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de MINNESOTA HISTORICAL VOLUME 4. NUMBER 60. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA. LIGHTNING KN 0CKS A MAN SENSELESS; STRIKES HOUSE ‘MENOMONEE JOE’ IS THE VICTIM Bolt Hits Gagnon Properiy on Minnesota Avenue Early This Morning. Joe Is Fully Recovered and the House Is Only Slightly Damaged. Lightning struck the home of Frank Gagnon, Minnesota avenue and Fifth street, shortly after ¢ o’clock this morning, doing con- siderable damage to the building and kaocking the hostler, “Me- nomeonee Joe’ unconscious. Joe was standing at the pump near the house when the flash came, and although he was not touched by the bolt, the shock knocked him down and he did not regain consciousness until anxious friends had worked over him for nearly half an hour. He is feeling aliight now, although he is a little woak. Gagnon’s place is located just on the edge of a little grove of jiwckpines and the lightning struck one of these trees firs*, It hit the trunk about in the! Continued on page 4 column 5 PEOPLE GREATLY ALARMED VIOLENT EARTH SHOCKS EXPE- RIENCED THROUGHOUT SOUTH WALES. Cardiff, Wales, June 28.—Violent earth shocks were experienced throughout South Wales at 9:45 a. m. Houses rocked and many of the cheap- er ones were damaged. Hundreds of chimneys fell, pictures were shaken from walls, occupants of dwellings were thrown to the ground and people fled from their houses, shrieking in panic, with visions of the San Fran- cisco disaster before them. Though there were many narrow escapes from falling chimneys and copings there were no casualties so far as known. The shocks were felt with particular severity in the collieries, where the men tell of terrifying experiences. ‘While underground they were thrown about in all directions like ninepins and they all left the pits as speedily as possible. Earthquake shocks werc also felt at Bristol, Ilfracombe and elsewhere. They were accompanied by loud rum- blings. Modest French Salaries. Figures recently showing the daily salaries of certain magistrates have astonished some of our readers. The Judge of the Seine receives, in fact, 8,000 francs ($1,600) a year and the pro- curator of the republic 20,000 francs ($4,000). But in the small tribunals | the salaries are as follows: Judge, 3,000 francs ($600)); paid substitute, 1,500 franes ($300); substitute (juge sup- + pleant), nothing.—Paris Figaro. IN IMPORTANT Gent’s Furnishings. A look at our window will convinece you of the good values we are offering at very low prices. Summer Goods. We have a large stock of lawns and are giving special prices on a number of patterns. LOOK at our 5 cent lace counter. 10 cent and 12 cent values for _ 2C Ladies’ Summer They are well made and of Shoes and Oxfords. A shipment of Ladies’ oxfords just received. We have . them in patent, colt, gunmetal and viei kid. A chance ¥ to compare them with other a sale. bargains. statements. An inspection of k. H. Winter IMPORTAN DOING Remember we do not advertise all of our special ey STOCKS Under Garments. the best materials. makes is all we ask to make our counters will prove our } & (o. Phone Number 30, Bemidji. HURSDAY; JUNE 28, 1906 TEN CENTS PER WEEK WILL NOT SUBMIT TO EXAMINA- TION BY ALIENISTS DESPITE ADVICE OF COUNSEL. LINE OF DEFENSE DECIDED UPON WIFE OF YOUNG MILLIONAIRE IN CONFERENCE WITH ATTOR- NEYS IN THE CASE. New York, June 28—It is believed that the defense of Harry K. Thaw, confined in the Tombs on the charge of killing Stanford White, was de- cided upon at a conference between former Judge Olcott, Frederick Dela- field and Mrs. Harry K. Thaw. At the close of the conference Mr. Olcott declined to make any statement, but he let it be understood that there has been no change in the plan to put in a plea that Thaw is insane. Mr, Oleott said he had not seen the letters from ‘White which Mrs, Thaw turned over to Mr. Delafield, but he knew their import and believed they would aid the defense. After this conference Mrs. Thaw went to the Tombs prison, where she had a talk with her husband, remain- ing about an hour. The alieniss who examined Thaw during the day announced that the prisoner had declined to answer any of the questions which they asked him. Thaw’s reason for refusing to reply to the questions was that his counsel was not present. Finally Judge Olcott was summoned, but even then Thaw declined to submit to ex- aminatiou. Judge Olcott said: “I can’t understand it. As his legal adviser 1 have no objection to an ex- amination as to his mental conditinn by the district attorney’s experts. You can put his refusal to answer down to anything you please, obstinacy or anything else. I can’t compel him to talk if he does not want to.” JEALOUSY CAUSE OF TRAGEDY. 