Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1907, Page 4

et s % DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURGHES OF THE CITY Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser-|. mons to Be Delivered in the City Tomorrow. Episcopal.—Rev. Murphy of Grand Rapids will conduct Epis- copal services in the Norwegian Lutheran church tomorrow even- at 8 o’clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. St. Phillips Catholic Church.— Eariy mass 8:30 a. m,; high mass and sermon 10:30. Sabbath scheol 2 p. m, Rev. Fr. O'Dwyer. Baptist.—The subject on Sun- day morning will be “The Great Need, and the Great Remedy.” In the evening the subject will be “The Privilege of Living in Bemicji, From the View-Point of Angels.” Sunday school at 12:10. Young People’s meeting at 7 p. m. At the close of the evening service, we shall obey the Sav- iour’s last command before crucifixion, “This Do in Re- membrance of Me.” Everyone should make an effort to attend some church, the first Sunday in the new year. Methodist.—Morning worship at 11. Subject of sermon, “Does It Pay?” Special music at this service. Sunday school at 12:15; Junior League, 3 p. m.; Epworth League, 7 p. m.; public worship at 8, subject of the pastor’s dis- course, “The Greatest Question of the Hour.” This will be the beginning of a series of - special meetings which will continue all week. The public is cordially iwited to attend these services. Special music. Presbyterian.—Tomorrow will be a day of special service. In the morning at 11 we will observe] the Lord’s supper, as is our custom on the tirst Sabbath of the New Year. At this time we will receive members into the church, and the sacrament of baptism will be administered. All members and friends are re- quested to help by their presence to make this a memorable day. Bible class and Sunday school at 12:15. Junior C. E. at 83 p. m ; Senior C. E.at 7. Evening ser- vice at 8, subject, ‘‘Where Art Thou?” The public is cordially invited to participate in these services, and to continue through the year. School Opens Monday. The schools of this city will open on Monday, and both teach- ersand scholars will enter on the new term with renewed vig- or, after the holiday vacation of two weeks, Thetre will be no change in the corps of teachers as published 1n the Pioneer recently, and it is expected that there will be fully as large an attendance this term as last. As far as possible, par- ents should send their children to school on the opening day, so that all may be properly classed and seated for the term, Representative Opsahl Here. Representative-elect J. J. Op- sahlarrived in the city this morn- ing from his claim, near Foy postoffice. Mr. Opsahl went to Wilton this afternoon. where he wili remain until tomorrow, when he will leave for St. Paul and be on the ground early for the opening of the legislature next Tuesday. Ao soneonoe TOO0 LATE TO CLASSIFY. Aot A ssonvriabotd WANTED: Competent girl to take charge of home as house- keeper. atonce. Good wages Inquire of Mrs. L, Goldberg, 1101 Lake Boulevard. _— Read the Daily Pioneer. The Pioneer at all times has in stock office supplies of every description. GIFT FROM CARNEGIE DONATES $750,000 FOR BUILDING FCR BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS. WILL BE ERECTED AT WASHINGTON SITE ALREADY SECURED BY THE COUNTRIES BELONGING TO THE BUREAU. Washington, Jan. 5.—It has been announced here that Andrew Carnegl¢ has given $750,000 for the construction of a building to be used by the Bureau of American Republics. Provision for the site already has been made by the United States and South Amer ican republics. Mr. Carnegie was at the state de partment during the day and was in conference with Secretary Root, wha is chairman of the board of governors of the bureau. Secretary Root infor. mally thanked him for his gift and indicated that he would at once send him a formal letter of acceptance. President Roosevelt already has writ: ‘ten Mr. Carnegle expressing his ap preciation and acceptance of the dona tion. The gift having been made to the Bureau of American Republics the permission of congress to accept it will not be necessary. Several years ago congress appropriated $200,000 as the share of the United States toward the site and building for the bureau and between $25,000 and $30,000 al- ready has been contributed by the South and Central American countries belonging to the bureau. STIRS UP THE POLITICIANS. Inaugural of Governor Hughes Puts Him in Presidential Class. