Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 23, 1906, Page 1

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 4. NUMBER 30 e BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA; WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1906 MAY UNSEAT BURTON SENATE ORDERS COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE STANDING OF KANSAS SENATOR. NO DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION EARLY REPORT AND RECOMMEN- DATION AS TO FUTURE AC- TION REQUESTED. Washington, May 23—The senate Nas directed the committee on priv- ileges and clections to investigate the effect of Monday’s decision by the su- preme court in the case of Senator Burton. The resolution was offered by Senator Hale and read as follows: “Resolved, That the committee on privileges and elections be directed to examine into the legal cffect of the late decision of the supreme court in the case of Joseph R. Burton, a sen- | ator from Kansas, oon as sible to report recommenda- tions as to what action, it any, shall be tuken by the senate.” The resolution was adopted without debate. mimers operators of Indiar | met- at Terre Haute Tuesday and re | ferred questions in dispute to a ccm | mittee consisting of tweive men on each side. Bank Robbers Hold Off Citizens. Hoffman, I T, May 23.—Durglars wrecked the safe of the First Na- | tional" bank here and escaped with several hundred dolla Confeder- | ates stationed in the street kept up a | constant firing to prevent citizens ! from approaching. IBSON, POET AND DRAMATIST, DEAD |END COMES | SUDDENLY Demise Not Expected Al though He Had Been Long Sick. Norwegian Was One of the Great Literary Geniuses of Century. Christiania, Norway, May 23.— Henrik Ibsen, the famous Nor- wegian poet and dramatist, died at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. He was 78 years old. The death of Thsen was unex- pected, although for the past year he has been very weak, and it was known that his demise was only a matter of time, The French cabinet has decided that the law providing for the separation of church and state abolished the right of divinity students to a redue tion of the usual term of military sery- ice MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, May 22.—Wheat—May, 82%c; July, $23c; Sept, Sle. On trac No. 1 North. | Amerian l IGentl market. Ithas an and ba conx Phone 30. making it one of the most comfortable shoes to be had. We carry them in all leathers and widths, Wear one pair ncad of their value. LADIES’ AND CHILDR’N’S SHOLES We carry the following well known lines: Hamilton Brown, Drew Selby, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. E.H. WINTER & (0 emenl SHOEN! Is one of the best $3.50 shoes on the invisible cork sole Bemidji. RS CRITICISES ADMINISTRATION. Mr. Willigins Denounces Government @ by Scolding. ‘Washifigton, May 23.—Government by scolding was denounced by Repre- sentative Williams of Mississippi, the minority leader of the house, who was heard by the house committee on for- eign affairs on his resolution for in- formation and an investigation re- garding the consequences of irregu- larities by United States consuls in the Orient. The resolution was based on information contained in the Peirce report. Mr. Williams was heard be- hind closed doors. The committee took no action on the resolution. Mr. Williams called attention to what he said was the constant ten- dency on the part of the administra- tion -to “scold.” This tendency was apparent in all departments and the Peirce report was 2 shining example. This report had not, in his opinion, been followed up with the required dismissals and possible prosecutions. MINES NOW WORTH $4,000,000. Heirs Seek to Recover Property Sold for $14,500. Duluth, May 23.—The preliminary struggle for possession of the Clark and Leonard iron mines near Chis- holm, worth more than $4,000,000, has been renewed before Judge Cant in the district court. The heirs disposed of the undeyel- oped property some years ago for §14,500. The sale was made by their guardian and®vas allowed by the pro- bate court. They now seek to have the sale set aside and the property restored, Of the real value of the properties they claim to have been ignorant until after their rights were deeded away. They believe that the difference Letween its worth and the price received will justify the court In annulling the sale. The heirs of James M, Rogers sue for the annulment. FOUND IT UNPROFITABLE, School Census Takers in Race Suicide Districts Resign. Chicago, May 23.—Census takers for the school board assigned to Lake Shore drive and Kenwood precincts have given up their positions. So did those who had walked all day along Calumet, Prairie and Michigan ave- nues ringing doorbells and trying tos locate minors. Forty enumerators handed their resignations to Secretary Larson after they had spent a day scouring the “race suicide” districts in the eftort to find a dinner’s worth of children. The census takers are paid at the rate of 1 cent a name for all children located. Every enumerator wanted to be as signed to the Ghetto and forty of those who were given fashionable pre- cincts gave up the work as bad and unprofitable. ON THE OIL INDUSTRY. Commissioner Garfield at Work on Another Report. ‘Washington, May 23.