Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1906, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 286 OBJECTS TO NOTORIETY Otherwise John D. Rockefeller Would Be a Witness in Missouri Hearing. VICE PRESIDENT TESTIFIES IN CASE mew York, March zi.—Jonn L. Aren- bold, vice president of the Standard Oil company, testifying at the hear- ing in the ouster proceedings brought against the Standard 0il company by the state of Missouri, said that John D. Rockefeller has no desire to evade any questions. He said that Mr. Rocke- feller knows nothing about the mat- ters concerned in ikis suit. “He dislikes very much the notoriety and cartooning,” sald Mr. Archbold. “If Attorney General Hadley wants to 2o to Lakewcod and question him I am eure he will find him willing to answer any questions. “There is only cne way to examine witnesse: the attorney general in- terrupted, “only one way.” Mr. Archbold was the first witness called when the hearing began for the day. Before answering questions he objected to being sketched by sev- eral artists who were in the room. Stockholder in Twe Companies. Mr. Archhold said that he is a vice president of the Standard Oil com- pany of New Jersey and owns stock in both that company and the Standard Ofil company of Indiana. He said that N. M. Vanburen is his son-in-law and is now in New York. Soon after he stated this a process server, who was present, left the room. Mr. Archbold sald John D. Rockefeller is president , of the Standard Oil company, but has taken no active interest in the busi- ness affairs in some years owing to ill heelth, He has an office at 26 Broad- ‘way, but is seldom there. “Who is the active head of the Standard Oil company?” asked Attor- ney General Hadley. “There is no master mind in the Btandard Oil,” replied. Mr. Archbold, raising his voice, “it is made up of an aggregation of individuals.” The business Is controlled by men, experts in their respective depart- ments, he said, and the term commit- tee, as app'ied o the various boards, is a misnomer. H. M. Tilford, Mr. Archbold thought, is the .principal in- dividual in the domestic trades board end has been connected with the Standard Oil company $ince 1375. Asked concerning the stock of the Waters-Plerce Oil company now in the name of Mr. Vanburen Mr. Archhold sald it was the 2,750 shares formerly ‘held in the names of the Standard Oil trustees. Gives Figures on Oil Production. _ “Are you familiar with the produc- tien of oil in this country?” asked Attorney General Hadley. “1 am.” “What is it?" “The daily production of crude oil in the United States is about 350,000 gallons and the Standard Oil produces ubout one-seventh.” “And about the refined product?” “The Standard Oil probably sells and markets about 70 per cent of it, and 1 want to add that wherever there is a Standard Oil refinery in the Unit- ed States there is a competitive re- finery in that section. There is a great deal of competition in the oil business. The competition, of course, is greatest in the big oil region of Pennsylvania.” The witness told of the Standard Oil “interests in the new fields of Kansas and said that the Standard Oil com- pany did not control the oil situation there. There were a number of inde- pendent producers and refiners there. “Where is John D. Rockefeller?” asked Mr. Hadley. “He is at Lakewood, N. J. As I ex- plained his health is not good and he has had no connection with the busi ness for ten years.” “When did you see Mr. Rockekfeller last?” At Lakewood All the Time. “Mr. Rockefeller has been in New York and Lakewood all the time,” said Mr. Archbold. “l saw him in New York a couple or three weeks ago and I also saw him 4 few days ago in Lakewood, N. J.” Then afier « moment’s pause he con: tinued: “If I may be permitted to so state Mr. Rockefeller knows nothing, abso- lutely nothing, of the matters con- cerned in this suit. Mr. Rockefeller’'s health is such that it imposes quite a care upon him. He has no desire to evade any questions, General Hadley, but he very much dislikes the notoriety and the cartooning. If you want to go and question him I am sure you will find him willing to answer questions “There is only one way to examine witnesses,” here broke in Mr. Hadley. “We have only one way.” At the afternoon session Wade Hampton testified that, as general au- ditor of the Standard Oil company, he sent men from his office to,St. Louis to audit the accounts of the Waters- Pierce Oil company. During the time this audit was being made he said the men were on the payroll of the Wa- targ-Plsrce camnaux PRISONE™ WILL NOT PLEXD.' Alleged Murcerer hefuses to Take Tart in Trial 5 Chicago, March 27.