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—For some rea son the inaugural message of Gov- ernor Hughes of New York seems to have stirred up Republican leaders here to an extraordinary degree. They Insisted that he was cold blooded and that the candidate for the presidency would have to come from the West anyway. But there is no denying that the governor’s inaugural speech has ben- efitted him wonderfully as far as the opinion of mere politiclans goes. In both branches of congress his name is constantly referred to and the view is expressed that if he justifies the favor- able opinion created by his inaugural he must be counted upon in figuring upon the prospects of the next presi- dential campaign. One of the old timers in congress made up a list of eleven men, one of whom he predicted ‘would surely be the next Republican condidate for the presidency. His list included Governor Hughes; Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker of Ohio; Governor Cummins and Seoretary Shaw of Iowa; Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge of Indiana; Speaker Cannon and Governor Deneen of Illi- nols and Senators La Follette and Spooner of Wisconsin. CONDEMNS ALABAMA JAILS. Sensational Report of President of Convict Board. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 5.—Dr. Shir- ley Bragg, president of the Alabama convict board, in a report to the gov- ernor says that humanity would be best served if every jail in the state were burned. “It would be more humane and far better,” he urges, “to stake a prisoner out with a ring about his neck like a wild animal than to confine him in places we call jails, that are reeking with filth and disease and alive with vermin of all kinds. I tell no secrets when 1 say that in many jalls men and women remain for months with- out means of washing their faces and hands.” Ot the iniquitiegof the county con- vict system, long held to be a blot on DISMAY AT ST. PETERSBURG Assassination of Prefect of Police the Cause. St. Petersburg, Jan. 5—A genera search of the lodgings of persons un der police observation was made here during the night in the hope of dis- covering the accomplices of the assas sin of Prefect of Police van der Lau nitz. Many arrests were made, bul 8o far as known no important terror ists were captured. The man who killed the prefect is still unidentified. Baron Taube, chiel of the gendarme corps, Prefect of Po- lice Rheinbot of Moscow and Governor Kurloff of Kiev are mentioned for the position made vacant by the murder of General von der Launitz, which is one of the most responsible police posts in the empire. The persons con- demned to death by the terrorists are reported to include Grand Duke Nich- olas, Premier Stolypin and two con- servative members of the cabinet who lately received letters of warning. The assassination of Von der Lau- nitz has caused a powerful impression both in the press and among the pub- lic. The newspapers all comment on the inability of the prefect of police to protect his own person against the at- tack of a single resolute terrorist, who undertook the task with the firm determination not to be taken alive, and the papers ask how long a time will elapse before still more prominent personages are stricken by terrorist bullets. The press unites in demand- assassination which has been inau gurated by reactionists as well as by terrorists. Firemen Rescue Twenty People. Menominee, Mich., Jan. 5.—Twenty persons, including a boy ill with ty- phoid fever, were rescued by firemen from the top floors of two three-story tenement houses, which were de stroyed by fire. All were carried down ladders, some being unconscious from smoke. FLOODS IN SEVERAL STATES PARTS OF INDIANA, KENTUCKY AND NEW YORK SUFF_ERING FROM HIGH WATER. Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 5.—High waters and threatened floods are re- ported from different parts of South- western Indiana along the Wabash and White rivers. At Taylorsville, | opposite this city, streets are under ‘water and 500 inhabitants are moving out. At the confluence of the Wabash and White rivers in Knox county the lowlands are under water, with the rivers rising two inches an hour, and farmers are fleeing with their fam- ilies. RESULT OF HEAVY RAINS. Railroad Traffic in Western Kentucky Demoralized. Louisville, Jan. 5.—Traffic on all railroads operating In the western section of Kentucky and on several lines in other parts of the state is demoralized as a result of heavy raing during the last few days. The creeks and rivers in the southern and west- ern portions of the state are out of their banks. In and around Hender- son the Illinois Central and Louisville and Nashville tracks are under water g0 that trains cannot pass. Many trains have been annulled entirely. Fifteen Schools Closed. Princeton, Ind, Jan. 5.