Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 21, 1905, Page 1

bis >y v o, — ' breach and is makigg a last desperate . SOCIETY The Bemidji Dally | Ploneer‘ WSTORICAL VOLUME 3. NUMBER 103 3 . BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1905. TEN CENTS PER WEEK STEPS INTO BREACH, PRESIDENT MAKING DESPERATE EFFORT TO PREVENT BREAK IN PEACE CONFERENCE. PLEADS FOR SPIRIT OF CONCESSION APPEALS DIRECTLY TO ST. PE:| TERSBURG AND TOKIO IN EN- DEAVOR TO END WAR. - Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 21.—Presi- dent Roosevelt $as stepped into the effort Lo save the peace conference from shipwreck. Just what the presi- dent is doing has not transpired, but it is regarded as certain that he has appealed both to Tokio and St. Peters- burg to induce the warring countries to show a spirit of concession and not allow the conference to go onto the rocks mnext Tuesday. Mr. Griscom and Mr. Meyer may have been in-; structed to make direct appeals to the emperors of the two countries. If the co-operation of France and Eng- land, the allies of the respective bel- | ligerents, is secured something may be accomplished. In the last resort the main obstacle to success of the peace negotiations is certain to prove 8o be the question of indemnity. Rus- sia will not pay “a copeck of Lribute,”: in the language of M. Witte. That is believed to be Russia’s last word on| that question. The question of the cession of Sakhalin may be arranged. Bul unless Japan relinquishes her claim for “the cost of the war” hope 1s gone. It is at Tokio, consequently, that the issue will probably be de- cided. FKrance, it is certain, will sup- port the president’s effort. If Eng- land will uwow bring pressure to bear, as it is definitely stated she is now prepared to do, the situation may be s an indication of intervention by sident Roosevelt came the depar- ture e: tn the day of Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, for Oyster Bay. He went by direct invitation of the president, communicated to him by Assistant Secretary Peirce. CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS BEGUN. Several Ra!lrnads Charged With Vio- lating Injunction. Kansas City, Aug. 21.—Contempt proceedings charging violation of the order of District Judge John F. Phil- lips, issued in March, 1902, restraining the defendants from giving rebates in violation of the interstate commerce law, were filed here during the day in the United States district court against the Chicago and Alton, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Missouri Pacific, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad com- panies. These companies are charged with giving rebates in violation of the restraining order and the court is asked to cite them for contempt. The contempt proceedings allege specifically in the case of the Chicago and Alton that that company granted rebates amounting to many thousands of dollars on shipments of agricul- tural and farming machinery to the International Harvester company, “which owns and controls. thé Deering Harvester company, the McCormick Harvester company, the Plano Har- vester company, the South Chicago Furnace company and the Illinois Northern Railroad company.” The proceedings against the other roads do noi vary greatly.from those against the Alton. ACCIDENTS TOO FREQUENT. Auto Racing on Circular Tracks May Be Stopped. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Webb Jay of Cleveland, the automobile racing man injured at Kenilworth park, re- mained in an unconscious® condition all night at the German hospital. Sur- geons have been in constant attend- ance, but up to a late hour Jay has shown no signs of returning conscious- ness. Many of the leading officials in auto- mobile racing, including manufac- turers, are practically a unit in declar- ing that the accident to Jay, follow- ing so closely on others of a similar character, has sounded the death. knell to auto racing on encular tracks Chlcago Union Stock Yards Chicago, Aug. 19.—Cattle—Good to prime steer: J@6.10; poor to me- dium, $4.00 ; stockers and feed- ers, ; cows and heifers, $2.- 20@ ; calves, $3.00@7.00. Hogs— Mixed and butchers, 35.80@5.35; good to (hulco heavy, $6.10@6.30; light, Sheep—Good to choice $4.75@5.40; native lambs, $5.50@8.00; Western, ,$6.00@17.75. Lol Re R R R R R R R R The S Our 3tock of rer’s wa Little Shoes is Comp ~TWADE BV “PINGREE & O\ SMITH Above Lines #@@@@@@fi@@@@@@@@&?