Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 24, 1906, Page 1

B VOLUME 3. NUMBER 284 R T BT : ; R = Berman Emporium = #& * Styles Laces & Latest Neckwe'r Designs 2nd Door East of First National Bank, GRAND SPRING SHOWING OFR ]'l‘A]'\I‘F» ° NEW SPRING WEARING APPAREL REC'V’D TOD:\Y Coats : A second shipment of thosé nobby, up-to-date coats in those check 23 inch coverts, also # full length Empire Shadrein silk coats at most astonish- ingly low brices. Waists and Skirts Our new shipment of waists and skirts will please you In style and price. —— Suits and jackets Haton suits handsomely tailored. Baton Jackets beautifully trimmed, silk or satin lining to match. Taey have to be seen to be appreci'abed We buay our Cloaks, Suits, Skirts and Waists from the -foremost manufacturers: in the United States who procure the styles early in the season from their European manufacturers. That is why we show the most: stylish garments, which compare favor- ably with these of. the largest stores in the cities, and which we show earlier than any other store. Examine our special introduction tables for Spring Dress Goods, silk and silkized Petticoats, Mus- lin Underwear, Etec. Bermam Emporium. At a 1ileeting oI irustees of North- western university it was decided to abolish intercollegiate football at the university ior five years. Ras Makonnen, governor of Harrar, Abyssinia, is dead. He commanded the Abyssinian force which defeated the Italian troops under General Bar- teiri at the battle of Adowa, Abys- sinia. wuIUS, HOLIL VOCAal ana instrumental, are to be ecliminated from the Roman Catholic churches of the Omaha dio- cese after ; 1 and women are to be dispensed w in choirs. Dispatches to Dun’s Review indicate that there has been a setback in spring trade because of the unfavor- able weathes, but no decrease appears in manufacturing activitv [ MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, neer TEN CENTS PER WEEK FAIR TRIAL FOR' SUSPECTS. Idaho’s Governor lIssues Proclamation to Labor Unions. _ Boise, Ida., March 24.—As a. resull of thousands of letters and resolutions sent Governor Gooding of this’ state asking for a fair and impartial trial of the accused officers of the Western Federation c¢f Miners—Haywood, Pet- tibone and. Moyer—the governor has issued the following proclamation to the labor unions of the United States: ““There has been considerable said In connection with the arrests of the officers of the Western Federation of Miners and the confession made Harry Orchard, who has declared in sworn confession that he, in response to arrangements with the accused offi- cers of the Western Federation of Min- ers, did murder the late Gove Steunenberg of this state. The dis- cussion has involved certain alleg: tions regarding the manner of the ar- rest and subsequent proceedings. “T desire to say to the labor unions Jf the couniry that if, by some ar- rangement, the various unions will ar- range to send a delegation to this city I will be pleased to allow that delega- tion to meet Harry Orchard personally and to hear him go over the story lold the state’s attorney and the detec tives. I will also present to them Steve Adams, who also has made a confession. "; “Further than this I want to assure every person, whether he be a union or nonunion man, that the state.of Idaho will give the accused men fair chance to defend themselves and as fair a trial as was ever held will:be given these men. Upon conviction, if the unions:believe that an unfair or biased trial was given, then you can remember that 1 still have the power as the governor of this state to hear your grievances and prevent miscar- riage of justice.” COSTLY RAILROAD WRECK. Three Freight Trains in Collision on Lake Shore Road. Cleveland, March 24—Officials of the Lake Shore and Michigan South- ern railroad have received reports of a serious [reight wreck which oc- curred early in the day at Goshen, Ind. An eastbound freight containing a number of cars of live stock stopped for water and was run into by a sec- ond train, demolishing many cars and killing a large number of hogs- Some of the wrecked cars were thrown over ontc the westbound track and were run intogby @ third freight train. Five railway employes were injui The wreck is one of the most serious trom a financial standpoint that the road has experienced in some time. MANN FPLEADS NOT GUILTY. Publisher of Town Topics Arraigned on Perjury Charge. New York, March 24—William D. Mann, publisher of Town - Topics, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with perjury. He was arraigned before Judge O’Sullivan in the court of general sessions. His counsel, Martin W. Littleton, asked COLONEL W. D. MANN. Judge O’Sullivan to set an early date |:for the trial, Distvict Atwrney Jerome 1 replied that “the defendant will have his day in court, when he wil! be able to vindicatz himself if he can, but the district attorney will try this case ‘when he gets ready.” He said, however, that he would ar- range for trial just as soon as he could. HUGE LAND FRAUDS ALLEGED. Widows of Veterans Innocent Tools of South Dakota Concern. New Ulm, Minn.,, March 24.