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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20

Washington, FeD. 2U.-fresidenr
Roosevelt has transmitted to congress
the report of the board of consulting
engineers on the Panama canal, to.
.gether with the letter of Secretary
Taft, the report of the isthmian canal
commission and a letter by Chief En-
gineer Stevens. The letter of the pres
ident is as follows:
I submit herewith the letter Of the
secretary of war; transmitting the re-
port of the board of consulting engi-
neers on the Panama canal and the
report of the isthnlian canal commits
sion thereon, together with a letter
written to the chairman sof the 18TH
mian canal commission by Chief Engi-
neer Stevens Both the board of con
sulting engineers and the canal COM
mission divide in the report The
majority of the board of consulting
engineers, eight in number, including
the five foreign engineers, favor a sea
level canal; and one member. of the
canal commission, Admiral Endicott,
takes the same view. Five Of the eight
American members Of the board of
consulting engineers and five mem
bers of the isthnian canal commission
favor the lock canal and so does Chief.
Engineer Stevens. The secretary, OF
war recommends lock canal pursuant
to the Recommendation Of The minority
of the board of consulting engineers
and of the majority Of the canal com
mission After careful study of the
papers submitted and exhaustive con-
sideration of the whole subject con
cur IN this recommend ien.Fz x,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
TWELVE PERSONS INJURED.
Fast Mail Train Wrecked Just Outside
Of ST. Louis.

Of ST. Louis.
ST. Louis, Feb 2O.-The new fast
mail train for the Southwest on the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railway was wrecked, presumably by a
broken rail at Carondelet, suburb of
st. Louis. Twelve men, including the
conductor and engineer, were injured,
several of them seriously. 1t is be-
lieved all will recover.
The mail train was just getting into
full speed when the engine suddenly
left the track, followed by two cars.
The engine and first car telescoped
and together rolled down fifteen-foot
embankment. The second car, after
turning over, lodged on the edge Of the
river Des Perces. It contained num-
Der of mail clerks and the loss of life
would have been general had the car
fallen into the river. The engine
ploughed along the track for some dis
tance before going down the embank-
ment.
The train consisted of mail and ex-
press cars, no passengers being car
ried. I
The crash aroused Carondelet citi-i
zens and they speedily turned out and
assisted in caring for the injured, sew
eral of whom were so tightly pinioned
in the wreckage that it required much
work to release them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20

spoke bitterly While he did not say
1t in so many words he intimated
that his father had been driven to his
death by the criticisms of his manage
ment of the New York Life, which
broke his heart.
Other relatives and friends of the
family declared that John A. Mccall
had died poor man. almost as poor
as when he was a $40 a week clerk in
the Office of the Connecticut Mutual
and that all his fortune and even his
life insurance had been sacrificed to
make good what he believed to be a
moral but not legal claim.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
=L0NGWORTHS TO VISIT CUBA
PORTION OF THEIR HONEYMOON
TO BE SPENT ON THE ISL
AND REPUBLIC.

Washington, Feb 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas .Longworth will spend por-
tion Of their honeymoon in Cuba. Dur
ing the morning they left Friend
ship the country estate of John Nc
Lean, where they went after the wed
ding, in a large automobile and rode
to Alexandria, Va, where they board
ed the private car Elysian, which was
attached to the Washington and South
western limited train on the Southern
Railway, leaving Alexandria at 11:1S
a. m. They will go to Tampa, Fla,
via Jacksonville, where they will take
a boat for Havana, arriving there on
Thursday morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
is DISSOLVED
BY FORCE
Members Of Hungarian Parliament
Elected by The Soldiers and
The Police.
ACTION DECLARED TO BE ILLEGAL

