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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-06
WITH DISCLAIMER ATTACHED
Senate Committee Will Favorabiy Re.
port AIgeciras Treaty.

Senate Committee Will FavorabIy Re.
port AIgeciras Treaty.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Whether Dem
ocratic senators shall support the AL
geciras treaty in relation to Moroccan
affairs, when it Is voted upon in the
senate on Dec. -, will depend upon
the fate of resolution to be present
ed disclaiming the responsibility of the
United States for the convention and
declaring that the participation Of this
government is only in furtherance of
it's general policy Of promoting peace
and in the interest of it's commercial
relations with Morocco.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations considered the treaty and Or
dered that it be favorably reported to
the senate. This action was taken,
however, after a committee consisting
of Senators Spooner, Lodge and Bacon
had been named to prepare resolu-
ton which would declare that the
United States had no intention of in
terfering in the regulation of Euro
pean internal: affairs. 49,.
The contest in the senate over the
treaty will be close in the event that
a disclaimer of the character outlined
is not adopted. The United States is
exempted from the responsibility of
enforcing the treaty through a reser-
walton made by Ambassador White,
the American delegate, in signing the
act .
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DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
JURY DECLARES CHESTER GIL
LE7TE GUILTY OF MURDER
ING GRACE BROWN.

Herkimer, N. Y, Dec. 6.-The jury
has pronounced Chester E. Gillette
guilty Of murder in the first degree in
killing Grace Brown, his sweetheart.
The twelve men deliberated three
minutes less than five hours before
they reached their verdict. Five bal.
lots were taken. -Four resulted in
eleven for conviction and one for &C.
quittal. = =: = !.
Two hours elapsed between the
fourth and fifth ballots and during that
time the men who felt sure of Gil
lette's guilt argued and worked upon
the one man standing against them.
When the verdict was announced
Gillette was the most unconcerned
man in the room. He sat motionless
as one after another the twelve Jurors
arose to their feet and declared that
they were united in their decision.
When the twelfth man had responded
the stolid Indifference or studied COM
posture of the boy was exhibited as
never before. Leaning over a nearby
table he wrote this message to his
father in Denver: 80 H.
Father: l am convicted"
The verdict means death in the cleo.
trio chair. IT,. ..s.s> ne a.
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YOUNG WOMEN in PANIC.
Number Injured in Factory Fire a,
indianapolis. =

Number Injured in Factory Fire a,
s indianapolis. =
Indianapolis, Dec. 6.-In a fire that
started from an explosion of thou
sands of paper matches at the factory
of F. A. Rathbun & Co., West Indian
apolis, eight young women were
burned, four Of them seriously. The
others were painfully burned and in
jured in their frantic efforts to escape
from the building. /, .-s% $50
Ten girls were on the second flool
of the factory when an explosion in q
f1reproof storage vault forced the door
and hurled sheet of flame across tbs
workroom. There was run for the
stairway, which became choked with
the struggling girls. screaming and
fighting, with blazing hair and cloth
ing. Three of the girls, penned in by
the flames and unable to reach the
stairway, jumped through the windows
to the ground. At the stairway sew
eral Of the girls fell and were tram
pied upon. t..
The forewoman of the factory
reached the telephone and while she
was calling the fire department 9th.
ers smothered the fire in her burning
clothing.
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MISSING FOR SEVEN YEARS.
Prisoner in New York Asylum Said to
Be Kansas DefauIter.

