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

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 168 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1905. MINNESOTA TEN CENTS PER WEEK ACTION BY GRAND JURY FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS OF THE NORTHWESTERN LIFE OF MIN- NEAPOLIS INDICTED. SAVED BY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FORMER MINNESOTA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING BRIBE. Minneapolis, Nov. 6.—The grand jury during the day reported four in- dictments of men connected with the tormer management of the Northwest- ern National Life association, which has been reorganized under the direc- tion of State Insurance Commissioner O'Brien. The men indicted are W. F. Bechtel, former president; W. A. Kerr, former attorney and director; Wallace Campbell and J. F. Force, who were officials under the regime before Bech- tel secured contrcl. The report adds that there was evidence before the jury showing that former State Insur- ance Commissioner J. A. O'Shaugh- nessy accepted a bribe of $5,000 for suppressing an unfavorable report and that George F. Getty was a party to the conversion of the company’s funds. But the statute of limimtations pre- vents their indictment. The jury ex- pressly says that the present manage- ment is honest and efficlent and is not to be blamed for the deeds of the ousted management. The charges against the four Indicted are conver- slon of funds, bribery and fraud. Failed to Discover Conditions at Alle- gheny, Pa. | ‘Washington, Nov. 6.—The comptrol- ler of the currency has removed from service Bank Examiner R. H. Mattern on account of his failure to discover the conditlons existing in the Enter- prise National bank of Allegheny City, Pa. Owen T. Reeves, Jr, has been appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Reeves has been assistant bank exam- iner in New York city. The case of Examiner Mattern has been carefully investigated and he has been given a full opportunity to be heard in his own defense. According to a statement issued by Comptroller Ridgely there is not the slightest ground for suspicion of any criminal intent on the part of Mr. Mattern or any corrupt collusion with the officers of the bank. He was, however, it ls claimed, too credulous in his accept- ance of their statements and careless | and ineflicient in his examinations. SITUATION IS IMPROVED. Odessa Presents Aspect of a Military | Camp. Odessa, Nov. 6.—The pillaging here has been largely stopped, thanks to the intervention’ of the troops and local militia, formed largely of students, but the streets are unsafe for all except sanitary oflicials and sisters of charity. The city presents the aspect of a mil- itary camp. Artillery is posted in sev- eral streets. The student militia is pursuing the rioters, who are defend- Ing themselves with revolvers. The students are taking their captives to the university. i Steamers Unable to Unload. Amsterdam, Nov. 6. — Thirty-five steamers here loaded with grain are unabie Lo discharge their cargoes be- cause of a strike of the Society of | Grain Measurers and Weighers. The strike is due to the introduction of grajn elevators, leading to a reduction in the wages of the measurers and weighers, ? ; McDonald has ‘a remedy It Cures Polifical Ills Saloon men will be closed up tight Unless they take his pills, WEGUARANTEE | £ KILL o= CURE WILL THEY TAKE THE / REMEDY? ¢ & There is no Place like This Store to buy Dry Go ds, Clothing and Shoes, our reg- ular Price is always below others special prices. $1.25 dress good remnants, now 98¢ $81.50 dress good remnants, now $1,19 $1.75 dress good remnants, now $1.39 $2. dress good remnants. now $1.49 0°Leary & Bowser Bemidi i, Dress Minnesota. PRINTS-One lot of 6c and 7c prints, standard makes. good We always de- liver the goods as ad- vertised. One ! price to all. Satisfagtion guaranteed, or money refunded if goods are returned jn a reasonable time. patterns, this week, a yard, ! cents We have selected from stock all short GOOdS | One lot of apron Gingham, blue and white, and Lrown and white checks, this week only, a yard 4 cents ends of dress goods pieces from 3 to 10 yards, we want to close them out for we expect to re- ceive the first ship- ment of spring dress goods about the 15th of this will month and need the shelf room Ladies’ Shirt Waists. We are closing out a lot of Ladies’ silk shirt waists worth The price now is One Half of the regular price—mnuch less than the silk 1s worth. Ladies’ Coats. | We still have a few last season’s coats that are selling at halfl price. Men’s Clothing. how the largest stock of Men’s wear in Bemidji. Men’s suits $6.50 to $25. Overcoats $10 to $25. Our clothing is reliable, you’ll ¥Find the price very low for the style and quality we offer. We s suit. Men’s Underwear One case of Men's Heavy fleece underwear at 75¢ a Sheep lined coats— We are temporally out of onr $8.50 grade coats, so will offer this week our 50c dress good remnants, now 39¢ 65c dress good remnants, now 49c 75¢ dress good remnants, now 59¢ $1 dress good remnants, now 79c up to $6.00. % $10& $12 coatsat $8.50 OUTING FLANNEL-One lot of Gc outings, light and dark colors, this week only, per yard, 4 cents MUSLIN-100 pieces of 7c unbleached muslin will be sold at