Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 22, 1906, Page 1

| 7| to go to Vladivostok when released by - The Bemidji VOLUME 3. NUMBER 231 CASTRO NOW IS aily WIRNESOTA HISTORICAL SOOIETY, BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1906 TEN CE&TS PER WEEK VERY BUSY MAN Anticipates Rupture With France and Ports of Venezu ela are Now Be- ing Garrisoned. — S POPULACE SHOWS Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Jan. 1 22.—The Venezuelan government is .actively engaged in garrisoning the ports of the republic and furnishing the troops with supplies. According to the advices received here the general public in Venezuela received the news of the rupture of diplomatic relations between Venezu- ela and France with the utmost in- difference, but diplomatic circles at Caracas are indignant at the ‘action of the Venezuelan government in not al- lowing M. Taigny, the retiring French charge, to return to the shore after he had gone on board the French line steamer Martinique at La Guayra Jan. 14 in order to obtain his correspond- ence. The Venezuelan government is con- gidering a project for laying a cable belween La Guayra and Porto Rico. AWAITING AMERICAN ADVICE. Reason for Apparent Hesitation on Part of France. Paris, Jan. 2 The apparent hesi- tation in France's decision relative to Venezuela appears to be prompted by the desire not to begin active meas- ures without first taking the advice of the authorities at Washington. For this purpose Ambassador Jusserand has been fully instructed regarding his government's point of view, which he is laying before the American gov- ernment, The officials here agree that France’s action is somewhat ham- pered owing to Venezuela's peculiar situation, the foreign claims upon the customs being regarded as placing a blockade 2lmost out of the 4 5y It is feared that if I'rance stopped commerce with the exterior President Castro would immediately seize this as a prefext for refusing to comply with Venezuela's obligations towards other nations. It is admitted that preparations are going on for reinforc- Ing the French squadron, but the ob- ject of this step is still undefined. This much is regarded as certain— France's next move will depend on the result of M. Jusserand's confer- ences at Washington. ADOPTS PLAN OF ACTION. Political Party Will for Universal Suffrage. St. Petersburg, Jan. 22.—The role of the Constitutional Democratic party in the national assembly, according to a resolution adopted at the convention just closed here, will be to obstruct all ordinary legislation. However, in rase the attempt at the first session to convert the assembly into a full fiedged constituent body is unsuccess- ful, the members of the Constitutional Democratic party will endeavor to secure the passage of am election law providing for general, direct and equal suffrage and statutes guaranteeing {iberty of speech, assembly; press and religion and measures for the pacifica- tion of the country. A resolution pro- viding for the participation of the Con- stitutional Democratic party in the slections to the national assembly was passed with only two dissenfing votes, thus nullifying the chances of a split } which the extremists hoped to effect | on this question. At the suggestion of M. Boditcheit the convention de- | clined to favor any specific measures regarding the solution of the agrarian question, Russian Work DENIES CROSSING OCEAN. Mrs. Taggart Said to Be in Highland Park, Il 1 Wooster, O., Jan. 22.—Friends here claim to have received a letter from Grace Taggart, dated Highland g 111, written on Wednesday showing the noted divorcee is not in Europe. She referred in her letter to the report that she had sailed for Eu- rope, saying she was very much sur- on the way i across the bri Released Prisoners in Distress. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 22.—Russian re- | leased prisoners of war, who recently arrived by the Japanese liner Kana- gawa to seek homes, having refused the Japanese government, are report- ed to be in distress and starving at i Vancouver and other points in British Columbia. i court i o z g against the state executive council to LITTi% “TEREST OHIO BANKER SLAIN. Mysterious Murder Occurs in Village of West Farmington. ‘Warren, O., Jan. 22.