Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 9, 1906, Page 4

TOOK NO MONEY, SAYS MISS FLETT Declares London Has Told Many Untruthful Things About Her. Miss Florence Flett, the vietim in the Baudette stabbing affair of a few weeks ago, says that Lon- don, who was rather free in giv- ing out statements about her, has done her a great injustice. “This talk about my having taken money from London is absurd, false,” declared Miss Flett, in talking with the Pioneer today. “I never took a cent of the man’s money. He charged me with it, though. saying that I had taken several thousand dol lars and a number of valuable diamonds, and even went so far as tosearch my trunk atFort Francis. “I can’t see any reason why G. A. R. MEETS - SOON IN AKELEY Fine Program for Twenty-fifth Encampment of Park Region Department June 12. Akeley, Minn., June 9. (Special to the Pioneer)—The twenty-fifth annual encampment of the Park Region department of the Grand Army of the state will be held in this village, commencing Tues- day, June 12 and lasting four days. Among the prominent speak- ers secured for the event is Former Governor Van Sant, who| will be the principal speaker on “Flag Day,” Thursday, June 14. A fine program has been ar- ranged for the entire four days, which includes several fast base ball games, field sports of all kinds, hippodrome races, horse races, etc. the man should lie after making so much trouble. He has followed me around continually. I did all I could to get away from him. “I think he ought to have a few yearsin the insane asylum after he is released.” Miss Flett left today for Chi- cago, where she will spend the rest of the summer. INAAANVAY VAAA MAAA/AAAAN Additional Locals Frank Cummings is a business visitor in the city today from Kelliher. Born on Thursday evening to Mr, and Mrs. E, G. Klungnes twin daughters, The little daughter of B. Rad- cliff is threatened with an attack of pneumonia. T. B. Holmes came down this noon from Grand Forks to spend the day calling on friends. J. C. Covington spent last night in Blackduck on business. He returned home this morning. H. McHenry came down this morning from Northome teo spend the day on business in the city. C. F. Williams came down this morning from Grand Forks to spend a few days on an outing at Grand Forks bay. Miss Hattie Halderman re- turned from Blackduck this morning after a visit in that vil- lage of several days. Bemidji is going to redeem herself tomorrow when she meets the White Earth Indians. The game will be an intoresting one, full of thrills. Mrs. Andrew Matheuson was brought up from LaPorte last evening suffering from acute gastrities. The patient wastaken to St. Anthony’s hospital. Miss Clara Fisk, who has been attending college at Montevideo the past year, arrived in the city today and will spend the summer with her father, D. H. Kisk, Joseph Bernier, who is em- ployed at the Commercial barber shop, received word from St. Paul last evening that his mother was very low, and he left this morning for St. Paul. Mrs. George McCrea left last evening for Duluth to attend the graduation exercises in which her daughter Katherine takes part. They expect to return home tomorrow evening, A large number of people came down this morning from Kelliher tospend the day shopping, In the party were Mrs, A. A, Smith, Mrs. William Lenard, Mrs, T. Craig, Mr, and Mrs. A. A. Magil and G. Christenson, Sheriff Gonyea of Crookston was in Bemidji today on business connected with his office. Dis- trict court is in session in Crookston and the grand jury is getting busy with the result that there is considerable criminal work for the sheriff, _ Box Cars Derailed. Funkley Bugle: Funkley has become quitea railroad center. Ithas five daily tramns besides the pick-up train and tie train. You can hear the whistle blow or the bell ringing all hours. While switching last Saturday evening two box cars were derailed and Tuesday a box car left the track tearing up a few rods of the track, thereby detaining the passenger for a couple of hours. An interesting feature will be the naval spectacular production of “The Siege of Port Arthur,” in which all the boats on the lake and some 200 men will partici- pate. Several hundreds of dol- lars worth of fireworks will be used in the event. The White Company of Lady Lancers, a unique organization of young ladies, beautifully costumed in military uniforms and drilled ac- cording to the regular United States tactics, will be one of the pleasing attractions. The camp grounds are delight- fully located on the shores of COrow Wing lake. The adjutant general of the National Guard of Minnesota has furnished a large number of the regulation guard tents, and before Monday night Lakeside park will be trans- formed into a “White City.” All of the state department officers of the G. A. R. have notified the arrangement committee that they will be present. The railroads have offered ex cursion rates and the willage is preparing {o entertain hundreds of visitors. The encampment was held in Akeley last year, but was