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

VOLUME 4. NUMBER 36 “MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ROYAL WEDDING IN MEMI]HIAI. DAY DOINGS OLD SPAIN TODAY ALFONSO TAKES WIFE Princess Ena Became Queen of Spain as the Clock Struck Twelve. Maudrid in Frantic Demon- stra.tion; Cannon Boom, Church Bells Chime. Madrid, May 381 —King Al fonso and Princess Fna were married at noon today in a little church at San Geronimo in the presence of a distinguished com- pany of about one thousand, in-| cluding special ambassadors from the principal countries of the world. The wedding cortege was received with clamorous en- thusiasm enroute to the church and at the conclusion of the cere- mony all Madrid broke into frantic demonstrations of joy, while cannon boomed and church bells chimed. So far ten states have declined the {nvitation sent out by Assistant Secre- tary of War Oliver to send some of their national guard organizations into camp with the regular troops this = LOSS MORE THAN $1,000,000 ARMOUR ELEVATOR AND AN IM. MENSE QUANTITY OF GRAIN BURNS AT CHICAGO. Chicago, May 31.—Fire has de- stroyed Armour & Co.’s elevator D, standing along a ‘slip extending from the south branch of the river at Fisk street. With the elevator were de- stroyed 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, corn and oats. Four men employed in the elevator were hurt, one fatally, soon after the fire started, when a series of explosions, caused by igni- tion of the dust, spread the flames throughout the building. The loss is estimated roughly at more than $1,000,000. In addition fif- teen cars filled with grain were on the tracks by the elevator and these were destroyed. Switch engines were hurried to the switch track and 150 cars were hauled out of danger. The building destroyed was 500 feet long, 200 feet wide and thres stories in height, built of brick. It was not near any other building, but the fire was of such extent that plants two blocks away were endangered. Among these were the gas tanks of the Peo- ple’s Gas, Light and Coke company, between Twenty-second and Twenty- third streets on Center avenue. Fire- men were stationed to pour water on these when the embers were carried in that direction. Chief Secretary for Ireland Bryce has introdnced in the house of com- mons a bill authorizing a loan of $22,- 500,000 to provide laborers’ cottages in Treland. | American | lGentlemenl | SHOES! Is one of the best $3.50 shoes on the market. Ithas an invisible cork sole making it one of the most comfortable shoes to be had. We carry them in all leathers and widths, Wear one pair and be convinced of their value. i LADIES’ AND | Hamilton Brown, Drew Selby, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. E. H. WINTER & C0 Phone 30. Bemidji. L_.—._J USUAL BERVICES IN HONOR OF NATION’S DEAD HELD IN ALL SECTIONS OF COUNTRY. PRESIDENT AT PORTSMOUTH, VA, UNVEILS MONUMENT ERECTED BY ARMY AND NAVY UNION IN MEMORY OF. COMRADES. Portsmouth, Va., May 81.—Presi- dent Roosevelt joined the people of Virginia in & beautiful and impressive tribute to the nation’s dead. Under lhe auspices of the Army and Navy unfon, the organization of the officers and enlisted men of the United States army and navy, the president delv- ered the Memorial day address here to an audience numbering- thousands. Immediately after delfvering the ora- lon of the day President Roosevelt umvelled a monument erected in the val cemetery by the Army and Navy on to the memory of its dead com- rades, The exercises of the day took place n the great woods of the Naval hos- pital grounds. A temporary stand had been erected for the president and distinguished guests. Around this the various organizations which par- ticipated in the. parade formed a hol- low square. Gitizens and invited guests to the number of several thou- sand attended the ceremonies. ON AN ELABORATE SCALE. Memorial Day Exercises at the Na- tional Capital. ‘Washington, May 31.