Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1906, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 254. GREAT FRAUD IS ALLEGED Cincinnati Banker Sues the Promoters of the Ohio Transportation Company. HUNDREDS OF INVESTORS Cincinnati, Feb. 17.—Sensational tharges are made in a suit filed in the United States circuit court during the flay by attorneys for Rudolph Kley- bolt, the Cincinnati banker, seeking an investigation of the Miami and Erie I'ransportation company, known as the Electric Mule. The charge is that financiers of Cleveland, whose names are mentioned us defendants, floated $2,000,000 in. bonds and $3,000,000 in stock on the sole strength of $10,000 paid up cap- Ital stock in that company and that these stocks and bonds being placed on the market were taken in good faith by hundreds of innocent in- vestors in Cincinnati and elsewhere. The' defendants who are thus aec- cused are W. R. Lamprecht, Moses J. Mandelbaum and Leopold Wood, said to be partners as M. J. Mandelbaum & Co.; Edward J. Tillotson, R. E. House- field, George M. Chandler, Henry W. Wing, Myron H. Wilson, Edward W. Moore, Henry A. Everett, Fred T. Pom- eroy, Warren S. Hayden, Charles Pack, Will Christy and John R. Nutt. Banker Kleybolt brings his action on behalf of all the creditors of the company, including the holders of bonds. The pith of the action is found in the allegation that these defendants pre- sented to themselves $2,920,000 of the capital stock of the Miami and Erie company, which was issued to them as paid up stock, but for which they made uo payments, and on the strength of which the company caused $2,000,000 in bonds to issue and to contract other debts. The petition asks that these defendants be compelled to pay par for their stock and that the proceeds be applied to the debts of the com- pany. Mr. Kleybolt alleged he has obtained judgment on thirteen bonds of the company for $3,300; has issued execu- tion which he alleges was returned unsatisfied and. that his investigation shows the company has debts amount- Ing to $1,500,000 and that its assets will not realize more than $211,000. No Cause for Alarm at Shanghai. Washington, Feb. 17.—The state de- partment has received a cablegram from Shanghai, China, stating that the conditions in that city are not such as to canse any alarm. Although the hoy- cott has not diminished it is reported that no great fcar is entertained of! any outbrealk. Will Contest Balfour's Seat. London, Feb. 17.—The City Liberal association has decided to nominate a candidate to contest the city of Lon- lon sgainst former Premier Balfour at the forthcoming ion. The name of the proposed candidate has not yet been announced. ye-ele Michigan Children Cremated. Traverse City, Mich., Feb. 17.—Two children were cremated and a third child probably fatally burned in a fire which destroyed the Joseph R mit City, this county. farmhouse of three miles from Sum- | CAUGHT / COPENHAGEN IN- MOURNING | material for THOUSANDS VIEW FUNERAL PRO- CESSION OF LATE KING CHRISTIAN. Copenhagen, Feb. 17.—The body of King Christian was removed from the Christianborg church here during the day to the cathedral at Roskilde, where it will be buried Sunday among the ‘tombs of the Danish kings, who for a thousand years have found their last resting place in the ancient cap- ital of the kingdom. The whole of Copenhagen was given up to mourn- ing. Business and work were at a standstill, while emblems of sorrow were displayed everywhere. The enor- mous crowds of town people, garbed in black, swelled by thousands of ar- rivals from the country districts, thronged the square in front of the Christianborg church and the route thence to the railway station from early inorning, standing patiently for hours in order to pay a last tribute to the dead monarch. Shortly before noon the kings of Denmark, Greece and Norway, Queen Alexandra, the dowager empress' of Russia and other royal relatives of the deceased and the representatives' of foreign sovereigns reached the Chris- tianborg church, where a brief service was held, at the conclusion of which the coflin, covered with the Danish standard, was borne high by naval and military officers to the waiting hearse. Then, headed by infantry and cavalry, a simple cortege was formed and slow- 1y proceeded through the three and a half miles of streets between the church and the railroad station. The procession was closed with carriages bearing the male members of royal families represented at the funeral, the ladies watching the departure of the body from a neighboring building. The bells of all the churches were tolled and minute guns were fired from the arsenal throughout the prog- ress of the cortege and until the coffin was placed on the funeral train. ¢ HIGH OFFICIALS MUST GO. Russian Marine Minister Engaged in Houss Cleaning. St. Petersbu Feb. 17.