Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 31, 1907, Page 4

_ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTER MEMORIAL DAY PROPERLY OBSERVED IN BEMIDJI Continued from first page orial day exercises after this year and conduct them as a pub- lic service; the old v. ts would be pleased to accept invitations as guests of the day and would heartily assist by their presence and participation ia the proper observance of the day. Mr. Bailey gave an interesting and feeling address on the work of the remaining members of a small band of civil war veterans and how their ranks were thin- ning, four of the Bemidji com- rades having been laid away in Greenwood cemetery during the past year. He hoped the people would respond heartily to the appeal te take charge of the Me- morial services hereafter, and stated that Superintendent Ritchie had taken the initiative in the matter by agreeing toas- sist in relieving the G. A. R. of the tiresome details of the ex ercises of the day, hereaflter, The members of the fire de- partment assembied at the fire, hall in the afternoon and went in a body to Greenwood, where they decorated the graves of William Carlisle and Hervert Fuller, members of the department, who are buried in the cemetery. The children at Miss Stella Lincoln’s school, six miles north of Bemidji, observed Decoratlon day. Last Friday, the children gathered a large quantity of flow- ers and made them 1nto wreaths, which were preserved until yes- terday, whed Miss Lincoln placed them on the graves of the veterans who are sleeping in Greenwood cemetery. Will Live at Farley. W. T. Blakely, the Farley log- ger, came down from his home this morning and spent the day in the city on business. Mr. Blakeley was accompanied by Mrs. C.S. Blakeley, wife of his brother. C. S. Blakeley and family arrived in Farley from St. Stephens, New Brunswick, last Sunday and will make their home in this country. C. S.was in partnership with W. T. at one time a$ Island Lake, near Backus but later left here and invested in a farm, back in Can da. He is duly impressed with the ad- vantages offered in Beltrami county, however, and will make his home here, hereafter. Miss Bessie Blakeley, a sister of W. T. and C. S.,came with the latter and will remain here for some time. Likes Look of Qur Lands. W. F. Cole of St.Paul, presi- dent of the North American Land Securities company, has been 1n the city the past three days, the guest of W. R, Tait, who with A. A. Carter, is the local repre sentative of the company. Mr. Cole has visited several of the many pieces of property which the company owns in this and Clearwater county, and ex- presses himself as well pleased with the cutover lands of this part of the state. He is con- vinced that these lands will find ready sales as the eyes of the land-hungry are turned this way and we may expect to see many from the southern part of this state and Iowa here during the next few months, looking for lands. / Thoroughly Reliable. If ever there was a reliable and safe remedy it is that old and famous porous plaster— Alleock’s. It has been in use for sixty years, and is as popular today as ever, and we doubt if there is a civilized community on the face of the globe where this wonderful pain reliever cannot be found. In the selection of the ingredients and in their man- ufacture the greatest care is taken to keep each plaster up to the highest standard of excel- lence, and so pure and simple are the ingredients that even a child can use them. Allcock’s are the original and genuine porous plasters and are sold by druggists in every part of the civilized world. Read the Daily Picneer, Up to the Minute. “Yes sir, we are right up to the minute in everything,nothing slow or draggy,” So says M. Sutherland, of the Sutherland High Class Vaudeville company. and that is what the public wants, something new and amusing. We give them the new style, high class vaudeville performance which always pleases and never tires. There is something doing all the time from the rise of the lcurtain until the last picture is thrown on the screen, no waits, no delays, right from one big feature act into another, and if you want to be with us right up to the minute in everything, just follow the crowd, be with the crowd and go with the crowd to the City Opera house Monday night, June 3rd. Shows Were Good. The new Grand Opera House was formally dedicated- to the public last evening as a theatre, when the Courtnay-Morgan Stock company presentgd ‘A Woman of Mystery.,” The play is a good one, and Miss Courtnay Morgan proved herself an accom plished actress, while the sup- porting company is fair. There was a large