Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 1, 1906, Page 1

The Bemidji . VOLUME 3. NUMBER 240 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. THI FIELD LEFT A LARGE ESTATE Property of Marshall Field in Illinois Alone Valued at Immense Sum of $75,000,000 EXE\?UTORS FILE PETITION IN COURT Caienea, 1700, 1-—~The petition of the exe Lol estate of the late Marshall A king that his will be admit to probate. was filed dur- ing the day with the clerk of the pro- bhate court. In the petition the ex- ecutors declare that they are unable at the present time to state the full amount of the property owned in Illi- nois by Mr, Field, but they feel war- ranted in saying that the personal estate is worth about $50,000,000 and the real estate about $25,000,000. The executors declare that they are willing to accept and undertake the trust and ask that the hearing of the petition be set for Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 o’clock, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard. Besides the amount given by the executors as the value of the estate in Illinois Mr. Field was a large holder of property in New York and the cor- poration of Marshall Field & Co. has many factories and branch houses in Europe and Asia, the value of which is not estimated by the executors in giving the value of the estate to the! court. MORRIS AGAIN ON STAND. Cross-Examined by Attorney for the| Government. Chicago, Feb. l.—Edward Morris, vice president of the Fairbank Can- ning company, took the ‘stand again when the packers’ case was opened. He testified to some small matters on direct examination and was then turned over to the district attorney for cross-examination. Mr. Morrison asked the witness if he had talked with the other witnesses as to what his testimony would be. The witness denied that he had done 80. “Are you a director of the National Packing company?” All of the attorneys employed by the packers at once objected to draw- ing the name of the National Packing company into the case because that company is not a defendant in the case. Attorney George W. Brown de- clared the purpose of the question was to develop material for the trial on the main issue. The question was admitted and Mr. Morris replied that he was a director of the company. Inquiry as to the other directors was ruled out by the court. “When you first met Commissioner Gartfield why were vou not willing to turn the books over?” asked Attorney Morrison. 1 didn’t want to do it unless I had to do it. There was an injunction against us.” “Was there anything in those books W you had violated that injunc- A chorus of objections grected this question and it was ruled out by the court. FAVORED BY STOCKMEN. Rate Regulation and Development of Foreign Trade. Denver, Feb. 1.—With the merger of the two rival associations success- fully accomplished the national con- vention of stockmen resumed its ses- sions during the day prepared to open a vigorous campaign to secure federal legislation for regulation of railroad rates and for deveiopment of foreign trade. An agreement on the forest re- serve grazing tax question has prac- tically been reached at conferences between the stockmen and Chiet For- ester Clifford Pinchot. A feature of the day's session was an address of S. D. Cowan of Fort ‘Worth, Tex., on the subject of railroad legislation, BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY. \ Prominent Minnesotans Arraigned on Bribery Charge. Minneapolis, Feb. 1.~W. F. Bech- tel, former president of the North- western National.Life Insurance com- pany, and Elmer H. Dearth, formerly state insurance commissioner, were arraigned during the day on {wo new indictments charging bribery. Bechtel’ was ‘chargeédl with giving and Dearth with receiving the bribe. Both plead- ed not guilty, ‘ VIOLENT SCENES RESULT. CONVICTED OF BLACKMAIL. Justice of Peace, Attorney and Detec- tive Sent to Prison. Chicago, Feb. 1.—Isaac Hartman, justice of the peace in the village of Harvey, twenty miles from this city; Michael J. Maloney, an attorney, and ¢ Harry Nye, a private detective, have been found guilty of blackmail and sentenced to indeterminate terms in the penitentiary.. It was shown dur- ing the trial that the men had extort- ed $2,000 from Rev. A. E. Erbhard, a Roman Catholic priest in charge of the Church of the Epiphany in this city. Nye, carrying a warrant issued by Justice Hartman, called on the priest and threatened him with publicity in connection with serious charges un- i less he paid them $2,000. Rev. Erhard denounced the charges as utterly false, but dreading the trouble that would | follow a refusal paid over the money. Later, when an effort was made to se- cure $1,000 additional from him, the priest mentioned the matter to some of his friends and the arrest of the men followed. B PLUNGED BACK INTO FLAMES: Young Woman Loses Her Life in a St. Paul Fire. St. Paul, Feb. 1.