Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1905, Page 2

VOLUME 2. NUMBER 247. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRiDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905. TEN CENTS PER WEEK ERMA ) oy -~ |Great Clearance Sale —T The Greatest Clearance Sale of the season will last for a short time only. Most valuable bargains- b are to be obtained in DRY GOODS, SHOES, READY-T0-WEAR GARMENTS in the latest makes. Do not fail to t@ke’ advamage of these bargains while they last. \ . I\ Berman Emporium ’ ‘Next Door to Post thce. from bpx- ing Goods are arrl\'mg dzulv DuBrock Shirt Waists Pleased the ladies last season; finer than ever for 1905. White Linen Waists. from Mohair Waists, all popnlar sh Waists, in the new wash fabrics; Jap Silk Waists About 50 Silk Waists, worth $6 to $8; choice 1905 Skirts, made from Lmr) skirtings and Mohairs, at "We have just received a mce assortment of Ladies’ Silk and Lawn Collars; Spring Hose now in stock. Fine Cotton Hose, black or tau; a pair 10¢; 3 for 25¢ Imported Hose, black or fancy patterns; per pair, 25¢ Extra Fine Fancy Hose; per pair, \\'v show Finest Goods in town ' 0’Leary & Bowser $3.00 to $5.00 * 3.00t0 6.00 1.00 to 2.50 3.00to 6.00 rades; Special: $5.00 Ladies’ Skirts: $4.00 t0 $6.00 Ladies’ Collars: the very latest styles. Men’s Hose: 35¢; 3 for $1.00 ) TP 0D e i W. L. HATHAWAY, Dist. Pass. Agent, 322 Nicollet Ave., i Minneapolis, Minn. Southwest The Rock Island will run round-trip excursions each first and third Tuesday, monthly, to points in Oklahoma, Kansas, Indian Territory, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Colerado. Special one-way excursions February 21 and March 21. One-half of one fare plus $2 You can work outdoors nearly all the year round in the Southwest. The land works with you. Mild, open winters and double crops add greatly to your earning capacity. Go down and look the country . over. Get your neighbor to go with you. Write name and address and indicate which section interests you on margin of thi Send to me and I will promptly forward booklet and give full information. ‘Why not stop this Stops fnllmg hair, HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN Hair Renewer falling of your hair? At this rate you will soon be without any hair! Just remember that Hall’s Hair Renewer § and makes hair grow. - nn.arwln....u STRG'S GROERS LY CAS VENEZUELAN COURT DECIDES TO CONFJSCATE PROPERTY OF ASPHALT CCOMPANY. Al ER CANS INTERESTED IN GONGERH STATE TAKE ENERGETIC ACTION IN THE PREMISES. EPARTMENT LIKELY TO Paris, Feb. 17.—A semi-oficial dis- patch from Caraca ezuela, says that unon the pressure of Prasident Castro .the court has ordered thc se- traiion of -the landed perty of atch adds, has the American cansed in exciterent colony at (aracas. CONFIRMED IN WASHINGTON. Venezucia Confiscatcs Property of As- phalt Corpany. , Feb. h —The state de- received a Simed its former decree he property in Vene- erican Asphalt com- { the court brings the ¢ to the critical point, the gov- umbent AJP}-IALT CASE. ¢f American Company in zuelan Couris. HISTORY OF Litigation —Some time nezuelan court, be- slication had been overnment * vassiion of the e of the hali *ompany, cecided that the cor- Lad forieited its char 1 on appl icn of the gov- receiver for the an Asphalt com reversal of ent of a receiver and the court entertained its motion to that efiect, but it has now deciddd adversely upon this. The de- cree stops the asphait company from further efforts to regain possession of its property by appeals to the Yenezu- elan court But at the same time it lodged the motion now dismissed by the Venezuelan supreme court the as- phalt company made a strong appeal to the state department here for aid, asserting that it had been denied jus- tice by the Venezuelan government. The president requested Attorney General dy to report whether or not there had been a Miscarriage of Justice in this case such as would warrant a formal protest by this government, After an exhaustive consideration of the subject the department of justice has prépared an opinion, but so far this has not been formally returned 46 the president. It is believed that the opinion is to the eflect that the as- phalt company has not been fairly treated, not only according to the prin- ciples of English law, but even taking as a basis the ordinary Venezuelan legal pr: e. However, the president bas not determined upon the course he shall pursue in this matter. Minister Bowen, meanwhile, is waiting for instructions, his status at Caracas being rather delicate, owing to the fidelity with which he has executed the state department’s instructions at various stages in the progress of the asphalt cases before the Venezuelan courts. Now that President Castro has re- turned to Caracas it is expected that our minister will renew his efforts to prevent the case from proceeding to a point where-a summary demand must he made upon the Venezuelan government to right the wrong which it is ulleged to have committed in this case. EXTRA SESSION NEXT FALL. Unless Congress Disposes of Railway Rate Legislation. hington, Feb. 17.