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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
HUNGER STRIKE DECLARED
POLITICAL PRISONERS AT MOS.
...........c COW DEMAND AN lMME-
s:
~ DIATE TRIAL RIAL:.s.. g - !.

Moscow, April THE political pris-
Oners with whom the local jails are
crowded have declared "hunger
strike" (refusing to partake of food
to compel the authorities either to
bring them to immediate trial or order
their release. Many of the prisoners
have been three months in Jail with
out being confronted with the charges
against them, Notwithstanding the
fact that Interior Minister Durnoyo, in
an official order made public some
time ago, instructed the local officials
throughout the empire to confront
prisoners within twenty-four hours
with the charges which caused their
arrest. But the police also received
Instructions to hold by administrative
order all prisoners against whom no
definite charges could be brought
The decision of the political prison.
ers to starve themselves has in.
creased the excitement caused by the
election campaign here, which closes
Sunday.
Strong detachments of Cossacks are
patrolling the industrial quarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
SUES FOR OVER S., 600, 900
MAYOR WEAVER SEEKS TO RE-
COVER MONEYS PAID GER.
TAIN CONTRACTORS.

Philadelphia, April IA bill in
equity was filed in the court of COM
mon pleas during the day against the
contractors and others interested
prior to last May in the construction
of the filtration system of this city
The complainant is Mayor Weaver
and he seeks to recover on behalf of
the city over s5,OO0,OOO. The bill is
directed against Israel w. Durham,
former Republican leader Of this city:
State Senator James R. McNichol;
John NJ. Mack; William C. Haddock,
director of public works under the
late, Mayor Ashbridge; Peter E. Cos.
tello, former director of public works,
who was removed by Mayor Weaver.
John w. Hill, former chief of the fl
tration bureau, who was recently ac.
quilted of the charge of falsifying his
records, and. Mrs James R. McNichol,
wife of the state senator The last
named was for time partner in her
contracting business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Russian Commission Annus Election
of Objectionable Delegates.

Russian Commission Annuls Election
of Objectionable Delegates.
/. st. Petersburg, April THE cleo.
ton by the Constitutional Democrats
of the st. Petersburg district of Pro-
fessor Paul Milukoff and NJ Hessen
as delegates to the provincial conven.
tion have been annulled by the cleo
tion commission on the ground that
they are under Indictment in connec-
tion with the suspension of the Svo
sBodanag,s of which paper they were
editors. The commission has replaced
them by Conservative candidates, who
received scarcely a tenth of the vote
cast forss MI NJ. Milukoff and Hessen.
The action of the authorities has
aroused a storm in radical circles, be-
cause the commission did not take ex-
ception to their candidatures before
the ballotting. Besides Professor Milu-
koff is one of the prominent leaders
of the Constitutional Democrats and
was expected to be power in, parlia-
ment
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
ELkiNs ON RATE REGULATION.
Does Not Believe Pending Bill Goes
Far Enough.

Does Not Believe Pending Bill Goes
Far Enough.
Washington, April Senator Ell
kins of West Virginia addressed the
senate during the day on railroad rate
regulation.
Mr. Elkins announced at the outset
his desire to secure legislation that
would secure to the people !" a prompt
and adequate remedy for the evils, in
justices, abuses and wrongs Of every
Kind practiced by railroads, or in any
way growing out of their operation .
but he said that while he favors the
pending bill he wanted to make it
better and stronger
Il stand first for the interests of the
people of my own state,' he went on,
1"and after that for the interests of all
the people Of tEs United States. l
have no interest that can affect my
judgment or preveat me doing my
duty as senator as see it. My de-
sire and highest purpose is to secure
and serve the public interest. Be-
cause of my supposed interest in rail
roads it is charged and believed that I
favor the railroad side of this ques-
ton. This has been SO often repeated
that am sure it will be pardonable ii
l say, in justice to myself, that my
interest on the side of the shipper is
ten times greater than on the side of
the railroads and that my interest in
railroads is confined to those in my
own state.
He declared his principal objection
to the house bill to be that it does not
go far enough in remedying evils and
expressed the opinion that if enacted
into law it would prove general dis.
appointment. He said he was in hearty
accord with the president on the sub
ject of rate regulation and then indi-
Gated the respects in which, according
to his opinion, the bill falls short in
accomplishing all that should be &C.
complished by railroad legislation.
Among these were the following: ,--.
A prohibition against railroads pro-
ducing, selling or shipping their own
coal and other like articles in COM
petition with ether owners; require
ment that switches shall be built
where needed to accommodate bust.
ness: requirement compelling inter.
state roads to make connections with
connecting lines and a requirement for
the fair and just distribution of cars
among shippers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
HOUSE IMMIGRATION BILL.
Measure Further Restricts Admission
of Aliens 1=~s