—Commission- er of Corporations Garfield stated dur- ing the day he would submit to the president further information on the result of his investigation of the oil industry. The report recently submit- ted to congress covered the guestion of transportation and freight rates and Mr. Garfield is now engaged in preparing reports on the production and refining of oil, the control of pipe lines, organization, foreign trade and conditions and competitive methods. Mr. Garfield said he did not believe he would be able to submit to the president any of these reports before the adjournment of congress. CONTAINS 115500 NAMES. Petition for Clemency in Case of Charles L. Tucker. Boston, May 23.—A petition more than a mile long and bearing more than 115,500 names was sent to Gov- ernor Guild during the day asking him to commute to life imprisonment the sentence of death imposed nupon Charles L. Tucker for the murder of Mabel Page at Weston in March, 1904. The signers include 80,860 men and 35,695 women. An express wagon was necessary to transport the petition to the statehouse. Many thousands of names from outside the state, received by Tucker’s counsel, are not included in the count, although some of them were sent with the petition to the statehouse, BODY FOUND IN EAST RIVER. Remains Believed to Be Painter of “Custer’s Last Stand.” New York, May 23.—Papers found on the body of a man taken from the EBast river led to the belief that the body is that of John Mulvaney, the painter of “Custer’s Last Stand,” a picture which has been exhibited in every large city in the United States. Some of the letters bore the name and address “John Mulvaney, Brook- lyn.” Several of the letters contained references to “Custer’s Last Stand.” Extra Pay for Funston’s Regiment. ‘Washington, May 23.—The account- ing officers of the treasury have just completed the settlement of a claim amounting to $22,000 for extra pay due the Kansas volunteers command- ed by Colonel Frederick Funston. The claim grew out of the service of the Kansas volunteers during the Spanish war before they were accepted as a part of the volunteer army. 2 e ——— HON, A, D, STEPHENS CROOKETON MAN'S CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNORSHIP WELL RECEIVED GENERALLY, SPLENDID REGDK& AS STATE SENATOR 8ECURED PASSAGE OF MEASURES OF IMPORTANCE TO AGRI. CULTURAL INTERESTS. Hon. A, D. Stephens, whose candi- dacy for governor ot Mlunesota is recelving euthuslasiic support all over the northérn part of the state, as well as in many of the ceutral and south- ern counties, is.a native Minnesotan, having been born in Carver county of Swedish-Americun parents. He was raised on a tarm during the hard times of the war and Immediately fol- lowing it, when farming was a much more laborious; occupation. than at present. A little luter he took a posi- tion as clerk in a store at Willmar and then went Into pusiness for him- selt, where he lost &ll of his previous savings during the ‘grasshopper rav ages, but although left penniless he paid his obligations in full. He theu had to make u Mew start and took a4 HON. A. D..STEPHENS. }.pmmm agstraveling-salesman-for- the N. B. Harwood Dry Goods company of Minneapolis and remained on the road until 1880, when he moved to Fisher, this county, and started a general store. This venture was successful and after conducting it for several years he sold out and engaged in the farm machinery business, which he followed until 1891, when he became cashler of the Merchants’ National bank of Crookston, which position he now holds. Mr. Stephens has never been a seeker for office and has never held a position of public trust where there was more than a nominal salary at- tached, although he has had many opportunities to do so. He served two terms as mayor of Crookston and was later appointed surveyor general of logs by Governor Clough and held the office under the administrations of Governors Lind and Van Saat. The position, however, which has made him well and favorably known all over the state. was that of state senator, to which he was elected in 1902. Al though it was his first term he at once took a leading position in that body and early became recognized as one of its most diligent and successful members. He introduced and secured the enactment of the law to allow the state funds to be used for drainage loans at 3 per cent interest. This measure has already saved the tax- payers of the state over $200,000 and has made it vossible to redeem thou- sands of acres of wet lands, which probably would not have been done under other conditions. He has been a most enthusiastic supporter of state drainage and at the second session of the legislature revised the state drain- age laws. It was largely through his efforts that the state was committed to the policy of appropriating state money for drainage. In 1882 he took in hand the matter of getting the first drainage law passed and spent a great deal of time in St. Paul getting the measure through the legislature. Previous to that time the word “drain- age” did not appear on the statute books of the state and it must be a matter of great satisfaction to him when he thinks of the difficulties he encountered in getting this measure through to find that nearly all public men are now willing to commit them- selves to the drainage idea, although some of these, who are now seeking the nomination for governor on' the Republican ticket, have always here tofore strenuously opposed it. Another featire of his work while In the senate vas the securing of a branch of the State Agricultural col lege for Northsrn Minnesota. This, like the 3 per cent