—Joseph Brlggs ieclined to plead when he was called to trial for the murder of Hans Peter- son two years ago. He first demand- ed a change of venue from Judge Chy- traus, the presiding judge, and when this was denied him on the grounds that he had previously been granted two changes of venue he asserted that the court would be compelled to try & deaf and dumb man, as he would not say a single word or recognize the trial in any way. His attorney wa not in court and Briggs said that h ‘would not come. The court promptly cited the attorney to appear and rep- resent his client and the trial pro- ceeded. This is the second trial of Briggs, a sentence of death given him on the first occasion having been set aside by the supreme court, which granted a new trial, SUFFERED GREA_T CRUELTY. Death a Welcome Sentence to Russian Girl Assassin. Moscow, March 27.—M. Teslinko, counsel for Mlle. Spiridonovo, the sev- enteen-year-old girl who shot M. Luz- henoffsky, chief of secret police at Tamboff, has returned here from Tam- boft, where his client was found guilty of the charges brought against hor. He declares that the tortures of the Spanish Inguisition were tame when compared with the cruelty Mlle. Spiri- donovo has been subjected to. He gives a thrilling account of her proud and spirited speech to the judges who | condemned her, telling them. that the vietory of the oppressors of the people would be short lived and saying: “You can kill me, but death will be welcome after what I have suffered.” FLOODS ON THE BIG HORN. leepack Raises Water and Bridges and Property Suffer. Basin, Wyo., March 27.—An icepack has formed in the Big Horn river here, causing it to flood the lowlands. The steel bridge has been carried away and considerable damage done to ranches. The river is two feet above high water mark and its tributaries are all from eight to ten feet above the flood line. Floods in the Big Horn basin are usually the first warning of probable high water in the Missouri river. WALTER SCOTT ARRESTED. Death Valley Miner Charged With As- sault With a Deadly Weapon. San Francisco, March 27.—Walter Scott. the Death Valley miner, was ar- rested during the evening on a tele- graphic report from the sheriff of San Bernardino county stating that Scott is wanted there to answer a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The charge grows out of a recent attack on a party who were being escorted to Scott’s mins. Scott was released on $500 bail. SEVERAL FIREMEN KILLED. Big Factory and Tenement Buildings Destroyed at New York, New York, March 27.—Several fire men were killed and a number injured and half a dozen large tenement houses destroyed in a fire that started In the sixstory factory building at Downing and Bedford streets. So rap- idly did the fire spread that the police drove hundreds of people, who lived in the neighborhood, out of their homes. Two three-story tenement houses were partly crushed when the factory walls fell, but jt is believed that all the occupants had been driven out. The fire spread to other buildings in the same block. Shortly after the fire hegan four firemen were taken to a hospital unconscious, having heen overcome by smoke, and Captain Walsh of engine company No. 14 and one of his men were buried under falling wall FAMILY BLOTTED OUT. Seven Persons Killed at a Railway Crossing. Seabury,-Pa., March 27.—Seven per- sons, representing three generations of one family, were killed on the Phila- delphia and Reading railway at Hass crossing, one mile south of this place. The dead are G. W. Neidig, sixty- three years old; Clarence Neidig, aged forty-one; Silas Neidig, aged thirty- six, sons of the first named; Mrs. Clar- ence Nendig, aged thirty, and their three children, Mary, four years old; Blanche, aged six, and Gilbert, two years old. & -All were instantly killed with the exception of Blanche, who died later at a honpital. - AMEBIGAN ENVOY HEPUHTS 8AYS: MOROCCAN CONFERENCE HAS PRACTICALLY SETTLED POLICE QUESTION. Washington, March 27.