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

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 282 JRSDAY, MARCH 22, 1906. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, TEN CENTS PER WEEK GRIEVANCES OF LABOR The American Federation Submits the| Document to Roosevelt. Cannon i And Frye. CONGRESS INDIFFERENT TO DEMANDS Washington, March 22.—President % L0 Ui0se wno are the advocates O 5 5 < Ithe eight-hour law and principle con- uuml'“j ,m ,Lh‘; Amencz;n Federafiiol; gress passed and the president signed of Labor and the executive council of an appropriation bill containing a that organization, with about 100 pres- | prider nullifying the eight-hour law idents and representatives of interna- | gngq principle in its application to the tional trades unions, were received by | greatest puvlic work ever undertaken Speaker Cannon in the house lobby | by our government—the construction during the day. They presented a |of the }’anama c?x?al. ] document concerning pending labor “While recognizing the necessity for legislation, which later was presented | the le‘f‘plt‘?i"’;‘?“t of t;}‘i‘“”?;es' of °1‘)"' 4o Senator Frye and President Roose- pena gns l_‘f LonS s0u1 g ey {nay 'e relt. The do Vi follows self-supporting labor has urged in vain iber e S e S ;1 | the enactment of a law that shall safe- The undersigned executive council | o514 it from the competition of the of the American Federation of Labor, labor of convicts. and those accowmpanying us in the “In the interest of all of our people, presentation of this document, submit | and in consonance with their almost to you the subject matter of the griev- general demand, we have urged con- ances which the workmen of our coun- | gress for some tangible relief from iry feel by reason of the indifferent | the constantly growing evil of induced position which the congress of the | and undesirable immigration, but with- United States has manifested toward | out result. the just, reasonable and necessary “Recognizing the danger of Chinese measures which have been before it | immigration and responsive to the de- these pasi several years and which | mands of the people congress years particularly affect the interests of the | 480 enacted an effective Chinese ex- working people, as well as by reason i clusion law; yet, despite the expe of the administrative acts of the ex- ence of the people of our own country. ecutive branches of the government and the legislation of the congress relating to these interests. For con- venience the malters of which we complain are briefly stated and are as follows: “The law commonly knowa as the eight-hour !aw has been found inef- fective and insufficient to accomplish the purpose of its designers and framers. [abor has since 1894 urged the pa ge of a law so as to remedy the defects and for its extension of all work done for or on behall of the gov- ernment. Our efforts have been in vain. as well as those of other countries, the present law is flagrantly violated and now, by act of congress, it is seriously proposed to invalidate that law and reverse the policy. “The partial relief secured by the laws of 1895 and 1898, providing that seamen shall not be compelled to en- dure involuntary servitude, has been seriously threatened at each succeed- ing congress: 'The petitions to secure for the seamen equal rights with all others have been denied and a dis- position shown to extend to other workmen the system of compulsory labor. Eight-Hour Law Abrogated. Regarding the Injunction. - peneficent writ_of injunction 1g of any ¥Find grant Another Ship- ment of Ladies’ Spring Coats. 54 inch steel grey coats, E u- pire style, finished with two vents, price $23.00 36 inch Covert Coats finished with tailor stitched " $13.50 50 inch grey piaid coats, trimmed with black velvet, $20.00 straps, O'LEARY AND » BOWSER IBEMIDI | %a N 'Camps Nearly_T,hfpug With Winter’'s Work—M. Woodsmen' Arriving. The winter’s work in the lum- ber camps of 1 is section..of the state is nearly over and some of the loggers are even now makmg preparations to break camp. The south bound M. & I. passenger this morning brought down over 100 woodsmen who have been employed in the camps this winter, and it is expected from this time on that there will be ‘a heavy'mfiux of woodsman into Bemidji. Farley & Thmstn:fl who have operated a camp west of Tenstrike, have finished their contract and a part of the crew arrived here this morning. The J. A. Irvine company has laid off several of its road teams at the Pine Island camp and many of the landing men have been dis- charged. The crews at a num- ber of the other camps are being diminished and another week will see many of the camps broken up. FOR SALE — Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for vou on short notice. FRAUD ON PART OF SHIPPERS. Commerce Commission Orders Inves: tigation at New York. Washington, March 22.