Budapest, Feb. 2O.-Tne hungarian
parliament was dissolved during the
morning with the use of force. The
floor and corridors of the building were
cleared by the police. There was no
resistance and no disorder The mem
bers of the coalition party declared
that the dissolution was unconstitu-
tioEal and illegal and that they will
hold meeting Wednesday in the par
Lament building unless prevented by
troops, in which case the meeting will
be held elsewhere.
The session opened at 10 o'clock
sharp. The vice president read letters
from General Nyiri, the royal commits
sioner, and Herr Justh, president of
the lower house. and declared that
the royal rescript dissolving parlia-
ment forwarded by General Nyiri, was
unconstitutional and illegal and ener-
getically protested against it. The
vice president proposed that the house
ignore the rescript and return it to the
accepted the proposal with prolonged
cheers. Thereafter the minutes of
the meeting were adopted, the depu-
ties were notified to reassemble on
Wednesday and then the house adj
journed.
The royal rescript dissolving parlia.
ment was left lying unopened on the
presidents desk and the members left
the house singing the Kossuth hymn
The floor was almost cleared when
captain of Hungarian militia. at the
head of five soldiers with fixed bay
onets and a large number of police
men, who had previously entered by
side door, entered the house. The cap.
tain and the soldiers mounted the
presidents tribune and the policemen
occupied the floor. The captain then
opened and read the rescript amid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
RpAsTs CINCINNATI JUDGE.
Rely of Honest Election COMMITTEES
to Courts Criticism.

to Courts Criticism.
Cincinnati, Feb. s20-A formal and
Sensational reply to the statements
made by Judge Littleford in dismiss
ingaall election and registration fraud
indictments was submitted to the
judge during the day by the honest
election committee, whose methods
hadsbeen criticised from the bench.
The committee expresses the belief
that it should not be blamed for any
lack OF evidence which may have de-
veloped in the trial in the cases it
brought to the attention of the prose
cutor and points to the fact that in
dictments were returned in more than
fifty of the cases with the knowledge
of the prosecutor, as proof of the right
eousness of the recommendations to
that arm of the court The reply con-
cludes
Your statements, which you DELHI
erateIy wrote out and intended to be
published and scattered broadcast, are
a libel upon this committee. Your
apparent intention was to insult and
degrade the committee and to destroy
it's power and influence in the com
munity by leading the public to be
lieve that its professions were fraud
and its work an outrage.
Your conduct and language show
that YOU are the most dangerous OBJ
stacle we have thus far encountered
in our gattempt to purify the elections
in this community
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
DROPPED BY THE MINERS.
Recognition of Union Not Incorporated
in Demands.

Recognition of Union Not incorporated
in Demands.
New York, Feb. 20-President Nit.
chell has announced that it would be
several days before the committee now
drafting the demands to be made of
complete its work and meet the COM
mittee of the operators. He also said
that no information as to the nature of
the demands would be divulged before
they are presented to the operators.
The demand for complete recogni-
other words, the employment of only
union men, will not be embodied in the
document, as it was not opened at the
conference with the operators. 1t is
now understood that the miners COM
mittee will make no actual demands.
The document to be presented to the
operators committee will take the
form of a declaration of grievances,
for which adjustment is desired" The
miners committee hopes by this
means to avoid an abrupt breach of
negotiations with the operators and
leave the differences discovered to ex-
ist between themselves and the oper-
ators open to arbitration. Both sides
are apparently anxious to avoid a
strike, though neither is willing to
avoid such an issue at all costs.
s The chief features of the document
now being drafted by the miners COM
mittee will undoubtedly be the ques-
ton of an eight-hour day for all mine
employees, both inside and outside men,
an increase of 10 per cent in wages
and change in the conciliation board
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
! MANY STATES REPRESENTED.
Congress on Uniform Divorce Laws
Meets at Washington

Washington, Feb 20-Governor
Samuel w: Penny packer of Pennsyl-
vania was. chosen president of the
congress on uniform divorce laws
Which convened here during the day.
The congress was called by Governor
Penny packer last summer, the Penn
sylVania state legislature having ap-
propriated $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses of the gathering. The mem
bership is national in scope, all but
three Of the states of the Union being
represented. About 100 delegates are
in attendance. Following an address
OF welcome by District Commissioner
Mac cFarland Governor Pennypacker
outlined the objects Of the congress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
Fall Causes Instant Death.

