Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 27, 1906, Page 1

" The Bemi VOLUME 3.- NUMBER 236 MINNESOTA HIST G “* BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SABURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1906. TEN CENTS PER WEEK RESERVISTS | ARE IN MUTINY & /.vt; Russian Troops at Immediate Tra Ask )‘[0 5 Viasgpstok nsportation .* Their Homes DETAILS OF DISTURBANCE WITHHELD St Petersburg, Jan. 27.—According, to advices received here a mutiny has broken out at Vladivostok. No details are available, the censorship being op- erative over press and private tele- grams, but a report that General Seli- vanoff, the commander of an army corps was wounded is confirmed. The war department officials are un- able to give particulars of the serious- ness of the mutiny, which is due to the reserve men. These troops are thoroughly undisciplined and are clamoring for their immediate trans- portation home, though the govern- ment has given them precedence over the Transsiberian railroad in addition to chartering all the available steam- ers. OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE. German and French Envoys Continue Discussions. Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 27.—Count von Tattenbach and M. Regnault, re- spectively the German and French specialists on Morocco, during the day began the first of a series of detailed private discussions with the object of reaching an agreement outside the Moroccan conference. M. Revoil, head of the I'rench mission, and Herr von Radowitz, head of the German mis- sion, at their meeting Thursday, while most pleasant towards each other,| avoided touching upon anything ex- cept the general ground, but they ar- ranged for M. Regnault and Count von Tattenbach to talk out the disputed points thoroughly. Their subject dur- ing the day was a Moroccan state bank, a question which probably will be one of the next to corde before the conference -after the problem of the taxes is disposed of. The conference now has four sorts of activity—the Regnault-Tattenbach discussions, upon which most of the attention is fixed; the sub-committee dealing with financial reforms, the committee of the whole from which the secretaries are excluded and, finally, the conference itself. The en- voys are tiring of this quiet coast town and already want to get away, but it looks as though a month more will be required to finish the work in hand. MAN DIES" IN SAVING CHILD. Struck by Falling Timber While Leav- ing Burning House. Cincinnati, Jan. 27.—After plunging through the flames into Charles Hen- derson’s burning house at Montgom- ery, W, Va., and safely bringing out one of the children “Jug” King, a well known character, was killed by a fall- ing timber as the walls fell outward. The cottage in which the Hender- sons lived caught fire and the flames were in full headway before the fam- ily were s&roused and fled from the burning building. Neighbors who had gathered discovered that one of the chiidren, which both parents thought the other had carried out, was still in the house. | King plunged through the ring of flames, wrapped the child in a blanketl and was almost out of danger when a | beam fell outward and he was struck and killed. The child was unhurt. JUST A, PRELIMINARY MOVE. France Planning to Boycott All Ven- ezuelan Products. ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—As a prellm-; inary to a naval demonstration France | is now considering the initiation of a ! boycott of all Venezuelan products, of which she is the largest foreign pur- chaser. Her plan of action has been finally determined upon, but the ap- parently complicated situation at Al-: geciras has caused a suspension in the | programme for the immediate dispatch j of warships to La Guayra. H Paris, Jan. 27.—President Loubet ! presided at a council of ministers at the Elysee palace. It is said on good : authority a decision was reached rela- tive to France's eventual action to- wards Venezuela, The steps to be taken, however, will not be made known until France decides the mo- ment to be opportune, Big Tannery Destroyed. Romney, W. Va., Jan, 27.—The large | tannery of the United States Leather company at Petersburg, Grant county, was destroyed by fire at night, thel loss being about $100.000. { mockery, a travesty. AN ANTI-HAZING BILL. Bubmitted to House Committee by Secretary Bonaparte. ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—The submis- slon by Secretary Bonapdarte of an anti-hazing bill and testimony by Rear Admiral Sands, superintendent of the naval academy, as to discipline at Annapolis, featured the day’s session of the house committee on naval af- fairs. Admiral Sands surprised many members of the committee by stating frankly that no investigation had been made at Annapolis to determine whether officers have had knowledge of the violation of the anti-hazing laws which went unpunished. He further- more made it clear that he did not think such an inquiry necessary or de- sirable. In the ‘opinion of Admiral Sands, the superintendent of the academy and the secretary of the navy should be allowed to exercise their discretion in punishing hazing offenses. He favored the system of graduated punishment suggested to the comnmittee by Secretary Bonaparte. Passengers Badly Shaken Up. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 27.—The Missouri Pacific express train, west- bound, crashed into a freight train standing on the main track and nearly 200 passengers were bruised, but none was seriously hurt. The freight train caught fire and ten derailed cars were burned. HEARING OF EVIDENCE BEGUN. Government Opens Case Against Re- frigerator Company. Milwaukee, Jan. 27.—Thomas F. Howe, president and general manager of the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit company, was the first witness called by the government to give testimony before Special Examiner Kurtz in its efforts to substantiate the allegations made in the bill of complaint filed against that company, the Pabst Brew- ing company and seven defendant rail- way companies in the action recently instituted against them for violations of the Elkins anti-rebate act. Most of the questions put to the witness at the session were of a pre- liminary character, having to do with the formation of the company, the ownership of the stock and the man- ner'in which the business of the tran- sit company is conducted. Nothing of a sensational nature was brought out at the examination except the fact that prior to the passage of the Elkins act in February, 1903, the Pabst Brew- ing company was in the habit of re- ceiving and accepting large sums giver: as rebates on the shipment of freight. Inasmuch as this practice was not ilicgal at that time that fact has no bearing on the present case except to subsiantiate the charges of the gov- ernment on that point. USE OF BIBLE A MOCKERY. New York Police Judge Says Wit- nesses Desecrate Holy Book. New York, Jan. 27.—Justice John M. Tirney of a municipal court in the Bronx has abolished the use of the Bible in his court. Explaining his ac- tion he said: 7 “I have removed the Bible from use in my court. It was a desecration to use it there. Lying words from the mouths of witnesses made its use a I was brought up to regard it with veneration and reverence as the word of Gol. It is shocking to find men calling upon the Deity to witness the truth of what | they say—'So help me God’—with a \ie in their hearts and upon their lips By which they profaned the good book. “I now swear or afirm a witness with uplifted hand, but it really has no significance to my mind.. I would prefer to let every person tell his or her story without either oath or affir- mation and then do the best I can toward ascertaining the truth.” _ To Fight for Open Shop. New York, Jan. 27.—The New York | Metal Trades association hds decided to amalgamate with the National Metal Trades association. Employ- ment bureaus are to be maintained all over the country. The metal trades generally are under the open shop system and the amalgamation is part of a general plan to prevent the closed shop. | DEATH OF GENERAL WHEELEh. Veteran Soldier of Two Wars Victim of Pneumonia. New York, Jan. 27.—General Joseph | ‘Wheeler, the famous Confederate cav- alry Irader and a brigadier general of the United States army since the war with Bpain, is dead at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith,: in, Brook- | Iyn. General Wheeler died of pneu- monia, from which he had been ill for six days. He was sixty-nine years of age. Sl General Wheeler will be buried in Arlington cemetery with full military honors. The tentative programme provides that the funeral shall be held at St. John’s Episcopal church at Washington Monday afternoon and #n escort, consisting of troops from all branches of the service, accompany the body to the cemetery. General Wheeler had a notable. rec- ord as a fighter in the Civil war and received the thanks of the Confederate government for his bravery in battle. ‘When the Spanish war broke out he offered his services to President Mc- Kinley and was ma®e a -major general of volunteers. He took a leading part in the battle of San Juan hill and the other engagements in Cuba and later sérved six months in the Philippines fighting the insurgents. - MAY HAVE PERISHED IN WOODS. Mellen (Wis.) Man Misging Since Last Saturday. Ashland, Wis.,, Jan. 27.—William Frazer of Mellen has been lost in the woods since last Saturday and grave fears are entertained for his safety. Frazer started out on his skis with a revolver and some poisoned bait with which he said he was going to kill wolves. Since then nothing has been heard of him and it is thought that he lost his way and perished. A search- ing party is looking for him. ‘'he pope has signed u?papers ap- ‘pointing Right Rev. W. H. O’Connell, bishop of Portland, Me., who recently visited Japan on a special mission, to be coadiutor archbishon of Boston. .hearing would be adjourned until 10 -o’cléck Morday morning. i CONFERENCE ‘RESUMED. Atforneys in Beef Trust Case Trying : to Get Together. Chicago, Jan. 27.