Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 7, 1906, Page 1

HAMILTON COMES BACK ‘The Legislative Agent of the Big Insur- ance Companies Back From Europe. RETURNS TO FACE PROSECUTION New York, March 7.—Andrew Ham- dlton, the legislative agent of several large insurance companies, whose mame was prominently mentioned in connection with the recent legislative ANDREW HAMILTON. insurance investigation, returned from Europe during the day. He was a pas- senger on the Hamburg-American liner Deutschland and was registered on the passenger list as W. Milton. Hamilton said that as soon as he heard that criminal proceedings were contemplated he decided to return to, the United States. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Henry Blair, aged 103 years, is dead at Plainfield, Wis. Secretary of ‘State Root has re- SHAW PLANS HIS CAMPAIGN. Secretary Will Start on Tour When Congress Adjourns. Washington, March 7.—Secretary o1 the Treasury Shaw is planning an ex- tensive speechmaking tour, upon which he will start as soon as con- gress adjourns. He will make a num- ber of dates in the Northwest. An- nouncement was made during the day that he had accepted an invitation to deliver an address before the Repub- lican State league of South Dakota at Sioux Falls on June 4. Mr. Shaw is after the presidential nomination and he will discuss public policies in his speeches, taking up, among other things, the tariff. SEEKS BETTER TREATMENT. Great Britain Asks Tariff Concessions From United States. London, March 7.—Communications have passed between Great Britain and the United States respecting the | former's contention that she should participate in the privileges granted to other nations under the Dingley act in return for the reciprocal conces- sfons which Great Britain has made on similar representations to other countries granting the most favored nation treatment. Great Britain also tekes the ground that having no tariff she of all countries should be favor- ably treated commercially. A large delegation of the National German-American alliance appeared Lefore the house committee on judie- jary Tuesday to oppose the Hepburn- i Dolliver bill for the prevention of C. 0. D. shipments of liquor into prohibi- turned to Washington from New York. i tion districts. " MINNESOTA HISTORICAL QC! I NONUNION MEN LOBE. 'New York Court Approves “cloud Shop” Principle. \ New York, March 7.—In deciding against three. nonupion employes of Ohio, who. sought to. restrain the con- cern from entering into a working paet with the Stemotvpers and Electrotyp- ers’ unions which 'would exclude free labor, Judge Marean of the supreme court of: Brooklyn gave judicial sanc- tion to. the “closed shop’? principle. There will be an immediate appeal to, the appellate division of the su- preme court and it Judge Marean is sustained labor leaders say it will be & notable. victory. After a bitter fight against the un- ions, which freely used the boycott, the United States, Printing company of Ohio, whi , 2 plant in Will- lamsburg, en' Swnent with the unions whereby it undertook to unionize ite Williamsburg. plant. Three nonunion employes named Kissam, Driscoll and Mills were glven the privilege of join- ing the unlons and refused. To pre- vent their dlscharge the nonunion men brought m]unctlon proceedings and the contest in the courts has been waged since. 1 o. ® B o 9 ¢ FEAR ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE. lvens, Closely Guarded Courtroom. Richard in Chicago March 7.—The work of se-. lecting a jury in the case of Richard Ivens, charged with the murder of Mrs. Bessie Hollister, was commenced during the day in the criminal court. A large number of detectives were scattered about the courtroom and several sat “close to Ivens, it being feared that Franklin C. Hollister, hus- band of the murdered woman, would make, an attempt to km Ivens. GERMAN TRADE GROWS. Censpicuous Expansion in South Amer- ican Countries. Berlin, March 7.—Official statistics of Germany’s trade for the last ten years were published during the day. Germany’s commerce with South American countries has increased by $60,000,000. per annum, whereas that of Great Britain has increased only $45,- 000,000 and that of the United States $5,000,000. French trade with South America has slightly decreased. The president has aceepted the res- ignation of Passed Assistant Paymas- ter George Deering, U. S. N., tried by courimartial and convicted of irreg- ularity in his accounts. The case’of Paymaster Deering has been pending since last fall. bers, this week only, a pair Men’s 14 inch, leather top rub- - $2.98 Men’s stiff bosom*shirts, our regfila.r $1.50 and $2 qualities, now only, each 98¢ 0’Leary & Bowser, Bemidji, Shoe BuyerS! See What We Offer This LINOLEUMS: SKINNER’S SATIN: We have a full line of colors. $1.50 per yard. NEW THINGS IN MEN’S WEAR: 36 inches wide. Gloves, Hosiery and Shoes. 