Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 9, 1906, Page 1

| T STRIKERS SHOT DOWN TWO KILLED AND HALF A DOZEN WOUNDED IN CLASH WITH CONSTABULARY. i CONFLICT OGCURS AT ERNEST, PA. MARCHING UNION MINERS SAID TO HAVE OPENED FIRE ON STATE GUARDS. Indiana, Pa., June 9.—The mining town of Ernest, five miles from here, was the scene early in the day of a conflict between a detail of state con- stabulary and striking coal miners in which two strikers were killed and ' six others wounded, one fatally. Shortly after daylight a body of strikers headed by a brass band marched from Anita mines in Jeffer- son county to receive one of the mine officials from Punsxsutawney. On the way to the station the marchers en- countered a detail of twelve members of the state constabulary and as they passed a member of the band fired his revolver at the troops. No one was struck, but the con- ary immediately retaliated with a volley from their carbines. ‘When the smoke cleared eight strik- ers were lying on the ground and the others had fled down the hill, Two of those shot were killed in- stantly and the six others were seri- ously wounded. The latter were at once removed to a hospital and the | dead were carried to Krnest. All is now quiet and no more trou- ble at this time is expected, The mines at Krnest are owned by i Governor and Legislators Fight Fire . ing of the state capitol building from | architecture on the bank of the Mi the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburs Coal and Iron company. On April 1 a strike was begun and the men have been out ever since. Three weeks ago the plant was started with nonun- lon men and a detail of the state con- stabulary has since been guarding the coal company’s property. = At present about one-half of the regular force of 100 men are at work in the mine. LOUISIANA CAPITOL ABLAZE. in Night Clothes. Baton Rouge, La., June 9.—The sav- complete destruction by fire was ac- complished in a spectacular manner, with Governor Blanchard, assisted by many Louisiana legislators, dressed in their night clothes, and by thousands of citizens supplementing the fire de- partment. The fire started from de- fective wiring near the roof of the senate chamber, destroying the cap- itol's eastern wing above the first floor, The damage was between $50,- 000 and $100,000. Among the valu- ables in the ruined senate chamber, where the roof fell in, was the famous painting, “The Battle of New Orleans,” said to have been valued at $40,000. Sovernor Blanchard directed the work of saving valuable papers. The legis- lature now being in session the senate will meet in the Elks’ theater. The capitol is an imposing piece of sis- sippi. It was first built in 1847 and was destroyed by fire during the Civil war after federal troops evacuated it. The present structure was erected in 1880. The Duke of Almodovar, Spanish minister for foreign affai who has been ailing for some time, has re: a relapse, the original disease being complicated by pleurisy. The explosion of an oil Syracuse, N. of Mrs. D 3 M stove a! Y.. resulted in the deati smond Davis, azed {wi v Homer Alexande nd her tiree aughte l Amerian IGentknnen' HOLS! Is one of the best $3.50 shoes on the market. Itvhas an invisible cork sole making it one of the most comfortable shoes to be had. We carry them in all leathers and widths, and be convinced of their value. . i i LADIES’ AND | | | CHILDR’N’S SHOES We carry the following well known lines: Hamilton Brown, Drew Selby, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. E.H. WINTER & CO Phone 30. Wear one pair Bemidji. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. ‘SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1906. INDICATIONS POINT TO HIS NOM- INATION BY DEMOCRATS IN NEXT CAMPAIGN. Washington, June 9.—William Jen- nings Bryan’s familiar face looms large in the political sky nowadays. There is every indication of a concerted movement to put him to the front now, two years in advance of the national convention, and thus head off all pos- sible candidates and combinations which otherwise might cross his path. The Démocratic managers here be- lieve Bryan’s nominatior for president can be prevented only by his death or by one of those strange happenings which now and then dislocate the plans of political leaders. It is an extraordinary thing for any- body to have the solemn pledges of a number of strong states £o long ahead. It frequently happens that a president who actually is in power is endorsed for renomination in the middle of his term. But in Bryan’s case one Democratic state convention after another has not only paid him complimentary attention but has pledged him the delegates in advance and has dcne it in such a way as to make the pledge practically a part of the platform. MINERS DISAPPOINTED, Expected a Settlement of Coai Strike in Ohio. i Dillonvale, O., June 9.