Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 11, 1906, Page 1

The Bemidj VOLUME 3. NUMBER 222. CANCER CLAIMS PRES. HARPER Head of the Chicago University Finally Succumbs to the Dread Disease After Long Illness. MADE HEROIC STRUGGLE FOR LIFE| Chicago, Jan, 11.—Dr. Harper, pres- ident of the University of Chicage, died during the afternoon. Chicago, Jan, 11.—The condition of President William R. Harper of the Chicago university is reported changed for the worse and grave fears are en- tertained for his recovery. It has been known for several months that Presi- dent Harper was afflicted with an in- curable disease, but for some time he has held his own and no immediate fears were entertained. It is now said that his condition is critical. Dr, Frank G. Billings, who has been in attendance upon Dr. Harper for over declared that he did not consider it possible for Dr. Harper to live longer than one week. Dr. Harper’s ailment is cancer of the large intestine and it has been known for a year that he could not Five Hundred Boilermakers Out. Buffalo, Jan. 11.—Additions to the striking boilermakers have brought the number now out up to 500. The strike is for an increase in wages from 35 to 38 cents an hour and a nine-hour day. The men also demand an eight- hour day on public work with nine hours’ pay. The demands were first made a month. ago. a Friend? Then tell him about Ayer’s Cherry Pec- § toral. cough. Tell him why you always keep § it on hand. Tell him to ask his doctor § about it. Doctors use it a great deal for § all forms of throat and lung troubles. We have no secrets! We the formulas of all our m Tell him how it cured your hard § ublish J.C. Ayer Cq icines. Lowell. Mass. [wake Wwhote KNotel The Lake Shore Hotel is now in charge of Ole Anderson, the former proprietor of the estab- lishment, who will conduct it in the future. The rooms of the hotel have been renovated and redecor- atedjand the table service has been improved, making the Lake Shore one of the best One Dollar a day houses in the city. Give it a trial. Ole Qndeson, Jrop. | sale of stock of the Hydro-Carbon Gas i jury, which has been in session for a STRIKE IN BUILDING TRADES. Will Throw More Than 200,000 Men Out of Employment. New York,Jan. 11.—A national strike egainst employers in the allied build- | ing trades will be ordered this week. It will affect 10,000 structural iron- workers and indirectly throw more than 200,000 workers out of employ- ment. Frank N. Ryan, president of the In- ternational Association of Bridge and Iron Workers, will leave New York during the day for Cleveland to order the strike. Before he leaves tne city he will issue a call for a meeting o1 the international executive committee in Cleveland to take action. The strike was asked for by the Greater New York district council of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s union, which at a secret meeting de: cided to seek assistance in their strike in this city. The New York employers have con- tracts in many of the principal cities throughout the country which will be affected by the national strike. STOCK DECLARED WORTHLESS Warrant Issued for the Arrest of an lowa Promoter. Omaha, Jan. 11.—A warrant was is- sued from the police court during the day on complaint of Thomas Hoctor of South Omaha for the arrest of N. B. Cottrell of Waterloo, Ia., charging him with fraudulent practices in the Manufacturing company. The com:} pany is alleged to have been incorpo- rated in Minnesota with -$1,000,000 capital stock and te have had an office at Rockford, Ill. It is claimed that Cottrell represented to prospective stockbuyers that the company of which he was vice president and gen- eral manager had a large plant for the manufacture of the gas machines. This Wwas untrue. Mr. Hoctor estimates the total sales of stock by Mr. Cottrell at $100,000. He declares the stock is worthless. The' Waterloo authorities have been asked to take Cottrell into custody. TWO RAILWAYS INDICTED. New York Lines Accused of Granting | Rebates. Utica, N. Y. Jan. 11.—The grand week, has returned two indictments fer alleged violations of the Elkins law against the giving of rebates to shippers. ‘One indictment is against’]| the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company and the other against the Delaware and Hudson company. Both corporations are charged with giving a rebate of 20 cents a ton to the General Electric company at Schenectady on all ship- ments of freight, incoming and outgo- ing. The investigation still continues. i January Bargains! The Holiday season has passed and in order to clean up our odds and ends of stock will give you some greatly Toques, Ladies’ Skirts---All of our MacPherson Lang- ford skirts at a lIow figure. Fleeced goods---Our 12 1-2 and 15¢ fleece lined goods will go for 8¢ Shoes---Look at our $3.50 shoe window. You find your style, we will find your size. E. H. Winter & Co. Bemidji, Minn. Phone 30. reduced prices. Tamoshanters and Fascinators, will go at your own price. ily Pio BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1906. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL TEN CENTS PER WEEK OVERSTREET DISCOURAGED. Put Out by President’s Action in State Appointment. Washington\; Jan. 11.