—Representa- Towusend of Michigan, one of the hors of ‘the Esch-Townsend freight rate bill, had a talk with the president during the day regarding the prospects for the enactment of the measure into law. Mr. Townsend, who has can- vassed the situation pretty thoroughly, expressed the opinion that there was a chance for the passage of the bill by the scnate at the present session. ter his tall with the president Mr. Townsend said that, in the event no lecislation cn the rate question was icled at this session, an extraordi- ion of congress would be called by President Roosevelt for next imn, perhaps in October. GIGANTIC | MONOPéLV. Secretary Hitchcock Arraigns an In- dian Cil Lease. Washingion, Teb. 17.— Secretary Hitcheock during the day gave out a £ ent arraigning as a “gigantic T 1y" the present lease by the andi ritory Illuminating Oil com- pany of the right to prospect for oil and pas throughont the entire area of the Osage Indian reservation and ex- plaining the agreement reached sev- eral days ago, as announced in the As- sociated Press dispatches, for cutting uxuenmu. INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE EXPOSURE off more than ome-half of the lands | operativk under this lease dllrlnz thc i EW WALLACE DEAD. Noted Authar ‘and Soldier Away ’ln Indiana. Crawfordsyille, Ind, Feb. 17.—Sur rounded by his family General Lew ‘Wallace, author.of “Ben Hur,” one GENERA Passos time minister to Turkey and veteran|. of the Mexican and Civil wars, is dead at his bome in this city, aged seventy-eight years: The health of General Wallace has been waning for several years and for months, despite the efforts of the fam- ily to keep'the public in ignorance of his true condition, it has been gener- ally kaown' that his vigorous constitu- tion could no lenger withstand the rav- ages of a wasting disease, For more than a year he has been unable to assimilate food and this, to- gether with his extreme age, made more difficult his fight against death. The deathbed scene was one of calm- ness. Beside his pbx sxelan enly his wife. his son, Henry Wallace of Indi- &napolis, and Mrs. Wallace w ent. When told by his phy be was dying General #allace was perfectly calm and his last words were ions of cheer to his grief strick- Arrangements have been completed for the funeral, which will be held Saturday and will be private. Indianapolis, Feb., 17.—The Indiana legislaiure during the day adopted res- olutions of respect to the memory of General Wallace. = Governor Hanly sent a message of condolence to Mrs. Wallace on Commander Lucas on behalf of” the G. A. B. The flag over the statehouse will he at halfmast for thirty days. “FOUR PROBABLY. FATALLY. Eight Workmen Injured by Explosion of Sulphur. l\ew York, Feb. 17—Eight workmen were ‘badly injured by an explosion of sulphur in the Brooklyn sulphur works in Brooklyn during the day and were removed to hospitals suffering from burns and from inhaling the fumes of the burming sulphup. Four are be- lieved to have received fatal injuries. Firemen and policemen, who brought them out of the building, were them- selves much affected by breathing the sulphur fumes and at' one time ten firemen were lying on the sidewalk with ambulance surgeons mlmunsn,k ing restoratives. The explosions are supuosed to have been caused by the ignition of the sul- phur by a spark cadsed.by the pres- ence of a nail in the mechanism of one of the :ulnhm nr{nduw machines. FELL HEADLDNG FIVE STORIES. Prominent Duluth Attorney Instantly Killed. Duluth, Feb. 17.—Claude S. Snively, a prondnent attorney in the office of Washburn, Mitchell & Bailey, pitched headlong from the fifth story window in the Lcnsdale building during the day and was instantly killed. No one was in the office at the time and the deteils are unknown. Mr. Snively came Lo the office early to prepare some legal papers and had been at, work at the typewriter. The member of the firm for whom he was preparing the work thinks Snively looked out of the window to see what time it was by a public clock and, overcome by dizzi- ness, fell out. Deceased was twenty- seven years old and a brother of S. F. Snively, a prominent real estate man of this eit.) THREE CHILDREN PERISH. Parents Badly Burned in Fire at Ed- wards, Ill. Peoria, Il Feb. 17.