—The miners in this district are a disappointed lot since the adjournment of the Colum- bus joint convention without an agree- ment. With a greai many of them in straitened circumstances and no funds in their treasury it is doubtful if they will remain out much longer. Preparations are being made by the Roby Coal company at Ramsey and Robyville and by the M. A. Hanna company at Dillonvale to resume op- erations. Both claim to have pledges from a sufficient number of their strik- ing employes to resume work. Only a few men are working at Plum Run. The imported men do not remain more than a few days and this proves a great handicap to the mine officiais. The strikers are peacable. ASKS FOR AND GETS THE LIMIT. Louisiana Man Requests Judge to Give Him Maximum Penalty. Chicago, June 9.—John H. Dalton, | formerly a local politician, and Lewis A.-Gourdain of Louisiana have been sentenced in the United States dis- trict court to four and a half years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,500 each for using the mails to de- fraud. The charge against the men is that they sold options on oil lots in Louisiana, which did not exist. Gour- dain when sentenced asked the court to give him the limit of imprisonment under the law, and Judge Landis ac- commodated him. Gourdain previous- 1y declared that if convicted he would ask the court for the extreme sen- tence, serve his time and then ex- terminate his family. MANY PASSENGERS INJURED. Rock Island Train Wrecksd Near Jen- nings, Kan, Norton, Kan., June 9.—Tastbound passenger train No. 6 on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railway was wrecked near Jennings, thirty miles west of here. The engine and all of the coaches save one were derailed. Bighteen or twenty passengers are re- ported seriously injured. Recommends Radical Changes. Milwaukee, June 8 —Health Commis- sioner Bading has visited several slaughter and packinghouses and in- spected the sanitary arrangements from cellar to attic. Several radical changes will be recommended and some will be demanded as a result of his discovery. REYNOLDS ON THE STAND. Substantiates Mr. Neill’s Testimony on Packinghouse Conditions, Washington, June 9.—James B. Reynolds, the co-author with Mr. Neill of the beet report, was questioned by the house committee on agriculture in continuation of its beef inspection hearings. Referring to Mr. Neill’s tes- timony Mr. Reynolds said there was nothing in it he wished to modify. In particular he wished to substantiate Mr. Neill regarding the shoveling of pieces of meat from the floor of the Nelson Morris company. He saw the operation. At this point Chairman Wadsworth made a somewhat heated statement setting forth his reasons for question- ing Mr. Neill the previous day and he said he should feel free to question the present witness. “I may be called a friend of the packers,” he said. “I am a friend of the packers and a friend of all other American industries. I don’t believe in fouling our own American nest. This report has cost the agricultural interests of this country millions and millions of dollars and if our foreign market decreases in the next two weeks as it has in the past two weeks the value of American live stock will decrease anywhere from 30 to 50 per cent.” Score of Strikers Killed. Tsaritsin, Russia, June 9.—In a fight here between Persians, whom local contractors had imported to take the places of striking longshoremen, and & mob of strikers a score of the latter were killed. % SRR SQCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK YAN AGAIN TO THE FRONT | WITH 'FEVEfiISH HASTE CHICAGO PACKERS WORK OVER- TIME TO IMPROVE CONDI- TIONS AT PLANTS. LETTER TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT INCLUDES COMMU- NICATION FROM “TRUST- WORTHY WITNESS,” ‘Washington, June 9.—In response to a request from the house committee on agriculture President Roosevelt has forwarded to Representative Wads- worth, the chairman of that commit- tee, the report made to him by a com- mittee of the department of agricul- ture regarding conditions in the Chi- cago meat packinghouses. Accom- panying the report was a letter from the president in which he points out that there is no conflict in substance Letween the Neill-Reynolds report and that of the agricultural department experts. The president quotes a letter received “from a most competent and trustworthy witness at Chicago” that the packinghouse proprietors are manifesting almost a “humorous haste to clean up, repave and even to plan for future changes.”, New toilet rooms are being provided, with additional dressingrooms and clean towels. The president’s correspondent says that “the haste toward reform would have been amusing if it'were not