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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
WISCONSIN MISER DEAD.
Leaves an Estate Estimated at More
Than $350.0OO.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. '.-After living
as a miser for more than fifty years
and accommodating more than $350,OOO
Lander E. Merrick died at the home
of strangers in this city. The old
man came to Kenosha county in 1910
and lived in the town of Randall until
two years ago, when the officials of
the town found him nearly starved
and took charge of him and his prop
erty. A guardian was appointed and
when the hut which the old man occu-
pied was searched $35O,OOO in cash
and securities was found. George w.
Eldridge of Richmond, Ill.,, former
state senator, nephew, will receive
a portion Of the estate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
NEGRO QUESTION UP
Triennial Convention Of Episcopal
Church in Session.
MUCH Difference IN VIEWS
Large Faction Favors Dropping Col.
ored Communicates Entirely, While
Another Openly Advocates tho Gre.
alton Of Negro Bishops.

Richmond, Va, Oct Facing all
the problems that have been dis
cussed and passed over In conven.
tions gone by and a number Of new
questions Of great Importance the
Protestant Episcopal church Of the
United States assembled during the
day for its forty-fifth triennial con.
vention, which Is expected to be one
Of the most interesting in the history
Of the church. The Rt. Rev. A. F.
Winnington-Ingram, bishop of London,
was present and preached the sermon
at the celebration of the holy COM
munion In Holy Trinity church, this
being the opening ceremony. The only
business conventions during the day
were for the purpose of organization,
the house Of bishops meeting at $3.50
p. M. in the state capitol and the
house Of deputies at the same hour at
St.. Paul's church.
A warm welcome has been given the
visiting churchmen. The business
SOULFUL VI Ille CITY IL ueCOIdteu Will
flags and bunting and by night is bril-
liant with An electrical display.
OF all the questions pending that of
creating negro bishops is causing the
most heated discussion. A large fac
ton will advocate the closing Of negro
missions and schools and allow the
negro communicates to die out or
scatter among other religious bodies.
Another faction openly advocates the
creation OF negro bishops to serve
over negro churches and still others
would consecrate negro suffragan
bishops to serve under the direction
of the white bishop Of the diocese and
still another plan is to give the ne
groes three bishops and let them
erect an autonomous church.
Many Of the delegates will urge the
passage Of a more drastic canon and
possibly the prohibition entirely to re-
marriage of divorced person by any
clergyman of the Episcopal church.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
States AlIenlsts Ask $23, 900.

New York, Oct Ten of District
Attorney Jeroms's alienists In the
trial of Harry K. Thaw, it is an
nounced, have rendered bills for their
services The total of these bills is
slightly In excess of $4,000. The to-
tai cost of the Thaw trial to the city
cannot be told yet, as the bills are not
al IN
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
RESTRICT, FEDERAL COURTS
attorneys General Ask Congress to
Take Action .:.r IT, 81

st. Louis, Oct. Action that will
nave farreaching effect in antitrust
and corporation litigation and which
VIII bear fruit in almost every state
In the Union was taken by the con-
vention OF attorneys general in it's
final session here.
a committee was appointed to draft
q scheme of antitrust legislation to
be sent to all attorneys general. Per
manent Organization was also Effected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