—Fire of a mys- terious origin in the house of Manning Harris, a coal miner living at Edwards, four miles {rom this city, burned the bodies of three small children to a crisp, The Mother was taken from <he burning house so_badly burned that the flesh hung from her body in strips. Harris himself was horribly burved When the neighbors attempt- ed to alarm the family they found the doors and windows locked. The mother was rescued, but the two chil- dren lying by her side in bed were left to their fate. Harris was rescued from his bed in an adjoining room, but only one of the boys sleeping with him could be tal;en 0\!t lN BLIZZARD. PERISHED | Michigan Man Seeking Aid for His Sick Child. Sheboygan, Mich., Feb. 17.—Albert Fluery walked on the ice from Bois Blanc island to this city to get medi- cine for his sick child. The mercury was 16 degs. below zero and a wild snow storm was raging, but he bravely set out on the return trip about mid- night with a lantern and compass to guide him. That was the last seen of hint and there is little doubt that he verished and his body was covered by drifting snow. His wife came to this ¢ity to look for him and large search- ing parties were organized both here and on the island to look for his body. He was thlrty one years old DUE TO DIFFERENCES. M. Witte Said to Have Resigned From " Ministerial Council St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—M. Witte, according to the latest report, has re- signed his position as president of the committee of ministers on account of differences with Minister of Agricul- ture Yermoloff over the conduct of the proceedings of that body. M. Yermo- Ioft is probably the most liberal of Bim- peror Nicholas' ministers, enjoying now, according to the story, the com- plete fuvor of the emperor. - He openly. advocates summunmg behalf of the state and! the Japanese Hnes. ' i CIAR'S UNCLE KILLED BY AN ASSASSIN Grand Duke Sergue Falls a Victim to Bomb Thrown By Assassin Who is Arrested. St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.— Grand Duke Sergue, uacle of the Czar and former - governor of Moscow, was assassinated at the latter city today while driving in a'carriage. A bomb was thrown beneath the carriage and the vehicle was blown to pieces, The assassin wasarrested and dangerously wounded. Several students in the vici- nity were taken into custody. Sergus was regarded by the liberalists as Russians evil genius. BREAK CUT AFRESH 8TRIKES AT A NUMBER OF ST. PE- TERSBURG WORKS AGAIN IN FULL SWING. WEN DEMAND RELEASE OF PRISONERS RUMORED THAT FATHER GOPON IS ONCE MORE DIRECT- ING OPERATITNS. Bt. Petersburg, Feb. ]'Z.V ~The em- ployes of the Putiloff iron works ap- red-at theworlks during the day, but instead of resuming their tas temanded as a condition of goiug tq work the release of their comrades who are under arrest. Similar ac was taken by the men of the Nevu Wwo! lipon other grounds the work- men apgain went out at the Franco- Russian works, the Russo-American works, the St. Petersburg car and the A\hh(hafi lallload shops. “ ike mo-ve'vxexm od umt ather Gopon is again directing operations through hi. lieuterants. RUSSIAN G;\V?\fI;Y RETIRES. Marshal Oyama Reports His Men Pur- suing the Enemy. Tokio, T 17.—The following dis- patch was received during the day from the headquarters of the Japanese armies in anchuria: “In tie ¢ rection of the Shakhe river our artillery, Feb. 14, bombarded C! cn<\mmu1 aotzu and set fire to that village. The enemy’s artillery in the neighborhcod of Sunches moun- tain -replied. “During the night of Teb. 14 a sec- tion of the enemy’s infantry attacked Waitao mocuniain and at dawn Feb. 15 a battalion attacked Waitao mountain, but the Russians were entirely re- pulse: - “in the direction 6f Chitaitzu, ongthe morning of Keb 15, 500 of the enemy's cavalry advanced into Santaitse from Shenatsaiiten, three miles northwest of Chitiatu. Another force of cavalry advanced south along the right bank of the Hun river Feb. 14-and passed the night in the neighborhood of Chen- chiawatzu, placing outposts in the vi- cinity of Kavehangtzu. Before the ar- rival of .our detachment dispatched to dislodge the enemy his force began to retreat north. Our detachment, quick- ty pursuing him towards Heiyukou, in- flicted some damage. The enemy’s ar- tillery, tak up a position in the neighborhood of Wanchiawopeng, cov- ered his retreat. Tle enemy’s strength was about ten squadrons of cavalry and artiilery.” SHELLING PUTILOFF HILL. Japs Using Siege Guns Against Rus- sian Position. Mukden, Wednesday, Peb. 15—The Japanese fired Tuesday and are firing today on Poutiioff hill with eight-inch guns carrying 250-pound projectiles, in- dic, 1g that they are the siege guns used at Port Arthur and the first to be mounted in position before the Rus- sian lines below Mukden. A new sit- uation, thereiove, confronts the Rus- sian center and the general situation appears to have been rendered more uncertain and complicated by the bat- tle of Sandepas and the arrival of open westher, indicating an early spring. At some parts of the lines there is unusual familiarity. - Russian and. Jap- anese officers in parties entertuin each other. Engaged Ja nd. Retired. Tsinketchen, Ms.nchuria Jreb. 17— A volunteer company went out ‘on _the night of Feb. 15 along th 8 Taitse river in an attempt to pen: The volunteers .