNDER WATER i Thousands of Families Compelled to Move Their Belongings to Places of SafetyIce Gorges Threaten Great Damage to Property. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.With a stage of 19 feet and rapidly rising at the rate of a foot an hour the Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio, Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetes rivers are slowly spreading over the lowlands of Pittsburg and Western Pennsylvania points.

Rain continues to fall. The damage to river craft and property located near the rivers is already heayy. Large ice gorges in the Allegheny and Youghiogheny rivers above this city are momentarily expected to break, wrecking and demolishing craft in its path. Some alarm is also felt for a number of bridges. At points here the high water has risen to the ground floors of business houses and dwellings.

Throughout the night hundreds of were actively engaged removing their household goods to places of safety. All the small streams towns surrounding Pittsburg are beyond their banks and the, water is rapidly rising Thousands of families at Sharpsburg, Etna, Aspinwall, Charleroi, Oakdale and numerous other places have been compelled to remove their household effects to the upper floors. In some of the towns skiffs are being used as a means of transportation to many homes. The rainfall is especially heavy at the headwaters of the Allegheny river. Colder weather is expected and should it occur it is thought the record of last year's great flood will not be reached.

Conditions here and in the surrounding territory are rapidly becoming serious. Thousands of families have been compelled to move to the second floor of their homes trolley cars in some sections are out of commission several railroad lines have been abandoned in part cellars are filled with water pavements in the lower portion of the city have collapsed several towboats and barges have sunk telegraph communication interrupted thousands of men thrown out of employment in the mines and manufacturing plants along the river banks and at Springdale, near here, two valuable government dams are in danger of demolition from heavj ice gorges. GREAT DAMAGE FEARED. Streams of Eastern Kentucky Out of Their Banks. Lexington, Ky, Feb.

17.Streams throughout Eastern Kentucky are rising rapidly as a result of the four days' ram and great damage is feared by lumber concerns along the Kentucky, the Red, Cumberland, Licking and Big Sandy rivers Rivermen have extra forces of men at work strengthening log booms to hold the thousands of logs which will sweep down upon them. This rush has already begun. Several towns in the lowlands along the Licking river are repoited as in danger of being entered by water. Much fencing in the lowlands has already been carried away. Traffic on railroads and interurban lines running out of this city is de layed because of high water.

Snow and Floods in Indiana. Indianapolis, Feb. 17.While Northern and Central Indiana are swept by snow and wind storms the southern part of the state is suffering from floods. Reports from Princeton, Vincernes, Evansville and other points express fear of an unusually high stage of water. Rivers are out of their banks and in several counties bridges have been carried away and buildings in the lowlands are under water.

Wheat and Oil Fields Flooded. Lima, Feb. 17.Both the Ottawa and Auglaize rivers are out of their banks in this city and families in the lowlands are moving to second stories. The wheat and fields in the western part of the county are flooded by the Auglaize. Railway traffic is seriously delayed as a result of the high water.

Many Houses Uninhabitable. Rochester, N. Feb. 17.A special from Canisteo, Steuben county, says the town is almost entirely flooded and many houses haie been rendered fe uninhabitable, ice jams" caused the river to rise and overflow into the flatlands With the continued rise of the river a serious situation is threatened. Rivers Rising Rapidly.

Pittsburg, Feb. 17Rain continues to fall in this city and surrounding territory and the rivers are rising rapIdly. The Allegheny and Youghio ghenv rivers are beyond their banks at manv places and notwithstanding the flood warnings considerable damage "vv ill result. Highest Stage in Years. Asluabula, Feb.

17.Mill creek In flooded to the highest point in years Country roads are under five feet of water and an electric railway is submerged. Homes are flooded, in some instances, to the second story. SECOND MRS. CHADWICK. Rich Pittsburgers Alleged Victims of "Woman in Black." Pittsburg, Feb.

17Francis T. Lovejoy, former partner of Andrew Carnegie and who secured almost when the United States Steel corporation was formed, was taken in by the smooth talk of a woman and gave a mortgage for $100,000 on his $750,000 home bere. For this mortgage he secured the sum of $1 "hand money." Nothing more The woman to whom he gave the mortgage is mysteriously missing and With her departure comes out a story of a remarkable career which places her as the worthy rival of Cassie Chadwick. She got into the good graces of Pittsburg business men through letters she presented signed by Bourke Cockran of New York Ellis H. Rob erts, former treasurer of the United States Hetty Green Delphin M.

Del mas of San Francisco the late Justice John J. Wickham of the superior court of Pennsylvania and a dozen prominent judges She is known to Pittsburg financiers as the "woman in black." Just how much money she secured from wealthy Pittsburgers is unknown, but the amount is believed to be enormous. WAS ACCUSED OF EXTORTION Newcastle (Pa.) Alderman Ends Life by Shooting. Newcastle, Pa Feb 17 Williams, for many jears an alderman in this city and a candidate for re-elec tion, committed suicide at his home here by firing a Lullet through his right temple. Williams was arrested a few days ago charged with extor tion and had given bail for court This and the failure last month of a brick manufacturing company in which he was largely interested, it is said, wore heavily on his mind.

"I cannot stand the nervous strain I have done no wrong," were the words he scribbled in a volume of Thomas Carlyle's works just before he shot himself. He was a man of musical ability and scholarly attain ments and was widely known throughout the country as a conductor of Welsh Eisteddfods His wife and family and all of his property were swept away in the great Johnstown flood and he then came here and started life anew. RAN FORGERY SCHOOL Man Caught and Convicted in New York Given Ten Years. New York, Feb 17.Convicted for the third time of forgery Vincent J. Verrall has been sentenced to ten years in prison.

