Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 4, 1906, Page 1

Th - L g VOLUME 3. NUMBER 216 BEMIDJI MINNESOTA THI SDAY JANUARY 4, 1906. EARTHQUAKE IN NICARAGUA Reported That Masaya, Central Ameri- can City, Was Ruined by Eruption of Volcano Washington, Jan. 4.—Vice consul Wallace at Managua today cabled the state department that a terrible earth- quake had occurred in Niearagua and reported that Masaya had been ruined by an eruption of “he volcano San Diego. CASTRO SNUBS TAIGNY. iFrench Representative Not Asked to New Year's Reception. Jan. 4.—Cable advices received h during the day from Caracas bring the news that M. Taig- ny, the French representative at Ca- racas, was not invited to the New Year’s reception at which President Castro received the felicitations of the diplomaiic corps. This latest action of Pr lent Castro has been com- municated to the French government, but what course it will take is not known heve. Washington, Girl Elopes With an Aged Count. Rome, Jan. 4—A great sensaticn has been caused by the elopement of a daughter of Count Lutti of Treviso, nineteen y th Count Giovan- ni Correr, three years old. Both be l(m. Lo Lhe moest ancieat of the nobility. The police arrested the couple at Venice. ORR ELECTED PRESIDENT. MccCali Resigns as Head of the New York Life. New York, Jan. 4—John A. McCall has resigned as president of the New York Life Wsurance company. The resignaiion was accepted by the board of trustees and Alexander E. Orr was promptly elected to the presidency oi! the compan Mr., Orr's salary was fixed at $'»() 000. Mr. McCall has had a sala > $100,000 a year. merchant of this city. He of the rapid tran: commi formerly was president of the ¢ ber of commerce. He is a director many financial and philanthropic in stitutions of New York city. Mr. Ort was born in Tyrone county, Ireland, in Mr. Orr is a retired ident and pr 1821. Richard A. McCurdy, former pres dent of the’ Muuml Life Tnsuranc company, and hi , Robert H. o Curdy, have re: um'rl as trustees of | that company. The resignations were accepted by the board of trustees. This office. was the last one remaining to. either the former president or his son in the company. COURT PASSES ON LABOR LAW, ‘Statute Forbidding Contract to Stay Out of Union Held Void. New York, Jan, 4—In the appelatc division of the supreme court a de cision was rendered in the case of Harry N s, convicted on a charge of coercing Hyman Sheinbaum to en- ter into a written agreement with the H. Marcus Shirt company not to be- come a member of any labor organize. tion as a condition of uring eni ployment with that concern. The judgment of conviction is versed and charged. 1 section ot bids the m kind desc misd he defendant ordere court holds that th: penal code which fo ng of Led, neancer, declaring is uncenstitutional. ACTION 7O OUST STORMS. Effort to Comipel indiana Official to| Resign. Jan. 4.—At nor Han United Indianapolis, ence between H. Miller, former attor- ney gen and Charles: Benedict prosecuting attorney of county it was decided to bring on in the Marion county circuit court against Daniel F. Storms, secretary of state, with a view to compelling him to va- <ate his of’ce. The decision followed the refasal of the secretary of state to resign on demand of the governor. FOR RATE REGULATION. Senator Clapp of Minnesota Prepar- ing a Bill. & Washington, Jan. 4.—Chairman E kins of the senate’committee on int. state commerce has called a meeting of the committee for Friday sider railvoad rate legislation. Sen- ator Clapp of Minnesota is preparing a Dbill which he will present to the committee. It will follow closely the suggestions contained in the message of President Roosevelt on rate regula. tion. contracts of tho| such act al =il to con-; San Diego. BLACKBURN DEFEATED. Judge Paynter to Represent Kentucky in the Senate. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 4. — Judge Thomas H. Paynter of the Kentucky court of appeals was nominated on the first ballot taken in joint caucus to select a Democratic candidate to suc- ceed United States Senator J. C. S. Blackburn. The nomination carries with it the certainty of election, as the Democrats have more than two- thirds of the combined membership of both branches of the legislature. Judge Paynter’s nomination ends one of the hardest senatorial struggles of the last twenty years of Kentucky politics. His nearest opponent was J. C. S. Blackburn, the incumbent, who represented Kentucky in the house and senate with but ore inter- mission for nearly a quarter of a cen- tury. READY TO ASSIST THE JAPS I BRITISH FLEET HELD IN RESERVE ‘ DURING NAVAL FIGHT, SAYS ROJESTVENSKY. St. Petersburg, Jan. 4—The remark- able allegation that the British fleet was held in readiness to destroy the Russian fleet if the battle of the Sea of Japan had gone in the Russians’ favor is made by Admiral Rojestven- sky in a letter published in the Movoe Vremya with the permission of the minister of marine. - Referring to thée absolute secrecy of Admiral Togo in regard to the disposition of his forces Rojestvensky declares that “this was unknown even to the admiral of the British flect allied with the Japanese, { who concentrated his forces at Wei-| Hai-Wei in expectation of receiving an order to annihilate the Russian fleet if this, the final object of Great Brit- ain, was beyond the power of the Japa- nese.” From Admiral Rojestvensky’s ac- count of kis tactics in the battle of the Sea of Japan, published in the Novoe Vremya, the reader is almost con- vinced that the Russian commander outmaneuvered Admiral Togo at every point and was himself the real victor. i Entered Fight With Eyes Open. He declares he knew Admiral Togo’s exact whereabouts two days before the battle, made his dispositions accord- ingly and entered the fight with his eyes open. The admiral only casually states in the course of his letter that the minister of marine is investigat- ing the causes of the catastrophe to determine whether the commander shall be courtmartialed for the loss of | the fleet. The charge that the British admiral concentrated his ships at Wei-Hai-Wel ! expecting to receive an order to de: | stroy the Russians in the event of Ad- ‘wmiral Togo proving unequal to the ' task has arcused a considerable sen- | sation in diplomatic circles, all the more so as Admiral Rojestvensky’: : letter was published with the permis- sion of the minister of marine and no doubt is entertained that it willi be made the subject of diplomatic repre- sentations to (xled.t Bnthm UNABLE TO TESTIFY. Witness of Murder in a Stupor From i Fright. Northport, L. I, Jan. 4—Fright has , thrown Frank Wisr flxi, a stable boy, mm such a druglike stupor that he cannot testify in the preliminary hear- ing of Dr W. Simpsocn, the dentist charged with baving wiltully shot' and killed Bartley J. Horner, his wealthy i father-in-law. The stable boy, who | was employed by Mr. Horner, was in | the kitchen when his employer was shot by the dentist and has repeated to the coroner the last words of Hor- ner before he died. He is considered a ‘very important witness and was in , custody of an officer. When suddenly he became almost unconscious physi- cians at first thought him drugged but fter working over the strange case for fifteen hours they announced that the boy’s pulse and temperature were perfectly normal and that he was suf- fering only from fright. He has eaten ‘nolhmg for twenty-four hours. It is proposed to delay the closing cf the bearing if necessary until the stable boy can be roused enough to become 2 i witness. ¢ MEASURE OF PRUDENGE GERMANY PLACES RUSH: ORDERS FOR ROLLING STOCK. FOR MOVEMENT OF TROQPS. STIPULATES DELIVERY NEXT MONTH: DISCLAIMS HOSTILE INTENTIONS BUT BELIEVES IN BEING FULLY PREPARED. Berlin, Jan. 4—The railway admin- istration placed orders last week for 20,000 freight cars, at a cost of $50, 000,000, with manufacturers of five countries, stipulating delivery by the middle of February, besides utilizing the car works of Germany. The state. ment was made that the ordering of| the cars was a precautionary measure, the gefieral staft desiring to be ready to move troops if necessary by ths first of March. This is only a propex measure of prudence, it was affirmed, in view of the extensive military ar. rangements going on in France; which, among other dispositions, include the movement towards the German fron: 180 guns. The ordering of these freight cars, each of which would ac commodate forty soldiers or would en- able the authorities to transport mate rial, is