Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 6, 1905, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 142. [ \ aily Pio BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1905. “ NlNNE'SOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. neer TEN CENTS PER WEEK Mimeépolis and St. Paul To California Until October 31. $34 90 Proportionately low rates to Pacific Northwest. |Go.by‘way of Colorado if you like. The Rockjlsland has two routes to California and you’ll find the service—especially the meals— as;good as any in the country. Through tourist Pullmans from Twin Cities four times a week. New equipment of wide window chair cars and coaches—electric lights and electric fans. Use this coupon if interested. ) Rock Island | Name. Address W. L. HATHAWAY, Dist. Pass. 322 Nicollet Ave., MINNEAPOLIS. Please send me folder *. the Con P "-:'." vmh-; r “Across tinent in a Tourist letails of colomist rates to Pacific BECOND PEACE CONFERENCE. Russian Minister Discusses Subject With Secretary Root. ‘Washington, Oct. 6.—Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, interviewed | Secretary Root in reference to the projected second conference of the powers at The Hague. He did so fol- lowing a suggestion made to him by President Roosevelt a short time ago. Baron Rosen stated that the Rus- sian government, while not sending out formal invitations for the second conference, has caused the various signatory powers to be addressed in en informal manner with a view to ascertaining whether or not they were willing to accept such an invitation should it be formally tendered. The powers were also assured that Presi- dent Roosevelt had given his hearty support to the project. Furthermore, steps were taken to secure the admis- sion to the second cqnfgrence of the South and Central fi'nerkan states, none of whom were represented at the first conference, nor were allowed to subsequently adhere to The Hague convention. 1t was arranged that Secretary Root would in the near future draft a re- sponse to the Russian invitation, which will probably be the first of iLe responses and open the way for prompt action by all of the other pow- ers SHOE BARGAINS We have too many Children’s Shoes,‘ THREE CHILDREN PERISH. Their Parents Also Fatally Injured in " Brooklyn Fire. New York, Oct. 6.—Three children were burned to death, their parents rescued and taken in a dying condi- tion to St. Mary’s hospital, five other tenants sent to hospitals suffering from burns and two firemen hurt in a fire in a four-story flathouse in Reid avenue, Brooklyn. The dead are: Charles Donnelly, aged nine; Robert Donnelly, aged five; I'(ntherine Don- nelly, aged twelve. Other incidents of the fire were birth of a child while the mother was being removed from the burning building and an accident which wrecked Fire Chief Croker's automo bile and in which the chief narrowly escaped serious injury. The fire js believed to be incen- diary. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Donnelly. who occupied part of the upper floor, were found lying unconscious on the floor of their rooms, where they had tried to reach a window and failed. They were brought out, but the fire men did not know that their three children were asleep in’ their beds until their burned bodies were found later. Other occupants of the building were swung from the windows across to those of an adjoining building o1 were dropped into the arms of men | below. | been buying from tco many factories; | going to close one line out; every pair | will be sold ata little less than we paid | for them. One lot Douglas’ $4 Children’s $2.50 Shoes $1.88 Children’s $2.00 Shoes $1.50 Children’s $1.85 Shoes $1.39 Children’s $ 1.75 Shoes $1.32 Children’s $1.40 Shoes $1.05 i One lot Ladies’ Shoes worth up to $2.00 at $1.19 .00 and $5.00 Shoes at $3.25 One lot Drivers’ worth $3.50 to $5.00 at $2.98 (0’LEARY & BOWSER MONEY PAID BABGOCK MUTUAL LIFE CONTRIBUTED $2, 500 TO REPUBLICAN CONGRES- SIONAL CAMPAIGN, RELATIVES 'SECURE IMMENSE SUMS SON AND SON-IN-LAW OF PRESI DENT M'CURDY PAID OVER $2,000,000 COMMISSIONS. New York, Oct. 6.—The Mutual Life Insurance company was under inves tigation at the day’s session of the legislative committee. W. F. Thum mel, an attorney connected with the legal department of the company, in reply to questions, said he had re ceived $2,600 from Vice. Presidem Robert A. Granniss of the Mutual Life Insurance company and had paid b personally to J. W. Babcock, chair man of the Republican congréssional campaign committee in 1904. The contribution, Mr. Thummel said, was suggested “by the danger of a Demo cratic house, which would result ‘ir tariff and other legislation of such & character as would upset busines and affect policyholders.” He added that other companies hac been asked to contribute, but he di¢ not know whether they had done st or not. Witness said he knew of no contri butions to campaign committees be yond that to the congressional com mittee and did not know to what ac count this was charged. Fortunes Paid in Commissions. Robert M. McCurdy, scn of Presi dent