Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 15, 1908, Page 2

Wntered In the postofice at Bemldt. Minn, a8 sacond class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---§5.00 PER ANNUM A COMMENDABLE ACT. At a meeting of the State Fire- men’s Association at Mankato a complimentary purse of $129 was made up and forwarded to Frank Jeffers, who for the past twenty years has been one of the most en- thusiastic firemen in northern Minnesota and who has attended many of the state conventions 1n the past, and was boosting for the firemen in season and out of season. —Crookston Journal. The above act was certainly a very commendable one. If there is any person in the state who is deserv- ing of much at the hands of the firemen in general, and those of northern Minnesota more particu- larly, it is Frank Jeffers. His whole life has been devoted to doing good deeds for others, and he has always been .especially active in furthering the interests of his brother firemen of northern Minnesota. Jeffers’ many friends in Bemidji and in this vicinity will be greatly pleased to learn that the present was made to Mr. Jeffers. Heisa prince of good fellows. In order to check some of the which have grown up in the matter of applications for abatement of the state tax commission has adopted a set of rules relating to applications for reduction, abatement or refund Copies of the rules are sent out to the county the future only such applications as conform to the be considered by the Regular meetings of abuses taxes, of taxes. now being auditors and in rules will commission. the ation of applications the third Monday in each month, when all persons will have an opportunity to be heard upon any pending application, and none will be hez for extraorc the consider- ill be held on commission for ime, except rd at any oth yr immediate action. The rules also provide the of application and the action to be taken by the local authorities before the applica- sent to the commissiou, ons requiring form tions are and general ject. rules covering the sub- Grand Rapids Independent: The way the Bemidji Daily Pioneer covers the North country Sunday ball games is not slow—but then, that seems to be the Pioneer way of doing things. Actor Killed by Robbers. New York, June 14-—While a dozen terrorized . men and women looked on from the window of surrounding houses in West Twenty-seventh street two highwaymen beat to death and robbed a man believed to be Albert Crosby of Boston. Crosby was an netor and had been playing in “The Road to Yesterday.” He was still breathing when witnesses of the trag- edy ran up to him after the robbers had fled, but died in a hospital while the surgeons were preparing to tre- phine his shattered skull.” Brakeman’s Daring Reseue, Seattle, Wash.,, June 15.—~Frank Manifold, a brakeman on the Columbia and Puget Sound railroad, made a thrilling rescue near Benton and saved a baby girl from being crushed under the wheels of a construotion train. The engineer saw an object on the track, but did not realize that 1t was a baby until too late to stop. Brakeman Manifold crawled out upon the pilot and managed with great ef- fort to swing himself far enough in advance of the engipe to pick up the little one by her skirt. —_—— Mrs. Green Quits Hotel Plaz: New York, June 15.—Mrs, ‘ihtiy Green and her dapghter, Sylyla, hgve left the Hotel Plaza aml guite No. 244 —three rooms and bath, rate $80 day—is vacant, Mis, Green #nd %' daughter departed from thé Bhof 3 with scant notice, their filtting p&u% ing quite as much surpiige a' 41 thelr arrival only a few eeks when they exchanged & il x& home in Hoboken for the hliury the Fifth avenue_hostelry. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The condition of Representative Wiley of Alabama, who i3 critically ill at his hotel apartments at Hot Springs, Va., is unchanged. Edwin A. Abbey, the American ar- tst, has been elected a fellow of the French Society des Bepux Arts as a reward for his exhibition in this year's spring salon, Dr. Joseph M. Finnell, deputy eor- oner, is dead at St. Paul. Hhe was stricken the morning of Memorial day as he was entering Calvary cemetery to view the body of a veteran who had fallen as he was decorating the grave of his wife, Senator Bailey of Texas, who hag been ill at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York city for several days following an operation on his throat, is not go well. He has a high fever, but the doctors say his condition s/ mot such as to cause any alarm at present. . - | terances and emphasiz BRI OF GAAVE lerman Billek’s Execution Pest- poned for Fourth Time, JUDGE LANDIS TAKES ACTION Hour Set for Execution Had Passed When the Court’s Decision Was Rendered, but the Sheriff- Had Agreed to Await Jurist’s Decree. Chicago, June 1'.