Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 4, 1906, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 293 BIG BOOTY IS RECOVERED Portion of Securities Stolen at Minne- apolis Found in New York City. THOMAS J. WAINWRIGHT ARRESTED New York, April 4—About 850,000] worth of the securities alleged to have been stolen by Thomas J. Wainwright from the residence of Dr. Nicholas J. Pinault in Minneapolis were found during the day in a safe depusit vault & 2 bank in this city, according to one ©f the detectives who helped in arrest- ing Wainwright the previous night. Wainwright had a small account in this bank under the name of Louis P. Chute, the detectives say. Wainwright is accused of having stolen $100,000 worth of silverware, securities and jewelry from Dr. Pinault and told the police that two trunks full of this plunder are in Provi- dence, R. I, where he said he had a brother. Police Inspector McLaughlin said that Wainwright has described the method by which he robbed the Pinault residence, of which he was caretaker. He told the inspector that after he had been left in charge of the house he discovered the combination of the safe, opened it and abstracted the <eys to Dr. Pinault's sate deposit vault, After removing all the valua bles he wanted from the house Wain- wright moved to the West hotel, Min- neapolis, and registered under an as- sumed name. He then engaged a de- posit box in the institution where Dr. Pinault's valuables were stored. After tipping the attendants and getting into their good graces Wainwright said he preduced the key to Dr. Pinault's box and said he wanted to open it. He did so, took the securities and came to New York, where ke pawned some of the proceeds of the thefts piecemeal in order to avoid a police trap. cation, is known b and is one of the mo: criminals in the country. Dr. Pinault is one of the wealthiest citizens of Minneapolis. Before start-i ing for Pass Christian, Miss., last win- ter he engaged as caretaker of his’ Minneapolis home a young man ‘who said that he was Thomas J. Wain- wright and that he was a lawyer tem- porarily out of practice. Wainwright's credentials were satisfactory and Dr. Pinault turned his mansion and its valuable contents over to him without hesitation. Toward the end of last KFebruary Dr. Pinault was astonished to receive from his Minneapolis bankers a letter asking why it was that he wanted to sell certain valuable stocks and bonds' that had just been offered through a Minneapolis firm of brokers. The doc- tor knew that he had left the securi- ties safely locked up in his safe de- posit vault and he startéd at once for Minneapelis to investigate. There he learned that his caretaker had dis: peared and with him practically eve: thing of value in the Pinault mansion, as well as the contents of the doctor's safe in the deposit vault. CLOSED DOWN BY STRIKE. Immense Shingle Mills at Ballard, Wash., ldle. Seattle, Wash., April 4.—Fourteen | out of seventeen shingle mills of Bal- lard, the greatest shingle manufactur- ing city in the world, are idle, the few remaining plants running being ex- pected to close shortly as a result of a general strike against the mills in that city. The issues are a slight increase in ‘wages and the open shop principle. Strikes of lesser magnitude have been inaugurated in other shingle centers throughout the state. The closing of the Ballard shingle mills alone will decrease the output by nearly 3,000,006 shingles per day. CAPTURED IN NEW YORK. Man Wanted for Extensive Robbery in Minneapolis. New York, April 4.—After a pursuit of four weeks by the police of three cities Central office detectives, aided Ly operatives of a private agency and Detective Lawrence of Minneapolis, have arrested Thomas J. Wainwright, describing himself as a lawyer of Bos- ton, who is charged with robbing the residence of Dr. Nicholas J. Pinault of Minneapolis of jewelry, silverware, pictures and securities reported to be worth $100,000. The police say Wain- wright, who is twenty-~" and apparently a man Well Known in Northwest, Buffalo, April 4—Charles C. Coe, who was at one time interested in the Coe Commission company of Minneap- olis, ended his life at his boarding- house in this city by shooting him- self in the head with a revolver. The authorities and his relatives belicve he killed himseli during a temporary fit of insanity induced by iasomnia. from which he had been a sufterer for a long time. Have You Bought that Easter Suit If Not! better makeyour selection this 1) week. We expect another large shipment of Ad-fl ler Suits before They will be the latest in fabric and de- Saturday. sign. Price $10 to $25 0’Leary & BoWSer ~ ‘| ADMITS SITUATION 18 STRAINED. Russia Making Slow Progress in Ne- gotiations With China. §t. Petersburg, April 4—No con- firmation has been received of the re- port published by the Russkoe Slovo of Moscow in a dispatch from Harbin, Manchuria, that hostilities between the Russian and Chinese troops were Imminent. At the foreign office, how- ever, it was said that the negotiations between Russia and China over Man- churian affairs are not progressing satisfactorily and that relations be- tween the two countries have been somewhat strained. The.Russian min- ister at Peking, M. Pokotiloff, and General Grodekoff, the. commander-in- chief of the: Russian troops in the Far East, are acting in harmony, but the Chinese are displaying a great deal of |. steadfastness and not only refuse to recognize the private concessions in Manchuria held by the Russians, but are constantly pressing the question ‘| of the evacuation of Manchuria by he Russian troops. FINNS RUN THE TOWN. Exciting Election Riots ; Brule, Wis. Superior, Wis., April 4—A consid- erable force of deputies was sent to Brule, Wis., during the day, where election riots were in progress. The invasion of Brule by a crowd of some 100 Finlanders, who are not resi- dents, caused the wild election.. The Finns came to town early and signi- fied their intention of voting whether. they had a legal right to do so or not.. When the deputy sheriffs arrived in Brule they found the Finlanders in a state of intoxication and generally running the town to suit themselves. | After the deputies arrived a short. fight resulted and a number.of Finns- rounded up. The attempt to vote un- lawfully failed. In the fight between the deputies and Finlanders clubs were freely used, but no firearms. It is reported that eight Finlanders were' injured. KEPT ALIVE Occur at’ BY . PHYSICIANS. Suicide Wished to Die Before Insur- ance Policy Lapsed. Cincinnati, April i — Physicians kept Joseph H. Wilson alive for three days after he had taken poison to end his life and thus prevented the accom- plishment of his wish to die before his $3,000 insurance policy expired: Wilson was formerly a ‘wealthy leather dealer, but suffered reverses.| Because of his financial difficulties his insurance was permitted to lapse Mareh 22. It was then-extended-to April 1. Finding he was unable to’ pay Wilson took’laudanum on Friday. He left a letter to his wife explain- ing the circumstances and directing what should be.done with the insur- ance money. The doctors kept him alive until Monday, the day after the insurance policy had expired. SHIPPERS ARE ACQUITTED. Found Not Guilty of Accepting Re- bates From Railroads. Philadelphia, April 4—Walter Wood and Stuart Wood, members of the firm of R. D. Wood & Co., iron manufac- turers of this city, were found not giilty in the United States court here of accepting a rebate on-a shipment to Winnipeg. The rebate, it was alleged. was given by the Mutual Transit com- pany of Buffalo and the Great North- ern railway, the amount being $1,230. The prosecution against the mem- bers of the firm of Wood & Co. was brought under the Elkins anti-rebate law. SUBPOENA FOR CASSATT. President of Pennsylvania Road Ac- cused of Giving Rebates. Philadelphia, April 4—To prove that President A. J. Cassatt and nearly all the officials of the Pennsylvania rail- road own stock in certain coal com- panies that have been given rebates in the last few years subpoenaes have been issued ordering all of them to appear in court. A determined effort will he made to show that these officials own coal stock in defiance of law and that the corporation has made itself liable to the forfeiture of its charter. TWO SISTERS FOUND DEAD. Believed Women Suicided by Mutual Agreement. New York, April 4—The bodies of two elderly women, one of whom is believed to be Miss Clara Fransfort, formerly of Islip, L. I., and the other | that of her sister, were found in their rooms in a furnished apartment house in East Eighteenth streel.” Both were asphyxiated by gas. Other occupants of the house expressed the belief that the two wemen, both of whom were more than sixty vears of age, had com- mitted suicide by mutual agreement. No cause was known. To Suppress the Pulajanes. Manila. Aoril 