—The inter- state commerce commission has given out for publication the following no: tice: “Upon reports to the commission! that many shippers in and about the city of New York have been per- sistently underbilling and misrepre- senting freight shipped by railroads from that city and other points in Eastern territory the commission has ordered an investigation and set the matter down for hearing at the Unit- ed States courtrooms, New York city, on Friday, March 23, at 10:30 a. m. It is expected that some highly interest ing developments will take place indi cating fraud on the part of the ship- pers which amounts to forced rebates from_ published tariff rates.” UNREST AMONG WORKMEN. Repressive Measures of Russian Gov- ernment the Cause. | St. Petersburg, March 22.—The growing unrest and agitation among the Russian workmen is largely due to the government's repressive meas- ures in the provinces and especially to the threatening situation in the Don and other regions. At Ekaterin- oslav 16,000 men of the Hughes iron works are already reported to have struck and at Moscow great agitation prevails in the industrial sections. Undoubtedly the whole movement connected with the demand of the { Social Democrats and revolutionists for another cencral nelitical strike, inteénded to promibit property rIZNtS has, as used in labor disputes, been perverted so as to attack and destroy personal freedom and in a manner to hold that the emplprer has some property rights in the l!abor of the workmen. Instead of obtaining the re- lief which labor has sought it is seri- ously threatened with statutory .au- thority for existing judicial .usurpa- tion. “The committee on labor of the house of representatives was insti- tuted at the demand of labor to voice its. sentiments, to advaocate its rights and to protect its interests. In the past two congresses this committee i has been so organized =s to make in- effectual any attempt labor has made for redress. This being the fact' in the last congress labor requested tfie speaker to appoint on: the committee of labor: members who. from- their, ex- perience,. kuow]edge and sympalhy would render in this congress sqch. service' as the committee ’ was or equest lnqged‘ p of the committee shall appeal to tha consgience: Mflh { support of our tenow v -citizens. ftor. 1 8 fl:f memfirlaf s‘i’)e'il‘ier ‘Cannc mfl ; speech in which he resented the chn';e of unfairness against the house com- mittee on labor. DOZEN VESSELS LOST. t of ‘Recent Storms on Atlantic Coast. ton, March 22—In the recent s at least a dozen vessels were lamaged and six lives lost. Off New. London a barge foundered in a hea.vy gea and Mrs. Bush, wife of the captain, drowned in his arms as they, were carried down by the sink- ing ' 'ship. . The list of disasters in- tludes the following: Lady Antrim of Booth Bay, Me., total wreck at Marblehead; five lost. Rosa; Rueller of Booth Bay, ashore at Cape Roflu, Mass.; crew escaped. Ma.rlowD) aper of Booth Bay, ashore but floated | at Hyannis. Willie Tiaw of ‘Boston, sunk off Fouth Yarmouth, Mass.: crew rescued. C. C. ‘Lane of New Haven, wrecked st Boston Light: crew rescued. Sarah A. Reed of Calais, Me., ashore et Jonesport, Me.; crew escaped. Barge No. 17, Northeastern Trans- ‘ortation company, sunk at New Lon- ion; woman lost. ONE SHOOTING AFFRAY OCCURS. General Situation, at Chattanooga Is Peaceful. 4 Chattanooga, Tenn., March 22.—At the Roos-Mehan iron foundry during the morning, where white overseers are employed with negro moulders and helpers, a white man named Rogers shot and wounded a negro. The cause of the shooting is not known, but it is thought to be an outcropping of Tues- day's troubles between the races re- sulting from the lynching of the negro Johnson. The business section of the city is quiet and there are no groups of ne- groes on the streets. Guard details from the three companies of state militia remained at the armory all night and a squad from the battery of artillery with a gatling gun was kept at police headquarters until morning. There is considerable unrest, but the conservative element of citizens is of The Lower House of Iowa Legislature Passes Anti-Discrimination South African War Claims. Johannesburg, Transvaal, March 22. —The South African compensation committee, which is examining claims for losses sustained during the Boer war, has completed its labors. The committee' examined no less than 89, 000 demands, the aggregate of which total approximately $310,000,000. The sum of $47.500,000 has been allowed for the settlement of these claims. lowa Man on Trial for Murder.’ Des Moines, March 22.