Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 30, 1906, Page 1

- The Bemid VOLUME 3. NUMBER 238 TWO NOBLEMEN ARE MURDERED Prominent Russian Land Owners Pulled From Their Killed. REVOLUTIONISTS Tucum, Courlend, Jan. 30—Count Daily Pioneer BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TU.ESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1906. SOGIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK Sleigh and ATTACKED THEM I'rederic Lamsdorff and BaronRoenne, tvo of the most prominent land owners of this district, while out driving yes- terday, were attacked by a band of revolutionists and were pulled from their sleighs and were murdered. The Count Lamsdorfl killed in Cour- land is not the foreign minister, who is Count Vladimir Nicolaievitch Lams- dortf. Meeting Feb. 15. C. E. Leeman, president, and A. G, Rutledge, secretary, of the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tournament association, have issued a call for a meeting of the executive committee of the as- sociation, which will be held at Grrand Rapids, Thursday, Feb. 15, at 8 p. m., when the dates for holding the next tournament at Cass Lake will bz set. Mr. Lee- man favors June 21, 22 and 23 as the dates, and the Cass Lake department will so recommend. As it is understood that the tournament of the western as-| sociation will be held at Warren the week after, it is more than likely that the ‘Bemidji- running team will participate in the Cass Lake tournament as well as at Warren. Bathing at Bemidji. Grand Forks Herald: An eight- year-old girl studying a lesson at home looked up from her book and said: “Mama, why do they putin the geography that pil- grims goand bathe in the Ganges river?” “Why,” said the mother, “because they think that is an interesting thing to know, I suppose.” “Well, people go to Bemidji to bathe, and they don’t put that in the geographies.” “Oh, I see, But you must under- stand that people bathe in the| Ganges because they are re- ligious, while they bathe at Be- midji—for other reasons.” ... JAINUSEmMeNts .... Much Interest Shown. Much interest is shown by the local theatre-going public in next Friday eyening’s attraction at the City Opera house, Harry B. Smith’s charming comic opera, “The Liberty Belles.” It is a pleasing fact that this company does not advertise 70 or 80 people with two or three car-loads of scenery. It adver-| tises 40 and extends the hope! that you will count .them, one baggage car, they say is large enough to carry all their scenery and properties and, judging by the press criticisms the per-! formance has been receiving throughout this section of the! country they have got all they claim to have and are giving ex- cellent satisfacesion with the same. The Minneapolis Journal recently said, “The Liberty Belles,” which is playing a four night engagement at the Metro- politan Opera House is delight- ! ing its audiences with one of the brightest and snappiest shows and one of the best sing- ing choruses of the season.”|! This -is but one of the many|, flatbering comments this comic opera has been receiving. lengineer of the state drainage TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY Engineer Ralph afid Crews Will Leave For Bagley This Evening. George A. Ralph of Crookston, board, and a big crew of en- gineers will leave this evening for Bagley, near where the work on the state topographical survey will be resumed and it is ex- pected that by the first of June the entire work will have been completed. Clearwater countv will be finished first, after which the crews will go to Beltrami county, then to [tasca county and wind up the work in St. Louis county about June 1. One_crew will probably be laid off about May 1 and the odds and ends of the work picked up by the remain- ing crew. Some of the work near Duluth will be done on skis and the members of the party are looking forward to this por- tion of the work as something in the light of recreation. The arrangements for the com- pletion of the survey were made at the last meeting of the state drainage board when the finan- cial problem was disposed of by anticipating the use of some of the funds which will not be available until later in the year. The school board of Indepen-| dent School District of Bemidji will hold a meeting at the school house this evening for the pur- pose of receiving bids for fur- nishing the schools with wood. Mrs, J. C. Tennstrom was pleasantly surprised by a number of lady friends yesterday after- noon. The afternoon was spent in sccial diversions, followed by refreshments, plates being laid| for twelve. Mrs. Tennstrom was | the recepient of a gift from the ladies in the shape of a set of val- uable China cups and saucers. THE COMFORTABLE WA EAST BOUND. No. 108..Park Rapids Line..5:00 ‘a. m. (Connects with Oriental Limited at Sauk Centre, arrives Minneapolis at 1:45 p. m, St. Paul at2:15 p. m.) No. 34....Duluth Express:...12:27p m ‘36 WEST BOUND. ------ Fosston Line.... FULL INFORMATION FROM E E CHAMBERLAIN. Agt. Bemidj‘i, Minn. ‘6681 03HSIT8VLS] “INVd LS '9078 3417 VINVWYID 11-01b, “Q3LI2170S JON3IUNOJS3IUF00 “SXD0LS ONINIW ¥NOA 113S ONV ANE "dIGOIH DY 3nvH | 313 ATV IA i July, 4414 @44%ec. PROTEST OF DIPLOMATS FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AT CARACAS AROUSED BY EX- PULSION OF M. TAIGNY. FORMAL JOINT NOTE IS DELIVESED REFUSE TO ACCEPT AS CORRECT PRESIDENT CASTRO’S POSI- TION IN THE MATTER. Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. ~~.—Twen- ty-five members of the diplomatic corps delivered to the Venezuelan gov- ernment a formal joint note stating that they canno: accept Venezuela’s position that M. Taigny, the former French charge d’affaires here, had been deprived of his official character and that he only ranked as a French citizen at the time of his forced de- parture from this country. ‘ The diplomats have communicated the text of this note to their respec- tive governments. The French line steamer which ar- rived at La Guayra during the day was granted the usual privileges of com- munication with the shore. Paris, Jan. 29.—The French govern- ment has received advices that M. Taigny, the former charge d’affaires at Caracas, left Willemstad, island of Curacao, during the day on hoard a Dutch line steamer. He will proceed to Washington to confer with Ambas- sador Jusserand and then return di- rect to France. The oilicials of the foreign office de- clare that the presence of French war- ships in Venezuelan waters does not denote immediate offensive action against Venezuela. ATTORNEYS STILL AT VARIANCE. No Agreement Reached in Chicago Packers’ Case. . Chicago, Jan. "~ —The attorneys in the packers’ . case 'did not ‘reachizan: agreement during the day regarding the facts in the case. District Attor- ney Morrison declared that he had submitted to the attorneys for the packers a draft of his plea in the case and had informed them that if-they did not agree to that there would be no agreement. It was admitted, however, by both sides that there is still a bare possi- bility of an agreement, although it is considered to be remote. WORLD’8 RECORDS BROKEN. Racing Automobiles Make Fast Time in Florida. Ormond, Fla., Jan. { .—All world’s records for the kilometer and for the mile were broken in-the automobile tournament here during the day. The new figures placed the mile for cars of all powers at 28 1-5 seconds and for the kilometer at 182-5 seconds. Both new records were made by Fred Ma- riott, driving the cigar-shaped Stanley steamer. Louis Chevrolet lowered the mile figures for gasoline cars to 30 3-5, driv- ing the 200 horsepower car formerly in charge of Hemery. The same driver lowered the kilometer record for gasoline cars to 19 2-5 seconds. The middleweight car record for the kilometer was lowered by Vaughn to 25 seconds, and the middleweight record for the mile brought down to 40 3-5 seconds. BT Al LT Duluth Wheat and Flax, Duluth, Jan. {..—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, 81lc; No. 2 North- ern, 79c. On track—No. 1 Northern, 81c; No. 2 Northern, 79¢c; May. 834¢c; July, 843;c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.13%; May, $1.16%; July, $1.173 ; Sept., $1.16%; Oct., $1.14%;. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Jan. 7.—Wheat— May, 847%c; July, 83%c. Corn—May, 44%c; Oats—May, 305%c; July, 29%c. Pork—May, $14.00@ 14.071%; July, $14:17%; Jan., $13.77%. Flax.— Cash, Northwestern, $1.13; Southwestern, $1.061%; May, $1.15. Butter—Creameries, 18@25%%c; dair- {es, 18@23c. ' Eggs—17@17%c. Poul- try—Turkeys, 14c; chickens,” 10l%¢c; springs, 11c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Jan. [ .—Cattle—Beeves, $5.50@6.25; cows, $1.35@4.40; heifers, $2.40@4.85; calves, $5.50@8.00; good to prime steers, $5.30@6.25; poor to medium, $3.50@5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50@4.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.30@5.55; good heavy, $5.40@5.55; rough heavy, $5.30@5.35; light, $5.25@5.47%; pigs, $4.85@5.35. Sheep, $3.50@5.80; yearlings, $6.00@ 6.65; lambs, $5.75@7.60. AR it DEFEATIVIE ma n IERSES 10 APEM HAPGOOD TO PUSH THINGS Disclosures Made in Town Topics Trial to Be Followed Up by FRANK ROCKEFELLER DISOBEYS SUMMONS TO TESTIFY IN STANDARD OIL CASE. FORMER EMPLOYE TELLS HIS STORY ASSISTED IN FORMATION OF RE- PUBLIC COMPANY AT HEAD OFFICES OF TRUST. Editor. e |WITNESSES ARE BEING SUBPOENAED Cleveland, Jan. ).