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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-12
LONG A MARKED MAN.
ATTEMPT ON LIFE or VICE AID.
MlRAL cHoukNIN THE WORK
OF TERRoR,sTs.
BADLY W0uAOED BUT MAY RECOVER
OFFICERS AssAILANT, AN UNI
IDENTIFIED WOMAN, KILLED
BY AN ORDERLY.
BADLY WOUAOED BUT MAY RECOVER

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 12.-The ad-
miralty has received report from the
surgeon in charge of Vice Admiral
Chouknin, who was shot by a woman
in his office in Sebastopol, to the eff
feet that his wounds are not danger
Gus. Rear Admiral Grigorvitch has
assumed command of the Black sea
feet in succession to Chouknin.
According to the morning papers
and subsequent dispatches from Sc
bastopol, confirming the press ac-
counts, the attending surgeons are con-
fident that Chouknin will recover. The
most severe wound is in his breast.
from which the bullet has not been ex-
tracted. The other wounds are in the
right shoulder and both legs. His as
sailant, who was shot and killed by an
orderly who rushed to the admirals s
assistance, is believed, like the muir
deress of Lieutenant General SAX
haroff, the former war minister, and
the assassin Of General Shuvaloff, pre-
feet of police of Moscow, to have been
an emissary of the ST. Petersburg
group of terrorists. The woman has
not been identified, but it is known
that she arrived at SebastopOi Feb, z
and registered at hotel under the
name of Krupnitskai. She was well
dressed, was quiet in her manner and
attracted no attention. When she ap-
peared at the official residence of Ad-
miral Chouknin she sent in her card,
saying she was daughter of a rear
admiral, who was an old acquaintance
of Chouknin at ST. Petersburg and re-
quested an interview. Upon entering
the admirals Office she drew a rapid
fire pistol and fired four shots at
Chouknin with deliberate aim, each
bullet reaching the mark. She then
turned to fee, but was killed by the
orderly.
The news of the attempt on Chouk-
Minis life created great excitement
among the sailors at Sebastopol, a
large proportion of whom are sullen
and continually on the verge of mu-
tiny The revolationists at Sebastopol
attempted to organize demonstration
but were unsuccessful.
The crime beyond doubt was polit-
ical. Chouknin had long been marked
man on account of bis activity as com
mander Of the Black sea fleet in re-
pressing disorders.
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TO SUPPRESS NATIVES.
Punitive Expedition After Natal Mai
contents.

Punitive Expedition After Natal Mai
contents.
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Feb H.
A punitive expedition of 400 car
bineers, with artillery, left here dur
ing the day for the scene of the troyl-
bles in the Richmond district caused
by the natives refusing to pay the poll
tax. Another detachment of 22O men
will start later. The ringleaders of
the turbulent faction have disappeared
in the bush. The chief Of the tribe,
who is now here, describes the NAL
contents as being the troublesome
Christianized section of the tribe
They are said to be converts to the
Ethiopian church, whose banner is in
scribed with the words Africa for the
Africans. The government does not
anticipate protracted field operations
Durham, Natal Feb. 12.-Ninety
mounted police have started from Dur
ban for the center of the native dis
turbances and the local militia has
been warned to be in readiness for
active service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-12
STABBER MAKES
A COMES SION
Assailant Of Many st. Louis Women Ad.
mits He Is the Man Wanted By
the Police.
CHARGE TO BE PLACED AGAINST HIM

81. Louis, Feb. :3.-Jonn Brady,
twenty-five years old, waiter out of
employment, has been arrested on
suspicion of being the young man
known as "Jack the Stabber," who
stabbed number of women on the
streets during the past three weeks.
After being questioned the police state
that Brady confessed that he had done
the stabbing and was the person for
whom the police have been searching.
Brady was arrested early in the day
in a resort where he had, Oh pre-
vious visit, boasted that he was Jack
the Stabber."
When he called again the police
were secretly notified and he was
taken into custody At first he denied
all knowledge OF Jack the Stabber,'' y
but upon being confronted and identf-
fled by several men who had held
Jack the Stabber" on the street one
night Brady, it is stated, confessed
What his motive was in stabbing
women indiscriminately has not been
told by him.
Brady was identified during the day
by a number Of the women who had
been stabbed as their assailant He
looked at the women contemptuously
but said nothing. He was then taken
back to cell and will be held pending g
a charge that will be placed against
him,
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DECLARE BANK INsoLvENT.
Depositors Begin Action Against Peo-
ria CID institution.