practically spoiled by a con- tinuous down pour of rain for the entire period. The Churches EPISCOPAL—Services will be held Sunday evening at 8 p. m. in the Odd Fellows hall. Rev. E. N. Murphy of Grand Rapids will preach, PRESBYTERIAN—Inthe morn- ing the Children’s Day exer- cises will begiven at 11 o’clock, Sunday school at 12, Junior Endeavor at 3 p.m,, Y. P.S. C. E. at 7, evening service at 8, BAPTIST—¢“The Chicf Charac teristic by which Christians are known’” tomorrow morn- ing. Several texts with the word “Ready”’ will be taken up in the evening. Preaching at 11a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday schoolat 12:30. Young People’s meeting at 7 p. m. Be sure to attend some of these, all of these, or some other services. “A Sunday well spent brings a week of content,” M. E. CHURCH—Class meeting 10:20; Sermon 11:00; Subject, *Heavens New Song.” The choir will sing ‘Wonder if There’s Room for Me,”” Sunday school 12:15; Sermon 7:00 Subject, “Three Reasons Why I Believe in the Bible.” Thisis the second discourse on the Bible. Last Sunday evening the pastor discussed three points: 1, The Bible is remark- able for its age. 2. It has been stormed more than any other bonk. 3 1t is the most popular of books. Come and bring a friend with you. First Trip Tomorzow. The Columbia will make her first trip around the lake tomor- row afternoon and will leave the dock at 2:30 and 7:30. The boat has been remodeled and fixed up and this season will be able to go as high as sixteen miles an hour. Shouid the weather permit a trip will be made at 9 o’clock. The round trip will cost 25 cents, and excursion parties desiring to spend the day at the head of the lake can go out in the morning and make the return trip in the afternoon or evening, Wit In the Workbasket, “What’s the old lady doing now?” asked the stocking. 5 “Getting a needle and wool,” replied the thimble. “Well, T'll be darned!” ejaculated th stocking flercely. < SMALL PIKE TO BE PROTECTED Game Warden Rutledge Warns Against Catching Fish Under Fourteen Inches. People who yield to the temp- tation to catch pike under the size allowed by law are going to get into trouble with Game War- den Rutledge, “The law declares that no pike under fourteen inches in length way be caught and killed,” de- elares the warden, ‘“and I am going to see that it is enforced.” The idea of throwing back into the lake a pike a foot long or ten inches long may not appeal to a number of flshermen, but the statutes are specific. ARRESTED FOR ' GROSS NEGLECT Mrs. Nancy DeCoster Must Answer for Immoral Environment Surrounding Home. Mrs. Nancy DeCoster, a resi- dent of South Bemidji with a shady reputation, was arrested today and brought into justice court on a charge of neglecting her family. Itis probable that a more serious charge will be pre- ferred against her. The woman has a family of nine children and eight of them have been living with her in a miserable hovel, filthy and un- samtary beyond description, Notice of the condition of affairs came to County Attorney E. E. McDonald and he immediately secured a warrant for her arrest and started proceedings to have the four younger children taken away from her and sent to the state school at Owatonna. The older children will be put to work where they can support them- selves, Mr. McDonald, accompanied by Chief of Police Bailey and Sheriff Bailey, made a trip to South Bemidji this forenoon and placed the woman under arrest. She was brought before Judge Skinvik and the case was con- tinued until June 19. The bond was fixed at $750, which the woman so far bhas failed to furnish. Deadheads Must Go. Northome, June 9, — Denis Johnson has been engaged to take the logs out of the lake, so that it may be used as a place of recreation. The great number of logs floating around has been a source of such annoyance that little pleasure could be had in boating on the lake. Valuable Zoues of Silence. There has greater var.e volume than a: . ancestors. To keep one's freshness there ought to Le a zone of silence around every humnan being during some part of the d The finest creative work is done, as a rule, in seclusion; not necessarily apart from men nor in solitary places, but away from the tu- mult and away from distracting sounds. There was organized in Paris years ago a society for the culture of silence. On the occasion of the initia- tion of a distinguished man of letters a bowl of water was brought out to him in a room where he was waiting in solitude. e studied it a moment, placed a rose upon it and sent it back. Thie water bore the rose without over- flowing. To the members assembled in another room the act was the most convincing evidence that the initiate comprehended the purpose of the fel- lowship and was prepared in spirit to become one of the company. The act was a symbol which Americans may wisely study.