—Spurred to action by Admiral Rojestvensky’s re- marks regarding rascality in the con-| struction and fitting out of the Russian fleet, which gave point to rumors which have long been in circulation, Mar Minister Birileff has decided upon o thorough house cleaning of all; the d ,artments concerned. The dis missai of Lieutenant General Maltsoff, who as chief of the supply division in the department of naval construction was responsible for the purchase of construction, is an- nounced and it is said that the axe will soon fall on other high officials. FOOTWIE AR We are closing out a few hundred pairs of Shoes at less than the cost of the leather, Infants 90c shoes, only Infants, $1.25 Shoes, only d Children’s $2 Shoes, only : Boy’s $2.25 Shoes, only ; 5 Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes. only Men’s $5 Shoes, only 59¢ 98¢ $1.49 $1.75 $2.95 $3.50 O’LEARY @ BOWSER TAKEN 6VER BY ' AMERICANS- Archives, of Venezuelan Consuiates in ; France. ' Paris, Feb. 17.—The United States consul ‘general in Paris and the con- .suls at Havre, Bordeaux, Nice, Mar- seilles’ and Nantes ‘haye received or- ders from the state department at ‘Washington, through the American embassy, to take possession of ‘the archives of the Venezuelan consulates in those cities.’ The orders expressly limit the action of the consuls to tak- ing possession of ‘the archives. ‘The effect of this is to suspend- further consular * business, as the archives cover the old papers, whereas the lim- itation prevents the transaction of new consular business. The limitation fol- lows the ruling by Premier Rouvier that Venezuela, having taken the in- itiative in revoking the exequateurs of the French consuls in Venezuela, while also threatening to interfere with French shipping, it was incum- bent upon France to follow the same sourse. HUNGARIANS WILL = RESIST. Object to Emperor’s Decree Dissolving Parliament. k Vienna, Feb. 17.—The outcome of Monday’s session of the Hungarian diet, when a decree dissolving parlia- ment will be read, is awaited with considerable anxiety in view of' the reports that the coalitionists are de- terminedly opposed to'such a course. The president of the lower house of the Hungarian diet, Herr Julius Justh, declares in an interview printed in the Die Zeit of this city, that the house will only yield to brute force and that the deputies will not consent to a dis- solution until they are driven out of the building by bayonets. 3 £55 5 e SO ; McCall Slightly Improved. Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 17.—A slight Improvement in the condition of John A. McCall, former president of the New York Life Tnsurance company, i8 reported by Dr. Charles Lindley, one of his physicians. ?’f n’s Crew Prevents saster. ‘Binghampton, N. Y Feb. 17.—Jos- eph Leslie, a lacomotive engineer on the Susquehann) E railroad, was found dead at his post at Wensbnrg' No damage was done because‘of the alertness of the train’s crew. Leslie, who was engineer of a fast frefght train; reached out of the eab at Corning to catch orders handed to him on‘a ring when his head struck some projection and presumably he was instantly killed. Passing through Elmira his lifeless body hung out of the engine cab, the head’striking sem- aphores and gates, blood, being spilled all dlong the tracks. Theétowermen at’ Elmira noticed something wrong from the fact that the treight was then running at the rate of a mile a minute and they cleared the track ahead. The conductor made his way over the train and set the airbrakes. The fireman was not aware of the death of the en- glneer until Wellsburg was reached, the engine being of the “Mother Hub- bard” type. LID ON. AT COLUMBUS. Saloons to ée Closed for First Time in Sixteen Years. Columbus, O:, Feb. 17..—Mayor Bad- ger has issued an order to the chief of police to order his men to close all the saloons in Columbus next Sunday. The order is emphatic and there is said to be no “string” to it. Chief of Police O’Connor says that: he will see that both the back and front doors of the nearly 700 saloons are tightly closed. This will be’the first time in sixteen years that, the saloons' in Columbus were closed on Sunday. Nine ‘Members of Commission. ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—The senate committee on comnierce, by a vote of 6 to 5,'has agreed to an amendment Increasing the membership of the in- terstate commerce commission to nine members. MISS ROOSEVELT MARRIED TODAY Wedding of President’s Daughter At- tended by Brilliant and Distin- guished Assemblage. / NEARLY 1,000 WITNESSED CEREMONY Washington, Feb. 17.—At toon to- day in. the beautiful east room of the ‘White House, Miss Alice Lee Roose- velt and Congressman Nicholas Long- worth of Ohio were united in marrizge by Right Henry Y. Satterlee, of the Protestant Episcopal church. ' The ceremony was witnessed by one of the ev. most brilliant and distinguished as- semblages ever gathered in the White House, nearly 1,000 persons being in attendance At the conclusion of the ceremony the guests werc received by Mr. and Mrs. Longworth and later the bridal breakfast was served in Buffet form in the state and private dining rooms. RECOVERY OF $40%,000. lowa Liqfior Dealer Sues for Meney Paid Brewing Company. Webster City, Ia., Feb. 17.