McCurdy, testified that payments amounting to $1,059,267 in commis sions were made to him by the Mutual Life Insurance company during the years 1893 to 1903. Mr. McCurdy was superintendent of the company’s foreign department and received 3 commission on all foreign business. His rate of commission was reduced several times at his own request, but despite the reduced rate his compen- sation grew until it amounted to $99, 153 for the year 1902 alone. At the afternoon session of the com- mittee it was brought out that in ad- dition to the $1,163,829 which Robert H. McCurdy received in commissions on foreign business of the Mutual l.ife he also received $541,852 in com- missions on domestic business. It was also brought out that Louis A. The baud, who ‘married Miss Gertrude Mec- Curdy, received in commissions from 1893 to 1904 the sum of $920,113 from the Mutual Life Insurance company. M’CALL MUST RESIGN. Otherwise Missouri Will Shut Out the New York Life. Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 6.—State Insurance Superintendent W. D. Van- diver has announced that unless John A. McCall resigns the presidency of the New York Life and repays the money which the commissioner thinks has been improperly diverted from the trust fund for political purposes Su- perintendent . Vandiver will *imme- diately take steps to take away the company's charter in Missouri and stop the company from doing business in that state. “Mr. McCall, Mr. Perkins and all others involved must resign,” said Su- perintendent Vandiver, “and if the case is within the criminal “statutes of New York they should be prose cuted by the New York authorities. One thing is certain, they must re- place these funds or they can’t do business in Missouri while I am super- intendent.” PEACE TREATY AT TOKIO. Document Reaches Capital of the Jap- . anese Empire. Tokio, Oct. 6.—M. Yamazam, direc- tor of political affairs of the Japanese foreign office, and H. W. Denison, the adviser of the Japanese foreign office, arrived at Yokohama during the day on board the steamer Dakota, bringing the peace treaty signed at Portsmouth Sept. 5, and left immediately for To- kio. They arrived here during the evening, but found few people to meet them at the railroad station, owing to the strict examination made of all persons by the military and police who guarded the station. RAMSEY LOSES CONTEST. Ousted by Gould From Presidency of the Wabash. New York, Oct. 6.—Joseph Ramsey, Jr., has been removed from the presi- dency of the Wabash Railrocad com- rany at a special meeting of the board of directors held in this city. F. A. Delano was elected as his successor. Eight directors, includmg Mr. Ram- sey, were present at the meeting. Mr. Ramsey has been engaged in a contest with Mr. Gould for the comn- trol of the road. JEROME TO PROSECUTE TRANSACTIONS OF INSURANCE OFFICIALS TO BE LAID BE- FORE GRAND JURY. WILL AWAIT END OF INVESTIGATION INQUIRY HAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT “GREAT MORAL OBLIQUITY AND OBTUSENESS.” New York, Oct.” 6.—District Attor- ney William T. Jerome announced in & statement to Justice Davy in the criminal branch of the supreme court during the day that he intended to present to an extraordinary grand jury the revelations affecting the conduct of life insurance business which have been made before the legislative in- vestigating committee, Mr. Jerome said the inquiry by this commitiee has shown igreater moral obliquity and moral obtuseness on the part of per- sons important in the business world than did the “shocking revelations” in regard to the Equitable ILife. He said there was public excite- ment and a sense of outrage at what had been done and that it would un- doubtedly meet with general commen- dation if he were to select certain in- dividual transactions and place them before the grand jury at once. How- ever, he regarded it as his duty to wait until the investigating committee had completed-its work and then to ask for an extraordinary grand jury and lay before it the matters dis- closed by his own study of the situa- tion, as well as that of others. This, he said, he intended to do. WORK OF BLACKMAILERS. Murder of Attorney Streed at Cam- bridge, Il 3 Cambridge, Ill, Oct. 6.—Details of the mystery of the death of Attorney Jolin ,'V. Stréed have been gradually coming to light which tend to show that the *well“‘known lawyer was slain in'an impromptu revolver duel fought in the night. Indications are that at least two bullets were fired and two persons were wounded. That develop- ments point . strongly to the murder theory is admitted frankly in official circles. It seems now pretty well es- tablished that the attack on Streed was the result of a series of efforts at blackmail by a gang which had been operating here for a long time. The duel theory agrees with the evi- dence of Henry White, cashier of the First: National bank, who says he thinks he heard two shots fired on the fatal night. In his opinion the blood on the inside of the house where Streed was killed came from a wound on some person other than the dead lawyer. This