—Dep- uty United States Marshal W. W. Rich of St. Paul has served subpoenas on fnine widows of veterans of the Civil war as witnesses in a and fraud trial at Sioux Falls April 5. Three more subpoenas, intended for former residents of New Ulwm, will be served om the women in St. Paul, Min- peapolis and Northfield. The government in its campaign against land frauds is said to have discovered a scheme operated with startling success in many towns in Southern Minnesota. During the next 30 Days Look for the “red tickets.” They denote a saving of from one- fourth to one-half on your pur- Sale commences Friday MAR. 16 and closes when entire stock is sold. ENGAGEMENT IN 'THE PHILIPPINES Constabulary and Force of Fanatical Pulajanes Clash---Details of i ~ Affair Are Lacking. GOV. CURRY IS REPORTED MISSING Senator Dolliver Is Hépeful. ‘Washington, March 24—“My jude- ment is that a, railroad rate bill will pass the senate within ten days or two weeks.” This statement was made during the day by Senator Dolliver of Iowa; a member of the interstate com- merce committee of the senate, afier a conference with the president. SEIZED- BY CHINESE PIRATES. Launch Belonging to Standard Oil Corpany Lodgted. Honglkong, March 24—A launch owned by the Standard Oil company was seized and looted by pirates near Canton. The pirates secured a num- ber of Winchester rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. The United States gunboat Callao is proceeding to the scene of the piracy. Canton, in the vicinity of which the launch was attacked, near the mouth of the West river in the province of Kwangtung, is the great seaport of Southern China. One Man Known to Be Dead. Buena Vista, Colo., March 24—1It is hot positively known whether or not any men hesides Prospector Harry Weisenburg of Vicksburg, Colo., per- ished in the snowslide which occurred on Wednesday fourteen miles west of Granite. The avalanche. started above Timber Line and ran over two mile§, cutting a swath 1,000 feet wide. Miners’ Strike Breaking Up. Lens, France, March 24 —The min- ers’ strike is breaking up. The strik- ers are returning to work and an early termination of the trouble is expected Manila, March, 2}.—A telegram re- ceived by the government* today from the island of Samar says that an en_ fagement occurred between the con- stabulary and a force of fanatical Pulajanes. Gov. George Curry is re~ ported missing. Details of the affair are lacking. Gov.. Curry, whose former home was in New Mexico, was a member of the rough riders. TRIAL JUDGE IS ANGRY. Twice Reversed by Higher Tribunal in Brutal Murder Case. Kansas City, March 24—“If a man commits ‘a crime so revolting that it shocks the morals of the people just to hear about it—then that man ¢an go scot free.” ¥ That was the statement made by Judge Woitord in the criminal court. He had before himm John Martin Speyer of New Orleans, twice convicted of murdering his little boy ané¢ twice given a new trial by the supreme eourt. Angered at the actjon of the higher tribunal Judge Wofford refused to try the case again. “I sat as judge twice in this, case,” he went on. “Both times the supreme court has seen fit to take a different position from mine. I will have noth- ing more to do with it “T'll -eall in Judge John A. Rich of the circuit court of the Fifteenth ju- . dicial district to hear the case. The trial will' beeset for June 28.” Warren F. Mosher, secretary of*the Catholic summer school of America and one of the best known Catholic laymen in the United States, died sud- denly from heart disease at his home in New Rochelle, N. Y. Jones Pays the -Freight—--_-;and the People get the Benefit. J. A. McConkey To Be Sold Out. B B 20 pounds of best granulated Sugar for $1.00 with every purchase of $5 or over or if you prefer 10 Yards of Best Calico for 10c with every purchase of $5 or over The Most Tremendous Sensation in Merchandise Sales Ever Held in ‘Bemidji, Minnesota $9,448.29 Worth of High Grasie Merchandise Going Out to all the People or to make matters worse 10 Bars of Good Laundry Soap for 10c . with $5 purchase or over = o The entire stock owned by J. A. McConkey has fallen into the hands of N. J. Bohlke & Co:, of Minneapolis, Minn., and is for sale in the city of Bemidji for the next thirty days, at a great sacrifice. The store is now closed and will remain closed until Friday, March 16° at 9 o’clock a. m., to mark down goods and re-arrange the stock : ' : A deep cut has been made to sell it quickly to raise the desired amount of cash to satisfy the mediator in charge. No reserve will be made: everything must go. Costs. former Price or the wisk of the proprietor, will not be considered. This méans a great saving to you on all staple goods, such as a complete line of Notions, Gloves. ® complete line of Men’s Women’s and Children’s Shoes: mittens, Hosiery, Crockery, Groceries, Canned Groods, Tobacco, etc., and Supply your wants for a year or two while the matteris being adjusted by the mediator in charge. Old clerks will ‘be retained and a large force of new ones on hand to care for the crowds. Come and see what theN.J. B miles away and see ahit of Minneapolis life while you load up with bargains and seefa annals of Bemidji, Minnesota. 5 N. B.-Wanted, Twenty‘C’leflj(s_;.widéfawalié. 7 s s ohlke & Co. has done to the store, Come from sale which will be ‘an'event memorial to the [ESrd