cnly in consequence of the French preparations and must not be taken to indicate any hostile design on the part of Germany, whose peace ful intentions remain unchanged. The step taken is due to the conviction long held and acted upon here that the Best Preservation of Peace is complete preparedness for any even tuality. The word war is not used, because such a word in itself would be a provocative, and every interest both in and outside the government shrinks from such a possibility unless it be a small group of military men. The gov- ernment will probably regret the pub: lcation of this intelligence, hut its transmisgion seems necessary to a proper . understanding of the d: eventsiand of "how both Fran Germany are strengthening their q.fe tier of six regiments, of artillery, or| in the ability<of the senator named tc %m.u‘non IN NEW YORK LEGI ;sLATURE DEMANDING SEN.. | " ATOR’S RESIGNATION. I INSURANCE SCAWDAL THE GAUSE| DISCLOSURES ALLEGED TO HAVE RESULTED IN TOTAL EACK 'OF CONFIDENCE. | Albany, N. Y. Jan. 4—Senator Brackett of Saratoga, soon after the} legislature convened; introduced s resolution ¢emanding of Chauncey M Depew his resignation as Unitec| States senator from: this state. The resolution in full is as follows: “Since the adjournment of this sen ate the people of the state and mnation have been staggered by the relation shown to haye existed for years be tween the Egquitable Life Assurance society and Chauncey M. Depew, one of the senators of the state in the United States congress. “Recoguizing that these disclosures have caused a total lack of confidence praperly represent the peeple in the bady to which he was elected, “Resolved, By the senate, that Chauncey M. Depew be, and he hereby is, .requested to forthwith resign 11Ll seat in the United States senate.” EED OF |INSANE MAN. | & Pty M hlgan Parmer Slays Wife, Two 4 Children and Himself. chester, Mich., Jan. 4.—Alarmed e deserted appearance' of .the house of Clarence A. Barnum, whp recently located here, nelghbors' bmfi(e into the house and found Bar- num, his wife, his daughter ILouise, aged twen!y- thlee, and his son Ches-| .ter, aged sixteen, all lying dead. The ‘wife and the son and daughter had lpparemly been murdered with an af& ing] reled shotgun lying tegir his cox and - the fact that his Hdad. was -almost entirely blown off 1p: lomatic position on the eve of thei Showed how Farmer Barnum hin‘selir Moroccan conterence by material prep' «had met Bis, end. arations. No doubt exists here that the French and German policies- will differ in the conference on the guestion of policing the Morocco-Algerian frontier and on some less important questions. Uncc the terms of the agreement to hold the conference all the participating parties must agree to the conclusionz of the conference or the situation re- verts to the status quo. In other words, if at the conference all the powers except one agree to a plan for international control of Morocco the conference will have been in vain and if the situation becomes as it was be- fore the powers assented to call the conference serious disagreements be: tween those specially interested may arise. FEARED MANY WERE KILLEC g TORNADO SAID TO HAVE CAUSED ! GREAT DESTRUCTION AT ALBANY, GA. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4—A report has|§ reached here {from Albany, Ga., that a tornado swept over that city during the afternoon. The building of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company was blown down and it is feared man persons were' killed. One dead body has been (alxcn from the ruins. LARGEST IN THE WORLD. Mammoth Coal Dock to fie Erected at Superior. Superior, Wis., Jan. 4.