Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 3, 1906, Page 4

DALY ¥ DESTROY THE TRUSTS' WILL EXTEND STRIK S8AN FRANCISCO STREET CAR EMPLOYES DECIDE TO TIE UP MORE LINES, AMERICAN ANTI-TRU.T LEAGUE SENDS COMPLIMENTARY LET- TiIR TO MR, BRYAN, i B ENDORSES HS WEW YORK SPEECH MEN REJECT COMPANY'S PROPOSAL EMPHATICALLY DECLINE TO RUN CARS UNTIL DEMANDS ARE COMPLIED WITH, GCVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS. | | H EPISTLE COMMENDS STAND FORI New York, Sept. 3—William J. Bry- WILLIAM B. STEWART an has recelved from the American Candidate, Superintendent of Schools. Anti-Tr e the following letter speech of Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, es- BRYAN pecially that portion refeiring to a war on trusts and the government ownership cf railroads: v “On behall of the American Anti- Trust leagae and. expressing, as we firmly. Lelioye, the sentiments of the great majority of good citizens who are opposed alike to the evils of | monopolies and the dangers of social- i we welcome you home and ex- to you our gratification and ap- | preciation for all of your great speech of Thursday night at Madison Square Garden and more especially for your invincible stand in favor of, not the regulation, but the destruction of the criminal trusts and for the govern- ment ownership of railroads. “We hold that the experience of all civilized nations has firmly established the principle that the maintenance of highways is one of the chief functions of government, or of the few great attributes of sovereignty, of which no 8an Francisco, Sept..3.—The - Car- men’s union in mass meeting during the morning refused to recelve the communications of President Calhoun of the United Raflways. When the statement ‘of Mr. Calhoun was read it wap greeted with catcalls and hisses. By vote it was declded to ‘ignore the communication offering drbitration it the men raturned to work: The union thien declded: to adhere to thelr orig- inal demands of $3 per day .and, elght | hours, ‘ RS e S It was also declded to tie up_ 'th California and Geary street cable 1in it the demands were not grantéd be- fore night. 7 Attends Reception and Makas Several Spceches, New York, S Wiitiam J. Bry: an airlved iy f.uin Bridge port, Conu, > worning. and went to a Lotel. After re maining th fort time My, Bryan left_the hotel te attead to some per sonal basiness. ;i Mr. Br, atieinded an informal re ceprion the. National Democratic club at 3:30 p. m. After that he w-n! to Newark, where he made a speec! at 4 p. m. Later he returned to Jer sey City, where he delivered three spesches. He then returned to New York In time to attend the dinner given to him by the newspaper men. Mr. Bryan announced a change of plan regarding his proposed trip to New Zealand. “I think I shall not go,” he said. “for I've been away from home a long time and it feels good to get back. [ had intended to go there after the election, but have decided not to go.” STRIKEBREAKERS', ARRIVE, : ‘ s * + John Wilmann, the present county auditor, is a candidate for re- nomination and deserves the hearty support of the people at the polls Sept. 18; 1906. J. 0. HARRIS FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. J. O. Harris, the present register of deeds, is seeking renomina- tion and is making the same quiet and clean campaign he did two years ago. Mr. Harris is serving his first term and during tha' el time has made many friends. It naturally follows that ote whom has served a first term to the satisfaction of the people is en- titled to a second. In voting for Mr. Harris, you vote for a man gl S dorerelenty, of whieh, - state can divest itself without endan- who has always been at his post and ready to accommodate the gerlng the very existerice of the gov- people. ernment and utterly destroying that great principle of equality of rights which is the very cornerstone of the Amerlcan republic. We rejoice in your courage and are proud of the ability with which you are teaching the doctrines of Jeffersonian Demoe- racy and the principles of the Amei- March Through Streets of 8ah Fran- cisco Unmolested. San Francisco, Sept. 3.