Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 29, 1906, Page 1

| | i VOLUME 4. MSildiRodiey. REBELS MASSING Pio neer MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOGIETY. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1906. FOR AN OUTBREAK GUATEMALA THREATENED Portion of the Revolationists Forced Over Mexican Border. But Large Forces Appear at Various Other Places Near Line. Washington, D. C.,, May 29, The Guatemalan revolutionists who attacked Ocos have been driven back across the Mexican borde but small parties of revolutionists have appeared at various other points along the Mexican boundary and threatening the (inatemalan gov- ernment. This in a dispateh recewved at the state department today from ter at Guatemala Wiiliam Kansas City (¢ legally at the rec sentenced to two years in the tentiary. s pleaded suity at mpting fo vote il nt clection and w peni- Gentl are, information is contained | Mr. Combs, the A nerican minis»I RESULT DF REVELATIONS. Movement Under Way in Europe to Bar American Meat. Washington, May 29.—President Roosevelt has been officially informed that a movement is under way in Eu- rope to bar out American meat ex- ports as a result of the recent revela- tions in conmnection with the packing- houses 'in Chicago. The movement is especially strong In Germany, accordlng to the presi- dent’s advisers, where the agrarian party is busily engaged spreading re- ports of the disgusting conditions in the American packinghouses. The campaign has a dual purpoSe—to pre- vent the sale of American meats and .nlso create a sentiment which will ;r:ompel the government to make even more stringent regulations against American meat products than now are in force. England, which hitherto has placed ino harsh restrictions upon American | meat importations, i also awakening to the grave character of the allega- tions against the packinghouses at- tributed to Messrs. Neill and Reynolds and there is some agitation which, | unless arrvested, will grow and resalt in injury to the American meat trade, not only in the British Isles but in the British colonies. | 1 = Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, May 28.-—Cuttle—Beeves, LO0@6.00: cows and heifer 55 stog and fecder $4.00@1.60; calves, $5 ogs—DMixed and butchers, good heav $6.10@6.50 36.15G5.30; light, 140G 6.20. Sheey,, $4. FHACE@.75. lambs, Amerian ' emen SHOES! Is one of the best market. Ithas an invisible cork sole making it one of th We carry the following wi E.H. WIN Phone 30. shoes to be had. We carry them in all leathers and widths, Wear one pair and be convinced of their value. LADIES’ AND CHILDR’N’S SHOLES Hamilton Brown, Drew Selby, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. atisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. $3.50 shoes on the e most comfortable ell known lines: TER & CO Bemidi. ERR |DEAD BADLY MANGLED EIGHT PERSONS KILLED IN RAIL- ROAD ACCIDENT IN YARDS AT LOUISVILLE, DOZEN OR MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED COACHES JUMP THE TRACK AND COLLIDE WITH A FREIGHT ON THE SIDING. Louisville, May 29.—Right persons were killed and twelve or fifteen were injured, one of them probably fatally, by the derailing of a Louisville and Nashville railroad passenger train. The accident occurred at Seventh and Hill streets as the train was backing through the yards into the Louisville Union statlon, several coaches leaving the track and crashing into a freight on a siding. Among the dead are Howard B. Coleman, a salesman of Stantord, Ky., and William Pruitt of Lebanon, Ky. ‘There are six unidentified bodies at one undertaking establishment and according to Coroner Harris Kelly they are so badly mangled that it will be some time before their names can be ascertained. The train was due in Louisville at. 8 a. m. and was on time. It had just passed Magnolia and was proceeding at a moderate rate of speed when a flange on a wheel on the smoker split, causing that car to leave the track. The plunge of the smoker uncoupled the engine, baggage and express car. The smoker and two day coaches jumped the track and crashed futo a freight train on-the siding. The sleep- ing cars from Knoxville and Norton- ville left the track also, but were not damaged and their occupants were unhurt. Al of those killed were efther In the smoker or the day coach, it being reported that every person in the smoking car was killed. SCHOONER SINKS IN STORM. 8Seven of the Eight Members of the Crew Rescued, Cleveland, May 2).