Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1905, Page 1

—— VOLUME 3. NUMBER 48. HOSTILE ARMIES WILL BE QUIET No Serious Fightire, \Will Occur While Peace Negmau:?.a, Are Being 4 Conducte, 2 Headquarters Russian Army, | Godzyadani, Manchuria, June 17. —-It is learned from authorita-|The armies will retain their re- tive sources that negoaiations to- | spective positions ready to re- ward an armistice are under|sume hostilities should the nego- way. No serious engagements | tiations fail. are antici? 1 while the peace negotiations a>e being connected. MUST SELECT ABLEST MEN. Russian Press Discusses Peace Pleni- potentiaries. St. Petersburg, June 17.—Comment- ! ing on the selection of Washington as FRENCH PREMIER WILL HANDLE the place of meeting for the peace MOROCCAN DISPUTE WITH L]flenlpotcutiaries‘ 1he‘ Novoe Vremya ;calls upon Russian diplomacy to pre- GERMANY. i pare to struggle seriously and not re- peat the drifting policy which the Rus- —_— sian diplomats followed before the | war, to decide what Russia wants and Parls, June 17.—Premier Rouvier to act accordingly. announced at a meeting of the council | /The Russ dwells on the necessity of ministers held at the Elysee palace IoOr selecting the ablest men ‘available at noon that he had definitely decided ° “’!"f*"‘“; Russla at “‘eh“’“m“gw“ to permancatly retain the portfolio o BCCUNE "since (hey may have (o con- forelgn affairs and relinquish that of g . m;m “,(ms Rinsinasnositioncin ROUVIER IN FOREIGN OFFICE GRAND JURORS HAVE EVIDLNCE State’s Attorney Admits That Corroboration of Charges Against Teamsters Has Been Found. Chicago, June 17.—State’s Attorney Healey today admitted that the grand jurors have received evidence corro- borating the charge that the teamsters partly, at least, in their resolutions practically directed against Montgom- ery Ward & Co. and adopted by other employes and labor leaders, involving the payment to the latter of $30,000. INJUNCTION GRANTED. Missouri’s Maximum Rate Law in the Courts. Kansas City, June 17.—Judge Mc- Pherson of Red Oak, Ia, in the Unit- ed States district court here, issued a temporary injunction restraining the state railway and warehouse commis- sioners of Missouri and the attorney general of the state from enforcing the maximum freight rate law, which went into effect Friday, and against three IKansas City shippers, prevent- ing the latter from claiming penalties under the law, The injunction was granted at the request of eighteen rail- ways deing business in Missouri, who brought suit against the state officials on the ground that the rates provided in the new law are prohibitive and would amount to the confiscation of HITCH IN CHOOSING MEETING PLACE Possibility That the Hague Will Be Chosen Ihstead of United States : . Capital. St. Petersburg, June 17.—The question of the place of meeting of the Russianm® and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries was re- opened at the request of Russia and other governments. There is a possibility that The Hague may be chosen instead of Washington, but Russia gives various reasons for preferring the capital to the Netherlands. GREASON ACQUITTED. Negro Once Convicted of Murder Se- cures Freedom, Reading, Pa., June 17—Samuel Greason, colored, has Ween acquitted of the murder of John Edwards. Mrs. Kate Edwards, wife of the murdered man, whose testimony convicted Grea- son three years ago, at this trial com- pletely exonerated-him, Edwards was murdered nearly; four yvears ago and Greason was arrested several months later. His deatlf warrant was issued ten times and hi§ case has developed into one of the most remarkable mur- der trials in this state. Mrs. Edwards, the mother of Grea- son’s child, is under sentence of death NO EVIDENGES OF STRIKE INTEREST AT CHICAGO NOW CEN- TERS IN GRAND JURY IN- VESTIGATION. Chicago, June 17.—The grand jury room, where witnesses are being ex- amined as to payment of money for the settlement of strikes and regard- ing assaults on nonunion drivers, is still the center of interest in the team- sters’ strike. The Employers’ associa- His decision to remain in the | {he Far Las their property. and it is expected that the governor | tion is resting and the Teamsters’ of foreign affairs was the| The Bourse Gazette demands that et will fix the date for her execution | joint Council has decided to meet only - result of the carnest request of Presi- | men reprosenting “new” and not old | HAY TAKING THE REST’ CURE. |Within a short time. It was postponed | gvery other day. dent Loubet and his colleagues, who ' Russia desired his strong hand at the helm 'gqqs: during the difficult negotiations with | “The other powers are alrcady ex- Germany over Morocco. The status ' pressing fears that Russia and Japan of the negotiations continues to give ' will arrive at a rapproachment which the French officials great solicitude as | will decide the destiny of Eastern s is heing made and the par-! Asia. These fears should be a power- ties are almost at the point of having ful instrument in the hands of the reached a deadlock. | Russian plenipotentiaries.” Later in the day it was reported that | 7'he Listok says the world formerly M. Merlou, at present under secretary | manifested alarm at “the Russian ad- of finance, would be appointed minis- | yance” castward, but now seems in- ter of finance. different to “Japan’s advance” west- Se B ward through Korea and Manchuria. BRITONS ARE INTERESTED. “In 1895, the- paper continues, “Germany, France and Russia pro. shall be sent. The paper Moroccan Question Given Much Atten- Seeretary of State at His Daughter's Home on Long Island. New York, June 17.