John Smith, the centenarian of St.
Croix county and the second settler in
Northern Wisconsin, Is dead at New
Richmond at the age Of 103.
Leonard j. Clarkson, manager OF
the Norwich university football team,
is dead of an injury received in g
football game between Norwich and
Dartmouth Saturday.
J. M. Barr, director general Of the
jamestown Exposition company, who
recently resigned that Office, in let
ter just made public finally declines
to withdraw his resignation.
The new second class turbine cruis-
er Stettin, built at Stettin, Germany,
attained speed of 25.8 knots an hour
during her trials, which is consider.
ably above the contract requirements.
DR.. H. w. Kitchen, president of the
State Banking and Trust company Of
Cleveland and widely known in finan.
DIAL circles throughout the country, Is
dead Of paralysis. DR.. Kitchen was
sixty-four years of age.
Green hats, such as King Edward
Wore during his visit to the Continent
recently. are now in vogue with GER
tain returning American tourists The
fashion, the returning travellers say,
Is spreading over Europe.
Gilbert r. Overton, aged sixty-two,
said to be wealthy San Francisco
man who was making a tour Of the
East dad at tho P1ankinton Houso at
Milwaukee. Heart failure Is believed
to have been the cause of death.
A combination has been made be-
tween two powerful American-Cana
dian and British groups of capitalists
for the construction and operation of
electric lighting, traction and power
systems in Mexico which will repre-.
sent an initial investment Of fully
}15; 0o0, 060Sf3'ss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
ROUTED BY GENDARMES.
Band Of Robbers Holds Up Russian
Passenger Train.

Odessa, Oct. A train having on
board more than 200 passengers was
held up by band Of robbers, who
opened the mail car by exploding dy.
Mantle. The explosion set the car on
fire and the flames communicated to
crowded passenger car, with the
result that several women and chill
dren We're badly burned before they
could escape
While the robbers were trying to
blow open the safe in the mail car
they were attacked by gendarmes.
but the robbers escaped
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
SHORTAGE OF $10,000,000
Charges Made Against New York
Street Railroads.

New York, Oct. .-Startling charges
Of extravaganza and neglectful man
agement, or, If not that, failure to &C.
count for millions Of dollars, are made
by State Attorney General Jackson In
petition calling for the appointment
Of receivers for the New York city
Railway company and the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company and also
demanding. the dissolution of the New
York City Railway company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
ASK FRENCH ASSISTANCE.
Camp Of Peaceful Moors Attacked by
Hostile Natives.

Casa Blanca, Oct. Representa-
tives of the Mediounas tribe have for
mally complained to General Drude,
tho French commander, that they
had been attacked and their camp
raided by hostile Moors since their
submission to the peace terms and
asked for the protection of French
troops. The general replied that the
attacks had occurred beyond the RAJ
dius of French action, adding that he
thought that If the Mediounas were
strong enough to attack the interna-
tional troops they should be able to
defend themselves against the native
enemies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
FORFEITURE OF CHARTERS
Telegraph Companies Must Show They
Are Not a Trust

Are Not a Trust.
New York, Oct. The Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Postal Telegraph company have been
ordered by Justice Ford of the su-
preme court of New York state to
show cause on Friday why State At
torney General Jackson should not be
permitted to sue them for forfeiture
Of their charters on the ground that
they have formed combination to in
crease telegraph tolls. Mr.. Jackson,
In his application, alleges that the
combination was made Jan. /, 1907,
and that a new and increased sched-
ule of rates was put into effect and
that the companies agreed to main
tain joint offices at certain points and
divide the profits of business received
therein
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Emperor Francis joseph III.

Vienna, Oct. l.-Emperor Francis
Joseph is confined to his apartments
at Schoenbrunn castle suffering from
an attack of bronchial catarrh. The
physicians in attendance declare his
condition is not dangerous but that
the patient needs a good rest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
All Accused Men Indicted.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. .-Seven
more indictments in the capitol prose-
cutions have been returned by the
Dauphin county grand jury. Every
man named in the prosecutions has
now been indicted and there are still
twelve cases to be considered. When
the grand jury disposes of these cases
Presiding Judge Runkle will fix the
date of the trials.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Hartman Out Of the Alton.

Chicago, Oct. The election of
Edwin Hawley, Wall streets man Of
ice," to succeed b. H. Hartman as
director of the Alton road, means that
Hartman has lost control of the road.
Hawley and Hartman have had many
contests over the Alton and now the
former again has complete control.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Accident Hampers Traffic.

