Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 8, 1905, Page 4

{ COMMISSION " Members of Charter Commis- HELD MEET sion Ask District Judges to Fill Vacancies. SENTIMENT ENTHUSIASTIC FOR CITY INCORPORATION. Planned to Hold Special Election as Soon as Vacancies Have Been Filled. The charter commission held a meeling last night at the law offices of Gibbons & Torrance. Of the 15 original members of the commission there were 10 present, one being dead, two hav ing removed from the city and the other two neglecting to ab tend. « A petition asking the two dis- tricts judges, Spooner and Mec- Clenahan, to appoint new mem- bers totake the place of those who are now disqualified was brought up and discussed, after which it was signed by the mem- bers present at the meeting. The members of the commis- sion were enthusiastic in expres- sing themselv s in favor of or- ganizating Bemidji as a city, and steps will probably be taken as soon as the vacancies on the commission have been filled to hold a speciual election for the purpose of voting for the propo- sition. Sentiment throughout the city is divided ag to whether or not the village should be incorporat- ed as a city or remain under vil- lage government, some claiming it is best to let well enough alone, while others are of the opinion that under the new rule the city would be greatly benefit- ted, the state laws allowing much more power to city officials than to village ofticers. THE GOVYERNOR WILL BE HERE Will Attend Drainage Meet- ing to Be Held liere Sat- urday Afternoon. A letéer from Secretary of THE FIGHT AT BUENA VISTA J. W. Speelman Snstained Broken Nose and Black Eyes. Dr. E.H. Mareum returned last night from Buena Vista, where he was called to dress the wounds received by J. W. Speel- man at the hands of John Cum mings Tuesday afternoon. The fight occurred at the entrance to the Hotel Summit over words that Speelman and Cummings had had some time ago. lb is claimed that Cummings sprang upon Mr. Speelman without a word of warning and struck him three times, break- ing his nose and blacking both eyes. Cammings has disap- peared from Buena Vista, and Sheriflf Bailey states today that the reason for returning to Be- midji before reaching. the scene of the fight was to intercept Cummings, whose whereabouts are as yet unknown. COURT GRIND IN CLEARWATER Thirty Civil Cases and, Ten Criminal on Calendar— Two Indictments. District court for Clearwater .1 county opened at Bagley yester- day morning, Judge Spooner presiding. The calendar consists of 30 civil cases and twocriminal, and two indictments were re- turned yesterday by the grand jury, making a total of 34 cases to be tried. Two cases were tried yesterday. Fred Krelop, charged with assault in the sec ond degree, was dismissed upon the jury’s bringing in a verdic of not guilty. Assistant -Attor- ney General Simpson represent- ed the state and Thos. Kecfe of Bagley the defendant. The civil suit of Gertrude Skarko vs. Axel Anderson for slander resulted in v verdict for the defendant. Chus. W. Scrutchin of Bemidji appeared for the plaintiff and J. A. Hendricks of Fosston for the defendant. A jury was impaneled last night to try the first of the flow- age cases that will come upat State Hanson today conveys the information that Governor John- son will bea member of the party which will. come from St. Paul Saturday for the drainage meeting to be held in Bemidjti Saturday afternoon. Mr. Han- son, Mr, Iverson and Engincers Ralph and Abercrombie will al- 80 be present. lnvitations heve been sent to nuwmerous cihers and a general invitation is ex- tended to everyone interested in drainage. The meeting will be called at 2 o’clock at some place to be ar- ranged for by the Business Men’s Club at a meeting called for tomorrow night. Itis prob- able that a reception for Govern- or Johnson and party will also be arranged for. > The trial of Frank Silversack, who was arrested yesterday forenoon on a charge of assault- ing Edward Duniop, is on in Judge Skinvik’s court and a jury of six this afternoon. sell appears for the city and E. E. McDonald for the defendant. A large number of witnesses haye been examined and a recess was taken at 3:30 this afternoon. Pocket maps, Minnesota, Mon- tana and North Dakota at the Pioneer Office. P.J. Ras: | the present term, and the trial of the case started this morning. There are five of these cases on the calendar and each will take from two to three days. If all are tried the term will probably last for two or three weeks, Opens New Blacksmith Shop. Matt Koloitscher of Nary, “a German blacksmith,” will opena blacksmith and general