8ald Thaw Made Frequent Threats to Kill White, New York, June 28—With the po- lce, coroner’s and district attorney’s offices working practically day and night to learn all the details of the events which led up to the murder of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw and all sources silent as to their dis- coveries there is much room for spec- ulation on all phases of the case. The motive for the murder, the police be- lieve, was outlined in Thaw’s brief statement that his home had been ruined and with this as a basis of in- vestigation detectives were sent in various directions looking up Thaw's habits in New York and investigating the many stories told and published concerning Stanford White's conduct. Thaw, advised by some of the most prominent lawyers of New York and Pittsburg, is silent. Mrs. Thaw is with friends, ready to respond to a call from the district attorney’s office. Perhaps the most interesting develop- ment was the announcement that Mrs. Thaw told her husband’s lawyers that she had received many letters from Mr. White since her marriage. One of these she threw on her dressing table a few days ago and her husband found it and vowed vengeance on the writer. While the finding of this letter may Lave been the direct cause of the tragedy Thaw's jealousy of and hatred for White were of long standing and the young man made frequent threats to kill his supposed rival. Early Hearings Purely Formal. Evidence of the motives that led to the murder is not to come out for a time in any public proceeding and there is a remote chance that it will not come out at all, it is said. The coroner’s inquest will be a formal in- quiry into the canse of death. Evelyn Nesbit will not testify in the coroner’s court, but will go before the grand jury, whose sittings are -secret. An indictment will undoubtedly be ro- turned, the plea of insanity will be put in and inquiry into the sanity of the prisoner will be the first proceeding. That may take a month and the result is at present a matter of conjecture. Burr McIntosh, for many years a friend of Harry K. Thaw, who was with him just before the shooting, is positive the man was insane. He says that only last Monday morning: Thaw accused a person who was prac- tically a stranger of paying attentions to his wife and had threatened to kill him. “I have known Mr. Thaw since boy- hood and I have noticed that in the last few hours he had been erratic in his behavior. I have not the slightest doubt that he was insane when he committed the deed. Mr. Thaw was Jealous of his wife, He was In love with her and she seemed to be in love with him. Within the last few months he seemed to be possessed with a mania that everybody was. making love to her.” Jealous Infatuation the Cause. Roswell, Ga., June 28.—John A, Grimes, a well-to-do farmer, aged twenty-two, shot and instantly killed Mrs. Eva McGinn, a young widow, at her home near Roswell. Jealous in- fatuation is said to have heen the cause of the crime. Grimes turned the weapon on himself, but inflicted only a slight wound. He surrendered. THAW MOST OBDURATE |OPPOSITION 100 STRONG | JEWS PANIG STRIG SANTO DOMINGO TREATY WILL NOT BE ACTED UPON AT THIS SE$SION. —_— - Washington, June 28.—The Santo Domingo treaty will not be acted upon by the senate at this Session. The committee on forelgn relations has adjourned until the; next session of congress and the treaty was left with- out action. It is expected an effort will be made in executive session to have a day fixed for a vote on the treaty early in December.:- Opponents of the measure claim to have votes enough to defeat it and:it is the op- position, therefore, that s seeking to have a time fixed for a yote. The treaty between ‘the United States and the powers 6f Kurope in relation to Morocco, which was nego- tiated as the result of the Algeciras conference, will be 'reported to the senate at the first meeting of the for- eign relations committee hext Decem- ber and voted on not later than Dec. 20. An agreement to this efiect was reached during the day. The Demo- crats opposed the treaty and the Re- publicans of the committee were united for it. It was apparent, how- ever, that it could not be brought to a vote at the present session and the Republiean members of the committee accepted the foregoing programme, ‘which met with no opposition. MJNNESOTA 1S VICTOR. Attorney General Decides for State in Swamp Land Case. Washington, June 28.