—Another attempt is fto be made by counsel for the in-| digted packers and the government to agree upon a statement of facts con- cerning the actions of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield when he came ‘West to investigate the beef industry. The attorneys had reported that they were unable to agree and that the trigl would proceed. When the hour for'reopening the court arrived, how- : ever, the trial was not commenced and after waiting for some time and holding conferences with the attor- neys Judge Humphrey announced from the bench that the lawyers would make ‘additional efforts to reach an agreement as to the facts and that the The government attorneys are will- ing to agree tosa statement of facts which will not prejudice the case for them, because it is evident that if the case 'is argued on the points of law only all the time necessary for the in- troduction of evidence will be saved. District Attorney Morrison will agree to nothing,” however, except that if the government is victorious under the | pleas of immunity by the packers the latter must then stand trial under the indictments.” If the packers win on the law points involving the plea of immunity they go free, pending an ap- peal to the supreme court of the Unit- ed States by the government,. Out of Work; Commit Suicide. Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—Leo Living- ston and W. A. Sewell, salesmen of Baitimore, were found dead in a room in ‘a boardinghouse. The gas was turned on. The men left letters in which they said they were out of wci{k, had no money and had decided to commit suicide. B. C. Stephenson, the dramatist, is dead in London. In collaboration with Clement Scott, he wrote “Peril,” “Di- plomacy” and many other plays. AFTER HOME ~ CONCERNS Iowa Legislator Makes Serious Charges Against Insurance Com- panies. ASK THAT INVESTIGATION BE MADE Des Moines, Jan. 27.—Violation of law, extravagance, crookedness and graft were embodied in charges made by Senator Molsberry in th> Iowa sen- ate against life insurancefi'ompanies of Iowa. Senator Molsberry’s remarks were occasioned by the calling up of his resolution providing for the inves- tigation of such companies doing busi- ness in the state. “A certain company with headquar- ters at Des Moines pays its president Experienced in Arizona and New Mex- ican Towns. Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 27.—The whole western country from Gallup, Nii M., to Seligman, Ariz., a distance of several hundred miles, experienced earthquake shocks about.1:30 o’clock P. m. At Gallup the motion was from west to east. Buildings rocked and people fled precipitately from their SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. $12,000 per annum and the wife of the | homes. At Williams, Ariz., the shock president $6,000 per annum,” declared | resembled an explosion. Goods were l Mr. Molsberry. “The same company pays salaries to officers and employes to the amount of $55,000 and that on ledger assets of less than $1,500,000. Wave moved ‘from If McCurdy, McCall and Alexander had known what salaries were paid thrown from the shelves of the stores. and several 'buildings jerked from their foundations. At Flagstaff the south to mnorth. Chimneys were tumbled over and the plastering in‘several rooms of the rail- the officials of this company they| WAy hospital fell. A number of pa- would certainly have been sorry that | tients fled in fear. Moving trains in they were not operating in Iowa. “One life insurance company with a home office in Des Moines one year wrote $83,000, for which not 1 cent of premium was collected and every cent of which was lapsed the next year. The insurance was written to allow the company to make a good show- ing.” Senator Molsberry accused various companies of extravagance and mis- management of their affairs for the purpose of graft. INSURANCE OFFICIALS. District Attorney Jerome Preparing to Take Up the Matter. New York, Jan. 27.—District ‘Attor- ney Jerome in the near future will, it is stated, move against officers of various insurance companies which were under investigation by the legis- lative committee. A special grand jury is to be called to consider the cases, but the date for the assembling of the jury has not yet been set. Assistant District Attorneys Nott and Krese]l are at work with the dis- trict attorney on insurance matters. They have been wading through the masses of evidence taken by the legis- lative investigators and in addition they have conferred with® individuals who are in touch with the affairs of some of the companies, < AFTER B = the disturbed area were halted by the shocks. No loss of life or serious damage to property has thus far been reported. DRAWS TWO SALARIES Chairman of Canal Commission Also On Payroll of the Clover Leaf “Rail Road. APPEAR BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE ROASTS HIS OWN WITNESSES. District Attorney Jerome Sums Up in Deuel Libel Case. New York, Jan. 27.