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

" The Bek VOLUME 3. NUMBER 258 Nistoriesl Bo i PURGE AR BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA. TH'UI?.SDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1906. OF COWARDS Unwounded Russian Officers Who Sur- rendered to Japs Must Stand Trial. TOBE SUBMITTED TO THE EMPEROR St. Petersburg, Feb. 22.—Unprece- dented regulations to purge the army of officers accused of cowardice and surrendering during the war for no Teasonable cause were announced dur- ing the day by the military organ, the Russky Invalid. Captive officers returning from Ja- pan will, unless they were wounded when captured, be tried before courts of honor and unless reinstated by the of war. to the emperor unfnimous aecision or their fefiow ofm- cers will be dismissed in disgrace. “Contusions,” a frequent excuse for surrendering, will not be accepted. The higher officers who were respon- sible for the surrender of their organ- izations must secure a vindication from a court of honor and the minister | WOULD REDUCE DEATH RATE | Mexican Govérnment to Build Model | I Tenements. Mexico: City, Landa of the federal district and officials of the government have ugdeér consideration a broad plan for rehotis- ing of the poor of this city. It is pro- posed to tear down whole blocks of houses in the poorer quarters and erect groups of model tenements where | the poor will have an abundant supply of water and light and be given every sanitary advantage. Only by this plan, lit is believed, can the present high death rate of 52 per 1,000 be reduted permanently. It is thought that the | operation can be made financially proitable. The federal district government is actively pushing its sanitation cam- paign with satisfactory results. Prohibits Sunday Theaters. | Des Moines, Feb. 22.—Senator War- ren Garst has introduced a bill in the upper house prohibiting the Sunday theater in Jowa. The measure carries Port Arthiur aré ‘exempt from these provisions, the responsibility for the surrender of that fortress falling upon t General Stoessel. G | ) | Such cases will be submitted individually. The' alt places of amusement open on Sun- troops which composed the garrison at day. with it the fine of $50 and applies to Two Money Saving Items for This Week 75 pair of Ladies vici 3.50 shoes for a pair $2.95 | ’LEARY & BOWSER LHE- e nesses for Packers. Feb. 22'_G°ve€?g§wvArthur Meeker, | fGARFIELD ON THE STAND. * Gfimtradlcts Testimony Given by Wit iChicago, Feb. 22.—Commissioner o1 dorporations Garfield took the stand 1 the° packers’ case and denied many ‘ot the statements made by the wit ‘nesses for the packers. Edward Morris, Edward Swift and representatives re spectively of the packing firms of Nel- son Morris & Co., Swift & Co. and Amour & Co., all testified that Com- - missioner Garfield had told them that his department had the power to com pel information if they refused to give it willingly. Mr. Garfield asserted that he had made no such statement. He also denied that he had promised im- munity to the packers, saying that the only protection that had been prom- ised was protection for the individual figures of their confidential accounts. This, he said, had been given them ahd, although the average of these confidential figures had been given in the report of the commissioner on the béef industry, individuals had been respected and their names had: not " been given. He also denied positively that he had promised that all information would be regarded as confidential. He also denied that he had at any time said anything regarding an oath in connection with the investigation. 50 pairs of Men’s fine kid shoes, the $5 qual- ity at per $3.50 pair, . . Fromm The Factory To Our Shelves! My Mark %&M&Ww says: As much fit and style in two gunny sacks as in some Trowsers—but not the “R & W” kind—from waist- band to instep not a wrinkle out of place. <<Imperial’” — <<Model’’ — Peg Top; 2.50 to g9. best friend you can buy for the money—Just ask Every pair the Our Dress Goods are bought direct from the factory, we save you the wholesale house profits and give you exclusive pattrens. We Want Every Lady In Bemidji to call and inspect our dress goods. To those out of town who find it inconvienient to call, we will send samples on request. Remember! both cotton and woolen goods are higher this spring but we are showing better goods for less