attendarce. “Ole Olson in Spiritland” was given at the City Opera House, which held a capacity crowd. The play was a good one, the last act being an especially well ar- ranged ‘“spirit”’ scheme that baffled solution on the part of the audience. Bought Sawmill. M. B. Wheeler, who has for some time been head sawyer at the Swedback mill (prior to the sale of that plant), returned last evening from Minneapolis. While Mr. Wheeler was absent in the “Mill, City,”’ he purchased a sawmill, which will be installed at Wilton for. the purpose of saw- ing timber that will be taken from the lands of the Donald Land & Lumber company of this city, which owns large tracts of farm lands in townships north of Wilton. Treasurer's Office Open Tonight. Today is the last day for the payment of real estate taxes and a great many people have crowded the office during the day, in order to pay their real estate tuxes before the penalty attaches. In order to accommodate those who are busy during the day, or may have forgotten this is the last day, the office will be open until 9 o’clock this evening. Was Squ'eezed. William Cordiman,a new brake- man cn the M. & I.,was squeezed while coupling two Great North- ern log cars at Turtle River, Wednesday night. Cordiman was brought to. Bemidji, where Dr. Morrison look after his injur- ies, and he was sent to the Brain- erd hospital yesterday morning. While Cordiman was given a good substantial squeezs, he was more scared than injured. The Swedbacks at Southampton. Mr. Hayne received a cable- gram this afternoon from Sen- ator Swedback, in which the latter stated that he and Mrs. Swedback had arrived safely at Southampton, on the other side of the *““Big Pound.” Missouri Strawberries. Thave just 1eceived a large consignment of Missouri straw- berries., They are an excellent quality berry. —Scott Stawart. Notice. All accounts due the Bemidji Elevator Co., are now. due and payable to P. Fuller, agent. Interest will be charged on all accounts until paid, Bemidji Elevator C.. Allen-Campbell. The marriage of Harriet Allen to George W. Campbell took place last evening, the Rev, S. E, P. White of the Presbyterian church officiating. Fresh Strawberries. For the best flavored straw- berry on the market, try the Missour1 berry, Just received at Stewart’s confectionery. The Pioneer—40c a month. “We carry nothing but the best | BESIDE HER HUSBAND Body of Mrs. McKinley Rests in Receiving Vault at Canton. FUNERAL SERVICES SIMPLE Last Obsequies for the Dead Attended by President Roosevelt, Vice Pres- Ident Fairbanks and Many High Officials of the Nation and State. Canton, 0., May 30.—The body of Mrs. Ida Saxton McKinley now rests by the side of that of the late Pres- ident MgKinley in the recelving vault at Westlawn cemetery. The simple funeral services held at the McKinley residence on Market street during the afternoon were witnessed by a distin- guished company, including President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, Governor Harris and many high offi- cials both of the nation and state. During the funeral and the passage of the cortege to the cemetery all busi- ness in Canton not absolutely neces- sary ceased. Banks, stores, factories, amusement houses and parks all closed in honor of the distinguished dead and school children were dis- missed from the day's tasks. Tt was close to 1 o'clock when the presidential party, which included Sec- retaries Root and Garfield, General Corbin and the president’s secretary, Mr. Loeb, arrived. The party “was driven immediately to the home of Associate Justice Day, where lunch was served. Among the other guests were Governor Harris and members of the board of the McKinley memorial trustees. The old fashioned McKinley resi- dence, roomy -though it is, was not nearly large enough to accommodate the thousands of people who wished to attend. When seats had been found for the distinguished guests and for intimate friends and relatives there was little space left. Flowers filled the house and their fragrance spread Amongst the Thousands Outside who lined the walks. -So numerous were the floral remembrances, not only from Ohio but from all over the nation, that the greater part of them had to be sent to the cemetery ahead of the funeral procession. The streets in the neighborhood, containing hun- dreds of carriages, were roped off, street car traflic was stopped and the entire police force of Canton, assist- ed by some of the neighboring cities, preserved order in handling the crowd. Secret service men from Washington, alert for the safety of the president, mingled in the crowd. The police also had been instructed to watch closely for any suspicious persons in the throng. The funeral service was brief and was confined to the Methodist Episco- pal ritual and four songs identical with those sung at the funeral of Pres- ident McKinley. