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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
FAILED TO EARN DIVIDEND
Decrease Shown in Net Receipts of
New York Central,

Decrease Shown in Net Receipts of
New York Central.
New York, Aug. 9.-The New York
Central and Hudson River Railway
company has not earned it's dividend
for the six months ended June 80, as
shown by the conlpany's statement
just issued. The sum earned and
available for the dividend after all
charges for the half year was $2,947,-
361, while the sum required for the
semi-annual disbursement to stock
holders at per cent is $5,358,960, or
$2,41l 1872 more than was earned.
The gross earnings increased $4,051,-
$50, but the operating expenses In
creased $6,624,600 and there was an in
crease of $43S,512 in fixed charges
and taxes. The deficit for the last six
months of s2,411,592 compares with
surplus of $653,02S for the same pc
Rod last year. The dividend, howev-
er, has been increased to 6 per cent
per annum since last year, making an
added requirement of $1,629,015 for
the six months.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
and St. Louis railway also earned less
after all charges than is required for
it's dividend The roads gross earn
ings increased $1,07O,102, but this was
almost swallowed up by increased
operating EXPENSES. -s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
The LATEST IN TRUSTS.
Corset Manufacturers Said to Have
Formed Combine.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The latest in
the way of trusts is one that will
probably make the women of the land
thoroughly angry. It is nothing less
than a corset combine. When the
news Of 1t permeates through the ma
ton President Roosevelt will prob
ably be importuned by all the wom-
ems clubs and organizations to set
the department of justice on it and
rend it into small bits:~
The statement is made on the au-
thOrity Of the president of Connec-
ticut company that sells materials to
corset manufacturers that the four
great corset manufacturing concerns
of the country are to form a combine,
not by any formal organization but
by such an understanding as to the
conduct of business as to make vir-
tually a combination. It is denied
that it is the purpose to increase
prices, but at the same time it is stat.
ed that the manufacturers are far be-
hind in their orders.
The leading corset companies of the
United States, according to this infor-
nation, turn out 2O0,00OOO0 corsets a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
TAFT TO SEE PRESIDENT,
Final Conference Preceding Trip to
PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Aug. g. Secretary Of
War Taft will be back in Washington
next week from his vacation. On the
way from his retreat in Canada the
secretary of war will call at Oyster
Bay for long and final talk with
President Roosevelt before leaving
on his trip to the Philippines and
around the world in September. The
conference with the president possibly
will be more significant politically
than otherwise.
It is regarded as probable that if
President Roosevelt has thought of
any new plan of eliminating himself
from consideration in connection. with
the nomination on the national ticket
year hence more absolutely than
through his utterance on the night of
election in 1904 he may lay it before
Secretary Taft when they meet. The
secretary will therefore be in a posi-
tion to go across the continent on his
speechmaking tour with definite
knowledge of how the third term talk
is to be silenced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
AS CONFESSED BY ADAMS
Body Of Victim Of Labor Trouble Is
Exhumed.

Denver, Aug. "a special to the
News From Telluride, Colo, says:
What Is said to be the skeleton of
w. J. Barney, the timber man en-
ployed by the Smuggler Union mine
who mysteriously disappeared in the
month of June, 1901, was exhumed
Wednesday near Alta mill, near Gold
King basin, twelve miles from town,
by General Bulkeley Wells, manager
Of the Smuggler Union Mining COM
pany, and others.
According to Mr.. Wells account the
remains were found in an improvised
grave and its location was pointed out
by Steve Adams, now in jail in Idaho
awaiting q second trial on the charge
OF murder, when he was here In June,
1906, In the custody of Wells.
Barney incurred the Ill will OF the
union here by working at the Snug
gler Union mine after the strike In
April, 1901. It was this strike that
caused the riots in July 3 Of that year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Elk Lodge for Fergus Falls.

J. T. Dolan, who came in yester-
day from off the rods, tells of a new
Elk lodge that will soon be instituted
at Fergus Falls.
Mr.. Dolan states that the applica-
ton for dispensation for a charter
has been granted and that the
Fergus Falls lodge will start out
with list of eighty-seven applica-
tons for membership and fourteen
old bucks" who will be members.
Brother Dolan will act as one of the
esquires at the institution cere-
monies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Mcclure Stays at Grand Rapids.

