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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-09
Government About to Act in
Land Fraud Case, Says
Washington Dispatch.
LAND INVOLVED LOCATED IN.
BELTRAMI COUNTY.
Forgery and Perjury Charged in
Connection With Entries
Papers to Be Served.

The following dispatch APP
peared in yesterdays Mime
apolis Tribune:
washington, Jan. 8. Land
Commissioner Richards is about
to cause the apprehension of sew.
eral persons in Minnesota who
have been defrauding the govern
ment outofa large tract of stand
ing pine in Beltrami county.
It is reported that warrants
have been issued for the arrest
of three men who a e charged
with forgery and perjury in con-
.nection with the entries.
Special Agent Lay man, of the
general land Office, unearthed
the case, and United States Dis
trict Attorney Haupt, Of st. Paul,
has been instructed to serve the
papers in the case. 1t is said
that the arrests will cause a SEN
sation.''
The Pioneer several days ago
published an article to the effect
that arrests were about to take
place in connection with certain
fraudulent acts alleged to have
been committed to secure title to
a section of land located not far
from Bemidji. The names of
those who are involved in the
affair are as yet unknown, but
from the above dispatch the per-
sons to be arrested are evidently
some who have made entry on
homestead lands.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-09
Read the Daily Pioneer.

G. A. and Andrew Halvorson
returned to their home in Mime
apolis this morning after spend
ing few days with friends in
Bemidjl.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
PREPARING TO START
Work to BE Started ON Auxiliary
Sewerage ~ Soon as Possible.


The sewerage committee of the
General council, and City Engineer
Washington had a meeting at the
city hall last night to consider plans
Tor the proposed new sewerage dis
trict.
The city engineer was authorized
10 employ a civil engineer to come
10 the city to draw plans for the new
district, and also to purchase the
additional implements required to
prosecute the work.
The district agreed on embraces
only the territory from Ninth and
Kentucky avenue. west TO Fountain
avenue. and north to Monroe street.
end not to Trimble. as has been here
tofore announced. II will be con-
nected with the present system. and
is not to be a new system in itself, as
q. first proposed, and is thought by
many to be more desirable.
II Is the intention of the commit
tee to prosecute the work with great
energy and have it all done by win
ter.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
ANOTHER STAR Is
ADDED TO THE FLAG
The Senate Passed Bill Making
Oklahoma a State.
Provisions of the House Bill Relat-
ing To New Mexico and Arizona
We're Stricken.
GUTHRIE TEMPORARY CAPITAL

Washington, March 10.-Yester-
day at 5:35 p. m. the senate passed
the bill for the admission of a new
state to be called Oklahoma and to
be composed of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. II cas the house
joint statehood bill with all provi-
sions relating 10 Arizona and New
Mexico stricken out. The motion to
strike out was made by Burrows and
it was carried by 81 to SO.
Immediately after the disposal of
the statehood bill the house railroad
rate bill was made unfinished busi-
ness but as the senate adjourned
over Saturday and Sunday, the act
ual and formal consideration of the
measure will not begin until Mon
day.
The test vote, upon which the op-
ponents of the joint statehood show
ed their greatest strength. was on
the Foraker amendment which pro-
vlded that Arizona and New Mexico
should have an opportunity TO vote
separately on the proposition of
joint statehood. This was carried AZ
to 20.
AS amended by the senate the bill
provides for the creation of the state
OF Oklahoma out OF Oklahoma and
Indian Territories upon the adoption
OF a constitution. The state is al
lowed the usual quota of executive,
judicial and legislative officers, two
United States senators and five mem
bers of the national house of repre-
sentatives. A constitutional conven-
ton with 10 members, 55 of
which are to be chosen by each of
the territories comprising the state,
IS provided for. and all male citizens
or male Indians 2l years of age are
made eligible to membership in il.
Guthrie is made the temporary
seat of government.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

ENLISTED IN ARMY
But Were Locked Up for Stealing
Whiskey.