a yard, 5 1-2 cents 10 pieces of Fruit of the Loom, and Lonsdale muslin at 7c¢ a yard, none will be sold to dealers. ILTS-Maishs Laminated cotton down quilts, sateen cover $3.75, Silkeleen coyer $2.50. Shoe Bargains One lot Ladies’ $2.50 shoes at $1.89. One lot Misses’ fine Dongola Kid shoes, the $1.75 kind for $1.25 a pair Floor Covering Ingrain carpets 35¢ to 75¢ a yard. Velvet e carpets, 81 to ¢1.25a Végfi%?” yard. Imported Eng- lish Linoleum $1.50 a yard. Amsrican made Linoleum 50c to 75¢ yd LADIES’ SUITS-One lot of Ladies’ $15 suits now :&‘};8.5(). One lot of Ladies’ $20 and $30 suits at $10.50 fs now coaling. French cruisers here, the Troude and ; the Jurien de la Graviere. A dispatch from Paris Oct. 16 sald BLANKENEURG DISCHARGED. Philadelphian Exonerated of Charge of Criminal Libel. Philadelphia, Nov. 6.—Rudolph Blan- kenburg, nominee jor city commission- er on ihe reform ticket in this city, who given a hearing Thursday on g of criminal libel preferred by Felix Isman, rcal estate broker, was discharged from custody durlng the day by Magistrate Eisenbrown. In de- ciding the case the magistrate said that the statements complained of were made orally by Mr. Blankenburg and not written or printed by him; therefore, under the law on which the charges were brought, the defendant’s statements did not constitute a libel. The case was one of the features of the closing hours of'the great political campaign in progress in this city and attracted much attention, The suit grew out of a speech made by Mr. Blan- kenburg in which he said that the Mint Realty company, of which Mr. Isman ig the head, did not pay any taxes on the site of the old United States mint, which the company purchased for $2,- 000,000, and that the exemption of the taxes was due to political influence. g ARRIVES AT MARTINIQUE. French Cruiser May Head Demonstra- tion Against Venezuela. Fort de France, Martinique, Nov. 6. —The French armored cruiser Desaix, which sailed from Cherbourg Oct. 16, arrived here during the evening and There are two other i that the departure of the De Baix for Martinique inaugurated the proposi- tion of dealing with the Venezuelan ' question with a strong hand if Pres- ident Castro persisted in his course in ! dealing with France. It was also said the De Salx would be joined at Brest by the cruisers Vassaloir and Chasseur Loup, but she did not stop at that port and a later dispatch announced these cruisers would be held at Brest for the present as the situation might not de- mand their presence waters. In Veuezuelan -4 = 3 s S H @ S 3 ES o s 2 4 ° H 3 Kazan, Russia, Nov. 6.—At the re- quest of the town council the governor has disarmed the local police and has sent the troops and Cossacks out of town. Order has been restored by the hastily formed militia. Largely at i tended meetings are taking place, bu otherwise Manifesto Granting Amnesty to Polit- ical Prisoners. St. Petersburg, Nov. 6.—The ‘text of the imperial manifesto granting-am- nesty to political prisoners declares that by virtue of the intention ex- pressed in the manifesto of Oct. 30 to accord the population inviolable prin- ciples of civil liberty free pardon is granted to political criminals of vari- ous categories, which are enumerated, and also to participators in strikes and those responsible for breaking con- tracts. The pardon extends to those who are now in prison and those not yet tried, or those on whom sentence has not Dbeen pronounced. Persons convicted of crimes committed over ten years ago are to be released and will be sent to the Siberian colonies. ‘Those who are now colonists there will be allowed after four years to choose their place of residence, but are pro- hibited from living in the capitals, St. Petersburg and Moscow, “for three years. Convicts not falling under these categories have their sentences re- duced by one-half and persons con- demned to imprisonment for life hgve their sentences reduced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. The pardon ex- tends to all prisoners who benefitted by previous manifestos. Persons ar- rested by imperial or administrative order are released. Those condemned to death or liable thereto have the pen- alty commuted to fifteen years' im- prisonment at hard labor. The amnesty decree includes polit- ical offenses committed up to Oct. 30. Loyalists and Soclalists Battle. Tomsk, Siberia, Nov. 6.—There were continued encounters here during the day between the “loyalists” and & crowd of socialists who were in- trenched behind the railroad track. “The besiegers succeeded in setting fire to the railway buildings. There were many casualties. A battallon of troops Was summoned to restore order. AWFUL DEED OF WOMAN STEPMOTHER KILLS THREE CHIL- DREN AND WOUNDS ANOTHER AND HERSELF. Minneapolis, Nov. 6.