—Secretary of State Jahn Hay has left the hotel in this eity where he stayed during the night and has gone to “The Laurels,” the home of his daughter at Minaloa, L. I. Asked as to his plans for the immediate future Mr. Hay said: | “I intend to remain with Mr. and Mrs, Whitney for a time. I can’t say !just how long. It is probable that I | will run down to Washington for a ' few days soon and look over matters at need my attention in the state several months ago so that she could be used as a witness at Greason'’s trial, GETS SEVEN-YEAR SENTENCE. Ohio Banker Pleads Guilty to One Count in Indictment. Toledo, O., June 17.—Facing three federal indictments, containing twenty- one counts, the combined minimum sentence of which would mean a con~ tinuous penitentiary sentence of 105 Years and a maximum sentence of 210 years, Orus M. Burns, the Montpelier (0.) banker, indicted by the federal | grand jury for embezzlemieat, fisap- plication of bank funds, false entries | Nothing was heard during the day about peace and there were no evi- dences of a strike on the streets. De- ltveries of goods in all lines are almost normal. ‘While the statute of limitations may bar indictments for conspiracy to set- tle strikes by the use of money it is said to be certain that quite a number of indictments for manslaughter will be returned against persons claimed to be responsible for deaths resulting from riots due to the teamsters’ strike. Testimony as to alleged corruption {in connectlon with strikes was heard the dey ¥y the grand jury. A tested against Japan exploiting China. ! | department. I do not intend to exert 2 Y number of business men and two wo- tion in Official Circles. | Today no power comes forward to too much at first, for, you %‘"’t i:ie“ls‘:fst'. Vollluxtxrt‘artxl) e;llt.ele(;l Ler:a men were among those subpoenaed to London, June 17.—While the Moroc- | Stay Japan's victorious march. Russia know, I am under orders from my | Dhiccd States district court an { uppear before the inquisitors. The stands alone and a peace may be forced upon her which will be preju- dicial to the interests of Iurope.” can question is causing much attention in official circles here no serious diffi- culties are expected so far as Great Britain is concerned no matter what decision is arrived at between France : #nd Germany, Great Britain has prob- ably gone somewhat further than the other powers in her refusal to take part in the proposed conference of the signatory powers of the Madrid con- veution, but should France after all agree Lo a conference, which is considered probable, Great Britain | could gracefully da likewise, since the | refusal of G RUSSIAN TURNING MOVEMENT. daps Retire From lulantizi After Burn- ing Their Supplies. St. Petersburg, June 17.—General Linevitch, in a dispatch to the em- dated June 15, reports that a Japanese to retire from Iulantizi June at Britain was made on | the understanding that the conference | 2ther Ttussian force June 12 advanced was unfavorably. viewed by Feance, | ffom the valley of the Tsin river to In fact, the attitude of Great Britain the, vilage of Vanloungow, pushing s much the same as that of the United | 8% e hossiel bl e States, the latter having indicated that '5on ,\ ry Dy she will wait until it is seen what ‘0§ Nanshantchenzi retired slightly France will dn northward. n turning movement forced the | {11, after burning their supplies. An- | physician to take the ‘rest cure.’” 1L Gemaral Gomez Growing Worse. Havana, June 17.—Since midnight the condition of General Maximo Go- i mez has steadily grown worse. It is now apparent that the gangrene re- { sulting from the abscess on his hand; for which he underwent an operation &t Santiago early in May, is retarding ;the action of the heart and other or- gans. ‘ Resignation Causes Sensation. St. Petersburg, June 17.—The an- nouncement that Emperor Nicholas ,had accepted the resignation of his 'uncle, Grand Duke Alexis, as high ad- miral created a great sensation when ,it became known, but the announce- " ment came too late for comment in the morning papers. Smart Apparel If you buy your clothing and furaish- ings at this store, you can rest as- sured that you will have that neat dressy appearance. $5.00 to is complete with the latest novelties. Men’s Outing Suits. Now 'is the time to buy your outing suits. Our stock A Suit, at from $10.00. ‘&L(QMM&Y’ says : I maintain that any- thing worth doing at all is worth doing right, 1 even to the smallest de- tail—my Outing Suits | Gentlemen: ! ! l want to show our line, neat, n i to $1 each. 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BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH. Wisconsin Woman Kills Her Four Children and Suicides. Dubuque, Ia., June 17.—Mrs. Paul Klass has killed her four children and then committed suicide at her home near Kieler, Wis,, elght miles east of Dubuque. The woman used a large butcher knife, cutting . each .of the children’s throats. The eldest child was six and the voungest a baby. The woman had been in ill heaith. Kills Wifé and Himself. St. Paul, Ind, June 17.