Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 14, 1906, Page 1

N 2 \ R ) 22 - 3 - 2L ¥ > ~ ) - > - . -5 The Bemidji Daily Pioneer! " MiNNESOTA VOLUME 4. NUMBER 74 ) BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906. SALE at Berman’s Emporium continues to draw large crowds daily. FIRE SAL is the most gigantic barg‘a.in event in hifisfory of Bemidji All who visit the store are convxnced that this Prices for Saturday and Monday to be even lower than at beginning of sale, on Suits, Skirts, Coats, Waists, Wrappers, Kimonas, Muslin Underwear, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Ladies’ Furnishings, Embroideries, Laces, Trim- mings and Lace Curtains. Saturday and Monday te be the banner days of bargain giving at this great’ Flre Sale of hngh gra.de merchandise. SPLENDID VASSORTMENT TO SELECT FROM ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL GOODS GOING AT FIRE SALE ._PRICES THE BERMAN EMPORIU NEXT DOOR TO CHAS. NANGLE’S | Summer bioods Sale The balance of our Summer goods will go at prices that will surprise you. Ladies’ Underwear. In erder to reduce our stock of Ladies’ Underwear we ! will put on sale all of our 50¢ and 75¢ garments. Boys’ Glothmg We are overstocked in this department and you will denve the beneflt by buymg them at actual cost Men's Pants For the next ten days we will sell Men’s pants at 20 per cent dlscount Men s and Lad:es 0xfords. Ladies’ $3.00 and $3-50 patent and tan oxfords will " go at $2.25. E. H. WINTER & CO., BEMIDJI, PHONE 30 SEVEN YOUNG GIRLS PERISH| F ONE SLIPS INTO HOLE IN RIVER AND OTHERS DROWN IN EF- FORT TO SAVE HL... Cedar Rapids, Ia., July 14—Right young girls at a picnic on the river bank near here went in wading. The smallest one slipped into a hole and in trying to rescue her six others were drowned. The dead are: Lucille Sweeting, seven years old; Haxcl i Sweeting, fourteen; Gladys Sweeting, ten; Josie Sweeting, twelve; Ruth Coyle, eleven, Sioux City; Cora Coyle, nine, Sioux Cigy; Clara Usher, sixteen, The Sweeting children lived near Ellis Park on the outskirts of the city. Clara Usher was the daughter of children were her nieces. Ruth Kler- sey, the only survivor, said Lucille Sweeting slipped into deep water. Hazel Sweeting rushed after her and also slipped into the hole. The next girl attempted to aid them and so they all of the girls except Ruth Klersey had been drowned. GLOAT OVER HER MISERY. Crowds of Women at Tombs Prison to See Mrs. Thaw. New York, July 14.—Mrs. Harry K. Thaw, after her daily visit to her hus. band, had great difficulty in making her way from the doorway of the Tombs prigon to her cah. There was a large crowd at the doorway walting to see her and the extra policemen who are on guard dailly at the time of her visit were almost swept ofi their feet as the crowd surged for- ward. One woman seized Mrs. Thaw’s veil and attempted to raise it to get a glimnpse of the young woman'’s face. “This is the worst part of it all,”" sald Mrs. Thaw, as she stood waiting I could only avoid that scemingly hardhearted crowd of—'rubbernecks’ do yon call them? coming down here gloat over my mlsery, especially those ‘women."” Sweeting’s housekeeper and the Coyle | kept trying to save each other until ; for the police to restore order. “It| would not be so bad. They seem to | IS CONTIUOUS BORDER LINE OF SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA, ‘Washington, July 14.—A cablegram received at the statc department from Minister Merry at San Salvador, states that continuous fighting is proceeding on the border line between Guatemala and Salvador; also that the Guatema- lan troops have crossed the line into Honduras. The latter is understood here to be part of the Guatemalan attack on the fugitives of Regalado’s army after that leader was killed. Senor Munoz, the Guatemalan min- ister here, has received the following | cablegram from Secretary Barrios of Quatemala: . “Great triumph over Salvadorean invading forces. Salvadorean general- in-chief, Tomas Regalado, killed at El Jicaro.” At the instance of the state depart- | ment the navy department has cabled i to Commander Mulligan of the Marble- | head at Panama to proceed immediate- I = i6H1 HOSTILITIES PROCEEDING ALONG | i Salvador, to safcguard American in- tly to La Libertad, on the coast of TEN CENTS PER WEEK CRISIS MAY BEAVERTED| AN ELEVATOR INQUIRY OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT IN RUSSIA MAKING TO STAVE OFF OPEN RUPTURE. KUCH DEPENDS ON CZAR'S ATTITUDE BLUNDER IN HIGH OFFICIAL CIR- CLES WOULD PRECIPITATE INSTANT CONFLICT. 