Fulton, Ky. March 10.-City Mar
shall Eaker captured two slick thieves
at the Usona hotel. Recently two
young men giving their names as
Clarence Ferguson and Loesker Dud-
ley, from Harris Station, Tenn.
They went TO the Usona hotel
where a recruiting officer of the u.
S. army has his headquarters, and
enlisted in the army. After enlisting
the young men were given quarters
at the hotel.
While strolling about the city
Ferguson and Dudley happened to
spy some whiskey which had been
shipped into Fulton at the American
Express Co. They made off with one
of the little 'brown jugs" Going to
their room the young thieves pro-
ceeded to "tank up" The next thing
that attracted their attention was a
well filed suit case belonging to a
Paducah travelling man. They broke
his open and secured a fine razor
and other articles of small value.
When arrested and "sweated" one
Of the prisoners confessed and impli
Gated his friend. Both are now lock-
ed up in the city jail awaiting trial.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
The Cosmopolitan to Furnish
Attractions This Year.
The Paducah Carnival Association
Has Not Yet selected the
Date, However.
COMMITTEES TO BE NAMED

The Paducah Carnival Association
last night awarded a contract for its
spring carnival attractions, to the
Cosmopolitan and Wild West Amuse-
meDt company. The date of the car
nival is yet to be selected.
The carnival will this year be en-
closed. and will be located at 18th
and Trimble streets. Ii was thought
for a time that it would be held on
the warehouse site near 10th and
Broadway, but this was found to be
unsuited to the purpose and the idea
was abandoned.
Secretary r. c. Davis has just re-
turned from Vicksburg, Miss, where
he went 10 see the company's attrac-
tions. and he reports one of the fin
est aggregations he ever saw. There
are fourteen paid attractions of un'
usual merit, and three free ones.
The company includes a village of
genuine lgorrotes, from the Philip
pines and a wild west show with a
dozen or more Indians.
Mr.. Bert Haas. representative of
the company. accompanied Secretary
Davis back to Paducah, and last
night the association awarded the
contract.
A meeting will be held about next
Wednesday to appoint the various
committees that are to assist in the
carnival work this year.
The association will this year do
nate a portion OF one nights pro-
ceeds to the Confederate monument
fund.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

Plans are under consideration by
local and foreign capitalists, men
with the means, and energy behind
them, the consummation of whicE
means more to West Kentucky, and
the towns concerned, than anything
that has yet transpired, or been con-
ceived.
1t is no more than an interurban
railway line from Paducah to Ben
ton, Murray, down to Mayfeld and
back, making loop. with these i'm
portant towns on the line.
1t all depends on what these towns
and the people will do, whether the
line will be built. for. as said before,
the men behind the project have all
the money they want. still they want
these towns and the people along
the proposed route to join them and
it is virtually up to the latter.
An interurban line connecting
these towns, and passing through the
county, would do more towards bull
ding up, and developing West Ken
lucky. than any railroad proposed.
This is the history of interurban
lines and is appreciated very much
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
INTERURBAN LOUP
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
Capitalists Propose to Join Benton, MUIR
ray and Mayfield to Paducah.

by the capitalists interested. This
is an age of electric lines. They are
building up the country and towns
through which they pass in a remar-
kable manner, cheapening passenger
and freight traffic and eliminating
distances.
The Sun is not at liberty at pres
ent to state who is behind this pro-
ject, but has the assurance that 1t is
almost an assured thing.
"The towns mentioned will be
visited soon by our representatives
said one of the men most interested
today, "and if we get the proper en-
couragement, We shall Immediately
perfect our organization and plans
and get to work. 1t means a great
thing for Paducah, but 1t means
more TO West Kentucky and the
towns of Benton, Murray and May
field and we believe they will appre-
ciate that fact and join us in the
project. The farmers along the pro-
posed right of way will be sounded
on the proposition in few days and
invited to join us, and we see ulti-
mately big things for all concerned"
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
LOCAL CONCERNS
May Bid Monday On Hessig Dis
tillery.

The Hessig distillery and other
property of DR.. Hessig will be sold
by Trustee Arthur Martin at the
court house Monda, morning at 10
O'Clock. The distillery was sold some
time ago and purchased by Frank
Barnard of Livingston. but the sale
was never consummated and the
property was ordered resold.
There is good deal of interest
being taken in the distillery by some
or the local whiskey houses. as un-
der law recently passed in the
state legislature, the rectfiers will
find II profitable to own and operate
their own distillery. Representa-
tlves of the local whiskey houses
have been inspecting the plant. and
the bidding for the property promises
To be lively.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
CALLED MEETING.
Board of Works Ordered Dead Poles
Removed From broadway.