St. Paul, Aug. Cool. w. M. Liz
get, formerly dean of the Minnesota
agricultural college, was yesterday
appointed an assistant in the depart.
ment of agriculture in the expert.
ment station at St. Anthony Park,
and will not be transferred to the
experiment station at Grand Rapids,
as was planned last spring when he
resigned his position as dean. The
regents met at the university yester.
day for a special meeting at which
the change was decided upon.
A. ]. Mcclure of the Grand Rap.
Hesitation, who was to be transferred
to the St. Anthony Park station,
will remain at Grand Rapids.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
WILLIAMS is winner
Declared Democratic Nominee for
Senator From Mississippi.
STATE COMMITTEE DECIDES

After Completing Canvass Of Returns
Minority Leader In Congress 10
Found to Have a Small Majority
Over Governor vardaman.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 9.-The Dem
ocratic state executive committee met
at noon and declared Congressman
John Sharp Williams as the party
nominee for the United States senate.
The canvass of the returns showed
majority of GAS, votes for Williams,
the totals being as follows: Williams,
59,496; Vardaman, 5S,S4S. There will
be no contest over the result
After a short caucus between the
two factions it was finally agreed to
abide by semi-official returns as fur
nished by Secretary of State Powers
from the various counties and which
show that Mr.. Williams has a major
ity of 648 votes. The motion to de-
clare Mr.. Williams the nominee was
seconded by the friends of Governor
Vardaman. The committee then for.
mally declared Mr. Williams nominal
ed as United States senator. This is
considered the final settlement of the
now celebrated contest.
Governor Vardaman conceded the
nomination Of Mr.. Williams by send
ing the following note to the commit
tee: cs-.e-~
THE Democratic party, through its
executive committee, has declared Mr..
Williams the nominee and accept
the arbitration Of that tribunal with
out a tinge of resentment or regret
for anything done or said by friends
or me during the campaign. I am for
the nominee and hope that he will
make the people of Mississippi good
United States senator"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
CRITICISES STATE ACTION
Judge Grosscup Favors Federal Con.
troll of Traffic.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Judge Peter S.
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court, while addressing the Traffic
club at the Exmoor Country club Sc
verely criticised states for interfering
with federal authority in matters of
interstate traffic. =
"The federal COURTS" he said, twill
retain their authority over interstate
commerce and their right to regulate
and control it despite the frantic ef-
forts which are made in several parts
of the country by state authorities to
deprive them of the right"
There is too much regulation now"
interrupted prominent member of
the Traffic club.
Judge Grosscup paused moment
and replied: III
"You are wrong, my friend. The
fault, If fault there is, is not with the
amount of federal regulation, but with
the character of some Of it in the past.
You cannot have too much federal reg
ulation if it is wisely administered"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
ARE READY TO SHARE THE
SUNDAY LID WITH OTHERS
Minnesota Retail Liquor Dealers Association in Their
Meeting at St. Paul, Say They Are Willing to
Close Sundays if Others Do.

St. Paul, Aug. 9.-The Minnesota
Retail Liqnor dealers yesterday
morning declared them selves as sat
isfied with the Sunday closing of
their places of business, provided
every other place of business included
under the same law is forced to COM
ply. What they protest against is
enforcement of law against them as
a class. They profess to be ready
to obey the law if their business is
not singled out from among several
other kinds which are not necessary
on Sunday.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously. The board of directors
was instructed to take action with
the city authorities in the state, or
with higher officers if the city
officers did not act, to see that the
Sunday closing law is enforced in it's
entirety. The saloonkeepers are
not in favor of strict Puritan Sab
bath. They resent the attempts to
close their places of business on
Sunday when others as equally
unnecessary to the people are per-
mitted to run without molestation.
The effect of this action will be as
far reaching as the amount of press
ure brought to bear on the officials
charged with enforcing the law.
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CITIZENS FIGHT BURGLARS
Two Of Latter Wounded, but They
Manage to Get Away.