@#@fi@@@@@@@@fi@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Season will sopon be with us The School Children Will . Want New Shoes, and You Will Not make A Mistake In Buying Any of The 0’'Leary & Bowsers: R EEE ####-&#fi-fi@#e the foR R R R R R KR chool Misses, Child- Men’s School lete Jp— We Carry The Little Giant Independent Sharwood Selz American Boy Pingree School Suaes @fi@fi@@@@fi@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ . . ‘o .00@5.50; Western sheep, | 'llI.TIMATUM T0 GHINA NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW TREATY WILL CEASE UNLESS BOY- COTT IS STOPPLD. PEKING OFFICIALS PLEAD INABILITY DECLARE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK THE ANTI-AMER- ICAN MOVEMENT. Peking, Aug. 21.—It is learned here on good authority that the American government haeuotified China that all negotiations for a new convention to discuss the Chinese exclusion act will be discontinued until the anti-Amer- ican boycott is stopped and has also given notice that China will be held responsible for any loss sustained by reason of the boycott. The Chinese authorities state that they will take energetic steps to stop everything of an illegal or disorderly character, but that they cannot stop| the boycott. ‘Washington, Aug. 21.—No informa- tion could be obtained at the state de- partment concerning the treaty nego-| tiations alluded to in the above dis-| patch. The matter of holding China! responsible for losses sustained by American citizens, it is. presumed, re-| fers to instructions sent to Minister| Rockhill directing him to inform the Chinese government that the United States would insist on the fulfillment} of treaty stipulations. i The Chinese minister showed great!| interest in the dispatch, but would | make no comment upon it. OPERATORS' STRIKE ENDED MEN OUT ON GREAT NORTHERN! AND NORTHERN PACIFIC DE- CIDE TO RESUME WORK. St. Paul, Aug. 21.—President Per- ham of 'the Order of Railway Teleg-! raphers has called off the strike on; the Northern Pacific road. that the vote of the men on the ques-| tion was close, but he had decided to| call off the strike. This action follows a similar coursef taken by President Perham in regard| to the trouble on the Great Northern, | the formal notice to this effect being| contained in the following message| directed by President Perham to Gen-| eral Superintendent Slade: “This is to advise you that the He said] i Imboden. | represented the Imboden interests, is | trolled and that the chances are | ous epidemic. | kad not been for the splendid volun- { ommended by the Ibcal health authori- | they are today the feeling among all ’those officially in charge of the fight INSTITUTION IS CLOSED. Receiver Appointed for the Denver Savings Bank. Denver, Aug. 21.—Judge John 1. Mullins, in the district court, has ap- pointed Guy Leroy Stevick receiver for the Denver Savings bank and the bank was closed. Depositors of savings who had been permitted to draw only 10 per cent of their funds since Aug. 8, when a run on the bank began, petitioned the court to take charge of the institution end the oflicers in charge consented to have a receiver appointed. The bank had more than 8,000 depositors, whose savings deposits aggregated $1,400,000. In the petition for a re- ceivership it is charged that more than $500,000 had been loaned to Leonard B. Imboden and associates ap securities of doubtful value. The officers of the bamk filed an amgwer to the petition denying that loans tomplained of were made on fic*%tious securities. The Bank of North Amer- ica of New York holds 400 shares, a majority of the bank’s stock, as se- curity for a loan of $90,000. These shares stand »n the bank’s books in the name of C. B. Wilfley, but in reality, it is sajd, were controlled by Mr. Wilfley has stated that he never purchased or had any legal title to this stock. J. A. Hill, presi- dent of the bank, who is said to have absent in' the East. FEVER BEING CONTROLLED NO LONGER ANY DANGER OF A SERIOUS EPIDEMIC AT NEW. ORLEANS. New Orleans, Aug. 2l.