Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 2, 1904, Page 1

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer §f VOLUME 1. | CEREMONY SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE NUMBER 24 TAFT TAKES THE OATH. FORMER -GOVERNOR.-OF .- PHILIP. “ PINES SWORN IN ‘AS SEC-- RETARY OF WAR. * WITNESSES LIMITED TO FRIENDS ! OF NEW OFFICIAL AND THE GENERAL STAFF. ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—Governor Will- {am H. Taft took the oath of office as ! secretary of war during the day and at ‘once entered upon his new duties. | The ceremony took place in the large . reception room attached to the secre- tary’s office in ‘the ‘war department and the transfer of authority from Elihu Root, the retiring secretary, to Governor Taft, while simply made, Was more impressive than any similar events in many years. Before noon, the appointed hour, Governor Taft came over to the department from his hotel with a little party of personal friends and of some of his immediate family. They were ushered into Sec-} retary Root’s office, where the retir- | Jdng secretary, in a few well chosen words and with ‘a good deal of feel- ing, .surrendered his portfolio to Gov- ernor Taft. The party then proceed- ed to the reception room, where Gen- ¥ eral Chaffee, chief of staff, in uni- form, took charge of the ceremonies. The room was cleared of all except the Participants In the Induction, save the party of friends and mem- bers of the general staff. . Governor Taft and Secretary Root took their places at the long table, where stood John Randolph, a notary, who admin- istered the oath of office to the in- coming secretary. Then there were congratulations ‘showered upon Sec- retary Taft and goodbyes were said to Secretary Root. Every army officer on duty in Washington was aligned at the doorway and the brilliantly uni- formed column passing before the re- tiring and incoming secretary formed a pretty speectacle. Secretary Taft was in the best of spirits and he had BEMIDJL. MINNESOTA. TODAY | we place on sale 150 pieces of Spring Ginghams In this assortment you can find all of the popular colors and designs to be found in the 1904 products. We have received our Spring Stock of Pingree Shoes. We are showing the éoxr]- " American rale and declared-his -in- 1. 'a Smille ana gooa Wora Ior every one, | while Secretary Root-showed in his! countenance the relief he felt in lay- ing down'the cares of the great office. After the military men had passed through the room the heads of bureaus ‘and’ finally most of “tire emptoyes ol - the war-department were - admitted and each of these received a pleasant greeting.. WRIGHT INAUGURATED. Takes Oath of Office as Governor of _ Philippines. Manila, Feb. 2.—Governor Luke E. Wright and Vice Governor Henry C. Ide were inaugurated during the day. There was an imposing demonstra- tion, including a brilliant military pageant, about 3,000 troops being in line. After taking the oath of office Gov- ernor Wright delivered his inaugural address. It was. a straightforward speech, deallng with the most impor- tant interests of the islands. Governor Wright invited attention to the improvements that had been ac- complished in the Philippines under tention of adhering to the principles of the Taft administration. He urged Americans to establish cordial per- sonal and business relations with the Filipinos, who must constitute their chief customers. In conclusion Governor Wright asked for the sympathetic co-operationl of all classes, to whom; he-said,-were assured equal opportunities for ad- vancement. LIFE SAVED BY ACCIDENT. Boy Almost Swept Over Niagara Falis | While Skating Niagara Falls, N. Y. Feb. 2.—Ed- ward Murty, fourteen years old, of this city, owes his life to a misfortune that happened te-an-electrician named .Cromley. Both were enjoying the winter scenery . below the American falls. Cromley was on the ice bridge when 'a piece broke away, swinging him out in the current above the bridge. Just then Murty came coast- ing down the ice mountain on skates. He was under such beadway that he plunged into the river in front of the {.Graves, on a change of venue from | Butler’s entire family, including Con-, THIEVES SECURE $60,000. Mysterious Robbery Occurs in a Lon- don Hotel. New York Feb. 2.