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-Eight of the
depositors Of the Peoples Savings
bank, of which DR.. George H. Sim
mons, who committed suicide Tues
day morning, was president, have filed
proceedings in the United States court
here against Rev. E. L. Kelly, the sur
viYing partner in the bank, asking that
the bank be declared bankrupt In
their petition they assert that the
bank was insolvent at the time of its
closing and that the day before Dr.
Simmons committed suicide paid out
to depositors sum in excess of $500,
making them preferred creditors
The bank owes depositors about
$4,000 and as assets owns it's own
building and several thousand dollars
worth of securities of a doubtful value.
In addition there are 800 shares of
stock of company DR.. Simmons or
ganized and subsequently sold, the
value of which is not yet known
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-12
LARGEST WARsHlP AFLoAT.
BattIeship Dreadnought Launched a
Portsmouth, Enc.

Portsmouth, Eng, Feb. 1.-THE
monster battleship Dreadnought, the
largest in the world, which when fin
ished will have cost $7,500,00O, was
launched here during the day by King
Edward
The ceremony was the most simple
possible, the king having vetoed all
decorations and pageantry on account
Of the death of his fathcr-in-law, King
Christian. There was moment of
suspense after the king touched the
electric button removing the last block
as the huge ship hesitated and ap
peared reluctant to take the water.
But. ultimately, she glided down the
ways in safety
Among the occupants of the royal
STAND were the American naval at,
tache, Lieutenant Commander John
n. Gibbons, and the other attaches,
the admiralty officials and few priv
ileged persons
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CONTRACT is AWARDED.
Rainy Lake Road to Be Extended to
Boundary.

Duluth, Feb. 12.-The Duluth Rainy
Lake and Winnipeg road has awarded
a contract to the Minnesota Land and
Construction company to construct the
extension of 100 miles that the road is
to build this year from Ashawa, the
present northern terminus of the line,
to Beaudette, on Rainy river, where
the road will connect with the Cana
dian Northern 1t is required that the
road be completed through to Beau:
dette jan / next.
The longest bridge on the extension
will be across the Big Fork river 1t
will be 500 feet long. The one across
Little Fork will also be of consider
able length
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-12
FEAR CHINESE
UPRISING
Secretary Root Is Expected To Make
Confidential Explanation to
Congress.
|DISQUIETING REPORTS NUMEROUS

Washington, Feb. 12-It is propaDie
that Secretary Root will have an op-
portunity to explain to congress
through one of the house committees
the actual need of the proposed in
crease of the number of American
troops in the Philippines, which led
to the passage between Secretary Taft
and the senate committee on appropri-
ations recently. 1t is said that the war
department in moving in this direc-
tion is simply following the sugges-
ton of the state department and it is
probable that Secretary Root will find
it necessary, unless the plan of hold
ing a force ready for service in China
is to be abandoned, to explain to con-
gress tile facts which have impelled
him to make the suggestion to Secre-
tary Taft. This explanation will doubt
less be made in confidence, for al
though it is known in general way
that the state department has had
many disquieting reports from it's
agents in China it would scarcely be
diplomatic to publish them. 1t can be
stated, however, that the conditions in
China at present bear a striking re-
semblance to those that preceded the
uprising of 1900 and the position of
the state department is that. as only
the presence of American troops made
the Peking relief expedition possible
and saved the lives Of the legationers,s
it would not be justified in refraining
from taking every precaution neces-
sary TO avoid possible loss of Amer
lean lives, not only in the legation at
Peking but among the missionaries
and the American business men in the
Chinese trade centers.
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QUITS CONSULAR SERVICE.
Minnesota Man Declares Salary Is
Insufficient.