—The first Mr, Wilm: i i Phrn Sl S oot e . Wilman has made an enviable record as county auditor and marched through the entiré length: of | W€ have always found him at his post of duty ready to accomadate the burned district “accompanied by | the people. :‘:l‘;:? ::::d: :el::::tb:?:.n:r::::r‘lit Mr. Wilmann had a very difficult task before him when he took about thirty men arrived ‘at the Third | the o?fice two years ago. The records were in bad shape and after and Townsend street depot. As the|working hard day and night for the last year and a half he has ::;21‘.”::;:5 ;tlfi‘lgflag*‘:::ft;‘:‘: ch"; succeeded in straightening out the affairs to such an extent that strikebreakers were aboard was made | $h€Y Were never in better shape than at the present time. known to the carmen by trainmen: He has added thousands of acres of land to the tax list that have The party split up in small groups | fop years escaped taxation upon alighting from the train, each of 4 e 5 5 which was escorted by ome or two| His Way of handling the forfeited tax sale last year met with the special officers and made their way to | approval of the state auditor, who made a personal visit to the and- the various car barns without trouble. | itorg offic2 at the time of the sale. Although ‘mumerous pickets were at . el . the depot there was no demonstration |, 1he Office of the county auditor is an important one, and a man and no attempt made to interrupt the | i8 needed there who is competent and willing to safeguard the in- terests of the taxpayers and such a man is found in the present auditor, John Wilmann who is seeking re-electicn. —_— INSURGENTS RAID RANCHUELO. Take All the Horses and Contents of Treasury. Havana, Sept. 3.—A band of insur- gents, numbering about 200 men, raid- ican Anti-Trust league. We recognize | €@ Rancliuelo, near Cienfuegos, prov- your leadership in America for the|ince of Santa Clara, taking all the coming battle for the achievement of | horses and the contents of the treas- the last and greatest rights of man, | ury, $1,700. namely, the economic liberty of ail| The authorities of the city of Pinar men and wowen. We'pledge you our | del Rio have organized a force of 30¢ hearty and enthusiastic support and | special pclice and 100 city -militiamen. bid you Godspeed in the good work.” | Three hundred insurgents under SO General Carillo and Campos Marquetti, The report of Coroner Hoffman ci|the negro congressman, have occupied Chicage for the muuth of August| Bahia Honda, on the north coast of shows there were 390 deaths in Cook | Havana province. More than fifty county as ngainst 338 for July and 356 | residents of the town: have already tor April, the next largest month. The! joined the band. This body of insur- increase in the death rate is attributed! gents does not interfere with the prop- to tie excessive heat. erty of Americans or other ¢ imported. men, John 1. Normac, a guard from Chi- cago, " tantalized by the taunts and jeers of youthtul sympathizers with the striking- men, drew his revolver and fired at his tormentors. The bul- let passed through the hat of Leon Harris, a bystander, who immediately caused Normac’s arrest on a warrant, charging the guard with ault to commit murder.." LONGSHOREMEN _ON STRIKE. Fail to Secure New Agreement at New il i Orleans, New Orleans, Sept. 3.—Due-to the failure of the stevedores--and ship agents t0sign' a mew contract the longshoreien on the river front sus- pended *Work during the day. The three years’ contract, which-terminat- | ed ‘the last strike, has ended. For some time there have bheen negotia- tlong for-a new agreement. The long- shoremen have not asked for an ‘in- crease” of “payy but, want a conditicn | that they may change their rules. Under this reservation any gang| wonld have the right to call on the foreman for additional help when their work became too heavy to handle. The stevedores and ship agents say this would Incrense the cost of loading and | decline ‘to' sign any agreement which does not provide that there shall not be any change in the present rules. CHAS. F. SCHROEDER FOR CLERK OF COURT. Charles F. Schroeder of Grant Valley, who seeks the nomina- tion and election for clerk of the district court, is a young man who has been a resident of the county for eleven years. Coming here 4 in 1895, he engaged in the mercantile business, and was a resident of the city until about three yearsago when he moved to Grant ¥ Valley. For three years he was village recorder, and at present is a popular official of his town and school district. Mr. Schroeder is of a genial disposition and a pleasant man to meet, and if elected would make a good official. INCREASE PAY IN THE ARMY.