4—Two companies of federal troops have arrived at Mag- taon, on the island of Samar, to. assist Governor - Curry in suppressing the unruly Pulajanes. Major General Wood and Brigadier General Bliss have sailed for the- island of Min- danao, where Géneral Wood will turn over the governorship of the Moro vrovinces to Geneyal Bliss on April 15. Sherrick Taken to Prison. Indianapolis, April 4—David E. Sherrick, former auditor of state, con- victed of the embezzlement of $120,000 state funds and sentenced to not less than two or more. than .twenty-one Years In state prison, was taken to Michigen City during the afternoon its. Sherrick was in good health-and spir:| POINT T0 TAX DEGISION OPPONENTS OF HOUSE RAILROAD. RATE BILL GERTAIN T Is. UNCONSTITUTIOMAL. RECENT WICHIBAN CASE IS CITED SENATOR KNOX REQUESTED TO STUDY COURT’S RULING AND GIVE AN OPINION. Washington, April 4—Conservative Republican senators who have con- tonded that the house railroad rate Il would 'be unconstitutional . it passed without an amen®ment giving to common carriers their “day in court” have accepted Monday’s de- cision of the supreme court in the Michigan railroad tax cases as posi- tive aflirmation of their position. Sev- eral of ‘the senators. met: during ‘the day in the committee room cf Senator Aldrich and after a ‘conference Sen- ator Knox ‘was requested o give his attention to an examination of the de- cision with a view to infgrming them just what bearing it will have on the pending rate bill, Senator Knox promised;to give the decision his closest attéfition. From the first examination hédeclared it seemed to be in‘actord with the opin- ion He has held since the house bill ‘was reported by the senate committee without amendme Justice Brewer in the Michigan said: “In the nation nofone of three great departments can afisume to be glven the functions of anbther, ‘for the Con- stitution distinctly grants to the presi- dent, congress andithe’judiciary sep- arately the executi¥e, legislative and Jjudicial powers of the natfon. It may, therefore, be congéded that an at- tempted delegation y congress to the president or any isterial officer or board of power to#ix a rate of taxn tion or exercise:othgr legislative func tion would Dbe -iidged unconstita tional.” 3 Opponents of th in its” present for Tailroad rate bill believe. that tue le to an attempt power to-a comlinissior_unless. the courts are ‘given full power of review of such power. They await with more than ordinary interest the opinion of the leading lawyers of the senate. Supporters of the house bill are not disturbed by the Michigan case, con- ftending that the opinion of Justice Brewer is dictum so far as it concern= pending legislation. Senators Dollive: and Clapp declare unhesitatingly that the opinion is not applicable to the present case. WILLIAMS SUBMITS: GAG RULE. Incident in licuz¢ Treatcd in Humor- " . ous Vein, ‘Washington, April 4—The house ‘was treated to the unusuval spectac’ - of Mr. Williams (Miss.) reporting a rule from the committee on rules bringing before the house the national quarantine bill, provision being made by the rule that four hours’ debate shall be had on the. bill. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) facetiously called the attention of the house to the posi- tion assumed by the leader of the mi- nority reporting a rule to consider a great constitutional question which might with entire probity be consid- ered for a week or even three weeks; that instead of the. widest latitude be- ing given the consideration of the bil’ the ‘leader of the minority. now pro- poses to “gag” the house by limiting the debate to four hours and compel ling the body' to vote an hour after- ward. This sally brought a round of | applause, the leader of the minority participating in the humor of the sit- uation. REPUDIATES.. MAYOR'S ACTION. | City Council of Rock Island, Iil, “De- plores Erratic’ Conduct.” Rock Island, Iil.,, April 4 —Following ; _the adoption by the city council of a resolution repudiating the act of May- or G. W. McCaskrin in tearing up rail- road tracks two bondsmen of the mayor, Aldermen William Trefz and V. Dauber, withdrew their names from Mayor McCaskrin’s bond. The resolu- tion passed deplored “that Rock Island is' incumbered with a mayor whose erratic, impulsive and conduct is a source of mortification at home and . ridicnle and disgrace abroad.” UNIQUE FOR ITS BREVITY. Platform Adopted by Kansas Repub- lican Convention, Topeiia, Kan., April 4—The Repub- any political' declaration ever before wade’in the United States: “Resolved, That we leave weil €nough alone.” That Is the whole platform and it means that President Roosevelt, Gov- ernor- Hoch and Congressman Reeder are good enough. Secretary Loeb Injured. 