Superior, Wis.,, Oct. The steamer
Hoover and Mason hit the center pier
Of the Northern Pacific bridge to Du
luth when the draw was open. The
sheer piers were carried away and the
draw. damaged to such extent that 1t
will take three days to repair 1t. In
the meantime traffic will be greatly
hamp6rsd.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Dogs Death Cause Of Suicide.

New York, Oct - Adelbert
Schauer, well-tO-do manufacturer,
who had just returned from hunting
trip in Maine, committed suicide ap-
parently because of the death of his
pet setter dog, which he had acct
dentally shot during his hunting trip.
He was inconsolable over his loss
when he returned and finally shot him.
self with the gun that had killed his
pet,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-04
Students Escape Safely.

Ardmore, l. T., Oct. 3.-Hargrove
college, a school for whites and In
dams, was destroyed by fire here.
Two hundred students sleeping in the
dormitories escaped safely, though all
lost their personal belongings. The
loss is estimated at 100000,
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Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
QUAINT AND CURIOUS
ABDICATION PROCLAMATION

Seoul, July 2O.--The abdicatlon
edict Of the emperor is his first COM
munlcation to the world, and is re-
pudiation Of the convention of 1905.
A translation Of the text Of the edict
follows:
81 have been in succession to my
ancestors on the throne forty-f0ur
years. and have met many disturb
ances. l have not reached my own
desire. While ministers are frequent
ly improper men and progress is not
controlled by men, the times are con-
trary to natural events A crisis ex-
trenely urgent IN the life of the peo-
pie has arisen and the progress OF the
state Is more than before imperlled.
Il fear a danger like that which
befalls person crossing the ice. For
tunately we have a son endowed by
nature with virtue, brilliant and well
worthy Of being charged with plans
fer The development of the govern
ment. to whom we transfer our In
heritance sanctioned by the customs
of ancient times.
Therefore. be II known that as
soon as 1t Is proper to be done, We
will hand the affairs Of state over to
the crown prince as our representa-
tive"
Court usage Is said to make the
meaning Of the above an actual abdi-
cation.
While insufficient time has elapsed
to show the effect of the emperor's
action on the situation, general opin-
ion at the Japanese residence general
regards the abdication as taking away
the force of Japan's intended blow.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE
ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
Friction Over Post Norton Examine
ton Controversy Results In j. G.
swift's Defeat

Paris, July I9.-Protestlng against
his own election and demanding the
recollection OF J. C. Swift OF Kansas
City, Thomas B. Mcpherson OF Omaha
was elected national president Of IN :
National Live Stock Exchange today
as the result Of q campaign that was
raised against Mr.. swlft'h recollection
as an OutgrOwth of the late contest
between the live stock men ana the
packers over the post moftem exam'-
nation rule.
Mr. Swift and Mr.. Mcpherson were
the only men placed in nomination. In
an lmpassl0ned speech In which h :
depiored the existence Of friction IN
the organization. President Swift wltht
drew his name. Mr. Mcpherson made
n speech in which he urged the re-
election Of President Swift and as
serted that he declined 10 Be a cAndi-
date against the president The pres
ident refused 10 allow Mr. Mcpherson
10 withdraw and the latter was unans
imoualy elected 4 resolution was
adopted which praised the admluIalrn-
tion of President Swift.
The convention Hlll be held ii
Omaha next year and the date vii be
selected hy the executive committee.
Among the vice presidents and on
the executive cummItlce Is a. }. Cam.
ploH of DIVER.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
JAPANESE sYAIPATHIzE
WITH FALLEN EMPEROR

