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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-25
PREPARED TO FIGHT MOVE
THAW'S ATTORNEYS WILL VlGOR
OUsLY OPPOSE COMMISSION
IN LUNACY. -

New York, Feb. 25.-Any attempt
which may be made by District At
torney Jerome to have a commission
III lunacy appointed to examine Harry
K. Thaw will be vigorously opposed
by Thaw's attorneys, according to a
statement by one of Thaw's counsel
This statement was called forth by
persistent rumors that it is Mr.. Je-
rome's intention to apply for such a
commission as soon as he completes
the cross-eXamination of Doctors Bin
gaman and Deemar, the alienists.
IF Mr.. Jerome makes any such
move as that" said Mr.. Peabody, who
had just left Thaw in the Tombs, Mr..
Delmas, supported by other counsel,
will fight against it to the last ditch"
Regarding statement to the effect
that 100000 is to be settled upon
Mrs Harry K Thaw by her husbands
family for the position she has taken
in the trial the following official
statement was given out by Mrs.
William Thaw, the prisoners mother,
through her attorneys:
Mrs. William Thaw desires it un-
derstood that the statement that she
or any of her family gave any money
or any other inducements to Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw for the position she has
taken is untrue, unwarranted and un
lust"
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

George o. Whitney, one of the best
known financiers in the South, is dead
at New Orleans following a stroke of
apopleXy. Mr.. Whitney was fifty years
old and native of New York city.
William w. Hayden, a manufac-
turer Of gold and silver novelties do
Ing business in New York city, is
dead at his home in Newark, N. j., as
the result of a pistol shot wound self
inflicted several days ago.
Emperor William will dine with Am
bassador and Mrs. Charlemagne
Tower March 7. This will be the
fourth time his majesty has dined at
the American embassy since Mr.
Tower has been at Berlin.
The chief of engineers of the wal
department has decided adversely
upon the application of the sanitary
board of Chicago for a permit to re.
verse the flow of the Calumet river by
Withdrawing water from Lake Mich
igan
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WAR IN CENTRAL AMERICA
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A PEACEFUL
SETTLEMENT OF TROUBLE
TERMINATED.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Notifcation
OF the existence of state of war in
Central America has reached the
state department in the shape of a
cablegram from American Minister
Combs, dated at Guatemala City, as
follows:
"The minister Of foreign affairs for
Honduras telegraphed that Nicaragua
by its invasion Of Honduras, has ter.
minated the pending negotiations for
peaceful settlement"
If hostilities extend, as now appears
probable, 1t may be necessary for the
state department to call upon the
navy department to increase the force
of naval vessels in Central American
waters. At present this force con.
sists of the cruiser Chicago, now lying
in touch with the cable at Acajutla,
Salvador, and the gunboat Marietta
on the Caribbean side, last heard from
at Bluefelds, Nicaragua. She was
sent to this point with the American
vice consul at San Juan del Norte on
board to give protection to some ex-
tensive American plantation interests
at that place. Should the war extend
far from the boundary between Mic
aragua and Honduras, as is probable
in view of the likelihood that Salvador
will join forces with Honduras and
Guatemala with Nicaragua, the navy
department probably will add two or
three cruisers and gunboats to it's
present force, not with any purpose OF
intervening politically, but merely to
see that American property rights are
respected and the lives of American
citizens are protected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-25
SHOOTING the Whale.