~Fiiteen schools in Gibson county have been closed by the high waters. Nearly one-third of Wabash township is under water. The water is in several school buildings. The Patoka river is at a standstill. The pumping station which supplies this city with water has been closed, the water having risen above the machinery. Mohawk River at Flood Stage. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 5.—Constant rain falling for twenty-four hours in the Mohawk valley has raised the Mohawk river to flood stage and exceedingly high water prevails throughout the the civilization of the state, the doc- tor says: “It the state wishes to kill its con- viets it should do it directly and not indlrectly.” He also expresses grave doubts as to the advisability of work- ing convicts in the mines because of the constant menace to life. FENCES MUST BE REMOVED. President lssues Order to Enforce the Law. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—By direction of the president Secretary Hitchcock has issued an order to Commissioner Richards of the general land office at once to notify all speclal agents and recelvers and registers of local land offices that the act of Feb. 25, 1885, for the summary destruction of illegal enclosures and obstructions existing on public lands will be rigidly en- forced after April 1, 1907. This order means that all fences en- closing public lands in violation of law must be removed before April 1. It they are not taken down by that time they will be torn down by’ repre- sentatives of the government. Stricken While Testifying. New York, Jan. 5.—Karl Jungbluth, president of the MacAndrews & Forbes company and a defendant in the action brought by the government against the alleged licorice paste com- bine, became {ll while testitying in that case. He was removed to his home suffering with cerebral conges- tion. valley. The water is still rising. Bridges have been carried away and trains are late. GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF. Cleveland Residents Deprived of Fuel and Light. Cleveland, Jan. 5—As a result of the explosion of a big eighteen-inch main carrying natural gas from West Virginia to Cleveland this city was entirely cut off from its natural gas supply. Thousands of residences and business places were suddenly de- prived of fuel and ‘§ht, causing much euffering. Manufacturing plants: de- pending on natural gas for fuel were in many instances closed down. Three lengths of the big pipe,. submerged |, under water, about thirty-five miles southwest of Cleveland, exploded with terrific force. Mud and water were thrown sixty feet in the air, the con- cussion breaking windows in nearby houses. No one was injured. It will probably be many hours before repairs can be effected by the East Ohio Gas company. Ordinary Laborers Needed. San Francisco, Jan. 5—The labor situation in San Francisco is rapidly , 8ssuming normal conditions, according to investigations made by the Califor- nfa promotion committee. There is still great demand for ordinary labor- ers, not only in San Francisco but also throughout the entire state, this . being especially poticeable in railroad | construction. ing protection against the regime of |) HARRIMAN NOT THERE UNABLE TO APPEAR AT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PA- CIFIC ROADS. ",SEERETAIIY MILLAR ON THE STAND | ; !ADMITS THAT THE SAME MEN ARE OFFICERS OF ALL FOUR CORPORATIONS. New York, Jan. 5.—Counsel for the Union Pacific company announced that President E. H. Harriman would be unable to appear before the inter- state commerce commission, which during the day began an inquiry inta the affairs of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific raillway systems, on ac- ocount of {1l health following an opera: |tion. He said that Mr. Harriman could testify at his own house if the commission desired. He urged, how- ever, that the taking of Mr. Harri- man’s testimony be postponed. Mr. Harriman was excused from attend: |ance at this time. It will be ten days {or more before he can appear, accord- ing to counsel. The underlying purposes of the in- vestigation are to discover whether or not the two rallway lines are natural competitors or whether thers is an agreement between them that may be construed as in restraint of trade un- der the anti-Sherman act. Chairman Knapp and Commissioner Lane are acting for the full commis- sion in taking the testimony. Frank B. Kellogg and C. A. Severance, attor- neys of St. Paul, are appearing as the legal representatives of the commis- sion. Robert S. Lovett appeared as counsel