Toxic, July 2O.--The Japanese press
Is this morning generally sympathetic
with the retired Korean emperor. as
an individual, but none. however, re-
gret the act Of abdicatIon.
In the absence OF the official text
Il Is commented that there is doubt
whether the abdlcatlon means a
complete non-interference with the
government by the emperor. Sugges-
tlOns were made that there Is neces-
sity OF clearly defining the position
from the retired emperor in order to
prevent even an indirect meddlIng
with the administration.
It Is also pointed out that anyhow
the change OF government was caused
by the intlmation OF the Korean gov
ernment IN which Japan had no con-
cern whatever and that Il cannot be
considered a final solution Of The
Hague incident.
1t ls expected that Foreign Minis
ter Hayashl will affect a definite ar
rangement with the Korean govern
ment regarding that question. Tele-
grams from Seoul dated midnight
last night, say that a general calm
prevails. japanese troops have been
called out. and a battalion Il guard
ing the palace.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
OFFICIAL REPORT SENT
TO NAVY DEPARTMENT

washington, July IA telegram
received at the navy department this
afternoon from Admiral Thomas,
commanding the second division of
the Atlantic fleet, gives the conclu-
sions of the board of investigation
which investigated the cause OF
the accident on the battleship Geor-
gla. The board finds that the charge
of powder was ignited by a delayed
flare. back which was apparently
caused by the shutting Of the air
blast too soon with a light wind blow
ing into the muzzle OF the gun. The
first section of the charge In the Sec
ond leaders arms was first lg9lted.
The conclusions of the board are
summarized under five different par
agraphs as follows:
/. The charge was not ignited by q
blown electrical fuse or a short cir
cult. nor by an electric spark from
any electrical device In the turret'
2. The charge was not ignlted by a
percussional or frictional spark.
3. The charge was not ignlted by n
spark or clnder falling into the turret
from outside.
4. The charge was not Ignited as a
result OF any condition due to deteri-
oration Of the powder.
Paragraph s gives the conclusion Of
the board that the charge was ignlted
by a delayed bareback.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
NERVOUS MILITIA MAJOR
DEMANDS MORE SOLDIERS

Hahnvllle, Ia, July ia hurry
order for more troops to guard the
italian prisoners who are threatened
with lynching was given tonight by
Major Wheat in command Of the
militia here.
Rush me troops. May be trouble
any minute"
This was the massage he teleph0ned
to Brigadier General Gardiner. Major
Wheat said, In answer to questions:
I'VE expect something to be done
tonight or early in the morning."
Further than this he did not talk
about the situation. There Is a rumor
here that mob win attempt 10 reach
here from New Orleans. and this Is
believed 20 be the cause OF Major
Wheat's order
Two companies OF militia guard the
jail. while nearly 100 men are pickett
ed along the roads and all approaches.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
NORTH CAROLINA RATE
LAW UPHELD IN COURT
Southern Road Fined $4,000 for Vic
lallon; Ticket Agent Pays SS and
Promises TO BE Good.

Raleigh. N. c., July 19.-Tre
Southern Railway company was to0ay
fined $40. 900 and Thomas J. Green.
ticket agent Of the company fined 50 In
the state court here for selling rail-
road tickets at a rate In excess of that
provided by the recent law for a uni
form rate OF 2h cents a mile In North
Carolina. The court required Green
70 promise not to sell tickets at the
Illegal rate. Green made the promise
and paid the fine.
IN Imposing sentence on the South
ern railway. Judge Long declared em-
phatically that Jurisdiction In crim-
nal cases IN this state lay exclusively
with the state courts. He Informed
the Southern railway counsel that II
the railway would obey the act of the
legislature and put the rate law into
effect until finally passed upon by the
proper tribunal. the state would hold
up It's cases.
II Is understood that a case would
be brought In every county IN North
Carolina In which the Southern rail-
way sells tickets.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
RIOT FOLLOWS
ABDICATION
Of EMPEROR
KOREAN TROOPS RUN
AMUCK IN SEOUL
Natives 0veraWed by Japanese
Artillery Many Killed and
Wounded Reported on Both
Sides.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire ]
Seoul, July 20, u. ma company
of Korean troops mutined an hour
ago. escaped from the barracks with
out officers and attacked the police
station on the main street at the
Great Bell After firing several vol
leys they scattered, continuing a de-
sultory firing and attacking individual
Japanese. They We're joined by the
populaee, who used stones and clubs.
Ten wounded have already reached
the hospital in the Japanese quarter,
whore the Japanese are flocking for
refuge. The correspondent for the
Associated Press, while on the scene.
noted seven Japanese and four Ko-
Teans dead. and three Japanese and
two Koreans wounded. General Hasee
gawa is sending dismounted cavalry
TO reinforce the police, who are now
searching for the mutineers. The
militia has been ordered out
While at the residence general the
possibility of an outbreak of the peo-
Pile was discredited. General Hase-
gawa's apprehension has been fulfilled
In the emeute of the emperor's
guard.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
SEOUL QUIET UNDER
HEAVY MILITARY PATROL