—The attorney general has decided in favor of the state of Minnesota in the ease involy- ing 100,000 acres of swamp land em- braced in the forest reserve on Indian lands created by the Morris act. The matter came up on a question raised by Chief Forester Pinchot of the federal service, who objected to the approval of selections in the re- serve made by the state authorities under the swamp land grant. PEOPLE’S PARTY LEADERS. National Committee in Cenference at St. Louis. St. Louis, June 28.—The national comumittee of the People’s party' met here during .fhe day to discuss'the political situition and possibly. to en- dorse a man for the presidential fiom- ination. members. of the provisicnal commit- tee, which is advocating a mammoth national convention of all the re- form forces of the nation, the objcct being to organize a political body of unity, harmony and strength. ACCEPTS SENATE BILL. House Takes Final Action on Type of Panama Canal. Washington, June 23—The house, without debate, passed the bill provid- ing for the construction of a lock type canal across the isthmus of Panama, Mr. Hepburn of Iowa moving that the senate bill be substituted for the bouse bill. No further action by the senate is necessary and as soon as the bill is signed by the presiding oflicers of the senate and house it will go to the president. WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS. 3tate Convention Expected to Endorse Bryan. Milwaukee, June 28—The Demo- eratic state convention called for the purpose of adopting a platform to be recommended to the candidates who will be nominated at the primary elec Hon in the fall met at the Alhambra theater in this city at 1 p. m. There were about 700 delegates in their seats when State Chairman H. H. Manson of Wausau rapped for order and announced the names of the tem- porary officers. Among the prominent delegates in ettendance are former United States Senator William F. Vilas of Madison, Judge Louis F. Marchetti of Wausau, John A. Aylward of Madison, Con- gressman Charles H. Weisse of the Sixth district, National Committee- man Timothy E.§Ryan of Waukesha and Robert Kirkland of Jefferson. Prior to the convention it seemed to be the general opinion that William Jennings Bryan would be endorsed for the nomination for president at the national convention in 1908 and that the platform, among other things, would favor a revision of the tarift and legislation affecting trusts.: State Chairman Manson introduced Daniel H. Grady of Portage as tem- porary chairman of the convention. At the conclusion of Mr. Grady’s speech a recess was taken. British Meat Inspector Arrives. New York, June 28—Lieutenant Colonel Percy Eyre Hobbs, chief in- structor of the English army service corps school .at Aldershot, has arrived here on the steamer Carmania. He comes as the representative of his government to inspect the meat in- tended for use in the British army. Suit to Recover $9,400,000. New York, June 28.—A remarkable lawsuit because of the-number of de- fendants and the amount of money in- volved has just been begun in this state by the New York Phonograph company against 940 dealers in phono- graphs and their supplies in the state. Each suit is for $10,000, making the 3 total amount involved $9,400,000. ‘out to restore order. A conference was held by | WILD RUMORS OF MASSACRE IN NEW YORK CITY RESULT IN SERIOUS DISORDERS. PARENTS flll?il CLOSING OF SCHOOLS S8TORM EDIFICES TO SAVE LITTLE ONES FROM SUPPOSED IM. PENDING DEATH. New York, June 28.—A wild rumor that children’s throats were being cut in the public schools resulted in such excitement gnd panic throughout the lower East Side that fifteen schools with 25,000 pupils were closed for the day. The trouble was gaused by op- erations performed on several children for the removal of adanoids, a fungus growth in the back of the throat and nasal cavity. The operation is not a dangerous one, but the reports con- cerning what had been done spread rapidly, especially among the He- brews, and became changed into ru- mors that the Russian anti-Jewish massacres were to be repeated in this country “and that a start was being made on Hebrew children in the schools. It was not long until many of the schools were surrounded by crowds of frantic parents, bent on rescuing their little ones from what they believed to be impending death. These crowds became so threatening that hurried calls for protection were sent to the nearest police stations and all the patrolmen