—The people of West Farmington, a village near here, are greatly excited as a result of the mysterious murder of R. K. Lewis, a wealthy banker and farmer. An un- known man came to the home of Lewis in a carriage. Lewis and this man, it is said, were in conference for an hour. At the end of that time a hired man in another part of the house smelled smoke and rushed into the room. He found Lewis lying dead with his head crushed, while his hands and feet were tightly bound. The body was covered with burning straw, which had been saturated in coal oil. The unknown stranger was missing. It is believed that the murder fol- Jowed a quarrel over husiness matters, as a number of account hooks of the dead man were found lying on the table in the room where the crime was committed. Lewis, who was a widower and sev- enty vears of age, lived alone in the house with a hired man. Detectives have been summoned from Cleveland. ARMENIANS HOLD PASSES. Troops Unable to Succor Beleaguered Mohammedans. zabethpol, Transcaucasia, Jan. 2.-—A courier arrived here during the day from Agdam with dispatches de- scribing the repeated attempts made by the authorities to get a convoy'of provisions to the starving and be- leaguered Mohammedans of Shusha, Traxscaucasia. - The convoy set -out three times with a strong escort of troops, Mohammedan volunteers and auxiliaries, but was intercepted by the Armenians holding the mountain passes. The whole district around Agdam is harried by Armenians and others who are perpetrating horrible atrocities, not giving any quarter to the wounded or to women or children. The Mohammedans are greatly en- raged at the attack made on the cele- brated shrine of Karapirim. After a savage conflict the Armenian attack- ers broke and fled, leaving fifty dead or wounded. LIBERALS GAIN MORE SEATS. Slaughter of British Unionists Con- tinues Unabated. London, Jan. 22.—The electoral glaughter of the Unionists proceeds unabated. Out of forty-one returns during the morning the Liberals take (went: -one seats, of which twelve were capturcd from the Unionists, includ- ing Woodstock, where the Marlbor- ough the anti-Conservative flood. Among the Tuionists who lost their seats is Bir Wililam Hart Dyke, Conservative, former member for the Dartford divi- sion of Kent, who was president of the touncil from 1887 to 1892. The totals to date are: Liberals, 149; Unionists, 111; Irish Nationalists, 8; Laborites, 37. Extension of Minnesota Road. Duluth, Jan The Duluth, Rainy [ake and nipeg railroad which, with its recent order for 8,000 !lons of steel ruils, are to be used in the immediate ension of its line { from its present terminus at Ashawa i to Rainy Lake. Decision Closes Saloons. Atlantic, la., Jan. 22.—The ten sa- loons in this city were closed when news was received that the supreme had dissolved an injunction prevent the publication of revised cen- sus figures showing that Atlantic had less than 5,000 population. Cities less than that size have no power to H- cense saloons. Warm Weather at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 21.—Saturday was, with one exception, the warmest win- ler day experienced in this city since ! the establishment of the weather bu- reau, the temperature reaching 62. In 1876 a January day attained a tem- perature of 65, which is the record for winter. luence did not suffice to stem | | has | placed an order for eight locomotives, | 1 EMPLOYES OF CENTRAL COMPET- ITIVE DISTRICT AGREE ON WAGE SCALE. AFFEGTS LARGE SECTION OF COUNTRY TWELVE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT INCREASE IN PAY IS REQUESTED. Indianapolis, Jan. 22.—The sub- committee of the scale committee of the United Mine Workers’ convention, which has been considering the wage scale demands to be made by the miners of the Central competitive dis- trict, composed of Indiana, Ohio, Illi- nois and Western Pennsylvania, and also to be made by the miners of Iowa, Michigan and that part of the Virginias that ships to the West and Northwest, has agreed to report to the general committee meeting the follow- ing demands: First—Admission of the Southwest- ern states to the Central competitive field. Second—A 121 per cent increase in wages. Third—Prohibition of employment of boys less_ than sixteen years of age. Republicans in House Slightly Modify Hepburn Bill. ‘Washington, Jan. 22.