Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 10, 1905, Page 1

The VOLUME 3. NUMBER 67. Bem idji Daily - BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY JULY 10, 1905. REBEL BATTLESHIP LIES AT BOTTOM Mutineers Open all Sea Cocks and Flood the Hold--Ship Will Be Refloated However. Kustanji, Roumania, July 10—The | Before leaving the battleship the mut- announcement that the battleship Kniaz Potemkine had sailed with Rear Aemiral Krugers squadron Sun- day evening turns out to be incorrect. ineers opened all thesea cocks and flooded the hold. ing at the bottom of the harbor but it is expected that in time to leave Sebastopal July I2. ——— The ship is now Iy- she will be refloated DECISION CAUSES NO ALARM. Outlawed Gas Company Will Continue . Business in Kansas. Plttsburg, July 10.—The decision of the Kansas state supreme court pro- hibiting the Kan Natural Gas com- pany from engaging in business in Kansas is not received with alarm by the owners of the company, who are Pittsburger 1t is entirely probable that the let- ter of the Kansas supreme court man- date will be obeyed, but that the busi- ness of the corporation in that state will hercafter be transacted in the name of the subsidiary concerns, which are controlled by the Kansas Natural Gas company. Both P'resident Barnsdall and Direc- tor John §. Scolly intimated this and referred to the fact that a half dozen corporations, controlled by the same interests, had been regularly char- te in Kansas and the Kan Nat- ural Gas company's holdings either had been or would be shortly trans- ferred to one of thes: Commenting on the opinion President Barnsdall sald; “The supreme court decision wiil not injure us to any extent. We have other companies doing business in Kansas.” The Kansas Natural Gas company has $12,000,000 ptock and $1,000,000 bonds, of which near all is held in Pittsburg. ‘The company was incor- porated in Delaware and had oil and gas holdings of 250,000 acres one time, with a production of many mil- lons of fect of, gas_per day. CLASH OF AUTHORITY. State Officials Will Proceed With Trial of Caleb Powers. Georgetown, Ky., July 10.—It has been stated here that Judge Stout of the circuit court, Caleb Powers c: has given orders to Jailer Finley not to allow, under any circumstances, the of Powers from his charge until after the trial, transfer decision was ma and that the prosecuting attorney con- curs in the order. granted the writ directed that Powers be removed to the jail at New, anfhority may occur when the order of the United St: effect. HONORS FOR AMERICANS. French Legion of Honor Conferred on Naval Officers. Paris, July 10. ment lLas mander Alexand tanoogu, the Galveston, F. Nicholson of tenant the Tacoma, wh tachment of American sailors and ma- rines which miral Paul Jones from bourz. conferred the cross of the Legion of Honor upon Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, Hawley of the flagship Brooklyn, Com- Commanc Commander Harry George of who is to call the ase for trial shortly, no matter what de by Judge Cochran, As Judge Cochran of habeas corpus and port, Ky., a clash of ates judge is put into —The French govern- Captain John M. er Sharp of the Chat- r W. G. Cutter of Commander Reginald the Tacoma and Lieu- 0 commanded the de- orted the body of Ad- Paris to Cner- Ma tted Pictures 300 Pictures on Sale At 10 Cents Each 10 0’Leary & Bowser | BRYAN TO GO AROUND WORLD. Nebraskan to Collect Political " for Use at Home, Sloux City, Ia, July 10.—Willlam Jennings Bryan, who has just passed through this place, sald he would leave in September for a trip around the world. He will be gone a year and will study social, political and economical conditions on the Europear continent and in Asia. He is particu- larly interested in Russia and the break between Norway and Sweden. Mr. Bryan will visit various capitals Data and collect data of political interest | to the United States. CRAZED BY BANK FAILURE. 8pokane Man Fires a Bullet Into His Brain. Spokane, Wash.,, July. 10.—F. C. Boyd, aged thirty-five, assistant gen- eral agent of the Hamburg Bremen Insurance company, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. Boyd was heavily interested in the Big Bend National bank of Daven- port, Wash. C. C. May, president of this bank, was arrested in Boston. Boyd’s actions immediately preceding his suicide led to the belief that his mind was affected. ~ FOWLS SCRATCH UP LOOT. Chickens Uncover Stolen Securities Worth $1,000. Baraboo, Wis., July 10.—While some hens were scratching under the Cald- well & Beill company elevator they unearthed a billbook containing notes, drafts and certificates to the value of $1,000. The papers are the property of the Prairie du Sac bank, which was robbed about two years ago. The pa- pers were evidently placed there by the robbers. Lawson Talks to Kansans. Ottawa, Kan., July 10.—Thomas W. Tawson of Boston addressed a great crowd at the Chautauqua assembly| here during the afternoon. He spoke of'| “The System.” Mr. Lawson arrived at noon from Kansas City, where he and William T. Jerome, district attorney of New York city, were the guests of honor at the monthly dinner of the Knife and Fork club. Stevens Gomg to Panama. Chicago, July 10.