so nearly tragic.” P The president $ays his investiga- tions have not be my judgment to 1 for immediate, thorough going and radical enlarg- ment of the powers'of the government In inspecting all meats which enter Into interstate and foreign commerce.” Included in the president’s communi- cation was the following letter, dated June 1, from a “competent and most trustworthy witness, whose name I will give to the committee if it so de- sires:” § 3 “On Monday I began a tour of all Lhe great packinghouses, going first to Libby’s and then to Swift’s. “Tuesday all the morning discussed changes that ought to be made and caught a glimpse of the awakening at Armour’s. In the afternoon visited the plant witlr the superintendent. Awakening of Packingtown. “Wednesday I rested and contem- plated the ‘awakening of Packing- town.” It is miraculous. Thursday did Nelson Morris with the superintend- ent. Nelson Morris has done much to make things better. next inspecting party arrives they will have still more new lavatories, toilet- | f§ Cuspidors '3 everywhere and signs prohibiting spit- | {§ rooms, dressingrooms, etec. ting. In most the awakening seemed to come by force from without. There was the slightest indication that the ‘still small voice’ was at work also. “I made no pretense of making an Investigation, but frankly announced my desire to see things for myself knd to get a fresh impression of con- ditions, as I had not seen the plants since before the strike. At Armour’s there was indication of an almost hu- morous haste to clean up, repave and even to plan for fulure changes. Brand new toiletrooms, new dressingrooms, new towels, etc., etc. Swift’s and Ar- mour’s were both so cleaned up that I} was compelled to cheer them on their way by expressing my pleasure at the changes. The sausage girls were moved upstairs, where they could get sun and light. They, too, have dress- Ingrooms, ete, I asked for showers and lockers for the casing workers at Armour’s and got a promise that they would put them in. At Libby’s the girls are to be put into a blue calico | uniform, which they will buy at half price. They are putting in toiletrooms which they say are temporary and that when the building is remodeled they will have these put in a better place. The haste towards reform would have been amusing if it were not so nearly tragic. “They tried to win my help on tite ground that loss of foreign trade would mean hardship for the workers in my neighborhood and I must say I do share this fear, but I cannot see the wisdom of my coming out publicly and saying that I saw indications of an awakening, for I want the changes to be radical and permanent, even though we all have to suffer for the present.” DISMISSED BY CASSATT. Accumulated Fortune on Small Salary. Philadelphia, June 9.—Joseph K. Aikens, chief clerk to the superintend- ent of the Monongahela division of the Pennsylyania railroad, has been dis- missed by direction of President Cas- satt. Before the interstate commerce commission Thursday Aikens said that while his salary had averaged be- tween $30 and $125 a month he owned nearly $75,000 worth of coal stock. He admitted having received checks from coal companies and also gifts from company stores, Clerk Who Half a Dozen Persons Injured. Lawton, Okla, June 9.—Fire de- stroyed the Palace hotel at Waurika, Comanche county, near here, causing a loss of'$50,000. Half a dozen per- sons were injured slightly by jumping from window: completed, but , that “enough has*been developed in ' By the time the | AEFEEATINE BAACE MONTANA MINE DISASTER EIGHT MEN DEAD AS RESULT OF FIRE IN COLLIERY AT ROCKY FORK. Anaconda, Mont., June 9.—One of the most serious accidents in the his- tory of coal mining in Montana has occurred in the mines of the Northern ! Pacific at Rocky Fork, Carbon county. | Bight men are dead, all victims of the deadly whitedamp that filled the corridors of the mine after a fire. Of the dead two were members of one of the parties that entered the mine in the effort to reach the men known to be there. The dead are: Terance Fleming, William Baliley, . Mike Gabriage, Thomas Skelley, Al McFale, Matt Reikka, Roy Carey and Joe Bracey. ‘When the dead body of Bailey-was | removed from the mine his aged | mother died from the shock. The fire which caused the trouble started in incline No. 6. This was be- lieved to be under control and a res- ! cue party started down No. 6 incline. | When they reached a depth of 1,200 ! feet all were overcome. A second res- ' cue party then went.into the mine and brought the first party to the surface { All were revived but Carey and Bracey. Farther down the incline six i other Dhodies were found, all beyond hope of restoration to life. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Select Norfolk as the Place for Next Year’s Convention. I New Haven, Conn., June 9.