—Alta Hutchinson of Blcomer, Wis., twenty years of age, lost her life in a fire at 516 Canada street in which a number of persons narrowly escaped cremation. Panic stricken and crazed with the pain of burns the girl escaped the out-/| stretched arms of another occupant of the house who attempted to rescue her and plunged back into the midst of | the raging fire, to perish within a few feet of safety. When firemen entered } the bunilding a few minutes later the | girl’s body was discovered within fif- teen feet oi the doorway. POLES REFUSE TO STRIKE. Serious Riot Results in Ohio Mining Town. Cadiz, O., Feb. 1.—A serious riot occurred at the Robyville mines in Harrison county, O., because 200 Polish miners refused to strike with the Hungarian and other men who quit because they claimed the scale had not been complied with. When the Poles refused to stay out of the mines they were attacked by 150 men using stones and clubs. The battle lasted for half an hour and the Poles were beaten off. The strikers are guarding the mine. Half a dozen or more foreigners were Injurcd in the battle, but none seri- ously. Officers were sent from Adena and (wo ringleaders were. arrested. Fifty ¢.her warrants are out. WOULD END LABOR TROUBLE.! | Move Under Way to Prevent Threat- ened New York Strike. New York, IFeb. 1.—Eight of the largest unions in the building trades, headed by the bricklayers, have made an appeal to the general arbitration board of the employers and the un- fons to call a special meeting to end the present building trades trouble. This was agreed to and the meeting will be held shortly. Propositions to be submitted, it is said, will be that the housesmiths shall return to work pending arbitraiion and waive their contention that Post & McCord are in the American Bridge company. IS HALF A MILLION. LOSS passed off quietly, the commissioner Fire Damayes Big Reduction Works at Butte, Mont. Butte, Mont., Feb. 1.—Fire of un- known origin partially destroyed Sen- ator W. A. Clark’s Butte reduction works. The fire resisted all efforts of the firemen until it had enveloped the concentrater building in which it started and the large elevator used for- conveying concentrates. A. H. ‘Wethy, local manager for Senator Clark, estimates the loss at $500,000, only partially insured. The plant will be rebuilt. 3 e e A ‘I'he pope has signea the 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. French Officials Attempt to Appraise Church Property. Paris, Feb. 1.—Violent scenes oc- curred in many Paris churches during the afternoon when government com- missioners appeared to take inven- tories of church property, pursuant to the provisions of the law providing for the separation of church and state. In many instances the commissioners were unable to accomplish their tasks, crowds of fervent Catholics filling the edifices, some protesting vigorously and others chanting psalms. At the Church of St. Roch a marriage cere- mony had just terminated when the government officials arrived. The clergy in full vestments were sur- rounded by a large body of men and Canon Leclercq voiced a protest, but the commissioners proceeded to make an inventory amidst hostile shouts from the congregation. It was with ke greatest difficulty that he was protected from violence. Eventually the commissioner was ejected and chased along the street. The police arrived later, some fighting followed and a number of arrests were made. Similar scenes were witnessed at other churches but at the cathedral of Notre Dame the inventory taking carrying out his duties with the cler- gYy’s assistance. Many Passengers Injured. Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 1.—A Del eware and Hudson local passenger train collided headon with a work train four miles west of this city dur- ing the day. One Italian laborer was killed and two passengers suffered probably fatal injuries. = All of the sixty passengers suffered slight in juries. MURDER IS SUSPECTED. Body of lowa Farmer Exhumed for Chemical Analysis. Des Moines, Feb. 1.—Upon evidence furnished officers investigating the mysterious death of James Checkel, who died mysteriously at Williams, Ta., a few weeks ago, the body was ordered exhumed and the stomach brought to Des Moines for chemical analysis. Checkel was a prospercus farmer and at the time of his death was living with a second wife, to whom he was married a.few.months| ago. An arrest will prebably follow the investigation, MAGIC BOOTS AT $5000 A PAIR. Clever New Yorkers Did Rushing Busi- ness With Millionaires. New York, Feb. 1.