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

VOLUME 4. NUMBER 42 WARRANT FOR HOUSER BECRETARY OF STATE OF WIS: Fear of Insanity Drives Pittsburg Man to Suicide. Pittsburg, June 7.—The greatest social sensation that Pittsburg has ever known followed the discovery that Thomas O’Connor Jones, assist- ant general manager of the Jones & Laughlin Steel company, had not died a natural death but had committed suicide. CONSIN CHARGED WITH AT. TEMPTED BRIBERY, BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA: WITH MARKED ENTHUSIASM BRYAN IS ENDORSED FOR PRESI- DENT BY ARKANSAS DEMO- CRATIC CONVENTION. Hot Springs, Ark., June 7.—The 30MMISSIONER HOST SIGNS COMPLAINT Brooding over what he believed was Impending insanity the young man, Jjust entering his thirty-sixth year, himself many times a millionaire and sole heir to a fortune estimated at $50,000,000, one of the most famous steel experts in the country and the social leader of Pittsburg’s most ex-| ECHO OF STATEMENT MADE BE- FORE LEGISLATIVE INVESTI- GATION COMMITTEE. clusive set, sent a bullet through his brain. Not a scratch of the pen was left to tell why he did the deed. That his suicide was premeditated Is evident from the fact that he used the greatest care to make a success of it. He had steadied the weapon against his right temple and pulled the trigger with his right hand. The bullet entered mnear the ear and lodged in his brain. Madison, Wis., June 7.—A warrant for the arrest of Secretary of State Walter L. Houser, charging attempted bribery, has been issued by Judge Donovan of the municipal court. The complaint is signed by State Insur- ance Commissioner Host. The trouble arose out of Insurance Commissioner Host's charge that IMouser in 1903 offered to give $2,000 to the Repub- lican campaign fund if Host would render a decision favorable to the DRAW KNIVES ON TRAIN, Fifteen Italians Force Conductor to Deadhead Them. Democratic state convention has adopt. ed a resolution endorsing William J. Bryan for president in 1908. Friends of William R. Hearst had endeavored to stay the Bryan-tide by asking that the matter be submitted to'the voters of the state at the next Democratic primary, but the resolution, which was offered by Chancellor Humphreys of ‘Washington county, was adopted by acclamation with marked enthusiasm. ‘A resolution was introduced reciting that Jefterson Davis had received a majority of the votes cast at the re- cent primaries for United States sen- ator and that he be officially declared the ncminee. The resolution was adopted. Indianapolis, June 7.—A strong sen- timent in favor of the endorsement of William J. Bryan for the Democratic presidential nomination is noticealle among the Indiana Democrats gath- Equitable Life Assurance society in the case involving the distribution of dividends. Mr, Host made the charge in his testimony before the insurance investigating committee which is ex- Winnipes, June 7.—A gang of fif-| ored here for the state convention. teen Italian laborers boarded a Cana- | [ndications are that a Bryan resolution dian Pacific railroad train at Aikens | will be incorporated in the platform. Pit, Saskatchewan. They refused to B —— pay their fare and with drawn knives amining into affairs of life insurance companies doing business in Wiscon- sin. Houser has been at his home at Mondovi, Wis., but is expected to re- turn to Madison shortly. He has an- nounced his candidacy for a third term and declares he will not with- i forced the conductor to give them a free ride. He wired ahead to the mounted police and the crowd were arrested at Moose Jaw. DEPUTY SHERIFFS. Montana Horse Thieves Capture Two SEIZE draw bhut welcomes the examination Officers. proposed. District Attorney Gilbert, | fraena Mont, Jume 7—wWilliam who will prosecute the case, is a lead- . - voeds b Vasko and Hugh Calberwocd, two Valley county deputy sherifis, had u startling experience a few days ag with horse thieves, according to wora from ‘Culbertson. ing Republican candidite for attorney general American | Gentlemen SHOES! Is one of thebest $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 gll leathers and widths, Wear one pair and be convinced of their value. LADIES’ AnD CHILDR’N’S SHOLES We carry the following well known lines: I Hamilton Brown, Drew Selby, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. E. H. WINTER & C0 Phone 30. Bemidji. : PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. State Convention in Session at Har- risburg. Harrisburg, Pa., June 7.