would also account for the blood spots on the back stairs, the theory being that the murderer, slight- ly wounded, hastened up to Streed’s rooms to get possession of papers in- volving the assailant. SENTIMENT AGAINST WITTE. Services at Portsmouth Simply Re- deemed Previous Mistakes. St. Petersburg, Oct. sentiment developed against Count Witte at a recent caucus of the St. Petersburg municipality, called to discuss civic action in recognition of his services at Portsmouth. Sugges- tions that a banquet be given in his honor and that he be presented with the freedom of the city or an address were rejected and a resolution was adopted declaring that he is mnot worthy of any special honor because his services at Portsmouth “were only a redeeming sacrifice for the political mistakes in which he has acquiesced and which were responsible for the war.” LOWEST IN SEVERAL MONTHS. Less Than Two Hundred Cases of Fe- ver at New Orleans, New Orleans, Oct. 6.—Jefferson par- ish, St. Mary parish, in which Patter- son is located, and La Fourche parish, in which Leeville is situated, arethe only parishes now in which there is any serious yellow fever infection. Ad- ditional nurses have been sent to Pat- terson and further medical help is to be forwarded for the last rally against the disease there. In New Orleans the cases under treatment have now fallen under 200, the lowest since the fever started. Yeliow: Fever in Colorado. Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 6.—Frank Gar- gea, who has arrived here from Lonis- iana, having evaded the quarantine officers:-of that state, escaping thence to Husted, Tex., was stricken with. yellow fever shortly after his arrival and is not expected to live. The pa- tient will be rigidly quarantined. 6.—A strong|. UNIVERSITIEs MAY CLOSE. Outside Aulugton Control -Student Organijzations. St. Petersburg, Oct. 6.—Despite the grant of autonomy, placing the ad- ministration and policy of the univer- sities in the hands of elected rectors and councils of professors who are thoroughly in sympathy with the re- form work, the educational situation is .darkening and there is a prospect that the hot-headed zeal of student reformers and -the activity of non- student agitators at students’ meetings may lead to another suspension of work at the universities. Prince Trou- botskoy, former president of the zemstvo congress and rector of the Moscow university, who is the fore- most Liberal in Russia, has, with the approval of the council of professors, already been forced to close that uni- versity temporarily owing to the pack- ing of student assemblies by outside agitators and the council of the St. Petersburg university has warned the students that the participation of out- si‘lers in their meetings cannot be Russian ‘permitted. The same state of affairs is reported at Odessa and other umi- versities. [} Mob Threatens Lynching. Fort Scott, Kan., Oct. 6.—Mrs. Belle Higgins, her daughter Clarissa, aged fourteen years, and her ‘husband, George Higgins, held by the coroner’s jury for the death of Higgins’ young son by a former wife, have been taken to Girard for safekeeping, & mob hav. ing threatened to storm the jail. L JEROME FOR PRESIDENT. Congressman- Champ Clark Picks New Yorker for Winner. Chicago, Oct. 6.—A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Kansas City says: “Watch Jerome and his smoke in New York,” said Congressman Champ Clark. “He ig likely to shoot by Bryan, Folk and other men nearly as prom- inent in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1908. If Jerome ® attends ; to his job and at- tempts to send those insurance men to prison he will go to the top just as Cleveland did. “If the Democrats should hold their convent{on tomorrow Mr. Bryan would be their nominee. “Folk is, next to Bryan, the most widely advertised man in the country. It is-impossible to say what will hap- pen in three years. “Bryan tomorrow, Folk the next day —keep your eye on that man Jerome,” he added. MARRIED QUIETLV AT MUNICH, Divorced Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Cecil of Russia. Berlin, Oct, 6.—A dispatch to the Tageblatt from Munich‘announces that the divorced Grand Duchess Victoria of Hesse and the Grand.Duke Cecil of Russia were married there quietly several days ago at the Hotel de Russe. The#ivil -ceremony. was performed by an official of the Coburg govern- ment and the religious rite by a Rus- sian priest. The greatest privacy was obsetved and after the ceremony all the persons concerned immediately left Munich. Misses” and Children’s COATS clothing. the quality good. Sweaters! We have a new and up-to-date line: of Misses’. and Children’s coats. aud look them over and you will be convinced of the greatest valuesin town Boy’s Clothing Before sending your boy to school fit" him out with a suit of Weil & Pflauen The prices are low and . Sweaters of all kinds and colors ‘Our fall lme with all the new styles Remember the bon-ton corset, it is the best to be had. We carry them from "Misses’ to the larger size, Dowager. 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