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr, Buxton, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, and Rev. Dr. Holmes, former pastor of that church. The receiving vault, which is still guarded by United States regulars, will be the resting place of the body of both Mr. and Mrs. McKinley until the magnificent McKinley mauscleum, built by public subscriptions, is com- pleted, probably in September. Czolgosz Not at Canton. (Cleveland, May 30.—According to a statement made here by relatives of Michael Czolgosz, brother of McKin- ley’s assassin, who was reported to have gone to Canton, Michael Czol- gosz is in Newcastle, Pa., where he went to place flowers on his wife’s grave on Memorial day. It is de- clared that Czolgosz had no intention of visiting Canton. SENTENCE SUSPENDED. Man Who Sold Famous Harriman Let- ter Pleads Guilty. New York, May 30.—Frank W. Hill, formerly secretary of E. H. Harriman, who some time ago sold to a newspa- per the now famous Sidney Webster letter, written by Mr. Harriman, and the publication of which drew a heat- ed denial from President Roosevelt, has pleaded guilty to a violation of the penal code, which prohibits making public private documents by confiden- tial employes. On the recommenda- tlon of the district attorney’s office and at the request of Mr. Harriman sentence was suspended. MAGNATES SHAKEN UP, President Harris of the Burlington and J. N. Hill in a Wreck. Omaha, May 30.—A special dispatch from York, Neb., reports that Presi- dent Harris of the Burlington, James N. Hill, son of J. J. Hill, president of the Great Northern, and other officials high in the service of the Burlington road were badly shaken up in a wreck at that point. Insurance Man Indicted. New York, May 30.—The May grand Jury, which has been investigating the affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance society, has returned eighteen indict- ments against Thomas D. Jordan, for- merly comptroller of the Equitable. Perjury and forgery in the third de- gree are charged. No indictments were found against the present offic cials of the society. CONFESSES TO MAGISTRATE Alleged Murderer Then Declares His g Story Untrue. New York, May 30.—The moment that he finished a full confession of the murder of Amelia Staffeldt in po- lice court at Flushing, I. I, Henry Becker declared to the magistrate: “The officers have made me make this statement, but it is not true. I will tell you my own statement now. I am innocent of the crime. I never killed anybody and I did not kill this girl. I only struck her with the back The magistrate held Becker to the grand jury without bail. Becker is accused of having mut- dered the girl in a field at Elmhurst, L. L, last week. He has made several confessions to the police, telling of his movements on the day in question, and has also denied them. He re- peated his confession in court, glving much detall and declaring he killed the girl hecause she screamed when he approached her and he feared that she would give information against him. Becker Insisted upon making his confession after being warned by the magistrate that he was under no obli- gation to make any statement. His repeated confessions and denials have convinced the authorities that Becker is mentally weak and steps may be taken to have him examined by a com- mission to determine his sanity. CHARTER WILL BE REVOKED Brewery Workers Reject Ultimatum of Federation of Labor. Cincinnati, May 30.—The executive board of the International Union of Brewery Workmen, which has been engaged for the past three days at the headquarters in this city in compiling the vote of the local unions through- out the United States and Canada on the ultimatum submitted by the Amer- ican Federation of Labor relative to jurisdiction over the engineers and firemen employed in breweries, has announced that the count is prac- tically closed and that the vote cast was against giving up jurisdiction. The mandate of the American Fed- eration of Labor, as originally pro- mulgated, required that on or before May 10 the National Union of Brew- ery Workmen should renounce its claims to jurisdiction over the engi- neers and firemen. This time was ex- tended afterward to May 28 to enable the Brewery Workers’ union to take a referendum vote of its total mem- bership. It is understood that not more than 1,000 votes out of a total membership of about 60,000 have been cast in favor of accepting the dictum of the Amer- lean Federation of Labor. If the lat- ter carries out its ultimatum, as it probably will, the charter of the Inter- national Ynion of Brewery Workmen will be annulled and revoked on June 1. This extreme measure has never been put in force before in the vari- ous jurisdiction controversies between the American Federation of Labor and its affiliated national unions. OPEN LE_'I:l'ER TO THE POPE Daring Reply of Italian Priests to Cen- sure of Vatican. Rome, May 30.