—A cable- gram was received at the state depart- ment during the day from ‘Ambassador White stating that the Algeciras con- ference had -practically reached an agreement upon the question of polic- ing Morocco, which was the most diffi- cult issue hefore the conference. No detalls as to the nature of the agree- ment are obtainable. Algeciras, Spain, March 27.—The Moroccan conference held an hour’s session during the day, seeking dili- gently to adjust the police question. Austria proposed an amendment in- creasing the inspector general’'s con- trol of the police and Herr von Rado- witz, the chief German delegate, de- clared that Germany considered inter- national control of the police to be of supreme importance and intimated that Germany might with draw if such control is not adopted. The question was. finally referred to the committee, which will meet at once and discuss the revised police project. The delegates continue to hepe for a complete agreenent. IMMENSE DAMAGE RESULTS. Heavy Rain Storms Continue in Cali- fornia. San Francisco, March 27.—Heavy rains continue in Californ: In the San Joaquin valley the rivers and creeks are very high. At Sonora it is estimated that $100,000 damage has resulted from the storm. In the vicin- ity of Tularve lake much of the coun- try around Corcoran and Gurnsey- is under water. About one foot of water covers portions of Center, Church and Court streets in Visalia. In the vicinity of Stockton 23,000 acres of lowlands are under water. In Southern California a landslide on the Santa Fe between Los Angeles and San Diego has interrupted com- munication. At Fresno a large force of men is working to prevent the water from breaking through the levees and flood- ing the city. INSISTON HIGHER ..WAGES. Truck Drivers of Chicago Threaten to Strike. Chicago, March 27.—Chicago will see a second big teamsters’ strike if the plans lald by the Truck Drivers’ union are carried out, The drivers, backed by their inter- national organization, unanimously voted to push their demands for in- creased wages and better conditions. The Chicago Team Owners’ associa- tion has firmly decided to resist. Neither side sees any common ground upon which to meet or a possibility of a compromise. The Truck Drivers’ local, with 8,000 members, is the strongest in the union in Chicago. TWENTY-SIX MINERS DEAD. Full List of Fatalities in West Vir. ginia Disaster. Wheeling, W. Va, March 27.—Two additional bodies were recovered from the Century mine during the after- noon, running the death list to twenty- six. All others have been accounted for, The funerals of twenty of the dead miners were held during the after- noon. The Miners' union has taken steps to care for the bereaved fam- ilies, many of whom are without cloth- ing and food. Officials of the com- pany are contributing to the support of the wives and families of the dead miners, MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, -March 26.—Wheat— May, 77%ec; July, 79%c; Sept., 77% @177%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 78%ec; No. 1 Northern, 77%¢c; No. 2 North- ern, 76%ec. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, March 26.—Wheat—To ar- rive and on track—No. 1 Northern, 77%c; No. 2 Northern, 76%ec; May, T7%c;_ July, T9%ec. and on track, $1.16; May, $1.17%; July, $1.18%; Sept., $1.17%%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, March 26.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $4.50@5.50; common to fair, $3.50@4.25: good to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4.75; veals, $2.00@ 5.25. Hogs—$6.00@6.20. Sheep—Year- ling wethers, $5.25@6.00; good - to choice lambs, $6.00@6.50. 7 X Chicago Union Stock.Yards. Chicago, March 26.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.00@6.25; cows and heifers, $1.55@ 5.00; stockers and feeders, $2.76@ 4.85; Texans, $3.75@4.60. Hogs— Mixed- and butchers, $6.16@6.42%: good heavy, $6.30@6.40; rough heavy, $6.15@6.25; light, $6.15@6.45; pigs, $5.90@6.20. Sheep, $3.90@6.20; lambs, $4.75@6.85. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March . 26.