—Attor- ney George E. Clark of Algona has begun suit for J. C. McNamara of Em- metsburg against the Val Blatz Brew- ing company of Milwaykee for a sum aggregating $400,000. The judgment asked is for the recovery of money | paid to the Milwaukee concern for beer shipped on the plaintifi’s order to Emmetsburg. The case is probably the most pe- culiar, as well as the only one of its kind, ever brought in the state of Iowa. It is brought under the section of the code of this state which pro- vides that when money is paid for in- toxicating liquors shipped .into the state the money $o paid shall be con- sidered in the nature of a loan to be repaid on demand. Other similar actions have been started in Iowa, but the defense has always been that the laws of the state of Visconsin governed the transac- tlon because payment for the - goods was made in Milwaukee. In the Mc- Namara case, however, payments were made at Emmetsburg on the com- pany’s drafts. Minneapolls Wheat. & Minneapolis, Feb. 16.—Wheat—May, 821, @82%c; July, 837%c. On track— No. 1 hard, 82%c; ‘No. 1 Northern, 813;c;. No. 2 Northern, 80%(: 3 St.. Paul _Union Stock. erdl. A St. Paul Feb. 16.—Cattle—Good: te choice steers, $4.50@5.50; common to fair, $3.60@4.25; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.00@4.25; veals, $2.00@ 5.00. Hogs—$5.10@5.95. Sheep—Year- ling wethers, $5.25@6.25; good "to choice lambs, $6.00@6.75. 1 NN O e ™ A /> AID TO FARM SCHOOLS. House Passes Bill Increasing Federal Coatribution. ‘Washington, Feb.. 17.—The house has passed a bill to increase to $30,000 a year the:' federal appropriation to each state and territory for the sup- port of agricultural experiment sta* tions; also a bill repealing the present law granting Anierican register to for- eign ships wrecked and repaired -on the American coast, in the discretion of the secretary of the department of commerce and labor, and requiring a special act of congress to graut such register, HALFBREED GoEs TO PRISON. Gets Fourteen Years for Brutal Treat- ‘ment of White Wife. Easton, Pa., Feb. 17.—Edward Bruce, a halfbreed Indian, who married a prominent Easton girl, has been sent to prison for fourteen years for brutal treatment of his wife. Bruce came from Coupeville, Wash., where his . forefathers o;vned practically the-en- tire district and his grandfather left| him the bulk of his vast estate. Minnesota Editors Elect. Minneapolis, Feb: 17.—The Minne- sota Editorial -association closed its two-day session here by the election of | “the followitig" officers: President, w.| R. Hodges, Sleepy Eye; first vice pres- “leut.A J. Halstead; Brainerd; second v,;ce presldent A M. Wallace, Fairfax; third ' vice presidem, W. A. Felland Benson; treasurer, David Ramaley, St. - Paul: secretary, C. P. Stine, St. Paul; historian, Harry Wheelock, Fergus Falls; executive committee, ‘Whitney, Marshall; neapolis; W. A. Eastman, Stillwater. division of the Erie | G. C.f F. J. Meyst, Min- | DOLAN LOSES “HIS SITUATION Presidént ‘..of‘ J:—The Miners Ousted Pitt,_sburgfl Distriet by Unanimous Yote. LIVELY SCENES AT URGENT WRIT ‘IS SERVED COUNTESS DE CASTELLANE " TENDS TO SECURE DIVORCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. has been served on Count Boni de Castellane making him defendant in the separation proceedings of his wife, formerly Anna Gould. This decisive step was taken after renewed efforts to effect a reconciliation had proved fruitless. . The count accepted service of the writ, even calling upon -the countess’ lawyers to facilitate fixing upon a place where the writ could be delivered. The bill of complaint was filed at the same time. It follows very closely the countess’ prima facie showing when she first asked the court’s permission to take action against, her husband. It mentions no names, but particularized certain inci- dents in which the count is alleged to have participated and it asks for a decree for what the French law terms “separation’ of body and property,” meaning cowmplete marital separation ; without adissolution of the bonds of matrimony. - The court holds the bill of complaint in the strictest secrecy, but the foregoing are the essential features of its contents. It can be stated with absolule positiveness, now “that the ‘countess- has formally. inau-. gurated her action, that it is her inten- tion to secure a decree at the earliest date possible. The count will not con- test the granting of a decree. [ Paris, Feb. 17.—An ‘“urgent” wrlt, FAVORS DEATH PENALTY. Condemned Man Says Its Abolishment Would Be Wrong. Columbus, O., Feb. 17—Frank Cas- tor of Canton, O., who shot and killed Policeman Davis some months ago while robbing a house and who is con- demned to die in the electric chair April 6, said during the day that the Ohio legislature ought not to abolish the death penalty for murderers. “l am against the abolishment of capital punishment,” he - said, “al- though death is staring me in the face. The abolishment of the death penalty would lead to a terrible state of affairs in Ohio.” Robbers Kill Salocn Man. Cincinnati, Feb! 17.—Henry Raische, a saloonkeeper, wa: hot and killed by one of three masked men who en- tered his place at 7:30 p. m. for the purpose of robbing him. When the bandits entered Raische made a move- | ment toward the bar. Quick as a flash one of the robhers shot him in the head, killing him almost instantly. The Tobhers then rushed from the place. Two Triple Murderers Executed. Chicago, Feb. 17.