—John F. Stevens, appointed chief engineer of the Pan- ama canal construction to succeed John F. Wallace, left Chicago over the Baltimore and Ohio during the day for ‘Washington. With Theodore P. Shouts Mr. Stevens expects to sall for Pana- ma in a few days. PASSENGERS Excursion Boat Spends the Night on a Shoal. New York, July 10.—Aground in two feet of water, with 360 passengers on board, the excursion boat John S. War- den spent the night on Kill von Kill shoal, off the northern shore of Staten Island. Aside from almost continuous panics the steamer was not in serious danger and the passengers were all removed in rowboats in the morning. The passengers demanded to be taken ashore, but on account of the danger of running small boats through the heavy fog Captain Blake refused to allow them to go ashore until the fog should lift. IN PANIC. ! EN. ROUTE TO UNITED STATES. Body of Paul Jones Placed on Board Warship. Cherbourg, July 10.—The final cere- mony of the transfer of the body of Admiral Paul Jones on board the Unit- ed Staies fiagship Brooklyn took place at noon and was the occasion for an- other impressive function in which the entire force of the American squadron, large detachments of French soldiers and sailors and crowds of townspeople particinated. An Excellent Opportunlty To Earn Money Is open to a limited number of people in your vicinity. If you are unemployed or if you have un- occgfixled time, write to us. e work we offer is clean, dignified and profitable. articularly good results await your efforts in this field. Werite to-day for full particulars. CIRCULATION DEPT. METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE SECRE'I;ARV WILSON DISMISSES STATISTICIAN: OF AGRICUL- TURAL DEPARTMENT. ADVANCE INFORMATION GIVEN OUT CHARGES OF COTTON PLA_NTERS’ ASSOCIATION PROVE TO 'BE WELL FOUNDED. e S - Washington, July 10.—As the result of the investigation by secret service agents into the charges made by Rich- ard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton Planters’ association, that information had been. given to cptton brokers in New York by some person or persons in’ the bureau of statistics of the de- partment of agriculture, Secretary ‘Wilson has made public an official re- port in which he states that Edwin S. Holmes, the associate statistician, has been guilty of “juggling” the official report. The report says: “It has been found that Mr. Holmes communicated advance information to L. C. Van Riper, a New York broker, and M. Haas of New York, who acted as a go-between in conveying informa- tion from Holmes to other New York brokers, including Theodore Price.” Steps have been taken by Secretary ‘Wilson to prevent any further leakage of the depariment figures and an en- tire reorganization of the bureau of statistics and ‘ manner of preparing monthly crop ‘reports has been out- lined by him. The papers in connec- tion with the investigation were re- ferred to the.United States attorney for the District of Columbia and he has reported that in his opinion a criminal prosecution will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has been | dismissed from the service of the de- partment. Much Evidence Secured. According to the report Wilson Judd of New York, formerly in the employ of L. N. Van Riper, induced the latter to tell of his connection with Holmes and then communicated the information to Mr. Cheatham. Van Riper became the principal witness in the fnvestigation conducted by secret service agents and said he was in- duced to communicate the fact that advance information was being given out by Holmes because he had heard that Holmes and his associates had intended to try to manipulate the June cotton report. Using this information as a foundation the secret service agents interviewed numerous persons who had been mentioned by Judd and Van Riper, and- gathered a mass of correspondence, including many let- ters written by Holmes to Van Riper and others. Victor H. Olmsted has been appoint- ed associate statistician of the de- partment of agriculture to succeed Mr. Holmes. Mr. Olmstead has for some time -past held the position of chief of the division of domestic crop re- ports in the bureau of statistics and was also formerly assistant statisti- cian of the department. He was as- sistant director of the censuses of Cuba and the Philippines. CALLS IT OUTRAGEOUS. New York Broker Denounces Secre- tary Wilson’s Report. New York, July 10.—Counsel for Theodore H. Price characterizes the reference to Mr. Price in the report given out by Secretary Wilson as “a gratuitous, abominable, outrageous and malicious statement” and de- clared that Mr. Price knew nothing about the investigation until he saw the press dispatch. The lawyer ex- pressed surprise that the secretary had not seen fit to call on Mr. Price before implicating him in his report. MUTINY ON CANADIAN CRUISER. Men Allege Bad Treatment as Reason for Action. Halifax, N. 8., July 10.