Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 2, 1905, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 138. BEMIDJL. have it in all the popular fall shades, price per yard * . hams. eny Taffeta Silk make. The name is on the selvage, a yrd. at a discount of 25 %o, we can buy them at less than we paid for them : : Skinner’s Satin dyed, guaranteed to wear two seasons, we Skinner’s Tatteta Silk Ladies,” do you know that you can buy of us Skinner's 42 inch black silk? good advantage, pure dye and will outwear Shaft Pierce Children’s shoes|One lot of Men’s driving shoes, they are worth up to $5.00 a pair, but the boxes are closing out this line, you|have become broken, so we have thrown them in a bask- et and you can take your choice for $2.98 per pair : O’LEARY & BOWSER e It’s a yard wide, yarn $1.50 Plaid Ginghams . . We are now showing the choice patterns in plaid ging- They are double fold, fast colors, and 1 3 e will only cost you, a yard, 1 : . It cuts to | phave to have worth, up to $2.00 One lot of Silk Shirt Waists sale at half price. left over of the Silk Shirtwaists They are what we had Barnhard waists. could not begin to buy the silk in them for what we now ask for the waist ready-to-wear are now on You now, Ladies’ e e e S e of;Ladies’ jersey rbbed undérwear, 255cents a’ garment, per suit. . . Munsing’siUnderwear—2 piece suits, 50c to §2ia garment, Combination suits, $1.00 to. per suit Dress Goods This 15 the time of year when the girls and offer them at — One lot_of Ladies’ shoes, the} cheapest shoejin’ the lot is $1.50 and on up to $2.00, you can take your choice any day this week atg$1.19 a pr. Underwear 2 a0¢ ........ w184 new dresses for school. We have made up fa nice, selection ;of goods, 35 cents_a yard 15¢ts Children’s Hats We aregoing’to discontinue carrying}"gigl' hats. We have a few on hand worth from’ 50 cents;to $1.00, yguf choice 25Cts MISSISSIPPI LAUNCHED. New Battleship Added to Uncle Sam’s Navy. ; Philadelphia, Oct. In the pres | ence of a distinguished party of;} guests the battleship Mississippt was launched during the day at the yards| of the William Cramp Ship and ¥Fn- gine Building company. The vessel” sponsor was Miss Mabel Clare Money, daughter of United Siates Senator Money. Owing to the prevalence of yellow fever in the South Governor Vardaman of Mississippi and his staff were unable to atiend ihe launching. | The governor was represented by Sen- | ator Mon > guests included Ad-y miral Dewey. tienant Commander Wood, Rear Rogers, May Weaver of (f eity, naval officer stationed here and in Washington and | many promineni citizns. LITTLE HOPE FOR HARPER. President of Chicago University Close to Death. Chicago, Oct. 2.—It has been de- cidged by the physicians in aitendance upon President Harper of the Uni- vers of Chicago that nothing will life but a surgical operation of her character. 1t is admitted that there is practically no chance of savi h lite unless the cancer which is killing him can be checked by the removal of a portion of the large‘[ intestine. It is proposed by the sur- geons to make an examination in a tew days to decide npon the advisa- bility of the operation. It is, how- ever, admitted that the chances are reatly against the permanent reliei | of the patient if the operation is per- formed. CHARGED 'WITH CONSPIRACY. Another Arrest in Connection With In- diana Auditorship Scandal. lndianapolis, Oct. 1.—W. 8. Wick: ard has been arrested on an indict- ment charging him with conspiring to commit felony. The arrest is in connection with the financial troubles of David E. Sherrick, former auditor of state, who was removed from office by Governor Hanly. Mr. Wickard is the son-in-law of J. H. Murry of the J. 1. Murry Lumber company, whose paper was found in the state auditor’s office 10 the amount of $48,000. In addition to comspiracy Wickard is tharged with embezzlement and | grand larceny. He was released un- der a hond of $15,000. Mr. Wickard says the J. H. Murry paper will be paid. i One-way Colonist Excursion tickets via the Northern Pacific Railway, until October 31, 1905 to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana and pomts in British Columbia. Your chanee to find a home in the Great Nor- thwest. side-trip rates for those the journey. Liberal stopover privileges and low who wish to break Fast through passenger service. New and handsome standard cars and through dining and “fourist sleeping cars. Rich Land at Low Cost Norfihern Pacific Railwa M. CLELAND, For specisl literature and Psaul. or to Harry W. Sweet, Dist ALONG THE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, Information write C. W. Mo - Passenger Agt. 4 ST. ¥ Pavr, MiNN. Geperal Emmigration Agent, St. i Broadway Sts. St. Paul Minn. | ers has not yet been fixed. 