Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 10, 1906, Page 4

% Late News of the World By Domestxc-—Forexgn--Fmancxal--Socxal--Polxtxcal and Commercml FAILS TO MAKE 600D | ! NEW YORK CORONER PROMISED SENSATION AT INQUEST OF POLICY KING ADAMS, CONFIDENT MAN WAS MURDERED JURY HEARS THE EVIDENCE AND PROMPTLY RETURNS VER. DICT OF SUICIDE. New York, Oct. 10.—Albert J. Ad-| ams, the former “policy king,” who was found dead in his apartments at the Hotel Ansonia on Oct. 1, commit- ted suicide. A verdict to this effect was returned by a coroner’s jury after & brief session which opened with every promise of developing a series of startling sensations, which, {f realized, might have made the Adams case one of the great murder mys- teries. The seusation was sprung by Cor- oner Harburger, under whose direc tion the inquest was held, in his open- ing address to the jurors. The cor- oner declared It to be his belief that Adams had been murdered and he added that the man whom he believed to be the murderer would appear be- fore the jury as a prominent witness. This statement followed closely upon a scene in the coroner's office in which Mr. Harburger and W. E. D. Stokes, proprietor of the Hotel Ansonia, en- gaged in a sharp discussion, which was ended only when friends of the two men interfered. When Mr. Stokes appeared before the coroner’s jury he was attended by former Judge Will- iam M. K. Olcott as personal counsel. At the conclusion of the examination of witnesses, who included hotel em- ployes, members of Mr. Adams’ im- mediate family and a police captain, the jury returned a verdict of suicide withoul leaving their seats. In his closing address to the jury Coroner Harburger said that all the evidence polnted conclusively to sui- cide. “I have my own opinion on the subject,” said he, “but we must go by the evidence presented here.” On suggestion of Judge Olcott .the coroner withdrew his opening remarks and added that he would expect Mr. Stokes to withdraw the abusive things he had said in the argument which preceded the opening of the inquest. At that Mr. Stokes came forward and expressed himself as being extremely sorry for having addressed a public official as he had done. The coroner and the chief witness shook hands Just as the jury reported its verdict. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. 8tandard Oil Company on Trial at Findlay, O. Findlay, O., Oct. 10.—The Standard Oil Company of Ohio was put on trial here during the day charged with con. spiracy against trade in violation of the state and anti-trust laws. The penalty prescribed is a fine of from $80 to $5,000, or from six to twelve months’ imprisonment. John D. Rockefeller was originally a party to the suit, but was granted a separate trial, the date of which will depend on the success of the state in the present proceedings. It is said Mr. Rockefeller will not be a witness and will not attend the trial. The Buckeye Pipe Line company and Man- hattan Oil company, both state cor- porations, are also defendants, but have also secured separate trlals. The work of selecting the jury be- gan without delay. Prosecutor David accepted the first twelve men drawn. Attorney Kline for the Standard Oil company, however, had the court ex- cuse three of the twelve on their statement that they had formed an opinion in the case. FATAL WILL CONTEST. Priest's Sister Dies of Anxiety Over Long Litigation. Rock Island, I11,, Oct. 10.—Mrs, Cath- erine McArdle, sister of the late Dean Thomas Mackin, who died a year ago, leaving an estate worth $200,000, is dead ns a result of the worry and ex-| citement of the suit to break the will of the dead priest. Father Mackin was for years pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church here. He inherited property and through judicious Investments the estate grew. The bulk of the estate was left to Mrs. Charles Plamondon of Chicago and Mrs. Thomas Dolly and Mrs. Grace Mackin of Rock Island, distant relatives, JOKE RESULTS Jealous Wife Shoots Husband and Herself. Hinton, W. Va., Oct. 10.