for the Union Pacific." Same Men Control Four Roads. The first witness sworn was Secre- tary Millar of the Union Pacific. He said, in response to questions by Mr. Kellogg, that he also is secretary of the Southern Pacific railway and of the Oregon Short Line and assistant secretary of the Oregon Railway and Navigation company. “Is it not a fact that all of these companies are under the same con- tral; haven’t they all the same pres- ident, E. H. Harriman, and the same vice president, Mr. Cornish?” “Yes, sir.” Mr. Millar was asked whether the {Union Pacific owned stock in the Occi- dental and Oriental Steamship com- Ipany and said 1t aid. The Southern Pacific, he said, owned the Morgan Steamship line. Counsel for the commission then offered in evidence the lists of direc- tors and of the executive committee of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railways. There also was of- fered in evidence a statement showing that the Oregon Short Line voted a majority of the stock at each meeting of the Southern Pacific since April 8, 1903. Secretary Millar would not admit the statement was correct, saying he did not keep the books. The state- ment went on, however, -under stipu- lation of counsel. The bylaws of the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Rallway and Navigation company were next offered in evidence. These four companies were generally referred to during the [progress of the hearing as “thesfour Paoifics.” Ocoupy the S8ame :Offices. Secretary Millar said “the four Pa- cifics” oocupied offices in the same bullding at 120 Broadway,-New York. The principal offices are the same, but some departments are separate. The witness was called upon to iden- tify various documents which were offered in evidence, among these be- ing proxy blanks showing that Pres- ident Harriman, Vice President Cor- nish and one other voted the majority of the stock at the meetings of the Southern Pacific subsequent to that company’s’ acquisition by the Union Pacific company or Oregon Short Line. Counsel for the commission intro- duced- in evidence copies of stockhold- [ing and rate agreements between the Union Pacific and the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railway, exe- cuted by E. H. Harriman and W. A. lark as representatives of the two systems. Mr. Kellogg read from the raffic agreement, which had a life of ninety-nine years, and in which the San Pedro company agreed to main- ain the same rates as charged by the Southern Pacific company. Commis- loner Lane expressed surprise that he contract should be for such a long ‘perlod of time. “And you must remember,” rejoined Kn Kellogg, “that the rates to be Iaintained are those of the Southern [Pacific railway, which, so far as in the San Pedro company.” Resolutions passed by the Union Pa- ific company to the effect that the Bregon Short Line and the Oregon Rallway and Navigation company were not competing and parallel lines were iput in evidence after they had been identified by Secretary Millar. Ownership of Mines Settled. | San Francisco, Jan. 5.—Mines in the (Bullfrog district of Nevada valued by ,’lhs owners at over $20,000,000 have [been awarded to B. A. Montgomery by Judge Z. Seawell against the claims C. B. Fleming, who had sued for & interest. Ink Wells, Etc. Rubber Stamps and Pads, Fountain Pens, Erasers, Kneaded Rubber Squares, Township Plals in book l_orm, PROBING BLOCK SYSTEM. Inquiry Begun by Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, Jan. 5.—An inquiry into the operation of the block signal systems of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and of the Southern Railway was instituted during the day by the interstate commerce commission. In making the inquiry the commission is acting under authority of a resolution of congress adopted at the last session calling for a report on the working of the railroad block system generally, specific instances of what appears to be a faflure of the block signal device —or, as one of the commissioners ex- pressed it, the failure of the human end of the device—to prevent acci- dents involving loss of not only prop- erty but life, were afforded by the re- cent disastrous accidents on the South- ern Railway at Lawyers, Va., and on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Terra Cotta, D. C. These accidents the commission. determined to investi- gate so far as to the relation of the nown, does not own a share of stock operation of the block signals. Officials of both the Southern and the Baltimore and Ohi® were sub- poenaed before the commission to slve such information as they might possess. If, after the officers of these lines have been examined, it be deemed desirable to do so, the com- mission may call officials of other lines on which wrecks recently have occurred on account of the apparent disregard of the block signals or the fallure of the system to accomplish its purpose. Aged Recluse Dies of Cold. Des Moines, Jan. 5.