Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 25, 1905, Page 1

The Bemid VOLUME 3. NUMBER 5. caughtfor all that the bank directors Es l 500 unu flOw report taken.” ) ] 5 i PRESIDENT OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MILWAUKEE PLUN- DERS THE INSTITUTON. IMMENSE SUM LOST IN SPECULATION DIRECTORS SUBSCRIBE AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT ALL DEPOSITORS. 25—Frank G. First Na- and former Milwaukee, Bigelow, tional April president of the bank of this city nt of the American Bankers' tion, has defaulted the bank’s funds (o the extent of $1,500,000, The directors of the bank have deposited in the bank a sum sufiicieat to make the institution perfectly solid. The capital of the rst National bank is $1,600,000 and the surplus is $1,200,00. Mr. Bigelow has signed over property to the bank amounting to §300,000, making his net defalca- tion about $1,200,000. Aside from the surplus, which will meet (he amount of the defaleation, the sum of $1,535 scribed by dir mands which may bank. The comptroller of the cur- reney has been notificd and has been asked to make an immediate examina- tion of the hank. Mr. Bigelow's detalcation known to the directors of the bank on Baturday night. He admitted that the amount had been lost in tion and that he had I bouks (0 cover up the defaleati 000 has been sub- tors to meet any de- be made on the became Assistant Cashier Implicated. at cashier of oved, charged with having been a party to the falsi- fication of the fizores in the ban book The announcement o the (ll.' falcation was made b, 3 ler, one of the directors o: the | A notice has been issucd by directors announcing that a been subscribed sufiicient o protect the depositors. Charles F. P Leaded the list of directors, who seribed large amounts to meel the deficit. Mr. Pfister's subseription is $600,000. Mir. Bigelow was in his office at the up to noon taking over pers. His manner was A Bizelow has long occupied a foremost place in the n trans- actions of Milwaukee. Only last year he was president of the Awmerican Bankers’ ociation, He i prom- fnent in Milwaukee's soc: Up to noon the defaleatior known to only a f news Tk among lhe depositors has heen made Ay emersency. » const ample provisi o more than mect Wheal Speculation the Cause. An antimate friend of President * ., an hour before closing the ban , the crowd of depositors seeking to withdraw their deposits had swelled to about 500, extending out over the sidewalk into the street. BIGEL.OW’S SON A BROKER. Firm Dissolves Following Defalcation at Milwaukee. Chicago, April 25.—The Chicago brokerage firm of Tracy & Co,, of which Gordon Bigelow, son of the president of the First National bank of Milwankee, was a member, dis- solved partnership during the day. The announcement made by the firm concerning its dissolution gave no particulars as to the causes lead- ing to such action, stating simply that Mr. Bigelow would no longer be a member. RUN DOWN BY TRAIN. Three Men Killed on Duluth, Missabe and Northern Road. Fveleth, Minn,, April 25.—In a hand car accident on the Duluth, Missabe and Northern, between Zim and Nor- way Kidge, three men were killed and one injured. Two of the dead are Gus Tieman, section foreman at Nor- way Ridge, and Charles Erickson, whose dead body was brought here {rom Virginia. The four men were coming from Zim when they were struck by engine No. 12. Erickson and the uuknown man, who is now in the hospital here, were taken off the pilot of the en- gine. The bodies of the other two were not found until morning. Engineer and Flr-man Killed. Indianapolfs, April Big Four freight train wrecked at North Indianapolis during the day. The engineer and fireman were killed and a brakeman was in- Jured. MARKET QUOTATIONS, Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, ‘\pl il 24.—Wheat— May, 9ilc: July, 933c; Sept., 81%e. On track—No. 1 hard, .99%c; No. 1 Northern, 97%c; No. 2 Northern, Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 24.—Wheat—To arrive —No. | Northern, 92c. On track—No. orthern, 92¢; No. 2 Northern, 85 May, 92¢; July, 92¢; Sept., A x—To arrive, on track and y, $1.42; Sept., Sl 28; Oct., $1.27. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 24.—Cattie—Good to cholce steers, $3.50@6.00; common to fair, L3095 good to chol and heiters, $3.75G4.75; veals 5.00. Hogs—8$5.20@5.40. to choice wethers, $5.00 to chowce nnlne lambs, $6. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 24—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $6 5 dium, $4 ers. §: Hogs— 0; goond (0 (h()h‘e he'\\'], $5.. .65; light, 5@5.55. Sheep—Good to choice 5.25@5.50; Western sheep, hv native lambs, shorn, $4.50 Western, $4 @7.60. Birelow, discussing the case, said: L Sy . “Wheat spcoulation has cost the Chicago Grain and Provisions. Bigelows their name and the bank a | Chicago, April 24.—Wheat—May, large sum of money It is a 93¢; July, 84% @84%¢c; Sept., 80% @ as well as a tremendous ro—April, 453c; May, 46c; to the anclal circles of the city The fatker, Frank G. Bigelow, Chicago speculative connections w the firm of Tracy & Co., in which h gon, Gordon Bigelow, was a memb “In the late Armour-Gates-wheat battle and the sharp fluctuations of the market which have come during the last few days Bigelow senior and the Bizelow junior were caught, and el QOal Vay, Sept., 28%c. x Southwestern, $1.25 256: May, $1 Butter reamer 24@30c; dalries, 22@27c. Eggs—15@ 15%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 15¢; chick- ens, 12c. | Mrs. Gilmore crawled through. FORMALLY DISCHARGED. Striking Drivers of Ward & Co. Fail to Return to Work. o Chicago, April 25.— Montgomery Ward & Cu.’s teamsters. who struck jin sympathy with the firm’s locked out garment workers, were formally discharged during the day. None of the drivers for the frm returned to work in the morning, although each one of the strikers had been notified by letter that his place would be filled if he failed to report. nager R. J. Thorne said that the discharge of the drivers did not mean that they never would be re-employed. “Henceforth,” he said, “our attitude toward our drivers will be the same as toward the striking garment work- ers. Those who apply for work at any time in the future will be given equal consideration with other ap- plicants.” Joseph Young, business agent of the 'Baggage and Parcel Delivery Drivers’ union, was arrested during the day after he had shot repeated!: at four men, whom he says he recognized as “nonunion sluggers.” Incidentally Young fired upon two policemen, who afterward tok him inte custody. DEATH OF JOSEPH JEFFERSON ILLNESS OF EMINENT ACTOR FI- NALLY TERMINATES IN DISSOLUTION, West Palm Beach, Fla., April 25— Death has ended the career of Joseph Jefferson. The final hours of the noted actor were spent in unconscious- ness. The end was not a surprise to his family. Ever since his last sinking spell, which came after a rally “on Thursday morning and which was fol- lowed by an apparent improvement until Friday, the family has been wail- ing for the end. Thé sickuess of Mr, Jefferson which ended in his death was contracted, it is Delieved, while on a visit to his son, Charles B. Jefferson, at Hobe sound, a few miles above Palm Beach, where he went to meet his friend, former President Cleveland. It is be- lieved that from a slight indiscretion in his eating there he suffered an at- tack of indigestion. Joseph Jefferson was born in Phila. delphia Feb. 20, 1829, and was looked upon as the dean of the dramatic pro- fession in this country. He first ap- peared on the stage as a child and during his career had played in a unumber of foreign countries. His great reputation was made in “Rip Van Winkle,” which he played in al- most every city in the United States. BOUND ANC ROBBED. Chicago Man and Woman Lose $2,500 Worth of Diamonds. Chicago, April 25.—On the pretense of serving a search warrant three men gained entrance to the apart- iments of Mrs. D. Gilmore in Twen- tieth street and at the point of revol- vers robbed Mrs. Gilmore and Ed- ward Giroux of 500 worth of dia- monds. The victi were then bound and thrust into a closet and the door locked on them. Alter the robbers had departed Mrs. Gilmore tugged at her bonds and re- leased her hands. She and Giroux were half strangled in their narrow quarters, Cirous, to get a breath of fresh air, kicked out one of the panels in the door. He attempted to crawl through this, but the opening was too narrow. Another panel was then broke and She secured a duplicate key and released . Wear. Mill Checks| Cashed BREABBBESEHGPHE EE T L LT TR ROE R R 22 MILL MEN’S WEAR We carry the largest stock of Men’s Our prices are the lowest, Our Goods are reliable, That is why we do the business. : (’Leary & Bowser Special Barga.ins for this Week. Mill Checks Cashed dark shades, worth u week 5 cents a yard. 1000 yards standard dress prints, light and p to 8c this 5 cents a yard. One lot of Embroidery worth 10 to 12 cents a yard,this week your choice for Crockery Bargains, heavy Wash Bowl and Pitcher, $1.25 a set. & GUNTINUES Tfl DECLINE PRICE OF MAY,LK WHEAT ON CH! CAGO BOARD OF TRADE OFF SEVEN CENTS MORE. BELIEVED BOTTOM HAS BEEN REACHED FINAL HOUR OF TRADING SHOWS IMPROVEMENT IN DEMAND 'FOR THAT OPTION. Chicago, Apgil 25.