available were sent In one instance a police court was closed for an hour to permit the court attendants and officials to aid the police in protect- ing a neighboring school. At one building the excited people became riotous and doors and shutters were closed to insure the safety of those Inside. All attempts at ccntinuing the sessions of the day were socn fonund to be useless and one after another the principals decided to dismiss their pupils for the day. As the little ones marched out the scenes were pathetic, weeping women rushing forward to clasp their children in their arms in thanksgiving. Throughout the disor- ders"the several hundred extra patrol: men on duty were powerless to re store order. PENSIONED BY OIL TRUST. Independent Concern Paid Annuity for Going Out of Business. ‘Washington, June 28.—Lawrence S. Nicolai, a bankrupt oil merchant of this city, in an examination before a referee in bankruptey in this city, tes- tified that in 1895 a contract was made between the Standard Oil company and his brother and himself, operating in the oil business under the firm name of Nicolai Bros., if they would abandon their business. Previous to this time for ten years the firm had successfully conducted its business in opposition to the Standard Oil com- pany. The amount agreed on, Mr. Nicolai said, was paid annually for ten years, or until January, 1905, when, in the words of the witness, “Standard Oil turned me down and refused to renew the arrangement.” “They found they could get along without me, I suppose,” said Mr. Nie- olai. Mr. Nicolai throughout the ex- amination referred to himself as re- celving “a pension” from the Standard Oll company, although he admitted the contract was made with his brother as well. After the termination of the contract Mr. Nicolai resumed the oil business under the name of the National Oix company, but was unable to make it a success. HOPES BRYAN WILL WIN. Croker Declares Nebraskan One of Our Most Able Men. New York, June 28—Harry Walker of this city has received a letter from Richard Croker, former leader of Tam- many Hall, expressing the hope that Mr. Croker may live to see William J. Bryan elected president of the United States. The letter, which is dated Dublin, is in part as follows: “Your letter received and also the newspaper clippings. You have my sentiments regarding Bryan, as I look upon him as one of the most able men in our country. I have no doubt but he was robbed of both elections by the trusts and also misjudged. I hope I may live to see him the president of the United States.” £ SAY THAW IS PERFECTLY SANE. Opinion of Alienists Appointed by Prosecution, New York, June 28.—Alienists ap- pointed by the district attorney’s office to examine into Harry K. Thaw’s men- tal condition reported to Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Nott that so far as they are able to determine he is perfectly sane. The report was made with the reservation, however, that they still have his physical condition to take into consideration. Thaw would not submit to a physical examination. Strikebreakers From Hawalii. Honolulu, June 28—The steamer Mongolia has sailed from here, having on board sixty strikebreakers who are to be used on the vessels affected by the strike of the sailors on the Pa- cific coast. ; {EA|BEMIDJIL, FOR THIRD TIME, CAPTURES PRIZED BANNER DIVIDES COST OF INSPECTION| TROPHIE IS NOW COMPROMISE PROPOSITION SUB- MITTED TO CONFEREES ON AGRICULTURAL BILL. ‘Washington, June 28.—A compro- mise proposition on the meat inspee- tion measure has been framed for dis- cussion at the afternoon session of the conferees and the prediction is made that it will form the basis of final agreement. It provides for a tax of § cents a head on cattle and 3 cents a head on,sheep and hogs to he collected and turned into the treasury the same as all other government rev- enue. The $3,000,000 permanent an- nual appropriation is to remain In the measure and the cost of the inspec tion paid for out of this fund. It is estimated that the tax provided will aggregate annually about $1,500,000 and by this figuring the packers prac- tically will pay half the cost of in- spection and the government the other half. IN CONFERENCE. Little Probability of Agreement on Immigration Bill. ‘Washington, June 28.—The imnii- gration bill probably will remain in conference until next session of con- gress unless adjournment is delayed until next week. The conferees met during the day, but there appeared to be no chance of harmonizing the dif- ferences of the senate and house in relation to the head tax and the edu- sational test provided by the senate measure. WILL REMAIN BURE CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. Sufferer Permits One Hundred Bees to Sting Him. Philadelphia, June 28.