—The attempt. of the government to transfer Cana- dian mails from the Allan line turbine steamship Virginia to Sydney and thence to Montreal by rail has devel- oped the fact that the crew of the Canadian government cruiser Canada is in open revolt against Captain Knowlton, who is in command of the vessel. Five of the crew are now in jail for refusing duty. The men allege bad treatment; that the decks leak, making the usage of the hammocks impossible, and that the bedding has not been changed for months. BATTLE IN CEMETERY. _ Minneapolis Men Fight Four Rounds Amid Graves. Minneapolis, July 10.—With a crowd of about seventy-five spectators perched on tombstones and graves two young men of Northeast Minneap- olis named Swanson and Hopper, it is alleged, fought four rounds with bare knuckles in the Maple Hill cemetery. As a consequence residents of that part of the city are very much wrought up and declare that they will demand wmesonotacuanmthe part of the LANDING OF ENEMY'S TROOPS ON ISLAND OF SAKHALIN OFFI- CIALLY REPORTED. h NEWS STARTLES ST. PETERSBURG GARRISON ON THE ISLAND TOO WEAK TO OFFER AN EFFEC- TIVE DEFENSE. 8t. Petersburg, July 10.—A landing of Japanese troops on.the island of Sakhalin has been officially reported and startled military circles in St. Pe- tersburg, though it has been realized since the defeat of Admiral Rojestven- sky that the Japanese were able to take possession of the island as soen as they thought fit. The strength of the landing force cannot be ascertain- ed, but the garrison of the island is too weak to offer an effective defense. Though the Japanese seem unwill- ing to risk a general battle with Gen- eral Linevitch pending the peace meet- ing at Washington the landing of troops at Sakhelin is considered to express Japan’s decision regarding the formal conclusion of a general armis- tice, namely, that in the interval be- fore the meeting it is necessary to oc- cupy the island whose possession is an important card in Japan’s diplo- matic contest at Washington. JAP ATTACK ON SAKHALIN SQUADRON APPEARS OFF ISLAND IN "RUSSIAN WATERS AND OPENS FIRE. St. Petersburg, July 10.—A dispatch dated July 7 from General Liapunoff, commanding the Russian troops on the island of Sakhalin, says: “At 9 o'clock on the morning of July 7 a Japanese squadran approach- ed the village of Chipivan, about seven miles southwest of Karsakorsk, and opened fire on the shore.” Another dispatch of the same date says: “At 3 p. m. Japanese torpedo boats approached Karsakorsk and the Rus- sian batteries opened fire on them and compelled the boats to retire. During the bombardment four -of the inhabit- ants of Karsakorsk were killed. The bombardment had been anticipated and the commandant had ordered the withdrawal of the defenders north- ward.” OCCASIONAL COLLISIONS OCCUR. Russians in Manchuria Being Driven Northward. Tokio, July 10.—The following offi- clal dispatch has been received from the Japanése army headquarters in Manchuria: “Occasional collisions take place be- tween scouts on both sides of the rail- road along the Fenghwa, Kaiyuen and Kwangping roads. “The enemy is driven northward.” being gradually MANY HOTTENTOTS KILLED. Small Engagements Continue In Ger- mar Southwest Africa. Berlin, July 10.—Small engagements continue to take place in German Southwest Africa. The troops are overcoming great difficulties and are able occasionally to close with the bands of rebellious natives.#The most considerable engagement since that at Narus June 17 occurred on Jume 27, the official report of which was tele- graphed during the day. Major Graes- sar, with three companies, attacked 200 Hottentots near Kochau, on the Fish river, stormed a temporary en- trenchment and killed many of the natives. The German loss was two officers and three men killed and one officer and eleven men wounded. LYNCHERS WOUND PRISONERS. Make No Attempt to Inflict Fatal Injuries. Ironton, Mo., July 10.—A gang of | masked men overpowered and hound Sherift Marshall, forced their way into the county jail and fired several shots at William and Arthur Spaugh, pris- oners held on the charge of having murdered Sheriff Polk several weeks 8g0. Kach of the Spaughs received three bullets in his legs, but neither ‘was seriously wounded. The raiders then quickly departed. The purpose of the strange attack is a matter for speculation, since all the shots were fired at the prisoners’ legs and there was 1o attempt upon their lives. MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS. Order Affecting Witnesses in Paper Trust Investigation. Sheboygan, Wis., July 10—.7\1\130’ Three Refreshment Parlors Blown Today at Iola, Loss $I Iola, Kas., July 10—Three saloons in the heart of the business section of this city were completely destroyed by dyramite early today, the apparent Kansas--Total 00,000. work of some temperance reforme: Much damage was done to other pn} perty in the vicinity of the wrecked buildings. The total loss is esfim&t—‘ ed at $100,000, 8AVES SEVERAL LIVES. New York Girl Makes Use of Her Training as a Nurse. 3 New York, July 10.