Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 31, 1906, Page 1

i ) B S VOLUME 5. NUMBER 200 % ROBBERY WAS THE OBJECT Vietims of Sextuple' ~Tradegy At Minne- apolis Had Accumulated $1,000 Each. KNIVES IDENTIEIED BY SALESMAN winneapolis, March 31.—although , object. '‘So thifittily Hiad each one of 30 clue has developed leading to the , the murdered men lived his life now apprehension of the murderers of the | cut short by thugs that it is said that six Bulgarians killed in this city the each may have saved an amount as early part of the week it is now al- high as $1,000 and if that be true the most positive, that robbery was the plunder of the assassins was a large Douglas Shoes for men, $3 to $5.00 Scharood Shoes for men, $2.75 t0 $5.00 Cruising Shoes for men, $3 to $6.50 T PINGREE & SMrre Pingree Shoes for women’s wear, $3 to $5 Selz Shoes for women’s wear, $1.50 to $2.50 Ladies’ Quting Boots, $5.5b to $6.50 Little Giant Shoes for Child- ren, $1.25 to $2.50 American Shoes for Boy’s & Youths, $2.50 and $2.25 Rubber boots:---Men’s Wo- men's Boy’s, Youths, Misses,” Children’s 0’Leary & Bowser sum in oriparison’ with “the 506 which ‘escaped their search. % , | 'Nothing of valu@ lo the police has so far ‘developed from the’arrest: of t Duluth party except to ident ‘men slaughtered in thelr meager home on Tenth avenue, ' Y 2 . These men have so far made no sug- gestion of importance as to who:the murderers may be, or, at any rate, have not disclosed any feud or bitter enmity that would. justify suspicion of any individuals or murderous cabal. The men in custody have, by their free talking, their offer to assist in any way possible and their apparent guilt- lessness. of the horrid crime, gained. the good -will and confidence of the who apprehénded.them and the ¢ are about agreed that they are not the blood-stained assassins of their countrymen. Thomas Wilson, clerk of the Kelly Hardware company of Duluth, came to Minneapolis with Detective Stavilo and identified the five knives found in the House of slaughter as those which his firm .sold last week. The firm's marks “the prices, which he had marked on them himself. He looked over the corpses at the morgue ‘and said that none of the men were in the party | which purchased the instruments. WERE RELEASED LATER. Three Bulgarians Arrested on Train at Fostoria, O. : Cleveland, March 31.—The police of Fostoria, 0., arrested on a Nickel Plate train three Bulgarians, a woman and two men, thought to be implicated in the sextuple tragedy in Minneapolis Tuesday night. The three persons ‘when arrested had tickets from Min- neapolis to New York. The capture of the three suspects was brought about by the aid of George Harsh, conductor of the train: The train was searched by the police of Fort Wayne, Ind., who had been re- quested by the Minneapolis depart- ment to watch for two men and a wo- man, believed to be fleeing to New York. They were overlooked by the Indiana police. . The conductor heard of the search and before reaching Fos- toria had located the three in an immi- grant car. R ‘When the Fostoria policemen board- ed the train Conductor Harsh pointed out to them the three. They answered the meager: deseriptions supplied with the request from Minneapolis to watch trains and were arrested. Tickets from Minneapolis to New York were foumd on them. et A later ‘telegram from- Fostoria _| states that the policé released the thre¢ Bulgarians taken from a Nickel Plate train, they having shown that they were in no way implicated in the Minneapolis' tragedy. STRIKE RIOT AT WINNIPEG. Attempt to Run Street Cars Finally . Abandoned. . --Winnipeg, Man., ‘March 31.—Scenes of violence such as never before*have been witnessed cn the streets of Win- nipeg followed the attempts of the strikebreakers to run the street ‘cars. A howling mob of strike sympathiz. | ers gathered and showered bricks, stones and mud on every car. Drivers of drays took keen delight in blocking trafic by driving on tracks. Wires were cut- and switches opened and finally the”attempt to run the cais was abandoned. The passengers .in the few cars that managed to get through on -Main street were prin- cipally detectives and strikebreakers, said to have been brought here from Chicago. The latter were armed with base- ball bats, which they used freely and without diserimination. Many fights occurred and the city police force was busy making arrests of disturbers. 8trike sympathizers set fire to two cars derailed in the north end of town. One was practically destroyed. Fire- men were interfered with by the mob when extinguishing the flames, but by turning the hose on the crowd sue- ceeded in dispersing them. BAER WANTS TO KNOW. Wires Mitchsll Regarding Work in An- thracite Field. New York, March 31.