Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 2, 1906, Page 1

v W VOLUME 3. NUMBER 265 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. KNOCKOUT BLOW FATAL Harry Tenny Dies of Injuries Received in the Ring at San Francisco, California. MERCILESSLY BEATEN BY OPPONENT San I'rancisco, March 2—Harry Tenny, who was knocked out Wednes- day night by Frankie Neil, the bantam champion pugilist, died at 8 a. m. Death was undoubtedly the result of the beating he received in the ring. From the time he was carried from his corner, limp and all but lifeless, Tenny sank rapidly. Physicians who remained at his bedside realized his desperate condi- tion and gave warning that death might be expected if the fighter could not be resuscitated within a short time. Some uneasiness was felt by pro- moters, seconds and others connected with the contest when the condition of Tenny after the knockout was noted. He went down before Neil's battery of ripping left handers Guring the fourteenth round about the center of the ring. The timekeeper counted him out, but in the noise of shouting Referee Roche did not hear the com- pletion of the count and when Tenny staggered to his feet allowed the fight to proceed. Helpless Man Brutally Beaten. A howl of derision greeted the ref-i eree’s ruling, but it was soon ended, for Neil went at his opponent like a madman and hammered him in his weakened condition against the ropes. Helpless and without strength to strike a blow in return Tenny dropped against the ropes. His head sank on his chest and his s dropped to his sides. In this po tion Tenny was literally beaten to the floor by Neil and counted out by the referee. He was carried to his dressingroom and was not revived until an hour later, when he complained of pains in his body, which he ascribed to theé terrific blows of Neil. Later Tenny was re- moved to the bathhouse, where he grew worse until death ended his suf- ferings. The news of Tenny's death quickly spread over the city. Orders were at once given at police headquarters to arrest all concerned. Neil soon sur- rendered himself, as also did James Coffroth, Eddie Graney, Willie Britt, | Morris Levy and Mark Shaughnessy. All were charged with manslaughter and promptly made arrangements for release on bail. ] LAW PERMITS MONOPOLY. Merger of New York Traction Lines Held to Be Legal. Albany, N. Y., March 2.—Attorney General Mayer announced during the day that he had denied the application of William R. Hearst demanding that the attorney general begin proceed- ings to annul the charter of the Inter- borough-Metropolitan Holding com-l pany, under which the merger of the; New York traction companies is in- tended to be effectuated. The attorney general holds that the proposed merger will constitute a monopoly of the present elevated, sur- face and subway systems in Manhat- tan and the Bronx, but that such monopoly in street transportation is permissible under the laws of the state. As to the claim that under the proposed merger full value will not be received by those exchanging stock in | the existing companies for the stock of the Interborough-Metropolitan com- pany the attorney general says that no stockholder can be compelled to exchange his stock involuntarily, 1f any stockholders object to the pro- posed merger the courts are open to them. TO OFFSET HUNGARIAN MOVE. Austrians to Form Organization America. Cleveland, March 2.—A conference of the Austro-Hungarian consuls. of New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland was held here during the day. It is sald that the meeting of the repre- sentatives of Emperor Franz Joseph was occasioned by the organization here this week of the National Asso- clation of Hungarians, which is pro- moting the movement for freedom for Hungary. The conference here was held at the local consulate and is be- lieved to have been called upon orders from the Austrian government to deal with the Hungarian movement which crystalizes into the formation of the national organization here. in WILL PROLONG NEGOTIATIONS. Germany and France Unable to Agree on Bank Question. Algeciras, Spain, March 2.—The re- sult of the last forty-eight hours’ nego- tiations is another check threatening to prolong the Moroccan conference. The Germans, after reflection, wish the diplomatic corps at Tangier to ex- ercise surveillance over the state bank, thus preventing its use for fur- ther French political designs. The French resist this, claiming that Ger- many is ehiefly occupied with mini- mizing French influence in Morocco. The delegates now talk of the struggle being prolonged to the latter part of March. M'CURDY GOES ABROAD. Former President of Mutual Life Sails for Europe. New York, March 2.