Louisville, Feb. 20-Edward l. Peck
Junior member OF the firm of Arthur
Hid &: Co. of Saginaw, Mich, either
fell OF jumped from the sixth floor OF
the new Seelbach hotel and was in.
stantly killed Mr.. Peck was in Louis,
to his wife
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
SOME ALARM is FELT.
Lofty Colorado Promontory Develops
Into Volcano.

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo. Feb. 20.
Mount Sutton, a lofty promontory
three miles from here, has developed
into an active volcano, flames and
smoke belching from crevice far up
the mountainside. A Aparty of citizens
approached as near the crater as they
dared, only to be driven back by
sitting sulphuric fumes. Alarm is felt
here, though up to date there has been
little lava emitted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
Indiana Official Resigns.

indianapolis, Feb. 20-During a
stormy conference at the statehouse
Daniel E Storms, secretary Of state,
rendered to the governor his resigna-
ton, which was accepted Fred Simms
of Frankfort was Immediately appoint
ed to succeed Mr. Storms,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
BoMRARDED BY .WARsHIP.
Moroccsns Shell Works of Fl jlihusters
at Marchica.

rMofoccanS1 Smell works 4of-EtllhuSters.
~ at sMarchica.
Malaga, Spain, Feb. &c. dispatches
from Melilla, Morocco, announce that,
the Moroccan warship Sidi el Turk
bombarded the factories belonging to
the French filibusters at Marchica, de-.
stroying a portion of the works The
Moroccan rebel forces responded to
the warships attack without result
This is a renewal of the recent in.
cident between the French and Mo.
roccan warships, which, it is feared,
may complicate the situation at Alge.
ciras, as the Germans assert that the
rebels are cooperating with the
French flibusters against the main
tenance of Moroccan authority
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
JOHN A. M'cALL DEAD.

Former President Of New York Life
Expires After Brief Illness.
Lakewood, N. j.. Feb: 2O.-John A..
Mccall, ex-president Of the New York
Life Insurance company, died here dur
ing the afternoon, aged fifty-six years.
The immediate cause Of death was
malignant cancer of the liver, the
growth and development Of which, the
physician said, was fastened by the
tense mental strain to which the pa7
.tient has been subjected following the
insurance investigation.
The announcement OF the death was
made by John g. Mccall, the eldest
son. He was shaken with grief and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
new PARLIAMENT OPENED
KING EDWARDS ADDRESS FROM
THE THRONE CONTAINS NO
SURPRISES.

London, Feb. 20.-King Edward
opened the second parliament OF his
reign with the customary ceremonial.
The absence of Queen Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess of Wales and the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and
the mourning into which the court has
been thrown by the death Of King
Christian detracted somewhat from
the brilliance OF the pageant Other
wise the royal procession from Buck
ingham palace to the palace at West
Minister and the proceedings in the
house of lords followed the well known
lines of those of previous years. The
weather was cloudy but rain held Oft
and all the points of vantage along
the troop lined route followed by the
royal procession were we'll occupied
by cheering crowds.
The speech from the throne con-
tanned no surprises. The usual refer
ence to the continuance of friendly re-
latlons with foreign powers was fol
lowed by a paragraph rejoicing over
the fact that the Russo-Japanese war
has been brought to an end by the
satisfactory conclusion of the negotia-
tlons commenced in August and due
to the initiative of the president Of
the United States, which had resulted
in an honorable peace
The speech closed with mention
OF prospective legislation. An impor-
tant paragraph devoted to Ireland was
as follows:
My ministers have under considera-
tion plan for improving and effecting
economies in the system of govern
ment for Ireland and for introducing
thereinto means for associating the
people with the conduct of Irish af
fairs. 1t is my desire that the gov
ernment of the country in reliance
upon the ordinary law should be car
ried Oh SO far as existing circunl-
stances permit in a. spirit regardful of
the wishes and sentiments of the Irish
people and trust that this may con
duce to the maintenance of tranquility
and good feeling between the different
classes of the community"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
PROBE OIL TRANSPORTATION.
Commerce Commission Orders an In
vestjuation.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The inter-
state commerce commission has or
dered an Investigation of the rates
and practices of the railroad carriers
engaged in transporting oil from Kan
sas and Indian Territory to Interstate
destinations, the hearing to be held at
Kansas City March IL, 1906. The in
vestigation is based upon petition
of the Kansas Oil Producers assDcia-
tion, embracing number of charges.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
LOSS ABOUT 100000.
Peavey Elevator Building at Duluth
DESTROYED.