—Roliert Newcomb, a negro, was executed in the county jail during the day. His neck was broken and death was instantaneous. ; Newcomb was hanged for the murder of Police Sergeant John P. Shine, but he had killed two other persons before shooting the officer. Later in the day John Muller, also a triple murderer, was executed. Forty Narrowly Escape Death. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Two men ‘were slightly burned and forty others had narrow escapes from death by a fire which completely destroyed the plant of Nell, Seiberg & Co., manufacturers of oflice’ fixtures. - Three adjacent houses were partially burned. The monetary loss is estimated at $20,000. QUIET FOURTH FOR IOWA. House of Legislature Passes Anti-Firecracker Bill. Des Moines, Feb. 17—The Iowa house of representatives has passed Offi’s anti-firecracker bill. . The meas- ure makes it a misdeniéanor, punish- “Lower “able by fine.and lmpusupment in the “county jail, to dis¢harge” firecrackers, toy pistols, revolvers and other explo- "organization. THE CONYENTION Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—Delegates at- tending the Pittsburg district miners’ convention unanimously adopted a tesolution declaring the offices of pres- ident and vice president of the Pitts- burg district vacant. President Dolan presided at the day’s session and re- fused to entertain the resolution, but it was passed nevertheless. The dele- gates at once notified President John Mitchell, now in New York, of their action and it is expected he will ap- point men to fill the two offices some time during the day. There was much order in the hall when the resolution was intro- duced, Vice President Lewis and See- retary Treasurer Dodds appealing for a “fair and square deal.” It grew more uproarious when Pres- ident Dolan ruled the resolution out of order and culminated in a scene of wild excitement when the delegates voted unanimously for its adoption. President Dolan ‘arose in the midst of the turmoil and reiterated his pre- vious declarations that he would never resign nor woulid he be ousted unless by a referendum vote of the miners of the Pittsburg district who elected him their leader. According to the attorneys for the delegates the action taken by their clients is not in opposition to the tem- porary injunction secured recently by President Dolan. When the hearing on the injunction proceedings was held last Wednesday an agreement was reached between counsel for both sides that parliamentary rules were to be observed durmg the remaining ses- sions of the ¢o; 'éntion and that busi- ness was to progress as though there was no injunction. The attorneys state the court’s order protects Presi- dent Dolan from personal violence, but does not interfere with the transac- tion of business. MAY OCCUPY A WEEK. Committee Formulating De- mands in Detail. New York, Feb. 17.—The anthracite miners’ sub-committee of seven, ap- pointed at the joint conference be- tween the coal operators and the un- ion’s special committee, have begun the work of formulating in detail the propositions which have already heen presented in general form to the em- ployers. The task is an arduous one and it probably will be at least a week hefore the committee will have its re- port in shape for submission to the sub-committee of seven appointed by the operators. I[n the meantime there is likely to be no development in the situation, as the operators wili not be able to make a movement until they learn specifically what the mine work- Miners’ + ers will demand. Besides meeting with the sub-com- mittee President Mitchell will look after the general work of the miners’ He is receiving daily reports from various fieids, includ the Pittsburg d t. So far as can be learned the situation in the Cen- tral competitive bituminous field with i relation to the deadlock on the ques- tion of an’increase in wages in that territory remains unchanged. It is understood, however, that influences are at work in an endeavor to bring about an agreement before April 1, when the two-year compact hetween the mine owners and the United Mine Workers in the Central district ex- | pires. APPEr’AAL TO THE COURTS. Chicago Stonecutters Aliege Coercion by Building Trades Union. Chicago, Feb. 17.—Members of the Cook county branch of the National Stone Cutters’ society of the United States hayve appealed to the superior court for protection from an alleged conspiracy by the Associated Building Trades of Chieago and affiliated organ- izations to'compel them to join that organization. A bill for an injunction charges that the defendant association and allied unions have entered into a conspiracy to prevent the complainant and its members from keeping a contract to work for the Cut Stone ‘Contractors’ assoeiation of Chicago and have insti- tuted a Boycott by calling strikes on buildings where stonecutters employed by, members . of the cantractors asso- iation are employed.