—Herman Billek, the Bohemian fortune teller con- demned to death for the murder of five members of the Vzral family, has been granted a stay of execution until he has been afforded an opportunity to appeal his case to the supreme court of the United States. Judge Landis of the United States district court, who declined to grant a writ of habeas corpus in favor of Blllek, decided that the prisoner had the right to appeal from his decision denying the writ. The case will now be carried to the highest tribunal and Billek will be given a respite until that body has passed upon the con- stitutional questions involved. The hour set for Blillek’s execution had passed when the decision was ren- dered, but the sheriff had agreed to await the court’s action. Billek was tried and convicted of poisoning to death Mary Varal, twen- tytwo years old, and was aecused of similarly causing the death of four other members of the Vzral family. Mrs. Rose Vzral, the mother of Mary Vzral, committed suicide when she was arrested as an accomplice of Bil- lek. The deaths in the Vzral family all occurred within a period of two years. The testimony at the trial showed that Billek went to the Vzral resi- dence with his alleged charms and that’ the remarkable series of deaths followed. The alleged motive was life insurance money in each case, the amount varying from $100 to $625. As a result of the trial Billek’s pun- ishment was fixed at death. ~Since then he has been within The Shadow- of the Gallows four times, the first date for the hanging having been fixed as Oct, 11, 1907, and the other dates Nov. 8, 1807, and April 29, 1908. The post- ponements in each case were to per- mit further investigation, it having been charged that Billek’s conviction was the result of perjured testimony due to suggestion and intimidation on the part of the prosecuting attorneys and police. This charge was made through the pulpit of St. Mary's church by Rev. P. J. O’Callaghan, su- perior of the Paulist Fathers in this city. Principally through the efforts of Father O’Callaghan an affidavit was recently made by one of the prineipal witnesses against Billek, Jerry Vzral, elghteen years old, a survivor of the Vzral family, that testimony against Blllek by the affiant was wholly un- true. Six of the twelve jurors who tried Billek have since gone on record to the effect that they would not have found Billek guilty but for the testi- mony of Jerry Vzral. Refusal of a re- hearing by the supreme court and re- fusal of the state board of pardons to interfere, and refusal of a writ of habeas corpus by Federal Judge Lan- dis were among the last pkases of the struggle to save Billek's life. A se- rles of remarkable mass meetings were held Thursday, addrescsed by Father O'Callaghan, Jerry Vzral and Edna Billek, the fortune teller's little daughter, who has been a pathetic figure in the case. The mass meet- ings resulted in a midnight appeal to Governor Deneen by a volunteer dele- gation who paid their own fares to Springfield in the hope that a personal talk with the governor might prove effective in at least obtaining a com- mutation for Billek to life imprison- ment. CLAIMED BY BOTH SIDES Result of Some South Daketa Con- tests Still Undecided. Sioux Falls, 8. D., June 1}.—The results of Tuesday’s primaries in South Dakota are not yet definitely known, particularly so far as state treasurer and congressmen are con- cerned. Stalwart Republicans vigor- ously claim they have nominated one of their candidates for congress and that George J. Johnson, stalwart can- didate for state treasurer, has won over State Treasurer Cassill, his in- surgent opponent. Insurgents admit Cassill has fallen behind his ticket and probably is beaten in his candi- dacy for renomination, but declare both their candidates for congress have pulled through. Late returns give Crawford, insurgent candidate for the United States senate, a ma- jority of 2,710 over United States Sen- ator Kittredge. Delayed Trains Reach Seattle. Seattle, Wash., June 1 .