He is said to come from Boston and has been known by the name of Thomas Latham. In asking the court to pass severe sentence on Verrall the assistant district attorney who convicted him told the court that the prisoner had been for some time conducting what amounted to a school for teaching forgery A forged check for $27 caused the pres ent conviction. ENDS LIFE BY SUICIDING. Man Captured After Chase Covering Ten Years. Philadelphia, Feb.

17After being pursued for ten years by detectives, the search taking them three times around the world, Karl Rapp, who was being held here to await a fur ther hearing charged with setting fire to a factory and dwelling in Rosswag, Germany, in 1898, was found dead in his cell at Moyamensing prison, having committed suicide by hanging himself with strips of bedclothing to the bars of the cell. POLICE" FINALLY END IT. St. Louis Colored Church Scene of Bloody Fight. St.

Louis, Feb. 17.The New Hope Colored Baptist church was the scene of a fight in which razors were used and chairs were wielded until the police interfered. Mrs Sam Lewis, wife of Deacon Lewis, was arrested Deacon Alfred Shannon was? cut three times in the face and the collar of his coat was slashed into ribbons. The pastor, Rev. Frank Harris, was laid out by a blow from a chair.

Deacon Shannon and Rev. Harris were taken to the hospital Rev. Harris condition is serious. It is said the trouble arose over an unpaid gas bill, but Deacon Shannon declares the whole matter was simply a plot among disgruntled ones to "do up the pastah Has Millions in Contracts. Edinburgh, Feb.

17The big engineering firm of Bruce, Peebles Co has called a meeting of its shareholders to arrange a liquidation. The trouble is attributed to the lack of working capital. The company has immense contracts on hand, notably the great Shanghai dock, and it recently concluded a contract of 000,000 for street railroad construction in Moscow. The directors of the company hope to find a method of reorganization. Six Coal Barges Sunk.

New Haven, Feb. 17.Six coal barges struck the breakwater in a fog and sank. Six men, four women and two children, on board the barges, were rescued by a tug. The total loss will be about $50,000. men Hetty (ireen Says Wealthy New Yorkers Have No Money.

MAKES POLITICAL FORECAST Declares Talk of Nominating Taft Is All Moonshine and Asserts That When the Proper Time Arrives Roosevelt Will Bob Up. Boston, Feb. 17 In an interview given here Mrs. Hetty Green said. "When the financial crash came I had money and was one of the frw who really had it The others had their Inflated securities.

They came to me in droves for money. I loaned some of them and some of them I rejected. Six per cent was what I charged them, although I might have had 40 per cent. "The rich in New York have no money. They are on the verge of poverty.

I loaned Harry Payne Whit ney $1,000,000, I loaned money to the New York Central, but when the Vanderbilt family applied I refused them They offered me the famous Vander bilt lewels as security. I do not deal in diamonds "They say Mrs. Cornelius Vander bilt is going to marry a Hungarian count She ought to have a guardian instead. If Mrs. Vanderbilt marries MRS.

HETTY GREEN. this foreigner the control of the Vanderbilt system of railways will pass out of the family's hands "A good many things contributed to the loss of confidence Roosevelt is partly to blame, but not wholly. There is no real need of any legitimate business enterprise suffering, except as they have become involyed through the panic among the stock gamblers and high financiers. The country still contains all the elements of prosperity and it will come back when conditions are right. "I saw this financial situation developing three years ago and I am on record as predicting it I said then that the nch were approaching the brink and that a 'panic' was inevitable.

"All this talk about Taft being the nominee of the Republican party is moonshine The real leaders understand the true situation The scheme is to Taft before the country as the piesident's choice. He will get all the delegates he can, but he cannot get enough to nominate him. He knows it and everybody else on the inside knows it When it becomes apparent that he can't carry the convention Taft will get up and proclaim that Theodore Roosevelt is demanded by the country, or, if he don't, some one else will." TEN OF THE CREW LOST. Coal Laden Steamer Wrecked on the Coast of Oregon. Portland, Ore, Feb.

17.The American ship Emily Reed, 113 days out from Newcastle, for Portland, Ore, with coal, went ashore at the mouth of the Nehalem river on the Oregon coast and broke in two The crew was swept overbdard by the seas. Ten men were lost and six were saved, including the captain and his wife. Would Like to Be Governor. Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 17B.

F. Yoakum, head of the Rock Island railroad lines, addressel the State Association of Commercial Secretaries here. He discussed problems of de velopment which the country faces He said there is but one position for which he would give up his present work and that is to be governor oC Texas, so that he could develop the state He said he could bring 000 people to Texas in four years it ha was governor of the state. American Car in the Lead. Auburn, Feb 17The three leading cars in the New York to Paris race have passed through this city The American car was the first to ar rive at 10 40 a The machinery was clogged and the car was thor oughly overhauled and a new tire was put on.

The Italian car arrived at 11.40 and after taking in a supply of gasoline it left at 11-58. The French car passed through the city at 12.4S p. without making any stop. Butte Bank Resumes. Butte, Mont, Feb.

17.The State bank, which closed its doors last October, has resumed and a petition for a receiver, long pending in the local courts, was dismissed. F. A. Heinze has retired from the board. There was no run and many new depositors took up accounts.

Declares She Is a Countess. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.A woman arrested at Homestead, a suburb, charged with drunkenness, alleged she was the Countess Delia St. Germaina of (Bulgaria when called for a hearing. She was given a lecture and discharged.

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