Cleveland, Aug. 9.-Three masked
men attempted to rob the Merchants
bank at Strongville, suburb. They
were discovered through the ringing
Of burglar alarm while they were at
tempting to drill a hole in the safe.
Citizens armed with shotguns opened
fire on the cracksmen and running
fight followed in which two Of the lat
ter were wounded. All three, how
ever, escaped into a. deep woods
nearby. A posse was at once organ
lied and the supposed hiding place of
the robbers Is now surrounded.
One of the robbers was found
wounded in a field half mile north Of
town. He said his name is Fogerty.
His partners had stripped his pockets
end clothing Of everything that might
lead to his identity. Fogerty was
brought to Cleveland in an automobile
and placed in the county Jail.
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CAUSE OF DEED UNKNOWN
Polish Priest Kills Two Men at Pitts
burg.

Pittsburg, Aug. 9.-Ludwig sczegiel,
said to be an unattached Polish priest
Of Chicago, walked into South Side
hotel and without warning shot the
two proprietors, twin brothers named
Steven and Andrew Starzynski. Steven
died within an hour and Andrew was
fatally wounded. The cause Of the
shooting Is not known.
Sczegiel, who was arrested, refused
to talk and nothing could be learned
from either of his victims. Sczegiel
came to Pittsburg about ten days ago
and went to the hotel kept by the
brothers. accompanied by a woman
whom he introduced as his house
keeper.
The woman, who gave her name as
Francisco Sprock, Is being held pend
ing an investigation of the shooting.
Sczegiel, 1t is said, had been drinking
heavily ever since he arrived in the
city.
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The officers over the state seem
irclined to enforce the law against
the saloonkeepers and the saloon
keepers seem inclined to see that the
Sunday closing law is obeyed in its
entirety.
Another resolution adopted by the
liquor dealers concerns the enforce.
ment of the law that any person OF
club which sells Intoxicating bever,
ages must secure a local license.
The saloon men want to see fair
play in the matter of license and
think that all clubs and the proprie.
tors of other places where liduor is
sold shonld be compelled to pay the
SEINE fee as the saloon men. This
matter also was referred to the
board of directors with instructions
to prepare plans for seeing that the
matter is taken up with the proper
officials with a view to an early
Encouragement Of the present
inequality.
Malt and similar drinks came ir
for strong condemnation at the
hands of the delegates to the state
convention. They believe that the
sale of malt should be abolished
They claim that it is nothing but
cheap beer and are going to use the
Influence of the organization to pre-
vent it's sale.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
COMPANY MUST PAY the
H0LD-BACK TO employees
Judge Brown, at East Grand Forks,
Rendered Decision that is of Gen.
eraI Interest.

The result of trial at East Grand
Forks, wherein the Grand Forks
Lumber company was sued for retain
ing hold-backs from men quitting
their employ, will be of interest to
laboring men and their employees,
generally.
The Crookston Times says of the
trial and it's results;
The Grand Forks Lumber COM
pany is under legal obligations to
pay the hold backs, withheld from
men quitting the employ of the COM
before the end of the season accord
ing to the decision of Judge Brown,
rendered yesterday in the cases of
Baldaser Obenaier and Hannas
Haddson against the company.
1t appears that the plaintiffs left
the employ of the company June 9th,
and that the company in making
settlement withheld from them the
amounts of S31 and 500 respectively,
claiming these amounts as a bonus
to be paid only in the event of the
men remaining with the company
throughout the season.
"A large number of witnesses were
examined in substantiation of the
claim of the plaintiffs, that the work
given them was of such character
that they could not do it and made
their work so burdensome that they
quit the company's employ. Bron-
son & Collins appeared for the
plaintiffs and Massee & Finlayson
for the defendants. The court
awarded the plaintiffs the full amount
of their claim. The hold back
claim is the same as that involved
in suits brought by some thirty other
ex-employes of the company who
were involved in the recent strike,
which will be heard later, and
which aggregate some $1,000. There
is lively interest in the suits among
the saw mill employees"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
NO REASON APPARENT
Sharp Decline in Price Of Stocks
Without Explanation.
ErT
MARKET IN NERVOUS STATE
Standard OIL and Frlck Group the
Center Of Attack, With the Hill
Roads and st. Paul Affected in SYM
pathy-oil Stock Down II Points.