—Bufteted by the flerce storm that swept Lake Erfe early in the day the schooner Mabel ‘Wilson sprang a I€ak and “séfk just. outslde the Cleveland breakwater. One sailor was drowned. Seven other members of the crew were rescued after.a hard fight, three of them be- ing taken off by the tug Lutz and four by the lifesaving crew. The Mabel Wilson arrived off the harbor shortly before daylight and in response to her signals the tug Lutz went out and tried to bring her inside the harbor. Because of the heavy sea the tug was unable to handle the vessel and the schooner was anchored in the hope that she might ride the storm, but thewaves soon engulfed her, Captain Gotham and Mate Gunnison of the schooner were badly hurt while being taken from the sinking véssel. They were taken to the Marine hos- pital. Masters of incoming vessels report that the storm which has prevailed since Saturday to be of unusual vio- lence. The captain of the steamer Erin reported the drowning of his seec- ond engineer, Fenn Wilson of Buffalo, TENANT DIES OF EXCITEMENT. One Life Lost in Fire in New York Apartment House. New York, May 28.—A fire which did small property damage but caused the loss of one life and narrow es- capes from death of four firemen oc- curred in an apartment house at 241 ‘West One Hundred and Second street. Teaking gas caused a fire to start in the basement and a parrot gave the first alarm to the tenamts. Although the fire was confined to the hasement four firemen were carried out uncon- scious from its fumes and the tenants were compelled to leave the house. Charles K. Northrup, a broker, who had been ill with an attack of heart trouble, died during the excitement. FOR YOUTHFUL CULPRITS. Rookefeller to Donate $1,000,000 for Bullding Reformatories. New- Orleans, May 29.—Dr. Craw- ford Jackson, chairman of the central Juvenile protectory committee of At- lanta, which has started a propaganda for greater juvenile courts and great- er reformatory facilities for the boys and girls of the South, announced at a meeting of interested persons in New Orleans that John D. Rockefeller had decided to give $1,000,000 toward the bullding of reformatories. The only condition, it is understood, which Mr. Rockefeller has stipulated is that the fund shall be applied in the South as well as in the North. FIVE DEAD, MANY INJURED. Lightning Strikes in Midst of Spec- tators at Ball Game. Mobile, Ala., May 29.—During a ball game in an open fleld three miles from this city a thunder storm came up, accompanied by vivid lightning, which struck in the midst of the crowd of spectators, instantly Kkilling five and injuring some twenty-five more or less seriously. The field was strewn with bits of ghoes and clothing from those who were killed or seriously -njured and the bodies of the dead presented a terrible spectacle. T0 PUNISH REGRO LYNCHERS| HOPES TO COMPROMISE ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES AC: TION AGAINST CHATTA- NOOGA MOB. ‘Washington, May 29.—The govern- ment has taken steps to punish the persons who are responsible for the lynching in Chattanooga, Tenn., on March 19 last of the negro, Ed John- son, who, under gentence of death for rape, had been allowed an appeal by the United States supreme court from the circuit court of the United States for the Eastern district of Tennessee. In the supreme court during the day Attorney General Mcody filed an in- formation requesting that, in consid- ération of the 4cts committed by the parties named, it issue a rule upon’ each of them to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court. The attorney, general declares that Sheriff John F. Shipp and his depu- tles failed to do anything to prevent the lynching, but, in fact, aided those engaged in it. : The court granted leave to file as requested, making the rnle returnable on the second Monday of the next term of court, Oct. 16 next. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 29 —The action of the attorney general of the United States came as a surprise here, the local grand #ary having falled to find an indictment against the lynch- ers of Johnson, although strongly charged by Judge McReynolds. GREEN AGAIN ON TRIAL. New York State Senator Accused of Congpiracy. ‘Washington, May 29.—The trial of State Senator George E. Green ol New York and W. D. Doremus, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and bribery in connection with the purchase of certain stamp cancelling devices for the postal serv ice, was begun during the day in the District supreme ‘court before Justice Gould. The defendants were arralgned and each pleaded not guilty. The work of drawing & jury was then be- gun. This is Green's second trial growing out of the postoffice investigation. His first trial resulted:in an acquittal. DISMISSED BY: MAYOR DUNNE. e Head of Chicaga, . g ~SUBAr lEmoved. =~ Chicago, May 29.