—A group of Italian priests has issued a remarkable open letter to the pope. It is a daring re- ply lo the censure uttered by his holi- in his allocution of April 17 astics and it accuses the pon- tiit of violating the rights of con- science in his treatment of Father Murri and of other priests. Father Murri was suspended from the priesthood for criticising the Vat- ican's policy. The letter contends that Roman Catholicism should aban- don its archaeic position and by rec- ognizing the claims of science and de- mocracy regain its hold on mankind. It vindicates the right of the young men in the church to a certain amount of liberty in their work for her and strongly criticises certain pontifical aprointments to high dignities. The pope is charged also with paralyzing the work and institutions of his prede- cessor. The writers of the letter repu- diate the idea of rebellion and appeal to the pope for wisdom, equity and clemency. KILLS HIS PLAYMATE. Minneapolis Boy Accidentally Shoots His Comrade. Minneapolis, May 31.—Gilbert Win- ter, the thirteen-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. T. G. Winter, 418 Groveland avenue, was shot and killed -by his playmate, Eric Passmore, the thirtgen- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willigm Passmore, 333 Oak Grove street. The boys were at the Winter residence, Mrs. Winter is in the Efist and Mr. Winter was at Lake Minnetonka and the-boys had the house to themselves. They went into Mr. Winter's room, and, running through the bureau drawers, found a revolver. They played with it for some time and while it was in the hands of the Passmore boy the weapon was dis- charged, the bullet passing through the Winter boy’s right lung. Heé died before medical assistance could reach him. “LADY FLO” WAIVES CLAIMS Accepts Sum Devised to Her by the Will of Lord Beresford. EI Paso, Tex., May 31.—Flora Wolf, commonly called “Lady Flo,” “the negress who set up a claim against the estate of the late Lord Delaval Beresford as his common law wife, has accepted the $10,000 devised to her by the will of Lord Beresford, and an additional $5,000, waiving all claims to the estate and certifying that she was never, either in law or in fact, the wife of Lord Beresford. Tried to Kill Russian Bishop. Lublin, Russia, May 31.—An attempt was made to assassinate Bishop Yat- sheysky ‘of the Catholic church. A man who subsequently was identified as a socialist agitator, who had twice been imprisoned, fired several shots from a revolver at the bishop while the latter was walking through a street here and then attacked him with a dagger, slightly wounding him. The bishop’s * life was saved by a priest, who sprang between him and the would-be assassin, who was cap- tured by the police. Decrease in Steamship Earnings. New York, May 31.—The report of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, which is the outlet to the Orient of the Harriman lines, shows a falling off of mnearly $1,000,000 in receipts compared with those of the previous fiscal year. Total receipts for the year ended April 30, 1907, were $4,- 839,244, which is $885,092 less than in 1906. The decrease is attributed to diversion of traffic from San Fran- cisco following the earthquake. 10 FIGHT OIL TRUST H. Clay Pierce Anxious to Get After Former Associates. GATES IN THE NEW DEAL Plans of Independent Company In- clude a Pipe Line to the Gulf as Well as the Placing on the Market of Refined Products. Kansas City, May 80.—A friend of H. Clay Pierce is authority for the statement that the oil magnate is more than pleased at the result of the oll investigation by Attorney General Hadley, which will undoubtedly result in the Standard, the Waters-Pierce and the Republic Oil companies being ousted from doing business in Mis- souri. Pierce is planning, so his friends declare, to enter fthe fleld against the Standard just as soon as the Missouri decision is handed down. Enforce- ment of the antitrust law by several states will, it is asserted, give Pierce and his associates ample protection in bucking the Standard. The personal friendship which has long existed between Plerce and John W. Gates, together with the fact that Gates has recently purchased leases on thousands of acres of oil lands