Measure Further Restricts Admission
Of Aliens.
Washington, April THE house
committee on immigration has COM
pleted it's bill to further restrict the
coming Of aliens to this country. The
measure will be reported by Mr.. Gard
ner Of Massachusetts and a minority
report will be made by Mr.. Bennett OF
New York. The bill increases the
head tax on aliens from 81 to S.. 1t
requires each male adult to possess
$25 and each female SIS. A family
may be admitted on it's head showing
$50.
An educational test provides that
each immigrant over sixteen years of
age must be able to read in some Ian
guage. 1t places in the excluded class
imbeciles, the weak minded and man
ual laborers of poor physique.
1t gives the department of commerce
and labor discretion to admit or ex-
clude immigrants under sixteen years
OF age coming to this country alone.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
ARBITRATION
IS OPPOSED
Sentiment Of The Anthracite Operators
Against Accepting Miners
Offer.
FORMAL ANSWER NOT YET DRAWN

New York, April Pending the
ators of the offer of the mine workers
of Eastern Pennsylvania to arbitrate
the differences existing between them
the coal workers will make no move
and will simply wait until Monday for
the mine owners reply.
The operators are busily engaged on
the miners proposition. While they
have practically agreed as to how
they shall meet the offer they will not
draw up a formal answer until the
members of the subcommittee have
consulted all interests involved. The
sentiment of the subcommittee of the
operators is distinctly against the &C.
ceptance of the miners offer at least
in its present shape.
The scale committee of the miners
held brief session and took up the
situation in the anthracite fields. After
the meeting most of the members Of
the committee returned to their homes,
where they will meet the presidents of
the local unions in their respective
districts to receive reports of local
conditions
Mr.. Mitchell said that he entertafns
hope that the anthracite operators will
accept the miners offer to arbitrate
and that he would not have submitted
the proposition if he had not expected
them seriously to consider it.
= -
to conditions in the bftuminous fields
Mr.. Mitchell said that the situation in
the soft coal region is steadily I'M
proving and that matters there are
proceeding satisfactorily to him.
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the complainant, was shown during
the trial to be a stockholder in the
publication of Town Topics. The JUS
tice objected on constitutional grounds
to the specification that he carried on
other business while a justice. The
court replied:
This respondent can engage at any
time in any business that he sees fit
by resigning his position as a justice
of the court of special sessions, but as
long as he holds that position he must
comply with the statute"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
MALICIOUS LrEELs.
Fields Denies Stories Concerning the
"Aouse of Mirth."


"House Of Mirth."
New York, April 7.-Andrew c..
Fields, former legislative agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance company, gave
out statement at Dobbs Ferry.
through his physician, DR.. Judson. Ee
said he never gave a bribe in his
career; that he was prepared ito vindi
cate himself completely; that he in
tended to tell the whole truth and that
he had saved the Mutual Life Ins s,lr
ance company hundreds Of thousands
of dollars. Fields declares that the
stories concerning the Houses
Mirth" at Albany are malicious libels
and that he never had any business
relations with Andrew Hamilton the
contingent fund Of $600,000, Fields
said, will be satisfactorily explained
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Accident Due to careIessness

Eveleth, Minn., April 7-Ludwig
Heikkila is dead and two companions
are seriously scalded as the result Of
an accident due to carelessness in the
Baltic mine. The men were assisting
in making some steam connections
and placed heavy levers in the wrong
place, breaking the pipes and allow
Ing the scalding steam to escape un-
der high pressure with fatal results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
WILLING TO ARBlTRATE.
Offer to Hard Coal Operators Asress
able to Ohio Mine Owners.