—The following message sent by President George F. Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad to John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, was made public at the offices of the representatives of the anthracite coal roads in this city: “Is it true that, pending negotiations, you have, as stated in the newspapers, ordered your followers not to work in the anthracite mines after April 1?” It was also stated at the operators’ headquarters here that neither Mr. Baer nor any other of the presidents of the anthracite coal carrying rail- roads has yet received any word from Indianapolis telling of the order for the hard coal miners to strike on Mon- day. It was reported in this city that some of the anthracite railroads had repared for the strike by hiring men to take the places of those wha quit work, but this was denied at the aper- BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Three men were killed in a collision on the Canadian Pacific rallway near Chapleau, Ont, Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court denies the report:that.| it'1s his purpose to resign from the bench. A ‘medical social settlement in one of the most .congested districts of the; Chicago philanthropy. The pope Friday receives | audience Archbishop Ireland Paul and Right Rev. James Tick, bishop of Duluth. 2 vere ‘on the knives as well as West Side is the latest venture in{- LLIERIES. |¥1 THE ANTHRACITE " DISTRICT. PREPARING TO 1. CLOBE DOWN. ‘Mahanoy City, Pa., March 51.—The order of President Mitchell and the three district presidents of the United Mine Workers callingifor a suspension of work ‘in. the. anthgacite coal field after Saturday pending the outcome of negotiations with ‘the operators is hailed with satisfaction by the mine workers, in this ‘portion of the Ninth district. Many of the “locals” here ind in the Mahanoy valley bad pre- viously voted to cease work on March 31'until an agreement, is reached. The exodus of foreignersfrom the region continues. . 1 ‘Wilkesbarre, Pa., ;l arch 31.—Some the coal companiés In this region have issued orders to take the mules out of the mines and put the collieries in ‘condition for an idle spell. At the -headguarters of the United Mine ‘Workers the statement is made that the order to guit work will be obeyed by the men. It is not believed that 1l “attempt to work DECIDE TO CONTINUE WORK. Action Taken by Eight Thousand Min- ers at Greensburg, Pa. . Greensburg;” Pa., March 31.—Right thousand miners: of the Keystone Coal land Coke company and the Jamison Coal and Coke.company in this local- ity have decided to continue work re- gardless of the action of the Indian- apolis convention. Both companies will pay the advance demanded, although the ‘miners are. now getting a trifie more than paid: to, the river miners and those in the:drwin district. VICTORY FOR LABOR PARTY. British Government Endorses Trades Dispute 'Bill. London, March/31.—The government has surrendered fo-the Labor party on the -trades disputé, bill and Preinier Campbell-Bannerman * himself ~ an- nounced in the hotuse of commons dur- ing the day that:he yould support the bill introducdd by the Labor party in opposition -t the government meas- ures.. _He advised the house to accept the bill of the-Labdr party, which then came up: ior 'a’second reading. ‘After some oppositionvand twittinz of the government for its cowardly. sur- render to the’ clamor of the' Labor party the: bill passed its second read- ing by 256 to 647 vote: It provides complete immunity for:trades unions’ funds, the 'cléugg.relatigg thereto read- ing: = 2 d - “No action shail be brought against a trade, union or other association aforesaid for the recovery of damuges sustained by-any person or persons by reason of the action of any member or members. of such trade union or other assaclation.” Otherwise. the bill is. practically a Quplicate of the government's mneas- ure. TUNNEL - THROUGH SNOW. Railroad Finds it Impossible to Re- move Avalanche. Durango, Colo, March 31.-—The Denver- and Rio Grande railroad ofti- cials have decided they are unable to remove the huge avalanches: which ob- struct the track between here and Silverton and have set a force of men to work digging tunnels through =l the larger slides. They expect the tunnels will last until late in the sam- mer. During the past month more snow has fallen in the hills around this piece of track than has ever beea known in the history of the country. GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS. Note Teller of New York Bank an Al leged Embezzler, New York, March 31.