—George Mun- son, for twenty-five years a hermit living on a farm near Osceola, was found frozen at his home by a neigh- bor. He dled shortly afterward. For more than a quarter of a century he had lived alone on his property and a search made at his direction shortly before his death revealed his savings hidden away in various corners of the house. Over $1,200 was discovered. WOULD PREVENT WATERING PRESIDENT TO GIVE HIS ATTEN- TION TO ANOTHER PHASE OF RAILROAD QUESTION. Washington, Jan. 5—It developed during the day that President Roose- velt recently directed the department of justice to make an examination of the revised statutes to find a law pro- hibiting large increases in capital stock Dy the railroads of the country. Attorney General Bonaparte now ad- vises the president that no such law exists. As a result President Roosevelt proposes to vigorously press upon con- gress the necessity for increasing gov- ernment confrol over transportation corporations so as to prevent exces- sive capitalization and compel the dis- closure by each big corporation of its stockholders and its properties and business. The president’s instructions to the department of justice were due to let- ters he received from a number of prominent persons, railroad men among others, calling attention to re- cent large increases in the capital stock of the St. Paul and Great North- ern roads. In the former case the additional stock amounts to $100,000,- 000 and in the latter to $60,000,000. UNLESS GOVERNOR INTERFERES. Mre. Myers Will Hang Jan. 10 for Murder of Husband. Kansas City, Jan. 5.—Judge John F. Phillips, in the United States district court here, has denied the application of the attorneys for Mrs. Aggie My- ers for & writ of habeas corpus. This means that Mrs. Myers, who is now in jall at Liberty under sentence of death for the murder of her husband, and Frank Hottman, in jail at Kansas City for complicity in the crime, will be executed on Jan. 10 unless Gov- ernor Folk interferes. As a last resort the attorneys for Mrs. Myers and Hottman will now ap- peal to Governor Folk to commute the sentences of the prisoners to life im- prisonment. The arguments on the application for ‘the writ in this now famous case were made earlier in the ‘week. «The attorneys for Mrs. Myers argued that the Clay county court had no jurisdiction in the case when the trial was held, basing their contention on a technicality. They sought to have the case retried. Seek an Increase of Wages. Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 5.—The conduc- tors, switchmen, brakemen and train- men of the Southern Railway have sent representatives to Washington to tonfer with the officials of that road for the purpose of securing an in- ctrease of wages. All divisions will be represented. It is stated that a 10 per cent increase will be asked for. New .York City's Payroll. New York, Jan. 6.—Controller Metz lias received from the city paymaster the report of the latter’s transactions for 1906, showing that the city paid rut for salaries and wages to employes $69,576,369. . That was $5,310,311 more lhan the city paid out in a similar manner in 1905. Paper Confiscated in Japan. Tokio, Jan. 5.—The Official Gazette dtates that copies of the socialist or- pan, Kakome, issued at Berkeley, Cal,, have been confiscated and that its circulation in Japan is prohibited. The paper urged the assassination of the Japanese emperor and President Roosevelt. Letter Copy Books, Paper Clips and Fasteners, Rubber Bands, Fine quality colored Blotters, Letter Copy Presses, { lambs, $4.80@7.75. Get Your Office Supplies at the Bemidji Pioneer Office Most Complete Stock West of Duluth ——————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————eeeeeeeee e, Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Etc., Stationery, Christmas Stickers, 1907 Diaries, Typewriter Paper, Scrap Books, Lead Pencils, Pens, Holders, Legal Blanks, Copy Holders, Calendar Pads, Document Files, Note Books, Time Books, Scale Report Books, Trial Balanee Books, Rulers, L FOR VIOLATING INJUNCTION. Members of a Milwaukee Labor Union Sent to Jail. Milwaukee, Jan. 5.