—Frank Rocke- feller refused to appear before Attor- ney General Hadley and testify in the hedring in connection with the action of the state of Missouri against the Standard Oil company. A deputy sheriff served a subpoena upon Mr. Rockefeller. The deputy re- ported that Mr. Rockefeller had said: “I won’t appear; I can’t appear and there is no use talking about it. They may send me to jail if they want to.” No service was obtained on John Teagle, W. E. Judd, W. F. Lowe or W. P. McKee. Lowe is of the Navarre 0il company and Judd and McKee ot the Republic Oil company. ‘When the taking of depositions be- gan Louis H. Turrell of Detroit, Mich., a former accountant of the Standard 0il company in St. Joseph, Mo., and other cities, was the first witness. Mr. Turrell testified to facts con- cerning the formation of the Republic Oil company of Cleveland, which At- torney General Hadley of Missouri holds to be a Standard Oil concern. Turrell stated that in 1901, while in St. Joseph, he was called to the Stand- ard Oil company’s offices in New York and was asked to become a director an¢ stockholder in a new oil company which afterwards proved to be the Republic Oil company. He stated that he was induced to sign articles of in- corporation as K. A. Turrell instead of Louis H. Turrell and was asked to say nothing about being a Standard Oil employe. Standard Oil Methods Exposed. Mr. Turrell then -gave a complete history of all the transactions in the organization of the Republic Oil com- pany. He stated that he subscribed to 300 shares of stock for which he did not pay 2 cent and that he was made secretary and treasurer and a director of the company and was given charge of the accounting system in the Cleve- land field. He testified as to meetings of the directors of the Republic ' com- pany at the Standard company’s offices at 26 Broadway, New York city, on several occasions and said that every- .thing done was upon suggestion 'and order of H. M. Tilford, one of the ex- ecutive heads of the Standard com- pany. He was present, he said, when the final settlement for the property of Schofleld, Shurmer & Teagle, which was later transferred to the Republic Qil company. He stated that the set- tlement for the Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle property took place in the of- fice of Virgil P. Kline, a Standard Oil attorney in Cleveland, and'that the firm of Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle received in payment a check and notes signed by the ofiicials of the Republic Oil company. The witness said he signed the check and notes in his capacity as secretary and treasurer. Mr. Turrell said he was instructed not to use any of the forms of the Stand- ard Oil company in his accounting sys- tem so that it would nrot become known that the Standard had any- thing to do with the Republic com- pany. He further testified that all of his communications were directed to 67 New street, New York, which was the back entrance to the Standard building at 26 Broadway. s THREAT PROBABLY C~nrIED OUT Soldier Who Killed Alleged Thief Mys- teriously Missing. Pittsburg, Jan. [ )—Private John Dowd of Company A, Ninth United States infantry, who shot and killed William H. Crowley while the latter was stealing copper from the arsenal roof, has been mysteriously missing since last Thursday. He had been re- leased from custody on bail. The sol- dlers at the arsenal say they believe Dowd was a victim of revenge, as Crowley’s friends had threatened him with bodily harm. The police are searching for. the missing. soldier. GOTHAM. MANY THIEVES | More Robberies ng:Daily Reported ~__Than Ever Before. New York, Jan. ¢ .—Thieves, fear- less of the police and taking advan- fage of the fact that many beats are Improperly covered because of the de- taching of patrolmen for special duty, boldly and successfully contrive. to prey upon property in' Manhattan and other parts of New York. ' More robberies, it is said, are be- Ing daily reported to the police at uresent than ever before.... FOR REGULATION OF RATES HOUSE COMMITTEE FAVORABLY REPORTS BILL BY UNANI- MOUS VOTE. Washington, Jan. 77.—The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce has agreed upon a rate bill to be known as the Hepburn bill, to be reported to the house with the unanimous recommendation of the eighteen members of the committee. In the main the bill is the original Hepburn bill, but a number of conces- sions were made to the Democrats and their ideas as set forth in the Davey bill were fi%ely incorporated in the perfected measure. The fact that the Hepburn bill, in | substantially the form in which it wil go to the house, is the Dolliver-Clapp bill pending-in the senate committee shows how near together the leaders in both houses have come to be on this great question. This bill upon which the representa- tives of both parties in the house have united contains in effect practically all the provisions President Roosevelt has sought to have enacted into law as a solution of the railway rate ques- tion. 1. 