—Claude ‘Whisler, indicted for the murder of Frank Ogden a year ago, was placed on trial during the day. Whisler is alleged to have shot and killed Ogden during a quarrel, then carried the body to the house and left it in proximity to a pistol as a suicide blind. Jealousy over a woman is the state’s theory. Bill. IPATTERNED AFTER MISSOURI LAW wves Momes, March 22.—%ne house, ~| by a vote of 48 10 12, passed the anti- discrimination bill, which is intended 10 oust the Standard Oil from Iowa or compel a revision of their business methods. The bill prohibits diserim- inating rates for oil and is patterned after the Missouri law. It provides a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for violation. Representative Cummings, the au- thor, in presenting the bill claimed that the Standard Oil company had made a price of 4 cents per gallon for oil in his home town recently in order to drive out competition. THE Hamilton Will Not Appear Fowler Committee. New York, March 22.—Andrew Ham- ilton, former legislative agent for the New York Life Insurance co: 3 has sent a reply to the Fowler gating committee of that company de- DECLINES INVITATION. Before the opinion that there will be no fur- ther trouble. clining to appear before the cominit- tee to be examined as to his work for the company. In this reply he charge the committee with undue haste in its charges against him and says that if the committee had waited a while and not rushed so soon into print with pre- mature conclusions it would have been in a lLetter position today and more justice would have been done heClooy’s Sivety?l OPEN DAY AND NIGHT SEVERAL THOUSAND DEAD. Latest ‘Estimate of, Casualties in For- ', mosa E&rthquzke. London, March 22.—According to the Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Tokio it is now estimated that sev- DEFECTIVE PAGFE seral 'thousand persons were killed by GdUd R'E“ and Careflll to him and to the policyholders. the recent earthquake in Formosa. Drivers The commmunication is in response Telegrams from Formosa state that to an invitation sent.to Mr. Hamilton the prosperous towns of Datiyo, Rai- soon after his return from Europe in shigo and Shinko were completely de- LIVERY HACK IN CON- :hich the h\‘ a; alslced to f;l‘lnish evi- stroyed. At Kagi alone 2,000 natives ence to the Fowler committee. and seven Japanese were killed. The NF‘CTION' ST government departments are transact- William Pnebt, _&wenty-one years ing business in the cpen air or in Night Calls Promptly An- old, lwlmg with his tatt_ler, Gus Priebe, sheds. one mile north of Highwood, a St. At Datiyo 600 bodies have been re- swered. Paul suburb, was killed instantly by a covered from the open fields, to which the people had fied only to succumb to | their injuries. At a rough estimate the damage amounts to $45,000,000. QUIET AT SEBASTOPOL. Sensationai Report of Mutiny Without Foundatmn St. Petersbhrg, March 22.—The sen- sational reports current here to the efftect that the execution of former Lieutenant Schmidi, leader of the na- val mutiny at Sebastopol in November last, had heen followed by an exien- sive mutiny of sailors gt Sebastopol turns out to be unfounded. The cor- respondent cf the Associated Press at Sebastopol telegraphs that all is quiet there. : VALENCIA CAPTAIN BLAMED. Should Have Located Position Before Entering Straits. Vancouver, B. C., March 22.—The finding of the commissioners appoint- ed to investigate the Valencia disaster has been delivered. The report found Captain Johuson blamabie in not having located his position by Umatilla reef lightshiv be- falling tree. | BEMIDJI, J. P. POGUE'S LIVERY, FEED —AND SALE STABLE - MINNESOTA For Firemen and Drakcn ~o580 TO of fore attempting to \,nter the straits. \ "’?fii‘éfif?;g\‘,"fi{lmfi‘rfifig 1 e A e o “Full particulars at once. Inclose stamp. MINERS' STRIKE SPREADING. NATIONAL RAILWAY TRAIHING SCHOOL, inc., : S . Room 320 Boston Blocky Minneapolis, Minn..is, s Ductos TN RRREN Additional French Troops at the Scene of Trouble. Liens, France, March. 22.—A thou- sand more troops, including a large force of cayalry, are being assemhled here owing to the menacing :pread of the miners’ strike. . The strikers are divided into two camps, the qxtremists and_ the, moderates, who. ‘threaten to. attack eacfi other. noaséns WRECK | sAFE. Larimore, N D., ank_of h{mg » D | miles west of here, ‘was broken iuthrubne«fi. e i’ét“‘le&fi'er of’ nl mnth\y/ at Sebsstopol last Noyem- o 81.2afl,.soma.,tflmt ] fast time. [y ber, the pupils of all the local high |} schools struck during the -day. The Right Road TO CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA _FROM SAINT PAUL OR MINNEAPOLIS Many trains da.ily, superbly equipped;, making .+ ‘Through Tourist Cars to California, with choice | ’ts west of Omaha or Kansas City. information write to -