—The first trains from the Montana flooded dis- trict have arrived here, bringing about 400 belated passengers who had been held at Cutbank, Mont., from three to five days. Three trains came in over the Great Northern, bringing both Great Northern and Northern Pacifie passengers. Tells Sheriffs to Do Their Duty, Albany, N. Y., June 1)—In a letter addressed to the various sheriffs in the state Governor Hughes calls upon thege officials to see that the provis- lons of the Agnew-Hart anti-race track gambling laws are enforced. PUBLISHERS SUBMIT PLANK Ask Republicans to Favor Free Wood Pulp and Print Paper. New York, June 1\.—The American Newspaper Publishers’ association hag submitted the following plank in the Republican platform for the considera- tion of the committee on resolutions: “The earnest consideration of the conservation of the natural resources urged by President Roosevelt in both congressional messages and public ut- ed at the reoe asseniblage of State governors at the national capital having directed gen- eral attention to the startling denuda- tion of our forest lands and the con- gequent imminent danger of a timber famine, therefore be it “Resolved, That the Republican par- ty, in convention assembled, pledge it- self to the remoyal of duties upon all forest products, including lumber, both rough and dressed, and upon pulp wood, wood pulp and print paper, to the end that our rapidly depleting for- ests may be conserved, the water sup- ply of our great rivers regulated and controlled, the vast waste of soil ero- slon curtailed and, finally, that the great consuming public may reap the | ‘advantage of the cheaper forest prod- ucts of other countries.” AGAIN' LOWERS OCEAN TIME Lusitania Reaches New York With Three New Records. New York, June 1 .—With three record trips across the Atlantic safely stowed away the giant Cunarder Lu- sitania dropped her anchors off Sandy Hook. The time of her passage from Daunt’s Rock to Sandy Hook light- ship, the official Atlantic racing course, was 4 days, 20 hours and 8 minutes, which clips seven minutes off the record for the fastest trip across the Atlantic by the long course, which was made by her sister ship, the Mauretania. The Lusitania’s best previous record for the course was 4 days, 20 hours and 22 minutes. The Lusitania also has the record for the longest day’s run, having made 641 miles, beating the Mauretania’s best day’s run by six knots. The Lusita- nia maintained an average speed of 24.88 knots an hour, as against the Mauretania’s record of 24.86 knots an hour. ORDERED TO ACQUIT THREE Jury In Capltol 8onspiracy Case Re- tires. Harrisburg, June U,—~The jury in the caplitol conspiracy case has re- tired. The jury was given binding in- structions to acquit former Btate Treasurer S8nyder, former Auditor fteneral Mathues and former Superin- tendent of Grounds and Bulldings Bhumaker on the ground that the evi- dence did not tend to show conspi- racy. The jury will determine the gullt of Congressman Cassell and Jo- seph M. Hueston, the architect. The court .said that the evidence presented did not measure up to the standard necessary to convict Math- ues, Snyder and Shumaker. The five defendants, he sald, stood charged with conspiracy to defraud the state through a false bill and that the evi- dence that a deputy for Shumaker made the measurements of the artl- cles mentioned in the bill, that a deputy for Snyder audited the bill and that a deputy for Mathues paid the bill. The court declared that no infer- euce could be drawn of conspiracy from the faet that Snyder, Mathues and Shumaker accepted the acts of deputies. The prosecution charged that the men had conspired to defraud the state out of §$5,090, in a bill for $17,- 1789 for metallie furniture. MYSTERIOUS MADAME RUIZ Identity of Woman Mentioned in Van- derbiit Divorce Case. New York, June 1 .