—A double back somersault .was performed by May wheat during the day. Instead of set- tling int¢ a reminiscence the option promptly started with a repetition of last -week’s sensational acrobation. Sue of the first trades showed a fall of 4 cents a bushel, the prices open ing at 96:to 98 cents, as against $1, the previdus close. After the initial plunge the price for May showed a tendency to rally, reacting temporarily to 973 cents. If the selling was from representatives of John W. Gates it was well dis- guised, the market presenting the ap- pearance of a general bearish attack rather than an attempt at further liquidation of holdings acquired dur- ing an attempted corner. tine of Armour & Co. was generally credited with buying considerable May wheat while the quotations were between 96. and 98 cents. = To this was attributed the recovery to 97% cents, Fresh selling, however, from outside sources soon pounded tlie mar- ket down worse than before. It was not long before the current figures for May were 93%, a net loss of 6 cents a bushel. showed a Fall of Nearly Thirty Cents from the point at which the Gates party were supposed to be in full con- trol of the deal some weeks ago. Before midday ‘another cent was clipped from the price of May wheat, sales being made at 921% cents a bushel. On the.slump Armour & Co. were reported to have hought in as much ag 1,000,000 bushels of the May option.. During the- last fhour of trading dé- mand was of an dmproved character. The theory that the price of May wheat had reached about the lowest point consistent with what are called legitimate conditions formed the basis of much of the late demand. A fea- ture was active demand for the July option from a house which is credited with having recently been trading for Gates. Prices, however, made little response to the improved demand, the rally in May being confined to less than a cent. The market closed steady, with May off precisely 7 cents, at 93. Distant deliveries were affect- ed by the slump in May, the closing At 9314 the market STUDENT'S LIFE OF NO VALUE. Unique Decision in Damage Suit In Illinois Court. Bloomington, 1, April 25, — A unique point in a damage suit has been brought out hy a decision of Judge Wright in the Champaign coun- ty court. Last fall a railroad dining car was derailed and Ralph O. Rob- erts, a student of the University of Illinois, was killed. He was a prom- Inent athlete and the case attracted considerable attention, his adminis- trator bringing suit for $10,000. The defendant’s attorney moved that the suit be dismissed on the plea that the plaintifi had not introduced evi- dence lo show that any person was depending upon Roberts for support and that, being a colleze man, he really was an expense to his parents during that period of life. The judge decides that the point is well taken and has diemissed the case. An ap- peal will be ‘ckel DECLILES TEN POINTS. Northern Sccurities Continues Down- ~ward Plunge. New York, Aprii 25.—Northern Se- k another headlong plunge he day in Wall street, declin- ing 1603, joints, to 155. aly = than a week ago the stock was setling at 185, the highest 1t ever reached. Coiucident with the slaughter of Northern Securities Northern Pacific made its advent on the market and was hammcred mercilessly. FORCST FIRES RAGING. e RIBSRSLrrrdd gt Flames Swee: 3h Woods Near Freficrick, Wis. Frederick, Wis., April 25.—Heavy forest fires are burning around here. Nearly 200 men have been out fight- < ing the fire. The smoke is dense and Dress Goods one lot 36 inch dress goods * worth 25 cents a yard, it will be sold this week at 15 cents. bl &' Men’s Canvas Gloves. finger and thumb faced with leather, regular price 15 cents, this week 10 cents a pair. Siop Jar with Cover and Pail SREFFFPPEIFVICRIDBB I OESEESIIERRTER 1, $1.25 Men’s Suits-—We have a few Men’s Suitn;; not more than two suits of akind, they are worth up to $18.00-a suit, if P you can find your size in the lot, g . they are yours at $10.00 a suit. |block distant. 