repair shop in the old Carlson building on Second Street. Mr. Kolnitsch- er willdo all kinds of machine work, blacksmithing, horseshoe- ing etc, He has had 26 years ex- perience and will maintain a first class shop. The shop will be opened next Tuesday, June 6. Mr. Kolnitscher declares that he will warrant eyery bit of work that leaves his shop. GAMES YESTERDAY. Duluth 10, Grand Forks 5, Brainerd 3; Crookston 2. Fargo 1; Winnipeg 8. Fargo 0, Winnipeg 8. Card Party and Supper. The Ladies’ Guild of St. Bar- tholomew’s mission will give a card party and supper at the - I. 0, O. F. hall Thursday evening Admission, 25 cents. Legal cap and numbered line legal cap at the Pioneer Office, WEDDING GIETS June is Proverbially the month of Marriages, and the month of costly and suitable glfts. Fash- ion decrees that almost every gift have a Monogram, Let- ter or Letters Engraved—not a crude jumble, but a nch Cipher befiting the Article. Popular taste is improving and the public are more ex- acting. The modern gift must reflect good taste and so must the engraving. * Many suitable gifts in Sterling Silver, Plate Ware and also a fine line of Cut Glass and H. Pamtee China. Geo. T. Baker @ Co. Located in City Drug Store. R ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE Mrs. Chas leveland of Ten- strike Takes Dose of {Carbolic Acid. DOMESTIC TROUBLES CAUSE OF-{ RASH ACT. Efforts of Physician Prolong Life of Would Be ‘Suicide—Condi- tion Yet Serious. In the presence of several wit- nesses, Mrs. Chas. Cleveland of Tenstrike Tuesday afternoon at tempted suicide by taking a dose of carbolic acid. . The act was committed abous 8 o’cleck in the afternoon and as soon as she had taken the dose those who wit- nessed the affair sent for a phy- sician, who administered anti- dofes and succeeded in prolong ing the life of the would be sul- cide, whose condition is yet very serious. - Mrs. Cleveland took the poison while standing on the street in front of her home in Tenstrike. Domestic troubles are given as the cause for the rash act. It is claimed at Tenstrike that Mrs. Cleveland and her husband have had trouble on numerous occa- sions and that about a week ago he left home, taking with him one of their two children. Mrs. Cleveland is the daugh- ter of C, N. Nelson ¢f Tenstrike and is well known. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING Lad Falls from Railroad Bridge into Lake Irving— Rescued by C. Maness. A boy, 11 or 12 years of age, was very nearly drowned in Lake Irving lastevening. He was play ing on the new railroad bridge, slipped and plunged into the lake in some 10 or 12 feet of water. At the time Senator Swedback’s lumber mill had shut down for a few minutes for the purpose of filing the saws and the men were sitting outside. C. Maness saw the boy fall and rushing over the logs jumped into the lake and pulled him out after he had twice gone down. The boy was about 12 years of age but his name could not be learned. Danaher Dismissed. A, W. Danaher, of Tenstrike, chairman of the board of county commiSsioners, was arraigned in Judge Pendergast’s court this morning on a charge of assault in the third degree committed upon J. F, Essler. His plea was former jeopardy and upon ex- amining the records of the justice of the peace at Tenstrike County Attorney Loud fqund that Dana- her had plead guilty to having committed the offense and paid a fine and the case was dismissed. Schroeder Pulls Oat. W. G. Schroeder has discon- tinued his branch mercantile es- tablishment at Werner and re- moved the stock that was on hand at the store to B:midji to day. Mr. Schroeder gives as a reason for discontinuing the store that the old Red Rake Werner, has been'closed and the stage now takes a circuitous route around the new town. Clerks Meet Tonight. A meeting of the retail clerks of the city will be held this even- ing at their rooms over the E H. Winter & Co. store. The object of the meeting is to discuss plans for compelling those merchants who refuse to close their estab- lishments at 7:30 evenings ex- cept Saturdays and mill pay days to comply with the demands made by by the clerks. Girl Lost. Chief Bailey has received a letter from Peter Watson of | Laurium, Mich., asking informas tion as to the whereabouts of Girtie Watson, a former resident of that city. The letter states that one of the glrl’s parents 1s dead. S PROSPECTS BRIGHTER| v 1 stage road, which runs through! SETTLEMENT OF CHICAGO TEAM- STERS" STRIKE DRAWING NEARER DAILY. MEN APPOINT A NEW COMMITTEE BODY FROM JOINT COUNCIL Is GIVEN FULL POWER TO END CONFLICT. Chicago, June 8.