—Good Health, English Railways and Fogs. It is seldom that there is a sufficient- 1y heavy fog on an American railway to cause serious inconvenience that no special precautions are taken, but in England a heavy fog is so common that there is a regular service made up of the repair gangs, who take the place of the mechanical signals. Every dis- tance signal is guarded by a signal man, who is supplied with flags and torpedoes, the latter being called de- tonators, while the signal men are pointsmen. Two torpedoes are placed on the track to warn the engineer when the signal is set at danger and are sup- plemented by a red lantern in the hands of the signal man. As the tor- pedoes cost a cent and a half each and are used in great numbers there is a machine supplied by which the second torpedo is forced from the rail by the force of the explosion ,of the first, as only one is necessary, the second being merely a precaution. Her Quick Wit. He—Your new hat is charming, but I fancy it doesn’t go well with that dress. She (enchanted)—Oh, you dear old hubby, so you jeally mean to buy me a dress as well? WILL SACRIFICE GOREMYKIN. Czar Has About Decided to Dismiss Premier. St. Petersburg, June 9.—According to reliable reports from Peterhof Em- peror Nicholas has about decided to retire Premier Goremykin. From the first it was apparent to outsiders that M. Goremykin did not possess the force, capacity or skill necessary to steer the ship of state in the present crisis and the emperor, who is ex- tremely dissatisfied with the premier’s sorry failure to make any headway toward a rapproachment with the lower house of parliament, is now ready to sacrifice him. The emperor, however, seems to be torn with con- flicting counsels. ~ A few of his ad- visers are urging him to make a frank surrender and accede to parliament’s demand for a ministry from the oppo- sition majority. These influences are hardly likely to prevail against the party headed by General Trepoff, which believes that no further conces- sions should be made. The cabinet itself, under the leadership of M. Ko- kovsoff, the minister of finance, and M. Stichinsky, minister of agriculture, the rivals of M. Goremykin, is in open rebellion and with the support they are receiving from the court the reb- els are confident of being able to un- horse M. Goremykin. AGRARIAN DISORDERS SPREAD. Dispatches From Intericr of Russia Continue Gloomy. St. Petersburg, June 9.—Dispatches from the interior continue gloomy and show that the gradual extension of the agrarian disorders and partial strikes now affect twelve provinces. The lat- est disturbances reported are at Kieft and Tver. Numerous collisions be- tween peasants and ru taken place, but nothing in the nature of a mass movement has yet occurred. A sensation has been caused by the disclosures of M. Vladimirofi, a cor- respondent of the Twentieth Century, who investigated the case of Mlle. Spiridonovo and who is now in the Baltic provinces investigating the re- pressions there. He declares that six out.of the eight men executed at Riga were innocent and says they were forced to confess by torture which put the Spanish inquisition to shame. Although the social revolutionists have proclaimed a temporary cessa- tion of the terrorist campaign there is little abatement in the murders of po- lice officials in the interior. GENERAL POPE DEAD. Former Minnesota State Senator and Public Examiner. Grand Marais, Minn., June 9.—Gen- eral B. M. Pope, aged sixty-eight, is dead here. General Pope was a former state senator and also served as pub- lic examiner under Governor John Lind. He was formerly connected with the Citizens’ Savings bank of St. Paul, but has been in Grand Marais for a number of years conducting an abstract office and was also engaged in the lumbering business. The remains were taken to Mankato, his former home, for interment. General Pope served with distinction during the Civil war, commanding a corps in the Army of the Potomac NULLIFIES REFUND CLAIMS. Bill to Confirm Duties Levied by Phil- ippine Government, ‘Washington, June ]—The senate committee on judiciary has under con- sideration a bill introduced by Sen- ator Spooner to confirm and ratify the action of the military government in the Philippines in levying and collect- ing duties upon goods imported into the islands from January, 1893, to March 8, 1902. The preamble of the bill declares that it was the intention of congress, although not properly car- ried into the language of the law, to ratify what has been done under the military government. This bill will aullify claims for refunds of dulies collected between the dates named, involving a possible saving to the gov- ernment of about $4,000,000. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, June 8.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.00@6.00; cows and heifers, $1.65@ 5.00; stockers and feeders, $2.70@ 4.65; Texans, $3.70@4.40; calves, $5.50 @7.25. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $6.35@6.60; good heavy, $6.50@6.60: rough heavy, $6.30@6.40; light, $6.30@ 6.671; pigs, $5.05@6.35. Sheep, $4.50 @6.10; lambs, $5.50@7.10. Chicago Grain and Provisions, Chicago, June 8.