Prisoner in New York Asylum Said to
Be Kansas DefauIter.
White Plains, N. Y, Dec. GA pris.
oner in the state asylum for insane at
Matteawan, who is now trying to OBJ
tain freedom on the ground that he is
no longer insane, is said to have been
identified by bank officers of Kansas
City as George A. Kimmel, formerly
cashier of the Arkansas bank of Kan
sas City, who is said to have default
ed and disappeared seven years ago.
Under the name of Andrew J. White
the man was convicted of larceny in
Cattaraugus county, this state, and
was sent to the asylum as insane. He
is said to now have admitted that his
name Is George A. Kimmel and habeas
corpus proceedings have been begun
on his behalf to secure his release.
Kimmels identity was discovered
as a result Of a contest made by the
New York Life Insurance company,
which refused to pay an insurance
policy of 5000 on his life which was
claimed by Mrs. Edna K. Bonalett of
Chicago, KimmePs sister. Mrs. Bona
let's claim was based on the allega-
ton that man missing for seven
years was legally dead.
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SEEKS INCREASE OF POWER
PRESIDENT WOULD DISMISS ANY
OFFICER WHOM HE THINKS
Is UNWORTHY.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The president
has sent special message to congress
urging legislation giving the executive
authority upon his own initiative and
responsibility to dismiss any officer
whom he thinks unworthy to remain
in the service. The law at present
provides that in time of peace no Off
Ger shall be dismissed except in pur
suance of a courtmartial or in mitiga
ton thereof. This provision the pres
ident wants repealed.
Illustrating the necessity for the
legislation desired the president cites
the case Of a naval officer whose name
Is not given, but who was accused OF
indecent and disgusting behavior
He was convicted. but the court, to his
surprise, the president says, did not
sentence him to dismissal.
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JAPANESE AMBASSADOR LAUGHS
At TALK OF WAR WITH THE
UNITED STATES.
STORY ABSURD AND IMPOSSIBLE
AMERICANS CONSIDERED TO BE
THE BEST FRIENDS OF THE
ISLAND EMPIRE.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Viscount Siuzo
Aoki, ambassador of Japan, was asked
for an expression Of his views con-
corning the sensational dispatches and
articles that are now being printed
about the probability of war between
japan and the United States.
His excellency, the ambassador,
laughed heartily at the idea of war
and said that it was absolute nom
sense.
1--WE have perfect confidence in the
president and in Secretary Root; in
their friendly disposition, in their
sense of justice and in their wisdom"
he declared. I'VE have perfect conf
'dence in the goodness, the sense Of
Justice and in the wisdom of the peo-
pie of the United States. We know
confidently that they are our friends
and that they know that we are their
friends. Japan has no enemies in the
United States outside Of San Fran
cisco. It gives me pleasure to tell you
also that the United States has no
enemies in Japan. We regard your
people as our best friends. You have
always been our best friends and we
are confident that you will continue to
be so. That the Japanese can make
war upon their best friends is absurd
and impossible.
'"The other night at dinner party
a lady said to me, You must be very
angry with u.s.
"'Why 500 asked.
Z because of the way the people are
acting in San Francisco she replied.
"'Not at ALL said. That is only
local incident, a matter which your
government will take care of and
therefore 1t does not give us any con-
Germ. We understand it and our peo-
pie will not be misled by the sensa-
tional articles that are being pub
ished in your newspapers and in Eu-
rODe'"
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WOMEN ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.
Stolen Goods Valued at 5000 Found
in Their Homes.

Stolen Goods Valued at 5000 Found
in Their Homes.
Chicago, Dec. 6.-The mystery of a
score or more Of fat burglaries on the
North Side has been solved by the
arrest of Mrs. Elsie Klein and Mrs.
Margaret Nagel, two married women
with children. Stolen goods to the
value Of $4,000 were recovered, but the
value Of the property taken by the two
women during the last two years is
estimated at over $4,000.
Mrs. Klein is the mother of four
children, the youngest of which Is
fourteen months old and the eldest
nine years. Mrs. Nagel has one child,
a boy two years old.
Frequent complaints had been made
during many months of burglaries in
neighborhoods inhabited by well-to.
do working people. In every instance
the robbery was committed in the
afternoon while the family was away
from home and no trace of ingress or
exit could be found. Wednesday De.
tectiye Phil Weinrich noticed Mrs.
Klein approach several small flat
buildings, knock loudly at the door,
listen intently and then walk away
In each instance some one came to
the door in response to the knock.
At one place no one answered the
knock at the door and then Mrs. Klein
was seen to take key from her
pOcketbOOk and omen the door She
remained inside for an hour. When
she came out she had bundle under
her arm. The detective quickly cap
tured her. Then he examined the bun
die and found miscellaneous stolen
property. He also found an elaborate
set of skeleton keys in her pocket
Mrs. Klein made a full confession, i'm
plicating Mrs. Nagel, who was arrest
ed half an hour later, -
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KILLED PROMINENT PHYSICIAN
Mississippi Young Woman Placed on
Trial for Murder.