—Joseph P. Turney, note teller at the National Bank of North America, was arrested and arraigned in police court during the day on a charge of stealing $34.000. The alleged peculations, it is charged In the affidavit presented to the coart, have been going on for twenty-five years, Officials cf the bank appeared in court to press the-complaint. The money is:said to have been used in speculating. Turney was remanded without bail until Monday. According to the bank money by keeping checks which came into his possession. He is fifty years old-and has been in the employ of the bank about thirty years. '‘EROME’S REQUEST GRANTED, Special Grand Jury Will Investigatz {nsurance ‘Matter: 4 “New Yerk, March 31.—Justice Dewl- Ing, In the supreme court, has granted ney Jerome for a special grand jary | to. Investigate insurance matters. Jus. tice Dowling said he had consulted:h associate justices and that they agreed as to the advisability of granting Mr. Jerome's- request. The special grand jury will be called about May 1. IN THE HANDS OF THE CZAR. on of Premier Witte May Be o1 tne councn as a virtual declaration that his career as premier was ended and that he would be' succeedet Privy. - Counciller. Kokovsoff, . fo! minister of finance, the premier has not attended the sessions of the coun- cil and his" continued absence adds color to the rumors. of his retirement at an early date. The Associated ‘Press is positively informed that the premier's resignation, based on the grounds of ill health, is- before the emperor. The general belief in high quarters is that if Count Witte retires it will not be M. Kokovsoff, but M. Goremyskin, former minister of the in: terior, or General Count Ignatieff, lead- ar of the reactionaryjgarty, who will succeed him. The combination of the reactionaries is' understood to be M. Goremykin for premier: and General Ignatieff for minister of the interior. In moderate circles the fall of Count Witte at the present juncture would be regarded as a catastrophe. 3 University' Building Destroyed.— Moscow, Ida., March: 31.—The main building of the University of Idaho was completely destroyed by fire early in the day. ‘Other buildings compos- ing the institution” were not damaged, but-owing to the limited fire fighting apparatus had narrow escapes. The building destroyed contained seventy- five rooms, ‘including the office of the president. ofticers he had secured much of the | BBEregating $20,000,000. | vevort is finally completed, which will a: Paper. Mills May Close Down. Appleton, Wis., March 31.—As a re-| sult of the coal strike every paper mill In Wisconsin, it is stated, may be forced ‘to shut down a' considerable portion of the summer on account cf lack of fuel. The mills have but a small amount of coal in sight. - Watec- power is inadequate to operate with alone. Forty mills will be affected AT LIBERTY 7O ORGANIZE. Chicago Municipal Employes Free tn Form Labor Unions. Chicago, March 31.—Labor unions among ‘municipal employes were en- dorsed emphatically by Mayor Dunne at a street car men's meeting. That they should not strike was his only proviso. The mayor also declared that the negro shall have an equal chance in obtaining employment on the cais after the municipalization of the street car systems. He told the Street Car Men’s union they might continue their organization after the cars are owned and operated by the city. In answer to a question regarding the organization of the po- licemen, which former Mayor Harrison disrupted, he said that every branch of the municipal service is at liberty to orgamize. T oo The mayor said that his plan in treating with the present employes would be to employ every one in the service of the company. at the time the lines are taken over by'the munic- ipality. iy B % AGREE ON ANTI-HAZING BILL. Conferees of ,House ‘and ~ Senate - in Complete Accord. ‘Washington, March 31.—The con- ferees on the anti-hazing bill for the Annapolis naval academy have reached a complete agreement, The agree- ment retains the house substitute, with an amendnient to the first sec- tion. This section provides for the dismissal of midshipmen from the academy by the superintendent for other causes than hazing. The amend- ment agreed to in conference stipu- lated that when an ‘issue of fact is raised between the specifications of Coal Strike HAS OPTIMISTIC Y REFUSES TO DISCUSS RECALL. Ambassador Storer Returns to Vienna From Egypt. * Vienna, March 38 —The retiring American ambassador to Austria-Hun- | gary, hellamy Storer, has returned here from Egypt. In an interview with the correspondent of the Associated Press on the subject of his recali-he said: - “My resignation was requested