—Representa- tive Overstreet (Ind.), secretary of the Republican congressional campaign tommittee, announced during the day that the president’s failure to allow him to name the surveyor of the port at Indianapolis has discouraged him so badly he will not again serve on the eommittee. ‘When asked if he will resign from the committee Mr. Overstreet said: “No, I shall not resign. But I shall not accept re-election to the commit- tee. What’s the use? I'm not doing this for spite, but I only had one ap- pointment and when that’s taken away there’s nothing left for me.” Mr. Overstreet says Senator Bever: idge has more than his share of fed eral offices in Indianapolis and gives a list of the Beveridge appointees. After stating emphatically that he feels he has been badly treated by _the president Mr. Overstreet concludes his statement with the declaration that he has no personal feeling in the matter and will let the incident close with his statement. He says he will devote his attention to the interests of -his district rather than to personal appointments which would aid him individually, BIG SMELTING CORPORATION. Concern Just Formed Will Have Cap- ital of $75,000,000. Boston, Jan. 1l.—Announcement was made during the day of the or- ganization of the United States Smelt- ing and Refining and Mining company, under the laws of Maine, with an au- thorized capital of $75,000,000. The company is formed for general mining purposes in the West and will be con- trolled largely by the same persons who own a controlling interest in the United States Mining company. Prop- erty is already owned by the organ- ization in Utah and California and it is proposed to extend operations in other states of the West. There will be 750,000 shares of 7 per cent cumu- lative preferred stock and 750,000 shares of common stock. TO URGE HRATE LewISLATION. Six Hundred Delegates Attend Con- o vention at Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 11.—A freight rate convention, made 'up of 600 dele- gates representing. commercial and farmers' organizations from all parts of Kansas, was held here during the day. A permanent organization to urge railway rate legislation was per- fected and resolutions were adopted urging congress to.give & railway rate commission power to control raiiroad rates. It also was decided to perfect organizations in every county in the state and to follow in the footsteps of Wisconsin in securing a state bill to control corporations. ‘The convention was strictly non-partisan. J. L. Bristow of Salina, Kan., ex- fourth assistant , postmaster general, was ~ made permanent chairman. Speeches were made by Chairman Bristow, S. R. Van Sant, former gov- ernor of Minnesota; J. L. Lenroot, speaker of the Wisconsin house of rep- resentatives, Governor E. W. Hoch of Kansas and others. SURVEYORS AT WORK. Milwaukee Laying Out Line to Head of Lakes. Duluth, Jan. 11.—Reports that the Milwaukee road is surveying a line to the Head of the Lakes from the gen- eral direction of the proposed line of the Duluth, St. Cloud, Glencoe and Mankato may be confirmed by the fact that a party of surveyors on a railroad line has worked from the Head of the Lakes southwest, crossing the North- ern Pacific road near Mahtowa. The Milwaukee has a traffic and train run- ning contract with the Northern Pa- cific between the Head of the lLakes and the Twin Cities. The proposed new line would not interfere with this arrangement as it would not enter the Twin Cities. Big Wisconsin Lumber Deal. Marinette, Wis., Jan. 11.—The Fran- cis Reidler company of Chicago has purchased the 1906 cut of lumber of f [the two mills of the Hamilton & Merry- man company, The consideration is about $750,000. AN [INJUNCTION DENIED. Mlnneapolis Striking Printers Win Point in District Court. Minneapolis, Jan. 11.—Judge John Day Smith of the district court has de- nied the motion for a temporary in- junction asked for by the Minneapolis Typothetae against Minneapolis Tvpo- graphical union No. 42. Arguments were made to the court Nov. 25 and on subsequent dates. The court holds that although charges of violence and intimidation bhave been made by the plaintiffs they have been denied by the defendants and as the former would not consent to the taking of oral testimony, which would have given the court a chance to decide between the confiicting aff- davits, it must refuse the injunction. It cannot find such evidence of threats end force as would warrant interven- tion by the court. T NO QUARTER ECHO OF SECURITIES CASE. Williams’ Resolution Recommended for Passage. ‘Washington, Jan. 11.—Representa- tive John Sharp Williams® resolution requiring the attorney general to in- form the house whether criminal pros- ecutions have been instituted against the corporations or individuals found guilty of entering into unlawful com- binations in connection with the North- ern Securities case was considered by | the house committee on judiciary dur- ing the day. Several amendments were made to the resolution and the committee decided to report favorably on it in the following form: “Resolved, That the attorney general ig requested, if not in his judgment incompatible with the public interest, to inform the house whether any crim- ina] prosecutions have been instituted by the department of justice against the individuals or corporations who were adjudged recently by the su- preme court of the United States in the Northern Securities case to be guilty of having violated the laws of the United States by entering into un- lawful combinations in restraint of in- terstate commerce.” MRS. CHADWICK LOSES APPEAL. Court of Appeals Denies Motion for a Rehearing. Cincinnati, Jan. 11.