—Summing up fresults of the campaign to date Dr. Beverly Warren says that it is the opinion of the health authorities that while the fever can not be said to be under control it is being con- that there is no longel danger of a seri- Dr. Warner added that it was Dr. Wmtes opinion that if it teer work which had been. done by the . ens in screening and oiling and in taking other precautions rec- ties New Orléans today would prob- ably be in the throes of an epidemic as devastating as were some of those of previous years. With conditions as is one of high hope. The death percentage continues to decrease. The large number of new cases testifies to the zeal with which the physicians are making report of cases within their practices. They turned in thirty-two of the sixty-two in the preceding twenty-four hours. Each day shows a large number of patients discharged. strike of the station agents and teleg-! raphers on the Great Northern rail—f way has been declared off and our| membership is now at liberty to re-! turn to work if it desires. So far as the organization and committee are, concerned the strike is a closed inci- dent.” Ninety-seven per cent of the oper- ators employed by the Great North- ern are members of the telegraphers’ organization and of this membership 95 per cent voted to return to work. On both roads the operators will re- turn to work under the schedules last offered to them and which were re- fused by President Perham and his| strike committee. K FOUR TRAINMEN KILLED. Freight Wreck on the Northwestern Road at Waukegan, IIl. Chicago, Aug. 21.—Four men were killed in a freight wreck on the Chi- cago and Northwestern at Waukegan early in the day when a beer train crashed into the rear of an ice train, both bound froin Milwaukee to Chi- cago. Ten cars were telescoped. The dead are: Ernest Taylor, engineer of beer train, Chicago; Fireman Shreck of the beer train, Chicago; M. Hoag, conductor of ice train, Chicago, and O. Love, a brakeman on the ice train. Engineer Taylor was pinned under the wreckage in such a way that it was necessary to cut off his leg to get SCORES ARMY OFFICERS. | Court Rules on Certain Evidence in Taggart Divorce Case. Wooster, 0., Aug. 21.—Judge Eason ! has rendered his decision in regard to | | the motion filed to rule out the charges against the principal men named as corespondents in the Taggart divorce case. Judge Eason stated that he would dismiss the charges against Caplain Rither and against Clinton Spencer of Chicago, but that he would not dismiss, the charges against | General Miner, Lieutenant Fortescue, Captain Bash and William Taggart, a brother of Captain Taggart. In re- | gard to the letters Judge Eason stated that if half of the charges against Miner imprisoning Taggart were not disproved Major Taggart would have been justified in writing almost any kind of a letter to get out of prison. He went at length into the other charges ‘and severely scored Miner, Fortescue, Bash and William Taggart, stating that the evidence so far pro- duced; must be disproved- or it would ‘be held against them. 'BOLD ROBBERY AT CHICAGO. Man Held Up Between Bank and Busi- | f: ness Office. Chicago, Aug. 21.—H. G. Board, as- sistant treasurer of a press and sign company here, was waylaid and robbed of $1,025 during the day by him out of the wreckage. He died ten minutes after being removed. JEALOUSY THE CAUSE. 'Wife of New Yorker Shoots Hus- band’s Stenographer. New York, Aug. 21.—Mrs. Beatrice Young, wife of - Wiiliam G. Young, ,who employs several stenographers in New York hotels, shot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Catherine Mor- gan in a parlor of the Hotel Impe- ric’, where the latter was employed by Mr. Young, Jealousy is believed te be the cause of the shooting. Mrs. Young had been separated from her husband and believed Mrs. Morgan was to blame for it. The affair cre- ated almost a panic in the cafe of the hotel, which was quickly emptled of T8, who rushed to the scene of two armed men. Mr. Board was go- ing'to the offices of the company. from a bank with the currency for the weekly payroll. He was accosted by two well dressed men. One of the men pointed a revolver at him and the other struck him with a billy. He fell to the ground and a valise con- taining money was taken from him Decrease in Typhofa Cases. New York, Ayg. 21.