insufficient.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Opposition in
congress to an improved consular serv-
ice, with permanent tenure of office,
has caused the loss to the consular
service of one of its most efficient and
experienced officers by the resignation
announced with regret by the depart
ment of state of James w. Davidson
OF Minnesota, consul to Antung, Man
churia, who after a service of nine
years retires because of his inability
longer to draw on his private income
to maintain the consulate In his let
ter OF resignation Mr.. Davidson says:
The salary of my post as consul to
Antung is insufficient, even with the
increase which the new consular bill
now pending in congress provides. to
maintain any consulate in the Orient
with becoming dignity and efficiency,
in view of the necessity of competing
with the consulates of other powers,
which, owing to the Importance of this
great and growing field Of commercial
and political activity, have large sums
expended upon them by their respec-
tive governments. p
Mr. Davidson adds that the salary
at each Of the consulates he has served
has been too small to conduct in a sat
isfactory way the several Offices he has
held and had he not possessed some
private income obtained from literary
work it would have been impossible
for him to have continued in the serv-
ice this long.
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coNFERs VALUABLE RIGHTS.
President May Veto Bill Recently
Passed by Congress.

Washington, Feb. 12.-President
Roosevelt has under consideration a
bill recently passed by congress au-
thorizing. the establishment Of power
plants for the generation of electricity
at Mussel Shoals, Ala. 1t is possible
at Mussel Shoals to generate. power
second only to that of Niagara Falls
and the franchise is very valuable.
The present disposition of the presi-
dent is to veto the measure He takes
the position that it confers valuable
rights and privileges for which the
government is TO receive no return.
He believes that the corporations
which seek these rights ought to pay
for them, as the government has spent
large sums of money near the shoals.
a similar bill was vetoed by Pres
ident Mckinley.
Secretary Taft will render an opin-
ion to the president in a few days.
Unless the president should veto the
bill within a few days it will become
law by his failure to.act upon it.
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PUPILS ALL ESCAPE.
Three Hundred Marched Out Of
Burning SchooIhouse.

Baraboo, Wis, Feb. BY the cool
ness and systematic drill of teachers,
800 children were safely conducted out
of the burning three-story school
building here shortly before noon, thus
avoiding what might have been Sc
rious panic. About 100 made use of
the IRE escape. The fire originated
from a defective fiue, quickly spread
ing throughout the building, which is
total loss, estimated at $4,000. The
insurance is $4,000
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NEAR VENEZUELAN WATERS.
Part of Admiral Evans Fleet at Port
Of Spain.

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Washington, Feb 12.-Four big bat
tleships, the Maine, Missouri, Ken
lucky and Kearsarge, and seven tor
pedo boat destroyers have turned up
at Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad.
They form the best part of Rear Ad-
miral Evans Atlantic fleet and the
purpose Of entering the Gulf OF Para,
so near to Venezuela, just now is to
give the ,bluejackets an opportunity for
shore leave after some of the hardest
kind of drilling. AT the same time the
battleships Alabama, Illinois and iowa
have put in at Barbados and the ar
mored cruiser Pennsylvania is at st.
Vincent. This distribution is said to
be necessary from the fact that no
single port in the West Indies could
entertain in comfort the many thou
sand bluejackets of the whole Atlantic
Heet.
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Approve Action Of Committee.

Chicago, Feb. 1oThe Illinois Coal
Operators association, at its meeting
here during the day. received the re-
port OF its scale committee and unani-
mously approved its action in refusing
to accede to the demands made upon
the operators by the United Mine
Workers of America
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-12
OPPOSITION TO RATE REeuLA-
TioN in SENATE COMMITTEE
MAKES HARD FIGHT.
LATEST MOVE ARoUsEs SUSPICION
FRIENDS CONSIDER PROPOSAL a
SCHEME TO KILL THE LAW
IN THE COURTS.