—Wheat—May, 1% @77%c: July, 77%c. Corn—May, 437%ec; July, 443;c. Oats—May, 30%¢c; July, 293c. Pork—May, $16.32%; July, $16.22%. Flax—Cash, western, $1.13; Southweste May, $1.15. Butter—Creameries, 16@ | dairies, 15@23¢. Flax—To arrive | WASHUU NINE PEflsofi KILLED AND THIR- TEEN INJURED IN'A WRECK NEAR %:ASPER; WYO. L3 BABOOSE CRUSHED BY TAYK CAR MAJORITY OF THE VICTIMS WERE WORKMEN ON THE WAY TO GRADING CAMPS, 4 3 Casper, Wyo., March £7.—Nine per- sons. were killed and thirteen injured when an accommodation train on the hicago and Northwestern railway’s new branch ran into a washout on the prairie twenty:six miles west of here. Most of the persons killed and injured were workmen on the way to the grad- ing camps. They were in a caboose which was at the rear of the train, Back of the caboose was a ponderous steel water tank car. The caboose sank deep into the mud and the tank, car plunged into the caboose and crushed it like an eggshell, catching the pedple in a trap. About the same time: ‘the accident occurred the middle qun of the big railroad bridge across thg Platte river near this city went out;jthe result of floods, and it became jmpossible to [ send ‘trains to the scens. A force of men was at once put to: work on the bridge and the officials' announced it would soon be completed.: Superintendent Cortillon and Doe- tors Green, Gillam and Keith crossed the river by a wagon bridge, secured a handecar and started for the scene. A severe snow storm came up and after going six miles the handcar was blocked. The physicians then drove to the wreck. The wreck occurred on the new line being constructed from Casper to the Shoshone reservation, which is to Le thrown open to settlement next Au- gust. GOVERNOR CURRY’S . REPORT. Tells of Battle With Pulajanes on Isi- and of Sama-. Manila, March 27.—Governor Cuarry of Samar. sufgmsed to have leen killed. in the=rdcent fighiwith Pala janes at Magtaon, island of Sama; safe and well. He has sent the fol- lowing repcrt of the engagement to the government here: “Had a hard fight, in which Cap- tain Jones of the constabulary ‘lost half of his command, gaining a mag: nificent victory in the face of over- whelming odds. The Pulajanes, under a flag of truce and while promising to surrender immediately, opened fire, charging the constabulary. ““The leader of the Pulajanes or- dered his men to first wipe out the constabulary and then to capture my- self and the other Americans. “I have requested a company of fed- eral troops and later on, when joined by this additional force, will prepare to wage a war of extermination against the fugitives, which is the only alter- native. “The econstabulary did splendid. though their inferior firearms, w! ‘were minus bayonets, placed them at 2 disadvantage. With the assistance of the federal troops we will be able ic exterminate the fugitives, who are now in the mountains and will destroy the crops. “The natives of Samar, with the exception of the-Pulajanes, are in sym- pathy with us and are assisting us. “Judge I.obinger and all the other Americans are safe.” GREEKS FIGHT OFFICERS. Two Men Probably Fatally Injured at Chicago. Chicago, March 27. — Detective James Doyle was stabbed, perhaps fa- tally, and Detective James Considine wounded with a knife in the hand of an assailant and two Greeks were shot, one fatally, in a fight between the policemen and Greeks at Halsted and Polk ‘streets.. According to lnformation obtained by the police four men, all Greeks. accosted a woman at'the corner of Polk and Halsted streets. : Detectives Considine and Doyle ob- served the act and attempted to arrest the men. The fight ensued. KILLED. IN. HIS PULPIT. Carson (Ja.) Pastor Struck by Light- ning While Belivering Sermon. Carson, Ia., March 27. — While preaching to his congregation Rev. J. B. Lentz, pastor of a Latter Day Saints’ church at this place, was struck by lightning: He died within an honr... . : - The bolt was communicated to the preacher by a chandelier han ing di- rectly over-his head. The “church tock nre, but was savel. | Strikers Exiled to SIhena. Tiflis, - Caucasia, March 27—The governor general has deported to Si beria five einployes of a smnll ‘balkery who recently struck. - North- | NEEEATIVE DACE kg DAY’'S SESSION OF OPERATORS AND MINERS WHOLLY WITH- OUT RESULT. TIndianapolis, March 27.