—As the re- sult of a joke on his wife Charles Smith, mayor of Brooklyn, near here, is believed to be dying and Mrs. Smith 1s also probably fatally wounded. Smith had Elbert Medley dress up as a woman and call him out to the gate. IN TRAGEDY. Mrs. Smith, angered by jealousy,-shot ' ber husband through the stomach and fung and then shot herself. Masked Men Hold Up Station, Huntsville, Mo., Oct. 10. — Twp masked men, armed with, pistols, en- tered the railroad station and, after locking the operator and other em: ployes In a freight car, blew open the ule, necurod uoo lna uupld INDIAN FURNISHES BEEF, Men Control South Dakota Rall- road Work. Washington, Oct. 10.—The Indian office is much pleased over a report received from the Standing Rock agency. Among the 600 Indian rail- road employes working on the reser- vation, where the Milwaukee and St. Paul road is grading an eighty-mile stretch, there has been but one case of intoxication during the past two months. The beel contract for furnishing the grading camps of the entire line west of the river was given to a mixed blood Indian, who employs white men to do the butchering for him, and sells about 100 head of beeves a month, all raised by Indlans on this reservation. Al hay is furnished and most of the freighting for the camps Is done by Indians and vegetables and produce of all kinds come from the red man’s garden. SHOT BY JEALOUS WOMAN. Becret of Recent lliness of Sultan of Turkey, Parls, Oct. 10.—A dispatch to the Petit Parisien from Constantinople de- clares that the real secret of the re- cent illness of the sultan of Turkey was that he was shot in the abdomen by a Kurdish woman, who was jeal- ous of his latest favorite in the ha- rem, a beautiful Circasslan girl. Aec- cording to the story the bullet was ex- tracted by a German physician, the sultan undergoing the operation with- out taking chloroform and displaying great nerve. ARMY OFFFIGERS NEGLIGENT HELD RESPONSIBLE BY COMMIS- 8IONS FOR RECENT MuU- TINIES IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—The com- missions appointed by Emperor Nich- olas to investigate the causes of the Sveuaborg-and Cronstadt mutinies have found that the blame was largely at- tributable to the negligence and in- efficiency of the officers. It is conm- sidered probable that several of thq latter will be tried by courtmartial as a result of the investigation. An idea | of the lax discipline prevailing at Sveaborg fortress may be formed from the fact that the officers allowed the agitators who organized the mutiny to live in the barracks with the soldiers and distribute - revolutionary procla- mations. The sedition which perme- ates the whole fortress, artillery as weli as the engineers-and other spe- clal branches of the service, is con- sidered to be mainly due to the li- cense allowed the agitators. The mil- itary authorities consider that these branches of the army are wholly unre- liable, but they think that the cavalry and light artillery can be depended upon and that the revolutionary prop- aganda has made comparatively slight progress among the infantry regi- ments. As a result of the investigation it is announced that Captain Koronoff, com- mander of Fort Constantine, on the mainland near Cronstadt, whom the mutineers during the uprising of Aug. 1 succeeded in wounding while at- tempting to capture the bridge con- necting the fort with the island, will be tried by courtmartial charged with inactivity in the performance of his duties. Nine more of the officers of the fortress artillery have resigned. The continued naval mutinies are regarded by the commissions as being unavoidable under the present condi- tlons. KEven wearers of the St. George’s. cross, which is conferred, like the British Victoria cross, for acts of ex- treme bravery and devotion to duty, are affected. One of these was con- demned to death recently at St. Peters- burg for disobedience of orders and #triking an officer. EMPEROR IS ANGRY, Objects to Publication of Hohenlohe Memoirs. New York, Oct. 10.—Dispatches to the Times from Berlin report that a tremendous row has been caused by the publication of the “memoirs” of the late Chancellor von Hohenlohe, which include extracts from his diary refer- ring to the differences between the emperor and Prince Bismarck which resulted in the latter's retirement. The emperor telegraphed to Prince Phillip von Hohenlohe, who resides in Bohemia, censuring him for ‘“gross tactlessness” in causing the publica- tion of the “memoirs,” and adding that the making public of matters concerning the person of the sover- elgn ought not to have been made without his consent, especlally when unforeseeable consequences might en- sue. The prince promptly responded, dis- claiming any responsibility in the mat- ter, and expressing regret and Indig- nation that the book should have ap- peared. It is declared here that the real culprit is Prince Alexander, the chan- cellor’'s youngest son, who formerly. was a member of the reichstag and still holds an officlal post, and it is expected - the emperor's displeasure will'be visited heavily ‘upon him. Militia Now in Control. Ottawa, Ont.,, Oct. 10.