5 ‘Washington, April 4—William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the president, wa< thrown from his ‘horse while. riding and so badly shaken up that he is con- fined- to his room.- No bones were. PN RS eI I SR A SN irresponsible i licans of Trego county adopted a plat- i foran which for brevity probably beats ' MINNESOTA HISTORICAL - SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK _OHIO MINERS REMAIN OUT. © the Scale. Columbus; O:, April 4—The second day of the strike of the bituminous miners promises no solution of the rather complicated situation presented by the split in the ranks of the Ohlo operators. it Not.a ton of coal is being mined in Ohio, although a number of independ- ‘ent operators are willing and ready to sign the scale. | The executive board of the Ohio Mine Workers is now meeting in Co- lunibus, but the proceedings are being kept secret. : | INDIANA OPERATORS SIGNING. | Work Will Be Resumed in Many Mines . in That State. Indianapolis, April 4—Indiana oper- miners have signed the scale. These mines are scattered over the state. wour signed at Washington and six at Terre Haute. Wellington O’Connor, president of the Indiana miners, went to Evansville during the day to sign the operators of the southern part of the state. He expects all operators in that fleld to sign at once except two. HALF A MILLION NEEDED. New Officers of Zion City Will Try to alse Large Amount. Chicago, April 4—The following' message has been received at Zion City from Dowie, who'at present is at Ocotlan, Mex.: . “Wire immediately full “report of Sunday’s meeting.” The meeting on Sunday was that in which Overseer Voliva openly repudi- ated Dowie and declared that he would not long follow him or obey his or- ders. 2 A meeting of the officers of Zion City and the Church of Zion was held dur- ing the day and it was'decided that it is necessary to raise at once $500,000 for the complete financial rehabilita- tion of Zion City, its churchi-and in- dustries. Land and other properties will be pledged to.gaise the necessary amount and numerous offers have been received from creditors endors- ing the plan and promising assistance. MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS. State Convention Will Be Held in Du- luth June 13. St. Paul, April 4—The Republican state central committee met at the Merchants’ hotel in this city and de- cided that_the state convention shall be held at Duluth Wednesday, June 13. The county conventions to nime delegates to the state convention will Dbe held June 6. A motion to make the call include the nomination of a Unit- ed States senator was adopted. The basis of representation will be the average vote cast for governor and the other state officers at the last election, the selection of delegates to be one to every 250 votes or fraction thereof, with five delegates at large from each county. BUFFALO TIMES BURNED OUT. Fire Causes Loss Estimated at Two Hundred Thousand. Buffalo, N. Y., ‘April 4—Fire has practically destroyed the Evening Times building at 193 and 195 Main street, causing a loss estimated at $200,000. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The fire, which started from some unknown cause, spread Tapidly. After the fire was under- control heavy ma- chinery came crashing through from ihe third floor to the basement, carry- ing several men with if. Fireman D. Reidv and William Cogan were res- cued in an unconscious condition and removed to a hospital. - The others escaped with slight injuries. With View to Tariff Revision. ‘Washington, -April 4.—Representa- tive Davidson of Wisconsin introduced a resolution during the day which is regarded as crystallizing the views of Republican tariff revisionists in the house. It provides that the ways and means committee shall it during the recess of congress to ascertain trade conditions with a view to tarifi re- vision. Authorized to Paris, April Bourgeois has authorized MM. Revoil and Regnault, the French delegates to the Algeciras conference, to sign the Moroccan protecol and has con- gratulated the French representatives in behalf of the French government on the successful conclusion of their work at Algeciras. ¥ Russian Torpedo Boat Lost. Libau, Russia, April 4—During the trial of a submarine boat here a tor- pedo boat, from which several naval | oflicers were witnessing ‘the experi- ment, struck a reef. Those on board the torpedo boat were rescued, but a snow storm prevented the salvage of the torpedo boat, which sank. - Fire Causes Loss of $350,000. Utica, N. Y., April 4—The iron bed and spring mattress factory of the Toster Bros. Manufacturing company in this city was burned during the 4.