Mississippi Young Woman Placed on
Trial for Murder.
Hazlehurst, Miss, Dec. 6.-The trial
on charge of murder of Mrs. Angie
Birdsong, a young member of one Of
the most prominent families in Mis-
sissippi, began during the day.
Mrs. Birdsong shot and killed DR.. T..
H. Butler, also member of prom
inent family and nephew of former
Governor Longino of Mississippi, on
Nov. rs, 1905. The shooting occurred
in DR.. Buffers Office in Monticello,
Miss, where Mrs. Birdsong resided.
The young woman went to the Office,
waited until a patient had completed
his interview with the physician and
then, entering DR.. Buffers presence,
fired five shots. Going to the street
she remarked to a gathering crowd
that they would find the result of her
work UP stairs in the Doctors Office.
She then surrendered herself to the
sheriff. Although admitting the shoot.
ing she has not let her line of defense
become public.
A few days before the shooting Mrs.
Birdsong attempted to commit suicide.
At her preliminary hearing her
brother-in-law testified that the pris.
oner had experienced extreme mental
troubles over rumors concerning her
character. ~. ... .-.
The prominence of both families in
the case and intense feeling in Month
cello caused a change of venue to be
granted. Mrs, Birdsong is about
twenty-five years of age.
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Federal Officials Will Have Courts
Pass on California Statute.

Federal Officials Will Have Courts
Pass on California Statute.
San Francisco, Dec. 6.-Under direct
orders from Washington the represen-
tattves of the department of justice in
California have been instructed to be-
gin an action in the courts to test the
legality of the state statute which
provides that children of Monaghan
descent shall attend a separate school.
President Altman of the board of
education has received a cOmmunica.
ton from United States Attorney Dew
lin requesting conference that ar.
rangements might be made to insti-
tute suit.
When the attention of President All.
man was called to that portion of the
presidents message referring to sep
arate schools he said that the utter.
ance of the president on the Japanese
question would have no effect on the
action of the board.
I'VE have simply put into effect a
law passed by the lawmaking body OF
this state" he said. Individually
and collectively each and every mem.
Der of the board believes that it is a
good law. We will not recede from
the position which we have taken and
believe that our action will be sus-
tanned by public sentiment throughout
the state even If the courts should de-
clare it to be unconstitutional or a
violation of treaty rights
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WOMAN DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.
Rumors Circulated Regarding Numer
Gus Deaths in Her Family.

Rumors Circulated Regarding Numer
Gus Deaths in Her Family.
Chicago, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Rose Vzral
Of 1886 West Fifteenth street has
committed suicide because, it is be-
lieved, of rumors circulated regarding
the numerous deaths in her immediate
family within the last ten months.
Her husband, Martin Vzral, died first
and then, within nine months, her
four children died, the cause of each
death being given by the attending
physician as stomach trouble"
An anonymous telephone message
was sent to the police department say
ing that it was advisable that an in
vestigation be made, as all the mem
bers Of the family were insured a
short time before death. An investi-
cation was commenced, but it had de.
yeloped nothing definite. It. is be-
iieved by the police that either de-
spondency over the deaths of her
family or dread of the investigation
caused Mrs. Vzral to take her life.
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CONGRESSMAN AMES (MASS.) IN,
AUGURATES~ MOVEMENT IN
THAT DIRECTION. 49,.
URGEs GENERAL REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
WOULD GIVE NOTICE TO COUN-
TRY THAT EARLY ACTION !
Is DESIRABLE.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Congressman
Butler Ames of Massachusetts has be-
gun a propaganda for an immediate
movement in the interest of tariff re-
vision. He says he is not undertake
ing to secure action at the present
session of congress, but is urging upon
Republican members the advisability
of general caucus to give concrete
expression of their determination to
Immediately revise the inequalities
present in our tariff laws so that all
possible notice to the country at large
may be given as to the time of re-
vision" He thinks that the subject
should be taken up Immediately after
March 4 and would have the caucus
determine the best method Of proce-
dure and whether the whole tariff laws
should be revised or only particular
schedules amended.
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KANSAS LAND FRAUDS.
Charges Filed Against Ranohmen and
Spectators.