| engaged in charging the tanks. | the rwwue of ‘the submarine boat’s | ter known as, THREE OF THE CREW KILLED. Gasoline Explosion on Board British Submarine Boat. ¥ Queenstown, Feb. 17.—An explosion of gasoline occurred on board. the new submarine boat “A 5” while the officers and crew, eleven men, were The crew were - hurled in all directions. Nine of them were picked up by boats and taken to the hospital. " A number of the crew of the British gunboat Hazard volunteered to go to crew, but hardly had they got on board the submarine when a second explosion took place and all the res- cuers were more or less injured. Lieutenant Skinner, an officer of the Bubmarine boat, subsequently died of his injuries. The bodies.of two missing men were found on board the “A 5.” The total number of men injured Was fifteen. © Sorfle of them ‘were dreadtully mutilated. . Lieutenant Good, cordmander df the “A 5," sustained terrible injuries about his head and face. It is believed that he will recover, but his eyesight is de- stroyed. The interior of the subma- rine boal is on fire, which delays a| complete examination of the boat. TO PASS ON SMOO} CASE. Committee Will Begin Preparation of Its Report Saturday. A ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—The senate committee on privileges and elections will meet on Saturday to take up the case of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, whose expulsion is demanded because of his connection as an apostle in the Mormon ch The preparation of a report will be taken up. All the briefs submitted by counsel will be available for use and the work of deciding what course shall be rec- ommended to the senate will begin. It is expected that several meetings of the committee will be necessary to reach a final conclusion as to the char- acter of the repo There will donbt- less be much ai uss)on among the members on the sub]ect and some time may be required to arrive at an agreement. It is understood that no matter what the recommendations of the committee may be the question will not be taken up in the senate until the next session. BILL GOES BACK TO SENATE. House Resents Amendment of the Dingley Law. ‘Washington, Feb. 1 Following the adoption.of the conference report on the omnibus claims bill the house re- sumed consideration of the bill to pro- vide a government for the Panama canal zone. All the committee amend- ments were agreed,to and the bill was passed. Rising to a question of privilege Mr. Payne (N. Y.) offered a resolution re- garding the action of the senate in adopting an amendment interpreting the "Dingley act with reference .to drawback on wheat. The Payne resolution, sending the agriculturaggppropriation bill back to the senate hecause it contained origi- nal legislation affecting the revenues, was adopted on a roll call, 261 to 5. GOVERNOR WILL SIGN BILL. State of Kansas Will Refinery. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 17.—Governor Hoch will, if. is believed, sign the bill providing for the erection by the state of an oil refiner passed by both houses, but he declines to say any- thing of his intentions. The two bills passed by the house affect not only the oil trust, so called, but other com- bines. The freight bill also passed makes the railroads common carriers and in this way all trusts are to be fought. The anti-discrimination bill is said to have enough friends to insure its passage. This measure was drawn up with the intention of preventing any trust from entering Kansas and underselling the state. *STEAMER RUNS AGROUND. Passengers Taken Off but Ship May Be Total Loss. Perth, West Australia, Feb. 17.—The Pacific Steam Navigation company’s steamer Orizaba, with passengers and wails ior Sydney, is ashore oif Gar- den 1siand, twenty miles out of her Erect an OQil aba is firmly aground and has considerable water in her hold. The passengers and mails were land- ed. Tugs from Fremantle are discharg- ing her cargo. after which an attempt will be wade to tow the steamer off. The weather is becoming threatening and as the Orizaba’s position is ex- posed it is feared she will be a total wreck. COMMITTED - FIVE YEARS AGO. Sensational Murder Trial Being Held at Des Moines. 5 Des Moines, Feb. 17.—At the trial of ChaMes Thomas, charged with the murder of Mabel Scofield, Dr. Shope, Wwho conducted the autopsy over the remains, testified that not a drop of water was found in the girl’s lungs, as would have been the case if she took her own' lite by drowning Thomas is alleged to have administered chloral as “knockout drops,” giving uninten- tionally a fatal dose, and is trying to prove the suicide theory. The alleged crime was commmed five years ago. Wlsconsm Feotball Mascot Dead. Madison, Wis.; Feb. 17.