—William Boardman, & quarryman, aged forty- five years, Killed his wife with a revol- ver as she lay in bed with a baby in her arms and then fatally shot him- self. 'The cause is attributed to jeal- ousy, though Mrs. Boardman is held blameless. Died With a Snesr on His Lips. Peoria, the county jail here for the murder of his wife on Jan. 5 last. the nighty Taughing and joking and telling lewd stories. He died with a sneer on his lips. LARGE SUM INVOLVED. Decision Affecting Minnesota Gross Earnings Tax. St. Paul, June 17.—Gross earnings of railroads and express companies arising from through shipments be- tween points in Minncsota when such shipments pass through a part of an- taxation under the law relating to do- destic commerce, “according to a rul- ing of Atlorney General Young. Public Examiner Kerst asked for the opinion, which will affect many shipments of ore along the iron range’ where the railroads run out of Minne-' sota into Wisconsin and back into Minnesota. The United States supreme court has held that trafiic of this nature is! tickets for the execution, sent two | One was for the governor | 111, June 17.—Otis Botts, | twenty-one years old, was executed in ! Botts spent ' 7 ) other state in transit arc subject to women were said to have lived at a hotel frequented by labor leaders. TOUCHES AT FRENCH PORT. . Russian Auxiliary Cruiser Makes Re- quest for Coal. Saigon, Cochin-China, June 17.—The Russian auxiliary cruiser Kouban, for- * the Hamburg-American line steamer Augusta Victoria, has arrived off this port and asked to be supplied with coal sufficient to reach the near- est Russian port. Her request is un- der consideration. The Kouban is fit- ted with a wireless telegraph ap- paratus and carries sixtcen guns of small calibre. The Kouban did not participate in the battle of the Sea of Japan, having been detached from the Russian fleet to reconnoiter the east coast of Japan as far as Yokohama. On returning she learned of the dis- aster to Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and steamed to Cape St. James, near here. LOSS AGGREGATES $200,000. 8eventeen Business Houses Destroyed at Fort Francis, Ont, Jort Francis, Ont.,, June 17.—Fire during the morning reduced seven- teen business houses to heaps of ashes, leaving but three business concerns in the town, and involving a loss of more than §200,000. Aid was sent from International Falls, but it was impos- sible for the combined force of fire fighters to stay the progress of the flames. The buildings were almost wholly constructed of wood and were an easy prey to the flagges. Had it not been that the residence portion of the town is separated from the busi- | ness section by a wide vacant space it is believed that the entire town would have been wiped out. INSURGENT BAND WIPED OUT. Eighty Macedonians Killed by Turklsh Troops. Salonica, European Turkey, June 17. | —The band of Macedonian insurgents, cighty ‘strong, commanded by Tont- cheff, was completely exterminated by Turkish troops near Palanka June 12, after seven hours severe fighting. The Turks lost nine killed, including two officers, and had eleven men wounded. Disease May Follow Flood. Grand Rapids, Mich,, June 17.—De- caying debris left by the flood of last week is seriously menacing health on the West Side of the city. In the lower part of the Ninth ward and in some portions of the Eighth the stench from the decaying matter is terrible. TO COVER ENTIRE COUNTRY. Foundrymen’s Strike = Will Many Thousand Men. Involve Coming to Bemidji one Day Only, Wednesday June ;28. Gollmar Remember Remember Bros. = Greatest of AMERICAN SHOWS Million Dollar Mengerie; Three Big Rings; Elevated Stages and quarter mile Hip- Now the Biggest and the Best. The only Sacred White Camel on Exhibition. Name podrome track. A ferocius VLACK VARK from the wilds of Africa; the only living black HIPPOPOTAMUS in the world; Daisy, the cunning baby elephant; a legion of high class acts presented at one and the same time in three big Rings, elevated sta- ges and high in the air. The European Petit family, acrobatic marvels; the Famous Landown troupe in plastic poses; the Maxwell-Nelson TROUPE OF AERIALISTS The most perfect Shows.on earth, entirely free from fakirs and swindlers. Gorgeous free street displays; seven open dens of rare wild - beasts; aherd of BIG ELEPHANTS, a drove . of CAMELS. Golden Steam Piano, 10 differ- ent kinds of music. A complete demonstration of all that is grand and beautiful every day at midji, ranging m prices from 25 eents to $1.50 a garment. O’Leary @ Bowser interstate . commerce for the purpose New York, June 17.—President of rate regulation, but the attorney; Frank McArdle of the International general's ruling holds that Minnesota' Associa®n of Foundrymen has an- ig entitled to taxes on this business. nounced that if the employers ‘in New Mr. Kerst says this ruling will bring | i York and New Jersey, where his men a large amount of taxes into Minne- | are now cn strike, do mot grant an in- sota, as an effort will now be made 1D\cren.se of 25 cents a day he will ex- collect: back taxes for the last six jtend the strike to the entire country, years, which is lllowed under -the. involving many thousand men. 10a.m. Two Performances Daily _ Doors open at1 and 7 o’clock for inspection of Menagerie. Performances One Hour Later!