—Scotland Yard 4 tives ais.confronted with a mys- erious -robbery entailing the loss of $60,000 which just occurred in the Hotel Metropole, says a Herald dis- patch from London. George Marshall of Retford, 2~ s0~ lcitor for the Duke of Newcastle, came- to-the city with the money in a wallet. It was to have been used in the purchase of some property for the duke. Marshall left the wallet in the hotel -safe over night and after tak- ing it to his room in the morning he went for a few minutes to the barber shop, locking the room door as he left. Upon his return the wallet was found cut open and $60,000 of the $90,000 it contained stolen. No defi- nite trace of the thief has been found, but it is presumed a band of experts had followed the solicitor for some time seeking an opportune moment;! it being known that he made regular visits and carried large sums. COURT CROWDED WITH FRIENDS. St. Louis Millionaire on Trial for Al leged Boodling. Fulton, Mo., Feb. 2.—The trial of | Colonel Edward Butler, the millionaire | politician of St. Louis, on a charge of | having bribed nineteen . members of | the house of delegates in connection with a city lighting measure, began | during the day before Judge W. W. the St. Louis circuit court. Colonel gressman James Butler of St. Louis,; were present, as were also many of his political friends. The courtroom was crowded. Circuit Attorney Folk | of St. Louis, with Assistant Circuit Attorneys Bishop and Maroney, ate here to conduct the trial, with the as- sistance of Prosecuting Attorney J. H. ‘Murray of Boone county. Before se- lecting a jury the demurrer filed by Butler to the indictment for bribery by wholesale was taken under consid- eration by the court. floating ice on which Cromley was sailing away. Cromley managed to reach him and pull him onto the ice. Men quickly threw a rope ‘to Cromley, who tied it about Murty, and he was first rescued. Then the rope was thrown to Cremley and he was pulled to solid ice. Hundreds witnessed the incident and the rescuers were cheered. Ladies’ Shoes. posite in Vici Kid, turn or welt sole; price, $5. The Gloria, Vici Kid, Patent Kid or Corona Colt, turn or welt sole; price, §: The Vogue, Vici or Patent Kid, turn or welt sole; pr—ice, $5. 1904 Carpets and Lace Curtains now in stoci{. A few 1903 leavings. One lot of Children’s Caps, worth from 25¢ to 50c, for 16¢ each. One lot of Men’s Caps, worth up to $1.25, for 50c each. : Men’s Underwear, about’ 100 pieces of odd garments at three-quarters of their reg- ular price. One lot of Ladies’ Under- wear at one-half of the reg- ular price. : Remnants Dress Goods Wash Goods Embroideries Laces Ribbons Carpets General Reduction in Wages. Philadelphia, Feb. 2—A general re- duction of wages went into effect dur- ing the day at the Midvale steel works, affecting 3,500 employes! The decrease is graded according to the wages received and ranges from 5 o | 85 cents a day. The congested labor market and overproduction are said | to have caused the reduction. 'Korean Minister to China Has Been (s OUTING FLANNEL. A few pieces of 8c outing left from Saturday’s sale at 3 3-4c¢ a yard. MISSES’ HOSE. - 25¢-quality for 18c a pair. One lot of Boys™ shoes, worth up to $2, for §1.25 a pair. Ladies’ House worth up to $1.75 a pair, for 59c. Slippers, [ the reports intimating that a peaceful BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1904 READY FOR HOSTILITIES IN _SPITE OF EXPRESSED HOPE FOR PEACE RUSSIA IS FULLY JPREPAVRED ‘TO FIGHT. FORCE IN FIELD TO BE AUSMENTED ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION OF MANCHURIAN RESERVES OF- FICIALLY ANNOUNCED. St. Petershurg, Feb. 2—In spite'of. the expressed hope of the Russian au-| thorities that the present crisis will WITHDRAWAL TEMPORARY. | American Warships Lcave Turkish| | Waters for a_Time. * Washington, Feb. 2—The European squadron, composed of the Brooklyn ! | at Alevandretta; the San Francisco at { Reirut, the Machias. on. her way tol | Port Said and the collier Alexander at | { Alexandretta, have been ordered to sail for Cnlebria to join in tho com- bined naval maneuvers about to en- | sue. | It is stated in official circles that { this withdrawal of the fleet from