SPECTATORS
Topeka. Kan. Dec. 6.-Speculators
and ranchmen have committed fraud
ulent practices In entering school
lands In Western Kansas, according to
records filed here with the land COM
missioner. The alleged fraud has. it
Is said, been in the exorbitant ap-
praisement of lessees' improvements.
1t appears that spectators and ranch
ers have leased lands, built small
shanties or dugouts on them and then
fenced the property. When it came
time to sell the land appraisers rec
commended by the lessee would then
bid and get the land. No outside bid
der would try to make an offer since
he would have to pay for the i'm
provements which were not on the
land. 1t has been found that the
fences around a 10,000-acre tract of
ranch land was charged as improve
ments on one forty-acre tract of school
land which had been leased. =
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CALIFORNlANS RESENT HIS DE.
NUNClATIoN OF THEIR ANTI.
JAPANESE ATTITUDE.
DECLARE THEY WILL NOT WEAKEN
IF FORCED TO YIELD WHITES
WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-President
tRoosevelt's denunciation Of Califor-
MAS anti-Japanese attitude has
aroused bitter resentment here.
The president is excoriated for his
threat to use troops and he openly is
charged with deliberately Illustrating
the position taken by the authorities
Of this city and the state.
Should force be used the Califor-
mans declare they will not weaken
and while they may have to bow for
the time being to federal dictation
they will withdraw all the white chill
dren from the public schools and leave
them in sole possession of the Japa
nese.
Open threats are made that CalifOr
MIA will be turned to the Democratic
column in the next election, the cam
lpaign slogan to be, The Democratic
party Is white mans party"
There also has arisen another fea
Iu1 OAtIOl, OpOA 1OSS0SAhSAS hoe'AAS>
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president OF
the University of California. In Pres
ident Roosevelt's message Californians
declare they recognize the words and
sentiments of the head of the state
university and against him, rather
than against either Roosevelt or the
federal government, is directed the
greater part of the wrath of San Fran
cisco.
Angry men declared Wheeler had
taken upon himself to dictate the pol
icy of California and from his stand
point to tell the rest of the nation how
California stands. Threats are open
ly made to cut the appropriation of the
university one-half in the next legis
lature to teach it's head he cannot run
California.
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HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AS RE.
suit OF GREAT FLOOD At
CLIFTON, ARIz.
PROPERTY DAMAGE ALSO IMMENSE
TORRENT SWEEPS DOWN CANON
AND DESTROYS MANY eusl.
NESS HOUSES.

Phoenix, Ariz, Dec. 6.-Private rail
road dispatches received here say that
sixty lives were lost at Clifton in the
great flood that swept through the
camp, destroying many business build.
ings, wrecking the smelling plant OF
the Arizona Copper company and tear.
ing out miles of track of the Arizona
and Mexico railroad. .
Clifton, which has about $500 peo
pie, lies In narrow valley near the
eastern line of Arizona ---
The less prosperous of the inhab'
itants live In Chase Greek canon, a
peculiarly dangerous situation in times
of high water. Two years ago twelve
lives were lost in the canon and i'm.
mense damage was done by the rise
of the San Francisco river.
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KARL HAU AGAIN REMANDED.
English Court Awaiting Further Evil
dence in Case.

English Court Awaiting Further Evil
dence in Case.
London, Dec. 6.-Karl Hau, the
Washington professor who has been
under arrest here since Nov. Z
charged with the murder of Frau Mo-
littor, his mother-in-law, at Baden
Baden, again appeared on remand in
the Bow street police court. The
prisoner, who has fully recovered his
health, was remanded for another
week in order to enable the German
representatives to obtain further evil
dence, The magistrate said the evil
dence already here was sufficient to
warrant Hau's extradition, but to make
the case complete it was necessary to
have proof of the cause of the death
of Frau Molittor, which the German
authorities had omitted to obtain.
Hau, although laboring under
great mental strain, which has entirely
changed his appearance, was quite
calm during the brief proceedings and
1t the close, when asked by his coun-
sci whether he understood what had
occurred, he replied affirmatively.
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BRIToNs HAVE RACE TROUBLES.
Especially Interested in That Portion
of RooseveIt's Message.