Columbus, o., April John Win.
der, president of the Ohio Operators
association, has telegraphed to Pres
ident Roosevelt and to President Nit
chell Of the miners organization frem
Charleston, w. Va, where the oper-
ators and miners are meeting, that
the bituminous operators of Ohio pro-
pose to Mr.. Mitchell to settle the.
strike in the bituminous district on
the same terms as Mr.. Mitchellf pro-
posed to anthracite operators-by arbi.
tratiOn --..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Actress commits suicide.

New York, April Delphine Love,
an actress, who said that she was the
daughter of the late DR.. /. N. Love of
st. Louis, committed suicide by Jump
ing out of the second floor window of
Seventh avenue hotel The young wo-
man had gone to the hotel in com
.pany with a man who was arrested
after she jumped from the window,
but was later released.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Tenement Victim Suicides.

New York. April Otto Klein, a
painter, who had been unable to work
for two years and who was known as
a radical socialist, shot and killed him
self in his home while his family was
lWay. He left letter addressed to
Coroner julius Hamburger in which he
blamed landlords and the board of
health for conditions in tenement
houses which foster disease.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Wealthy Merchant Suicides.

New York, April George Kupfer,
forty-six years old, a wealthy whole
sale milliner living on Park avenue
and with place Of business on Broad
way, shot and killed himself in room
In his apartments. Death resulted in
stantly. Ill health is the alleged cause.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
new PREMIER IS NAMED
PEACE BETWEEN THE CROWN
AND HUNGARIAN PEOPLE
=. CONCLUDED.

Vienna, April Peace between the
crown and the Hungarians has been
concluded and the parliamentary crisis
is over. Premier Fejervary has re:
signed and Alexander Wekerle has
been appointed premier, with man
date to form conciliatory cabinet for
Hungary
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
REACHED AGE OF 1923 YEARS.
Mrs. PhiIo Rogers, Negro Woman.
Dies at Chicago.

Chicago, April AT the extraor-
binary age of 123 years Mrs. Philo
Rogers, a negro woman, is dead at
her home here.
Mrs Rogers was born in Missouri
and reared a large family long before
the first mutterings of the anti-slavery
sentiment agitated New England. She
was grandmother when the Missouri
compromise was an issue of the hour
and had reached her three score years
and ten when the emancipation procla-
nation liberated her from bondage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Won BUELoW IMPROVING.

No Serious Consequences Likely aa
Result Of Illness.
Berlin, April 7-Chancellor Won
Buelow, who tainted while in the
reichstag Thursday afternoon, slept
throughout the night and awoke fresh
and clear headed. After taking cup
of coffee he asked for the newspapers,
but Professor Renvers suggested that
it would be advisable not to read them
Professor Renvers and the physiz
clans who are associated with him in
the case say that no bad consequences
are likely to result from the chancel-
lor's illness.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court Of Illinois Knocks Out
New Primary Law.

new PFImaFy Law.
Springfield, Ill, April The. SUI
preme court during the evening
handed down a decision declaring the
new primary law unconstitutional.
Governor Deneen will call a special
session Of the legislature for 10 O'Clock
7ext Tuesday morning.
The Republican state central COM
mittee will meet in this city during
the day to rescind the call for a state
convention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
WAS SETTLED
OUT OF COURT
The Famous Schandein Will Case at
Milwaukee, Wis, Amicably
Adjusted.
IMMENSE ESTATE INVOLVED IN SUIT