'l companies “of which .thie-cotnsel for the commit- (to get. The society is mot recetving INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS OF WESTERN STATES MEET IN NEW YORK CITY. PLAN SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATION WILL NOT COVER SAME GROUND AS THE NEW YORK LEGISLA- : TIVE HEARING. New York, Oct. 2—The insurance commissioners of five Western states, meéting in this city, announced dur- ing the day that arrangements have been completed with the New York Lif¢ Insurance company to begin an investigation of the real estate and mortgage departments of the company, Thig is the third meeting which these eommissioners have held in New York city in preparation for an investiga- tion of life insurance companies which shall supplement the investigation at presént being conducted by the New York legislative committee. The five commissioners are Folk, Tennessee; Prewitt, Kentucky; Host, Wisconsin; O’Brien, Minnesota, and Pierce, Ne- braska. Mr. Folk said that the investigation of the Western commissioners will not cover the same ground as the New York legislative inquiry. The date of the inv gation by the commission- COMPANIES IN A POOL. Lobbyists Employed Jointly by lasur: ance Loncerne. New & , Oct. 2—in the legis- lative investigarion of life insurance Ifred W. Maine, an asso- of the Equitable Life ¥, d that the: the Mutual Life and Life companies had the York New formed 2 pool “to logk: atter legisla- tion” before the various Staté legisla- tares. Andrew Président McCail Life. e Hamilton, to -whom of ¢ New York erakichacks, the purpose tee, Mr. Hughes, has not yet brought to light, was one of the chief members of the legal staff for these companies | and was employed and received money for services from the Equitable. Mr. Maine told of the division of the eountry to be looked after by Mr. Hamilton in conjunction with E. L. Short and W. P. Thummel. Witness presented vouchers for moneys paid by his company to Mr. Hamilton and these showed that in eight years, from 1895 to 1903, the sum of $65,696 was paid to Mr. Hamilton for legal serv- ices. Mr. Maine said he could not give any details of the duties performed by Mr. Hamilton nor of the commit- tees he appeared before, beyond the fact that Mr. Hamilton looked after legiglative matters for all three com- Panies in the states west of Ohio. _ Witness told of an agreement where- by special counsel was employed by one company in its territory and the expense was shared by all. He was | asked if campaign contributions came under his observation and he replied they did not. He never ‘heard of money being paid to influence legis- lators. He was excused, but will be called agerin to submit transcripts of accounts giving information he was unable to supply. MORTON MAKES STATEMENT. Equitable Anxious to Loan Its Funds on Mortgages. New York, Oct. 2—President Paul Morton of the Equitable Life Assur- ance society has given out a state- ment 'saying that the society would like to take its funds from the banks and loan them on mortgages. He said: “First class securities are difficult applications for loans on high class New York real estate as rapidly as it would like to get' them. It has money to invest and is anxious to take it out of the banks and put it into mortgages. The policy of the society hereafter will be to make it easy for good people to borrow money from it on high class property.” When asked about the testimony given before the legislative committee regarding the expenses of the insur- ance companies in their'law depart- ments Mr. Morton said that in the ]Jast five years the Equitable society had had fo contribute about $16,000 for legislative expenses. Canadian Murderer Executed. Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 2.—Charles King was hanged during the day at Edmonton, Alberta, for the murder Jast September at Lesser Slave lake of Edward Haywood, a young pros- pector, who came to Westérn Canada from England. - : ail Y Pi BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1905. = READY 0 BEGIN WORK| . i which demands the use of branch | lines in the immediate fuinre. { TEN CENTS PER WEEK A Pioneer Wan t Ad TELLS SENSATIONAL STORY. Alleged Cause of Mysterious Murder at Cambridge, iii. Chicago, Oct. 2.