drainage loan law, 13 going to be a decided advantage to the agricultural interests of the state. It is the beginning of a new principle that the state vill broaden opportuni- ties for farm education. Mr. Stephens’ keen insight - into character will, shonld he be made governor, enabli him to select henest and well gualified men to fiil the vari ous positicns that would devolve upon him to-fill and his wide acquaintance with bueiness men and business met™- ods, together with his excellent jad - ment and consefvauve prineiples, qual- ity him in a marked degree for the po- sition of chief executive of Minnesota. OVER TEN CENTS PER WEEK PITCHED BATTLE BLIND PIG M'CUMBER RESENTS CHARGE. One of His Rate Bill Amendments Described as a “Joker.” ‘Washington, May 23—The railroad rate bill found an early echo in the senate when Senator McCumber rose to a question of personal privilege to make reply to a publication in the New York Tribune charging that one of the North Dakota senator’s amend- ments would accomplish the defeat of certain purposes of the bill. The amendment was described in the newspaper as a “little joker” and it ‘was represented that by changing the word “regularly” to the word “law- fully” common carriers would be en- abled to disregard the orders of the commission. 1t was stated that the senator had admitted that such would be the result.” Senator McCumber said that he had never made any such admission nor any admission that would seem to be of that character. He expressed the opinion that if there had been any “joke” on any one it was on the writer of the article, but he regaided it as rather a slur on the committee which had accepted it und to the lawyers of the senate, none of whom had detected anything of ¢ covert character in it. He also said that the amendment could not_have any effect like that indicated and he did not understand how any person with the slightest reasoning powe: could have reached the conclusion arrived at by the writer of the article ITS PASSAGE - ADVOCATED. Bill Amending Immigration Called Up in Senate. Washington, May 23.—Mr. Dilling ham, chairman of the committee on immigration, called up in the senate the bill amending the immigration laws. Presenting the merits of the meas ure he said it w: intended to strengthen the law of 1903, which is working admirably. He did not accep! some of the popular theories concern ing immigration, but held to the beliet that the influx of foreigners is regu- lated by the labor market—that in dull times the number is smail and in good times large, as, for instance, 1,026,000 in 1905, as compared with 228,000 in 1898, He also found en- couragement in the fact that a vast majority, over 80 per cent, of the im- migrants are between the ages of fourteen and forty-five; or at the age when persons are least liable to be- come public charges. This fact he considered not only reassuring to those who fear an influx of paupers, but also an indication that those who came to our shores came on their own initiative. He also found encourage- ment in the fact that many of the im- migrants, especially those from Italy, return to their homes after spending the working season in the United States. OPPOSES EIGHT-HOUR LAW., Steel Manufacturer Before the House Committee. ‘Washington, May 23.—A. C. Hayden, representing the Carnegie Steel com- pany, opposed the eight-hour bill be- fore the house committee on lahor. He said the enactment of the measure would drive every large institution now taking government contracts from that field, would turn over the manufacture of the supplies of the government to the small contractor and would increase the cost of the same to the government from 12% to 25 per cent, The Carnegie corapany, he said, at one time made the experiment of changing its factory method from two shifts working twelve hours each to three shifts working eight hours. The result was that the product of that factory decreased 20 per cent. Laws THREE MEN SHOT DOWN| Sheriff and Posse Carry Flaxton, N. D., House by Storm. Law Violator Gives Up Only When Desper- ately Wounded. Minot, N. D., May 238 —-Last night at Flaxton occurred a thrilling shooting affair when Deputy Sheriff W, S. Towns who, with the village board, attemps- 2d fosearch Leonard H. Burton's blind pig.- Burton was seriously shot in the fray and the two men who were in the den at the time got pelted with shots, None of he deputies were hurt, About 11 o’clock last night W. S. Towns, deputy sheriff, and the city board, consisting of M, L, Botton, Dr. Paulson, P, S. Ware, L. J. Larson, R. B. Town, went down to the den run by Burton, located in along grain building near the railroad, with a search warrant to go through the build- ing for intoxicating liGuors. The men were all armed, as they knew that Burton wasa tough fellow. The deputy ordered Burton to 2pen the door. Burton demanded to know who was there and Towns replied that it was an offi- cer. Burton then blew out the light wnd immediately opened fire, but he was aiming too high, as the ballets, four in aumber, passed aver Town’s head, but near enough to be interesting. The deputy and the men who were! #ith him returned the fire. . The firing inside ceased and Frank Gerheke, who was inside, opened the door. They found Burton lying on the floor in a serious condition with a wound in the breast where a bullet had entered. Frank Gerheke, a zrain buyer in Flaxton, who was inside, and also E. W. Hindes, who was with him, state that hey had just dropped in for a glass of beer when the deputy and the citizens came. Strike Causes Suspension. Marquette, Mich., May 23.