Milwaukee, April 1.-The famous
Schandein will case has been settled
out Of court. Announcement to this
effect was made by Attorney George
p. Miller on behalf of all parties in
terested in the suit in Judge Halsey's
branch of the circuit court. Attorney
Miller stated that while the case had
been adjusted to the satisfaction of all
parties concerned he requested that
the case7~'be continued until Monday
next in order that the terms agreed
upon may be reduced to writing. The
case was therefore put over until that
time.
The case in litigation was over the
estate OF Mrs. Lisette Schandein,
whose property was valued at $7,000,-
600. Of this amount share estimated
at $6,OO0,OO0 was left to Mrs. Clara S.
Heyl, daughter, and wife of Jacob
Heyl Most of the remainder, esti-
mated in value at 100000, was willed
to Mrs. Ella Frank and Emil Schan.
dein, two other children. The latter
children were the contestants in the
suit.
The will was admitted to probate
by Judge Carpenter after long and
sensational trial and the present suit
was brought up on an appeal.
rx,s11 lol:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
ONLY FOUR MINES IDLE.
Resumption OF -AAnrk in-Pittshur9- Dis.
trict General.

trict General.
Pittsburgs April Z There was an
almost complete resumption of opera
tons during the day in the mines Of
the Pittsburg Coal company and its
subsidiary, the Monongahela Consoli-
dated Coal and Coke company.
Chairman Francis L. Robbins report
ed but four of their mines idle in the
entire Pittsburg district and one of
these was shut down for repairs
By Monday he expected normal con-
ditions to prevail at all the COM
pany's mines.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
DECISION AGAINST DEUEL..

Jurist Must Answer Application for
His Removal.
New York, April z Justice Joseph
M. Deuel. must answer within ten days
the application for his removal from
Office as justice Of the court of special
sessions of New York city, according
to decision of the supreme court
made public during the day. The ap-
plication for removal was an outgrowth
of the recent trial, on charge of Grim
dnal libel, OF Norman Hapgood. editor
of Golfers Weekly. Justice Deuel.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
All Employees Demand More paw.

Chicago, April IA decision to de-
mand general increase in wages for
every employe of the elevated rail
ways of Chicago was made at meet:
ing OF the various unions of the q T. J,
employees. More than 1000 employees
were represented at the meeting, rep-
resenting every branch Of the service
from the women who sell tickets to the
trackmen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
JuRYMAN STRICKEN BLIND.
Narrowing Tales of Crime the Alleged
= Cause.

Evansville, Ind, April Addison
N. Thomas of Jasper, Ind, foreman of
the Dubois county grand jury, sud
denly became blind and it is stated
his blindness is the result of listening
to narrowing evidence of crime These
stories are believed to have injured
his nervous system so as to affect the
nerves regulating the flow of blood to
the eyes. The grand jury has been
investigating several crimes and it
was noticed. that Thomas was extreme
ly nervous during the examination. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Blown to Pieces by EXPLOSION,

Roanoke, w. Va, April 1.-Two men
employed on construction work on the
Tldewater railroad near Roanoke
were blown to pieces by the explosion
of large quantity of dynamite.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
SENATORS SEE ROOSEVELT
CONFERENCES ON RATE REGULA.
TION CONTINUE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, April 7.-Railroad rate
legislation again was under discussion
during the day at the White House
Senator Rayner of Maryland had a
conference, by invitation, with the
president The nature of the confer
ence was not disclosed.
Senator Rayner expressed the opin-
ion that a rate bill, satisfactory to the
friends of the legislation, would be
passed by the senate and perhaps by
a much larger majority than expected.
Following Senator Rayner Senators
Allison of Iowa and Nelson of Mime
sofa discussed the rate situation with
the president. They declined to dis.
cuss the subject afterwards.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
Wounds Wife: kits Hims.lf.