Destroyed.
Duluth, Feb. 20.-The wooden work
ing house of the Duluth grain elevator
plant of F. H. Peavey & Co. of Min
neapolis was burned to the ground
with it's contents, consisting of about
100000 bushels of grain, 100000 bush
els of which was wheat and the re-
mainder flax. The loss on the grain
and house is estimated at $1,0O0,O00
or more and is fully covered by insur.
ance.
The elevator was known as the
"PV' and was the receiving and ship
ping house for the great Peavey con-
crete storage house, with capacity
of 100000 bushels. The concrete
walls of the annex appear to have
withstood well the great heat to which
they were subjected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
Parliament.

constant Interruptions from the gal
leries and some of the deputies who
returned to the floor and all present
united in singing the Kossuth hymn,
with the result that not word of the
rescript could be heard. The police
escorted several of the noisy members
from the floor and then slowly cleared
the galleries and corridors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-02-20
BELIEVED END is NEAR.

Former Speaker Henderson Suffers
Another ParaIytic Stroke.
Dubuque, Ia, Feb. 20,-Fornler
Speaker David B. Henderson has sufs
fered another paralytic stroke, which
has deprived him of his sight. His
wife is the only person he recognizes.
His general condition is worse. 1t is
believed the end is near.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-02
SCORED on VARSITY.
Scrubs show Regulars a
Thing or Two.

For almost the first time this fall the
Washburn football squad were given
fast scrimmage practice last night.
The varsity, with crubs in the tackle
positions. lined W against the scrubs
and the showing which they made was
not very encouraging. Each team
made two touehdowns. The scrubs
were the first to score. With the bail
on the twenty yard line, Hope, who was
playing quarterback for the scrubs, at
tempted a drop kick The ball went
wide but Whitney, one of the tackles
Of the scrubs went through the 'varsi-
ty line and covered the ball behind the
goal line. The scrubs second touch
down was made by straight line buck
ing Karnes who was playing fullback
was sent through for a touchdown witt
the ball on the forty yard line.
The varsity made their first touch
down on an end run by Johnson who
carried the ball to the goal from the
center of the field. With the ball on
the fifteen yard line the scrubs were
penaHzed for the Illegal use of hands
in interference and the ball was given
to the varsity on the one yard line.
Williams went through on the first
down.
Robb. one of the tackles on the scrub
team, was slightly injured by having
game.
Coach Weede was on the whole very
much pleased with the practice last
night although the scrubs played
fully as good a game as the varsity"
said the coach, there is some encour-
agement in the fact that enough men
were out for scrimmage practice and
the work Is assuming a more hopeful
aspect. The game was better practice
for the team than the high school game
of last Saturday. We have good squad
of men and all we need is enough scrin-
mage work to get up a little team work
and get the men playing together"
Tonight the team win have more
scrimmage work and the finishing
touches will be put on the team for the
game with Friends university tomor-
row Friends have a good team this
year and are confident Of the sons of
Ichabod winning.
Coach Weede is devoting considerable
attention towards developing some good
kickers on the team White and Hope
spent a good deal of time last night in
trying drop kicks and they got them
away in good shape. Williams was put
Through a course in place kicking It
is not thought that AIilltce viii be with
the team this year and this. puts the
work of punting on Capt. Williams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-02
GUST The TRUSTS
Suits Begun Against Standard
and Harvester Combines.
Action Against the Millers Is
Not Commenced.