8t. Petersburg, July 14—The out: %ok for the passage of the summer without a great upheaval in Russia s considerably brighter ‘and every- thing making for the de'ay increases the possibility of a constitutional regime without a civil war. Lawless- ness, which is now chronic throughout the empire, is notl expected to sub- side, but the most powerful influences In opposition to the government are temporarily seeking to stave off a cri- sis. Unless the government by a stu- pid blunder forces all the parties to make common cause the erisis, which all feared was imminent, will be post- poned until the fall. The Constitu- tional Democrats have a sober sense of the responsibility and power with which they firmly believe they will soon be charged and arc interested in pouring oil on the troubled waters and the more conservative wing of the Social Democrats, ' numerically the strongest proletariat organization in the country, seems to have succeed- ed in convincing the more radical wing that the time is not yet ripe for ex- treme measures. They are Especially Anxious to Pre-ent tae formation at present of a council of workmen, similar to the one which directed the outbreak last fall, and plan to have all the extreme organiza- tions later elect delezates to such a council, which at the proper time will coalesce with the group of toil in par- lament, setting up a provisional mod- erate wing. The Social Democrats argue that the mere creation of suck a council now might prematurely me- cipitate matters. They insist on a postponement until the agrarian movement has been extended and a considerable proportion of the army is ready to line up on their side. If the government now takes advantage of the lull to make terms with the moderates in parliament there is still a chance of a peaceful settlement, but A cortinuation of the present tension; in the opinion of the best judges, can only destroy the prestige of the mod- erate elements in parliament, solidify all the oppositional forces and render a conflict certain. Assassin Said to Be a Girl. Sebastopol, July 14.—It is creditly stated that the assassin of Admiral Chouknin was a girl disguised in the uniform of a sailor. No arrest has yet been made. SENIOR PARTNER DISAPPEARS. Firm of Georgia Cotton Dealers Short Large Amount. Augusta, Ga., July 14.—The financial embarrassment of Alexander & Alex- ander, one of the largest firms of cot- ton factors in the state, developed dis- crepancies of about $145,000, following the disappearance of Thomas W. Alex- ander, head of the firm and member of one of the most prominent families in Georgia. The Georgia Railroad bank loses $115,000. Mr. Alexander left Augusta on Sat- urday, saying that he was going to New York. The following night his brother, Bishop Alexander, the junior member of the firm, received a tele- gram from him asking that his desk be opened and that three letters found there be delivered. One of the letters was to his part- ner, in which a statement was made of the financial embarrassment of the firm and saying that if Mr. Alexander was not back here by Wednesday he { would never be seen agaln. Another letter was addressed to a local cotton mill president and a third to Mr. Alex- ander’s wife. AGREEMENT EXPECTED. | British Cabinet Divided on Naval Pro- gramme. London, July 14—It is doubted if the differences in the cabinet over the naval programme will be productive i terests. The state department is earnestly : i trylng to prevent this hostile clash! from proceeding to the point of actual war and to that end instructions have been sent to Minister Merry at San Salvador and to Minister Combs at Guatemala City to use their good of- fices with the governments to which bring about a peaceful settlement of the present difficulty. Minneapolls Wheat. Minneapolis, July 13.—Wheat—July, T7%c; Sept, T7%c; Dec., i8%c; May, 82c. On track—No. 2 hard, T8%c; No. 1 Northern, 793%c; No. 2 North- ern, 78%c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, July 13.—Wheat—To arrive —No. 1 Northern, 79%c; No. 2 North. ern, 773%c. On track—No. 1 Northern, 79%c; No.. 2 Northern, 77%c; July, 19%c; Sept., 78%e¢; Dec., 78c. Flax— { To arrive, on track and July, $1.18%4; lfllpt. $1. lnfi %! 11%. they are accredited and endeavor to ' of anything like a crisis. Conferences jare progressing and a well informed authority said that he was confident that an agreement would be reached. 1t is generally understood that Foreign Secretary Gray is lead¥g the faction . favoring a larger consiruction pro- gramme, thus supporting the conten- tions of the naval lords of the ad- miralty. MUST BE DOCKED FOR RFPAIRS. Atlantic Liner Deutschland Collides With Pier, Dover, Eng, July 1+—The Ham- burg-American line steamer Deutsch- land, from Hamburg via Dover and Cherbourg for New York, while leav- ing Dover collided with the Prince of ‘Wales' pler and twisted her stem. The steamer immediately anchored oft the admiralty pier to investigate the ex- teut of the damage she had sustained end it was found to be so great that . Bhe was unable to proceed and must i be docked for repairs. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS. SION BEGINS INVESTIGATION ORDERED BY S8ENATE. RAILROADS REQUESTED TO ANSWER CIRCULAR LETTER SEEKING IN FORMATION MAILED TO ALL COMMON CARRIERS. ‘Washington, July 14.—An investiga tion is to be made by the interstate commerce commission, by authority of, the United States senate, of the ele- vator, grain buying and forwarding business of the country to determine to what extent special favors have been granted to them by railroad com- panies; the influence which the al- leged monopolizing of this branch of business has—had upon the market; the injury it has worked to grain producers; the extent to which rail- roads, their officers, directors, stock- holders and employes own or control grain buying or forwarding companies, and the manner in which such hold- ings, if any, were secured. A few days prior to the adjournment of congress the senate adopted a reso- lution directing the interstate com- merce commission to make a thorough inquiry along the lines indicated. In the judgment of the commission this investigation involves securing imme- diately items of information from com- mon carriers engaged in the transpor- tation of grain as Interstate comm rce. in pursuance of the resolution, there- fore, the interstate commerce commis- sion has sent a circular letter to every railroad corporation in the United States requesting its responsible of- ficials to furnish to the commission as soon as practicable information which will enable it to report to con- gress next Becember. In brief, the commission desires rail- road companies to supply it with the Jame and location of Every Grain Elevator along their lines, together with the oapacity of the elevator and whether the elevators are used solely by their operators; the name and address of each firm or corporation operating the elevators; whether any of the eleva- tors are located upon the lands of the raflroad company, and whetherauch privilege of location 18 open to other persons desiring to~ ersct. _elovators along the railroad lines; ‘what, if any, interest the railroad companies have in elevator properties and any allowance in ‘money or otherwise is made by the railroad companies fog the elevation or transfer of gratn; the names and addresses of the ten persons or firms who have been the largest shippers of graln over the railroad lines since June, 1905; the extent, if any, to which each railroad company since June, 1905, has engaged in the buying or sel ‘grain; the extent, so far as known, to which any officer ploye of the railroad has been engaged in the operation of any elevator; a de- scription of all special facilities or privileges which the railroad com- panies, during the three yeara last past, have provided under stress of competition or other conditions to maintain or increase the volume of grain traffic over the lines of railroads, together with details of such special privileges or facilities, and a state- ment showing in detail the methods of the railroad companies in distribut- Ing cars for the shipment of grain. SALE OF CANAL BONDS. 8ecretary Shaw Concludes Prelim- Inary Negotiations. New York, July 14.—Secretary Shaw had a conference with local bankers at the subtreasury. His vis- itors included William H. Porter, pres- ident of the Chemical National bank. The matter of further gold imports by government ald was not discussed. It 1s understood that the secretary has concluded all the preliminaries for the flotation of the $30,000,000 of Pana- ma canal bonds, though the issue price has not vet been announced, nor is it known what proportion of the whole will be allotted to New York banks. Inquiries from out of town fn- stitutions are sald to be quite numer ous. It is semi-officially stated that prae: tically all the funds derived from the sale of the bonds will remain undis- turbed in the banks until crop mov- ing requirements have been met. - SISTER MURDERS BROTHER. hLH Latter Had Killed Fanatic Whe Wronged the Girl. Seattle, Wash., July 14.—After es- caping the gallows for killing Frans Creffield, leader of the “Holy Rollers,” a religious sect, because Crefield had wronged Esther Mitchell, the girl's brother, George Mitchell, was shot and Killed by his sister. ; Last Tuesday young Mitchell was acquitted by a jury at Seattle, Wash., hoped ‘that he would be hung. Late Thursday afternoon’ while in the depot at Seattle with her father and her brother waiting to leave the city Re ther Mitchell suddenly drew a pistol and murdered. the brother who had l\fllh‘tm