—The Re- publican state convention met in the Lyceum theater to nominate candi- dates for governor, lieutenant gov- ernor, auditor general and secretary of internal affairs. Following the roll call Congressman Olmsted of Dephain county was chosen temporary chair- man. The slated candidates for the different offices are: Governor, Edwin 8. Stuart of Phila- delphia; lieutenant governor, Robert D. Murphy of Cambria county; auditor general, Robert K. Young of Tioga county; secretary of internal affairs, Henry Houck of Lebanon. The slate went through without a break, PUBLIC INVITED TO PLANTS. Packers Insert Full Page Ads in Chi- cago Papers. Chicago, June 7.—The Chicago pack- ers have inserted in all of the daily papers of this city a full page adver- tisement inviting the general public to visit their plants and by means of a personal inspection satisfy themselves regarding the purity and wholesome- ness of their products and the cleanli- ness and sanitary condition of the buildings. The invitation is extended to everybody in the United States and particularly to the residents of Chi- BREWERS IN CONVENTION. Capital of $500,000,000 Represented at Meeting. Indianapolis, June 7.—The forty. third national convention of the Unit- ed States Brewers’ association met during the day at the Claypool hotel. Over 200 delegates are present, repre- | their expropriated property will not senting nearly every state in the Un- fon, and estimated capital of $500,000.- 000. Albert Liebler, on behalf of the In- dianapolis brewers, welcomed the dele- gates. THREE STATE TICKETS NAMED. Numerous Candidates for South Da- kota Offices. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1906, GRISIS DRAWING NEAR| RUSSIAN :Mpsl;on MUST DIS- Miss PRESENT%MINISTRY OR FIGHT PARLIAMENT, SXCITEMENT IS RAPIDLY INCREASING H INTERIOR DISORDERS BEYOND CONTROL ANDI STRIKES OC- CUR'IN MANY CITIES. St. Petersburg, June 7.—The lower house of parliament and the govern- ment are rapidly coming to close qua ters and the conflict which became i evitalde the moment the popular as- sembly presented its demands in the address to the throne cannot be much longer delayed. The excitement in the interior is increasing daily. Partial strikes have begun at.Kieff, Odessa, Moscow and other cities and the peas. ants in some provinces are no longer restrainable and have commenced to seize the land of the propriefors. The leaders of the Constitutional Demo- crats in the lower house, who for tac. tical reasons first sought to postpone a conflict in order to be able to choose the time and place for the battle, | realize that they must go with the | i | tide and the government, which equally sought to calmly ignore the “extra constitutional” demands of the | house and sent the ministers to the | house with conciliatory -speeches, ' realizes that the governmental policy has failed. Since the government de- | clined to give thd house satisfaction ' regarding the continucd executions in the provinces or to bring to book the | local officials whose tyranny is fan- ning the ‘ Flames of Popular Indignation parliament has had no alternative ex- cept the immediate insistence on its demand for the dismissal of the cab- inet. The scene at Tuesday’s session, when the house refused to listen to the ministers and practically drove them from the fostrum, clearly pre- ! sents the issue. The emperor .must dismiss the cabinet or fight. In yield- ing to the militant spirit of the rad- icals upon this point the Constitu- tional Democrats again solidified the Brotherhood of Carpenters. The lock- l opposition, which was on the verge of dissensions over the agrarian ques- tion—dissensions of which the govern- ment is eager to take- advantage, it | being reliably reported that the gov- ernment has planned to make a direct - appeal. to the peasants by distributing to; the land hungry peasants on easy payments 3,750,000 acres of land on the right bank of the Volga and in the Southern and Central provinces with- out awaiting the action of parliament. This step is strongly advised by the ! leaders of the nobility, who are hold- | ing a general congress here. The mem- | bers of the nobility are perfectly aware that the parliamentary pro- gramme if adopted will wipe out land- | lordism in Russia and that the “fair” price which the programme offers for save them from economic ruin. There- fore the nobles are organizing in order to make a stiff fight for the preserva- tion of their prerogatives. | i THREATEN TO BURN PORT. Strikers at Odessa Assume Menacing | Attitude. Odessa, June 7.