money than ever Saved a Few Cents a Yard and secured better patterns by buying direct. This was not enough to meet the ad— vance so we just shaved a little off the profit. Result--better dress goods for less money before and this is how we do it. and beadings. Laces and Embroideries: Ladies’ Ready-Made Skirts We have received the first invoice of spring skirts, the new greys predomi- nate, accordian and box plaits, each $3.50 to $8.50 We are showing a complete line of Laces including Cluny, Torchons. Valencinnes, Nets, and Chantilly, in edges bands Embroideries come in Cambrics, Nainsooks and Swises, dainty narrow edges and the wide, raised effects, corset cover embroidery, flouncings and full-dress patterns partly made. The dress patterns sell for $18.00 to $20.00 each and it’ s really worth one’s time to take a look at them. heavy ordinary kind. Muslin Underwear. Queen brand - underwear. made as fine as any seamstress could make it, from fine muslins and nainsooks, ‘trimmed with dainty lace and embroidery, and the price is no higher than you would ‘expect of the Its Ladies’ and Childrens coats are now on sale ‘at "~ 33 per ct discount the R & W brand, good dressers wear them. All fur goods are on sale at 25 per cent discount. All remnants are on sale'at one-half price. lllllllllllllllllmllllllll!lllllll The first shipment of Men'’s trousers and fancy vests came in Tuesdavy. !!i!_il-lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll They aré MARKET PRICES TEN CENTS PER WEEK REMAIN STEADY Operators on The French Market Sue- in Overcoming The War Scare. PRESIDENT’S REPLY TO DEMAND FOR PUBLIC APOLOGY FROM DR. MINOR MORRIS. ‘Washington, Feb. 22.—Dr. Minor Morris, whose wife some weeks ago was ejected from the White House, where she had gone to present alleged grievances to the president, has given out for publication the correspondence which recently passed between him- self and the president regarding the case. Dr. Morris demanded a public apology of the president “for this out- rage on womanhood and common de- cency.” Secretary Loeb replied to the letter, stating that an investigation by the chief of police showed that the est act to Mrs. Morris and her kinsfolk was to refrain from giving the case additional publicity. The president’s letter, in reply to the communication of Dr. Morris, was written by Secretary Loeb and is as follows: “The president directs me to state to you that he had the superintendent of police of the District of Columbia, Major Silvestor, make a careful inves- tigation of the circuinstances connect- ed with the arrest of Mrs. Morris for disorderly conduct at the executive offices and the superintendent submit- ted to the president all the affidavits of the persons whom he had examined. The president carefully went over Major Silvestor's report and the affi- -davits and also personally saw Major Silvestor and some of the persons making the affidavits. He came to the conclusion that the arrest was justi- fied and that the force used in making the arrest was caused by the resist- ance offered by Mrs. Morris to the offi- cers in the discharge of their duty and was no greater than was neces- sary to make the arrest effective. “Under these -circumstances the president does not consider that the officers are properly subject to blame. He was also satisfied that the kindest thing that could be done to Mrs. Mor- ris and her kinsfolk was to refrain from giving any additional publicity to the circumstances surrounding the case.” DRYDOCK BROKE LOOSE. The Dewey Has Encountered Very Bad Weather. Washington, Feb. 22.—Official news regarding the drydock Dewey was re- ported to the navy department in the following cablegram from Commander Posley, commanding the Glacier: “Latitude 29 degrees 50 minutes north, longitude 22 degrees 40 minutes west, on Feb. 17. Will coal at Grand Canary, Canary islands. Encountered very bad weather latter part of voyage. Dock adrift twice. Have been proceed- ing cautiously. The Brutus towing ma- chine damaged. There is great neces- gity for extra part of engine.” Compelled to Give Up Her Rings. Chicago, Feb. 22.—Half a block from her house at twilight in the evening Mrs. Josephine T. Loomis, well known in Buena Park and a member of vari- ous women’s clubs, was robbed by a holdup man. She was choked until nearly unconscious and then was com- pelled to draw from her fingers her two diamond rings, valued at $250. Her purse also was taken. Meteorite Brings Big Price. Portland, Ore., Feb. 22.