March 6 in a telegram from the pres- Ident and was sent in March 7. I have not seen what the newspapers have been saying as I have been iil and have not been allowed to receive uewspapers or letters. I am not go- Ing to resume charge of the embassy. Mr. Rives will remain as charge d'af- faires.” Mr. Sterer, when informed of- the ®ist of the reports in circalation con: cerning the reasons for his recall, de- clined to comment upon them or to say anything about the grounds for his recall or Mrs. Storer’s alleged actions in church matters. Mr. Storer, who Is still in poor health, has been suffer- Ing from Egyptian fever. He said: “I Intend to return to America after hay- Ing settled my personal affairs, but 1 think [ shall not leave Vienna before the end of May. I intend in future to spend half the year in America and half in Europe.” EXCEEDS CONTRACT SPEED. Battleship New Jersey Makes Success- ful Trial Runs. Rockland, Me., March 3( —The by the Fore River Shipbuilding cowm- sliceessful. The contract requirement of 19 knots an hour was exeeeded, a maximum speed of 19.48 krots per hour being attained. The meau of the five runs at top speed was 19.02 knots. -The .trial beard -determined- that-the| mean revolutions of the screws cor- responding to the contract speed was 1245 per minutes. The board ex- pressed satisfaction with the perform- ance aid the condition of the ship. The battleship made fourteen rums. These were followed Dby the anchor tests, which were satisfactory. The New Jersey is a first-class bat- tleship of 14,900 tons and is 435 feet long on the water line. ACTION NOT AUTHORIZED. Supreme Court Reverses Receivership dismissal and the answer of the mid- shipmen it shall be determined by a special board of inquiry. This does not apply, however, to questions raised in the record of the midshipmen dis- closed by demerit records. INJUNCTION IS ISSUED. Washington Printers Must Not Inter- fere With Nonunion Men. ‘Washington, March 31L.—In the su- preme court of the District of Colum- bia Justice Stafford; on the petition of the Washington Typothetae, granted a temporary injunction against the un- ion printers of this. city, who are on strike for an eight-hour day, restrain- ing them from interfering in any way with nonunion -employes. The court, however, refused to issue an order re- garding a boycott of the open shops, holding that there was got sufficient grounds-for the same. % CARRIES TWENTY . MILLIONS. House Committee Will Report :Public _-Building Bill. ‘Washington, March 31.—The house committee on public buildings’ &nd | grounds has agreed ta report a public building bill carrying appropriations The details of the bill are not. tully eompleted and the.committee voted to irefrain from disclosing the projects to be included in the measure until the | ;be in about te Natal Aliowed Freedorr: of Action. London, Mareh 31.—Lord Elgin, the colonial secretary, announced in: the jhouse of lords during the day that the the application made by District Attor- |government had received explanatory | tions in ‘the mines in their districts jtelegrams from Natal and that it had "been decided to leave the colonial gov- jernment freedom of action in regard :«lr the execution of the rebellious na- ves. For Governor of Arkansas. Little: Rock, Ark., March 3 —Oen: gressman John S. Little carried the | state Democratic primaries during the day in ¢ for, the :gmwm for St. Louis Bank. Jefterson City, Mo., March 31.—The supreme court has decided that the St. Louis county circuit court acted with- ‘Imet out authority when it appointed a re- ceiver for the $2,500,000 People’s Unit- ed States bank of St. Louis, of which E. G. Lewis is president. Fred Essen is the receiver. After Essen was appointed receiver of the bank Lewis filed suit in the St. Louis county circuit court to have the | receivership set aside and have Essen removed. Judge Mcllhinney rendered an adverse decision and Lewis ap- pealed the case to the supreme court, resulting in the receiver being ousted. JOINT CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. Operators and Miners Fail to Agree on Wage Scale. %0, nce of coal operators and min- ©fs' has adjourned sine die after fail- ing to-agree upon a wage scale. - The motion to adjourn was made by the operators, through J. H. Winder, seconded by Randolph Smith. -The ‘vote of operators and miners was unanimous. f i The -joint conference defeated the -motion to restore the wage-scale of 1902 for two years. Operators from Illinois, Ohio and Indiana voted “no.”