—The repre- .sentatives of the bituminous coal op- erators and miners of the Central com- Dpetitive and Southwest districts re- sumed their executive sessions in joint ‘committees during the morning. The Central district meeting lasted about two hours and adjourned till afternoon. The session was productive of noth- ing. Not a motion was made nor a proposition cffered. There was no dis- cussion. Miners and operators sat chatting in low tones. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America has denied a report that he had requested an ex- tension for sixty days of the award of the coal strike commission in the an- thracite field. GETTING ON A STRIKE BASIS. Many Mines Wiil Close Saturday for Sixty Days. TIndianapolis, March 27 —Reports are coming to the miners’ delegates from their local unions that the coal com- panies are taking preliminary steps to get on a strike basis. They are call- ing in the miners’ account books, ac. cording to these reports, withdrawing credit from the miners at the com- pany stores, pressing collections and in some cases threatening -eviction. Reports that the companies are build- ing stockades are without foundation, but the mines are being put in the best possible -condition for a shutdown. Even should an agreement be reached for all fields the bituminous and most of the anthracite mines will close Sat- urday, many of them to remain closed for sixty da; The local managers are letting their men know this and in many cases telling them a strike may as well come as far as they are con- cerned. ANTICIPATE A STRIKE. Anthracite Operators Preparing to Close Mines. Mahanoy City, Pa., March 27.—Mine foremen in the Schuylkill region have received orders to hurry up the meas- urements in inside work =0 as to have -them.—completed by -mext«Saturday. This is taken as an indication that.the anthracite companies expect a general cessation of .operations after March 81. It is said the bosses have instruc- tions to be prepared to hoist the mules from the mines in case settlement is not reached. RAINS CAUSE WASHOUTS. Trains on One Northwestern Roac Abandoned. i La Crosse, Wis., March 27.—Wash- outs have followed the rain which has been falling here the past twenty-four bours. All trains, both freight and passenger, were abandoned during the day on the Southern Minnesota and Dubuque lines of the Chicago, Milwau- kee and St. Paul railway for the pres- ent. Washouts have occurred on the main lines, but passenger trains there ere still running. A freight train from Dubuque to La Crosse ran into a washout at New Albin, Ta., {wenty-five miles south of here, completely blocking the line. Wires went down soon after the acci- dent, making communication with the wreck impossible. The train carried no passengers. Winona, Minn,, March @ 27.—The main lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and Chicago and North- western railroads have been tied up - since 6 a. m. by floods resulting from the recent heavy rains. THE 4;:AII‘SE BEABLU;K sr;u ufin;iuxffi‘F[N ALLY SHOT An Unrully Conviet At Missouri Prison Kills or Injures Several Persons. through the session in small groups | PRISONER MAKES WINNESOTA HISTORICAL - SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK ESCAPE TO WARD CONSPIRACY IS Tour Arrests Made in Connection With Bank Failure. Pittsburg, March 27.—Four arrests | were made during the afternoon in connection with the failure of the Enterprise National bank. TForest Nichois, private secretary to W. H. Andrews, and CGeorge L. Rallston, Charles Menaener and Edward T. Me- Millan, former clerks in the bank, were arrested on charges of con- spiracy to defraud on informations made by Special Bank Examiner Ed- ward P. Mexey. Nichols and Rallston gave bail in $5,000 each. The other two are ex- pected to furnish bail later in the day. CHARGED. Drydock Dewey Passes Gabraltar. Gibraltar, March 27.—Mr. Sprague, the American consul here, during the day received a wireless dispatch from the United States collier Glacier, Commander H. H. Hosley, informing him that the floating drydock Dewey passed Gibraltar at 10:55 a. m. The dispatch reported all well on board, but said that the weather was bad. account of the fignt with the Pulajanes on the island of Samar, Philippine islands, has been received at the war department from Governor General lde as follows: “Saturday morning, March 24, Gov- ernor Curry had arranged to receive the surrender of the remaining Pula- janes and leaders at Magtaon, island of Samar. The leaders and 100 Pula-' james, with