—Richard A. McCurdy, ex-president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, and Mrs. Mc- Curdy and Louis G. Thebaud and Mrs. Thebaud, Mr. McCurdy’s daughter, ! sailed for Europe during the day on the Hamburg-American steamship Amerika. Several servants accom- panied them. ‘When the carriage containing the McCurdys and the Thebauds arrived at the pier a reporter tried to obtain an interview with Mr. MeCurdy. Mr. Thebaud’s coachman, Thomas Bed- dow, hit the reporter, the policé say. Beddow was arrested on the charge of assault and battery. He was held in $300 bail. Originated in Vague Rumor. London, March 2.—The rumored death of :the dowager empress of China is regarded here as wholly im- probable. It originated in a vague rumor from Hongkong and neither the British government nor the Chi- nese legation here has had any inti- mation of it. ( SUPPORTS HOUSE BILL. i l Mr. Dolliver Addresses Senate on Rate Regulation. ‘Washington, March 2.—That inter- est in the railrgad rate question com- tinues unabated was made manifest during the day by the large audience which greeted Mr. Dolliver from the senate galleries when he rose to speak on the Dolliver-Hepburn bill. From the first the Iowa senator has. been the champion of the .policy of giving ! the interstate commerce commission full authority and the friends of the house bill have expected him to take & leading part in pressing the con- sideration of the measure, notwith- standing it has been placed in charge of another senator. His was the first ‘8peech made in support of the bill. Mr. Dolliver - briefly outlined the: pending bill, pointing out wherein it amends the existing interstate law, saying that, after all, the changes were comparatively few. “Instead of undermining the law the bill fortifies it,” he said, and he declared that if the present law had been treated with the reverence and sanctity it deserved the American people would have ‘ap- proached: the subject in a frame of mind different from that which now prevails. Paris, March’ 2.—Numerous disor- derly church manifestations are tak- ] ing place in the provinces, involving manifestants, but no serious encoun- ters: have occurred. CREDITORS ARE ANXIOUS S8EEK TO LEVY ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN THE CASTELLANE MANSION. Paris, March 2.—An application was made to the civil tribunal of the Seine during the day in behalf of a money lender for permissioh to levy on the household goods in the Castellane | mansion to satisfy a claim for money advanced to Count Boni. The lawyers of the countess resisted the request on the ground that the goods are her [sepm‘ate property. The case finally was referred to a judge in chambers l detesmine-whether a.portion of the count’s belongings are in the mansion. The case is considered to be a test affecting numerous other ¢reditors.. % Mines and Furnace Resume. Phillipsburg, N. J., March 2.—After an idleness of several years the fur- nace at Oxford, this county, was put in blast during the day by the Empire Iron and Steel company. The blow- | ing in of the furnace will also mean the resumption of work in the mines, which was suspended at the time the furnace closed down. ~eathersloom ! QL shades the popular substitute for silk, same appearance, same rustle, will wear much longer, 36 inches wide, @e\\leecfi.s 1 2%¢ a gc.wé\ made from Heatherbloom, black, grey, wlute ‘red, tan and brown. B2 1o $3.25 Sack |_ Q'deary 2 @be@set FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1906 ; : ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED. r 8peaker Henderson Buried at Dubuque, la. fi\ibuquo, Ia., March 2—The funeral of former Speaker David B. Hender- sofl was held here during the after- nodh. A remarkable tribute was paid to his mietory. Business was sus- pended dm'lng the hours of his funeral and for five minutes following she eofimencement of services the bells in" every 'church in Dubuque tolled. Othomisd gilence reigned, not a wheel tu in the eity during that period.: During the morning the body was taiten under escort of the Elks to St. John's Episcopal church, where 't lay in state, . the Dubuque militia com- pany aeting as a guard of honor. Theére were six wagonloads of flowers. The Episcopal funeral services were redd by the Rev. John C. Sage. Hon. .George D. Perkins of Sioux City, a former colleague in congress, pro- nounced the eulogy. The G. A. R. took charge of the body after the services at the church. The fuperal procession was led by the mifitary company with muffled druims, followed by the G: A. R. and kindred organizations and the Knights ‘Templar. Services at the grave in Linwood were conducted by the Knights Templar and the G. A. R. A military squad fired three volleys over the grave and sounded taps. The Iowa general assembly was represented at frequent clashes between troops and | the funeral by committees headed by Lieuténant Governor Herriot and Spéaker Clark. AT REQUEST OF PACKERS COMMISSIONER GARFIELD ELIM- INATED CERTAIN FINDINGS FROM REPORT. Chicago, March 2.