Seoul. July -. . D. m.-The city
became quiet at nightfall and Is now
under military patrol.
A heavy rain. following the out
break Of today. was largely instru-
mental In dispensing the crowds. All
traffic has been stopped and the Jap
anese shops are guarded. The police
report twenty-five Japanese killed IN
the days rloting. The casualties
among the Koreans are unknown.
An official japanese report ascrlbes
the shooting today 20 Korean soldiers
who could not be controlled by their
officers The noise Of the firing and
The news that casualties had resulted
greatly alarmed the emperor. who at
o'clock sent By the minister Of JUS
tice q long apologetle message 10
Marquis Ito to the effect that he re-
Rretled that his ignorant subjects had
caused violent eommolion lie. there-
fore. rolled upon Marquis Ito TO take
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Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-20
DUE
TO FLARE
BACK
OFFICIAL FINDINGS
OF BOARD OF INQUIRY
Reckless Haste Of Gun Crew
Responsible for Death Of Ten
Men on BattIeship Georgia,
Officers Find.

IBy Morning Journal Special LEASED Wire,I
Washington, July 19.--By a process
of elimination the naval board which
has been investigating the accident
whereby the men in the turret Of the
battIeshin Georgia lost their lives, has
arrived at the conclusion that de
layed bareback" caused the explo-
sion. In one sense the verdict Is re-
ceivRd with a distinct sense OF relief
of naval officers. because Il showed
that they had no new element OF
danger to contend with.
They had experienced sflare-backs"
before and thought they knew how to
deal with them.
delayed "flare-back'' is caused by
closing off too soon the blast of COM
pressed air, which is supposed to ex-
pei from the bore of the gun the un-
burnt gases and fragments of smoul-
dering powder ovcrlng which might
be left from the last discharge. After
the terrible accident in the Missouri's
turret three years ago resulting In the
loss of over thirty lives, the ordnance
bureau caused to be fitted to the
breech Of each of the great guns an
air blast apparatus calculated to ex-
pei by compressed air any gas or cloth
that might remain in the bore OF the
gun SO far this has worked well, and
there have been no "flare-backs"
since the device was installed.
In the case of the Georgia's eight
inch guns, what happened was thisa
"The breech OF the gun was thrown
open and the air blast turned in at a
pressure Of 100 pounds to the square
inch. This is sufficient for all ordi-
nary purposes with the important
qualification that 1t should be contin-
ued long enough to drive the last
remnants of gas or cloth from the gun
bore. In this case the gases or smoul-
dering cloths (Which is not known)
were driven probably more than half
way to the muzzle of the gun, when
the alrblast was turned off The
Georgia was steaming at ten knots
into the wind which blew into the
muzzle of the gun. The unexpelled
gases or cloths were driven back by
the breeze into the breech 0f the gun
and out upon the powder charge.
which was Just about To be inserted.
The explosion which followed was In
evitable. The cause of this accident,
therefore, will without doubt be set
down to the ambition Of the gunners
to make a record in practice in point
of speed. Had their blast been kept
on for a second longer in all proba-
bllity the accident would have been
avoided. Three shots from an eight
inch gun In a turret in one minute.
or three shots from both guns In a
turret In two minutes, Is record prac-
tice, and there is reason to believe
that Lieutenant Goodrich's turret
crew were about to smash the record.