Washington, Feb. 12.-With all
sorts of compromises rumored the sen
ate committee on interstate commerce
during the day resumed consideration
of railroad rate bills under the agree
ment to meet daily until Feb. 16, when
vote will be taken. The rupture in
the committee Friday, causing Sen
ator Clapp to withdraw and Senators
Dolliver and Aldrich to indulge in a
heated controversy over the character
of the amendments offered, was
smoothed over temporarily at least.
Senator Clapp, however, was not pres
ent.
The consideration of the bill was
confined to section l, which is not the
ratemalAing section. Advocates of the
bill insist that the provisions over
which the real differences arise shall
be taken up seriously. This insistence
had reference TO the controversy of
Friday, when Senator Dolliver took
the committee to task for it's levity in
considering railroad rate legislation.
The chief variance concerns the court
features and involves the right of the
railroads to have the rates fixed by
the commission reviewed by the courts
before they become operative
Certain opponents of the house bill,
who have been contending for a spe-
cifc recognition of that right, have
suggested another and considered by
some more moderate amendment.
fahis provides that courts may
I Determine the LaWfuIness
Of rate fixed by the commission,
which would amount to a test proceed
ing, and have hearing on all subse,
quent orders of the commission. In
constitutionality of the powers given
the commission has been determined
by the highest court nothing would
stand in the way of execution of fur
ther orders issued by the commission
in accordance with this construction.
The railroads, OF course, would have
the right OF any litigant to contest or
ders which they believed to be unjust
but this would not obstruct the con-
tinuance of the orders on any ground
except their lawfulness. Courts would
review the reasonableness of rates in
the manner permitted by the house
bill.
How acceptable this proposed
amendment will be to the majority of
the opponents of the bill has not been
ascertained, but Senator Aldrich is
said to favor it. 1t is a compromise
only in that it provides for the deter
mination of the constitutionalityo of the
bill before its provisions are enforced.
1t is believed generally that, if adopt
ed, it would result in the greatest legal
contest in the history of the courts.
Some senators not on the committee
regard the proposed compromise as
decidedly radical rather than moder-
ate They contend that it would sub
ject the law to defeat in the courts.
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REVOLVER FIGHT.
Chicago Bartender Killed and One
Officer Wounded


Chicago, Feb. 12.-Charles Carpas,
alias Miller, bartender IN saloon at
Taylor and Canal streets, engaged IN a
revolver fight with three police Off
GERS and was killed. Detective Egan,
one of the officers, was shot twice and
seriously wounded
1t was reported to the police that
Carpas had left the saloon, taking
with him $500 and $500 III checks. He
was found later in another saloon in
toxicated and fourishing two revol-
yers. AS soon as he saw the police
men he began firing and they returned
it. Esan fell in few seconds with a
bullet in his abdomen and while he
lay on the floor another bullet struck
him in the hip After: about dozen
shots had been exchanged Carpas was
Instantly killed by a bullet which
passed through his heart.
Thaddeus c. Field, president Of
Field, Schlick & Co., st. Paul dry
goods merchants, died suddenly, aged
sixty-eight years.
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Smallpox in Penitentiary.

Pittsburg, Feb. 12.-It became
known during the day that a convict
In the Western penitentiary, who has
been imprisoned for year, was re-
Gently attacked with smallpox The
patient has been isolated in the in
frmary and every precaution is being
taken by the authorities to prevent a
spread of the disease among the $50
inmates Of the prison
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Congressman Loneworth Better

Washington, Feb. 12.-Representa
tive Nicholas Longworth, who is suf-
fering from an attack of tonsilitis, is
reported as much better. It will be
necessary, however, it was stated at
his home, for him to remain quiet for
several days.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards. .

Chicago, Feb. Cattle Beeyes.
sae5@6.30; cows, sl30@4.40;;. !. heifers,
$230@4s5; calves, $5.55@S.o0;: good
to- prime steers sa$5 35@630; poor to
medium, $3.60@5.15; stockers and
feeders, s2.60@450. Hogs Mixed and
butchers, $5.70@5.971a; good heavy,
$5t85 @600; rough heavy, $5.7O@5S0;
light, $5.70@5.8711; pigs, $5.25@5.70.
Sheep, $3.50@5.50; yearlings. $500
6.25; lambs, s5.4o@755
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Chinese at Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Feb. 12.-The
imperial Chinese commission arrived
here during the day. The morning
was occupied in an inspection of the
power plant and other points of in
tereSt.
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Much Suffering Reported.