—The prospects for | & settlement of the.teamsters’ strike are brighter. A new committee is be- ing appointed by the Teamsters’ Joint Council 4o negotiate with the Employ- ers’ association, which is willing to confer with any committee having power to act. . At the headquartershot the strikers it is said, however, that unless every demand is conceded the néw committee cannot settle the strike. - The Team Owners’ association has talen no action as yet in regard to the refusal of the truck drivers to deliver to strikebound houses. The reported determination to discharge drivers for refusing to make such deliveries will doubtless not be carried out until the résult of the new peace negotiations is known. TO END COLONIZING VOTERS. Mayor Weaver Issues Farreaching Or- der to City Employes. Philadelphia, June 8.—Mayor Wea- ver has directed Director of Public Safety Potter to issue an order to the employes of the seven departments un- der the latter’s control directing them to examine the list of voters in their respective divisions and to report by Saturday next the number of voters registered from their residences and the number of actual voters entitled to vote from their hcmes. The mayor notified the employes that the city is entitled to their entire time and at- tention and that they cannct conduct a boardinghouse business. The “re- formers” for a number of years have alleged that the police and firemen of the city have used their homes to colonize voters, In some instances they charged the “organization” with assessing from five to ten “boarders” from the homes of a number of city employes. The order of Mayor Weaver is regarded as the most drasti farreaching ever issued-in the politi- cal history of the ci HERRICK DENIES RUMORS. Ohio Governor Not Invo)ved in Equita- ble Tangle. Columbus, 0., June 8.—Governor Herrick, who has returned from New York, has not bought out the interests of James H. Hyde, first vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance soci- ety, nor has he been formally, or ofii- cially, offered the chairmanship of the board of directors of the Equitab: ‘When seen during the day he said that there was nothing in the story that such a transaction had Dbeen made. ALL DANGER IS PASSED. No Further Damage From Flood at Fond du Lac, Wis. Fond du Lac, Wis., June 8.—Further danger from the flood is past and the damage will not exceed $100,000. Of this amount $15,000 is suffered by the city. Water is still flowing on several of the streets and avenues and boats, rafts and vehicles are -being used for transporting supplies. The Bowen Manufacturing company and the O. C. Steenberg company planis have closed down, water covering their engines. APPROVES STORTHING’S COURSE. Action of Norwegian Sdciety of Amer- ica at Fargo. Fargo, N. D,, June 8.—The Norwe- gian Society of America, in session here, has directed the secretary to ca- ble the storthing at Christiania that the members heartily approve of the course taken at home. Members of the student chorus from.the University of Christiania feel very much elated over the news from Norway -and are eager for answering telegrams GOES TO TSARSKOESELO. American Ambassador Has Audience With the Czar. St. Petersburg, June 8.—Ambassador Meyer had an interview-with Foreign Minister Lamsdorff at 11 o’clock Tues- day night and during the day went to Tsarckoe-Selo, where he will be re- ceived in special audience by the cm- peror. Wrote to Miss Roosev Bloomington, Ill, June 8—Secret setvice men from Washigton have ar- rested John Johnson, a Swede, for writing letters .to Alice Roosevelt. Johnson said he was sent here from Sweden to marry Miss Roosevelt and communicated his mission in letters to the president’s daughter. The ar- rest followed. Johnson was at once taken to Jacksonville and recommitted in the asylum. He was a former in- mate, but had been out for two years. Washington Publisher Dead. - ‘Washington, June 8—Beriah Wil- kins, editor and proprietor of - the ‘Washington Post, died here during the day. Work Progressing Satisfactorily. N. W. Olson of Wilton, super. intendent for W. C. Weeks & Co. contractors for the construction ‘of a part of the Wilton branch, is in the city today. Mr. Olson states that work on the line is progressing very satisfactorily At the present time the contract-’ ors employ 200 mcn and 10 bea.ms 1‘0 FORCE HYDE TO TENMS. Insurance Commlssloner ‘of New Vork. + May Bar Equitable. New York, June 8—The World says: A drastic plan to compel immediate retirement of Vice President James H. Hyde and other officers and directors of the Equitable Life Assurance so- ciety, who may be found guilty of abuse of trust imposed in them, has ‘been decided upon by Francis Hen- dricks, state superintendent of insur- ance. This plan involves, it is said, the refusal of the state insurance de- partment to allow the Equitable Life goclety to do business in this state as long as guilty men are permitted to remain in their present positions of power in the company. FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON. Stiff Sentence for Northern Pacific Train Robber. St. Paul, June 8.