—*I will not at- tempt to disguise from you the utter loathing and contempt I feel for some of the witnesses whom I myself have introduced,” declared District Attor- ney Jerome to the jury in his argu- ment for the prosecution in the action for criminal libel brought against Nor- man Hapgood, editor of Colliers Week- ly, on complaint of Justice Joseph M. Deuel of the court of special sessions. “For more than two weeks now we have been wandering through Vanity Fair,” said Mr. Jerome, “witnessing exhibitions of weakness, of folly and, "‘some instances, of human degrada- oon, “It may be that I ought not to be here prosecuting one of the best friends I've got for a crime which, in my private judgment, I believe he ought to have done and which I might | have done in his place with more heat and more vim than he displayed. The law not to restrict the liberty of the press has provided that if the pub- lished article be true and published with justifiable ends it is a defense. On the ground of excuse the prosecu- tion concedes that this publication was honestly made in a belief that it was true. If you find that the article was true you have got to acquit.” DUE TO ELECTION EXCITEMENT. Thomas Higgins, Irish Nationalist, Found 'Dead in Bed. London, Jan. 27.—Thomas Higgins, Irish Nationalist, who Thursday suc- cessfully contested North - Galway against Colonel John Philip Nolan, Irish Nationalist, was found dead in bed at his hotel at Tuam. The tragic occurrence is attributed to the excite- ! ment of the polling acting on a weak Jheart. Mr. Higgins was one of the most militant Nationalists in the west of Ireland and had many conflicts with the police. He was imprisoned under the crimes act during Arthur J. Bal- four’s tenure of the chief secretary- ship of Ireland. Lionel Walter Rothschild, Unionist, has been re-elected for the Middle divi- sion of Buckinghamshire, though Rev. Silas Kitto Hocking, the novelist, gave him a good race, reducing the Union- ist majority at the last contested elec- tion by one-half. The totals now are: Liberals, 351; Unionists, 149; Irish Nationalists, 81; Laborites, 49. EIGHT-HOUR LAW ABROGATED. House Says Aliens on Isthmus Must Work Longer Day. ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—The house, after a lengthy debate, went into com- mittee of the whole and the amend- ment abrogating the eight-hour law so far as it affects aliens on the isthmus of Panama was offered. It was fought by the Democrats, but was adopted by a vote of 83 to 35. Washipgtes, San. 27.—The senate committee on interoceanic canals re- sumed its session during the day .and examined Chairman Shonts of the ca- nal commission. It was determined to bhear Mr. Shonts behind closed doors. Mr. Shonts testified that he is draw- ing 812,000 a year from the Clover THEEODORE PERRY SHONTS. Leaf railroad. He receives $30,000 from the government. He will be ex- amined later concerning his railroad connection. BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE. Governor General Wright Discusses Philippine Tariff Bill. ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—Governor Gen- eral Luke E. Wright of the Philippine islands testified during the day before the senate committee having charge of the pending Philippine tariff bill. Senator Burrows brought out the fact that hemp is the chief export produdt of the islands and that a great deal of coffee is grown. He asked Governor ‘Wright why the Philippine commis- sion had not directed its labors to educating the Filipinos to extend the raising of crops which would not en- ter into competition with 'American products. Governor Wright responded that these crops are raised on hillside land and that the natives are congest- ed near the sea, where the land is fit only for tobacco, sugar, rice, cocoa- nuts and similar products. He said that to do what the senator had sug- gested would necessitate a readjust- ment of the population, which “cannot be shifted like pawns on a chess board.” The governor added, however, that hemp raising is being developed rapidly. Senator Brandegee took a decided interest in the tobacco crop of the isl ands and asked many questions con- cerning it. Governor Wright said that he dia not believe the Philippines ‘would ever produce a grade of tobacco equalling the Cuban product. He thought very little of the product would be shipped to this country, but that the opening of this market would stimulate growth and raise the price woaid to growers by. manufacturems, ...O’Lary & Bowser... Wednesday, January 31. our sale on Straw’s shoes-clothing-ladies’ suits--furs etc. will close ‘We are now showing the latest fabrics and weaves in new dress goods as follows: - Panama v Bat\iste Waistings Soisil:te . Fancy Worsteds Albatros Fancy Swiss Chambrays Crepe Du Chine Serges Fancy Suiting Mohair Silk Mull Mercerized Dott Eolienne Crispelene Checks Eolinnes Organdees :