of RooseveIt's Message.
London, Dec. 6.-President Roose-
velt's declaration in his message to
congress on the treatment accorded to
Japanese In the San Francisco schools
specially appeals to the British at the
present time because both in South
Africa and Australia a similar anti
Asiatic feeling has created embarrass-
ment for the imperial authorities. Dur.
Ing the present week the home gov
eminent vetoed a Transvaal ordinance
further restricting the privileges of
British Indians, even those long resi-
dent In the country, while quite re-
Gently the government refused to &C.
cept an Australian proffer of prefer
entail tariff provided the goods were
shipped In vessels not employing yell
dow seamen."
The newspapers here point out that
the Western states of America have
no monopoly in this anti-Asiaticism,
saying that the presidents remarks
convey lesson which might we'll be
laid to heart in other quarters than
that to which it is directly addressed"
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Eighteen Persons Injured,

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Train No. SO on
the Monon road. which is the fast linn
tied of that line between Cincinnati
and Chicago, was derailed two miles
north of Frankfort, Ind, by a broken
rail. Eighteen passengers out of d
total of IT'S on the train were injured
but nobody was killed and it is not
believed that any of the injured will
die - 4 =.
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Judge Harlan Not in Politics.

Washington, Dec. 6.-When asked
for an expression apropos of the dis
cussion of his possible candidacy mex
year for the governorship of Kentucky
Justice Harlan of the supreme court
of the, United States promptly an
swered that he chad no such thought
nor any purpose to in any form engage
in political contests at any time or il
any way" -.
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BLAMED FOR BIALYsTok AFFAIR
Russian Police Official Assassinated at
St. Petersburg. =.

ONoSlest CV1ISS SliiGldl AoSaSStUatSV at
St. Petersburg. =,
St. Petersburg, Dec. 6.-Police In
spector Shermetieff, who, after the
antt-Jewish outbreak at Bialystok in
June last, for which he was said to be
responsible, was transferred to st. Pc
tersburg, was shot and mortally
wounded by a workman during the
morning near the Fontanka canal. The
inspectors assailant then shot and
killed himself.
While the inspector was passing a
house which had just been searched
on the suspicion that terrorists were
harbored there a man who was lurking
In the courtyard entrance fired point
blank at him with revolver. Though
wounded in the head Sheremetieff
drew his revolver and joined in the
pursuit of the terrorist, who fired
again, fatally wounding Sheremetieff.
The house was surrounded and the
assailant OF Sheremetieff, seeing that
capture was inevitable, committed
suicide.
The assassin has been identified as
a Jew of Bialystok. IL. K.
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Fate of Her Crew Unknown.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Dec. g.
The barkentine which for over twenty
four hours flew signals of distress off
the Nantucket shoals finally struck on
Great Round shoals and has broken
in two. Later it was learned that the
vessel was the Bonny Doom, bound
from St. John, N. B., to Vineyard
Haven. The crew escaped from the
vessel, but whether they reached
shore Is not known here.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 5. Wheat Dec,
748c; May, 1880. Corn-Dec.. 421a
@42Mc; May. 1880. Oats Dec, 33A
@33asc; May, 35A @353sc. Pork
Jan, $500; May, $3.50. Butter
Creameries, 22@3Oc; dairies, 2O@26c
Eggs 24@2Sc. Poultry-Tu Turkeys, 1Oc;
chickens and springs, 81ac.
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Two Men Killed in Duel.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 6.--J. f. Cul.
pepper, former chief Of police and
widely known throughout the South
west, was shot and killed in pistol
duel with negro named Brooke.
After receiving mortal wounds Culpep-
per fired at the negro, sending bullet
through his heart.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 5.-Wheat-O track
and to arrive-No. hard, 1850; No.
/ Northern, 7S%c; No. 2 Northern,
773sc; Dec, 77ssc; May, 80Ac; July,
8OAc. In store-No. / Northern, 80ssc.
Flax-To arrive, on track and in store,
$1.21B; Dec, $1.20A; jan, $1.21;
May, $1.24A.
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Property Damage Very Large.

Tucson, Ariz, Dec. 6.-The flood in
the. region of Clifton was one of the
worst in the history of Eastern Ari
IONA. A large number of persons are
reported drowned, but on account OF
the destruction of telegraph and tele
phone wires no accurate estimate OF
loss of life can be given. The prop
erty damage is very large. II