1, In essence the "bill empowers the interstate commerce commission, on hearing, after a complaint is made, to fix a reasonable maximum rate. The private car and terminal questions are thoroughly covered. The commission; is to be composed of seven members. Provision is made for a test of the legality of the commission’s rates in the courts. Mr. Hepburn and the other Repub- licans agreed to accept the wording of the Democratic bill in the provision for the fixing of the maximum rate. The amendment provides that the commission shall fix a “just, reason- able and fairly remunerative rate, Wwhich shall be the maximum rate.” FLOOD AT JOHNSTOWN. Heavy Rains Fill Cellars Almost to Sidewalks. Pittsburg, Jan. °7.—The business portion of Johnstowr, the famous flood city, is again suffering, this time through heavy rains. Cellars under all the downtown buildings are filled al- most to the sidewalks and much mer- chandise has been ruined. There has been a stage of twelve feet of water in the Cozemaugh river and if the rain continues as it has for the past eight- een hours the city will likely suffer much damage. In the lowlands on the outskirts tne water has sent the people to the sec- ond floors of their dwellings and much hardship is being experienced. One street car line has been obliged te suspend and the fire department has been kept at work pumping water from cellars of large business places. i ] New York, 30—Steps were taken to day by James W. Osborue. counsel for Norman Hapgood, editor of Col- leir’s Weekly, in his recent trial on a charge of criminal libel, to follow up the disclosure made by witnesses in the hearing of that case. Today’s move in the direction of John Doe proceedings. A representative of Mr. Osborne se- cured from a police magistrate a dozen sobpoenaes for witnesses whose iden— tity was not disclosed. Mr. Osborne’s representative told the magistrate that Mr. Osborne expected to co-operate ! with District Attorney Jerome in con- ducting the proceedings which he said would be based on the evidence given in the Town Topics case. It is ex- pected that witnesses will be sum- moned before the grand jury. AFTER FEARFUL , EXPERIENCE. Twenty Survivors of Steamer Valen- cia Picked Up. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 26.—A special representative - of the Post-Intelli- gencer wires from Port Angeles that the rescue ship City of Topeka picked up a life raft six miles off Cape Beale with twenty survivors of the Valen- cia on board. The condition of the survivors was pitiable. They were half frozen and practically uncon- scious from the exposure. The raft was sighted about 12 o’clock, but ow- ing to the thick weather- was sup- - posed to be mothing “but-a log: “At last, by the aid of a powerful glass, its true nature was determined. A terri- ble sea was running. One minute the raft was poised on top of a wave and the next it would be lost from view in the gully formed by- the mountainous ] breakers. The twenty men on their frail sup- port battled bravely with a pair of oars to reach the City of Topeka, which, owing to the dangerous coast, could not run in any closer to tl;em; ‘When half a mile from the raft a boat was lowered from the Topeka, in charge of Second Mate Burke, who with much difliculty succeeded in making fast a line to the raft and towed it to the steamer. After picking up this raft the steam- er went in search of another raft which the rescued men said had left the ship earlier in the day. The ves- sel ran fully: twenty miles the other side looking for the raft, but no sign of it was to be seen. It is the general Willlam James Underwood, a well known contractor and prominent Dem- ocratic politician, js dead of heart failure at Newport, L. I, aged sixty- nine years. Colonel Platt Beauregard Walker, a Confederate veteran and a pioneer resident of Minnesota, is dead at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. A. Edgett, Scranton, Pa. fia Cardinal Gotti, prefect of the con- gregation of the propaganda, who is ill with pneumonia, is reported-to be slightly improved, but it is thought that he will not be able to resume his dutles. The Right Road TO CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA FROM SAINT PAUL OR MINNEAPOLIS €HicAGO BREAT wet WESTERN mLWAY Many trains daily, superbly equipped, making fast time. Through Tourist Cars to California, with choice of routes west of Omaha or Kansas City. For information write to J. P. ELMER, General Passenger Agent, st Paul, Minn.