Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 19, 1905, Page 1

X ~ The Bemidj VOLUME 3. NUMBER 153. CUNCLIFFE IS ARRESTED Man Who Robbed Adams Express Com- pany of $100,000 Caught at Bridgeport, Conn. POLICE ARE POWERLESS. Vnable to Stop Italian Blackmailing Plots in New York. New York, Oct. 19—Unless more #fective measures are taken it is ad- mitted by the police that they are powerless to defeat the army of 5,000 Camorristi who infest New York. So bold have these brigands become be- eause of their success in blackmailing Italian merchants and escaping even suspicion of complicity in the crime ihat their demands are increasing at an alarming rate. So systematized has the campaign of brigandage become, according .to Bergeant Petrosino, who has applied to Commissioner McAdoo to have the force of Italian detectives at police headquarters increased from five to thirty, that members of the band are employed in many of the little Italian banks scattered through the East Side to watch the deposits of the small merchants. “Only the national government can save the situation for us.” declared Sergeant Petrosino. “As the law stands at present we are helpless to a great | extent against these desperadoes. They know the penal code from end to end. I have information that there are not less than 30,000 members of the Camorra in this ¢ountry, working under twelve leaders stationed in the principal cities.” Tulsa, I. T., Oct. 19.—In ‘a tornado which pagsed over the country one mile west of Manford, 1. T., late at night two children of E. R. Anderson were killed and Mrs. Anderson and Migs Maud Root were seriously in- jured. Several other persons are re- ported hurt. The path of the storm was a quarter of a mile wide and sev- eral miles in length. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct., 19—Ed- ward George Cuncliffe, wanted in Pittsburg for the robbery for the rob- bery of 8100,000 cash from the Adams Express company, was arrested here today. He is said to have made a clean breast of tLe matter to Pinker- ton detectives and to have expressed a willingness to return without extra- dition papers. Cuncliffe declared that the money was intact, but refused to disclose the hiding place until his re- turn to Pittsburg. MR. FRICKE EXPLAINS. Tells of $5,000 Retainer Paid Him by i the Mutual Life. | New York, Oct. 19.—W. A. Fricke says that the $5,000 payment to him'’| by the Mutual Life was for legal serv- ices rendered last year. He was insur- ance commissioner of Wisconsin from 1894 to 1898. 2 “Along in January, 1904,” he said, “Mr. Short, the general solicitor of the { Mutual Life, offered me a retainer of $5,000 to cover consultation on several subjects in litigation. The legislature of Wiscensin, I may add, was not in sion at all that year.” Mr. Fricke said he was willing to i tell the investigating committee just i what the Mutual Life consulted him | about. The consulta s required ad- | vice on the Mutual Life’s action with regard to three separate matters, all either before courts or likely to be some time. i Premature Explosion Kills Two. Lead, S. D., Oct. 19—A premature explosion of blasts occurred in the Homestake mine, cansing the instant death of Torren Anderson and Blado Pascoe. Both men were single. ] Winter- Underwear. Munsing underwear for men, women and dhildren. Combination or two piece suits. Winter Underwear. One case fleece lined 1 underwear, 75 cents a suit. One case women’s ribbed underwear, 50 cents a suit. Coats and Furs. The largest stock of coats and furs in town, carefully : selected from reliable factories. We save you morney and give the best style and workmanship. . Ladies’ Fur Lined Coats, $40 to $75. Ladies’ Empire Cloth Coats, $8.50 ty $35. Misses’ Empire Coats $5 to $15. ‘Children’s Coats, $2.50 to $10. Ladies’ Fur Coats, $27,50 to $60. Ladies’ Scarfs: $1 to $25. We take orders for seal, otter and beaver coats. Would be pleased. to quote prices, BEMIDJ1, MINNESQOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1Y, 1905. ‘| Briefly ' Addresses Final Seulolfl of . - '8wedish Parliament. ¢ Stockholm, Oct. 19.