8| at times it was impossible to see a The crackling of the flames- and the noise of falling tim- Iber can be distinctly heard on the main streets of the village. MANY PERSONS . INJURED. Cossacks and Police Disperse Revolu- tionary Demonstration. & Vladijavkaz, North Caucasia, April 25.—The spring festival during the flu)' was turned into a revolutionary ! demonstration. Cossacks and police Idlapersed the crowds, using the flats| § ,Of their swords. Many persons were ! e 'injured, including some ‘Women and CX-X-R-E-B-R-2-8-%- 8- #flfl##flflfi%flfl-&%%%%%*‘l‘***"‘*fi"‘ children, hntmmhmnortfidto heen killed. - P. A. Valen | - BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1905, 0 MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS. Agltation Inaugurated at Public Maet- ing in Chicago. Chicago, April 25.—Agitation to es- tablish municipal ownership of gas works as well as street railways in Chicago was inaugurated in earnest during the day by a public meeting in the city council chamber. Mayor Dunne and members of the legislature met the fifty citizens wnom the mayor appointed as a committee to go to Springfield to protest against the sidetracking of the Chicago gas bills. If these bills are passed the city will be-enabled to fix the max- imum price of gas charged to the consumer” and be empowered to own and operate gas plants, as it hopes to own and operate street car proper- ties. Mayor Dunne said: “The city cannot get control of the gas plants now in existence, unless, like any other purchaser, it buys them, for the reason that there are no expiring gas franchises. Those fran- chises are perpetual. But under an enabling act we can establish plants in competition with the gas com- pany.” SGENES MUST BE AVOIDED NAN PATTERSON’S FATHER NOT ALLOWED TO SIT BESIDE HER DURING TRIAL. New York, April 25.—For the thir time within a period of six mont! Nan Patterson during the day sat in court and listened to Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Rand explain to a jury what he, as the public prosecutor, pro- posed to do to convince them that she was guilty of the murder of Caesar Young. In her previous trials" the young woman had had the comfort of her father's presence by her side, but during the day she sat alone, Recorder Goff having “ruled that any scene which might act upon the sympathy of the jurors must be avoided. ‘While the outline of the people’s case, as given by Mr. Rand, was prac- tically a repetition of those which have gone before, it differed in some material respects. Much of the evi- dence given at other trials will not be presented this time, it appears, w hile the prosecution promises to introduce some entirelv new features. In opening his address Mr. Rand urged the jurors to forget all that had been said and published ahout previ- ous prosecutions of the prisoner and Lo begiu with an entirely fair and un- biased mind. “This has been a most sensational case,” he said, “and you are facing a hard ordeal, particularly on account of the sex of the defendant. But this is not a court of chivalry or a court of morals; it is a court of law.” At the conclusion of Prosecutor Rand’s opening argument Miss Patter- son was taken with a sudden faint- price en July being down 2 cents, at 4 pess and Recorder Goff ordered a re- 8 cess immediately. The defendant re- vived .when the courtroom windows were opened and was able to walk un- assisted back to her cell in the Tombs. THEIR PETITION DENIED. Smiths Cannot Recover Letters Bear- ing on Patterson Case. New York, April 25.—Justice Gay- nor, in the state supreme couft in Brooklyn, has filed a decision deny- ing the petition of counsel for J. Mor- gan Smith and his wife for an order compelling District Attorney Jerome to return the letters taken from the Smiths when they were arrested in Cincinnati. The Smiths were brought here on a charge of conspiracy with Nan Patterson to extort money fronm Caesar Young. RADICAL MEASURES ADOPTED. Ef{nnu to Stop Destruction of Prop- erty in Russia. St. Petershurg, April 25.