—The Repub- lican members of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce held a caucus at the capitol at which the Hepburn rate bill was discussed. The caucus reached an agreement regarding the phraseology to be used in defining the rate which may be fixed by the commission. This will provide for a “just, reasonable and fairly remunerative rate. which shall be the maximum that may be charged” by the carrier. (DEMANDS OF MINERS|FEELING OF DISTRUST - § : NG OPENLY AT MOROCCAN CONFERENCE. Uél( OF CONFIDEXCE IS APPARENT IENVOYS OF LESS INTERESTED POWERS NOT HOPEFUL OF AGREEMENT. Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 22.—Behind the screen of amiability that envelops the relations of the envoys of the powers to the Moroccan conference a rising feeling of distrust is observable, due seemingly to the unwillingness of both France and Germany to define | their positions beyond reaffirming now somewhat wearisomely their adher- ence to the open door, the sovereignty of the sultan and the integrity of his territory. The French delegates in all | their conversational reconnais- sances with their opponents have been unable to learn precisely what is the position of Germany, nor apparently have the German representatives been able to ascertain the jeint intentions of France and Great Britain. Extreme caution and lack of confidence have begun to destroy the favorable at- mosphere for negotiations which was created by the courtesies and assur- ances of the first day. There is a feel- ing among the ambassadors of the less sight. The Moroccan delegates have become conscious of this and take sat- isfaction therefrom. Moors Greatly Interested, Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 22.—The American charge d’affaires, Hoffman Philips, says the Moorish population here is in a state of great expectancy over the result of the international conference at Algeciras. He believes that the majority of the Moors would preggx,ghe sStatus quo or the open door. CHICAGO TIED UP BY FIERCE STORM Severe Rain, Sleet and Snow Storm Put all Telegraph Wires Out of Com- mission Last Night. Chicago, Jan, 22.—A severe rain, sleet and snow storm which com- menced before midnight, caused one of the worst tie ups which this city has known in many years. Few telegraph wires are workiog out of the eity in any direction and there is no communication whatever with the east. Almost the entire street car system is paralyzed and all cars are ous of commission. Traffic is at a stand- still and all telephone lines are crippled. CHARGES OF INDIFFERENCE. Made Against American Officials in Porto Rico. ‘Washington, Jan. 22.—Some broad charges as to the indifference of Am-| erican officials in Porto Rico to the wishes of Porto Ricans were made by Mayor Robert O. Todd of San Juan in a hearing before the hous& committee i en insular affairs on the proposed bill to reorganize the insular government. Mayor Todd charged that the six Am- erican members of the executive coun- ¢il, who are also the heads of the de- partments of the insular zovernment, flo not consult the five native members of the body and do not even invite them to meetings of the council. This body is both executive and legislative in its functions and stands in the re- lation of a senate to the house of dele- gates of Porto Rico. Under the pres- ent government organization the eleven members of this body are ap- pointed by the president of the United States and it is required that only five of them shall be Porto Ricans. Consequently the natives insist their representation is wholly inadequate and they desire they be granted a senate to be elected wholly by the people instead of the council. 'IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE STREET CARS| Preparing for Bombardment. Malaga, Spain, Jan. 22.—The report is current at Melilla, the Spanish set- tlement on the north coast of Morocco, that the Moroccan gunboat Sid Et Turki is preparing to bombard the Maripica factory, where the Belgian flag is floatine, NCE AND GERMANY NOT ACT- ! interested powers that trouble is in ! CHICAGO HAS PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT. Monster Petition to Save Frigate Constitution. ‘Washington, Jan. 22.