—Wheat—July, 8434c; Sept., 833 @83%c. Corn—July. 61%ec; Sept., 511 @51%ec. Oats—July, 87%c; Sept., 343 @34%c. Pork—July, $16.85; Sept., $16.47%. Flax—Cash. Northwestern, $1.12%; Southwester $1.08%; Sept., $1.14. Butter—Cream- eries, 14@19%c; dairies, 13%@17c. Eggs—l14c. Poultry—Turkeys, 9c; chickens, 11%sc. The senate committee on commerce has authorized a favorable report on the house bill making Port Arthur, Tex., a port of entry. Dispatches to Dun’s Trade Review indicate that business conditions are still encouraging on the whole, al- though erratic weather makes daily sales most irregular. South Sea Island Customs. "When -a south sea island mother ‘wishes to chastise her child she seldom resorts to slapping, and slippers, of course, she has none. Instead of using the forms of punishment customary among civilized mothers she pulls the child’s hair or bites some part of the body, generally the fleshy part of the arm. In wandering about the village one sees many children having on their bodies scars produced by wounds in- flicted by their mothers’ teeth. When a mother wishes to caress her child she deftly draws her thumb across its eyebrow or cheek or gently seizes its cheek between her teeth. The rubbing of noses is also a mark of affection among the Kingsmill islanders, as it is among the Maoris of New Zealand. A Change of Climute. His Wife—John, dear, the doctor says I need a change of climate. Her Hus- band—All right. The weather prophet says it will be colder tomorrow. Those wmish—toapmr wise among fools, among the wise Beem Foolish.—Quintillian. IN THOMSON’S DEFENSE. Witness Appears’ Voluntarily Before Commerce Commission. Philadelphia, June 9.—J. McLellan of Blairsville, Pa, the first witness at the afternoon session of the interstate commerce hearing, who appeared vol- untarily, said he came to Philadelphia to vindicate former President Frank Thowmson of the Pennsylvania railroad. Mr. McLellan said that while he was in the employ of the railroad com- pany he had been offered a “block of stock” by Captain Alfred Hicks, who was about to organize a mining com- pany. Witness said he wrote Mr. Thomson asking his advice in the mat- ter and that Mr. Thomson had advised him “not to take the stock;” that “honor is worth more than all the stock you can acquire.” McLellan produced Thomson’s letter, which was dated June 13, 1894. Previous witnesses before the com- mission testified that Mr. Thomson sanctioned the acceptance of gifts to employes from coal companies. THREE MEN DROWNED. Lose Their Lives by Boat Capsizing While Fishing. St. Paul, June 9.—O. J. Nordby, sa- loonkeeper; John Shea, elevator oper- ator at the Aberdeen hotel, and Den- nis F. McGuinn, saloonkeeper, were drowned and William Brooks, a bar- tender, was rescued in a critical con- dition as the result of their boat cap- sizing while fishing at Bass lake, sev- eral miles north of this city. The four men were crowded into one boat and when 400 - feet from shore a heavy wind came up, the craft became un- manageable and capsized. Two men on shore heard their cries and hurried to the scene. They managed to res- cue Brooks and McGuinn, but the lat- ter died before he could be taken ashore. The bodies of Nordby and Shea have not been recovered. BREWERS FAVOR GOOD MORALS. Resolutions Passed Condemning Re- sorts of Vile Character. Indianapolis, June 9.—The following resolution was adopted by the national convention of brewers: “Resolved, That this convention heartily congratulates the many brew- ing associations in states and cities that have taken the lead in eradicating low and vile resorts and in refusing to supply beer to saloons that were not approved by tke public sentiment of their respective communities. “Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that all our members continue in this wise policy so that the American public may be the more quickly taught that American beer is a promoter of genuine temperance, a beverage for the home and fireside.” NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED. Tornado Strikes Near Wyoming and North Branch, Minn. Wyoming, Minn., June J—A tor- nado coming from the direction of Lindstrom met with another of a like force in the neighborhood of the J. H. Saur farm, about a half mile south of Wyoming, passed through the village and, going north, did a great deal of damage to property. Many small buildings were destroyed and large dwellings and barns moved from their foundations. The house and barn belonging to Henry Funk was totally destroyed. Mr. Funk’s son was found pinioned under a cook stove and timbers about 200 feet from where the house orig- inally stood. He was severely cut and bruised about the head and his nose was broken. Mrs. Funk, who received many se: vere cuts and bruises about the head, body and limbs, states that she tried in vain to cling to her fifteen-months- old baby, who escaped with but a slight scalp wound and a bruise on the shoulder and was found some dis- tance away, under some brush, with- out a stitch of clothing on. The child was torn away from her by the force of the wind. North Branch, Minn., June 8.