—Memorial day services in this city were on an elaborate scale. As in the past the principal exercises were at Arlington, where an immense crowd gathered to pay homage to the soldfer dead. The ceremonles of the day began with a procession participated in by varfous G. A. R. posts, the Old Guard, the District militia and the Spamish ‘War Veterans. Upon arriving at Ar- lington the exercises first centered around the tomb of the unknown, where 20,000 federal soldiers are bur: led, after which: the primetpad cere- monies were conductéd in- the amphi-| theater, where addrésses, recitations. and music were heard. Représenta- tive Birdsall of lowa delivered an ad- dress, The orator of the day was Rev. D. J. Staftord of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic church. BAD WEATHER AT CHICAGO. Usual Memorial Day Services Held Nevertheless. Chicago, May 31.—Decoration day in this city was generally observed. The majority of business houses were closed. The usual services were held in all the cemeteries under the direc- tion of Grand Army posts and the grave of every man known to have taken part in the Civil war or the late war with Spain was appropriately re- membered. The weather was not pro. pitious, being dark and showery, but late in the day the parade, in which the regular troops from Fort Sheridan, militia, Grand Army posts and naval reserves participated, was held and was witnessed by thousands of people. Blue and Gray Unite in Services. Nashville, Tenn., May 31.—The graves of the federal dead in the cemeteries near Nashville and Mur- physboro were decorated with flowers and fiags. The weather was ideal and large crowds attended the services. Survivors of the blue and gray united In decorating the graves of their com- rades at Hopkinsville, Ky. No Sports Permitted. Lincoln, Neb.,, May 31.—Memorial day in Nebraska was more qulet than Sunday, The new state law forbid ding outdoor games or races of any sort on the soldier day was in effect for the first time and there was 2 strict observance over the state: Big Parade at New York. New York, May 31.—Memorial day was celehrated with a parade in which members of the Grand Army of the Republic and several detachments of United States troops and marines took part, FAKE ' PRINTING BILLS. One Method. of Looting Mutual Life Company. New York, May 31.—The Tribune says that the speclal grand jury in its Investigation of the Mutual Life In- surance company's affairs obtained cvidence that many thousands of dol- lars were taken annually for twenty vears from the treasury of the com- pany by means of fake bills purport- Ing to be for printing and supplies for the company furnished through the firm of George McKibbin & Sons, bookbinders, 35 Park street.. Part of the evidence was furnished by George McKibbin, head of the firm, who was a witness before the grand jury. It was said about the criminal courts building that the unearthing: of such proofs of fraud probably would result in indictments against former officials of the Mutual who had guilty knowledge of the frauds. The entire amount of money taken from the Mu- tual’s treasury in such fashion; it 1s belleved, amounted to more uul $1,000, 000 L ‘ TEN CENTS PER WEEK OFF OF KUTAIS, CAUCASIA, WOUNDED BY BOMB, | FIRES INTO CROWD AND BURNS TO GROUND ALL HOUSES IN THE VICINITY. Borjon, Transcaucasia, May 31.-An attempt was made on the life of Gen- eral Alikhanoff, governor general ‘of Kutais, as he wad about to take a train for Tififs. The general arrlyed at the station surrounded by an eséart of Cossacks when two bombs were thrown at him and exploded in. the midst of the party, serlously’ wound- ing Alikhanoff, a member of his staff and several Cossacks. The remainder of the Cossacks fired Indiscriminately into the crowd, killing many persons. In addition the Cossacks burned to the ground buildings in the vicinity Into which the people had fled. GUILTY OF GREAT ATROCITIES. Alikhanoff Killed Hundreds and Laid Waste Many Towns. 8t. Petersburg, May 31.—General Alikhanoff, the “pacifier” of Kutais| province, is the most hated man:in the Caucasus: For several months last |* fall the government was completely in the hands of the revolutionists, they being in full possession of the railroad from the Black sea to Suram tunnel which they had blcwn up in January. Alikhanoft dispatched a column of Cos- sacks, who crossed the mountains and with fire and sword laid waste the fertile Rion valley. ' The general an nounced that at the first town reached he proposed to make the people’s grandchildren remémber his name, His vengeance wag horrible. Hundreds of the: inhabitants; mostly Georgians and Imeretians, were- slaughtered by the slodiers and others were executed. Many of the rasn were driven fgto the mountains and the women were given over to the Cossacks. . Fifty villages nbso)uxely wlped out. The e uttracted. the ik i o!e.v -country -and were the: xnbseet of bitter co aints, Alikhanoft is a remarkablé’ charac, ter. His principal“reputation is con: nected with the Russian :advance in Central Asia and=#his .expedition tq the Murghab river Tn 1884:5 brought Great Britain and Russia to the-verge of war. were AMERICAN GOODS EVERYWHERE. Prominent Scot Believes Great Britain ~= Must Adopt Tariff Plan, New York, May 31.—Sir Andrew MeDonald, formerly lord provost of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a visitor here. He has been touring the country for the last eight weeks, traveling as far as San Francisco. Sir Andrew is pes- simistic as to trade conditions: in- the United Kingdom. He sald: “Great economic necessities—such as cotton, wheat and meat—have made Britain virtually a dependency of the American republic. In my own country, Scotland, American goods are everywhere. Even our porridge is be- ing ousted by the introduction of American breakfast foods. 1f we don't annex ourselves to the United States the only other way we can ‘save our necks’ is to raise a cast iron tariff | against you.” DAVITT'S CONDITION CRITICAL, Noted Irishman Continues to iose Ground. Dublin, May 31.—Michael Davitt is in a most critical condition. The hospital where the father of the Land league lies is besieged :by anxious inquirers all day long. John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish party, 18 a frequent inquirer by.telephone from the house of commons and -has postponed his Continental trip planned for the Whitsuntide holidays because of the critical condition of his friend. Between 10 and 11 o’clock at night Mr. Davitt rallied in a remarkable manner and was able to speak to those at his bedside. He. beeame quite cheerful but ugain collapsed and later bulletins show that he has lost ground. CAUSED SENSATION IN ENGLAND. Revelations Regarding American Beef Packing Industry. London, May 31.—The revelations regarding the beef packing lndustryl in the United States have caused a sensation here. Questions will be. raised in the house of commons with ' a view .to ascertaining how far it is in the government’s power to protect the British public. The London newspapers praisq President Roose- velt for his courage in probing the matter, SIXTY-FIVE PEOPLE PERISH. Overloaded Excursion Steamer Cap- sizes Off Riga, Russia. = t Riga, Russia, May 31.—An overload- od excursion steamer capsized off a pier here, drowning sixty-five persons. The boat had just started for Dubheln, a neighboring watering place, when she heeled over and sank. Only ten of the seventy-five persons on board of her were saved. | ArPrrEATIAIE BAA™ ALLEGED ANARCHIST PLAN TO ASSASSINATE SPANISH KING ON HIS WEDDING DAY. REBELS ANNBUHEE VIGTORY S8ALVADORIAN REGULARS SAID TO BE AIDING GUATEMALAN REVOLUTIONISTS. PROJECT, IT IS ASSERTED, ALSO lNCLl:lDES REVOLUTION TO OVERTURN MONARCHY. Mexico City, May 81.