—Their demands for increased wages being refused the men employed at the Mich- igan Iron company’s furnace at New- berry went on strike, resulting in the suspension of operations. Laborers are being brought in frem the com- pany’s cordwood camps to take the strikers’ places. ! Republic Company Quits Ohio. Columbus, O., May 23.—The Repub- lic Oil company, a New York corpora- tion with Ohio headquarters at Cleve- land, has notified the secretary of state that it withdraws from Ohio, giving as a reason that it has dis- posed of all of its Ohio holdings. The Republic company is declared to be one of the concerns controlled by the Standard Oil company. PRESERVATION OF NIAGAKA. House Committee Amends Bill to Meet Certain Objections. ‘Washington, May 23.—The house committee on rivers and harbors has agreed to an amendment to the bill for the preservation of Niagara falls calculated to meet the demands of the Chicago drainage canal. The amendment establishes the principle that the United States government re- serves the right to be the sole judge so far as other nations are concerned of the amount of water that may be taken from the Great Lakes for sani- tary or domestic purposes. The quan- tity is to be fixed so far as the domes- tic users are concerned either by con- gressional act or regulation by the secretary of war. The bill will not deal with the amount that may be used at Chicago. COSSACKS AND PEASANTS CLASH Four of the Latter Killed and Two Hundred Wounded. Simbirsk, Eastern Russia, May 23.— A fight between Cossacks and peas- | snts, resulting from the efforts of the ; authorities to suppress agrarian dis- orders, has occurred in this vicinity. 1t is reported that four peasants were Sixty Firms Sign Scale. | New York, May 23.—Members of the Brotherhood ot Painters declared | during the day that more than sixty firms in this city have signed the new | wage schedule, increasing wages from $3.50 to $4 and $4 to $4.50 a day, for which the painters have gone on a strike. | WILL RETAIN GONTROL JUDGE LANDIS BELIEVES ZION CITY CAN BE MADE TO PAY ALL INDEBTEDNESS. ISSUES INJUNCTION AGAINST VOLIVA NEW LEADER RESTRAINED FROM DISPOSING OF OR DISSIPAT. ING THE ASSETS. Chicago, May 23.—Judge Landis, in the United States district court, has issued an order restraining Wilbur G. Voliva and all of his attorneys, agents and employes from disposing of or in any manner dissipating the assets of Zion City. An injunction previously issued enjoining Voliva from attemvt- ing to secure the dissolution of an in- Jjunction in the state court, which pre- vents Voliva from interfering with Dowie, was dissolved by the court. Judge Landis .said he preferred to preserve the estate under his own or- der. An order declaring Dowie individ- ually to be insolvent was entered by the court, but it will not become ef- fective at once because of the cred- itors’ desire-to contest the insolvency of Dowie. In making these orders Judge Lan- 1 dis said that the agents who had been appointed by him to inguire into the affairs of Zion City reported that the Zion City industries can make money, that there has been no misapplication of funds and that under proper man- agement the estate can be made to pay 100 cents on the dollar. REBATE CASES CALLED. Trial of Three Defendants Begun at Kansas City. Kansas City, May 23.—The govern- ment, court here, announced that it was ready for trial in three of the rebate cases. The cases called were those of George L. Thomas, a freight broker of New York city, and his chief clerk, L. B. Taggart, under indictment for 4lleged conspiracy In securing rebates for shippers, and that against George H. Crosby, former assistant freight traffic manager of the Burlington rail- road, charged with conspiracy in giv- ing rebates. These men were indicted in Decem- ber last with other railway and pack- Inghouse officials whose trials have been set for a later date. H. B. Dun- can, a specia? agent of the department of justice, has arrived here to assist in prosecuting the cases and will aid A. S. Van Valkenburgh, United States district attorney, and Leslie Lyons, assistant district attorney. The gov- ernment has forly witnesses, among whom is J. A. Roberts, an expert on rates in the employ of the interstate commerce commission. LEPROSY IS CURABLE. Claim Made by Physicians at Louis- iana Home. New Orleans, May 23.—In a lengthy report submitted to Governor Blanch- ard by the board. of control of the Louisiana leper home announcement is made for the first time that a defi- nite cure has been obtained in three cases of leprosy. The cures are men- tioned in the reports of Dr. Hopkins, visiting physician, and Dr, Isador Dyer, consulting leprologist. These patients have been discharged. It is stated in the report that the disease continues to spread in this state and that the cases show evi- dence of a recent outbreak and that therd are certain centers of infection yet to be. investigated. In some in- stances the disease has been carried 10 noninfected points by patients who escuped from the home. The legis- lature is asked to locate all of the points of infection. GRAND SUITS Until Decoration Day we will sell G. A. R. suits made from - American Woolen Mills flan- nel, buttons included, a suit - $10.00 O’Leary @ powser ARMY in the United States district . o |