New York, Aug. with British
consols selling at a new low level and
American stocks generally lower in
London following the sharp declines
here Wednesday the opening of the
New York stock market was attended
with unusual interest. The decline in
consols is generally attributed to dis
turbed conditions in the money mar
ket abroad, but 1t is not so easy to
assign cause for the crumbllng
away of prices Of securities In the
American market. The sharp decline
In quotations Wednesday was without
explanation, further than 1t was due
to heavy selling by holders of RAILROAD
and other shares who did not care to
retain their securities at this time
There was nothing to show whether
their desire to sell was because they
were tired of waiting for an upward
movement Of prices, because of the
low supplies of money, or because of
depressed sentiment in Wall street
over the difficulties In which many
corporations find themselves with the
national and state governments.
First transactions showed large
sales at lower prices. Union Pacific
was M lower on sales of $500
shares and Northern Pacific was PA
lower.
Market in Nervous State.
The market was generally in q
nervous state, but the trading was not
attended with any extraordinary
excitement. The declines were attrib-
uted to sales by spectators who de-
sire lower prices and to holders who
brokers against further losses. The
so-called Standard Oil and Frick
groups of stocks were the centers of
attack, included in that designation
being the Union Pacific, Reading,
Amalgamated Copper and American
Smelling and in close sympathy the
Hill roads and st. Paul. There was
one drop of IL points in Union Pa
ciflo from 1904 to 1928 on one sale Of
500 shares. That stock declined an
extreme as to 1914 and then rallied
81. A drop of 4 points in American
Smelling carried that stock to below
par and the preferred stock touched
par at decline Of 8. Northern Pa
ciflc lost 81 and Reading 8. Losses
of between 1 and 2 were quite general,
although the Eastern trunk lines were
comparatively little affected. The
spectators for the decline used as
their principal fresh ammunition the
reports from Washington of the in
tention of the department Of justice
to push criminal prosecutions against
certain heads of corporations. The
violence of the collapse in prices gave
rise to the usual anxiety over possible
embarrassment, but no such trouble
developed. In the curb market STAN
dard Oil sold down II points to 485.
The market became steadier, but
when the earlier losses had been re-
trieved there was no disposition to
follow the advance and the market
fell into extreme dullness.
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Coming Attraction.

The famous comedians, Bob and
Eva Mckinley, who are we'll known
here, will appear here August II, in
fine vaudeville performance. This
company is now playing to big
crowds all along this line, and have
a great show this season. Miss
Lezette Hoskins, the New York star,
singer, dancer and mimic, and Mr..
Edmond Miller, the Chicago musical
wonder, is with the company this
season. r.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
PEACEMAKER IS ANGERED
Strikes Combatant Blow Resulting in
Death.

New York, Aug. Closing his tenn
per because his efforts as a peace
maker did not succeed Edward Null
vaney knocked down and killed his
prospective father-inlaw, Robert Sea-
lander, a contractor, on Pacific street,
Brooklyn. The killing was the out
come of a quarrel between Mr.. Sea-
lander and his son. Mulvaney, fear
ing that the disputants would harm
each other, interviewed. Argument de-
'veloped and Mulvaney and Sealander
adjourned to the street to settle their
quarrel. Mulvaney struck Sealander
a powerful blow on the head, knock
ing him down. The contractor died
shortly afterward. Mulvaney was TAX
en- into custody.
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Retallatory Action Prono.ed

Chicago, Aug. 9.-The executive
board of the local union Of the Com
merc1al Photographers has issued call
for special meeting. The call is
said to have been brought about by
the desire among the men for retalia-
tory action against telegraph com.
panies In connection with the strike
at Los Angeles. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Great Britain Takes Action.