The board of public works held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon
and ordered the Western Union tel
egraph company to move its dead"
poles from Broadway. The wires
were taken from these poles several
months ago and the poles have been
left standing.
The question OF allowing the trac-
tion company to erect several more
poles on Third and Fourth between
Broadway and Kentucky was refer
red to the city engineer. If the new
poles are put down old poles will be
removed.
The contract for carbons for the
electric light plant was ordered re-
newed for the remainder of the year
The carbons cost s22.5O 1000.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
HIT BY A TRAIN
j. Y. Crawford, Mayfleld Grocer,
Badly Injured.

j. Y. Crawford, grocer of May
field, Ky, was seriously injured yes
terday afternoon about 6 o'clock at
Mayfield by being struck by fast
freight train at a railroad crossing.
Crawford was attempting 10 pass
in front of the train when strnck.
He was knocked down and hurled
great distance by the fast flying
train. In alighting his left leg and
four ribs on the left side were frac-
tured and his face was badly bruised.
The injured man was removed to
private residence and DR.. John Dis
mukes summoned He will recover
and the report that his leg will have
TO come off IS erroneous. it is said.
Train No. $50, a fast manifest
train, was the one that struck Craw-
ford.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
WEEKS NEWS IN
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD
Bank clearings this week. s7S6,57O
Same week last year,, 571,204

Same week last year,, 571,204
Increase, ......... 81 10 800
The counter business at the banks
this week has been very large. The
increase in clearing over last year -
cry near so per cent, but this Is
accounted for, in measure. by the
fact that the clearings for this week
ast year were less than normal
However, the clearings this week
show the big volume of business
done at the banks.
Wholesale business, with local
houses, the past week has been very
active, and all lines of business show
n increase over the same time last
year. In drugs, the increase will
amount to 20 per cent, groceries
show an increase. dry goods a nice
increase, and so on through the
Ines Collections are fair
A feature of business with whole
sale houses is the big business being
done by the yeT-Schmidt-Clark q
Co. grocery firm, their business show
ing remarkable increases over the
same time last year.
The f. W. Katterjohn Construc-
ton Co. will complete the installa-
ton of an additional crusher at its
plant at O'Hara. KY, Tuesday which
will increase it's working force from
$50 to 275 men, and nearly double
its output. The company has a con-
tract to furnish stone to the Illinois
Central southern divisions for ba.-
lasting.
Chamblin and Murray have jus-
osed a contract to erect two store
buildings at Sikeston, Mo-, to cost
$4,000. This firm has been award
ed 4 number of excellent contracts
the past year in southern Illinois
and Southwest Missouri, now having
contracts for several big jobs at Du-
Ouoin, Ill.
Architect Lassiter is drawing plans
for the re-modeing of the residences
OF Mr.. VIII Covington, on West JEFF
ferson street
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
COL. nINDMAN HAS
LEFT THE SERVICE
Resignation Accepted By the
Governor Today.
Racing Bili Was Finally
Adopted.
LATE NEWS FROM FRANKFORT.

Frankfort. KY. Mar. l0.-Gov.
resignation OF Col. Blscoe Hindman.
fcf the First Kentucky regiment. and
Lieut.. Col James =. Gregory will
succeed him.
In the house today the rules com
mittee called up senate bin 33, pre-
posing to require the man who IS
forced to marry woman. to live
with her for not less than three years
Mr. Redwine spoke for the bill. and
q was adopted by a vote OF SO to 16.
Representative J. S. Morris spoke
ior the adoption of the senate bill
for the benefit OF the Confederate
home. The senate bin carried an
appropriation OF Sl2. 800. This the
house committee reduced to SG.SOe.
che bill as amended was adopted.
The Chlnn racing bill was adopt
cd unanimously.
The railroad commission bill in
cIeaslng the salaries of chairman to
s3.G00 and of members to $4,000
each. and allowing the appointment
cf rate clerk at an annual salary OF
s1.S0O. was adopted by the senate.
The senate had proposed reduc-
tion of salaries. but the house re-
fused. so the upper branch accepted
the bill as originally drawn.
The revenue bill was then resumed
iE the senate.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
HUNDREDS OF MINERS
MEET HORRIBLE FATE
1900 Cut Off in Mine Near Paris, France
By Explosion, Followed By Fire.

escaped seems impossible, as the
flames spread so rapidly that II Il
believed there was no way of avoid
ing them in the underground pas
sages.
Until the fire Is subdued and the
mine explored for the dead and the
survivors, il will be impossible 10
even estimate the causalties.
II is believed, however. that sever.
ai hundred are undoubtedly dead, If
the entire 1900 have not perished
100 Of the Men Escaped.
Paris. March 10.-An official tel
egram by courier from the scene OF
the mine disaster. says that a hun
dred men succeeded in escaping soon
after the explosion occurred and
since then rescuers have taken out
hundred and twenty, some severely
burned and injured.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
/. G. Car Repairer Fatally Hurt
in the Shop Yards.
Was Working Between Two Cars
When Switch Engine Bump
ed Into Them.
DECEASED WAS POPULAR MAN