—Advices were re- ceived at the headquarters of the Northern Pacific railroad here during the ‘day from -Philippsburg, Mont., to the effect that Clarence B. Young, who attempted to rob the express car of a Northern Pacific train ‘two miles east of Bearmouth on May 27 after he had dynamited the car, had been sentenced in the district, court to serve fiity years in the Deer Lodge penitentiary. Young was arraigned in the district court, waived his rights and entered a plea of guilty, which was accepted by the court, who then sentenced him. MET HORRIBLE DEATH. Two Boys Cremated in Eurning Pine Brush. Atlantic City, N. J., June 8.—~Two boys met a-horrible death by crema- tion on the Leach here. They were Ordner J. Delaney and William Jef- fries, both of this city, aged seven and five years, respectively. The two boys were inseparable companions. They went to the brush heap of pine v on the beach froxt, dug a hole beneath the pile and wied under. It is b lieved they had matches, for soon the brush was ablaze and before the boys could crawl out they were cremated. Their charred bodies were scarcely recognizable. CAMERON DAM GOES OUT. Spot Over Which Dietz Has Stood Guard So Long. Chetek, Wis., June 8.—Camercn dam on Thornapple river, over which the Dietz controversy with the Chippewa Logging and Boom company hinges, went out during the day and with i the destruction of many wagon bridges. Several towns in the county have been cut off and there has been no rural letter delivery service since Monday. Only one steel bridge in the vicinity remains in place. No lives are re- ported lost. Searching for Lost Boy. Duluth, June 8—Aided by blood- hounds 1,000 boys have been scouring the outskirts of Tower, on the Vermil- lion iron range, for the last fifty-s hours in an effort to locate little Gus ‘Werman, the -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Werman, who peared from his home several days ago. The search thus far has been in vain, Re-Establish Friendly Relations. New tese, former minister of foreign rela- tions of Colombia and now confiden- tial agent of his government on a mis; sion to Washington, has arrived here, He will proceed to Washington and confer with President Roosevelt re- garding the re-establishment of friend- 1y relations between Colombia and the United States. York, June 8.—Enrique Cor-, S WIRE TAPPING SWINDLE. St. Louis Junk Dealer Loses $7,000 in Chicago. Chicago, June 8—M. Cohen, a wealthy junk dealer of St. Louis, has reported to.the Chicago police the loss of $7,000 by a “wire tapping” swindle. Cohen niet five men in St. Louis and : they unfolded to him an elaborate plan to beat the races which are in prog- ress at the Latonia track. He came to Chicago with the men and they took him to a room in a building near i Bixteenth street and Michigan avenue. There were intricate electrical 1a- chines there and he thought the scheme was a good one. For three days he remained there with the party. During that time he advanced large sums of money, aggregating $7,000, and then the five men disappeared. There is no trace to the whereabouts of the swindlers. GROWING DEMAND FOR REFORMS MEanesota Governor Receives Charges of Municipal Corruption. St. Paul, June 8.—Minnesota is in the midst of a wave of municipal re- form. Governor John A. Johnson is receiv- ing from three to five letters a day from _cities, counties, villages and townships complaining of extravagant gation. 5 A large number of the complaints are from counties in the northern part of the state, and, it is thought, are the result of the recent investigation of the affairs of Beltrami county, which resulted in the resignation of cne offi- cer and the expulsion of two others. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, June 7.—Wheat—July, $1.081;; Sept., 84%ec. On track—No. 1 Lard, $1.18%; No. 1 Northern, $1.11%4; No. 2 Northern, $1.06%4. Duluth Wheat and Flax. uluth, June 7.—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, $1.11% No. 1 Northern, $1.11%; No. 2 North- ern, §1.03%; July, $1.11%; Sept., old, 84%c; new, 79¢. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.46; July, $1.45; Sept, $1.28; Oct, §1.26. St. Paul Unlun Stock Yards. St. Paul, June 7.