Turk- { #sh waters is but temporary and that ! at the conclusion of the maneuvers it | will return strongly reinforced “and prepared to make a more vigorous demonstyation. There has been some evidence of late that the presence of these Amer- ican warships in Turkish waters was never relished by the Turkish govern- ment, but the reason assigned for the withdrawal is said to be the desire to make the maneuvers as impressive as possible and that it is not caused by i be passed and that a pacific solution a4 raguest from the Turkish govern- will be reached it is no longer con- cealed that Russia is practically pre- pared for eventualities. rian reserves was announced. TO STRENGTHEN GARRISON. Fifty Thousand Russian: Viadivostock. St. Petersburg, Feb. 2.—Dispatches from Vladivostock announce that §0,- 000 men are expected there this month to strengthen the garrison, while or- ders for the mobilization of the re- serves in‘all the territories of the Far East are shortly expected. During the | | day the mobilization of the Manchu- |of the Russo-Japanese negotiations ment, Just when the European squad- ron is to return, strongly reinforced, i 1s not stated. = OUR MINISTER PROTESTS. ! Cubans Show Disrespect Escutcheon. Feb. 2.—United for American | Havana, States s Expected at Minister Squiers has called the atten- | tion of the Cuban government to the action of the rioters at Cienfueges who, continuing the disturbances which broke out as the result of dis- putes over the election of registrars on the previous day, Sunday vented their i1l feelings by flinging mud upon | the United States escutcheon hanging { over the entrance of the United Preparations “are making . for the gi,teq consulate, practically covering mobilization of all the horses liable to government requisition. The Japanese, in alarm, are leaving ;the territory traversed by the East- ern Chinese railroad. | According to the Port Arthur Novykpan the Japanese are intriguing to create disturbances in Korea so as to have an excuse for intervention. The Japanese reports of the inten-| tion of the Seoul garrison to mutiny were, it is added, circulated with the object of inducing the emperor of | Korea to seck refuge in the Russian legation. The only result, hcwever, was to determine the emperor to place himself under the protection of the United Statcs legation in case of ne- cessity. | i WILL LEAVE PEKING, [ | | | Recalled. { Peking, Feh. 2—The Korean minis: | ter here has been recalled and will Jeave Peking in a few days. The Ko- rean legation continues to receive dis- quieting news regarding the conditions in Korea. The Japanese in Peking discredit gettlement will ‘be: arrived at, espe- cially in view of Russia’s immense warlike preparations. Russian Answer Not Received. Y.onden, Feb. 2—A dispatch to Reu-! ter’s Telegram company. from Tokio gays the Russian answer has not yet arrived there and that there is an ab- solule dearth of reliable news, but, the dispatch-adds, well informed per- sons continue indisposed to expect & gatisfactory answer from Russia. MRS. MAYBRICK NOT RELEASED. Reported Paroling of Noted Prisoner Incorrect. : London, Feb. 2.—Further inyestiga- tion confirms the announcemen:: made by the Associated Press, on the au- thority of the United States eribassy here, that. Mrs. Florence Ma;'brick | has not been released. - Though her exact whereabouts has not developed it is certain that she is still a pris- oner. - A letter received in ILondon Saturday from the mother of Mrs. Maybrick, the Baroness de Roques, dated from her residence in France, Jan. 28, said she had just returned to France after visiting her daughter at Aylesbury prison. The baroness add- ed that she saw no possibility of her| daughter’s release “until the end of July and all reports to the contrary are absolutely falge.” Though the letter was wrilten to a most intimate friend no mention was made by the baroness of any removal of her daught®r from Aylesbury. ACCOUNTS SHORT $241,000. President of Bank Says Creditors Will Not Lose a Cent. Cincinnati, Feb. 2.