—Buckingham is. In possession of the militia and all 18 quiet after the conflict of Monday, " No further qmnrblnca 18 expected. i RS FOURTEEN ARE MISSING TWO BARGES CUT ADRIFT ON LAKE SUPERIOR DURING SEVERE STORM. HIGH WIND AND SNOW PREVAIL NAVIGATION ON GREAT LAKES 1S BOTH DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 10.—A special to the News from Hancock, Mich,, says that the barges Wayne and Foster were cut adrift during the night's gale by the steamer Bart and are on the shore of Lake Superior, fourteen miles above the Portage Lake ship canal. Nothing is known yet of the fate of the fourteen men who were on the two boats. The lifesaving crew has gone to the wrecks. The Bart made the ship canal in safety after cutting loose the barges. NAVIGATION DANGEROUS. Bevere Gale and Snow Storm Raging on Lake Superior. Detroit, Mich,, Oct. 10.—Reports from Sault Ste. Marie say that the Lake Superior country is being swept by a northwest gale and snow storm and that navigation is both difficult and dangerous owing to the snow. Steamers coming up from ‘Lake Erie report that the storm was very se- vere. - The passenger steamer West- ern States arrived two and a halt hours late from Buffalo and reported a terrific battle all the way across the lake with a fifty-mile gale. The steamer A. Weston, bound down with lumber and towing a barge, was forced to tie up here by the refusal ot the crew to continue working if the captain passed Detroit. The Weston’s wheel was broken and the boat could make but five or six miles an hour and the crew refused to venture out into Lake Erie in’ the storm with the boat in that condition. The captain com- plied with their demand, tied up here and went into drydock for repairs. SAD CASE AT CINCINNATI. “Little Mother” to Four Younger Chil- dren Fatally Burned. Cincinnati, Oct. 10.—Martha Schulz, aged sixteen years, the “little mother” to four young children, was fatally burned by a kerosene explosion at her home on Reading road in this city. There was no adult near to aid the suffering girl until she had become literally a living- torch. The. mother had been dead several years and the family had been united under the care of the little mother less than a year ago. The father, Herman Schulz, is a contractor and had left the house only a short time before the accident. MAY DECLARE MARTIAL LAW. Serious Race Trouble Feared at Ah genta, Ark. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 10.—Alexan- der Champion, a negro, was shot and killed in a saloon at Argenta during the afternoon. The murderer is un- known, Sheriff Kavanaugh went to the scene and contemplates placing the city of Argenta under martial law. Considerable excitement exists and it is believed the death of the negro is connected with the race disturb- ances of the past several days. The governor may be asked to order out the state guards. SHOCK FELT FOR MILES. Four Men Killed by Explosion at Pow- der Plant. Tamaqua, Pa., Oct. 10.—Four men were killed and one seriously injured by. an explosion in the dryhouse at the Dupont Powder company’s plant, one mile north of this town. The dead are: Thomas Purcell, Wilson Sassaman, Calvin Gerber and Edward Treisbach. The shock of the explosion was felt for a radius of ten miles. FIRE LOSS _$100,000. Blaze at Ripon, Wis.,, Severely Dam- ages Busines District. Ripon, Wis., Oct. 10.—The second disastrous fire within a few days started in Barnett & Anderson’s lum- ber yard at 2.a. m. The loss is $100, 000. The business district is heavily damaged. Nearly all the citizens were out with the bucket brigade and saved the public library and armory. Five homes are gone. Oshkosh and other cities sent aid. Wall Falls on Street Car, Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 10.