—The identity of the mysterious “Madame Ruiz,” Wwhose name was frequently mentioned in connection with the suit of Mrs. Kllen French Vanderbilt for divorce from Alfred G. Vanderbilt, has just become public through the beginning | of another divorse suit in which Madame Ruiz i3 the defendant. The plaintiff in this case is Senor don An- tonio Ruiz y Olivares, attache of the Cuban legation at Washington, and the defendant’s name is given as Sen- ora Dona Agnes O'Brien de Ruiz. Mr. Rulz was married to Mary Ag- nes O'Brien in this city on Aug. 17, 1903. According to the record Miss O'Brien gave her birth place as Mis- souri and her age as twenty-five years. They did not live happily, it is said, and after a foew years decided to live apart. Since that time Madame Ruiz has lived at several exclusive New York hotels and of late has had an apartment in Lexington avenue. Her name was brought into the Vander- bilt case through the disclosure that shortly beforé he eloped with a young soclety matron Harry Brenchley, for- merly a trainer for Alfred G. Vander- bilt’s horses, had purchased an $11,- 000 automobile for Madame Ruiz. HIS POSITION UNCHANGED Hughes Will Not Accept Vice Presi- dential Nomination, Albany, N. Y., June 1 -—Copies of the following telegram signed by Rob- ert H. Fuller, secretary to Governor Hughes, replying to a telesram re- ceived from a'New York newspaper regarding Governor Hughes’ position toward the Republican nomination for the vice presidency, was given out at the ‘executive chamber: “‘Governor Hughes directs me to acknowledge receipt of your telegram, He recently stated his position in his letter to General Woodford, which has been published.. While he appreciates the distinction of the office and the honor which the position would confer the governor directs me to say that he cannot and will not under any eir- cumstances accept & nomination for- the vice presidency.” May Adopt English System. Gravesend, L, I, June 1 .—It is ap- parent that an attempt will be made to adopt the English system of credit betting at the race tracks in the Met: ropolitan district. Under this system no meney is passed snd no settle- wments are made at the tracks. A prowd of about 8,000, somewhat small or than usual, attended the rlacing. Octogenarian Farmer. Elopes. l‘ii_n % Wis., June 1).—Rudolph of Prairie du Sac, aged geventy- nhe Fgers, turned a trick on his sons aftor théy exhausted all means to’ pre- yent his marriage to Miss. Upe Hunger, elghty years old. He elopt With his bride to Mnduon and hfig ot tlod*hi & justice 'FUNERAL OF JOHN F. FINERTY: | the Holy Angels. ILLES ST PAT Declare Taft Wil Not Be Nomi nated on the First Ballot, SECRETARY LOSES CONTEST —— L Two. Opposition Delegates From the Fifth Virginia District Seated by Vote of the Committee—Texas Del- egation Now Solid for Taft, Chicago, June 1.—The following “stand pat” statement yas glven ‘out at the headquartérs of the “allies.” “A conference was held between representatives of ‘all the candidates for the presidency except Taft. It wes unanimously decid¢d to continue the fight all along the line until the conventjon shall have made a nomina- tlon. “From reports received from dele- gates who are on the ground as well as from those who are/on theilr way from all parts of the country we are convinced that no nomination will be made on the first ballot” The national committee decided in favor of the Lyon delegates in all of the seven districts of Texas. This glves the Taft people a clean sweep of the state on the temporary roll call, Major Bryan, on his appearagce be- fore the national committee in the Virginla case, announced that he would withdraw the contest against STEWART L. WOODFCRD, Campaign manager for Governor Hughes of New York has arrived at Chicago. the Taft delegatesat-large, there be- ing no evidence and.none of the con- testing delegates having put in an ap- pearance. The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Virginia district contests were then consolidated, twenty minutes being given each side for arguments. The. Virginia cases, with the ex- ception of the Fifth district, were de- clded in favor of Taft. The contest in the Rifth Virginia district resulted in the seating of an anti-Taft delegation, the first since the hearing of the contests began. Oompromises had been reached in two other cases, but the result in this dis- trict was a direct defeat for Taft. The Fifth Virginia district includes Danville and when the call was Issued for the convention it read “for white Republicans.” On this one point the Taft delegation was overthrown. REVIVAL OF HUGHES BOOM Passage of Anti-Race Track Gambling BIll the Cause. Chicago, June 1)—Despite the ac- tlon of the Republican national eom- mittee, which hag already resulted in the seating of at least 560 delegates favorable to Taft, there has been a revival of presidential “booms.” The friends of Governor Hughes of New York showed especial activity, the re- sult of the fight in the legislature of that state over the governor’s anti- betting measure being the lever which they are already using to advance his cause among the delegates already in the eity. ‘“The passage of the governor’s anti- betting bill means simply that there I8 almost nothing now remaining to make him desire another term as gov- ernor of our state;” said A. B. Hum- phrey, manager of the Hughes head- quarters here. “The argument has been advamced that the party needs him more in New York than in: the country at large. This was based largely upon the allegation that he had been unable to complete his leg- islative “programme in New = York. Now, however, that objection has been removed and the result can mnot help but be beneficial to his cause before the national convention,” Pute Foot on Third Term. Bt. Paul, June 1J.—Governor John A. Johnson has verified the statement of his private secretary, F, A. Day, to the effect that he would, under no cireumstances, be & candidate for a third tcrm, He will not even accept the nomination if it i tendered him.. In view of the general belief that he would be a candidate again despite ‘the denial of Mr. Day, the governo statement is interesting in that it dis: | poses of the third term talk. Honorary: Pallbearers Includs Man of Mlny Nationalitiet % Chicago, June 14—The funeral of CQolonel John F. Finerty, former pres- ident of the United Irish league of | Wiililam Dillon, ATexander Sulllvam; Dr, John QGuerin and P, T. Barry. Among the honorary pallbearers were Mayor Busse, former Mayor Dunne, Bishop Fallows, Rabbi Hirsch, General ‘W. H, Carter, U. 8."A., members of the bench and many prominent business men. Preceding the mass there were services at the home by the Grand Army of the Republic. The body was escorted to the church by representa- |. tives of Irigsh-American military and olyic societies. NINE WORKMEN KILLED. Premature Explosion-on Grand Trunk- Pacific Line. Winnipeg, Man,, June 1/—A prema- ture explosion of dynamite occurred at Chamber Bros.” comp, east of here on the Grand Trunk Pacific construc- tion. Nine members of the station gang were killed and several injured. Boom In Pearl Industry. - La Crosse, Wis,, June 14.—The re- ceding of the Mississippl river, follow- ing the flood stage of the past few days, has revealed thousands of dol- lars’ worth of pearls’ which were thrown up by the high water. Five thousand dollars’ worth of pearls were picked up at Prairfe du Chien and valuable finds are being reported from Genoa, Lansing, Victory and other -|river points. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolic Wheat. Minneapolis, June 13.—Wheat— July, $1.06; Sept., 90c. On track— No. 1 hard, $1.10%; No. 1 Northern, $1.08%; No, 2 Northern, $1.06%; No. 8 Northern, $1.02% @1.05%. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, June 13.—Wheat—On track and to arrive—No. 1 hard, $1.10; No. 1 Northern, $1.08; No. 2 Northern, $1.0314; July, $1.05%; Sept., 90%c. Flax—To arrive, on track and July, $1.24%; Sept., $1.22%; Oct., $1.21. St. Paul Union Stock Vardl. St. Paul, June 13.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good, $8.00@5.76;-g00d to choice cows tnd heifers, $4.50@5.50; veal calves, 13.75@6.00. Hogs—$5.50@5.65. Sheep —Q@ood to choice wethers, $4.560@5.50; good to cholce lambs, $5.00@5.76. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Jume 13 —Wheat—July, 89%0; Sept., 86c; Dec., 87c. Corn— July, 661 @66%c; Sept., 65% @6536; Dec,, B57%c. Oats—July, old, 43c; July, 42c; Sept., 35%c; May, 88%@ 38%ec. Fork—July, $14.12%%; pt $14.40. Butter—Creameries, 19@! lairies, 17@21c. Eggs—Il4l4c. Puul- try—Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 1lg; eprings, 20@22c. Chicage Union Stock Yards. Chicago, June 13.—Cattle—Beeves, $5.00@17.85; Texans, $4.860@5.60; Westerners, $4.60@8.00; stockers and feeders, $2.60@5.50; cows and helfers, $2.40@6.50; calves, $4.50@6.25. Hogp —Light, $5.35@5.80; ‘mixed, $5.40Q 5.82%; heavy, $5.35@5.80; rough, SEn B5@B.85; good to chaice heavy, :5.56 @5.80; pigs, $4.40@5.80. 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