Thomas Ogden, car repairer re-
siding at No. 10 Huntington Row,
was caught in between two bad or
der" freight cars this morning at
7:45 O'Clock south of the woodwork
ing shops and horribly crushed in
the chest and abdomen. A switch en-
gine bumped into the string of cars
where he was working and caused
the accident. He was picked up and
carried into the freight shops and la
ter to the. hospital, where he died
less than an hour after he was
crushed.
There was but one eye witness to
the accident. Ogden, 1t is said, was
working south of the planning mill on
the fourth repair track. Several bad
order cars with no drawheads were
standing on this track and Ogden
had gone in between two to take off
some nuts. being engaged in repair
ing the cars. He stepped in just as
engine No. 1862 Engineer A.W. .Shep-
hard, Fireman Johnson Austin and
Foreman Dan Gardner, bumped into
the cars. The cars came together
and before Ogden could get out of
the way he was caught and crushed.
The large projecting nuts caught the
left arm against his breast and broke
it in several places. His chest andab-
domen were crushed and he fell APP
parently lfeless to the ground.
Clarence Melber, a fellow car re-
pairer, was standing near and ran
to the fallen mans assistance. With
the aid of others they carried the in
jured man into the freight shops and
later to the /. C. hospital. He died
in the hospital a few minutes after
he was taken to the ward.
Ogden did not lose consciousness
until a few minutes before death.
The bones in the chest were crushed,
and the abdominal injuries alone are
said TO have been sufficient to cause
death.
The decased's full name was
Thomas r. ogden, and his age so
gtdiS. ilt WAS DOlu III
county and had been a resident of
Paducah about Is years. He came
to Paducah to work for the |. c. and
served as day watchman in the shop
yards for many years. His age made
1t impossible for him to continue in
this capacity and he was placed
Lamong the car repairers and had
been employed as a carpenter for
several years.
He was married and leaves a wife
and seven children, three boys and
four girls. He was member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and
the Macabees. The remains will be
taken to Marshall county tomorrow
and buried Monday.
The official investigation of the ac-
cident has not been made by the
railroad company but Coroner Frank
Eaker was notified early this morn
ing and set about to hold an inquest.
He summoned all witnesses to ap-
pear before him at o'clock this af-
ternoon, the hour set for the inquest.
The verdict of the jury after heaI =
ing the evidence was that the de-
ceased came to his death by being
crushed between two coal cars while
in the discharge of his duty.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
ALLEGED CONsPIRATORS.
Are Granted a Continuance Until
Friday At Boise, Idaho.

Boise, March 10.-Chas. II. Moy-
er, William ID. Haywood and George
A. Pettlbone were arraigned yester-
day before Judge Frank Smith at
Caldwell under indictment charging
them with the murder of former
Gov. Steunenberg.
On the motion of counsel for the
prisoners. who asked time to pre-
pare motion to quash the indict-
ment further proceedings under the
indictments were postponed until
next Friday, when the defendants will
again be brought into court to enter
their pleas.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
ALL NEW ENGLAND
Is STORMBOUND
Three Lives Lost and Many
Serious Accidents.
Places-Shipping is Hampered
On All Sides.
DAMAGE WILL BE THOUSANDS.

Boston, Mar. 1O.-Three deaths
from falling wires. three horses kill
ed, innumerable shocks and narrow
escapes and miles of telegraph poles
down across the railroads and cleo
trio car tracks. Gripping train and
telegraph car services, many towns
in darkness through failure of the
lighting service. shipping along the
many places at a standstill, are feat
ures of the heavy snowstorm which
swept New England from early yes
terday morning until late last night.
Many thousand dollars damage
las resulted.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

Paris, France. Mar. l0.-A terri
tle loss of life Is reported from one
OF the most dreadful mine disasters
Of recent years.
At Courrieres, shortly after 1900
miners had descended into the mine.
there was an awful explosion of fire
damp.
Before the shock had ceased ia
reverberate. fire broke out. and ad-
ded to the confusion and horror OF
the catastrophe.
There are three galleries to the
mine. and as soon as the fire broke
out IL spread with amazing rapidity
and the flames burned so fiercely
;nat they reached the top of the
shaft.
II will be miracle II anyone Is
saved. All the approaches were i'm
mediately cut on. after the explosion
and that any OF the unfortunate men
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
INSPECTOR HERE
Has Been Investigating Charges
Against Hon. J. &. Speight.