Wheeling, w. Va, Feb. 12.-Reports
received from Littleton, w. Va, which
was, almost devastated by fire, say
there is much suffering among the
families whose homes were destroyed
on account of the cold weather and
deaths from exhaustion are likely to
occur.
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ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. TO-. Cattle Good to
choice steers, $4.5O@5.5O; common to-
fair, $3.50@4.25; good to choice cows
and heifers, s3.00@425; veals, $4,000
300. Hogs $50 60@5. 80. Sheep ear.
ling wethers, $5.25@6.25; good to
choice lambs, $6.00@6.65..
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ON LAWSON COMMITTEE.
Governor cummins Practically Decides
to Serve.

Des Moines, Feb. 12.-Governor
Cummins has practically decided to ac-
cept Thomas w. Lawson's offer of
membership on the insurance commit
tee, though he will make no definite
announcement until after conference
with Governor johnson of Minnesota.
Mr. Cun,mins, however, will not accept
the chairmanship, as he is extremely
busy with his campaign for a third
term just now and cannot undertake
the additional work.
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Minneapolis Wheat,

Minneapolis, Feb, 10 Wheat May,
BIC; July, 85M @s5Ac. On track-Eo.
/ hard, Sic; No. / Northern, S31zc:
No 2 Northern, SIC.
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BEST RECORD FOR YEARS.
Navigation on Lake Superior Finally
Closed.

Closed.
Duluth, Feb. l2.-Navigation at the
Head of the Lakes has closed, after
lasting continuously for 318 days, or
from march 80 of last year.
The steamer Bon Ami, freight and
passenger boat operated by the Booth
line, cleared during the night for Chi
cago bay on her last trip of the season.
She will return as far as Two Har-
bors and lie up there until spring. It
is said, that the Bon Ami has made q
record that has not been beaten for
years, at least in the matter OF eontin-
uous operation on Lake Superior. She
will be in commission again. it is cx-
rected, in about six weeks.
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MRS. EckLEs FOUND GUILTY
Iowa Woman Convicted Of Manslaugh.
ter After Short Trial.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb 1z.-Mrs.
Zetta Eci1les, who last summer shot
and Killed Constable Peter Martin
while he was removing furniture from
her home under a writ of execution
was found guilty of manslaughter The
trial lasted only one day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

The Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship Company's Doric VIII sail away
20 the Orient at l ?. m today from
the Nal dock. She viii take about
thirty passengers, among whom are
". Z Avery, assistant general man
ager OF the Toyo Kisen Kalsha, and
his secretary. J. B. Duncan. and also
Il. J. Croker and wife and five chill
6ren. She will take 45Oo tons OF
freight, which includes 500 tons OF
-four and 1000 bales OF cotton.
Chief Engineer William Allen, who
has been IN that position on this ship
for nearly eleven years, leaves the port
this time II his last command Of the
machinery that has for so many years
kept the vessel running between this
port and the Orient He IS 70 be re-
tired in accordance with the age limit.
He VIII stay with the Doric until she
makes the tour OF the Orient, and when
she arrives back al Yokohama he Will
board the Coptic. and with her sail
direct 70 London He has been in
the service Of the White Star Line and
the Occidental and Oriental for twenty
eight years
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Still Hard Ashora.

The steamship Olympian. which went
ashore IN the Straits OF Magellan, is
reported as being sGll ashore on April
ze and IN q worse position than when
she first struck. The Olympian left
here January 81 in tow Of the steam
ship Zealandis, bound for New York,
where she was intended 10 ply be-
tween that city and Albany. The
clympian and the Alaskan were built
ZONE years ago IN the East, and
brought. out here 10 ply northern
p sters. They were magnificent YES
eels OF their class and cost $25o,000
each. For q time they were used In
ne North as excursion boats. The
Alaskan was lost Of the Oregon coast
come ten years ago while on her way
from Portland TO this port AL hands
on board went down with the steam
ship. which was literally smashed 10
pieces By the terrible storm that she
ran into. Her sister ship now seems
fated 70 & similar doom.