Antitrust suits were filed this morn
ing in the Kansas supreme court
against the International Harvester
company and the Standard Oil COM
pany by the attorney generals Office.
The proposed suit against the KAN
sas millers association was not
brought, because no evidence has been
secured in the 'inquisitions' to show
that the millers organization is
trust.
The two suits brought are quo war
ranto proceedings. The Standard Oil
suit is based on the assumption that
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey is the parent company of the
Standard Oil company of Kansas, the
Standard Oil company of Indiana and
the Prairie Oil and Gas company Of
Kansas and that the parent company
operates the Kansas and Indiana con-
Germs.
For cause of action against the In
ternational Harvester company it is al
legged that the International Harvester
company of America is the owner of
the International Harvester company
and that instead of doing business in
this state as a single company, it is
operating for seven of the large har-
Vester and implement companies.
1t was only short time ago that
Attorney General Coleman dismissed
an antitrust proceeding against the
Standard Oil company, for some un-
known reason. Ine OLher acllOIl
charged that the Standard was in a
secret alliance tn the Santa F'e rail-
road. The present action is like the
one started and successfully prosecuted
/ by Herbert S Hadley, the attorney
general OF Missouri.
It is said that some of the Repub-
lican politicians were very much in
censed this morning when they heard
/ that an action against the Standard Oil
company had been started Tt has been
the general opinion among politicians
that the suit against the international
Harvester company would be a good
thing, as demonstrating the attitude of
the party toward trusts, but for some
reason, It is felt that the Standard OIL
suit is carrying things too far The
Standard has so many strings on Kan
sas politics that it is feared they may
pull these strings and hurt the ticket.
There are said to have been certain
reasons why the attorney generals Of
flee started these prosecutions now. in
stead Of waiting until after election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-02
THRAPPCASEDlSMISSED
Boy Who shot Arner Robenson in
High school HoIdup Goes Free.

The case of the state against Fred
Thrapp, who early last spring shot
Arner Robenson while attempting to
rob him of the receipts of a high school
play was dismissed this morning by
County Attorney Hungate on sworn
statements OF the responsibility Of
the boy for his actions at the time of
the holdup.
Young Thrapp was a student at the
city high school and one evening last
spring when the class play was being
given by she students he appeared at
the entrance of the building revolver
in hand and commanded Arner Rob
enson, who was taking tickets to throw
up his hands. Instead OF doing SO
Robenson grappled with the boy and
shouted for help and in the scuffle that
followed was shot in leg.
A number Of the faculty as well as
students arrived on the scene attract
ed by the shouts of Robenson and the
wou1d-be robber was captured. As the
mask was torn from his face students
and teachers alike were horrihed TO
recognize a pupil and classmate- When
searched he was found to possess
complete highwayrnan's outfit as de-
scribed in yellow-back literature, in
cluding a loaded revolver.
Prior to this escapade young Thrapp
had always borne a good reputation.
The prominence of his Immediate fam
lily and relatives who are among the
most 01&0iy respected III the CITY du-
ded mystery to the motive which
prompted him to attempt such a thing.
At the time of the attempted hold
llp it was Tumored that the boy was 1r-
responsible for his actions and this
feeling has grown since that time
though his actions at the present time
are not such would warrant such
decision. Doctors Menninger and
Lindsey. who are classed as expert
alienfsts examined youn Thrapp short
" after his arrest which followed the
shooting and gave 1t as their opinions
that he was mentally irresponsible for
his acts at the time the holdup was
attempted. The dismissal of the case
is due to two letters fled by these doc
tors with the county attorney setting
forth these facts though there are
number of other letters of like nature
fled IN the county attorneys Office.
In spea king OF the dismissal OF the
case County Attorney Hungate said:
Il am satisfied from the letters filed by
the two doctors who examined Fred
Thrapp and by numerous other letters
which I have on file in the county at
torney's Office that he WAS mentally fr-
responsible for his actions the night OF
the attempted holdup.
The testimony of these men and the
witnesses in the case with whom 1
have talked, il they should swear as
they talked to me, and I have 10 rea-
son to believe that they would not,
would result in a verdict of acquittaI
without doubt. Under the circum-
stances I did not feel that there was
possibility Of securing q conviction
and dismissed the action.