—Judge A. L. Sanborn of the United States district court has pronounced judgment in the cases growing out of the contempt. Dproceedings which were brought al- leging violation of the injunction granted the Allis-Chalmers company against the Molders’ union and strik- Ing molders. No fines were imposed, but in each case where found guilty the judgment was for imprisonment in the county = jail. Michael Katz- baum, chairman of the strike commit- tee of Ironmolders’ union No. 125, and John Lutz, treasurer of the strike con * mittee of the same union, were each found guilty of violation of the injunc- tion and were sentenced to imprison- ment in the county jail for thirty days. Two other members of the committee were dismissed because of defect in the pleadings. William Hen- ning, convicted of assault, was sen- tenced to forty days in jall. Two pickets were given thirty days each and two other strikers were given sentences of fifteen days. Notices of appeal were given in sev- eral cases, but Henning and one oth- er were surrendered to begin serving their sentences immediately. KING USES HIS INFLUENCE. The Marlboroughs Said to Have Be: come Reconciled. London, Jan. 5.—In speaking of the reported separation of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough the Throne says: “A reconciliation has taken place between the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and on Boxing day they came together again. King Edward has extended the area of his influence and his functions as peacemaker and has been chiefly instrumental in effeot- ing the reunion.” Offered to Colorado Man. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—The president has oftered to Phillip B. Stewart of Colorado Springs, Colo., the position of commissioner of the general land office to be made vacant on Maroh 4 by the retirement of Commissioner Richards. Mr. Stewart has not yet indicated whether he will accept the office. He is now on his way to Wash- ington. Sues for Municipal Fines. Madison, Wis,, Jan. b5.—Attorney General Sturdevant has begun suit against the city of Milwaukee to com- pel the transfer of $170,849 from the clty to the county treasury. The sum represents municipal court fines, ‘which, under the law, should be trans: ferred to the county, which in turn pays a quota to the state. Police and People Clash. Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Jan. 5.— During a collision between the police and the people at Pergamino, province of Buenos Ayres, six persons were killed and seventeen wounded. The people made a demonstration against the municipal authorities and the fight followed. Further - trouble is feared. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Dispatches to Dun’s Trade Review indicate the New Year has opened under conditions fully up to sanguine expectations. At a banquet to one of his succes- sors John B. Henderson, who wag mayor of Everett, Mass,, in 1897, was stricken with apoplexy and died with- in a few minutes. The closing of the transfer books of the Great Northern Railway company in connection with the new stock issue has been postponed until Jan. 10. The first payment is fixed for Jan. 14. A cablegram from Paris announces. the death in that oity of Rev. Dr. John C. Cotton Brooks of Springfleld, Mass., youngest brother of the late Phillips Brooks, for so many years rector of Trinity church, Boston, and afterward bishop of Massachusetts. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis Jan. 4.—Wheat—May, 76%c; July, 77%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 77%@77%¢; No. 1 Northern, 76%@77c; No. 2 Northern, 74%@ 74%c; No. 3 spring, 7T1@72¢. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Jan. 4—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 767%0; No. 1 Northern, 76%c; No. 2 Northern, T4%c; May, 77%c; July, 78%c. Flax —To arrive, on track and in store, $1.18; Jan,, $1.17; May, $1.21%; July, $1.22%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Jan. 4—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.50@6.25; common to €00d, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.75; veals, $4.50@ 5.50. Hogs—$6.06@6.22%. Sheep— Wethers, $4.50@5.25; good to prime spring lambs, $6.50@7.40. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Jan. 4. — Wheat—May, T6%c; July, 76%c. Corn—May, 43c; July, 43%c. Oats—May, 36¢c; July, 33% @33%c. Pork—May, $16.60; July, $16.80. Butter—Creameries, 22@31c; dairies, 20@27c. Eggs—20@23c. Poul- try—Turkeys, 1lc; chickens, 1ic; springs, 10%c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.15@7.20; cows and helfers, $1.60@ 6.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50@ 4.60; Texans, $3.76@4.60; calves, $6.00 @8.00. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $6.20@6.47%; good heavy, $6.35@ 6.50; rough heavy, $6.10@6.25; light, $6.16@6.42%. Sheep, $3.76@6.76; ' Letter Files, Invoices, Typewriter Supplies, Postal Scales, Waste Paper Baskets, Rubber Type Outfits, Staplers, Paper Knives, & |10 4 conta an hour. FORM NATIONAL BODY RECIPROCAL DEMURRAGE ASS0: CIATION HOLDS FIRST SES- SION AT CHICAGO. MAIN OBJECT OF THE ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE RAILROADS EQUAL SUFFERERS WHEN THEIR CARS ARE DELAYED. Chicago, Jan. 5—Two hundred dele- gates representing boards of trade And commercial organizations in all parts of the country met here during the day for the purpose of forming the National Reciprocal Demurrage association and to take steps to force the railroads of the country to furnish sufficient cars for the adequate move- ment of freight. The objects of the meeting were announced as follows: To make the railroads equal suffer- ers when cars are delayed; increas- ing the demurrage from the $1 con- templated in the Madden bill soon to come before congress to $5 when more than a reasonable time has been taken by the common carrier; the establishment of the assertion that fnillions of dollars in demurrage charges are not collected from fa- vored shippers; raising the obligatory sixty miles per day to seventy-five; not permitting wrecks to operate as excuses for delay by the railroads to dellver shipments promptly; dating bills of lading in such a way that de- murrage may be deducted from the charge when the freight bill is paid. The meeting will last two days. FAVOR STANDARD OIL. Charges Filed Against Fifty Railroad Companies. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—Discrimination in favor of the Standard Oil company by railroads against other oil shippers is charged in a petition and complaint filed with the interstate commerce commission by the National Petroleum assoclation against the Ann Arbor Railroad company and fifty other lines, constituting the Central Trafiic association and the Trunk Line asso- ciation and the New England railway. E. L. Rogers & Co., merchants of Philadelphia, complain that the Phila- delphia and Reading Railway com- pany has placed an unjust embargo on their shipments of hay and straw from Philadelphia. They ask damages in the sum of $10,000 and request the in- terstate commerce commission to or- der a discontinuation of the alleged embargo and discrimination. The board of trade of Kansas City alleges to the commission that the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail- way and other lines running into Kan- sas City charge $2 a car for the con- signment of grain shipped out of the city. The board requests that the commission prohibit the levying of such a charge, or that the charge, if levied at all, be made just and reason- able. SITUATION - DESPERATE. North Dakota Town Freezing for Want of Fuel. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—The interstate commerce commission has received an appeal from the Commercial club of Mohall, N. D., asking that relief be given to the people of that city on account of the lack of fuel and saying that the situation is desperate. The commission at once wired Presicent Hill of the Great Northern railway at St. Paul as follows: “Can you not devise means for prompt relief?” The appeal from the Mohall Com- mercial club, which also was tele- graphed to President Hill, is as fol- lows: “No coal; bitter cold; business houses closing up; farmers burning straw and lumber; no wood, no rail- way coal in yards. Thirty cars in transit. Fifteen cars shipped between Dec. 1 and 10 and cannot be traced. Situation desperate.” ROBBERY THE MOTIVE. Aged St. Paul Woman Murdered and $500 Taken. St. Paul, Jan. 5.—Mrs. Wilhelmena Kunde, aged seventy-nine, was found murdered in ker home at 216 Fairfield avenue. Her son, who resided with her, discovered the body on his return from work in the evening. The body of the aged woman was lound hanging head down on tke cel- lar stairs. Robbery was plainly the motive for the murder, for not another article save the $500 she possessed was disturbed in all the premises. It seems plain, too, that the murderer must have had some knowledge of the deposit of money in the Kunde home, for it had been snatched from its hid- ing place by the murderous hands of the assassin without disarranging the furniture or wasting any time in the search. p Affects Six Hundred Men. Laston, Pa, Jan. 5—The 600 men employed in the Lehigh Valley rail- road shops in this city have been noti- fled that their wages had been in- treased, dating from the first of the year. The advance affects all classes of labor from the yardmen to the most skilled mechanic in .the shops. The increase is graduated, ranging from | i