Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 7, 1906, Page 1

SIS ~ MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 3. NUMBER 296 BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1906, TEN CENTS PER WEEK WAS SETTLED ~ OUT OF COURT The Famous Schandein Will Case at Milwaukee, Wis., Amicably Adjusted. IMMENSE ESTATE Milwaukee, April 7.—The famous Schandein will case has been settled out of court. Announcement to this effect was made by Attorney George P. Miller on behalf of all parties in- terested in the suit in Judge Halsey's branch of the circuit court. Attorney Miller stated that while the case had been adjusted to the satisfaction of all parties concerned he requested that the case be continued until Monday next in order that the terms agreed upon may be reduced to writing. The case was therefore put over until that time. The case in litigation was over the estate of Mrs. Lisette Schandein, whose property was valued at $7,000,- 000. Of this amount a share estimated at $6,000,000 was left to Mrs. Clara S. Heyl, a daughter, and wife of Jacob Heyl. Most of the remainder, esti- mated in value al $600,000, was willed to Mrs. Ella Frank and Emil Schan- dein, two' other children. The latter children were the contestants in the suit, The will was admitted to probate by Judge Carpenter after a long and sensational trial and the present suit was brought up on an appeal. President Roosevelt will deliver his Decoration day address this year be fore the Army and Navy union at Norfolk, Va. INVOLVED IN SUIT |SENATORS SEE ROOSEVELT CONFERENCES ON RATE REGULA- TION CONTINUE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. ] Washington, April 7—Railroad rate legislation again was under discussion during the day at the White House. Senator Rayner of Maryland had a conference, by invitation, with the president. The nature of the confer- { ence was not disclosed. Senator Rayner expressed the opin- ion that a rate bill, satisfactory to the friends of the legislation, would be passed by the senate and perhaps by a much larger majority than expected. Following Senator Rayner Senators Allison of lowa and Nelson of Minne- sota discussed the rate situation with I the president. They declined to dis- cuss the subject afterwards. Kev. Dr. Edward Lathrop, president of the board of trustees of Vassar col- lege, is dead in New York city, aged ninety-two years. ELKINS ON RATE REGULATION. Does Not Believe Pending Bill Goes Far Enough. ‘Washington, April 7.—Senator El- kins of West Virginia addressed the senate during the day on railroad rate regulation, Mr. Elkins announced at the outset his desire to secure’ legislation that would secure to the people “a prompt and adequate remedy for the evils, in- justices, abuses and wrongs of every kind practiced by railroads, or in any way growing out of their operation,” but he said that while he favors the pending bill he wanted to make it “better and stronger.” “I stand first for the interests of the | people of my own state,” he went on, “and after that for the interests of all the people of tha United States. I have no interest that.can affect my judgment or prevemt me doing my duty as a senator as I.see it.. My de- sire and highest purpose is to secure and serve the public interest. Be- cause of my supposed interest in rail- roads it is charged and helieved that I favor the railroad side of this ques- tion. This has been so often repeated that I am sure it will be pardonable if I say, in justice to myself, that my interest on the side of the shipper is ten times greater than on the side of the railroads and that my interest in railroads” is confined to those in my own state.” = He declared his principal objection | to the house bill to be that it does not g0 far enough in remedying evils and expressed the opinion that if enacted into law it would prove a general dis appointment. He said he was in hearty accord with the president on the sub Jject of rate regulation and then indi- cated the respects in which, according to his opinion, the bill falls short in accomplishing all that should be ac complished by railroad legislation. Among these were the following: A prohibition against railroads pro- ducing, selling or shipping their own coal and other like articles in com- petition with other owners; a require- ment that switches shall be built where