—The extraor- dinary. session of the Swedish parlia- méent was closed during the day, King Oscar, in a short speech, expressing Tegret at the separation of Norway and Sweden and hoping for lasting peace and a good understanding between th two nations. 4 During the delivery of his speech King Oscar’s voice . broke several times, tears filled his eyes and the apdience was gredtly.moved at the old king’s evident distress. The scene at the closing of this, the most important gession of the riksdag in centuries, was very brilliant. The entire royal family, the Duke apd Duchess of Con- naught and Princess Patricia of Con. naught were present, as well as the American minister, Charles H. Graves, and all the other members of the dip- Tomatic corps. SMITH'S RECALL ASKED. Charges Madé Against Member of Phillppine Commission. Burlington, Ia,, Oct. 19.—A sensation developed during the day at the Iowa Catholic congress, in session here. In a speech betore the congress Celestine J. Sullivan, late of the Philippines, de- mounced James T. Smith, a Catholic member of the Philippine commission, accusing Mr. Smith of working against Catholic educational interests in the islands. The congress-adopted resolu- tlons asking President Roosevelt to recall Smith. Over 2,000 Catholics were present at the meeting. LIVELY PASSAGE AT ARMS METHODS OF ATTORNEY HUGHES ©OBJECTED TO BY COUNSEL FOR M’CURDY. Lok New York, OCt.. 19.—There was a sharp passage of arms at the insur~l ance investigation during the day be- tween Chairman Armstrong of ‘the; committee, Counsel Hughes and James M. Beck, acting for Richard A. Mc- Curdy, president of the Mutual Life Insurance company. Mr. Beck pro- tested that Mr. Bughes had frequently led up to points which gave the news- | papers opportunity “te put an ugly Amputation against Mr. McCurdy" and that then Mr. Hughes dropped the in- quiry before Mr. McCurdy had oppor- ‘tunity to explain. Chairman Armstrong said Mr. Beck -could make requests or suggestions to Mr. Hughes privately ar to the.commit- tee, but the committee intended to carry out its purpose to make life in-| surance safer and did not desire to! bhave the work obstructed. The com- mittee wanted all the helpful informa- ticn it could get. Mr. Hughes then said that if he had ; erred at all it had been by .showing‘ | courteésy when circumstances justified other measures. “The witness whe gets himself into a’ false position,” said he, “has only | himself to blame. Everyone will be ! treated as he deserves to be treated and evasion always will be held up to the contempt it always has received.” McCurdy Again on the Stand. President McCurdy of the Mutual | Life was on the stand most of the day’ and was questioned at length regard- ing business methods of his company, especially regarding commissicns paid to Raymond & Co.. his sondin-law’s firm. In answer to questions he denied many of the newspaper stories of ex- ! travagance and asserted most of them | were wholly unfounded. A sensation developed at the after- moon session when George F. Plunkitt, an employe of L. W. Lewrence, denied that he had received $901 from the Mutual Lite for services in February, 1905. The voucher for the payment was made out for George F. Plunkitt and was endorsed by A. C. Fields, who | has charge of the Mutual supply de- partment. Lawrence sells supplies to the Mutual. Plunkitt said that he did not receive the money and that the endorsement of his name was not made on the bill. He was positive he never received the money. At the close of Plunkitt’s testimony | the sergeant-at-arms of the committee was directed to communicate with the district attorney’s office a shortly afterwards Assistant District Attorney Rand - appeared and conferred with Chairman Arwstrong. Sl he SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Alleged Somnambulistic Murderer to g Pay Penality. "Chicago, Oct. 19.—The alleged som- nambulistic’ murderer, ‘John Mueller, ‘has been sentenced to be hanged Dec. | 08CAR - REGRETS DISSOLUTION.| LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE. Friends of Indians and Other Depend: ents in Session. Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Oct. 19.—The Lake Mohonk conference of friends of ‘the Indians and other dependent peo- ples was opened during the day: by Alfred K. Smiley. It was on Mr. ‘Smiley’s invitation that persons par- ticularly. interested in the Filipinos, the Hawaiians and the Porto Ricans Joined with those especially interest- €d in the Indians in the yearly ‘meet- ings at Lake Mohonk. Rev. Dr. Lyman AhboWt,, editor. of “The. Outlook,” was introduced as the presiding officer. He delivered the presidential address and was followed by Miss Emily S. Cook of the Indian office, who spoke on the “Resume of the Year’s Work of the Indian Bureau.” BANKERS 'INDICTED. Accused of Conspiracy to Wreck Den. ver Institution. James A. Hill, C. B. Wilfley, E. E. ‘Hull, H. L. Hull, C. C. Robert, W. T. Camp, D. M. Carey, A’ B. Davis and J. H. Edmonson have been indicted on the charge ot conspiracy to steal $1, 712,587 from the Denver Savings bank. "Wilfley and Edmonson were former presidents of the Denver Savings bank and Hill is president of the Mount Vernon National bank of Boston. Rob- erts and Carey are officers of the Cherokee State bank of Enid, Okla.; Camp and Davis officers of the Texas State Trust company of Fort Worth, Tex., and Imboden and E. E. Hull pro- moters. RESULTS IN CLOSING BANK LEGHENY, PA.,, COMMITS SUICIDE. ‘Washizgton, Oct. 19—The Enter- ‘prise Nazional bank of Allegheay, Pa., was closed during the day by dlirection of the comptroller of the .currency ‘upon information received £rom' Na- tional Bank Examiner Johm B. Cun- ningham that the bank is ‘insolvent and tne cashier had committed sui cide." Examiner Cunninghem was ap- pointed receiver. . Pittsburg, Oct. 19—S8. Lee Clark, cashier of the Enterprise National bank of Allegheny, fatally shot himself while despondent, due, it is said, to ill- ‘ness. At the bank. it was stated that Mr. Clark’s accounts were absolutely «carvect. Jdmmediately upon receiving ,word that Cashier Clark had shot himself National Bank Examiner John B. Cun- ‘mingham visited the Emterprise Nay tional bank and after a shominvestiga- tion notified the comptroller of the cuwrrency, who ordered Mr. Cunning- ham to take charge as receiver and the doors were closed. the directors was at once called to inyestigate the affairs of the institu- tion. The bank owes depositors $2, 1686,000. TRAFFIC IN GIRLS. Charged That British Officials Protect thé Business. La’ Crosse, Wis., Oct. 19.—Serious charges against t{he British govern- ment: were made at the National Purity conference dufing the day by Mrs. Katherine ‘Bushnell of Oakland, Cal.,, world’s purity evangelist. Mrs. Bushnell ckarged that the exporting of Chinese and Japanese girls for im- moral purposes was a recognized busi- ness in the-Far East and that it”was carried on under the protection, en- couragement and supervision of the British government agents at Hong- kong and Singapore: The matter had been reported to the London govern- ment, she said, but the speaker claimed to’ have personal knowledge that the practice was going on as before under full government protection. The conterence decided to call a na-| tional purity convention to be held at -Boston in 1906. It was also decided to organize every state in the Union] against the traffic in girls, which all the speakers agreed is the worst prob- lem the purity associations have to face, and to endeavor to secure scien- tific instruction on purity in every pub- lic school and every normal 'school in the country. ’ BIG STRIKE THREATENED. New York Truck Drivers’ Union Makes (Demands. New York, Oct. 19—The Truck Owners’ association held a special meeting to consider a propokition sub- mitted by the Truck Drivers’ union in 16 . for killing his wife and two chil- dren. Sentence was passed after Muel- I ler had made a dramatic and impas- sloned plea to. the court for mercy. The | prosecution claimed that Mueller was wise. ! regard to overtime and otHer questions ‘at issue which threaten a strike in this city ‘on the order:of the great team- sters* strike in Chicago last spring. At the close of the meeting