—The front wall of the Gilmore hotel, which was recently. destroyed by fire, fell on a passing street car and completely de- molished it. Three passengérs in the car were badly injured. Alexander Potvin, a foreman: of the fire depart- ment, is belleved to be fatally hurt. Fire Fighters Killed in Collision. Chicago, Oct. 10.—Captain Michael | Ebret of the fire department was illed and Charles Slayhize, fireman, ' fatally hurt when the Evanston fiyer ,on the Chicago and Northwestern rail- | rord struck a fire truck at Estes ave- aue crossing in Rogers Park. WOUND MAY BE FATAL. itchell (8. D.) Policeman Shot While Making Arrest. Mitchell, 8. D, Oct. 10.—Walter Newman, a night policeman, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by Chw'les Reusarn, a threshing machine hand, The bullet took effect three inches above Newman'’s heart. The shooting was done when the officer was at- tempting to arrest Reusan, who, it is said, after having been ordered out of the Martin Bros.' saloon, took a shot at the hartender, Al Snow. Policemau Newman followed Reu san into the saloon and attempted to arrest him. Reusan fired twice at the I policeman, Loth shots taking effect. Albert Otterson, a passerby, struck Reusan over the head and knocked him dov:a when he fired the second shot and in a moment the officer’s assailant was overpowered and carried off to jail. TURNS OVER OFFICE FEES. Action of Chicago's State's & Enriches County. Chicago, Oct. 10.—State’s Attorney John J. Healey has turned over to Coolk county all the fees of his office for the last two years, amounting to $51,213. Healey’s act was in accord: ance with promises made by him be- fore election, in. which he declared that if elected he would accept the statutory salary of $10,000 as his com pensation and would turn over all the fees to the county. This is the first time in the history of this county that a state’s attorney d fees of his office. Attorney has surrend TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST HIGH WATER CAUSE OF MANY FATALITIES IN NORTHERN PART OF MEXICO. Fl Paso, Tex., Oct. 10.—The Herald prints advices from Jalisco that as a result of high waters in the Santiago river in that state twenty-five lives have Leen lost. It is reported that fifteen men were drowned near San Pedro Amalco mines by the capsizing of 'a Dboat and Dr. Toodridguez, a Guadalajara -physician, was drowned. Floods have been very destructive throughout Jalisco and Tepic and else: where. ALL RESI?E IN SAME HOUSE. Madison \(Wis.) Man and His Two Wives Get Along Nicely. Madison, Wis., Oct. 10.—Charles R. Sager, twenty-eight years old, his wife, whe is the mother of his two small children, ‘and another woman, to whom he was married unlawfully, have been living in the same house since last May, the lawful Mrs. Sager acting as servant in the home, of which her rival is mistress. Sager. who is an insurance solicitor and cus todian of the buildings of the Univer- sity of Wisconsin, voluntarily made this confession in court. Every one concerned is contented with this ar- rangement of their domestic. affairs, both women resenting it when the court interfered. “Charley is a good, kind man, and we shall stick by him through thick and thin,” said the second Mrs. Sa- ger, after the man in the case had been. sent to jail. “Shan't we, Bes- sie?” she asked of the first Mrs. Sa: ger. “We surely will stick by him,” said the latter. “So long as the three persons con- cerned,” Mrs. Sager No. 2 went on “are satisfied with this arrangement 7 don’t think outsiders should inter- fere and try to make trouble.” Judge Donovan of the municipal court said that the law must take its course and that Sager could not be released, at least untii an investigation should have been made. INSURANCE COMPANY LOSES. Had Not a Single Excuse for Repudiat- ing Claims. San Francisco, Oct. 10.—The Trans- atlantic Fire Insurance company loses in the first decision to be rendered in the superior courts regarding the lia- bility of companies which have re- fused a doliar for dollar settlement. The company has not a single excuse in law for repudiating the claims of its policyholders, according to a de- cision rendered by Judge Carroll Cook. The company disclaimed responsibil- ity upon the assertion that the fire ‘was an act of providence. Peonage Case Appealed. Cape Girardeau, Mo., Oct. 10.