needed to accommodate busi- ness: a requirement compelling inter- state roads to make connections with connecting lines and a requirement for the fair and just distribution of cars among shippers. WE CASH MILL CHECKS Bargaing Tonisht See what we will offer in the way of"'i)a/rgains During the past two weeks our large trade has resulted in a large amount of short ends and broken lines. We want to clean them up so as to start in Monday morning with our Easter Showing of Stylish Merchnndise. Children’s black cat merino hose, the 25¢ number, all sizes from 6 to 10, a pair, Hose supporters: Women’s & Children’s, they are We will continue our print sale at 5¢ and 19¢ worth up to 18c, sale price, per pair 10c Ladies’ hose supporters same as the Foster, all colors, regu- lar price 50c, sale price 25¢ wash goods at 9¢ until Saturday night. China and Glassware: china cups and saucers, regu- lar price 25¢ now 1lot pressed cut - water pitch- ers, regular price $1 11lot pressed cut fruit stands, regular price 65¢ now 1 lot of pressed cut olive dishes regular price 25¢ now 1lot pressed cut bon regular price 15¢c now 9¢c 1 lot good glass water pitchers each, 1 lot a dozen, 15¢ dozen, now 69c Salts and 39¢c 19¢ bon dishes each, 25c | ing, Matted Pictures 10 cents each New goods Reoeived this week. Children’s Dresses and Rompers, Ladies’ bouse dresses and dressing saques, Ladigs’ coats and skirts. Men’s suits and hats. 0’Leary & Bowser - Framed Pictures 69 cents each 1lot drinking glasses 2 for 1lot fine cut whiskey glasses, 759 1 lot handled beer glasses a 85¢ 5¢ peppers: -cut glass and Plated silver, worth up to 35¢, now each, 1lot of odd sauce dishes, worth uP to $1.50 a dozen, choice 5¢ 3c 10 dozen Gilt Edge shoe dress- 19¢ e ————————————————————————————————————————— IN VIOLENT ERUPTION STREAM OF LAVA FROM MOUNT VESUVIUS THREATENS §UR- ROUNDING TOWNS, * L WEAREST VILLAGE IN SERIOUS DARGER NINE “THOUSAND INHABITANTS OF BOSCOTRECAZ ORDERED TO EVACUATE. Naples, April 7.—The ‘eruption of Mount Vesuvius is now most violent. On the Pompeii side the main stream of lava has divided into two, one threatening Ottajano, a community of 20,200+ inhabitants, and the other threatening Tore del Greco, with a population of 30,000. : The danger is becoming serious and calls have been made for the imme- diate evacuation of Boscotrecaz,- thie nearest village to the crater, which has a population of 9,000. Naples, April 7.—Streams of lava which are diffusing great heat are progressing with considerable rapidity in the direction of Pompeii. From the new crater, which is twenty feet in circumference, the lava has already [ gone two miles and a half. Hot mud, ashes and black sand are also ejected, Which, mixed with rain, produce the so-called caustic rain which is most damaging to vegetation. Although the showers of cinders here have dimin- ished people can be seen holding up umbrellas as protection against the falling ashes. MALICIOUS LIBELS. Fields Denies Stories Concerning the “House of Mirth.” New York, April 7.—Andrew C. Fields, former legis!ative agent for the Mutual Life Insurance company, gave out a statement at Dobbs Ferry. through his physician, Dr. Judson. Ee said he never gave a bribe in his career; that he was prepared-to vind: cate himself completely; that he in- tended to tell the whole truth and that he had saved. the Matual.Life Insar. | ance company hundreds of thcusands of dollars, Fields declures that tie stories concerning the Mirth” at Albamy-are malicious libels that he never had any business relations with Andrew Hamilton. The "contingent fund of $600,000, Fields said, will be satisfactorily explained. NEW PREMIER IS NAMED PEACE BETWEEN THE CROWN AND HUNGARIAN PEOPLE CONCLUDED. Vienna, April 7.—Peace between the crown and the Hungarians has been concluded and the parliamentary crisis is over. Premier Fejervary has re: signed and Alexander Wekerle has been appointed premier, with a man- date to form a conciliatory cabinet for Hungary. JURYMAN STRICKEN BLIND. Harrowing Tales of Crime the Alleged Cause. Evansville, Ind.,, April 7.—Addison N. Thomas of Jasper, Ind., foreman of the Dubois county grand jury, sud- denly became blind and it is stated his blindness is the result of listening to harrowing evidence of crime.. These stories are believed to have injured his nervous system so as to affect the nerves regulating the flow of blood to the eyes. The grand jury has been investigating several crimes and it was noticed that Thomas was extreme- ly nervous during the examination: VON BUELOW ‘No Serious Consequences Likely as Result of lliness. . Berlin, April 7.—Chancellor von Buelow, who fainted while .in the reichstag Thursday afternoon, slept throughout the night and awoke fresh and clear headed. After taking a cup of coffee he asked for the newspapers, but Professor Renvers suggested that it would be advisable not to read them. Professor Renvers and -the physi- cians who are associated with him in the case say that no bad consequences ore likely to result from the chancel- lor’s illness. IMPROVING, - “Tenement Victim” Suicides. New York, April 7.—Otto Kilein, a painter, who had been unable to work for two years and who was known as B radicai socialist, shot and killed him- self in his home while his family was tway. He left a letter addressed to Coroner Julius Harburger in which he blamed landlords and ‘the board. of health for conditions in tenement houses which foster disease. On a Charge of Swindling. Boston, April 7.—Charles F. Rich- ards, also known as Lord Ashburton, who, the police say, has served several | sentences in English and American h prisons for extensive and clever swin- | dling, has been arrested here on sus: picion _of 3 passed | worthle Houase—of 1~ i Governor Deneen will ACCEATIVAIE DANAE DECISION AGAINST DEUEL. Jurist Must Answer Apglication for His Removal. New York, April-7.—Justice Joseph M. Deuel must answer within ten days the application for his removal from office as justice of the court of special sessions of New York city, according to a decision of the supreme court made public during the day. The ap- Pplication for removal was an outgrowth of the recent trial, on a charge of crim- inal libel, of Norman Hapgood, editor of Collier’s Weekly, - Justice Deuel, JOSEPH M. DEUEL. the complainant, was shown during the trial to be a stockholder in the publication of Town Topics. The jus- tice objected on constitutional grounds to the specification that he carried on other business while a justice: The court replied: .. “This respondent can engage at any time in any business that he sees fit by resigning his position as a justice of the court of special sessions, but as long as he holds that position he must comply with the statute.” Blown to Pieces by Explosion. Roanoke, W. Va., April 7.—Two men employed on construction work on the Tidewater railioad near Roanoke were blown to pieces by the explosion of a large guantity of dynamite. HUNGER STRIKE DEGLARED POLITICAL PRISONERS AT MOS. wCOW _DEMAND AN IMME. .. DIATE TRIA Moscow, April 7.—The political pris- oners with whom the local jails are crowded have declared a “hunger strike” (refusing to partake of food) to compel the authorities either to bring them to immediate trial or order their release. Many of the prisoners have been three months-in jail with out being confronted with the charges against them, notwithstanding the fact that Interior Minister Durnovo, in an official order made public some time ago, instructed the local officials throughout the empire to confront prisoners within twenty-four hours with the charges which caused their arrest. But the police also received instructions to hold by administrative order all prisoners against whom no definite charges could be brought. The decision of the political prison- ers to starve themselves has in- creased the excitement caused by the election campaign here, which closes Sunday. Strong detachments of Cossacks are patrolling the industrial quarters. AROUSES STORM OF CRITICISM. Russian Commission Annuls Electior of Objectionable Delegates. St. Petersburg,- April 7.—The elec- tion by the Constitutional Democrats of the St. Petersburg district of Pro- fessor Paul Milukoff and’ M. Hessen as delegates to the provincial conven- tion have been annulled by the elec- tion commission on the ground that they are under indictment in connec- tion with the suspension of the Svo Bodanag, of which paper they were editors. The commission has replaced them by“Conservative candidates, who received;scarcely a tenth of the vote cast fors MM.. Milukoff and Hessen. ‘| The action of the authorities has aroused a storm in radical circles, be- cause the commission did not take ex- ception to their candidatures before the ballotting. Besides Professor Milu- koff is one of the prominent leaders of the Constitutional Democrats and ‘was expected to be a power in:parlia- ment. 2 HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Supreme Court of lllinois Knocks Out New Primary Law. Springfield, Ill, April 7.—The. su- preme court during the evening handed down a decision declaring the new primary law unconstitutichal. call a special session of.the legislature for 10 o’clock aext Tuesday morning. i The Republican state central com- mittee will meet in this city during the day to rescind the call for a state ! convention. _All' Employes Demand More Pay. mand a general increase in' wages for jevery employe of the.elevated rail- ways of Chicago was made at a meet: various unions of the “L” More than 2,000 employes were represented at the meeting, re| resenting every branch of the service 1 2l ., from the wom h 1 tiel Chicago, April 7.—A decision to de-. FORMAL ANSWER SUES FOR OVER $5,000,000 MAYOR WEAVER SEEKS TO RE- COVER MONEYS PAID CER- TAIN CONTRACTORS. Philadelphia, April 7.—A bill in equity was filed in the court of com- men pleas during the day against the contractors: and others prior to last May in the construction of the filtration system of this city. The complainant is Mavor Weaver and he seeks to recover on behalf of the city over $5,000,000. The bill is directed against Israel W. Durham, former Republican leader of this city; State Senator James R. McNichol; John M. Mack; William C. Haddock, director of public works under the late. Mayor Ashbridge; Peter E. Cos- téllo, former director of public works, who was removed by Mayor Weaver: John W. Hill, former chief of the fil- tration bureau, who was recently ac- qulitted of the charge of falsifying his records, and:Mrs. James R. McNichol, wife of the state senator. The last named was for a time partner in her husband’s contracting business. FORTY-NINE PERSONS DEAD. Revised List of Casualties in German Disaster. Nagold, South Germany from the collapse.of the Hotel Zum Hirschen, shows-‘that forty-nine_per. sons lost'their fives and that fifty, were severely. injured. Dr. von Pischek, the minister of the interior of Wurtem- burg, has arrived here to personally Inquire into the disaster. Accident Due to Carelessness. Eveleth, Minn., April 7.—Ludwig Heikkila is dead and two companions are seriously scalded as the result of au accident due to carelessness in the Baltic mine. Theé men were assisting in making some steam connections wnd placed heavy levers in the wrong place, breaking the pipes and allow- Ing the scalding steam to escape un- der high pressure with fatal results. HOUSE IMMIGRATION BILL. Measure Furiher Restricts Admission of Aliens. Washington, April 7.—The house committee on immigration has com- pleted its Dbill to further restrict the coming of aliens to this country. The measure wiil be reported by Mr. Gard- ner of Massachusetts and a minority report will be made by Mr. Bennett ot New York. The bill increases the head tax on aliens from $2 to $5. It requires each male adull to possess $26 and each female $15. A family may be admitted on its head showing §30. An educational test provides that each immigrant over sixteen vears of age must be able to read in some lan- guage. It places in the excluded class imbeciles, the weak minded and man- ual laborers of poor physique. It gives the department of commerce and lahor discretion to admit or ex- clude immigrants under sixteen years of age coming to this country alone. - REACHED AGE OF 123 YEARS. Mrs. Philo Rogers, a Negro Woman. Dies at Chicago. Chicago, April 7.—At the extraor- dinary age of 123 years Mrs. Philo Rogers, a negro woman, is dead at her home here. Mrs. Rogers was born in Missouri and reared a large family long before the first mutterings of the anti-slavery sentiment agitated New England. She was a grandmother when the Missouri compromise was an issue of the hour and had reached her three score years and ten when the emancipation procla- mation liberated her from hondage. Wealthy Merchant Suicides. New York, April 7.—George Kupfer, forty-six years old, a wealthy whole- sale milliner living on Park avenue and with a place of business on Broad- way, shot and killed himself in a room In his apartments. Death resulted in- stantly. Tll health is the alleged cause. Actress Commits Suicide. New York, April 7.—Delphine Love, an actress, who said that she was the daughter of the late Dr. I N. Love of St. Louis, committed suicide by jump- Ing out of the second floor window of a Seyenth avenue hotel. The young wo- man had gone to the hotel in com: pany with a man who was arrested after she jumped from the ater . interested ; | striking hi ARBITRATION - IS OPPOSED Sentiment of The Anthracite Operators _.Against Accepting Miners’ Offer. NOT YET DRAWN New York, Aprll 7.—Pending the consideration by the anthracite oper- ators of the offer of the mine workers of Eastern Pennsylvania to arbitrate the differences existing between them the coal workers will make no move and will simply wait until Monday for the mine owners’ reply. The operators are busily engaged on the miners’ proposition. While they | have practlcally agreed as to how they shall meet the offer they will not draw up a formal answer until the members of the sub-committee have cansulted all interests involved. The sentiment of the-sub-committee of the operators is distinctly against the ac- ceptance of the miners’ offer, at least in its present shape. The scale committee of the miners held a brief session and took up the situation in the anthracite flelds. After the meeting most of the members of the committee returned: to their homes, where they will meet the presidents of the local unions in their respective districts to receive reports of local | conditions. Mr. Mitchell said that he entertains hope that the anthracite operators will accept the miners’ offer to arbitrate and that he would not have submitted the proposition if he had not expected them seriously to consider it. In reply to a query with reference , te conditiong in the bituminous fields Mr. Mitchell said that the situation in the soft coal region is steadily im- proving and that matters there are proceeding satisfactorily to him. ONLY FOUR MINES IDLE. _tions during the day. in the mines of the“Pittsburg Coal company and its subsidiary, the Monongahela Consoli- dated Coal and Coke company. Chairman Franeis L. Robbins report- ed but four of their mines idle in the entire Pittsburg district &nd one_ of these was shut down for repairs. By Monday he expected normal con- ditions to prevail at all the com- pany’s mines. WILLING TO ' ARBITRATE. Offer to. Hard Coal Operatuu,Auro-“: able to Ohio Mine Owners. o Columbus, O., April 7.—John Win- der, president of the Ohio Operators’ assoclation, has telegraphed to Pres- ident Roosevelt-and to President Mit- chell of the miners’ organization frem Charleston, W. Va., where the oper- ators and miners are meeting, that the bituminous operators of Ohio pro pose to Mr. Mitehell. to settle the strike in the bituminous district-on the same terms as Mr. Mitehell- pro- posed to anthracite operators—by arbi- tration. GIGANTIG FRAUDS ALLEGED FRIENDS OF MUNICIPAL OWNER- SHIP IN CHICAGO WILL DE- MAND A RECOUNT. { Chicago, April 7.—Charges of fraud in the returns upon the municipal own- ership proposition voted on last Tues- day have, been received by Corpora- tion Counsel Lewis and the county coart ‘and the election commissioners will be asked to investigate the mat- ter. It is asserted that in forty-one precincts the returns upon all of the three propositions relative to munic- ipal ownership show exactly the same vote and this is said to be an impossi- bility. It is claimed by the advocates of municipal ownership that a recount will show.a gain of 8,000 votes for the. proposition and these, together with the same loss for the negative votes and an error of 1,000 votes already found in the footing of the vote in the Tenth ward, will give the immediate ownership proposition sufficient votes te become effective, One Thousand Men Laid Off. Boston, April 7.—Owing, it was said, to decreased traffic on account of the @oal strike 1,000 men employed in the hops of the Boston and Albany divi- slon of the New York Central raflroad have received notice that work would be suspended until further notice at ::ll;!.on, Springfleld and Rensselser, . Wounds Wife; Kills Himsalf. New York, April 7.—Walter Foster. eighteen years old, shot his sixteen- year-old wife Margaret and then turned the revolver against himself. The girl ‘was only slightly injured, the bullet ‘the arm, but her hus- | |