London, Aug. AT the request Of
the government of Persia Foreign Sec
rotary Grey has instructed the British
ambassador at Constantinople to
draw Turkeys attention to the recent
incursion Of Turkish troops into the
territory Of the shah and to urge
their withdrawal In the interest Of
noncn <r~ ia
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
WORST IN RECENT YEARS
Sections Of Nebraska Visited by Sc.
we're Wind and Rain.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 9.-Eastern and
southern sections of Nebraska have
been visited by one of the worst wind
and rain storms in recent years. In
Lincoln more than two inches of rain
fell in short time, the downpour be-
ing accompanied by a dazzling cleo,
trical display.
At Fremont the electric light wires
were blown down and the city was
plunged into darkness. Wind devas-
tated Irving park, blowing down many
trees. Only trace of rain was re-
ported In the western part of the
state,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Here From Crookston.

Mrs. w. f. Walker and Mrs. G..
C.. Chesterman and children of
Crookston arrived today and are
the guests of Mr.. and: Mrs. P. ].
Russell. They will participate in
the Presbyterian Sunday school
picnic to be held at the Mayo place
at the head of Lake Bemldji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Left Tor Minneapolis.

A. f. Smith and family left this
afternoon for Minneapolis, having
received telegram from the Mill
city to the effect that Mrs. Ida
Buckingham, sister of Mr.. Smith,
had died there and would be buried
tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09

Mixer" is a son of General
Blackboard" the famous stallion be.
longing to DR.. Warninger of this
city. 1t, is very likely that the
Crookston horse will be brought to
Bemidji to participate in the races
at the county fair-September 27-28.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
RACE RIOT IN STREETS.
Negroes Finally Driven Out of Hills.
boro, III.

Hillsboro, ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Ill feeling
towards negroes, which has been
growing since last Friday night when
James Maddox, an aged white man,
was assaulted by a negrgo, eliminated
in race riot and the majority of the
negroes were chased out Of town.
Negroes and white citizens fought in
the public streets for several hours
and the business section was in a
turmoil. Finally most of the negroes
fled from town and order was re-
stored,
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Conditions Becoming Normal,

Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 9.-Thc dis.
pute In the coal trade here has been
settled and work has been resumed.
The troops again took possession Of
the streets, the factories are reopen
Ing and the normal conditions Of bus
mess are gradually returning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
mixer Will Probably Race Here.

Joe Eckert, the popular clerk at
the Crookston hotel, left this morn.
ing for Thief River Falls, where he
will start his fast horse, Mixer" in
one of the races there today. He
will probably drive the horse him.
self and will make any other horse
at the fair step along some to be in
at the fnish.-Crookston Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Forty Killed and Injured.

Santiago, Chile, Aug. "a large
brewery here has been consumed by
fire with considerable loss of life
Carbonlc acid pipes exploded, killing
or injuring forty persons among
them being fremen. policemen and
spectators.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Los Angeles TeIegraphers Out.

Los Angeles, Aug. 9.-Following tho
refusal Of Western Union telegraph
officials to reinstate a discharged
operator nearly seventy members of
The Los Angeles Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of America walked out.
According to an unofficial statement.
there is absolutely no prospect of the
men resuming work at present.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. S.-Wheat-Sept.
99hc; Dec, 96%c. On track-No. /
hard, $1.0OA; No. Northern, 9eAc;
No. 2 Northern, 95A @96Ac; No 8
Northern, 93@95c.
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Knocked Under Wheels of Train.

Bloomington, Ind, Aug. 9-Thomas
Swafford, aged sixty-eight, and his
son-in-law, John Hatfield, f1fty-two
years of age, were killed near the
Stinesville railroad station by being
knocked under the wheels of passing
train by a runaway team.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-09
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. Seattle Beeves,
s4.4o@7.50; COWS, $1.40@5.20; heifers,
$2.4O@5.60; good to prime steers,
$b.75@7.5O;; poor to medium, $4,000
5.55; stockers and feeders, $2.70@.
5.5O;; calves, f5.75@7.60. Hogs Light.
S. SO@6.25; mixed, $5.60@7.20; rough.
$5.3O@5.60; pigs. $5.5008.10; good to
choice heavy. $5.95@6.05. sheen g..
100000; lambs, $3.50 07.6a