—Cattle—Good to choice steer 0@6.00; common to | fair, $4.50@5.25; good to choice cows { and heifers, $3.75@4.75; veal calves, | $2.00@4.50. Hogs—$5.15@5.35. Sheep Yearlings, $4.50@ wethers, $1.- ! 00@4.65; good to choice native lambs, | $5.00@5.85. | Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, June T7.—Cattle—Good to | prime steers, $5.50@6.35; poor to me- dium, $4.00@5.40; stockers and feed- ers, @5.00; cows and heifers, $2.- 50@5.25; calves, $3.00@6.75. Hogs— Mixed and butchers, $5.30@5.45; good to (thL heavy, 30@5.40; light, T1%. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, shorn, $4.50@5.00; Western | sheep, shorn, $4.00@5.00; native lambs, shorn, $LA0@G. Western lambs, Chicago Grain and Provisions. Fia Cash, $1.47; Sonthwestern, $1.30. Creameries, 16@20%ec; Northwestern, 18c. Bggs—13%4 @1d4Yc. Poultry— Turkeys, 14@15¢; chickens, 12¢; springs, per dozen, $2.00@6.50. management of the affairs of the mu- |. nicipalities and asking for an investi- [~ On track— Chicago, June T7.—Wheat — June, 984:c; July, 86%c; Sept., 81@51%e; Dec., $lc. Corn—July, 50%c; Sept., 49%;c; Dec., 46%c; May, 46%c. Oats —June, 30% @30%¢c; July, 31@31%c; 28%.¢; Dec., 293c: May, 31%c. uly, $12.67%; Sept., $12.95@ | Butter— | dairies, 15%@ , CHILDLESS FLAT LEGAL. + Chicago Council Has No Power to Leg- islate Against It. Chicago, June 8.—The childless flat is legal, even if it is cheerless and noiseless. The landlord who insists on barring the Rooseveltian family may bring down on his selfish head the op- probrium of the anti-race suicide clubs, | but_he has-the law with him. The judiciary committee of the city council, following advice from Corpo- ration Counsel Talman, has decided that the aldermen cannot intervene in behalf of the man with the big family i and the ordinance introduced by Alder- man Jonathan Ruxton of the Thirty- fourth ward was shelved and will never reach the council. The corpo- ration counsel's opinion declares that the Ruxton ordinance is an ideal regu- lation which the city has not the power to pass. Unknown Schoone® Wrecked. New York, June S.—One life and possibly more are believed to have | been lost near Sandy Hook during the schooner struck on Homer shoal and was pounded to pieces by heavy seas. Ouly one man was seen on the wreck after the schooner struck the shoal and he disappeared when the vessel went to pieces. Manisowoc River Rising. Chilton, Wis., June 8.—Manitowoc river is the highest on record, having risen four feet in a few hours. Re- ports from Hayton are that the large stone bridge there las been under- mined and swept away. The town of Bayton is flooded and it is feared the opera house under construction will be destroyed. Shot by Deputy Sheriff. Saginaw, Mich,, June 8.—Deputy Sheriit Frederick Harris shot and kiiled Henry Weick, Jr., a Pere Mar- quette railway machinist, and wounded Terence Kelly and Wallace A. Doug- las. The men, it is said, we at the nonunion crew of a street car on which Deputy Harris was riding as | guard. Fdctories Forced to Close. Grand Raypids, Mich,, June 8.—With the Grand river at flood height and still rising as a result of the terrific rains over its watershed in forty-cight hours twenty factories have been com- pelled to close by the high water and 4,‘~U\) men are out of employment. Four Men Killed in Wreck. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 8.—Four men of a Grand Trunk construction train were Ikilled near Pewamo when their train was wrecked by running into a washout. The entire train of four cars was ditched. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. illers’ National Federation is ion at Kansas City. board of trade shows an increase of 0 in imports and $14,603,000 pOrL After completing a journey of 1,800 miles without mishap the towhoat W. w. eiil, one of the largest in the river service, struck an obstruction in the canal at Louisville and sank. BASEBALL SCORES National League. At St. Louis, 2; Cincinnati, 1. At Pittsburg, 5; Philadelphia, 4. American League. | At Washington, 7; Detroit, 3. At Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 1. American Association. At Milwaukee, 3; St. Paul, 9. At Kansas City, 9; Minneapolis, 8. | At Louisville, 5; Columbus, 3. day when an unidentified two-masted I A O P Your Money Phone 30 lllllllllllllllllllllll The Largest Line. Lowest Price. Hanan Oxfords $5.00 Drew Selby Oxfords EFrom $2.00 to $3.50 Hamilton-Brown Oxfords From $1.25 to $3.00 The Best Quality. The - Satisfaction Guaranteed or Cheerfully Refunded. E. H. Winter @ Co. 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