1 lot Men’s $5.00 Shoes for 1 lot Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes for 1 lot Boy’s $2.50 Shoes for 1 lot Little Men’s $2 Shoes for 1 lot Children’s $1.25 Shoes for Week | |1 lot Infants’ Shoes for Imported English Linoleum is the best. you buy it of us or in the cities. Where we save you money is on the freight—6 cents a yard—quite a saving ’isnt it? Our “D” grade Linoleum will give good satisfaction and it will cost you delivered to your home, 62lc a yard, (city price 65c, freight 3c). DRESS GOODS: Ladies’ before you buy dress goods we ask you as a favor to look over our stock, there is certainly nothing in Northern Minnesota in the way of dress goods that will compare with it. shoes at this store. Minnesota. don’t you know that ygu can save money buying Our regular prices are lower than others but when it comes to a special shoe sale we do not consider cost, all we want is shelf room. : $3.50 $2.956 $1.75 $1.49 98¢ 89¢ It costs $1.50 per yard, whether It is guaranteed to wear two seasons Suits, Rain Coats, Over Coats, Trousers, Shirts, Hats the United States Printing company of IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. Prizsiuent >Emphasixes Necessity of Coast Defenses. ‘Washington, March 7.—President Roosevelt has sent a message to con- gress , accompanying plans for coast defenses prepared by a joint board of army and navy officers, in which he emphasized the necessity for: further defenses and reviews the history of the defenulve works in this country. The president calls especial atten- tion to the recommendation of the | board that the entrance to Chesa- péake bay be added to the list of places in the United States to be de- fended. He says the insular posses- sions cannot be longer neglected if the United States desires to hold them. Defenses are recommended for Ma- nila ‘bay, Pearl harbor, Guantanamo, Guam, San Juan and Honolulu because of their strategic locations. Defenses |° are recommended for entrances to the Panama canal. MURDER TRIAL TEN CENTS PER WEEK Berthe Claiche Permitted to Plead Guilty Ta Manslaughter in First . Degree. EXCITING CENE IN THE COURT ROOM DURAND STILL .ON STAND. Government Official Cross-Examined by Packers’ Attorney. Chicago, March 7.—E. Dana Durand, the chief statistician of the bureau of corporations, resumed the witness stand during the day in the packers’ trial. The cross-examination was again taken up by Attorney Willlam J. Hynes, representing Swift & Co. The examination went into the infor- mation secured by the government from the packers and covered ground which has been gone over in previous examinations. TOO LATE TO Health Department Orders _Physician to Attend Dowieite. Chicago, March 7.—Mrs. Anna M. Turner, a believer in the doctrines of Alexander Dowie; who was attended after several days of acute suffering by a physician acting under the or- ders of the city board of health, died during the day. Attention of the authorities was called to the case by neighbors of the woman, who declared that her moans could be heard in the street, but that her husband refused to call a physi- cian because such action is forbidden by the faith of the Dowieites. ‘Later the physician who was sent to the Turner home by the board of health relieved the woman’s sufferings by an operation, but it was too late to save her life. SAVE HER. Three Hundred Molders Out. Hamilton, O., March 7.—More than 300 molders. employed by the Niles Tool Works company walked out with- out warning soon after the day’s work had begun. The trouble is understood .to be over the employment of nonun- fon men, but no statement has ‘been fssued. Nearly 1,500 men are made 1dle. Naval Programme Approved. Berlin, March 7.—The appropria- tlons committee of the reichstag, on which all the parliamentary groups are represented, has approved with a few dissenting votes the government’s measure providing for the construc- tion of six additional armaired cruis- ers. EXTRAVAGANCE THE CAUSE. Guardian Named for Duke Paul Fred- erick and Wife. Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, March 7.—A decree of Grand Duke Frederick Francis was gazetted during the day, placing his uncle, Duke Paul Frederick, and the latter’s wife, the Princess Marie of Winsch-Graetz, under guardianship. Only paragraph 6 of the laws of the empire is mentioned as the ground for this action. Mental weakness, drunk- enness and spendthriftness are re- cited by the paragraph as sufficient reasons for placing adults under guar- dianship. It is understood that ex- travagance is the cause in this case. Master of the Horse von Stengelin has been appointed guardian of the duke and duchess. WITHOUT TAKING ACTION. Joint Conference of lowa Miners and Operators Adjourns. Des Moines, March 7.—District No. 13, United Mine Workers of America, who have been in joint conference with the operators, adjourned during the day without taking action in re- gard to a new scale of wages. It was decided to await the action.of the na- tional association on March 15 and abide by that decision. Iowa miners and operators are firm in their opio- | ions relative to a strike and are un- willing to yield a point. ‘Adjournment was taken until March 30, when- ac- . tion will be taken on the decision of the national association. Chicago Doubles Saloon I.icel;‘ses. Chicago, March 7.—The city council has passed the ordinance increasing the saloon license from $500 to $1,000, 1 to take effect May 1. The high lcense has been demanded as a step towards checking the prevailing crime wave in Chicago. < With the license costing $600 Chicago has 7,017 saloons. The saloon element put up a bitter fight agalnst the high license plan, but the ordinance carried by a vote of 40 to 28. BELIEVE STRIKE IS CERTAIN. Thouégrpds of Huns and Slavs Return- | ing to. Europe. New York, March 7.—More than 1,000 Hungarians and Slavs from -the anthracite coal regions attempted to obtah; passage on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which sailed for Europe from Hoboken during the day. Only 780" of the would-be passengers could be accommodated: and the oth- ers ‘were forced to remain behind and awalt another steamer. The men said that they were only the advance guard of thousands of their fellow country- men who will leave the coal fields within the next few weeks for their homes. They appeared to believe that a strike in the coal regions is certain to come and said they have'decided to g0 home to remain until the trouble is seitled. SUFFERS FROM PNEUMONIA. Condition of Susan B. Anthony Said to Be Much Worse. Rochester, N. Y., March 7+—Susan B. Anthony’s condition is deemed very much worse and her physician, Dr. M. H. Ricker, spent the night at her bed- side. The cold and fatigue incident to her trip to Washington and Baltimore, which necessitated the cancellation of her ‘social engagements in New York city, developed into pneumonia. For some time no dangerous com- pliestion had been apprehended. The lung originally affected is now pro- nounced practically clear, but the other Iung is seriously affected and her immediate -friends are consider- ably disturbed for the outcome. WITHOUT SECURITY. Authorizing - Deposit of Public Money in Banks. — ‘Washington, March 7~Representa tive Fowler, chairman of the house committee on banking and currency, has introduced a bill giving authority to the secretary of the treasury to de- posit public funds in national banks without requiring security and upon which the banks shall pay interest at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. Such deposits are to be distributed equitably among the banks of all) funds in excess of $50,000,000, which amount is to be retained as the work- ing balance in the treasury. Must Prove Charges False. ‘Washington, March 7—Rev. W. '1‘.[ Vernon, a negro recently nomiunated by President Roosevelt to be register of the treasury, must clear himself of serious charges before his confirma-, tion can be secured in the senate. The finance committee has taken cogniz- ance of the charges and appointed Senator Burrows as a subcommittee to investigate them. Bomb Factory Discovered. St. Petersburg, March 7—A ‘whole- | sale bomb factory was captured by the police during the day at the lodg- ings of a druggist. One hundred and twenty loaded bombs were seized. The apartments had been the rendezvons of students and revolutionists, twenty of whom were captured. OF VARYING SEVERITY. Earthquake Shocks Occur Daily on| Island of St. Lucia. Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent, March 7.—Earthquake shocks of vary- ing severity have been continuing at dally intervals on the island of St.. Lucia since Feb. 16. Some shocks have been felt here slightly. The in- | habitants of St. Vincent are gravely i concerned regarding the disturbances as possibly being the results of pro- -longed seismic disturbances. The Sou- friere volcano on this island is quiet. Verdict of Guilty Returned. " Raleigh, N. C.; March 7.—The jury . the Hasty case at Gaffney, N. C., ‘returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was recommended to the mercy of the court. Hasty was tried for the murder of Milan Bennett and Abbot Davison, members of the “Noth- ing but Money” company. He was given a life sentence. New York, March 7. — Berthe Claiche, the young Frenchwoman who has been on trial in the supreme court for several days on a charge of mur- . der, has withdrawn her plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. This action was the result of a series of secret conferences between represen- tatives of District Attorney Jerome and the defendant’s counsel. There was an intensely exciting scene in the crowded courtroom when the girl pleaded guilty to the man- slaughter charge. Scarcely had she uttered the word ‘‘guilty” when she fell back in a faint and when the at- teéndants revived her :fixe became hys- terical and her screams could be heard through the corridors of the building. All efforts to quiet her were vain and finally she was carried from the court- room and across the Bridge of Sighs to the Tombs prison, where physicians were called to attend her. As soon as the young woman had been taken from the courtroom Jus- tice Davis discharged the jury. He announced that sentence will be pro- nounced March 29. LAND OFFICE DECISION. Homesteader Who Enlists in Army or Navy Does Not Forfeit Claim. Duluth, March 7.—That a man who has made homestead entry, paid the fees and actually lived thereon about . one year and who enlists in the Unit- ed States army or navy, serving four years, during which time he is unable ‘to visit his land, does not necessarily forfeit his claim, is a decision by Washington land officials announced at the local land office. The decision is not based on any: particular case, but is in answer to questions asked the local officers-by Lieutenant Iyan Cr-Wettensgel of the naval recruiting station at Minneapolis. The lieuten- ant alse wanted to know if service in the war with Spain or the Filipinos would help a recruit provided he put in his annual furloughs of one month on the land.. The Washington office answers that a man may enlist in either army or navy and thereafter obtain title to a homestead if his fam- ily continues to live on the land for the required period. RUSSIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. Changes in its Constitution Made by Manifesto. St. Petersburg, March 7—An impe- rial manifesto and ukase relating to the reorganization of ‘the council of the empire and changes in the consti- tution of the national douma as pro- mulgated Oct. 30 were puhlished dur- ing the day. The manifesto’ announces that the two bodies comprising the parliament —the council of the empire and the national assembly—will be convoked and prorogued annually by an impe- rial ukase. The council of the empire will consist of an equal number of elected members and members nom- inated by the emperor. Both bodies wiil have equal legislative powers in initiating legislation and in other mat- ters and only measures passed by hoth bodies may be submitted for imperial sanction. Both bodies may annul the election of any of their members. VETOED BY PENNYPACKER. Resolution Ordering Investigation of Coal Roads. Harrisburg, Pa., March 7.—Governor Pennypacker has vetoed the resolution providing for an investigation into the affairs of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company and the resolution di- recting the attorney general to inquire by what right the Pennsylvania and other rallroads in this state are en- gaged in‘the anthracite coal mining business. ; Both of these resolutions were passed by the recent extra session of the Pennsylvania legislature and were vetoed, the governor states, because they were not germane to the call of the session. The governor also de- clines' .to -approve the resolution re- questing him to call an extra session for the enactment of leglslatlon for a 2-cent passenger rate.