—The strikers at GIVEN BIG SUMS IN CASH COAL PURCHASER FOR PENNSYL. VANIA ROAD PAID COMMIS- SION BY OPERATORS. Philadelphia, June 7.—The inter- RAILROADS OWN ELEVATORS. Charges Made by Senators La Follette and McCumber. ‘Washington, June 7.—Senators La Follette and McCumber have intro- duced resolutions providing for inves- tigation of the close relations said to exist between the grain carrying rail- |- roads and theelevators of the Middle West. It is alleged by both senators that railroad officials own or control all state commerce commission continued | the elevators at distributing points its investigation of the relations of | and juggle the grading: of grain in the Pennsylvania railroad officials and | SU¢h a way as to give the shippers | employes to various mining companies ; ;"W (oricemsendibolLit af highovdlecs in the bituminous coal districts. The | 27 their own benefit. The points chiefly complained of first witness was Joseph Boyer of Al-| 16 Superior, Duluth and Minneapolis. toona, chief clerk in the office of A. £ The McCumber resolution provides W. Gibbs, superintendent of motive | for an investigation as to other ship- power. In its entirety Mr. Boyer’s | ping and receiving points, including testimony was of a startling character. | New York, Baltimore and the leading His stock holdings in coal companies | business centers. were only a small portion of the gifts In his gpeech on the rate bill Sen- he admitted receiving from coal min- | :ltur La Follette referred to the rela- ing companies. In his capacity as pur- ons of the railroads and the grain H elevator trust 1 ohaser o fuel coal he testifled that Tie | o¢™"p ot THUSE 25 oo of fhe great evils had received from five companies an | anq later Senator McCumber made a allowance of from 3 to 5 cents a ton | speech on the elevator trust question, on coal used by the railroad for fuel | when he went into greater details. purposes. During the period from the Jatter part of 1903 to date he has re- | MRS: PLATT DECKER PRESIDENT. ceived a total of more than $46,000. The money was first sent to him in Federation of Women’s Clubs Selects cash, but later cashiers’ checks were sent to Cashier Hastings of the Sec- ond National bank of Altoona and placed -~on deposit for Boyer. The ! companies which made him the allow- ance were the Graff Coal company, the Clearfield and Granton Coal com- pany, the Dunkirk Coal company and Thomas Blythe & Co. The Graff Coal company allowed him 5 cents a ton and the Clearfield and Granton com- pany gave him a share in the profits, which amounted to not less than 4 cents a ton. Blythe & Co. gave him 3 cents a ton, Answering a question by Mr. Glas- gow Mr. Boyer said that for the money he had received from the coal com- panies he “did what he could for them.” Asked to explain this he said he distributed the orders of fuel coal among those companies to the best advantage. AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF MEN. Lockout Declared Against Brotherhood of Carpenters. New York, June 7.—The four trade associations of employers in the Build- ing Trades Employers’ association who employ carpenters have passed a resolution declaring a lockout of the out will affect 12,000 carpenters in the metropolitan district and throw into idleness thousands in other trades. The associations which took this action are the Master Carpenters’ as- sociation, the Metal Door and Window Frame association, the Parquette Floor Association. of Employers and the In- terior Decorators and Cabinet Makers’ association. The lockout is to con- tinue until the striking carpenters in Brooklyn return to work in accord- ance with the arbitration decision of Justice Gaynor. SEVENTEEN FIRE VICTIMS. Two Killed and Fifteen Hurt at Blaze in Dye Works, New York, June 7.