—Foreign ' Minister | day. Loss, $350,000; insurance, $240,- 000. The firm has branches at: St Louis, Winnipeg, Toronto and Moa- treal. King Edward at Marseilles. Marseilles, France, “April 4—King Edward arrived here during the day fromi Biarritz and boarded the.royal yacht Victoria and Albert, ‘where he | Joiced Queen Alexandra. was received with military. and naval honors. MITCHELL REPEATS HIS ators employing 2,000 of ‘the 15,000 |. ICE° WRECKS A TRESTLE. Bridge Over Wisconsin River Badly Damaged. Prairie du Chien, Wis., April 4.— Floating ice took out 150 feet of trestle work of the bridge at Bridgeport over the Wisconsin river. A gorge had broken half a mile above and took everything in its path. A team cross- Ing at the time narrowly escaped. Alleged Holdup Man Killed. Chicago, Aprii 4.—James. Clynéh, twenty-cne years old, said to be of a wealthy family of Portsmouth, " Va.,. was shot 2nd fatally wounded on the street by Henry Seaman, whom Clynch and two companions, it is claimed, had attempted to rob. Clynch was taken to the emergency hospital. One of his companions was arrested. Argument in Burton Case. ‘Washington, April 4.—Argument was begun during the day in the su- preme court of the United States in the case of the United States against United States Senator Burton of Kan- sas. The government was represented by :Assistant Attorney General Robb and Mr. Burton by a long array of counsel. Earthquake €hack in O 3 Ashland, Orve., April 4—Shortly after 9 p. m. a distinet earthquake was felt here. The vibrations lasted nearly two scconds. S G RTEE, mands. It was said to be -on motion BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. ™ ““conference g - adjeurned-until Thursday. The house committee on immigra- tion has agreed to revort a bill making restrictive amendments to the immi- gration laws. Napoleon Campana, known through- out the country as “Old Sport” Cam- pana, is dzad at Chicago. He was sev- enty-five years of age. Henry A. Hawgood, president of the Hawgood Transit company and one of the hest known vessel owners on the Great Lales, is dead at Cleveland. The United States cruiser Baltimore is about to sail from Manila for Aus- tralia, where she will show the Amer- ican flag in the leading ports of the colonies. The Iowa legislature has forwarded to President Roosevelt an invitation to come to Iowa in August, 1906, to ad- dress the national conference of the Philippine War Veterans. Thirty young men have left Boston for the province of Saskatchewan, in the Canadian Northwest, where they expect to establish a colony on lands given to them by the Canadian gov- ernment. The budget committee of the Ger man reichstag has decided to recom- mend to the reichstag the insertion in the military pension bill of a clause precluding officers wounded in duels from drawing pensions for such in: juries. The Russian ambassador, Mr. Rosea. called on Eecretary Taft Tuesday and stated to him that, in agreement with the government of The Netherlands, the Russian empire proposes that the second conference at The Hazue as- semble in tke first part of July. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Poultry, Butter and Eggs. Chicago, April 3.—Butter—Cr ies, 16@26%c; dairies, 16@2%¢. —15%c. Poultry — Turkeys, chickens, 13c; springs, 14c. Bges 12%e; Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 3.—Wheat—May, T6l46c; July, 78%c; Sept, 77%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 773%c¢; No. 1 North- ern, 77%ec; No. 2 Northern, 75%ec. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 3.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 Northern, 78%c; No. 2 Northern, 76%c; May, 78%c; July, 79%c. Flax+To arrive and on Jtrack, $1.14%; May, $1.15%4; July, $1.- 16%; Sept., $1.15% . St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 3—Cattle—Good to choice’ steers; $4.50%5.50; common to’ fair, $2.50@4.25; good: to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@1.75; veals, $2.00@ 4.75: Hogs—$6.20@6.35. Sheep—VYear- ling - wethers, $5.25@6.00; good to choice lambs, $6.00@6.50. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 3—Cattle—Beeves, $3.00@6:25; cows angd heifers, $1.60@ 5.20; " stookers and® feelfers, $2.75@ 180;. Texans, §3.75@4.60. = Hogs— Mixed and butchers, $6.40@6.60; good heavy, * $6.55@6.62%5; rough heavy, $6.40 ) , $6.40@6,57% pies, .76@6.30; lambs, THE MINERS First Session of Joint Conference on Anthracite Scale Devoted to Talk. i i DEMANDS New York, April 4—President Mit- chell and the anthracite scale com- mittee of the Miners’ union met -in joint sesston with a committee of the operafors in an ‘efort to arrange a scale in the anthracite field. After a meeting lasting three hours an ad- journment was taken until. 1 p. m. Thursday and the following official statement was given out by the rep- resentative of the operators with the concurrence, it was said, of the min- ers: “The conference began at noon with President Thomas of the Lehigh Val- ley road in the chair. Mr. Mitchell made a long speech detailing why, in his judgment, the original demands of the miners ought to be granted. He waz followed by Mr. Nicholls, also of the Miuers’ union, who supported Mr. Mitchell’s arguments. There were other speeches by the representatives of the miners. In fact it was that side aid nearly all of the talking.” Continuing, the operators’ statement said: “Mr. Mitchell’s attitude indicated that the counter proposition made by the operators for a remewal of the present working agreement, drafted by the anthracite strike commission, was not acceptable to the miners. “The entire situation remains the same as before the meeting. The sus- pension of work in the anthracite mines will continue pending the nego- tiations.” So tar as could be learned there was no disposition on either side to recede from its original position -or accept any modification -of the original de- DECIDES TO STAND FIRM. lllinois Operators’ Association Meeta at Chicago. Chicago, April 4—Nearly 100 coal operators of Illinois were represented at a meeting of their organization here to consider the strike situation. With- out exception it was decided to stand firm in resfsting the demands of the miners. The Chicago and Carbondale Coal company of De Soto, Il tele- graphed the meeting, stating the com- pany had signed the scale demanded by the miners. The company was ex- pelled from membership in the oper- ators’ association as a consequence. Springfield, I, April 4—State Pres- ident Perry of the United Mire Work- ers of America stated during the after- noon that so far fifty operators in Illi- nois had signed an agreement to pay the scale of 1903, which is.5% cents higher than the scale which expired April 1, 1906. WILL ATTEMPT TO OPERATE. Increased Activity in Portion of An- thracite Field. Scranton, Pa., April 4—With the exception of the Oxford colliery and the twenty washeries which are in op- eration the Lackawanna region shows the same condition as that of Monday. The only new feature is the increased activity of the mining companies, par- ticularly the Delaware and Hudson and the Erie, to get in shape for work- ing some of their mines should the New Yorlk :conference fail of results. | Both of these companies have brought in a number of men ostensibly for guard duty and who are being rein- forecd by gangs of negro cooks. IN NO HURRY TO RESUME WORK. Few: Miners in Pittsburg District Re- port at Collieries. Pittshurg, April 4.—The expected general resumption of -work at the mines in this district, where the scale was signed Monday, did not take place during the day. Rcports were slow in coming in and those: recelved inidi- cated that the men were not in a hurry to return to work. But few plants were reported in full operation, others ‘were running with reduced forces and many were idle. 5 All the = independent plants were shut down and no effort was made to. operate them. = . Nonunion Mén Secured. Shamokin, Pa,, April 4—The Enter- prise “Coal - company, . operated ‘by - O’Connell & Co. of” Scranton, was started up during the day, enough non- union men having, been secured: to keep the machinery in Operation. The" colliery washery was also in operation and officials say, they will ship coal to the . Wyoming ~ region. - x No_ attempt was .made ti 0 resume work at any, of 9_!'1: collieries. " The railroads have.laid oft‘ma; i afsthe K nd also P”WM Bl o