The Norwegian whale fisheries ex-
tend over nearly the whole of the Arc
tic sea, from the north of Norway to-
ward Spitzbergen and even to the Shet-
land Islands. The whales are shot
from small steamers, the implement
used being the so called bomb harpoon
an arrow shaped iron spear furnished
with line, which is discharged from
small cannon. The whale often
drags the vessel a long distance until
1t becomes exhausted and expires. It
Is then towed to the anchorage, where
1t is stripped Of the blubber This
whale fishery was begun by we'll
known Norwegian, Svend Foyn, in
1868. AT first only the blubber was
utilized for train oil; now the bones
are crushed for manure, and the flesh
is used for fodder.
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HOUSE PASSES BILL LIMITING
WORKING HOURS OF RAIL.
ROAD EMPLOYEES.
CONSIDERED UNDER SPECIAL RULE
MEASURE is A SUBSTITUTE FOF
SENATE BILL AND is SENT
TO CONFERENCE.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The house
committee on rules during the day
reported rule permitting the taking
up OF the so-called sixteen-hour bill
for railway employees and has amend
ed the house substitute to the La Fol-
lette bill so that the changes are first
In the interest of the people, second
In the interest Of the employees and in
the final analysis in the interest Of
the railroads.
The amendment was adopted by a
vote of 279 ayes, nays none, and the
following conferees were appointed on
the part of the house, Messrs. Hep
burn of Iowa, Sherman of New York
and Davy of Louisiana. "
In discussing the measure Mr.. Dali
zen (Pa.) said he believed the bill
very much stronger than the La Fol-
lette bill, for the house bill covered
mail trains and excursion trains,
which, he said, were wholly left out
of the La Toilette bill.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, the
minority leader, congratulated the Re-
publicans and the country on the
amendments made by the rule. He
said the Republicans had seen a new
light and they were enacting legisla-
ton which the Democrats had stood
for from the beginning.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia said that
the change that had come over the
spirit of the Republicans was trace
able only to the "big stick" and he
asserted that the changed conditions
had been due to the attitude of the
Democratic members.
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The Price of Silence.

A well known business man in
town not far from Cincinnati discover
ed one morning on entering his Office
that his safe was out Of order He i'm
mediately telegraphed to Philadelphia
for an expert.
When the latter arrived he found
that the safe, an old fashioned affair
locked with key, could not be opened.
After hasty examination the expert,
taking piece Of wire, dug out from
the key mass Of dust and lint. He
then opened the safe in the twinkliug
Of an eye. The business man wore a
sickly smile as he asked meekly:
"How muchY
"Twenty dollars"
do any Of your firms patrons here
know Of your visit?"
"Not soul but yourself"
"Then," added the business man,
here's $40. I'll take it to be a great
favor If you'll hustle out by the first
train. If any one in this town knew
that I paid man $50 to dig dirt out of
a key for me I'd never do another dol
lars worth Of business in the whole
state. New York Times.
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FAST TRAIN ON THE PENNSYL-
WANNA ROAD ROLLS DOWN
EMBANKMENT.
lhRY PROMINENT PEOPLE on BOARD
POSTMASTER BUSSE AND OTHER
WELL KNOWN CHlcAGoANs
IN THE WRECK.

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.-Fifty-four pas
sengers and train crew of about a
| dozen were injured in a wreck of the
Pennsylvania special, the fast eight
! een-hour train on the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad between New York and Chi
cago, which occurred at sharp curve
at Black Diamond, Pa, seven miles
east of JohnstoWn. No one was killed
and all the passengers have been ac-
counted for
The engine and combination smok-
ing car remained on the rails, but the
three Pullmans plunged over a sixty
foot embankment into the Conemaugh
river. Fortunately the cars were not
submerged.
A scene of wild confusion resulted.
All of the passengers were in their
berths and were thrown promiscuous-
ly around the cars. All were injured
more or less, but with the exception
of John F. Kline Of Joliet, ILL.,, it is
said, none Of the injuries are danger
Gus.
The train was running fifty minutes
late and was trying to make up lost
time. Nobody seems to know what
really caused the accident, but it is
said it was caused by the springing of
bolt connecting one of the rails to
the steel tie.
The injured were taken to hospitals
at, Altoona, Greensburg and this city
A majority Of them, however, pro-
ceeded west on a special train.
Prominent People on Board.
The train was the finest on the
Pennsylvania railroad and many prom
inent passengers were aboard when
the wreck occurred Among those in
jured were F. A. Busse, postmaster of
Chicago: Samuel F. Nixon, Chicago,
of Nixon & Zimmerman, theatrical
proprietors; M. A. Singer, manager of
La Sale theater, Chicago; Lightner
Henderson, a civil engineer; George
S. Wood, manager of Colonial theater,
Chicago, and J. j. Kern, ex-state's at
torney, of Chicago.
A special train bearing the passen-
gers who were only slightly injured,
which arrived here about $50 a. NJ,
left here about 10 o'clock for the West.
Although most Of the passengers lost
, their clothing, money and valuables
all of them were happy and thankful
+, that they had escaped so easily. The
attire of some of the passengers was
comical as they were wearing some
body else's clothing unmindful of the
rightful owner. They told many
stories Of a miraculous nature.
Rev. DR.. Cope, rector of ST. Sim
cons Episcopal church of Philadel.
phia, escaped without a scratch, al.
though his car was completely demol-
tshed. He attributes this to the will
Of Providence. He even secured all
of his clothing and when the passen-
gers Of the wrecked train finally
sought shelter in relief train sent to
their assistance he held short serv-
ice Of prayer and thanks in which
every man and woman able to do so
participated
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COLLISION AT MINING CAMP.
Results In Death OF Legislator and a
NeWsparer Man.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 25.-Clinton B.
Leigh, a we'll known newspaper man
of Salt Lake, was killed, State Repre-
sentative Seth Taft of Wayne county
was fatally injured and Speaker Harry
Josephs was slightly hurt in COLI.
sion on the Copper Belt railway at
the mining camp of Bingham.
The victims were members of a
legislative party visiting the Bingham
mines.
Mr.. Leigh was representing the
Salt Lake Herald. He was Of a
prominent Kentucky family and was
at one time city editor of the Owens
boro (Ky) Messenger. His brother,
Edward Leigh, is private secretary to
Governor Beckham.
Representative Taft died three
hours after the accident.
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TO STRENGTHEN FLEET.
sattleships Indiana and Iowa Going to
Pacific Coast.