in the Indian Territory and that both have recently been “trimmed” by the Standard Oil crowd, lends color to the story. The Waters-Pierce Oil company was founded by Pierce and made him his fortune. He was getting rich rap- idly when the Standard, through al- leged questionable means, secured large holdings in his company and gave him the option of becoming a minority stockholder in his own com- pany or being driven out of the field. For this Pierce has never forgiven the Rogers crowd. It is said the continued agitation against th& Standard throughout the country convinced Pierce that an in- dependent company would be wel- comed by the public and that he and Gates have been framing up the inde- pendent company deal for several months. The plans of the Gates-Pierce company include a pipe line to the Gulf, as well as the plaéing on the market of refined products to compete with the Standard in every depart- ment of its gigantic field. PROCLAMATION BY REBELS Present Revolt in China Not Directed Against Foreigners. Swatow, China, May 30.—A procla- mation issued by the Svatven Revolu- tionary society declares that the up- rising is not directed against foreign- ers or ordinary Chinese subjects, but against the government, the intention of the revolutionists being to attack and burn every yamen and exter- minate the officials with the object of overthrowing the government. The missions, with the exception of the German mission at Lienchow, have thus far been unmolested, but the missionaries are abandoning their stations and seeking refuge at Swa- tow. The local officials take a serious view of the proclamation and are urg: ing the government at Canton to dis- patch gunhoats here. Incoming and outgoing Chinese pas- sengers on the Chanochoufu railroad are searched. Canton, China, May 30.—The revo- lutionists in the neighborhood of Swa- tow recently captured the entire fam- ily of a Chinese brigadier general and compelled them all to drown them- selves in a well. Thirteen hundred troops have been dispatched from Canton to Swatow and another de- tachment has gone there from Shiu- hing. AFFECTS ALL EMPLOYES. Burlington Road Increases Salaries Ten Per Cent. ~ Omaha, May 30.—Salary advances averaging 10 per cent all around have been granted by the Burlington to employes over the entire system. The increase became effective on May 1 and will show up in the pay checks to be distributed Saturday. Practically every employe of the road both west and east of the Mis- sourl river shares in the advance ex- cept the trainmen, whose pay is fixed by conference, and the telegraphers, who recently received an advance. Each department is given a 10 per cent additional allowance and this is distributed at the discretion of the heads of the departments. The raises are adjusted according to individual merit. In the Omaha offices alone there will be an increase of approximately $50,- 000 a year. Stranded Ocean Liner Floated. New York, May 30.—The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which went aground on the west edge of the main channel in the lower bay during the night, was floated at 7:30 a. m. without assistance other than that given by her own engines. The steam- er apparently sustained no damage. Health— Economy Calumet Baking Powder Best by Test mous influence of your official position to discredit me as a man, to injure my reputation and, incidentally, to make a poor man even poorer-hy de- stroying, if possible, the sale and in- | fluence of his work. “In my book I have given the result of years of watching animals in the wilderness with no other object than to study their habits and, so far as man can, to understand the mystery of their dumb life. “In every prefacé I have stated, and now repeat the statement, that every incident that I recorded from my observation is true as far as an honest, educated man can see and understand the truth. In your recent attack this is what you chiefly deny. “I have spoken the truth and you accuse me of deliberate falfehood and misrepresentation. As president of the United States you have gone out of your-way publicly to injure the private citizen who was attending strictly to his own business; as a man you have accused of falsehood another man whose ideals of truth and honor are quite as high as vour own. “This is the whole issue between us. I meet it squarely and so must you. If I show to any disinterested person that you have accused me false- Iy you must publicly withdraw your accusation and apologize.” HUNDREDS WERE KILLED. Further Advices Regarding Typhoon in Caroline Islands. Victoria, B. C,, May 30.