New York, April Waiter Foster.
eighteen years old, shot his sixteen.
year-old wife Margaret and then turned
the revolver against himself The girl
was only slightly injured, the bullet
striking her in the arm, but her hus-
band inflicted fatal wound in his
tampls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
FoRTY-NINE PERSONS DEAD. s

Revised List Of Casualties in German
Disaster.
Nagold, South Germany April IA
revised list of the casualties resulting
from the collapseAof the Hotel Zum
HiFschens showssthat forty-nine per.
sons iosttheir nyes and that fifty were
severely injured. DR.. Won Pischek, the
minister Of the interior of Wurtem-
burg, has arrived here to personally
inquire into the disaster.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07

kev. DR.. Edward Lathrop, president
of the board of trustees of Vassar col
lege, is dead in New York city, aged
ninety-two years.
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One Thousand Men Laid of

Boston, April Z. Owing, it was said
70 decreased traffic ON account Of the
coal strike LOCO men employed in the
snops OF the Boston and Albany divi-
sion OF the New York Central railroad
nave received notice that work would
De suspended until further notice at
Aiiston, Springfield and Rensselaer,
NJ v = s>AssSA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07

President Roosevelt will deliver his
Decoration day address this year be.
fore the Army and Navy union at
Norfolk Va
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-07
ARousEs STORM OF CRITICISM

Strong detachments of Cossacks are
patrolling the industrial quarters.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-05-26
SYMPTOM TUNNEL is OPEN.
King Rides Through on a Special
Train

Train.
DomodOssola, Italy.-The Simplon
tunnel was inaugurated here by King
Victor Emmanuel, who left here for
Brique on the Swiss side of the noun
tains. The royal train passed through
the IL miles of tunnel drawn by a
steam engine, the electric motors not
being ready.
On reaching the middle Of the tun-
nel at height of 1000 feet above the
sea level, the king was heard to ex-
claim:
1T is cyclopic work, the result of
half century of study. seven years of
work and the expenditures of nearly
SIS ,0Uv, 000."
At Brique the king, who was accom-
panied by Premier Sonnino, the min
lister of public works and a large num-
Der of other officials, was received by
the president of the Swiss republic
and the members of the federal coun-
Gil. the national council and the coun
Gil of state and other officials to the
number of about 500. In the speeches
which followed the meeting of the
king and the president, much satisfac-
ton was expressed at the opening Of
the tunnel, which was completed as
far as piercing the mountain was con-
cerned last February
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-05-26

of common carriers, and a penalty of
500 a day is imposed for failure to
comply with the report requirement.
The commission is given access to
the accounts of the companies affected
by the act, but examiners are forbid
den, under penalty of heavy fine and
long Imprisonment, from divulging the
facts ascertained. Fines of $500 for
each failure to keep proper accounts
is provided. A Justification of ac-
counts is made punishable by a fine
and imprisonment.
Circuit and district courts of the
United States are given jurisdiction
over all complaints by the commission
of failure to comply with it's orders.
and such courts are required to issue
writs of mandamus compelling such
compliance.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-05-26
CARS PILE UP, ~ PEOPLE HURT.
Panic on Coaster" at a Chicago Re-
sort

g SQTI.
Twelve persons were injured, two Of
them seriously, in an accident on the
coaster" an attraction at the Ny4iIte
City, one of Chicago's amusement
parks. The beginning of the trouble
was the stopping of the first of five
cars in one of the depressiOns at the
bottom of a steep slope.
Before those in the first car could
get out of danger the second car col
ided with it. In turn each of the 9th
ers, following at regular intervals.
struck the cars at the bottom of the
slope. There was no light at the point
where the accident occurred, and the
passengers. panic stricken, jumped
from the structure, which is about 20
feet high at this point
There were 25 passengers on the
cars at the time of the accident All
of these, many of whom were bruised
and badly shaken up in the collisions,
jumped to the ground. Most of the in
jured are suffering from broken limbs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-05-26
MINING NOTES.

Messrs. Pierson and Pelkey, owners
of the Yankee Girl group in the Deer
Creek district, Ore, who have bonded
the property to the Citizens Colsoli-
dated Gold Mining company of Wheel
ing, Va, say the bonders intend to be-
gin development work within a few
days.
The Magnolia mine, in the Granite
district, Ore, is working full handed
and the mill is running steadily. The
output is said TO be highly satisfactory
to the owners.