Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 16, 1906, Page 1

— VOLUME 3. NUMBER 226 BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1906. STATEHOOD BILL | /mmommm oo s | Opposition by Republicans to the Joint : PP T h e W P W D O D P 1 Statehood Bill is Growing and In- Monday, January 15th., 1906, at 9 A. M. TEN CENTS PER WEEK .r surgents are Hopeful. BABCOCK DENIES PUBLISHED CHARGE ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—Opposition in the house to joint statehood seems to be gaining ground and the insurgents are growing bolder in their denuncia- tion of the proposed administration measure. Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, the leader of the insurrec- tion, and his lieutenants say their movement has gained strength since Saturday. BABCOCK SAYS |IT'S UNTRUE. Not Piqued Because He Failed to Land Big Chairmanship. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—When the ‘thouse met Mr. Babcock (Wis.) at once took the floor on a question of per- sonal privilege. He based this on a statement in a local newspaper en- titled “How Came Babcock to Rebel,” and which gave as a reason tor his opposition to joining Arizona and New Mexico as one state his pique at not being made chairman of the appropri- ations committee. Mr. Payne, the Republican floor leader, said while he should not ob- Jject in this instance he did not want a precedent made of this case, as he did not regard the story as raising a ques- tion of personal privilege. “If I am not entitled to the floor on a question of privilege I do not want it,” replied Mr. Babcock with some feeling. “If when a member is totally misrepresented if that is not a matter of personal privilege I don’t know ‘what 1s.” Speaker Cannon remarked that as no objection nad been made he was not called upon to pass upon whether the matter presented was or was not one of privilege. “The gentleman will proceed,” he said. The statement, Mr. Babcock repeat- ed, totally misrepresented him and, he also believed, the so-called ‘‘Stal- warts,” which he understood meant the house organization. He had, he said, never been an applicant for the chairmanship of the appropriations commitiee. He had not wanted that chairmanship and had it been ten- dered him he should have declined it, “as I did not feel that under the cir- cumstances I could have filled it to the satisfaction of the house.” As to statehood Mr. Babcock said he had always been opposed to joining Arizona and New Mexico as one state and had always opposed it. As to his views on the tariff Mr. Babcock said they had not changed. He presented a resolution adopted by the Wisconsin delegation in congress Jan. 14, 1905, in favor of revision and said while bow- ing as a party man to the programe he still adhered to the opinion that ¢ ion should be had. I'here was no reply to Mr. Babcock’s statement and when he concluded some of his colleagues applauded. DAMAGING EVIDENCE GIVEN. Alleged Co-Conspirator Testifies in Rev. Ware Case. Omaha, Jan. 16.—The trial of Rev. George G. Ware, president of the U. B. 1. Cattle company, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands, was resumed here dur- ing the da 1k Lambert, one of Ware's all d co-conspirators, took the stand as a government witness. He fully confirmed the testimony of J. C. Blue, an inmate of the soldiers’ home, to the eifect that he induced Blue and about twenty other inmates of the soldiers’ home to file on home- steads and > ninety-nine-year leases to the U, B. I. company. Lambert said from Mr. Ware $50 for each lease se- cured. This fee he divided equally with Harry Welch, who was aiding him. Welch, who with Lambert plead- ed guilty to the charge of conspiracy some days ago, is expected to testify for the government. APPROVED BY BONAPARTE. $entence of Courtmartial in Case of ! Midshipman Coffin. ‘Washington, Jan. Bonaparte has approved the sentence of dismissal imposed by courtmartial at Annapolis in the case of Midship- man Trenmor Coffin on conviction of hazing and ordered his dismissal from the academy, ! ezuelan dispute, says: | no accomplices 16.—Secretary | 10 SUPPORT GERMANY UNITED STATES SAID TO FAVOR KAISER’S GOVERNMENT IN MOROCCAN DISPUTE. | BERMAN VIEW LIKELY TO PREVAIL FRANCE SAID TO HAVE NO SUP- PORTERS AT THE INTERNA- TIONAL CONFERENCE. London, Jan. 16.—The Associated Press is advised that Ambassador White, represemi;)\g the United States at the Moroccan conference at Alge- ciras, will support the German conten- tion both as to the open door in Mo- rocco and as to an international com- mission to control the policing of the eountry. It is suggested that this may make the adoption of the German view probable, particularly in the light of the fact that Russia has shown marked indifference to the appeal of France for support. The influence of the Vat- fean is also understood to be hostl]e to France. RUPTURE lS IMMINENT. Franco-Venezuelan Relations Not Yet Officially Broken Off. Paris, Jan. 16.—The positive state- ment was made at the foreign office during the morning that diplomatic re- lations between France and Venezu- ela have not yet been officially broken off. M. Taigny, the French charge, still remains at Caracas. - A rupture, however, is imminent, though the or- der to sever relations with Venezuela has not been dispatched. All com- » i munications, owing to the interruption of direct telegraphic connection with Caracas, pass through Washington, i with. which. capital an- understanding The American minister, Mr. 1, will take charge of French vests in Venezuela when the offi- cial notification of the cessation of diplomatic relations is given. The reports that the French squad- ron is proceeding to Venezuelan wa- ters are not confirmed, but on the other hand they are not denied, the officials here maintaining the strictest discr1:tion relative to the measures Fran: ¢ is likely to adopt. Lat:r in the day it was announced that the foreign office had sent an or- der to M. Taigny to break off relations with Venezuela, but M. Taigny has not vet cfficially notified the French government of the receipt of his in- structions. The Temps, referring to the Ven- “France, having exhausted all con- ciliatory means, will probably be obliged to proceed with a naval dem- onstration,” COMMITTED DEED ALONE. Ivins Declares'He Had No Accomplices in Hollister Murder. Chicago, Jan. 16.—Richard G. Ivins, self-confessed murderer of Mrs. Frank- lin C. Hollister, has been subjected to | a severe examination by the police in he paid them $150 each and received | the effort to obtain from him the names of his accomplices, it being thought possible that Mrs. Hollister was kept a prisoner during a part of the day. Ivins declared that he had and that he alone com- mitted the crime. During the exam- ination the aged father of Ivins sat in the room with the tears streaming down his face, hoping that mitigation of his son’s offense might be found in the fact that others were with him at the time the woman was killed. When the examination was concluded the old man asked his son: “Did you really do this alone?” “Yes, I did it alone,” replied the son. Jt is the intention of the police to push the case against Ivins with as The Berman Emporium Begins the most wonderful sale ever held in Northern Minnesota. 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