—A final ; adjournment of the delegates to the national convention of Knights of Co- | . lumbus. was taken during the evening. ! Norfolk. Va., was selected as the place ' for next year’s convention in August. The directors chosen are: J. C.| Pelletier, Boston; E. W. Buckley, St ! Paul, Minn.; D. B. Lucey, Ogdens- . burg. N. Y.: D. J. Callahan. Norfolk, Va., for the three-years’ term, and J. 8. Leahy, St. Louis, for two years. Rev. Father Doyle of Washington appeared before the national body for the purpose of making an appeal to the order that it act as sponsor for the Paulists and lend its support in spreading their influence of the Catholic religion in the United States. It was voted to give a contribution which it is hoped will amount to $180,000. The minimum initiation fee was raised from $5 to $10. REVOLUTIONISTS ACTIVE. General Toledo Expected to Advance Upon Guatemala City. Mexico City, June 9.—News from Guatemala shows great activity on the part of the revolutionists. General Toledo, operating in-the south, has fully 5,000 men, and aid is pouring in. General Leon Castillo is acting under his orders i entire harmony. Volunteers from Nicaragua have arrived. The revolutionists expect General Toledo to follow up his early advantages and make good headway before Monday toward -Guatemala City. The forces in the north are preparing for another attack on Ocos, and it is again reported that Americans of military experience are in charge of the revolutionists. General Barillas is expected to re- turn to this city soon, having been in custody of Mexican officers who were instructed to detain him. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The president has signed the de- natured alcohol bill. Three persons were burned to death In a fire near Walpack Center, N. J. Former Congressman Fred F. Coo- lidge is dead at Fitchburg, Mass., aged , sixty-one. Thirty-three special trains brought to London Friday 12,000 Lancashire churchmen to protest against the edu- cation bill, Sir Halliday Macartney, counsellor and chief secretary to the Chinese legation in London since 1686, died suddenly Friday. PREPARE FOR UPRISING RUSSIAN WORKMEN ARMED WITH MAUSERS AND DRILLED BY RESERVE SOLDIERS. DNITY OF ACTION IN CITY AND COUNTRY PEASANTS INCITED TO APPRO- PRIATE LAND AND STRIKE ON BIG ESTATES. Moscow, June 9.—There is a notice- eble increase in revolutionary activity here and it is evident that the leaders are preparing to take advantage of the first opportunity to start an armed uprising. The workmen of the fac- tories and mills are being systemat- fcally armed with Mauser rifles and drilled under the supervision of army reserve soldiers. In spite of the re- pressive measures adopted by the au- thorities revolutionary meetings are held nightly in the industrial sections. The leaders appear confident that the morale of the troops of the garrison Is undermined, as they have received from some regiments promises of sup- port in the event of a conflict. Revo- lutionary emissaries have been sent out in all directions into the country to incite the land hungry peasants to appropriate land and strike on the big estates; The plan evidently is to se- cure unity of action in the country 1and cities and Inaugurate a conflict | with & general strike. The leaders evi- ' dently hope for a complete rupture between the government and parlia- ment, which would furnish the neces- | sary opportunity for an uprising. The ‘ situation has greatly alarmed the busi- + ness men of Moscow and the big land- _lords of the conntry pictures 10c each Shirts. One lot of Men’s neg- ligee shirts, regular price 65¢ to $1.00, Saturday, each 43¢ One lot of matted ()] FARY & BOWSE Bemidji, - Minn. 4 a pair, Men’s Trousers 50 pairs of Men’s fine worsted trousers, A we have only a few of a kind but you'll find all sizes in the assortment $1.95 The weath- er has not ® been very 4 favorablefor showingfan- ey parasols, Cat irday we will show our entire stock, rain Ladies’ Parasols or shine, price, A Dollar to Six. button proper | very nol We are showi sale. you want at, a yard,, .. Another Silk Sensation We have secured the goods for another silk Saturday from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. we will offer 1000 yards of yard-wide taffeta silk, good assortment of shades, it is well worth $1.25 a yard, take what $5 A hot summer day—an ice cold lemonade—a straw —and an “R & W” Outing Suit is Comfort personified. The *Spa’’—an <R & W*’ two- is a favorite with young men. 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We offer 6 waists at 26¢ at that price, =4 15¢ Boys Shirt Waists. : make your select- _ionearly,. ... S 25c dozen of Boys 50c Madrass each. They will go quick SREES TSRS MINNESOTA HISTORICAL __W;[ : S