—A cy- clone passed about one-half mile east of here at 5 p. m., doing heavy dam- age near town. Mrs. Nygren was had- ly injured. Ben Legoo was also in- jured. CHARGES AGAINST JEROME. Governor Higgins Asked to Remove District Attorney. . New York, June 9.—Charges of offi- cial misconduct against William T. Jerome have been filed in the execu- tive chamber at Albany. Five citizens declare that Mr. Je- rome’s continuance in the office of dis- trict attorney is a public scandal and menace to good government and a re- quest is made that Mr. Jerome be dis- missed from office. Jerome is charged with malfeasance, nonfeasance and misfeasance in office and the charges have been placed in the hands of Governor Higgins’ sec- retary. The governor expects to make 8 business trip to the West before re- turning to Albany. It will rest with Governor Higgins, after a full hearing of the case, to dis- miss the district attorney or permit him to remain in office. Tucker Must Die for Crime. Boston, June 9.—Charles L. Tucker of Auburndale, convicted of the mur- der of Mabel Page at Weston in 1903, will be electrocuted in the state prison at Charlestown during the week begin- ning June 30. Governor Curtis Guild has announced that he had decided not to commute the sentence to life im- prisonment. To him that has no employment life in a little while will have no novelty, and when novelty is laid in the grave the funeral of comfort will soon fol- Yow.—Anon. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, June 8.—Wheat—July, 833%c; Sept., 821 @%25c; Dec., 82%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 86c; No. 1 Northern, 85¢; No. 2 Northern, 83%c. Duluth -Wheat and Flax. Duluth, June 8.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 Northern, 853%c; No. 2 Northern, 83%c; July, 85%%e; Sept., 83%c. Flax—To arrive, on track and July, $1.15%; Sept., $1.16%. ARGUMENT IN REBATE CASE. District Attorney for Nebraska Pre- | sents Government’s Side. Kansas City, June 9.—A. S. Van Valkenburgh; district attorney for tie ‘Western district of Missouri, in the federal court here presented the gov- ernment’s side of the cases of Armour & Co,, Swift & Co., Cudahy & Co. and the Nelson Morris Packing company, on trial on a charge of accepting re- bates from the Burlington railway on export shipments. Mr. Van Valken- burgh declared that the packing com- panies’ acceptance of a rate of 23 cents a hundred pounds when the reg- ular tariff was 35 cents was a plain violation of the interstate commerce act. Frank Hagerman, representing Ar- mour & Co. and speaking for the other defendants also, followed Mr. Van Valkenburgh in rebuttal argument. He contended that the packers’ con- tract with the Burlington railway was valid; that the packers did not intend to violate the interstate commerce act und the intent must be considered, RETURNED STOLEN DRAFTS. Improves the flavor and addsto thehealth- fulness of the food. Missing Bank Messenger Retains Sum of Money. New York, June 9.—The Interna- tional bank has received by mail from ‘Washington an envelope containing a had been given for collection to the bank’s young messenger, Wheelock Harvey, who has been missing since ‘Wednesday. panied the return of the papers. The bank officials said that the total loss will be $230, which amount is al- leged to have been secured by Harvey on two checks. Harvey was about his work as usual last Wednesday morn- ing collecting checks and drafts for the bank. He has not been seen by his friends sines that time. He lived ; with his parents in Brooklyn. The youth'’s father, Louis W. Harvey, is a teller of the Chase National bank. The largest number of checks and drafts which |&o. Competent de King Detective Service ctive s s tive work transa corporations, firms and Individual parts of the world, All busine confidential. Write us today about your Prices reasonable. Advice f Legitimate detecti; No explanation accom- fi%-s%-snéctnmry bldg. Minneapolis, Minn MAN W. 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St. Paul Union Stock Yards. | St. Paul, June 8.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $1.50@5.50; common to fair, $2.50@4.25; good to choice cows | and heifers, $3.00@4.50; veals, $1.50@ $6.20@6.35. Sheep—Weth- geod to choice lambs, good to prime spring lambs, $6.50@8.50. i i MAURRAYS VANIILA WO RTHD[?( DOLLAR -~ A OP =2~ SOLD BY ALL GROCERS . THE . BEMIDJI | ) SPECIAL Sold and guar- anteed by Geo. T. Baker & Co. Located in City Drug Store What Do You Need for a Remington Machine? Whatever it is you can get it at the Pioneer Office Ribbons Anything that is used about a Typewriter. ’— Nichols EXPERT School SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, BOOKKEEPING, TELEGRAPHY wreis AND sonene Reporters’ Post-Craduate Course for Stenographers PAYS RAILROAD FARE 200 MILES. GUARANTEES EMPLOYMENT. CHANCES FOR MANY TO EARN EXPENSES® SEND FOR CATALOGUE. MALCOLM EMORY NICHOLS COURT AND CONVENTION REPORTER AND CORPS OF EXPERT INSTRUCTORS Essex Building, 23 East 6th Street, ST. 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