—Reports to the health department show a steady de- crease in: typhoid fever, the rapid spread ofgwhich recently caused some alarm, especially in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn. In Greater New York the total of new -ases for the week is 194. For the corresponding days of last year 103 cases were re- ported. In the seven days of the week before 224 cases were reported. AUTOCRACY GONTINUES ; UKASE CREATING RUSSIAN PAR- LIAMENT SAFEGUARDS POW- ERS OF THE CZAR. EMPEROR STILL THE DOMINANT FORCE | MAY DISSOLVE ASSEMBLY WHEN HE SO DESIRES AND ORDER NEW ELECTIONS. St. Petersburg, Aug. 21.—The text of the document constituting a Rus- sian parliament discloses many points of special interest to foreigners en- Joying constitutional government. Safe- guards for the maintenance of the autocratic power of the emperor crop out continually in the course of the lengthy document. Although the mem- bers are to be elected for a five-year “term paragraph 3 provides that the douma “can be dissolved by the em- peror before the expiration of thej term of five years and new elections ordered by imperial ukase.” Para- graph 4 sets forth that the length of | the sessions of the douma and its ad- journments during the year shall be determined by the emperor. Para- graph 10 provides that the president of the douma shall report to the em- peror. Other paragraphs provide that in case of dispute between the cab- inet ministers and the douma in re- gard to bills the emperor shall have the final word as to the disposition thereof. The oath to be taken by the members is as follows: : “"We promise to perform our duties to the best of our knowledge and | ability, in all loyalty to his majesty and mindful only of the welfare of Russia.” Public Barred From Sessions, Paragraph 41 debars the public from admission to either the general or| sectional discussions, but gives the president of the douma the right to admit’ representatives of the press to the open sessions. Another clause | provides for the preparation by sworn stenographers of reports of all sit- tings of the general session of the douma, with the exception of the ex-; ecutive sessions. These reports may be made ‘public with the approval of the president of the douma. The electoral ernors, vice governors, police prefects:! and. their subordinates from the vot- ing places in the districts where they exercise their functions. The elec- tions will be held under the general supervision of the minister of the in- terior, governors and police prefects, while each electoral ward in the prin- cipal cities will have an electoral com- mission consisting of a \president and two members chosen by the mayor from among the possessors of the franchise. Civil functionaries may not be elected to the douma unless | they resign their posts, nor may any ! one be elected who is not acquainted with the Russian language. NO GREAT DAMAGE DONE. Alleged Bomb Explosions Startle Res- idents of Saratoga. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Two loud explosions in quick succession in dif- ferent sections of Saratoga startled visitors during the evening and set afoot stories about dynamite plots. | While very little actual damage was done there can be no doubt that some violent explosive was used. The ques- tion is whether it was the work of a practical joker or of some person in- tending mischief who. failed to carry out his plans. The first explosion' occurred in a narrow alleyway between the United States club, conducted by Joseph Ull- man, in Woodlawn avenue and adjoin- ing a garage. The second explosion occurred about half an hour later at a point in Cir- cular street directly above the grounds of Richard Canfield’s Saratoga club- house. In both instances the noise was great and those in the neighbor- hood were of the opinion that bombs were used. Minneapolis Wheat. . Minneapolis, Aug. 19.— Wheat— Sept., 83%c; Dec., 81%c; May, 85@ 85%c. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.09;: No. 1 Northern, $1.07; No, 2 Northern, 99c@#$1.00. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Aug. 19.—Wheat—On- track —No. 1 Northern, 873c; No. 2 North- ern, 83%c; Sept. (old), 83c; Sept. (new), 79%c; Dec., 77%ec. Flax—To arrive, $1.21; on track, $1.48; Aug, $1.21; Sept., $1.13%; Dec., $1.111%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards, St. Paul, Aug. 19.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $4.50@5.00; common to fair, $2.75@3.25; good to cheice cows and heifers, $3.00@3.50; veals, $2.00@ 4.75. Hogs—$5.60@6.10. Sheep—Year- lings, $4.50@5.75; good to choice nas tive lambs, $5.00@6.00. scheme debars gov- KAISER DEEPLY INTERESTED. Exerting All His Influence in Favor of Peace. Berlin, Aug. 21.