—The, peonage case recently tried here, which resulted in Charles M. Smith and his son and five others being fined and sentenced to the Leaven- worth (Kan.) penitentiary, will be re: heard in St. Louls. Counsel for the | defense has made application for an appeal on writ of error-to the United | States court of appeals. The appeal was granted and the seven defendants have been admitted to bail. Striking Ironmolders Enjoined. Topeka, Kan,, Oct. 10.—A temporary: injunction has been granted by Judge Pollock of the United: States district court 1éstraining the members of the Ironmolders’ union. of Kansas City, Kan.. from Interterlng with the em- ployes of the Riversfde iron works of that city, The company claims that the men imported to supplant strikers |, have: been intimidate” and annoyed [0 BUILD BY CONTRACT | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING TH,Ei ISTHMIAN CANAL FINALLY DETERMINED. SHONTS PREPARING ANNOUNCEMENT WILL SET FORTH REASONS FOR ACTION AND OUTLINE PRO- POSED PLAN. ‘Washington, Oct. 10, — Chairman Bhonts of the isthmian canal commis- sion has announced that the proposed plan of having the canal constructed by contract will not affect the person- nel of the canal commission nor the clerical force. He also stated that the laborers and employes of all sorts on the canal will be retained by the successful contractor. Mr. Shonts is engaged in preparing " statement setting forth the condi- tions and reasons for deciding upon|’ the contract system. This statement, together with copies of the proposed contract, will be made public as soon | as completed. ‘The decision to let the construction of the canal to contractors was finally reached at a conference between Pres: ldent Roosevelt-and Chairman Shonts. For nine months the commission has had the contract method under con- sideration and -Mr. Shonts and Secre- tary Taft have been in conference with prominent contractors for a long time concerning the terms of the proposed contracts. T e e T i METHOD - OF FILING TARIFFS. Railroads Discuss Matter With Inter.: state Commission. ‘Washington, Oct. 10.—A continuance ! of the hearing as to the method of filling tariffs w: had by representa- tives of the railroads during the day before the interstate commerce com- mission. The railroads are interested deeply in the question, the solution of which may mean hundreds -of thou- sands of dollars to them in the prep- aration and printing of their tariffs. The representatives of the railroads are .contending for the most econom- ical method of preparing and filing the tariffs, irrespective of the value of the method to the general public. They maintain that their agents and ship- pers will be able to easily understand the tariffs as they are prepared and printed by them and that that is all that may be necessary. At the conclusion of the hearing now in progress the -interstate com- merce commission will issue an order respecting the filing of tariffs, which will be the final word on the subject. SUBJECT NOT DIVULGED. President Holds Long Conference With Cabinet Members. . Washington, Oct. 10.—The six mem- “THE LANPHER™ FUR CoAT' THIS WEEK WE MAKE A SPECIAL Furs SEE OUR EAST WINDOW! 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Those partici- pating declined to say anything at all | regarding the conference with the ex- ception of Mr. Bonaparte, who admit- ted that there was something partic- ular the president wanted to talk with the three members about, but that it was not in shape to be discussed at; this time. I involving the tax law of the state, until a full bench can be secured. Indictments in Sugar Case, New York, Oct. 10.—Eight indict- ments in the so-called sugar rebate case have been handed down by the October federal grand jury. The in- dictments were found earlier in the year, but were never officially re- ported. E. H. WINTER & CO., ison with others statements. CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SHOES... We carry the largest line ot children’s shoes to be found in northern Minnesota. ‘A compar- will prove our Mackinaws, woel soeks. Phone 30 CHILDREN’S CLOTHING Before buying that boy’s suit look over our line of $2.50 and $3.50 ‘suits. You: will be sur- prised at the value. 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