—News from General Toledo, the former war min- Ister of Guatemala, who is advancing > from Salvador into Guatemala with London, May 3L—A plot to assns | 2900 troobs, including, it is said, sinste King Alfonso on his wedding [ £ (1o oren vegulars, is satisfactory a5 Yins Doon | fatovsied dn: Tendin 0 the xev.oluuonlstu, who announce a * | glorious victory over the Guatemalans. according to an unconvineing story| it is reported that Ocos was stormed published by the Evening Standard. | during the night by new forces with Fifty anarchists of England, France|an American officer in charge, and Spain,. who are said to be con- T cerned In the conspiracy, are alleged -MOORISH 'TRIBES RISING. to be on their way to Madrid with v the intention of carrying out the at-| General Hostility Appears Toward tempt as the king is leaving the Algeciras Rulings: church. Tangier, May 31.—The anarchy in ‘The plan Is said to have been | Southern Morocco has blazed out into hatched in Spain and London, but it | intertribal fighting and the whole is added that the police got wind of comniy-ls (elien over o fire. and d sword. Mogador practically s block- the affair and will take all the Precau- | aded on the Jand cide sud Lanits ere tions necessary to protect the king.|plundering caravans with impunity The project, it is asserted, included a| within sight of the walls of the town. revolution after the assassination with | The unrest largely is due to hostility the view cf overthrowing the mon-!to the reforms adopted by the Alge- archy. The Evening Standard asserts ciras conterence. All classes of Moors that Spanish officers are implicated in ' aye determined to oppose the intro- the plot. i duction of a European police force. SN o e i M. Charbonnier, a Frenchman and Yamada Naokuma, a noted Japa- Cierk at the Compagnie Algerrien Rese philosopher and. pupil of Dy DanK, was shot and killed while rid- Inouye, has committed suicide by ing - horseback on .the beach three Jumping into the crater of Aso vo' IBiles from here. The murderers es- *cano. caped. LOVING TRIBUTES TO DEAD HEROES THRONGS AT EXERCISES Over One Thousand Peo- ple at Cemetery and City Hall. Most Generally Observed Memorial Dayin His- tory of Bemidji. Bemidji yesterday paid tribute to the soldier dead in the most elaborate and most enthusiastic services ever held in this city. Never before in the few years of lthe city’s existence has there been so much patriotic spirit displayed, both in the exercises themselves and in the throngs of people who turned out to com- memorate the day. Old and young, gray-haired veteran and school child, left business and pleasure to attend ithe exercises at the cemetery in the morning and at the city hall in the afrernoon. Most of the business houses were closed be- tween 10 o’clock and 4, giving Continued on page 4, column 1 New Idea Magazines for June, 5 cents. Bemidji, - Minn. 0’Leary & Bowser, New Idea Patterns 10c Friday and Saturday PECIALS! DRESS GOODS Two fine lots of spring dress goods will be offered our custemers Friday and Saturday at less than we can buy the goods today---in fact some of the goods we cannot re- place at any price---as the mills are sold out months ahead Lot No. 1---$1 per yard This lot consists of $1.25 goods and con- tains: 40 inch tan crepe; 42 inch tan dot- ted mohair; 38 inch pink creme and Alice 81 ayard | Ladies’, you will find in this assortment fabrics suitable for street or party wear. The saving will be about $2.50 a gown— that will go quite away toward your dress- making bill, | §1 a yard blue sublime; 44 inch grey checked mohair; 42 inch Alice blue dotted: mohair; 42 inch blue striped mohair; 44 inch hair-line mo- hair; 50 inch blue check mohair; 44~ inch light tan mohair; 48 inch grey /B )lian. 50¢ a yard Lot No. 2---50¢ This lot consists of 50 pieces of 60c,-65¢ and 75¢ suitings, mohairs, cashmeres and | . flannels. | 50ca yard LACES Another lace sale. We will offer 2000 yards of Valacine Silk and Torchon lace, worth up to 10¢, for 3¢ a yard. 3:.Hose Bargains:--3 - 1 lot Children’s heavy ribbed cotton hose, snze 5 to 9; at 10 cents a pair. 1 lot Misses’ fine ribbed cotton hose, size 5 to 9 at I8 cents. 2 pair for 35 cents. 1 lot Ladies’ fine cotton hose, ribbed 15 cents a pair. 2 pair for 25 cents. top, size 8: to‘ 10 "Men’s Outing Shirts Friday morning, just drop into our clothing department and see what we will show you in Mohair shirts. Colors: tan, cream, grey and blue._ Prices are Ql.‘50 to $3.00