—The famous Willamette meteorite has been sold to ew York scientist who will present it'to the American Museum of Natural | History in New York city. The price piid was $20,600, which is said to be the highest price ever given for a /} miéteorite. o —_— i Jyry Secured in Green Case. ashington, Feb. 22—A jury has hil;n secured, to try the case of former State Senator George E. Green of New York, charged with conspiracy to de- fraud the government in connection with the furnishing ¢f supplies to the postoffice department. arrest was justified and that the kind-; ADVISED TO .[m'[]p MATTER | ccnsiders that the FrancoGerman sit- I | DELEGATE AT ALGECIRAS DEPRESSED Paris, Feb. 22.—The foreign office uation is stationary and does not ex- Ject notable developments until the proposed Moroccan reforms are dis- cussed in open conference. The steadi- ness of prices on the bourse, it is claimed, indicates that operators are able to resist the war scare. Public sentiment continues calm and appar- ently the people are tiring of the pro- longed controversy. Unconfirmed reports are circulated that Washington, Vienna, St. Peters- burg and Rome are co-operating -to- wards securing an accord on Morocco. Algeciras, Spain, Feb. 22.—Although the continued Franco-German dead- lock causes a feeling of depression and discouragement among the delegates to the Moroccan conference Ambassa- dor White, head of the American mis- sion, maintains full confidence that an ultimate agreement will be reached and says there is no reason whatever to regard an understanding as impos- sible. His strong optimism is in rather warked contrast with the pessimism prevailing in the other quarters, par- ticularly among the French and Brit- ish, who take the view that the useful- ness of the conference is virtually ter- minated. This is partly explained by the dissatisfaction in French and Brit- ish qfiarters over Germany’s rejection of the' French proposals. The Germans continue to urge that the conference should ‘proceed with its work until definite results are secured. It is expected that the question of policing Morocco will be discussed be- fore the conference with the same pub- licity as the Morocco bank question. Under no circumstances will the con- ference ‘be allowed abruptly. to break up WARREN ENDORSES SMOOT. Approves Remarks of Senator Perkins of California. ‘Washington, Feb. 22. — Senator Smoot received another endorsement in the senate during the day. It came. from Mr. Warren, who, upon the cou: vening for the day’s session, presente a voluminous petition from women in s ‘Wyoming praying for the expulsion of, Mr. Smoot from the senate. He said that he had been requested to accom- pany the presentation of the petition with some remarks of his own. He added: “The subject of the petition is be- fore the proper committee and I hope to be guided by the report of the com- mittee when made. If I should express my opinion before the report is made I should be inclined to endorse what was said on the subject a few days since by the senator from California” {Mr. Perkins). APPEALS TO HUNGARIANS. Former Premier Condemns Action of Party Now in Power. Budapest, Hungary, &eb. 22.—Count Tisza, the former premier, has pub- lished in the papers a long and strong appeal to the Hungarian people not to permit themselves to be misled by the Coalition party’s insistence upon the use of Hungarian words of command in the army, in which course, he de- clares, the party promises to wreck the economic and political well being of the country. The appeal will be dis- tributed broadcast and ; doubtless it will have much influence. The Coalition party is discussing a proposition to send delegates to Lon- don, Paris and possibly New York to hold a series of meetings to elucidate to the outside world the Hungarian’ struggle, aspirations with Austria. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Feb. 21.—Wheat—May, 81c; July, 82%ec. On track—No. 1 hard, 80%c; No. 1 Northern, 80%¢; No. 2 Northern, 78%c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Feb. 21 —Cattle—Good to choide steers, $4.50@5.50; common to fair, $4.00@4.25; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.00@4.25; “veals, $2.00@ 5.00. Hogs—$5.80@6.00. Sheep—Year- ling wethers, $5.25@6.00; good to choice lambs, $6.00@6.50. I and relations