—Miss Carolina Baumgaertner of this city saved the lives of a number of persons who had been oyvercome by the back draught in a serious fire in the Wing building in Ninth avenue. She had once spent a few weeks at a training school for nurses and when she saw several fire- men lying on the sidewalk, some of them unconscious, she insisted on car- ing for them until the arrival of the physicians summoned to the scene. The first man she attended had been given up for dead, but she dispatched & bystander for whisky, ice, water and ammonia and by diligent efforts in- duced artificial respiration. Seeing that the patient was conscious she ran into the roadway and treated another ! injured man and then another and an: other, kneeling in the muddy gutter, calmly at work with bandages and ammonia, with a crowd of onlookers encouraging her. SUICIDE A DEFI-\_JLTER‘ Cashier of Indiana Bank Short Over $100,000. Hagerstown, Ind., July 10.—Cashier ; Bowman of the Hagerstown Commer- cial bank, who committed suicide July 8, was a defaunlter to the extent of at least $109,000. This amount may be increased when the. muddled books and confused mass. of papers have been thoroughly examined by Recelver J. A Spekf‘nhi ERIEF EITS OF NEWS. During a severe storm nine persons were struck by lightning in Prospect park, Brooklyn. Dr. W. C. Jacobs, dean of the med- ical profession at Akron, O., is dead of blood poisoning. Two brothers, Fred and Justin Finn, aged fifteen and tweive years, respec- tively, were drowned in the Wlnnlpe- saukee river at Laconia, N. H. Major Frank C. Culley, formerly mayor of Kenosha, Wis.,, and a man well known to the literary world, is dead. Major Culley was 67 years of age, Walter Kittredge, poet and author of “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,” Is dead at his home at Reeds Ferry, H. Death was the result of infirmities due to old age. Louis M. Spencer, a Chicago life in- surance and bond agent, has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptey in the United States district court. He places his liabilities at $357,645 and his assets at$260: BASEBALL SCORES. National League. At Boston, 5; Phiadelphia, 7. At New York, 2; Brooklyn, 6. At Cincinnati, 4; St. Louis, 9. Standing of the Clubs—New York, 712; Pittsburg, .625; Philadelphia, -800; Chicago, .583; Cincinnati, .521; St. Louis, .261; Brooklyn, .305; Bos- ton, .300. American League. At St. Louis, 12; Cleveland, 8. At Detroit, 1; Chicago, 4. At Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 1—ten innings. At Washington, 0; New York, 3. Second game—Washington, 1; New York, 5. Standing of the Clubs—Chicago, 841; Cleyeland, .625; Philadelphia, 616; Delroit, .500; Boston, .47 5; New 51; St. Louls, -364; Washing- American Association. At St. Paul, 6; Minneapolis, 8. _ Standing of the Clubs—Minneapolis, -644; Columbus, .621; Milwaukee, .603; Indlannpolls, -493; St. Paul, .479; Louisville, .452; Kansas City, .361; To- ledo, .338. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, July 8.—Wheat—July, $1.06%;; Sept., 93%c; Dec,, so%c. O track—No. 1 hard, $1.1 ern, $1.f 09%, No. 2 Northern, 81.05% 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St, Paul, July 8—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@5.50; common to fair, $4.00@4.50; 800d to choice cows and heifers, $3. 50@4 00. 2.00 4.50. Hogs- ! BANKER CLEMENT CONVICTED, Found Guilty on Twenty-four Counts of Indictment. St. Paul, July 10.—Guilty as charged (n twenty-four of the counts in the in- dictment was the verdict returned by the jury in the United States district court in the case of Thomas B, Clem- ent, the aged Faribault charged with misapplying the funds and with making false entrl in the books and in reports to th comptroller of the currency. 3 The Indictment contained twenty- seven counts and the court directed a verdict of not gullty in two of these, 80 that the jury found the defendant guilty in all but onme of the counts submitsed to it. George N. Baxter, the defendant’ attorney, made a motion for a ne % trial and Judge Morris set the date for the hearing on this mo#d% as Nov. 1 The defendant will continue at lib- erty on his bond, which is a continu- ing one, and the passing of s will be deferred until after the court has passed on the motion for a new trial, % The penalty under each of the. ment,” but the court may make sentences concurrent. This | probably he done in this case, Jjurors unanimously ! T Thirty-four Indictments Reti Detroit. Detroit, Jul; corder’s court of Detroit for ods in the naturalization of for ‘was presented during the day to ! i Swan of the Uriited States cou GRS | !the federal grand jury which s i several weeks been investigating tha' = f alleged fraudulent naturalizal many Italians here. dictments are ugatnst Fer ,ma, a former member of ti tective burean and pi |leader here. Antonio Orl Napolitano and Joseph among the others indicte port criticising the 1 for laxness recommends passed providing that naturalization cases ‘and nesses be examined in o] e N. | thoroughly as would be trial of cases. LOWLANDS OVE The greatest dange: houses under the high | i8 reaching into the first fiaor’fig ings and many famil their fortunes, act of Waller.