—Fire in the York and Boston Steam Scouring and Dyeing -works caused an explosion on the first floor which killed two persons and injured fifteen others. The dead are S. Bernard, the proprietor of the factory, and his wife Sarah, Many of those injured were resi- dents of the vicinity, who crowded in Officers. St. Paul, June 7.—The Federation of Women’s Clubs devoted the day large- 1y to the election of officers, the result being as follows: President, Sarah §. Platt Decker. Denver; first vice president, Mrs. Philip N. Moore, St. Louis; second vice president, Mrs. May Alden Ward, Boston; recording secretary, Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, Chicago; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Charles Perkins, Knoxville; treasurer, Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, Los Angeles; auditor, Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, Austin, Tex. CUT OFF FROM ESCAPE. Chicago Firemen Rescue Eight Chil- dren From Burning Home. Chicago, June 7.—The eight children of Joseph Blondewiski, ranging in age’| from three weeks to nine years, were thrown from a second story window by firemen when a blaze broke out in their home at 1089 Sacramento ave- nue. Escape for the children was en- tirely cut oft and all of them would have perished had not the firemen dropped .them out of the window, other firemen catching them as they fell. One girl was overcome by smoke, but soon recovered. All of the others ‘were uninjured, = L FIRE WIPES OUT TOWN. Eight Hundred People Homeless at Duck Hill, Miss, New Orleans, June 7.—Duck Hill, Miss., a town of 1,000 inhabitants, was almost-completely destroyed by fire, it is reported. More than 800 inhabitants ‘were made homeless, Accused of Ki g Brother, Grafton, N. D., June 7.—Anton Shor Is accused of killing his brother, Joseph Shor, by running a pickaxe through his heart. Joseph was putting a fence across a section line, shutting Anton out from going to his land unless he wen? the other way, a mile and a half longer. Joseph refased to put in a ! four-story brick factory of the New |Bate and a quarrel ensued. ‘Eleven Bulgarians Killed. Salonica, June 7.—According to ad- vices received here a Turkish banc at Stantchova, near Ketchana, June 3, SUIT FOR AN ACCOUNTING. Sioux Falls, S. D., June 7.—The Re- | this port are assuming such a menac- publican state convention nominated | D& attitude that the authorities are front of the burning building before | Mutuat Life After Former Vice Presi- i the police could find time to form fire dent Grannis. Tmed. New York, june 7.—The Mutual A storm caused considerable dam.|ldfe Insurance company has brought the following ticket: apprehensive of a repetition of the ap- United States Semator—Robert J. | balling conflagration of last June. The | 88¢ to buildings, wires and loose build- Gamble. Congressmen—Philo Hill, Brookings | 3nnounced their intention to fmme- ;_ county; Colonel W. H. Purker, Law- rence county. Governor—Coe I. Crawford, Beadle. Lieutenant Governor—Howard C. | blowing up the steamers and burning Bpober, Hyde. State Treasurer—C. N. Cassill, Lin- | been placed on board all the vessels coln. Secretary of State—D. D. Wipf, Hutchinson, present incumbent. - .. Attorney (Qeneral—W. 8. Clark, Spink. Superintendent of Public Instrue- tion—Hans A. Ustrud, Minnehaha. . State Auditor—John Perung, Camp- ell. Commissioner of Schools and Pub- lic Lands—O. C. Dockken, Duell. The Socialist state convention alse met in this city and. nominated a state ticket headed by Freeman Knowles of Lawrence for governor. Redfield, S. D, June 7—South Da- kota Drohibitionists, in convention here, nominated a state ticket headed by Knute Lewis of Lake Preston for governor. Investigate Election Frauds. Denver, June 7.—Judge Mullins has entered formal orders for the calling of a grand jury to investigate the al- leged frauds in the elections of May 16, for the setting aside of District At- torney George Stidger and the ap- pointment of a special prosecutor. Flood of Telegrams Continues. Washington, June 7.