—Fire Marshul John Campion has been summarily re- moved from office by Mayor Dunnec. The action of the mayor in discharg- ing the head of the fire department came as a complete surprise, as it was not generally known that there was any friction between them. The trou- ble originated in a dispute between the fire chief and the mayor over the specifications of new fire englnes which the city is about to purchase. ire Department TEXAS TRIPLE TRAGEDY, Wealthy Ranchman, His Wife and a Q@uest Are Dead. Fort Worth, Tex, May 29.—As a result of a shooting affray near Stiles the following persons are dead: J. R. Warren, aged twenty-eight years, a wedlthy ranchman; Mrs. J. R. Warren, his wife; Mr. Plerce of Hillsboro, Tex., a guest of the Warren family. There were no witnesses, but from a telephone message to Sheriff John- son at Stiles it is believed Warren killed his wife and Pierce and then committed suicide. Number of Passengers Injured. Lawton, Okla, May 29.—Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf passenger train No. 4 ran into the rear end of Rock Island passenger No. 64 near Geary, Okla. Twelve passengers were bruised and one badly injured. JOPLIN (MO.) BANK FAILS. President Pledges to Pay Every De- positor in Full. Joplin, Mo., May 29.—The Joplin Bavings bank has been closed by State Bank Examiners Wade and Cook un- der instructions from the secretary of state. The deposits aggregate $84,- 000. The assets are small. George W. Layne, president of the bank, is- sued a statement pledging to pay every depositor in full. It is stated that the failure resulted from reports circulated recently regarding its con- dition, i The Ozark Coal and Railway com- pany, which is owned by President Layne, owes the bank about $40,000. The Coal and Railway company is said to have been a losing venture. The law authorizes a bank only to loan 25 per cent of its capital stock to one concern. President Layne, who owns 8,000 acres of land in Arkansas, valued at about $80,000, has offered to turn over his personal property to repay depos- itors, UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT. Law Imposing Franchise Tax on Rail- roads Declared Valid. ‘Washington, May 29.—The case of the New York Central-Railroad com- pany vs. H. L. Miller, comptroller of the state of New York, involving the New. York state law imposing a fran- chise tax on railroad property in that state, has been decided by the su- preme court favorably to the state, the opinion being delivered by Justice Holmes. . The case covered the taxes for the years 1300, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904 and the amount involved was $889,375. CZAR UNABLE TO DECIDE ON FU- TURE COURSE IN DISPUTE WITH PARLIAMENT. PEASANT UPRISING IS ~ PREDICTED FAILURE TO SECURE DISTRIBU- TION OF LANDS LIKELY TO CAUSE EXPLOSION, 8t. Petersburg, May 29.—The pes- simism over the outlook continues to grow. The government, as usual in every crigis, seems to be hesitating as to which course to pursue. The em- peror refuses to yield to the counsels of the court camarilla, but his atti- tude continues to be negative and not affirmative. He seems to cling to the idea that a compremise is still possi- ble. = Several official notes have heen 1ssued denying that the government intends to resort to force, but at the same time there is no evidence that the emperor is ready to yield to the demand for the supercession of the present ministry with one from the Joajority in the lower house of parlia- ment. The result is a virtual dead- lock, the prolongation of which can only serve to diminish the chances of a peaceful settlement. Two plans for extricating the gov- ernment without changing the direct issue are suggested by the emperor’s moderate advisers. One s simply to allew the lower house to tall until the end of June, when the summer vacation will be scheduled. The other is to dissolve parliament and order a new electien. But either course, in the opinion of the best judges of the situation, will only increase the dan- ger of an explosion in the country. Peasant Uprising Probable. The peasantry, whose hopes are cen- tered in parliament, undoubtedly will be profoundly stirred by the govern- ment’s refusal to distribute the crown and church lands and recognize the principle of the expropriation of pri- vate holdings and many people expect to see the destruction of their hopes tollowed by an fmmediate uprising of the peasants against the nobles. The revolutionary..leaders-and -the prole tarlat organizatlons of the cities are sure te profit by the deadlock and a terroristic campaign is already in full swing. ‘When the lower house of parliament met the debate on the personal liberty bill was resumed. The feature was a speech made by M. Checheglevitoft, minister of justice, in an exceedingly liberal tone, pointing out the necessity for supplementing the proposed laws. which he endorsed, with bills provid- ing for the reorganization of court procedure and others to enable offi- cials guilty of abuse of power to be prosecuted civilly and criminally. The outcome of the minister’s con- clliatory: remarks was to show how great is the gull between parliament and the ministry, the speakers who followed him scorning his advances and declaring amid applaunse that par- liament wanted instead of the respon- sibility of the judges the responsibil- ity of the ministry. SUMMONED TO ST. PETERSBURG. Viborg Regiment Expects to Be Used Agalnst Parliament. Novgerod, Russia, May 29.—The Vi- borg infantry, in garrison here, has suddenly been summoned to St. Pe- tersburg. The officers say the regiment will be quartered in the barracks of the Preobrajensky guard regiment, which are near the Tauride palace, and say that they expect to be used against parllament, Secret Police Agent Slain, Odessa, May 29.—An agent of the secret police was shot dead in the main street here. The assassin es- caped. There is increasing public ap- prehension as a result of the activity of the terrorists, the purpose of whose campaign is believed to be to compel the granting of amnesty. Expects Immediate Outbreak. Tchernigvo, Russia, May 29.—In ex- pectation of an immediate outbreak of agrarian disorders Baron Rudin, marshal of the nobility, has converted his country house into a fortre$s and has installed fn it a garrison com- posed of logushians, a warlike race of the Caucasus. Count Witte Goes Abroad. St. Petersburg, May ~29.—Count Witte and his wife have gone abroad. After a visit to tbeir daughter at Brussels they intend to take the baths in Germany. The count spoke in an exceedingly pessimistic vein to friends pefnl'e he left St. Petersburg. OPERATORS IN CONFERENCE. Committee Discusses Means of End- ing Miners” Strike. Chicago, May 29.—Members of the executive committee of the coal op- erators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio met here to consider means of ending the miners’ strike. The agicement which provided that no settlement witli the miners would be made in one state without the con- sent of the operators in the other states was dissolved on request of G. . Trae, represeuting the Iilinols ‘operators. A TEN CENTS PER WEEK ASSAULT CHARGES AS BITTER SEQUEL TROUBLE !iv “ATEMALA. Central American Country Threatened With Revolution. ‘Washington, May 29.—Guatemala is threatened with a revolution which may endanger American interests in the republic, according to dispatches received at the state department from Minister Combs and Schwartz & Co., an American concern owning railway and dock property in Guatemala. The scene of the trouble is in the northern part of the republic near the Mexican frontier, but the cause is in- ternal. i Troops are being massed by the revolutionists in such numbers that foreigners with property interests in the republic are much alarmed. Unrest has prevailed in the little republic for some time and the state department has had intimations that an insurrectionary movement might be expected. ABOUT $4,000,000 INVOLVED. Supreme Court Reiterates Decision in Philippine Tariff Cases, Washington, May.#® —The supreme court of the United States has reiter- ated its decision of last term in the Philippine cases of Warner, Barnes & Co. and Frederic W. Lincoln, involv- Ing the validity of tari®f collections in the Philippine islands under the ex- ecutive order of 1898, The opinion was delivered by Chlef Justice Fuller. The cases involve about $4,000,000. The government collected revenues under executive order upon imports into the Philippines between the rati fication of the veace treaty and the passage of the act for civil govern ment, which some months ago declared void. vas POLICEMAN ELECTROCUTED. Meets Death in Attempting to Remove Live Wire., Minneapolis, Ma Patrolman C. C. Channells was instantly killed by coming in contact with a live wire while walking his beat. The office: | noticed a gang of hoys watching the fireworks of a live wire which was dangling on the pavement. Realizing their danger he drove the boys away and attempted to-swing the wire over a fence out of the way until an elec- trician could be called. He had the wire almost over when the end slipped 'and struck him across the upper part of his body. In an effort to protect himself he seized the wire with his left hand and was iu-; stantly electrocuted. i ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. Germany Displaying Keenest Interest in Negotiations. St. Petersburg, May 29.—Germany is displaying the keenest interest in the negotiations for an Anglo-Russian understanding. In response to her representations Russia has officially disclaimed any intention of making an agreement hostile to Germany anc has promised to advise her of the terms before the agreement is con- summated. There is a strong intimation - that Great Britain, as a genewal quid pro quo, is ready to support a Russian re quest for the opening of the Bosphorus to the passage of vessels of the Black sea fleet, AUSTRIAN CABINET QUITS. Governor of Bohemia Summoned to Form New Ministry, Vienna, May 29.—Premier Princz Conrad Hohenlohe Schillingfuerst and the cabinet have resigned because of dissatisfaction with the proposals for the settlement of the common customs tariff of Austria-Hungary. The prince says that the announcement from the Hungarian side to the effect that av agreement had heen reached wus un founded. Count von Condenhove, governor of Boliemia, has been summoned to Vienna. It is regarded as prubsblui that he will be charged to form a new ministry, North Carolina Lynching. ‘Wadesboro, N. C., May 29.—A mol of 200 citizens, after having knocked insensible Sheriff Boggan, battered down the doors:of the county" jail secured J. V. Johnsor, who murdered his brother-inlaw, took him to the suburbs, where he was strung to I tree and riddled with bullets. CHAS. BEGIMAN PAYS A FINE Mrs. George Smith Causes . Arrest of Brother-in-law of Houpt. Found Guilty and Fined, Immedi- ately Arrested on Second Warrant. Two assault cases where Charles Begiman of Houpt is charged with using violence on his sister-in-law, Mrs. George Smith of Kelliher, are the latest developments in the peck of tronble stirred up by the fight between two aunts for a little orphan girl. Mrs. Smith, the picture of in- . ignation, sat in Judge Pender- gast’s court today and swore that Begiman had assaulted her when she refused to give up the child at a Funkley restaurant nd also later on ‘the train, and Begiman, also angry and defiant, took the stand in his own de- fense, but paxd his $5 fine when found guilty. But the end . was not yet come, No sooner had her brother in-law paid over the money than a sec- ond warrant was sworn out for his arrest charging him with a second assault. This case will come up later. The alleged assaults took place on May 17 in Funkley. The little girl had been staying with the Begimans since the death of its mother, but 2 month or so previous to the trouble the Smiths had taken her to their home. When they would not give her up, Begiman came down after her. ~ Mrs. Smith with the child was iu a restaurant at about 1 o’clock when Begiman entered and de- manded possession. Mrs. Smith of course refused to give up the girl and Begiman, according to the testimony, laid hands on her in a violent manner. The woman won, however. and ‘was not molested again until about 6 o’clock when she took the ttain for her home in Kelliher. Begiman, according to the story told by Mrs. Smith, followed her in the car and started to lay hands on her again, when two men seized him and pushed him away. The case was up before the district court last week, when Begiman tried to secure posses- ion of his niece through a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Spooner dismissed the writand the action for assault by County Attorney E. E. McDonald followed. Charles W. Scrutchin defended Begiman. ‘ BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. There is no change in the condition of Michaef Davitt, which causes the gravest anxiety. Captain U. A. Burnham, a veteran of the Civil war, is dead at Duluth, aged seventy-six years. The customary spring diplomatic audiences at Peking have been indefi- nitely postponed owing to the illness of the emperer. Store Will Be Closed on Decoration Day from 10 a.'m. to 4 p. m. Srand (emy Duits all-wool G. A. R. suits at pebsuit i B Until 10 o’clock to- morréw we will sell 210 Grand Army hats at $1.50 each FLAGS AND BUNTING: sortment of flags, bunting and G. A. R. decorations. . We are showing a large as- O’Leary @ Bowser