Mr.. Charles f. Trotter. of Wash
ington. ID. c., who was sent to this
district by the postoisce department
to investigate charge that Hon. j.
C. Speight. postoftice referee. had
sold the Clinton postoffice. was in the
city today. He Was IN Murray yes
terday engaged in his work.
IL Is claimed by Mr.. Spelght's
friends that the charges were the re-
suit of spite. and that 1t will easily
be so shown.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

Mr.. Henry A. Homer, of Boston.
representing some Boston capitalists
who are establishing cotton mills
throughout the south, one of whick
Is being established at HoplSinsville.
was in the city today, the guest of
Secretary Coons. of the Commercial
club, and, in the words OF secretary
Coons. after a trip over the city this
morning, he was sorry that his pro
,ect was not located in Paducah.
His company made a proposition
to the Commercial club to put in a
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
CASE CONTINUED
Effort Being Made 60 Fix Up Alleged
Robbery Case.

The case against Tom Young. T.
G.. Carr and James Green, white.
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly and with robblng an old man
named Isabelle, white. were contin
ued in police court this morning
II is understood that relatives OF
the boys are trying to replace the
$40 alleged to have been stolen from
the man. The police are intent on
prosecuting. The cases will come up
Monday, for trial when all witnesse,
will be on hand.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
STRIKE A CERTAINTY.
Says u Prominent Miners Associa-
ton Officer at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Mar. 10.--In spite
OF peace talk and President Roose-
yelt's Intervention. there will be a
strike OF all the miners in the btu
minus mines. and probably the an
thracite region, April 1st. A high
national officer of the miners is au
tborlty for this statement. He added
that this would be the hottest spring
and summer for labor and capital
that America ever saw.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
Chautauqua Move Will Be Taken Up
Again-.-J. A. Shaw Comes Tuesday

The promoters of the enterprise
think a Chautauqua will be a big
thing for Paducah' and will arrange
a program OF entertainment wide IN
scope. instructive and entertaining.
and an effort will be made to held
one here every year. Greensboro has
profited handsomely by Us ChautaL-
qua which 1t has been holding eveiy
year now for about six years, and
there is every reason why Paducah
should do the same.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
A Double Tragedy in Virginia.

Richmond, Va, Mar. 10.-George
Bradley. aged iifty. shot and killed
fis wife from whom he was separat-
cd. and then killed himself at Lynch
burg last night. He pleaded with his
wife to return TO him and when he
refused the tragedy followed.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
Want to Get Into Fourth Class.

Staiehouse. Frankfort. Ky. Mar
1OSThe liquor interests of Ken
tucky and of quite number of fifth
class towns TO be affected by the Lo-
cal option Bill are making every eff
fort 10 get these towns transferred
to the fourth class before the session
closes. in order that they may be
be separate units from the county.
kilograms were sent out to num-
ber of them to hasten municipal ac-
ton on the proposed transfers.
The towns Of Augusta, Bracken
county: Stanford. Lincoln county:
Falmouth, Pendleton county. and
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10
Indorse ChiIdren's Home.

Frankfort. Ky, March l0.-Sena-
tors Gillenwaters. Owen and Rlves,
composing a subcommittee OF the
charitable institutions committee OF
the senate, reported to the body yes
terday afternoon on its inspection OF
the Kentucky Children's Home So
clety. The report speaks in strong
est terms OF Endorsement of the man
agement OF the home. its work and
OF Supt. George l.. Sehon.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

Midway. Woodford county. are be-
ing urged for transfer from the firth
TO the fourth class so as TO come
within the provisions of the local op-
ton bill as applicable to cities of the
first four classes.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

Washington. Mar. f0.-The I'm
terstate Commerce Commission has
published the formal order providing
for an investigation of alleged rail-
road monopoly in coal and oil in ac-
oordance with the Tillman resolution
ton passed by congress approved by
the president.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-10

James A. Shaw, editor of The
Chautauqua Review, of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, will be in the city Tuesday
to consider further his plans for
holding a Chautauqua here sometime
in June. He will be the guest of the
Commercial club and will address
the bi-monthly meeting of the clu0
at the city hall Tuesday night and
will also address the Farmers Insti-
tute meeting Wednesday.