—Further advices regarding the disastrous ty- phoon in the Caroline islands recently reported by cable from Sydney, Aus- tralia, were received here in the mails from the Orient. The typhoon passed | over the Caroline group on March 28 and hundreds of people were killed by the waves, which swept over the smaller islands. Those who were saved were mostly those who had climbed cocoanut trees. The typhoon extended as far west as Guam. The island of Ulie was entirely destroyed and the waves which passed over this nd killed 200 people. Heavy loss of life was reported from other islands. Some were entirely covered and natives were rescued days after- ward clinging to the tops of cocoanut trees. On Wilson island twenty peo- ple were killed and on- Sirol, or Phil- ips island, which lies between Yap and Ulie, fifty people perished. Majority islands were desolated and the loss is said to be great. AT ONE-FOURTH VALUE. Spain Will Sell Uncultivated State Lawes to Peasants. Madrid, May 30.—The government has elaborated and submitted to par- liament a scheme for the distribution to the communes of the uncultivated lands belonghg to the state, so as to allow each head of a family desiring to do so to take up a sufficient area to maintain his family. The land would be granted to the inhabitants of the communes on the payment of 25 per cent of its actual value, the whole amount of the purchase money to be repaid in fifty years. The plan in- volves the organization of co-operation societies to aid the colonists in secur- ing and exploiting the lands. Said to Be an Embezzler. Chicago, May 30.—Hiram H. Leon- ard, former confidential man and cash- ier for the Evans-Snyder-Buel com- pany, commission merchants at the stock yards, is said to be an embezzler to the extent of $15,000. Leonard has left the city. The | ONE CENT A WORD. —— e~ HELP WANTED. A e r e WANTED—For U. 8. army, able- bodied, unmarried men be- tween ages of 19 and 35, citi- zens of United States, of good character and temperate’ babits, who can speak, read and write English. For in- formation apply to Recruiting Officer, Miles Blocl, Bemidaji, Mina. WANTED—Good lady cook and alaundry girl. Palace Hotel, Blackduck. FOR SALE. B Syl i Y FOR SALE—Oae, Five acre -lot in villrge of Nymore, cleared ready for crop—Will sell cheap ior cash. Erquire of R. Boehm, Bemidji Cash Shoe Store. FOR SALE: Mason & Himilton Orgaa. Good condition. Will sell regsonable. John Dunlop, Cor. 12th and Park Ave. FOR SALE: Ten head heavy draft horses and harness. Heath’s barn. rear of postoftice building. FOR SALE—Maignificent moose head, mounted; will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office, FOR SALE: Lakeshors resi- dence property. Easy terms. Inquire of J, ¥. Gibbons. FOR SALE OR RENT—Summer house at Grand Forks Bay. In- quire of J. F. Gibbons, LOST and FOUND D U PNSUUT U SRS LOST—Bunch of keys on small chain, Finder please leave at “Pioneer. FOR RENT. FOR RENT: Two nice rooms for light housekeeping, In- quire at Midway store. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY — Open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 2:30 to 6 p, m. Thursdays 7 to 8 Pp. m.algo. Library in base- ment of Court House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, librarian. Want Ads FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- - . ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer Notice to Horsemen Petition for a Receiver. Chicago, May 30.—A petition for a receiver for the Chicago-N>w York Air Line railroad was filed before Judge Windes-of the circuit court by ten stockholders of that company. The court set the matter for hearing Fri- day morning. DEMANDS AN APCLOGY. 2. William J. Long Writes a Letter to the President. Stamford,-Conun., May 30.—Dr. Will- iam J. Long has made public a letter Bent by him to President Roosevelt. The letter says in part: “The issue between you and me ig no longer of animals but of men. It 1s not chiefly a matter of natural his- tory but of truth and personal honor. “In a recent magazine article you deliberately attacked me as well as my books. You have used the enor- ~ ' The Black jsrince. Siredzby Black Diamond, and he by Brilliant, is a beautiful black, American bred Percheo: 1760 pounds. Will make the season as follows: m, seven years old, weighing June 2, 16, 30 and July 14, at™J. J. Jenkinson’s farm, Hubbard Co.;" June 9, 23 and July 7 at Nary, Minn.; the balance o? the time at my barn in Bemidji. Owners of mares and others interested in the breeding of horses are always welcgme at the abeve men- tioned places to see this horse. Terms;” $2 down and thé bal- ance, $8, when the mare is known to be with foal. WES WRIGHT, Owner, Bemidji, Minn. M. SPLAN, Mgr. WANTS - -~ { | S 4