—The motion for rehearing of the appeal for a new trial on behalf of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick of Cleveland was denied in the United States court of appeals in this city during the day. The court of appeals some weeks ago sustained the judgment of the dis- trict court at Cleveland, which found Mrs. Chadwick guilty of conspiring to wreck a national bank and sentenced her to serve tenyears in the Ohio penitentiary. The petition for rehearing main- tained that the charge of conspiracy was not borne out by the evidence. DAMAGING TESTIMONY. Wife of Man Accused of Murder Tells Her Story. GIVES H. Simpson, wife of Dr. James H. Simpson, who is accused of having murdered Bartley T. Horner, the father of Mrs. Simpson, gave sensa- tional testimony at the examination of Dr. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson was a wit- ness for the prosecution. The shoot- ing took place in the kitchen of the Horner home, where the men had been alone for about five minutes. She said: ‘“There was an awful cry and papa called, ‘My God, doctor, what have you done? ” FIGHT A DUEL ON THE STREET. Colorado Sheriff and a Policeman En- gage in Mortal Combat. Durango, Colo., Jan, 11.~~Sheriff J. W. Thompson of La Plata county and Policeman Jesse Stensel of thig city exchanged a dozen shots with revol yers on the man street here and both were mortally wounded. Thompson (died in the afternoon. There had ex- isted a feud between. the two men since the late election, when they were both candidates for the office of sher- iff. In addition to the political differ- ences between Sheriff Thompson and Policeman Stensel there was friction between the police department and the sheriff’s office over gambiing. It is said that hot words on the subject were exchanged between the two men before the shooting began. Stensel was shot through the right lung and it is thought he will not re cover. EXPECTS NO CHANGE Chinese Minister So Informs the Pe- king Government. : Peking, Jan. 11.—The Chinese min- Ister at Washington has telegraphed his government that any satisfactory IN LAW. legislation on the exclusion question Is improbable. He says that the major- Ity of congressmen favor greater lib- erality, but that the influence of the working classes is too strong against .1tke Chinese. ; Northport, L. I., Jan. 11,—Mrs. Julia | WAS GIVEN Party of Nearly A Hundred Russian Insurgents Shot Down By Gov- ernment Troops. RELAXATION SEEMS IMPOSSIBLITY Mitau, Jan. 11.—A squadron ot dragoons was ambushed near Hazen- pot, losing two men killed and four wounded. They received reinforce: ments later and surrounded the revo- lutionists. No quarter was given and the revolutionists, numbering eighty- nine in all, were killed to the last man. A band of fifty revolutionists made a daring raid on Livenhoff with the object of obtaining medicines and bandages for the revolutionists in the field. They carried off two Jewish merchants and held them for a bezavy ransom, which was paid. HARSH MEASURES NECESSARY. Premier Witte Unable to Promise Re- lief at Present. St.. Petersburg, Jan. 11.—Premier ‘Witte has made an interesting state- ment to a delegation headed by the mayor of this city, which requested a relaxation of the orders of the prefect of police against meetings in the in- terest of the electoral campaign. The premier could not premise to do any- thing until after Jan. 22. While per- sonally he did not sympathize with the karsh measures of Interior Minister { Durnovo he regarded them as essen- tial. The premier could not assume the responsibility for a course, which if it resulted in bloodshed, wonld make him a scapegoat. He spoke bitterly of the failure of the moderates to &ive the government support, saying that upon their shoulders largely rests the burden of compelling the govern- ment to resort to repression. It is reported that the revolutionists are keeping a list of landowners who have fled or are fAeeing abroad with the intention, if the revolution is suc- cessful, of confiscating their estates. The latest news from Transcaucasia is that a completé’ revolution prevails in Georgia and Mingrelia. The viceroy is withdrawing all the troops available north of Vladikavkaz for service in the revolutionary territory. TROOPS USE' ARTILLERY, Many Persons Killed or Wounded at Tiflis, Caucasia. b Tiflis, Caucasia, Jan. 11.—The plun- dering of this city continues. During the night bombs were thrown at a military patrol, whereupon the house from which the bombs were hurled and the adjoining buildings were bom- barded by artillery with the result that many persons were killed or wounded. A house in which an Armenian who had attempted to assassinate an offi- cer had sought refuge was set on fire and the man was burned alive, £ -~ ~ Many Revolutionists Killed. ‘Warsaw, Russian Poland, Jan. 11.— The troops have captured the iron works at Ostrowiec, government of Radom, which had been occupied by, the reyolutionists as their headquar- ters. Many of the revolutionists were killed or wounded during the fight, The rest fled. Rebel President Executed. Reval, Esthonia, Jan. 11.—A tailot named Schultz, who had been elected president of the Esthonian republic, has been captured and executed by the soldiers. Troops Charge Crowds. Opatoff, Russian Poland, Jan. 11.— Troops fired upon and charged crowds here for over an hour. Many persons were killed or wounded. BROKERAGE FIRM SUSPENDS. ¥ Member of - the Concern Committe 8uicide Tuesday. Cleveland,. Jan. 11.—Formal an- nouncement of the suspension of the firm of Denison, Prior & Co., invest- ment bankers and brokers, was made on the floor:of the Cleveland Stock Exchange during the morning. This ;1 action was taken as a result of a-large number of “the firm’s- checks being thrown out by the banks, who hold that since the death of L. W. Prior, who committed suicide Tuesday, the’ checks. could not pass the clearing- house. It is said that the banks hold ample funds and seeurities to provide for all claims against the firm. —