—The report of the experts who have completed their examination of the books of the Frank- lin bank shows former Cashier Henry Buckhold to have been $241,600 short. John J. Kilgour, president of the Franklin bank, says there will be no prosecution and that the bank and the creditors will not lose a cent. DEPOT AGENT SHOT. Fight With Men Who Had Rifled Safe| in Station. Joplin, Mo., Feb..2—In an exchange of shots with two masked men who| had rifled the depot safe William H. Broadstreet, station agent on the ’Frisco system at Granby, near here, was fatally wounded. The men es- caped with $100. Bloodhounds have| been sent to the scene from Joplin. Uruguayan Troops Deteated. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Feb. 2.—| Advices received here from Monte-| video, Uruguay, say it is officially ad- mitted that 1,500 government troops operating against the insurgents have met with a reverse at San Ramon. | the escutcheon. President Palma said | he deeply regretted the incident and added that he and Secretary of State | Zaldo would issue directions that the culprits be arrested and punished. Al- though all other reports agree in say- ing that the situatiop at Cientiicgos is critical those recefved by the gov- ernment from the mayor of that place persist that the riotous doings of Jan. 28 were nothing beyond a fight be- tween drunken men, that no shots were fired and that all is‘ quiet at present. THOUSAND MEN AFFECTED. General Lockout in Chicago Wagon and- Carriage Factories. Chicago, Feb, 2—Carriage and wagon workers to the number of 1,000 have heen forced out of work by a gen- eral lockout in the factories of the Carriage and Wagon Manufacturers’ agsociation. The men had been noti- fled by the employers that the lockout wag inevitable unless the workers' union agreed to renew for the coming year amn agreement expiring at mld‘» night Sunday night, with a new clause providing for conclliation and arbitra- tion jn settling disputes. This the unfon refused to do./ Its officers pre- sented demands for an average in- crease of 10 per cent in wages. ‘At the office of Charles D. Henl, secretary of the’ Employers' associa- tion, it was reported that the lockout was a success and the shops, 101 in number, would remain closed un. the workers were ready to meet the terms of the employers. WHITNEY UNDER THE KNIFE. Former Secretary of Navy Undergoes Operation. New York, Feb. 2.—William C. ‘Whitney, former gecretary of the navy, has undergono an operation for-appen- dicitis. At his Fifth avenue bhor{: it is-said e 1s ‘doing as well as could be expected after the shock, which iy al- ways ceasequent on this. operation, however skilfully performed, Mr. Whitney's illness was so sud- den and developed so rapidly that his condition was not generally known. Only members of his family and a few immediate friends had knowledge of the-operation. The-iliness-had its-be- ginning in a cold he contracted head- ing a band of fire fighters while ex- tinguishing a blaze on a place adjoin- ing his South Carolina estate two weeks ago. _ Mr. Whitney passed a very poor night and his surgeon says—he s by no means out of danger. IN PURSUIT OF GOLE. Alaskan Town Being Undermined by Residents. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 2.—A special from Dawson to the Post-Intelligencer says: The town of Grand Forks is being undermined in the pursuit of gold. The town stands on what was orig- inally claim No. 6, above ‘Discovery, on Bonanza creek. Grand Forks has a population - of 500. The town has one long street, lined with business houses. A num- ber of the owners of the business houses and lots on which they stand have been ‘digging under their own buildings in gquest of the yellow metal and are having success. OVERCOME BY FUMES. Firemen Dead as Result of Brooklyn Blaze. New York, Feb, 2—Fire in the ware- house of the American Manufacturing company in Brooklyn cost the lives of three firemen, who were overcome by the fumes of burning jute and hemp Three { with which -the warehouse was filled, one dying almost immediately and two | others passing’away during the night. Twenty-five firemen in all were over- come, two of whom are now in a crit- ical condition. The property loss was about $25,000. I pied TEN CENTS PER WEEK. | CONGERN NOT A TRUST MONTANA SUPREME COURT RE- VERSES JUDGE CLANCY IN AMALGAMATED CASE. SUIT HAS NO LEGAL STANDING ACTION BROUGHT BY AN INDI- VIDUAL ONLY MAINTAINA- BLE BY THE STATE. « Helena, Mont., Feb. 2.