—The conviction continues to exist at the foreign office that the negotiations at Portsmouth will end in peace. The belief appears to rest on the strong desire for peace manifested by both belligerents. Now that the point of extreme tems sion is approaching, in which each side will hold to its directions with & tenacity close to the verge of break- ing, 'the whole influence of Emperor William and the German government is being exerted as tactfully as pose sible toward peace. The boerse and bankers in general reckon on an agreement at Ports mouth, yet Russian bonds are slightly depressed. FOOD SUPPLY INSUFFICIENT. | Russians Said to Be Withdrawing From Northern Korea. Seoul, Korea, Aug. 21.—It is rue i mored that the Russians in the north- iern part of Korea are withdrawing, The local food supply has been af« fected by the rains and is meager for the' population, the sea route being in the hands of the Japanese and the | bridges over the Tumen river broken, | It is not expected that there will | be a battle south of the Tumen. The Japanese army is confident and the weather is improving. JAPS READY FOR BATTLE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MAN- CHURIA RESULT IN AN EF- FECTUAL ARMISTICE. Peking, Aug. 21;—While the Japas nese and Russian peace plenipotens | tiaries have failed to arrange an | armistice during their negotiations the | weather is enforcing an effectual are mistice for the month of August. Op- |eratiuns on a large scale by each |a.rmy are impossible at the present | time and the situation will probably } be unchanged for the next fortnight or | | three weeks. | The rains throughout Manchuria { have been unusually heavy and pros i longed this summer. The country is !naw a swamp and the roads are SO soft that attempts to move artillery and heavy transports would be out of the question. There were many heavy {rains in June and July and the rainy | season began in earnest about the middle of July. During the following | three weeks there was a downpour al- | most daily. The valleys east of the railway particularly are inundated and the streams are swollen, making the movements of carts and horses very slow and difficult. The Japanese army had fully prepared for a general ade« vance before the rain began and prob- {ably will give battle quickly with its whole strength as soon as the country is sufiiciently dry, in the event that the peace negotiations fail. | The army is in better condition | than ever before for work. The health ,ot the troops throughout the summer has been kept at a high standard and | the percentage of sickness has beem far below that of the same period last year. CALMLY RECEIVED AT TOKIO. News That Rupture in Peace Negotias tions Is Probable. Tokio, Aug. 21.—It is confidently be« lieved here that the peace conference at Portsmouth, N. H., will result in & rupture, but this news is calmly ree ceived. The weight' of popular belief seems to anticipate and be reconciled to the failure of the peace negotiations at Portsmouth. The Japanese have res< i olutely supported the demand relative to reimbursement for the expenditures of the war and the cession of Sake halin island and evidently prefer a continuance of the struggle to the acceptance of lesser terms. « .~ The press and others are urging that the Manchurian and Vladivostok campaigns be vigorously pressed and also the seizure of Russia’s” posses- sions on the Pacific coast. BOY ACCUSED OF MURDER. Have Deliberately Killed Seven-Year-Old Girl. Detroit, Aug. 21.—John Goodson, an eleven-year-old schoolboy, is under ar- rest charged with the murder of Han- nah McQuade, aged seven, in Freefield township, just outside the west city limits of Detroit. The little McQuade girl was driving toward the McQuade home in company with her two sise ters, aged ten and twelve. Young Goodson and three companions, hoys about the same age, who had been shooting sparrows along the road, ap- peared and attempted to climb upon the rear of the wagon, when the girls ordered them off and whipped up the horse. Goodson, it is charged, be- came enraged and shot at the girl$ with the 32-caliber Flobert rifle he was carrying. The bullet struck the Httle girl in the temple, killing her almost instantly. Said to b e i e S