President actuated by jealousy, mot somnam. | LnOmas McCarthy said that no defi- ‘| bulism, Whether epileptic ‘or ‘other- nite conclusions had been reached and that ‘another meeting would be called at an ealy date. /A meeting of | ; 'mmgas;om ; HISTORICAL | SOOIETY: . DA TEN CENTS PER WEEK ~ WOULD BE KING Prince Charles of Denmark Is Willing to Accept the Norwegian Reign. ' Copenhagen, Oct. 19—After a long ministerial counsel, it was officially announced that Prince Charles of Demmark was willing to accept the crown of Norway when elected by a majority of .the Norwegian storthing. ed shortly. BUSINESS BEING RESUMED, Quarantine Against New Orleans Par- | tially Removed. New Orleans, Oct. 19.—With the end of the federal campaign against the yellow fever near at hand New Or- leans is rapidly returning to normal conditions and it only remains for the lifting of the remaining quarantines | to restore business activity. As‘it is guarantines ‘have been reduced suffi- tiently or lifted -entirely by enough tommunities to permit large numbers of country people to come here. Busi- ness houses are'also-managing to get Lpeir.men out into the country. The improvement in the country keeps pace with that in the city. but'a single death outside of New Or- leans. AGED COUPLE MARRIED. Great Grandchildren of Both Attend | the Wedding. Appleton, Wis., Oct. 19.—In the pres- ence of great grandchildren of each of the contracting parties, Henry Heiman; a wealthy farmer seventy- four years old, and Katherine Jaekels, & widow sixty-seven years old, were married here during the day.. A son- T2 In ! CASHIER O¥ INSTITUTION AT AL:|the past twenty-four hours there was UNKNOWN ° WOMAN = DEAD. Mysterious Affair in Minneapolis Pri- vate Hospital. Minneapolis, Oct. 19.—The dead Denver, Oct. 19.—Leonard Imboden, | Decisive action by the latter is expect- body of an unknown woman, who died from septic peritonitis as the result of criminal operaticn, has been taken from Dr. Whecler's private- hospital, 610 Sixth street south. 3 A postmortem examination conduct-’ ed 'by Coroner :Kistler conclusively’ showed that a criminal operation had been performed upon the woman four or five days ago. Dr. Wheeler, who runs the sani- - tarium, cannot be found. He has not { been home since Sunday. He is“sev- enty-five years cld and came to this city in 1892 from St. Peter, where he ‘was located for many years. The dead woman was later identified as'Mrs. Minnie Kosander, twenty-one years of age. She is ‘a daughter of Mrs. Mary Ryberg, 357 Fairview avenue, St. Paul, but has resided in Minneapolis for sev- eral years. CAPTAIN CARTER’S CHARGE. Says Army Officers Conspired to Cof. viet Him, Chicago, Oct. 19.—Charges of con- | spiracy amcng army’ officers made by Captain Oberlin M. Carter, who was convicted of -embezzling $3,000,000 from the government, .enlivened the proceedings before Special Examiner Wyman dufing the day. In reply to questions by Assistant United States Attorney General Erwin Carter assert- ed that the findings of the courtmar- {pf' the groom is the husband of a ifla‘ughter of the bride. Mr. Heiman’s former wife has been dead six months. WILL EZ DECIDED" LATER. Nature of Force to Be Used by France Against Venezuela. Paris, Oct. 19.—The French armored Cruiser De Saix, understood to be bound. for Venezuelan waters, did not put into Brest after leaving Cherbourg, as it was announced she would do, but passed the island of Ushart heading direct for the French Antilles, where she will jain the cruisers Troude and {Jurian de la Graviere. For the pres- ent the cruisers Lavoisier and Chas- { seloup-Laubat will be held at Brest, as the situation may not require their presence in West Indian waters. ‘The officials here say that the pub- lished report that the French squad- ron intends either to bombard some | coast point or else seize Venezuelan shipping is am exaggeration, as the { demopstration being determined on .quires a resort to force. At the same timg the officials are sincerely anxious to ‘avoid the necessity of adopting force. In any event the United States will be fully advised in advance con- cerning the nature of any coercive measures. IMMENSE ' TIMBER DEAL. Minneapolis Lumbermen Secure Brit- ish Columbia Lands. Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 19.—The larg- est timber deal in the' history of Brit- ish Columbia has just been completed by the =ale to a syndicate of Minneap- olis lumbermen of 43,000 acres of tim- /ber lands on the eastern coast of Van- couver island. The tract, which is said to “contain 1,000,000,000 feet of] standing fir and .cedar.of ‘the best qual- ity, is located between Salmon river and Campbell river. The purchasers are planuing the erection in Vancouver of the largest saw mill on the Pacific coast, ‘Wwith ' an estimated annual out- put of 70,000,900 feet-per annum. Mississippi:Fever Report. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 19.—The Mis- sissippi official yellow fever summary for the past twenty-four hours follows: Natchez, 5 new cases; Port Gibson, 1 new case; Rixle, 1 death; Vicksburg, 2 new cases; Hamburg, 2/ new cases. No Hope for Jerry' Simpson, ‘Wichita, - Kan., ' Oct. - 19.—En-Con- gressman Jerry Simpson slept several hours during the night. ‘His physician holds out absolutely no hépe and be- lieves the next heiorrhage will cause his death, . ' President ‘Ripley of the Atchisen, Topeka and Santa Fe railway has de: cided to build *a’ new piece of road, which will give San Francisco another g.lrect rail connection with Galveston, later if the attitude of Venezuela re- tial which declared him guilty was the result of ‘conspiracy among the officers constituting the courtmartial. \ S ke BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Dr. Edward Eaton has resigned the presidency of Beloit (Wis.) college after a successful service of many years. i John Dorsey of South Chicago fell from the top of the Irondale elevator 105 feet to the Calumet river. He suffered no ill effects from his fall. Governor George H. Utter and all the other prezent state.officers were renominated . by acclamation at the Rhode Island Republican state conven- tion. : I3 Ralph H. Booth, proprietor of the Grand = Rapids, Mich., Herald, has bought the Citizen and the Press, two afternoon papers ‘at Jackson, Mich.,, and will consolidate them. Thomas Mills Day, last but ene ot only decision arrived at is.to have| the famm‘xs Yale class of 1837, editor ships in readimess, the natvre of the{-8nd proprietor of the Hartford Courant from 1355 to 1866, died Tuesday night of bronchitis at Hartford, Conn. - MARKET QUOTAT!cxs, Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Oct. 18.—Wheat—Dec., 82% @82%c; May, 857% @86c. On track —No. 1 hard, 847%¢c; No. 1 Northern, 84%c; No. 2 Northern, 81%c. Duluth- Wheat and Flax. . Duluth, Oct. 18.—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, 845%c; No. 2 North. ern, 82%c. On track—No. 1 Northe ern, 84%c; No. 2 Northern, 82%c; Dec., 82145c; May, 853 @86%¢c. Flax— To' arrive, ‘on track, Oct., Nov. and Dec., 98c; . May, $1.02%. P St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Faul. Oct. .18—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $4.50@5.50; common to * fair, $3.75@4.25; good to.choice cows and heifers, '$3.50@4.25; veals, $2.00@ 5.50. Hogs—$4.75@5.20. Sheep—Year- ling wethers, $4.75@5.25; good to choice lambs, $6.00@6.75. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct. 18.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.70@6.30; cows and heifers, $1.25@ 4.50;, stockers and feeders, $2.15@ 4.20; Western, $3.26@4.80. Hogs— Mixed and - butchers, $4.95@5.57%; good heavy, $5.25@5.565; rough heavy, $4.85@56.05; light, $4.95@5.45. Sheep, . $4.00@5.00; lambs, $4.76@8.00. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Oct. 18.—Wheat—Dec., 87 ©@87%c; May, 8734c; July, 83%c. Corn —0Oct., 503%c¢; Dec., 44% @44%c; May, 443, @44%c.. Oats—Oet., 29c¢; Dec., 28c; May, 313%¢; July, 30%c. Pork 7—Oct., $16.20; Jan., $12:473,.@12.50. Flax—Cash, Northwestern; 99¢: South- Western, 93c. Butter—Creameries, 171 @213%c; dairies, 16, @19c. Eggs— A6% @17%c. . Poultry—Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 11e; springs, 10c. i H i i {