[ Recommendations of Brigadier Gen- ‘eral -Constant Williams. ‘Washington, Sept. 3.—Conditions ex- isting at this time call for an increase .In the pay oi the army, says Brigadier General’ Constant 'Williams, command- ing the department of the Colorado, in his annial ®aport. He asserts that the Increased cost of living since 1873, JOHN F. GIBBONS FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY, For the office of county attorney no better selection can be- made than to elect John F. Gibbons, Mr. Gibbon’s interests have long been identified with the interests of Bemidji and the building up of Beltrami county. Mr. Gibbons is an able attorney, a well read lawyer, and by his carefulness, has a faculty of making friends when_tfie présent rate of pay was,| wherever he meets people. The office of county attorney is an im- fixed, the frequent changes-of stations, rtant one and the = < €y 15 sending officers to" Alaska and faland g;bbons. L people will make no mistake nominating Mr. passessions, necessitating the keeping of _two ' séparate > establishments 'in many cases, works @ hardship, espe- cla)ly on lire officers. - 8TOP:.WORK:--ON .. BUILDING. A. L. HANSOM, Candidate for State Senator, 61st district. Chicago Inspector Accut Contractors 1....9f Carelessness. Chicago, Sept. 3.—Fiftéen hundred men ;walked .out of the new Commer- clal Natlonal bank building during the day ‘on the crder of Building Inspéctor Bartzen: :The bulldmg Is a new sky- scraper now.-being erected at Adams and Clark streets and the commission- er asserts that necessary precautions ngdinst loss of-live are not balng taken i ollapsing. Sept. 3.—Official dispatches _racelved here snnounce that the strikes in’ the Santander mining dis- tricts” are. generally ending and that the men are. feturning to work. At Bilboa, however, the situation 13 still " eritical. - 2 Contracts for the l;undlng of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail: -Toad from the Bifter Root mountains to the Columbia river have been let to a Seattle contractor. 3 2 In his angual réport for the season of 1905, Coloniel William V. King, su- perintendent of the New York Cotton Exchange, figures®the crop at 11,233, 847 bales, as compared with 13,054,029 bales in 1904-6. The monthly statement ot the gav: ernment recelpts and' expenditures shows that for the month of August,| : i For County Superintendent.' 1906, the total receipts were $55,007, 3 M. E. Thurston, who seeks the republican nomination for sheriff, J. J. Rogan, the present county superintendent of schools, is et e R i FRED KHODA FOR CLERK OF COURT. has been a resident of the county for the past eight years and is ';:f:;"g T onand b eviOME N TR SNIEEY T “;h:‘ :;::‘l[:\:lll‘:‘:::-lfii,:lfi;uon of e ibods, the popular and obliging olerks of court, ia : i - just completing hi i i - i i well and favorably lfnown‘ !::le ranks first among the! party work- During his term of office he has been painstaking and carefal w “";m"-;" ‘““: ”‘;“"' gm’;‘;' 1flloe°:vhli)cz‘ifeg hi?l?é?:fi:lg:al:dtol:r 53‘:‘?‘ Nf: ‘}lielfgi?istzneth;: .ers, and having a wide acquaintance, is in a good position to ask "zh his worl and the schools have rapidly forged to the front! yuiiéd ut ui.n;n.o'oo,oo?n'.' ‘Wil be :oui the most experienced accountants in the county and the accuracy your support at the primaries on September 15, 1906, under his direction. ~ His record as county superntendent is' the 3 Y f ~ Stanford of his work has won for hi fri : ti ¢ work ; best and it is up to a satisfied people to give him a second 'term. 4o secure his re-eelction. SN Tnds ho axg antively & I M. E. THURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF,