Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 30, 1909, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. C. J. PRYOR. C.E.CARSON. Entered In th Postofflc at Bemidjl, Minnesots, as sacond class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGE COME ON UP, BROTHER. The Brainerd Dispatch man was one of the bright “pencil-pushers” of north-central Minnesota who was not “on deck” to enjoy the good things of which the Great Northern editors partook whilein Bemidji re- cently: and moralizing on the affair and others of a similar nature, he says: “The northern Minnesota editors have been rusticating at Bemidji and vicinity during the past week. The newspaper fellows all over the state seem to be just enjoying themselves during the hot weather this summer, but with all the pleasure there has been some good hard work done that will be of benefit to the readers in the various localities during the nine months that surround the heat- ed season, and during which the thought moulders are kept at their desks—when not out endeavoring to collect money enough for the weekly Saturday night ghost walk.” Come on up to Bemidji, brother. We will guarantee that a two week’s stay will provide you with a pair of leather lungs and a robust con- stitution that will enable you to look “ right into the eye-ball of ‘the Saturday night ghost” or the sheriff and tell him to “go to ——.” CO-OPERATION SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME. The number of people who fail to live up to their promises is nothing as compared to the number of towns which fail to live up to their news- papers, remarks the Walker Pilot. The peculiarity is that many towns give support to outside institutions and in many a man’s home you will find a half dozen outside publica- tions, paid for in advance, while he either borrows his neighbor’s paper for the home news or goes without it. It works the same way as does the patronizing of catalogue houses— to the upbuilding of some other locality instead of the town one lives in, by sending money abroad when the price ard benefits of the home article is the same. CAUSTIC COMMENT. [A. G. Rutledge.] One day the Washington man who has succeeded in producing a crow- less rooster will make a hit with St. Peter. ‘The cousinly kiss with which the emperor of Russia and the emperor of Germany saluted each other was probably not one-half as warm as it would have been had one of the cousins been a girl. Mr. Busch of St. Louis (he of the Anheiser-Busch brew) will have to carry his calling cards in a trunk. He has just been made a “Gross- herzoglicher Hessicher ~Geheimer Kommerzienrath.” A telegraphic report states that a man stole a bag full of valuables in the U. S. senate visitors’ gallery and got away with them. Awfully rude of him; so much better form to get the coin by raising a schedule some- where. MORGAN WILL GET CONTROL Insolvent Alaskan Rallroad to Be Sold by Order of Court. Seattle, July A4—The Insolvent Alaska Central railroad, when it is sold by order of court this fall, will become the property of the bondhold- ers, among whom is J. P. Morgan, the principal factor in the Copper River| and Northwestern railroad, in con struction of which 3,000 men are now at work. The Alaska Central is projected to run from Seward, on the coast, to the Yukon river and there are large coal fields along the route! Fifty-three miles have been built but are not be- ing operated. RESIDENTS LEAVING CITY Cholera Situation Causes Panic at - Polotsk, Russia. St. Petersburg, July ) 4—Dispatches received from Polotsk, in the govern- ment of Vitebsk, the only city in Rus sia aside from St. Petersburg where the cholera has made much headway, say that Polotsk is in full panic owing to the insufficlency of the sanitary ad- ministration and the shortage of phy sfcians. Forty cases of cholera are re ported daily and to cope with this sit uation there are only five doctors Many stores have been closed and all ‘well te do persons are fleeing from the city. Said to Resemble Jack Simpson. The Dalles, Ore, July .d.—A -man #aid to resemble Jack Simpson, want ed at Boise, Idaho, to answer to a charge of complicity in the murdsr of former Governor Steunenberg, is’un-| der arrest here. The man arrested gave the name of Nels Nelson. MAY HAVE HAD “BRAIN STORM” But Thaw Says It Was Not [Caused by Jealousy. HARTRIDGE ON THE STAND Former Attorney for Plaintiff Is Ques- tioned Regarding Moneys Paid Out in the Case, but Says His Account Books Are Destroyed—Admits Re- ceiving $103,000 From Mrs.. William Thaw for “Various Purposes.” ‘White Plains, N. Y., July 30.—Har- ry K. Thaw resumed the witness stand to again testify in his own be- half in his proceeding to secure his release from the Matteawan asylum. Although he asserted that he was not medically insane when he shot Stanford White, Thaw said that he might have had a “brain storm,” as described by Dr. Britton D. Evans, but that if he did it was not because of a sudden attack of jealousy. Susan Merrill, Thaw'’s former landlady, re- lated instances in which, she said, Thaw whipped young women. Clif- ford W. Hartridge testified that the account books showing the money he had paid out in the Thaw case, re- ferred to by Mrs. Merrill, were de- stroyed, but that the money came from “Mrs. Thaw.” Mr. Hartridge produced the original manuscript of several statements which Thaw gave to the newspapers in 1306. Thaw’s counsel objected to the reading of some of these statements, but in one case requested that Mr. Jerome be allowed to read the paper to the court. In answer to a ques- tion whether he knew a “Mrs. Reid” Hartridge said he knew a number ot “Mrs. Relds.” On cross-examination Mr. Morschau- ser reverted to Hartridge’s suit against Mrs. Willlam C. Thaw. “It in- volves about $98,000 now,” remarked the witness, “but it may Involve more.” Hartridge admitted that he had al- ready received $108,000 from Mrs. Thaw, but said it was for “‘various purposes.” Thaw’s demegnor was as unruffled as it was on the previous day and he swung his palm leaf fan without ap- parent nervousness. While Jerome hunted through his papers Thaw turned and talked smilingly with Jus- tice Mills. Evelyn Thaw had not sat three min- utes when she went into an anteroom for consultation with Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Murphy from Jerome’s office. ~ She returned in a few mo- ments and Thaw's were perhaps the cnly eyes in the room that were not upon her as she passed to her seat. FALL INTO OLD COAL MINE Women Battle With Snakes in Under- ground Prison. Pittsburg, July 30.—Three women who went out to pick berries on a farm about thres miles from Latrobe ‘were rescued by farmhands after hav- ing been buried in an abandoned coal mine for five hours, during which they fought continually with a nest of snakes, killing fifteen. Two of the ‘women became hysterical on their re- lease and are in a serious condition. The women are Mrs. Maggic Maley, Mrs. Mary Sarfano-and Mrs. Florence Lacey. As they invaded an inviting field of berries the earth suddenly yawned and swallowed them. All three fell about twenty-five feet through-a break in the roof of an abandoned mine into a pool of shal- low water, DIES IN TERRIBLE AGONY Minneapolls Man Victim of Mad Dog’s Bite. Minneapolis, July 30.—John Haugen, aged twenty-seven, is dead at. the University hospital from the effects of hydrophobia. Haugen was bitten by a mad dog six weeks ago in the face, but he did not feel the effects of the injury un- til a few hours before his death, when he became a raving maniac and after several hours of horrible suffer- ing died. Haugen was employed by the C. A. Smith Lumber company, and was bitten while at work in the com- pany’s yards. IN FEAR OF NIGHT RIDERS Threats Drive Judge Harris From Union City, Tenn,, St. Louis, July 80.—Harried by threats against his life, which has been frequently jeopardized by bul- lets, Judge Harris of Union City, Tenn., whose injunction against fish- ing in Reelfoot lake formed the foundation of night rider outrages, I8 at a hotel here accompanied by his wife and secretary. While Judge Har- Hs denied himself to visitors his wife ‘was not loath to say that it was owing to the unceasing threats of the night riders that he had come to this city. Two Parlor Cars Derailed. Milwaukee, July 30.—One passenger was fatally .and several seriously in- jured in a-train wreck near Duplain- ville, Wis. on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, when two par- ‘or cars were derailed and ‘thrown nto a ditch. FATHER RIDICULES STORY Austrian Nobleman Did Not Die for Love of ‘Chicago Girl. Chicago, July 30.—Olga’ Menn, for love of whom Baron Oskar Rothschild was reported to have committed sul cide in Vienna, was never engaged to the baron and probably never knew him, according to a statement by her father, Dr. Rudolph Menn. 2 sajd-his wife and daughter “flf@*fi fated I~ Vienna, not from any grief over Roth#ehild’s death “but because of the humiliation of the link- ing of her name with the tragedy.” He also characterized as “flly” re- ports that he was going to'sue the elder Rothschild for defamation of character or fight a duel with him. “Those pen sketches of my recefv- Ing packages of cablegrams,” sald Dr. Menn, “and of weeping as I stood on my front steps were so melodramatic that I really hate to deny, as I am’ forced to, that I ever did that sort of thing. I am not aware that my daugh- ter ever knew the baron. There cer- tainly was no engagement. So you see how wild were the accounts of my challenging the father to a duel.” FOR A FIGHT WITH JOHNSON Jeffries Posts a Forfeit of $5,000 in New York City. New York, July 2!,—James J. Jefi- rles posted a forfeit of $5,000 with Robert Hdgren, a sporting writer, as evidence of good faith to. meet Jack _ JAMES J. JEFFRIES. Johnson in defense of the heavy- weight championship title. Johnson claims the title by virtue of a victory over Tommy Buruns in Australia last winter. Jeffries had planned to post the for- feit a few days prior to his departure to Europe, but decided quickly after reaching here that the sooner the un- certainty regarding the matter was settled the better it would be. “I have posted this sum,” said Jeft- ries,” to show my friends that I am in earnest in my declaration that I am willing to defend the title of heavy- weight champion in a fight with Jack Johnson.” - MUCH BAD PAPER IS DISCOVERED Shortage of Indiana Banker Not Less Than $110,000. Tipton, Ind., July 30.—William H. Marker, cashier of the First National bank and brother of Noah R. Marker, the missing assistant cashier, who is charged with defalcations of over $100,000, has resigned. Many bad notes and checks are turning up in the progress of the ex- amination of the affairs of the bank by Miller Weir, national bank ex- aminer at large, and several of the directors. This paper, bearing forged signe- tures of substantial citizens, repre- sents, it is sald, thousands of dollars abstracted from the bank’s funds. It will be a week or ten days before a definite report of the condition of the institution can be made. It is not expected that the shortage will be less than $110,000, and it may be much more. It is learned that before Noah Mar- ker left the city he transferred one of his pieces of property to a farmer and discounted the farmer’s note for $6,- 000. Tt is said that he also borrowed money from many friends and that he was preparing for his departure for a week before he left the city. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolls Wheat. Minneapolis, July 29.—Wheat—July, $1.27%: Sept., $1.053% @1.05%; Dec., $1.03% @1.03%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.31%; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 80%; No. 2 Northern, $1.28%; No. 3 Northern, $1.23% @1.26%. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, July 29.—Wheat—On track —No. 1 hard, $1.34%; No. 1 Northern, $1.33; No. 2 Northern, $1.31; July, §1.- 32; Sept, $1.06; Dec, $1.08%. Flax —To arrive, §1.40%; on track, $1.54; July, $1.53; Oct., $1.25%; Sept., $1.- 29%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, July 29.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.50; fair to good, $4.50@5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $4.75@6.50. Hogs—$7.15@7.40. Sheep—Wethers, $4.T5(@5.25; yearlings, $5.25@5.75; lambs, $6.00@7.00; spring lambs, $7:- 00@7.75. Chicago Unlon Stock Yards. Chicago, July 29.—Cattle--Beeves, $4.35@7.45; Texas steers, $4.00@6.60. ‘Western steers, $4.0066.25; stockers and feecders, $3.00@5.10; cows and heifers, $2.20@6.20; calves, $5.50@ 8.00.. Hogs—Light, $7.25@7.65; mixed, $7.15@7.70; heavy, $7.20@7.75; rough, $7.10@7.26; good to choice heavy, $7.25@17.75; Dpigs, $6.50@7.50. Sheep, —Native, $3.00@5.25; vearlings, $4.60 @6.00; lambs, 34.50@7.75. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, July 29.—Wheat—July, $1.- 083 : Sept. $1.04%; Dec.,, $1.08%@ 1.03%%; May, $106%. Corn—July, T13c; Sept., 66%¢c; Dec., 55%c; May, 56%c. Oats—July, 44%c; Sept., 39%c; Dec., 39%c: May, 41%@42. Pork— July; $2017%; Sept., $20.80; ‘Oct., $18.- 50; -Jan,. $16.40. Butter—Cream- erles, :22%@26c; dairles, 20@23%ec. Eggs—18@22%ec. Poultry—Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 18%c; springs, 16@17c. Sustain Heavy Losses MARTIAL LAW IN EFFECT IN SPAIN King Alfonso Suspends Con- stitutional Guarantees. SITUATION IS VERY GRAVE Revolutionary Disorders Prevail in Widely - Separated Parts of the Country—Youthtul Ruler Hurries to the Capital on a Summons From Premier Maura and Important Proc- lamation Follows. Madrid, July $ ,—King Alfonso has issued a decree proclaiming martial law and the suspension of constitu- tional guarantees throughout Spain, The king’s proclamation of martial law throughout the country followed his arrival from San Sebastian, from which point he had been summoned by Premier Maura. The official dis- Dpatches of the night had continued to show an alarming condition of af- fairs at Barcelona and neighboring towns in Catalonia. A special meeting of the cabinet was summoned. The situation in the disturbed districts, as well as the crit- ical condition of the Spanish military forces in Morocco, was fully discussed. The result of the conference was the issuance of the king’s decree proclaim- ing martial law throughout Spain and the suspension of all constitutional guarantees. The latest reports from Barcelona shows the condition there Increasing- ly grave. The rioters have attacked the convent gf the Little Sisters of the Poor. This followed the riotous dis- orders when the mob assaulted and then burned several of the religious establishments. New disorders are mnow reported from two other interior points, Alfoi and Rioja. This shows that the zone of popular agitation is spreading be- yond the turbulent Catalonians and is affecting the. Valencians. The chief indignation of the people is directed against the government’s policy of rapidly recruiting a large army te cope with the condition con- fronting Spain in Morocco. AT THE MERCY OF THE MOB Situation at Barcelona, Spain, Ex- ceedingly Grave. Madrid, July :4—Much apprehen- slon is felt here over the situation in the provinces of Catalonia, Tarragona and Gerona, where the constitutional guarantees have been suspended. The latest official reports from Barcelona, which were considerably delayed, in- dicate that the city is almost at the mercey of the moh. The noterious anarchists, Cardenal and Herreros, are represented as be- ing the leaders in the rioting, which ‘was accomplished by incendiarism and the destruction of property. The con- vent of Merastas was taken by assault and the church of St. Paul and the congregational schools of St. Antoine were burned. The captain general and his staff were fired upon as they were riding through the boulevard Paraleto. Bands of strikers were dispatched from Barcelona to the surrounding country to destroy the railroad, with the object of preventing the arrival of troops to reinforce the Barcelona gar- rison. The troops from Valencla were forced to disembark at Vendrell, seventeen miles from Taragona, from ‘where they drove the strikers before them. The conservative newspapers of Madrid protest against the revolution while the country is fighting to main- tain honor on foreign soil and they appeal to the public to sink political differences and support the govern- ment in the vigorous repression of an- archy and sedition at Barcelona. SPANISH POSITION IS GRAVE in Fighting Outside Melilla. Madrid, via Hendaye, France, July )—Fighting between the Spaniards and Moors has been resumed outside Melilla. General Pintos and several of his officers were killed. Every supplementary detail of the battle which raged July 28 proves the gravity of the Spanish situation. The Moors ambushed a Spanish column in the Alfer ravine, killing and wounding four hundred men. The shattered fragments of the column only escaped under the protection of the Spanish gunboat Martin Alonzo Pinzen and the Melilla forts, which fired two thousand rounds. ALLEGED DEFAULTER DEAD Expires in Jail at Jackson, Minn., Fol- . .~ lowing Arrest. Jackson, Minn,, July 30.—Dr. Frank R. Hansen, defaulting school secretary of Lakefield, died in his cell in the Jackson county jail. His death is attributed to the fact that he was deprived of morphine. Dr. Hansen formerly was a prosperous physician and a prominent Mason. The, shortage in his accounts was discovered three months ago. It amounied to $8,000. After -being -ar- rested by Sheriff Ter Haar he escaped from that officer at Kansas City by a simple ruse, but later was recaptured and brought here to be tried. LILLIAN. NORDICA MARRIED Opera Singer. Becomes- Wife of New. York Banker. London, July 30.—Mme. Lillian Nor- dica, the American opera singer, was married to George W. Young, a New York banker.. The ceremony was per- formed in King’s Weigh House church, Grosvenor square; in the presence of a few friends, most of whom are well known -in American and English so- clety. = ALL WRONG. The Mistakeis Made by Many Bemidiji Citizens. Don’t mistake the cause of back- ache. To be cured you must know the cause. > It is wrong to imagine relief is care. - Backache Is kidney ache. You must cure the kidneys. A Bemidjiresident tells you -how this can be done. Clyde Johnson, living at 1014 Bemidji, Ave., Bemidji, Minn., says: “For some time I endured a great deal of suffering from kidney com- plaint. - There was a pain in my back and during the early part of the day I felt lanquid and tired. I decided to try a reliable kidney remedy, went to The OwlDrug Store, and procured a box of Doan’s Kid- ney Pills. I used themaccording to directions, when the pains disap- peared and the tired, lanquid feeling vanished. I know Doan’s Kidney Pills to be a reliable remedy and can recommend them to anyone suffering from kidney complaint.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s— and take no other. ** Devices for Hanging Up the Little Things"’ Moore Push-Pins Moore Push-Points ks oo olor, from 10c per 14 doe 16 10c. fo 4 40%. A ry. Warduare and drug slores of 10 cents will belag you full Astorimens and paricuiare: HERE'S A PIN—PUSH IT IN For Sale at The Pioneer Office Lurfibef and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a com- plete line of lumber and bwlding material of all descriptions. Call in and look over our special line of fancy glass doors. We have a large and well assorted stock from which you can make your selection. WE SELL 16-INCH SLAB WO0OD St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. The ROYAL Standard Typewriter THE ACKNOWLEDCED STANDARD OF TODAY Will turn out more neat, perfectly aligned work, with less effort and with less wear on its working parts than any other typewriter made. You can PAY more, but you cannot BUY more Royal Typewriter Co. Royal Typewriter;Building New York 412 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, Minn. Real Estate For Sale Below we offer a few of the many farms we have for sale. These are desirable for investments and the intending purchasers will do well to give them careful attention. No. 18. Blackduck river. mated valuation at present school house on one corner of land; 30 acres under cultivation; best of soil; some meadow. Selling price $2200. $1280 buys 160 acres in No. 19. 160 acres in section 8, town- ship 150, range 31 (Town of Langor) on $900 worth of saw timber on place which can be sold aod delivered on the river bank. Buildings which originally cost $1400 and esti- No. 23. $3200 buys a half section of land in town 150, range 30 (Town of Langor). This place is natural meadow land and will cut upwards of 100 tons of hay; not a foot of waste land; heavy soil equal to any land in the state. There is timber enough on the place to pay for the land. The land is located one mile from school house; has running water and would make an attractive stock farm. Terms to suit purchaser. date $1000; section 19, township 151, range 27. This land is nicely located on miles east of Northome. and barn on place; soil excellent; part of timber on this quarter section is reserved. It will pay you to iavestigate this prop- osition. No. 20. Five 40-acre tracts bordering good road five No. 24. . $2000 buys a good 160-acre tract in section 22, township 146, range 34, Grant Valley. Good agricultural land bordering on' two lakes; 25 acres broken; balance easily cleared. Within easy reach of good markets. Terms to suit buyer. Good house on Blackduck lake; mostly hardwood timber; heavy soil; some within easy rarket. Prices range from $10 to $15 per acre. No. 21. -$300 buys the most attract- ive two-acre island in Blackduck lake. This is one of the most beautiful spots for summer resorters. known in northern Minnesota. No. 22. An 80-acre well-improved farm five miles northwest of Bemidji; 20 acres 1 field; good buildings; ' good well and water; daily mail; one-half mile from school house; place is partly fenced; 800 cords lath bolts and 1000 cords of cordwood on the ‘place. This attractive offer is the east half of .the southwest quarter of section 23-147-34 (Town of $1000 will sectire this place Eckles). for you. We have many other meadow; all No. 25. $2400 will buy 160 acres well-improved hardwood land bordering on Turtle River lake and one mile east of village of Turtle River. 8 acres under cultivation; 1 mile of attractive lake shore. An especially good bargain for one who desires the land for summer resort. Terms, one-half cash: No. 26. 5 pex aere buys good quar- ter tract of land in section 9 township 150, range 32. Good meadow, valuable timber; some improvements; terms, cash. No. 27. 160-acre farm on Cormant river in section 17, township 150, range 30 (Town of - Hornet); valuable for its timber; 21-2 miles from market; easy terms at $10 per acre. bargains and if you do not in above list what you want, we have a large list of other lands for sale. Remember we buy for cash and sell on time. FARMERS LAND (0. Winter Bloek e Bemidji, Minnesota