fourteen gums, presented themselves. Immediately before the surrender was to occur the Pulajanes leader signalled and all made a bold rush. Judge Lobinger and the district school inspector escaped in one direc- tion and Carry in another, swimming the river and escaping to the brush. Other Americans safe. The constab- ulary lost gixteen killed, wounded and missing and some guns were lost. Thirty Pulajanes were huried Pula- thirty-six hours, He withdraws appli- cation for leave of absence and pro- poses to finish the pacification. Re- ports natives in the provinces actively assisting him.” Mrs. Marcia Scovel, wife of Edward Scovel, formerly of Detroit, Mich., and a cousin of President Roosevelt, is dead at Mentone, France. Senator Hansbrough has reported the bill for the repeal of’the timber and stone act on which the committee on public lands has been working for several weeks. Professor Nicholsky, a notorious leader of the Black Hundred, has been appointed by Russian Interior Minister Durnovo to a position in the ministry of the interior, with a salary of $5,000. Charles 5. Holland, who had bheen connected with the New York office of the Associated Press for about forty vears and who was for a number of Years day manager of that cffice, is dead. Washing’r;i:,filmrch 27.—The official | janes were pursued. Curry was lost | Jefterson City, Mo, March 27.— ‘When the convicts at the penitentiary were called for breakfast Guard J. W. Woods of Macon, Mo., was pounced i upon by a colored convict named John Anderson and stabbed three times. i Woods died instantly. Anderson also i wounded two other convicts, one of whom will die. A guard then killed the convict. Anderson was sentenced from St. Louis in 1204 to serve four years for + assault to kill. He had been on what | is terined the “cranky list” for several { days and had been kept in a cell. He was let out during the morning with the cther prisomers, but soon after- ward Guard Woods was ordered to put him back into the cell. Anderson re- fused to obey and when the guard seized him by the arm and attempted to force him into the cell he drew a { knife and stabbed the guard three times, killing him instantly. Other guards and several convicts rushed to the rescue of Woods. An- derson was slashing right and left and had severely injured two other con- victs, one of them, William Sheridan. sentenced from St. Louis to serve ten years for murder, being so seriously | injured that he will probably die. Will- iam Rockwell, sentenced for robbery, i was stabbed but not seriously wound: ed. Anderson then seized a hose and directed a stream of water on those who attempted to capture him. Drop- ping the hose he threw buckets and anything he could lay his hands on and made his way into the yard. It iwas found impossible to-capture him alive and p,nards» finally shot him to~ Y death. PERISH IN "BURNING CAR. Two Men and Nine -Head” of Live Stock Cremated. -Fargo, N. D.,, March 27.—Two men, P. S. McGuire and E. M. Vanhorsem, together with eight horses and a cow were roasted to deaff™in a frejght car near Gardner station, twenty miles north of here. The men were en route from their homes in Ayrshire, Ia., to Williams county, N. D., where McGuire had bought a farm last fall." Owing to-the inclement weather the doors of the car had been kept closed and a light was obtained from a lan- tern suspended from the ceiling of the car. In some manner the lantern be- came unfastened and, falling to the floor, exploded.. Instantly the hay on the fioor of the car caught fire and the sar was transformed into a roaring Turnace. A son of McGuire’s escaped, but McGuire and Vanhorsem perished. Sylvester Carter, a pioneer lumbet dealer of Keokuk, Ta., died Thursday when about to celebrate the fifty-sec- ond anniversary of his wedding. All his relatives were on hand for the celebration, i The Nebraska supreme court has upheld the law making the sale and manufacture of cigarettes in that state illegal, but the rolling of cigarettes by individuals for their own use is not called “manufacturing.” 0’Leary & Bowser Bemidji, Minnesota. Men’s Rain Coats. The Adler Make. all the style of Custom made, reliable fab- rics, price $10 to $25 Men’s Suits We show the largest line of Men’s suits in town. Look and wear like made to order, price, $6 50 to $24