—Lloyd, bet- ‘Babe” Spencer, for years ihe mascot of the University of Wisconsin football team, is dead of Dparalysis. Not four feet tall, but weighing nearly 300 pounds Spencer. s a familiar figure at all the big games in which Wisconsin: took pa;t.. B It was hi; lead. DUTIES OF AMERICA PRESIDENT sUBM]Ts LENGTHY MESSAGE. ON SAN DOMINGO TO THE SENATE. TOUCHES ON THE MONROE DOGTRINE FOREIGN NATIONS APPEAL TO UNITED STATES TO PROSE- CUTE 'CLAIMS. Washington, Feb. 17.—The messazs from the president, transmitting to senate a protocol of an agre:.Seat b tween the United States and the Lo- minican government, providing for the collection and disbursement by the TUnited States of the customs revenues of the Dominican republic, was during the day ordered made public, together with the protocol, a letter from John B. Moore, formerly assistant secretary of state, which gives a statement re- garding the award under the former protocol, and the award of the com- mission which settled the claims of, the San Domingo Improvement com: pany. The message is of nearly 4,500 words and was read in full to the senate. It is largely a discussion of the rights and duties of the United States under the Monrce doctrine and the president says the protocol affords a practical & test of the efliciency of the United States government in maintaining the doctrine. In beginning his message the president says that conditions in San Domingo have been Growing Steadily Worse for many years and debts have been coutracted beyond the power of the republic to pay. Certain foreign coun- tries, he says, have felt themselves aggrieved because of the non-payment of the debts due their citizens and have felt that the only way they could gel any guarantee of payment would be by acquisition of territory or taking . charge of the customs affairs of the republic. It is pointed out by the president that the Monroe doctrine would pro- hibit any toreizn government from stepping in and“he says that those who profit by this doctrine must ac- cept certain responsibilities along with the rights it confers. He says fur- ther: “The justification for the” United States taking this burden and incur- ring this responsibilily is to be found in the fact that it is incompatible with international equity for the United States to refuse to allow other powers to take the only means at their dis- posal of satistying the claims of their creditors and yet to refuse, itself, to take any such steps.” Will Not Seize San Domingo. An especial point is made by the president shat this goyernment does not propose to take any part of San Domingo or to exercise any other con- trol over the island save what is nec- essary o its financial rehabilitation in connection with the collection of revenue, part of which will be turned over to the government to meet the necessary expenses of running it and part of which will be distributed pro rata among the creditors of the re- public upon a basis of absolute equity. Discussing the course aggrieved na- tions may take against American re- publics without interference with the Monroe doctrine the president says any action may be taken which “does ~ not_take the shape of interference with their form of government or of the despoilment of their territory un- der any disguise; but, short of this, when the question is one of a money claim, the only way which remains, finally, to collect it is a blockade or bombardment, or the seizure of the custonishouse, and this means, as has been said above, what is in effect a possession.” INVESTIGATE OIL BUSINE$S. President Orders Commissioner Gar ' field to Take Action. = Washington, Feb. 17.— Préesident Roosevelt has directed James E. Gar- field, commissioner of corporations of the department of commerce and la- bor, to begia immediately the oil in- vestigation requested by the house of utatives Wednesday in a reso- adopted unanimously. The in- vestizalion, under the direction of tho president, will be rigid and compre- hensive. He has directed a letter to Commissioner Garfield i which he has given his directions and presented, in outline, his views. Thednquiry will be pressed as rap- idly as possible. The scope of the in- vestigation and the time it will occupy cannot be indicated at this time. Rep- resentative Campbell of Kansas, the author of the resolution adopted by the house. had a conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt during the day. Mr. Campbell’s idea is that the investiga- tion should concern particularly the situation i the Kansas field, but he expressed to the president his belief that the inguiry, once begun, would ex- tend to the operations of the Standard Oil company in the Beaumont field of Texas and’perhaps to other fields. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Senate Begins cussion of San Do- © ' mingo Treaty. ‘Washington, Feb. business ‘the senat; "5