—It is stated @efinitely by an official of the Chicagn and Northwestern railroad that his company will at once begin work on a mammoth coal dock, located in Supe- (] goes, | ¢ rior, which, so far as capacity will surpass any dock of the kind on the Great I.akes and perhaps aay coal dock in the world. The cost is to be $600,000, Many workmen will be re- quired to hastily erect the dock, which is intended to be completed by next navigation seas TO TALK OVER GRIEVANCES. Great Northern Trainmen Will Confer With Superintendent Slade. St. Paul, Jan. 4—Committees repre- senting the trainmen. of the Great Northern rond will confer Jan. 8 with General Superintendent Slade as to some desired changes in the rules un- der which the trainmen are employed. Several members of the committee have already arrived at the Hotel! Foley. ‘Barnum Sold a farm near Homex‘, Mich., only a few months ago and lo-! cated here late in the season. It is sid that the harvest in his new home ' did not meet his expectations and that’ he had become despondent i urews W ANOTHER FIGHT =z AT PUERTO PLATA TEN CENTS PER WEEK Troops of Gen. Caceres Attack Forces of Fugitive President---Many Killed and Wounded. Cape Haytien, Jan. 4.—-The Troops of Gen. Caceres yesterday attacked the DAY OF SNATIONALEMOURNING foree of the fugitive President Morales Programme Adopted for Anniversary of Red Sunday. St. Petersburg, Jan. 4—A general meeting of the workmen’s council and, delegates of all the proletariat organ: izations has been in session secretly for nearly twenty-four hours perfect ing their future programmes. All that is thus far known is that they are planning to turn the anniversary of Jan. 22 (Red Sunday, when the mast serious rioting in St. Petersburg oc- curred) into a day of national mourn- ing, during which it is planoned to make demonstrations in memory oi the “‘martyrs.” - All the shops, fac- tories and theaters will be clased and the street car and railroad services will be stopped.. Requiem masses will be celebrated and processions in which the workmen will wear crepe on their sleeves will march through the streets. The papers will not be allowed to appear except with black borders, It is proposed to make a gigantic, peaceful manifestation, but if they attempt ta carry it out the lead- ers fully understand that it is sure te precipitate bloodshed on a large scale. Blizzard Raging at Duluth. Duluth, Jan. 4.—The first blizzard ! since the terrible storm of Nov. 27 and 128, in which ‘so many ships were wrecked and a large number of lives lost, is raging at the Head of the Lakes. The weather is mild and the snow damp and the principal trouble will come from- delay in street cars angd.railroad traffic. - [ Morales . were killed and sides. outside of Puerto Plata, Santo Pom- ingo and after severe fighting the troops dispersed. Many wounded on both Among the dead is Gen. Rod~ rigues, former Governor of Monte Cristo, who commanded the Morales forces. SUMMARILY Leaders at Moscow Turned Over to Firing Squad. Moscow, Jan. 4—According to the stories in circulation the number of summary executions of revolutionists is large. Mr. Smith, an Englishman and proprietor of machine works here, which were accidentally burned Tues- day, says he personally witnessed a number of executions. When the “dru- jina” (revolutionary) garrison of the sugar factory surrendered the officer in command of the regular troops, after a few bhrief questions, picked out the victims, who were marched twenty paces in front of a firing squad, received a voiley and dropped without e struggle, Mr. Smith even says he thinks he rec ized Governor General Douba among those present. It is generally stated that the victims were EXECUTED. Rebel handed nvaer 1o a firing squad with the command, “Take them to the river,” which was tantamount to a sentence and warrant for their execu- don. B i The pension bureau reports a loss of 2,003 Civil war pensioners by death during September. of pensioners was 941, leaving a total roubes Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral ceminly cures hard coughs, hard colds, bronchitis, consumption. And it certainly strengthens weak throats and weak lungs. about this. Just ask him about it, then do as he says. ‘We have no secrets! We publish 2 _ the formulas of all our medicines, P There can be no mistake Your own doctor will' say so. A‘fer Co:s Toques, E. H. Winter & Co. Phone 30. reduced prices. January Bargains! | ¥ The Holiday season has passed and in order to clean up our odds and ends of stock will give you some greatly Tamoshanters and Fascinators, will go at your own price. Ladies’ Skirts---All of our MacPherson Lang- ford skirts at a low figure. Fleeced'goods---Our 12 1-2 and 15¢ fleece lined goods will go for 8¢ Shoes---Look at our $3.50 shoe windbw. find your style, we will find your size. Bemidii, Minn. You The net decrease e