—To prove his theory that the sting of a bee is & Bure cure for rehumatism Frank Mec- Glynn permitted himself to be stung by 100 insects which had been stirred up to frenzy. This heroic demonstra- tion took place at the apiaries of W. A. Seizer, on old@ York road, Jenkin- town, where more than 2,000 bee ex- perts from all parts of the East and some of the mear Western states had gathered to attend a convention. McGlynn explained that he had suf- fered for years from rheumatism. Two years ago while visiting friends ‘whose business was raising bees Mc- Glynn accidentally upset a hive. When the bees were through with him he was unrecognizable. Oddly . enough the next day he noticed that his rheu- matism had_disappeared. McGlynn ®nsulted a physteian and was informed that the poison from the bees probably had acted as an antidote to the uric acid in the blood. When a recurrence of the disease came McGlynn ordered a dozen bees from an apiary and to his joy the ex periment worked. THOMAS WAGGAMAN DEAD. Recently Failed at Washington for $4,000,000. ‘Washington, June 28.—Word has been rcceived here that Thomas E. ‘Waggaman of this city, former treas- urer of the Catholic university, who failed for over $4,000,000 about a year ago, is dead at a farmhouse near Annapolis, Md., where he had been for a number of months. The cause of his death was cancer of the face. He was, sixty-nine years of age, ‘Waggaman’s failure startled this city, where hundreds of persons had placed with him various sums of money for investment. His art col lection, which was regarded as one of the most valuable in the country, was sold at auction in New York in order to partially satisfy his creditors. HERS TO KEEP Local Firemen Capture Hose Race and Coupling Contest at Warren. — The Tourmament Next Year Is to Be- Held at Red Lake Falls. Warren, Minn., June 28.—Be- midji is now champion of the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tournament sgssociation. In a hotly contested run yesterday, she won the banner hose race in the tournament being held in this village, This makes the third time that Bemidji has won the banner and now it becomes her property for good, and will be brought home to'grace the walls of the fire- house. The race was exciting and full of thrills. Bemidji made the distance in twenty-three and three-fifths seconds and Warren* covercd the ground in the second best time, one-fifth of a second slower. Bemidji also won first place in the coupling contest, Ray Dennis doing the speedy work. His time was three and two-thirds seconds. Bemidji and Crouks- ton are tied for second contest, the time being four and three-fifths seconds. There was no racing this morn- ing on account of the rain last night which-has rendered the track extremely heavy. The pro- gram planned for the forenoon will be carried out this afternoon, * Red Lake Falls has been selected as the place for holding the 1907 tournament. ILLINOIS MAYOR With Six Policemen He Was Tearing Up Railroad Tracks. Rock Island, Ill, June 28.—Charged with impeding and obstructing opera- tion of railway trains without duc process of law Mayor G. W. McCask- rein and six members of the local po- lice force were arrested after tearing out sections of the main lines of the Burlington and other roads. mayor holds that the companies have no right to the ground on which the tracks were laid. JAILED. PURE FOOD BILL AGREED. ON, Measure Completed After Two Days' Conference. Washington, June 28.—The pure food bill, which was in conference only two days, was agreed upon at 1:30 D. m. and the report is being drafted. Fire on Pacific Liner. San Francisco, June 28—Fire is raging in the coal bunkers of the transpacific liner American at the Pa- cific Mail docks. At 4 a. m. flames were discovered in the coal bunkers of the big vessel and since that time the tug Arab has been fighting the stubborn blaze, Ghe Bargains advertised in Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s Pioneer will be on sale until Saturday night Ribbons, 5 inches wide, a yard.. Ladies’ Hose, a pair..... Dress Goods, a yard.. Shirt Waists,each............. Skirts, each.......... Candies,a pound................ Handkerchiefs, each. . Soap Powders and Pefumes O’Leary @ Bowser ..50c .....50c .....83.25 in the / The

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