—With the ohject of stopping the destruction of private property which has been go- ing on in the rural districts under the influence of the leaders of the peas- ant movement an imperial decree was issued during the day authorizing the minister of _the interfor to appoint commissions in the disturbed districts to trace the culprits, assess the losses and collect the amount of damage done from the members of the viliage communities implicated, whose veal estate and personal property is liable to be sold at auction for this purpose. The decree also orders the granting of state loans to land owners not pos- sessing the means of repairing their losses. %3 TRAIN RUNS DOWN STREET CAR. Ten People Injured in Accident Near Onalaska, Wi La Crosse, Wis., April 25.—A street car on the La Crosse-Onalaska inter- urban line was run down by a freight train on the Chicago and Northwest- ern railroad near Onalaska and ten people injured, two dangerously. When on the crossing directly .in front of the approaching train the power re- fused to work and the car was struck and smashed to pleces. Ten passen- gers were on the street car, every one of whom was injured. Five Thousand Men Affected. Pueblo, Colo., April 25.—Announce- ment_1s made that beginning May 1 | the 5,000 employes of the Colorado in this TEN CENTS PER WEEK SHERIFF SAVES PRISONER. Hustled Into Automobile and Taken to Nearby Town: Columbus, O., April 25.—A mob at Mount Vernon during the day tried to lynch George Copeland, colored, who was arrested by Sheriff Shellen- barger for the murder of Miss Miran- da Bricker, white. The sheriff * is- tled him into an automobile and took him to Centerburg. The mob is still crying for Copeland’s death. The run to Centerburg was be- fraught with excitement. The moost infrequentled roads were taken. .Cope- land lay crouched in the bottom of the machine, cowering with terror, his eyes protruding and his lips moving in incoherent prayer, FIFTY WOUNDED. Police and Workmen Clash at San- tiago, Chile. Santiago, Chile April 25.—One dead and fifty wounded is the result of a collision here between a police de- tachment and a crowd of workmen. The workmen had been attending an open air conference of a priest who, while advocating the simple life, de- nounced “the perversity” of his for- mer bishop. When they were met by a religious procession after the conference the men attempted to stop it, but the po- lice charged a score of times with unsheathed swords. The workmen answered with a rain of stones. ONE DEAD, HEAVY FALL OF SNOW. | Color:do Storm Knocks Out Tele- graphic Service. April 25—The storm that <, .y Sunday morning contin- ued Monday. The downpour changed from rain to snow about midnight and the plains of Eastern Colorado were covered with six to eight inches of heavy, wet snow. Telegraph wires north, west and south of this city were generally rendered unservice- able. Salt Lake City was entirely Isolated, as far®as telegraphic com- munication, was concerned. Tenyer, RUMOR AFLOAT THAT ANOTHER) EFFORT TO END EASTERN | WAR IS IMPENDING: ROJESTVENSKY QUITS KAMRANH BAY HEAVY CANNONADING REPORTED AT SEA ON THE EVENING OF ITS DEPARTURE. Bt Petersburg, April 25.—Mysteri- . ous rumors that another attempt at Dpeace negotiations is impending are circulating in high quarters and the United States is directly mentioned as the intermediary. The Associated Press, however, has not been able to obtain any confirmation of the re- ports. No intimation of such a move has reached the American embassy, but at the foreign office during the afternoon an official inquired, perhaps significantly, when President Roose- velt would return to Washington. As previously stated in these dis- patches a considerable party in the governmnent holds strongly to the opinion that now that Admiral Rojest: vensky is ready to strike, but before the issue is put to the test, would be the most opportune time for opening negotiations. St. Petersburg Printers Strike. St. Petersburg, April 25.—The print- ers suddenly struck Sunday, announc- ing their intention of refusing to work Sundays and holidays. Only the Russ and Novoe Vremya managed to ap- pear Monday morning. R R R TG T i S P G R DR 1 = —— (=) = _QTI (e e (& o You have ths the market Equalto$7.00 Is when you buy a pair of Hanan $5.00 Shoes two pairs of any $3.50 shoe on WHY? 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