—The Montana supreme court has reversed the deci- sion of Judge Clancy, in Butte, in the injunction suit of John MacGinnis against the Boston and Montana com- pany. This is the suit which caused the shutdown of all the Amalgamated properties in Montana last summer: The case involved the injunction is- sued by District Judge Clancy against the Amalgamated Copper company's holding and voting stock in Montana companies. The decision is very voluminous and farreaching. The sub- stance is that MacGinnis is a pr individual and has no right to mas tain an action against the mated company doing bus Montana or on the point as to whother it is a monopoly, such action is only maintainable by the state; that un- der the evidence In the record the Amalgamated Copper company is neither a trust nor a monopoly: that under the laws of Montana oue cor- poration may hold as completely as an individual stock in. other such cor- porations and that the same {s not -against public policy. ‘House bill 132 is incidentally discussed. and its con- stitutionality upheld. The case is re- manded for further proceedings not inconsistent with the supreme court’s view House Dbill 1 was passed in 1899 and vetoed by vernor Smith onthe ground that it was n corporation meas- ure. It was then passed over the go ernor's veto. The law gives corpora tions the right to acquire stock -in other companies and to vote it. The decision will release the Boston and Montana dividends, provided the supreme court does not grant a re- hearing. Remittitur of the supreme court will not be handed down for fifteen days. ~In the meantime coun: sel for MacGinnis, it is expected, will agk for a rehearing. If the motion is denied the dividends of the Boston and Montana become available. 0 WILL CONSIDER MERGER CASE. United States Supreme Court Adjourns to Feb, 23, Washington, Feb. 2.—After a brict sitting the supreme court of the Unit: ed States adjourned to meet again on Ieb. 23. The adjournment {s for the purpose of affording opportunity to give consideration of cases which have been argued, Including the Northern Securities -merger case. Justice Brown during the day occu- his seal on the bench of the United States supreme court for the first time since last fall. ‘His ahsence was neceseitated by an affection of the eyes, which threatened loss of sight. He has recovered the use of hig eyes and upon taking hls seat spoke to many acquaintances before the bar whom he recognized without the use of glasses. AFTER LONG CONTEST. “Crediters of Vast Estate Get Decision on Appeal. Denver, Feb, 2.—James P. Brown and hig father, Henry C. Brown, have been defeated in their long and bitter fight with the New York Life Insur- ance company and_other creditors of the Jane C. Brown estate over the right to dispose, as they saw fit, of the Prown hotel and other vast interests belonging to the estate. The supreme court during the day handed down its decision in the famous cage. The decree of the county court, which was in favor-of-the Browns, is reversed, the foreclosure proceedings in reference to a large portion of the Brown property are abrogated and the case remanded. STRIKES PAYING = ORE. Miner of Northern Minnesota Faces a Fortune. Duluth, Feb. 2—Separated from his - wife and children for seven years, dur- ing which he has kept up a-brave struggle for the necessities of life for himself and family, Louis Murray, a former resident of Duluth, is about to come into independent wealth through the discovery, on his claim south of Ely, of a valuable iron mine. "Suffi- cient ore has already been uncovered to assure him a fortune and the ex- plorations indicate that still further discoveries will be made. Poor FAIL TO SOLVE PUZZLE. Detectives Try to Locate Chicago Ho- tel Firebug. Chicago, Feb. 2.--Two detectives, present for a W in the guise of guests at the Grand Palace hotel, North Clark and Indiana streets, have failed to solve the puzzling ecircum- stances surrounding four fires that have occurred in the building in a fortnight. The latest fire occurred within twelve hours after the detec- tives were taken away for other work. The police have reached the conclu- sion that a pro-maniac is a guest at the hotel.