—Three children i dead, a fourth dangerously wounded ! and their stepmother shot is the record jof a terrible tragedy at the home of | James Brennan, a member of the salvage corps. The children were mur- dered by Mrs. Brennan, who then tried | to kill herself. The tragedy occurred at 3 o’'clock in the morning. A quarrel ; between Mrs. Brennan and her hus- ' band (e previous evening caused the | awful crime. The victims of the tragedy are Alice, aged sixteen, shot through right tem- ple, dead; Lizzie, fourteen, shot: through right temple, dead; Arthur, seven, shot through base of brain,; dead; Thomas, tkirteen, shot through ! cheek, may live; Mrs. Brennan, shot through left breast, may recover. Mrs. Brennan is the second wirfe of Brennan and the stepmother of all the children. According to neighbors Bren- nan and his wife quarreled frequently, but she never intimated that she would harm the children. The children were all asleep in their beds when the terrible slaughter com- menced. Girls Killed While Asleep. The two girls were shot through the! head and evidently died instantly, as their beds were undisturbed. The boys, -however, evidently awakened by the shooting of their sisters, doubtless made a fight for their lives. They were | found unconscious in the hall on the second floor of the building with thelr night clothing torn to shreds. The tragedy was discovered by mem- bers of the family that lived on the floor next to the Brennan family. Shortly before 3 o'clock they heard a noise, followed by several shots at short intervals. The head of the fam- ily ran upstairs to find members of the Brennan family lying dead and dying In pools of blood iu different parts of the apartments. The police were notified and Mrs, Brennan and (wo of the boys, who were still alive, were hurried to the city hospital. Arthur, the youngest boy, died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The bodies of the murdered girls were taken to the county morgue. VICTORY FOR THE STATE WISCONSIN WINS FIRST ROUND IN AD VALOREM TAXATION OF RAILROADS. LAW HELD TO BE GONSTITUTIONAL DECISION IF SUSTAINED WILL ENRICH STATE SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS. Madison, Wis.,, Nov. 6—The state of Wisconsin will be enriched many thousands of dollars if a decisign ren- dered by Judge S. D. Hastings of Green Bay is upheld by the higher courts. In a suit brought by the vari- ous raflroads of the state seeking to set aside ad valorem tax assessments on the ground that the law violated the principle of equal taxation Judge Hastings ruled that the law is consti- tutional and the assessments valid. It is estimated that the decision will Increase by $600,000 the rallroad taxes for the year 1903, a stili greater.sum. . for 1904 and at least $1,000,000 more for 1905, compared with the amount assessed under the license fee system. The case will be appealed. REIGN OF TERROR EXISTS. Company of Militia on Duty at Mid- dlesboro, Ky. Middlesboro, Ky, Nov. 6.—After a night of suspense the town is quiet. The local company of state militia, which was called cut late at night, re- mains on duty. The alarm was caused by the appearance of a mob of alleged outlaws, said to be headed by Frank Bell, wanted on the charge of murder- ing John Bolen, a barber. The authori- ties have been defled by Bell and his followers for about two weeks. A relgn of terror exists, a number of men have been held up in “the Gap” and business is paralyzed. Governor Beckham has promised the local authorities every assistance. In addition to the military a vigllance committee of 100 has been formed. Thursday night some men attacked Bob Bryson, the night railroad watch- man, and in the fight he was shot. He is in a critical condition. MEMORIAL TO GLADSTONE. Monument Erected by Public Sub. scription Unveiled. London, Nov. 6.—The national memorial to Willlam E. Gladstone, i erected by public subscription in St. Clement's church in the Strand, was unveiled during the afternoon by the late statesman’s lifelong friend, John Morley, In the presence of a great con- course. The memorial consists of -a colossal bronze statue of Mr. Gladstone In his robes as chancellor of the ex- chequer ani standing in a character- istic attitude. Four bronze allegorical groups representing Brotherhood, Rd- ucation, Courage and Aspiration oc- cupy the corners of the hase of the monument, the total height of which is thirty-three feet, with & base hav- ing a diameter of thirty-seven feet. BANNER SEASON ON LAKES. Volume of Trade Breaks All Records in History. . Sault Ste. Marie; Mich., Nov. 6.— This is by far the greatest year in the history of Lake Superior vessel trade. Already the tonnage passing through the St. Mary's canal has passed the record of the greatest year in the his- tory of the lakes and there are still several weeks before the season closes. The total net freight tonnage to Nov. 1 was 37,993,630. The greatest year in the history of the canal heretofore was. in 1902, when the total for the season reached 355,961,146 Llons. If business continues during November and-December in the same volume as last year (he total for the year will be 43,876,163 net tons. Captured in Hawaii2n Islands. Honolulu, Nov. 6.—G. L. Brokaw, who was indicted with three other per- sons at Spokane, Wash., over one year ago-for land frauds, is believed to be in the custody of Maul island police. Brokaw surrendered himself. Yeast and thoroughly filtered Water. Taste the Test NIFORMLY good taste is the infallible sign of well-brewed beer! It demonstrates the use of the very best Barley- Malt, highest grade Bohemian Hops, special culture tasting beer is The best It always tastes the same. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louss, U. S. A. Orders Promptly Filled by C. H. Miles, Distributor, Bemidji, Minn. HISTORICAL l