—Details of a series of sensations which are alleged to have smouldered for months in Cambridge, Ill., and which may ex- plain the mysterious death of John V. Streed, a prominent attorney and poli- tician who was found lifeless at his office door in Cambridge a week ago with a bullet through his head, were revealed here during the day. Dr. Byrd C. Powell, a veterinary surgeon living in Sandwich, Ill, came to Chi- cago and told a story back of the re- cent suicide of his brother, William D. Powell of Cambridge. This story dis- closes a chain of facts connecting the Paowell and Streed cases with the vir- tual murder of a Swedish domestic in the home of a wealthy man in Cam- bridge more than five years ago. She wasg buried secretly, without death cer- tificate or inquest. In the opinion of Dr. Powell Attorney Streed was mur- dered because Streed knew the truth behind the woman’s death. Streed got-the facts from ‘William D. Powel,; who committed suicide Aug. 26 last, after William Powell’s home bad been broken up end the guilty persons shielded, it is alleged, by an influen- tial political friend. Dr. Powell de- clares that his brother was driven to his death by a clique in Cambridge. HILL AT SEATTLE. | Washingtonians Criticised for Creat: ing Railway Commission. Seattle, Wash,, Oct. 2—James J.{ Hill, president of the Greai Northern railway, and party reached this city late in the day and in the evening were entertained at the Rainier club. During the evening Mr. Hill made a; speech in which he took occasion -to criticise the people of Washington for | the creation of the railway commis- sion. To the Associated Press Mr.! Hill made the following statement: “The Portland and Seatile railroad | will be rushed to completion. It is being comstructed for business pur- poses and the Great Northern and! Northern Pacific railroads are jointly interested in this new line. “At the present time we have 2,000} men at work on the construction of the Victoria, Vancouver and Kastern and this line is to be rushed to rapid completion, as we are building up a, trade in the British Columbia country | Jod { “The name of the Great Norihern ' has been associated with the projected | Victoria, Westminster and Yukon | line, hut the rumor is without founda- tion. In fact, the first I knew of this | proposed railway movement was since | - reaching the coast.” MRS. CHADWICK’S ASSETS. e ! Attorneys. ! Cleveland, Oct. 2.—In the United] States district court here Judge approved the-altowances made| by Referee in Bankriptcy Remingion in the matter of fees for the receiver and attorneys for Mrs. Cassie L. Chad- wick. t The amount of Chadwick assets! which passed through the hands of thn) officers of ihe bankrupicy courts was $61,800, of which $36,800 was dis- tributed among secured creditors, leav. ing a balance of $25,000 to be dis- tributed among general creditors. Nathan Loeser, as receiver, asked for $2,500, and he wae awarded $758.) Loeser . as trustee also asked for: $758 and this amount was allowed him. 1. J. Grossman and Smitk & Taft, as Loeser’s attorneys, wanted $5,070 and were allowed $4,070. Jay P. Dawley, S. Q. Kerruish and A. B. Thompson, as Mrs. Chadwick’s attor-| neys, had a bill in for $2,089 and were| allowed $200. The total asked for by the above was $10,712, and the fotal allowed amougted to $6,151. \ { S CEEGTIVE PAGE Dealt Out to the Becgiver and Various, May Result in General 8trike, Dayton, O., Oct. 2.—The National Cash Register company has given its final answer to the Typographical un- ion stating in positive terms that they would ndt sign the eighthour day sgreement, The company employs sbout 35 union printers and about 3,000 other union men and it is said this action may precipitate a general strike. Fire Causes Coss of $300,000. Baltimore, Oct. 2.—A destructive fire occurred at Highlandtown, a suburb, the plant of the Red “C” Oil company being entirely consumed, as well as the plant of Sherwood Bros., manufacturers of oils and grease: =z street_ railway car barn’' and several small dwellings and business struc- tures. The loss is estimated at $300,- 000. FOLEY'S | KIDNEY CURE WILL CURE any case of KIDNEY or BLADDER DISEASE ; thatis _g:‘f not beyond ' the reach of medicine. medicine can do more. WAS GIVEH UP TO DIE. B. Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginie St,, Evansvglc, Ind., writes: “‘For over five years 1 was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. I lost fleshand wag all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. I had three of the best physicians who did me no good and I was_practically given up to die. Foley’s Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle gave me great zelief, and after taking the second bottle I was satirely cured.’ m TWO SIZES, 50c AND $1.95, Barker’s Drug Siore.