—Professor Mat- thew H. Hilgert, who advertises as a maker of “magic mechanico-physiolog- ical boots” and caters to the wealthy, was arrested by agents of the County Medical society. Dr. Albert White- house, an osteo, }Jath who is Professor Hllgerts chief “assistant, was also ar- rested. The officers “found in the Hilgert house a workshop where fifty men were employed in the manufacture of the magic boots. The complaint against the prisoners is that they prac- ticed medicine without a license and that the magic boots, the soles of which were sometimes soaked with drugs, often caused torture to those who were treated. It is claimed that boots were sold to millionaires at prices ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. In court the prisoners were held in $500 bail each for examlnatlon TRAIN NARROWLY ESCAPES. Rear Portion Struck by Landslide at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Feo. 1.—The Steuben- ville express on the Panhandle divi- sion of the Pennsylvania road, nar- rowly escaped a disastrous accident when tons of earth and rock, loosened by rain, came crashing down the side of Duguesne heights on the South Side of the city, covering the railroad tracks with five feet of debris. The avalanche of earth and rock struck the rear part of the express train, de- molishing a portion of the baggage car and breaking many windows in the coaches. The train- was quickly stopped and the passengers were brought into the city on street cars. No one was injured. Had the train been a few seconds later the full force of the landslide would have struck it, causing a serlous accident. DEAL INVOLVEB $1,500,000. Holt Lumber Combany Buys Big Tract fi} of Timber. Marinette, Wis., Feb. 1.—It is re-. ported that the Holt Lumber company:|’ completed a deal in Chicago this week: for the purchase of 200,000,000 feet of timber in the Georgian Bay district | %5k The It from Eddy & Glynn of Chicago. consideration is about $1,500,000. is located near Big Inlet and adjoins’ @ the tract recently purchased from the same concern by the Carney Lumber | @ company and the Wolverine Lumber £o) company. The é;:’tiré’imaineas’ portion of the @ - town of St. Albans, W. Va, was de- stroyed by fire Wednesday. $80,000, with but little insurance, tio loa 3 thls occasion it appears thal e French financiers are more disposed to consider overtures than during the recent visit of former Finance Minis- ter Kokovsoff to Paris. The amount mentioned in official circles varies, but §400,000,000 is* generally spoken of, with the issue price at $0 and inter- est at 5 per cent. A favorable ‘reply to the eventual formal proposition is | considered to depend on the Russian government’s assurances relative to the institution and carrying out of in- ternal reforms. demand as an essential condition for edvancing money that a new Russian parliament shall result from a popular election and that when formed it shall exercise effective control of the na- tion’s finances with the immediate recognition of all Russia’s external debts. With these conditions fulfilled it 1s thought that with the most infiu- ential support of the issue assured there will be very llttle hesitation among ; a” and to known he po- . The financiers here | Factories Foi covered i Manufacture Dis- ities Through- untry. (GOVERNMEN St. Petersburg, Feb. | ernment is finding ample ) for its severe policy agahl lutionists in the cons of bombs, bomb: facto] es. Though not included in the ovoe "Vremya’s list bomb factories ave also been discovered here and &t ng in then‘ possession WO to twenty bombs have been arrested at Warsaw, Minsk, Vitebsk, Lodz, Odessa, Gomel and Tiflis. There have been attempts to kill police, mili- tary or civil officers at Warsaw, Pinsk, Riga, Gomel, Tiflis, Minsk and other b B 0% 4 O B B at this sale 5 cents per @ Thursday, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. only 4 g’%ods and ‘wash fabrxcs _are now belng o 4 S % % shown,suchas: % % 3% \ & Panama Albatros g Batiste Serges | & Goisette Fancy Swiss \‘ ‘ i Fancy Suiting Mohairs & Silk Mull Crepe de Chines : ] Criseline Folines : Fancy Worsteds Chambray 7 € Specials For Thursday ‘ o z From 2 p.m. to 4 p. m. we place on sale 500 yards of bleached 0 i) Ou @ muslin, slightly damaged by water, the regular price was 10 cents, STYLE ¢ yard, 10 yards to a customer. Remember the time. i Special for Thursday, Friday and Saturday We place on sale one lot of Pillow Tops. former price: 50 cents. 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