—Special Agent E. D. Durand resumed the witness stand in the packers’ case during the day. The witness said that during his investigations at the plant of Armour & Co. balance sheets for oleo, beef and hides were produced by the pack- ers and examined by the government agents. He said that he and Special Agent Robertson had remarked at.the time that “there must be other profits %“%y had requested ‘the packers tO “the profts o) ‘other branches of the beef- depart- -ment. “They said;" ‘the ‘witness. declared, “that it was impossible to distinguiSh from the profits of these other depart- ments. I then told them that their profit and loss accounts showed a larger profit than could be shown from the details they had given to us.” The witness then detailed the con- versation held between the packers and Mr. Garfield and himself after the preparation of the report of Commis- sioner Garfield. Mr. Garfield was requested to elim- inate from the report a statement that Edward Morris held stock in Swift & Co. It was taken out and a request was then made that all reference to a combination between the packers be stricken out of the report. This was asked because,, according to Edward Morris, the packers did not desire even an inference to the effect that a combination existed. BOUGHT MINNESOTA “LAKES.” Chicagp Real Estate Man Brings. Suit to Recover. Chicago, March 2.—Asserting that he had been imposed upon and that he bought 5.000 acres of lakes and ponds in Minnesota which had been repre- sented to him as good farming land George W. Stewart, a wealthy real estate man, has appealed to the supe- rior court for legal redress from Em- mer E. Worrell, who is said to have engineered the transaction. Stewart complains that for the land, which he says consists mainly of wa- ter, he transferred property in Chicago valued at more than $50,000. The plaintiff asks that Worrell be made by the court to reconvey the vroperty to him and that he be re- strained from collecting any rents or from selling the city real estate. THIRTY MEN DROWNED. Norwegian Steamer. Wrecked During Hurricane. Haugesund, Norway, March @ 2.— Thirty men. were drowned in * the wreck between Haugesund and Bergen of the Norwegian coasting steamer Thor. The vessel’s cable broke dur- ing a hurricane and she was blown ashore and sank. Only three of her trew were saved. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March 1.—Wheat—May, | 80%4 @80%¢c; July, 805%c. Corn—May,| i 42%@430 July, 43%ec. Oats—May, 30%c; July, 20%c. Pork—May, $16.: 173 ; July, $15.15. Flax—Cash, North western, $1.09; Southwestern, $1.06; May, $1.13%. Butter—Creameries, 17 @27%c; dairies, 17@24%c. Eggi— 13%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 13@l4c; chickens, 11%4¢c; springs, 113a. MANY ARRES] WERE MADE Plan Adopted By Military To Put am End to Rioting at Spring- field, Ohio. MORE HOUSES DESTROYED BY MOB: WAR SCARE AFFECTS SALES. Germans Unable to Do Business in France. Berlin, March 2.—The Confection- aire, the principal dry goods journal, says: “German firms complain bitierly of bad business with France. Commer- cial travelers are unable to book or- ders because of the political feeling. Representatives of a famous Berlin house, who have been traveling for twenty years in Southern France, have not got any orders this season in spite of the friendly relations which exist between them and their custom- ers. The French merchants say that it is not wise to store goods shortly before an outbreak of war.” T STUDENTS ESCAPE SAFEL Dormitory at Wesleyan University 5 Destroyed. Middletown, Conn., March 2.—Wes- leyan university sustained a severe loss by fire early in the day when Old North college, containing 150 rooms, was practically destroyed. The fire, which started in the attic, burned so rapidly that little was saved. The loss is placed at $80,000, covered by insurance. The burned building was erected in 1827 and formed the nu- ©léifd’of the present college group an N leyan. About all that was saved from s|-the.fixg were the valuable college rec- ords of President Raymond and Pro- fessor Nicholson, the secretary of the v “All' of the 150 students in the building made their escape and many left the dormitory in their might: :clothes. PIPE LINE ACROSS PANAMA. Company Organized to Exploit Oil Wells in California. New York, March 2.—The United Steamship company was incorporated in Trenton, N. J., last Tuesday with $1,000,000 capital. It is learned that this company has purchased the steamships Minnetonka and Minne- .| waska, each of about 3,800 tons, pre- viously used for the oil trade on the Great Lakes. These and other ves- sels are to be used in the ¢il {rade on | the Atlantic and Pacific between West- ern and Eastern ports. The United Steamship company is said to be affiliated with the Union 0il company of California, a concern which came into life by the consolida- tion of several small independent oil concerns in the Far West. Plans of constructing a pipe line across the isthmus have advanced so far that a steamer, also the property of the United Steamship eompany, is awaiting orders in an Eastern port to sail for the isthmus with a cargo of pipes and pumping machinery. LEAGUE OF PEACE DESIRABLE. Enormous Increase in World’s Naval Expenditures. London, March 2.