—A monster petition signed by 30,000 citizens of Massachusetts was presented to the president during the day, opposing the recommendation of Secretary Bona- parte that the old frigate Constitution be either broken up or made an ob- | Ject for target practice. The petition itself is 170 feet long. It was unfolded before a group includ- Ing, besides ‘the president, Admiral Dewey, Senator Frye of Maine, Sen- ator Spooner of Wisconsin, Represen- tative McCall of Massachusetts and some invited guests. The president suggested that the old frigate be rigged and equipped as she appeared in her fighting days and sent to An- napolis. Another suggestion was that the vessel be sent to Washington. In no unmistakable way the president indi- cated that the vessel ought to be pre- served. Senator Spooner remarked: “I think we should not only pre- serve the Constitution but should also construct a modern battleship, if pos- sible the finest in the world, to hear the name Constitution IL.” This suggestion was approved cor- dially by the president, who indicated that it might aot be many vears be- fore a new. Constitution, as invincible as the old, would plow the seas. Admiral Dewey cordially endorsed the project to save and restore the historic vessel. Historic OFFICIAL WILL BE REMOVED. Friends Unable to Save Consul Gen- eral at Rio Janeiro. ‘Washington, Jan. 22.—Eugene Zeger of Chicago, who is United States con-; sul general at Rio de Janeiro, is to be removed from office for the good of the public service. Secretary Root has | made this announcement to the friends of Mr. Zeger, who have appealed to the president to retain him in office. Mr. Zeger's proposed removal is due directly to his trpuble with Am- bassador David E. Thompson of Ne- braska. against whom he transmitted i charges. This is not given as a rea- son, however. It is said at the state department that the German friends of Mr. Zeger in Chicago have made urgent repre- sentations to the president in his be-| half. The president recognizes that | Mr. Zeger performed excellent serv-! ice for the Republican party among German-Americans during the last campaign. It was alsc said further | that Senator Cullom has displayed much interest 4in Mr. Zeger's case and urgently recommended his reten- tion, but the president found himself ' | unable to com:>lv with his wishes. [ NOW AWAKENED iThe Few Men Arrested For Committing Crime are Receiving the Maximum Punishment Allowed. YOUNG AND OLD ARE BEING PUNISHED - Chicago, Jan. 22.—The law laid ax fron hand during the day on offenders of the class who have terrorized Chi- cago recently by their armed hold-ups and attacks on women. In cne case an octogenarian in spite of the plea of his attorneys that his life race was nearly run, was sentenced to ninety- nine years in the penitentiary. In an- other court three youths under nine- teen years of age were sentenced to prison for life after having been con- victed of an armed robbery. No mercy because of his great age was shown Nicholas Holland, when he was found guilty of attacking a little girl. Although eighty-six years eof age he was given a sentence that, if he could live that long, would free him from prison at the age of 185. Peter Brady, Joseph Hase and Law- rence Roscoe were the youths sex- tenced to the penitentiary for life. The life sentence was inflicted under tha: portion of the statute which provide: such imprisonment when revolver are carried in such attacks. The th boys were convicted of eight robberies in one night. The largest amount of money secured by them as booty was one dollar. : INCORPORATED IN MONTANA, Four Companies Apgarently Controllied by Milwaukee Road. Helena, Mont., Jan. 22—Four cor- porations, the directors representing | the Chicago Milwaukee and "St." Paul Railway company, have filed articles o. incorporation here. The companies are the Enterprise L.and and Tmprove- ment company, Western Townsite company, Republic Coal company and the Big Horn Timber company. Each company has a paid up capital of $100,000, the incorporators and direc- tors being Burton Harrison of Chi- cago, George F. Shelton and Thomas Allen of Butte. Mr. Harrison is one of the offieials of the Milwaukee. Shelton is attorney for the company in Montana and Al- len is connected with the traffic de- partment. WILL PAY ALLEGED SHORTAGE. Former Kansas Treasurer Waives Statute of Limitations. Topeka, Kan., Jan.. 22—F. E. Grimes, ex-state treasurer, has noti- fied Governor Hoch that he would willingly waive the statute of limita- tion and pay every cent of the alleged shortage found covering his adminis- tration of the office. Recently expert { accountants found a shortage of $%7- 000 in the treasurer’s office covering the administration of ex-Treasurer | Grimes 'and running into the admin- istration of T. T. Kelley, the present treasurer. The accountants were un- able to state what became of the money. 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