—The flood of telegrams to the senate on the anti- pass conference amendment to the Aailroad rate bill continued in some- what abated volume during the day and most of them were presented to the senate for notation in the Con- gressional Record. - A large majority of them were from railroad employes and their organizations. Russian shipping companies having | diately import 2,000 seamen from the | Baltic ports the local firemen who are on strike threaten to retaliate by ! the port. Strong military guards have | laid up here. ing material in Cincinnati Tuesday. The boiler in a saw mill near Frenchburg, Ky., blew up, killing three men and perhaps fatally injuring three others, ‘rwen.y tnousand tailors on the East Side of New York city are preparing suit against its former vice president, Robért A. Grannis, for an accounting of funds of the company which were expended under his direction. James McKeen, counsel for the Mu- tual, said that suits doubtless will be brought against all persons who han- dled the company’s money and who have failed to sgive an accounting for a general strike for a \mitorm‘(o, it. ‘wage scale and a shorter ‘workday. GHARGES ARE DENIED PACKERS GIVEN PERMISSION BY HOUSE COMMITTEE TO AN- SWER NEILL REPORT. DECLARE MANY STATEMENTS UNTRUE ACCUSATIONS OF GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATORS TAKEN UP INDIVIDUALLY. ‘Washington, June 7.—The house committee on agriculture has decided to comply with the request of the Chi- cago packers to be heard on the Neill- Reynolds report regarding conditions in the Chicago packinghouses. The request was made by Thomas Wilson, manager of the Nelson Morris com- * pany, but in this instance was author- ized to speak for all the Chicago pack- ers. Before hearing Mr. Wilson the -committee notified the ‘department of agriculture and Mr. Neill. Secretary Wilson, Dr. A, D. Melvin of the de- partment and Mr. Neill at once came to the Capitol and the hearing began. Mr. Wilson made a general denial of the existence of conditions in the packinghouses as set forth in the Neill- Reynolds report. He began by invit- ing the committee to go to Chicago and spend a week in personal investi- gation of conditions. That, he said, would be the only way for members to gain a proper idea of what the condi- tions really were. Some of the sug- gestions made in the report, he said, had already been complied with by the packers, such as additional sanitary facilities. As to the charge that canned meats were bolled In order to “freshen them up”™ Mr. Wilson said there was abso- lutely nothing in this. Canned meat, he said, was as good five years after it had been put up as it was five min- utes afterwards, providing no air had got to it. If air had reached the meat it would be spoiled beyong being freshened up. What the cans were put in hot water for was to soak off the old label, which, he said, was an injury to the appearance-of the goods on sale. No Diseased Animals Used. He denied absolutely that there were any diseased cattle or hogs butchered for food. In every carload of cattle or hogs he sald some were likely to.be dead and some diseased. The dead or diseased hogs and cattle were sent to the Standard Rendering company, . which turned them iato grease, which was a co-product in the manufacture of soap. Mr, Wilson described in detail the operation of preparing canned meats and when asked by Representative Scott of Kansas, a member of the com- mittee, “how aboul the rope and other foreign matter found with the scraps on the floor?” Mr. Wilson explained that what was probably seen in this Instance was the string on the knuckle end of what had been dried beef. This string was used with which to hang the beef in the smokehouse and when the beef had been sliced off this knuckle end was left. There was a bone in it and he said it was impos- sible to use it. The bone would smash the machine if an attempt was made to use it. ‘Representative Haskins asked about the dirty floors. “These floors,” replied Mr. Wilson, “‘are scrubbed every night as clean as wood can be scrubbed. They are as clean as any kitchen.” Taking up the recommendations of Messrs. Neill and Reynolds looking to the improvement of conditions Mr. ‘Wilson said the packers did not object to government regulation of sanitary conditions, but that they did object to the secretary of agriculture being made the judge of what is sanitary. New Belts New_Novelties in Hand : Bags. New Wash Bags. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE8 & 9 That means the most interesting values ever offered you in Silks. Black and colored Silks at prices that will enable almost every woman to buy a Silk dress. 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