™| ‘Western Pennsylvania operators and the miners of the four states voted “yes.” : The operators of Tllinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania later sent to President Roosevelt owgsol tion informing him of the fa:ilire of the joint.conference to reagh an agree- ment and asking him to appoint a commission to inyestigate the condi- and report their findings to him. The anthragite miners’ committee] notified President Baer that the min- ers’ scale committee will meet the operators’ scale committes in New York Tuesday at 10 a.m, .= ! The committee instructed the an- thracite miners, exeep! sary to run the pumj the properties, to susps | ing further instructions Cofinor, seventy| army officer living found dead H", C "gndianapqli-, March 31.—The joint Unlikely at Present. IEW OF SITUATION ‘Washington, March 31.—President Meogevelt will' take no actlon at the present time to intervene in an effort to prevent a strike of coal miners. ! Operators claiming to represent 80 per cent of the bituminous field have re- quested the appointment of a commis- sion to investigate all matters bear- Ing upon or relating to the ‘wages min- ers should receive for their labor and to report-its-findings to:the president, together with its recommendations. It can be said at this time that the president ‘occupies the same position he has occupied for several weeks. He is anxious that a strike be averted and is ready to do all in his power to prevent a clash between the miners and operators, but it is known that he does not think the present moment opportune for government interfer- ence. The subject was discussed at the cabinet meeting. It is evident that an optimistic view is held at the White House regarding the impending struggle. It is regard- ed as doubtful that a strike. declared t this time, will prove as serious as that of three years ago. It is pointed put ‘that the operators themselves are divided on the yuestion and that there are indications that the serlous aspect of the situation may be solved without government intervention. MINERS IN CONVENTION. Discuss Question of Remaining at “Work Where Scale Is Paid. Indfanapolis, March 31.—The United Mine Workers of America met in cou- standardization trip during the day of vention at.10.a..m. to discuss the sit- the new battleship New Jersey, built [uatlon resulting from the failure of the joint scale committee of miners pany of Quincy, Mass., was considered | BRd operators to reach an agreement. President H. C: Perry of the Illinois miners. offéred the following resolu- on: < “Whereas, The 'operators of the Central competitive :coal district have ®8_a whole refused to grant our de- mands. and restore the 1903 mining and day. wage scale, and “Whereas, Many individual oper- ators have expressed their willingness and- desire to grant.the restoration of the #bove scale. - Therefore, be it “Resolved, That this convention now assembled do authorize the national and . district- officials to make agree- ments with any and all parties em- ‘#aged:in the operation of coal mines, the same to provide for the restora- tion of the scale paid in 1903 for min- Ing, day labor and dead work for a period ‘of two years, beginning April 1906, in the Central competitive fleld and the equivalent of the above de- mands being the basis in all. other bituminous districts. And be it fur- “Resolved, That where such agree- ments are secured the miners or mine borers shall abide thereby and work In“&ecordance with the same.” Debate on the resolution followed at Ereat length, many delegates favoring 8 general tieup. President - Mitchell 8poke in favor of the resolution -and was supported by a majority of the speakers. No vote had been taken when the convention took a recess. FAILS TO REACH AGREEMENT. Joint Conferance of Sotithwestern Dis- Indianapolis; My u t-met during {he ‘day“to receive thie report of the loint scale commiittee that it had been tnable to agree upon a ‘scale.’ The ‘conference -was-an-echo-of-the action of the Central competitive conference. The propositions made in the Jjoint scale committee were read, including the final proposition of President Mit- chell to restore;the 1903 eale with an rdvance of 3 cents, which?was!defeat- 8d by the operators. Président-Perry of the operators moved that the re- port_be. received and made a part of the record. . He said that he assumed the miners had made their. best propo- Sition and that he regretted ta say that the operators were unable 4o meet the demand. He propased arbl- tration, but the miners replied that they had a taste of arbitration and that was enough, They voted solidly against the praposition. The confer- ence then adjowned without reaching 0 agreemen Nominating Petitions Filed b} ch 30.—benator Dpetition for mom- ination for United States senator was @ oficl ofthe skore \ |