—Introducing the navy estimates in the house of com- mons Financial Secretary of the Ad- miralty Robertson commented on the fact that since The Hague peace con- ference the naval expenditure of the great powefs had increased 50 per cent, reaching the enormous total of $607,500,000. He regarded this in- flated expenditure as a menace to the peace of the world and thought that ¢ league of peace was desirable. Seek Former Congressman . Boston, March 2.—A pohce circular has been issted calling for the arrest ‘wherever found of William D. Owen of ‘Indiana, ‘who is wanted here on the pharge _of larceny and conspiracy in ‘| connection with the promotion of the now defunct Ubero Plantation com- pany. Owen was formerly secretary of state of lndiana and former con- gressman. Severe Dust Storm ‘in Kansas. - : Wichita, Kan.,, March 2.—The, worst ‘dust storm jexper ienced in this section of Kansas in years prevailed during the:®isis For three days a high ‘wind, varying in velocity from thirty to forty ‘miles an hour, has swept ‘the country. The air is filled with dust, givibk the sky a leaden hue. TN s mm— 3f ‘great historic interest at Wes® | | | | Springfield, 0., March 2.—Daylight found the city at peace and aside from the presence of the militia there was no visible evidence of the disor- derly scenes of the night. After playing a game of tag with various bands of youthful rowdies, who for four or five hours of the night caused most of the disorder, the mili- tia at an early hour settled down to rest in apparently complete control of the situation. It was not, however, until Colonel Ammel, commanding the eight companies of soldiers, issued or- ders to arrest whole parties of men who were found congregated at ome place and who in some instances re- tused at first to disperse that the dis- order was brought into check. The plan adopted by the military was to surround a group of men and youths and if they did not immediately dis- perse place them under arrest and conduct them to headquarters. Few peorle slept until long after midnight. The net results of the night's troubles, however, were not so serious as the riotous scenes might naturally have been expected to pro- duce. ¢ Three houses occupied by colored families were burned and several oth- ers were stoned. One of the burned houses is in- York street, another’ in Harrison and the third in Sycamore. All three are in different localities, put in colored districts. Two Persons Sustain Injuries. Two: persons=were. injured during. the night. Sarah Thornton, colored, sustained a broken leg by jumping from a window and a fifteen-year-old white boy, Orla Willis, received a load of ‘buckskiot in" his ‘leg: while -a. crowd was stoning a house in the’ rear of St. Joseph’s church. Brakeman Martin . Davis, whese wounding by the drunken negroes, Dean and Ladd, Monday night was the immediate cause of the rioting, is still alive. His recovery, however, is not probable. The authorities are hoping against hope that Davis may not die. They believe that every moment this man lives gives that much more time for the disturbed conditions to sub- side. If he should die it is feared that more trouble will follow. Guarded by two companies of the Third regiment the negro prisoners, Edward Dean and Preston Ladd, were brought here from Dayton and taken to the city hospital to be identified by Martin Davis, the wounded brakeman. There was no disturbance on the way to the hospital, as their coming was not generally known. Davis iden- tified Dean but failed to identify Ladd. Twenty-five rioters. were arraigned in police court during the morning. Sixteen were charged with rioting, four of whom had the additional charge of carrying concealed weapons. These four were each fined $200 and costs and sent to the Xenia workhouse until the fine and costs are paid. Those charged with disorderly con- duct were fined $50 and costs. RIVAL TRADE UNIONS. War of Teamsters Results in Strike at Chicago. Chicago, March 2.—Enmity between two-rival unions of drivers, one friend- ly. and the other hostile to President Cornelius P. Shea, is the cause of a strike of 500 excavating teamsters. The strike affects all grading and street repairing work, as well as that on buildings and excavations. »'While the drivers friendly to Shea have gone out the members of the other union remain on their wagons and continue to - perform. their work. The latter is composed of men who seceded tmm the Shea union recently. SUBSTITUTE BILL APPROVED. House Committee Votes to Abolish Highest Rank in Army. ,Washington, March 2.—The house committee on military affairs has made’ a unanimous report on the Prince bill abolishing the grade .of lieutenant general in the army. The bill is intended.to take the place of the provision to the same end which was_defeated ‘in the army appropria- tion bill by a point of order. The bill provides that when the. office shall next become vacant the grade shall cease. —