II
San Francisco, Feb. 25.-It is au-
:horltatively, although unoficially, re-
ported in local naval circles that the
formation of strong armored fleet On
the Pacific coast will be inaugurated
by the dispatching to this city at an
early date Of the battleships Indiana
and Iowa. These two battleships will
form the nucleus of the Pacific battle
ship squadron, which will be further
r4rengthened by the addition Of the
new battleship Nebraska, now nearly
completed at Seattle, and the battle
ships Wisconsin and Oregon, which
are now being extensively overhauled
at the Puget sound naval station.
These five battleships may be rein
forced during the next few months by
two more from the Atlantic.
1t is said to be the q Icy of the
navy department at this time to unite
the Asiatic fleet and the Pacific
squadron into one great feet, it's COM
ponent vessels interchangeable and
all under the command Of one Of
three vice admirals which it is
thought congress will authorize at an
early date.
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Former Employees Of Ohio Asylum
Indicted.

Columbus, O., Feb. 25.-The Athens
county grand jury has returned five
indictments against former employees
of the state asylum for alleged cruel
ties practiced against inmates Of the
institution. Robert Reeder, Henry
Harlins and G. f. Bobo were indicted
lor second degree murder They are
charged with the murder of William
J. Barnes, an inmate committed from
Monroe county. 1t is charged that
Barnes was "trimped OUT by the
above employees and that he died from
the injuries inflicted.
Edward Hunter is charged with as
sault and battery on one of the in
mates. Hunter is a former attendant
of the asylum.
William Blackburn of Athens, a
former attendant, is charged with the
same offense.
The grand jury says in it's report
that the rules of the asylum are
fagrantly violated and that there is
marked absence of cooperation
among the attendants, physicians and
supervising officers and that it Is a
common thing for the attendants to
use rubber hose, clubs, straps and
paddles in the punishment of the in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-25
How She Knew He Lost,

II can always tell whether my hus-
band wins or loses at poker" said the
woman in red gown at an afternoon
tea the other day.
II always know when my husband
WINS" said a woman in pink. of he
wins he makes peace with me by buy
ing present, but it is only when he
wins that I am told Of the game at
all. On other occasions when he comes
In late it Is always because of press
Ing business engagement"
my husband lost last night" the
woman In red said. II had been out
late myself to business meeting Of
the club and was still up when he
came In. He frowned upon seeing the
house Illuminated and said:
For heavens sake turn out some
Of these lights and cut down ex-
penses! kansas City Star.
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BOUND FOR THE FAR EAST,
General Booth Leaves London on ;
.- Long Tour.

London, Feb. 25.-Wrinkled with
age, but with enthusiasm undimin.
fshed, General Booth of the Salvation
Army left London during the morning
to board the Atlantic Transport line
steamer Minneapolis at Southampton,
bound for New York. whence the gen.
eral will proceed to Canada and the
Far East. He will spend two weeks
In New York before proceeding to
Canada to take the steamer Minnesota
April for Japan While in Ottawa
General Booth will be the guest of
the governor general, Earl Grey. After
travelling through Japan the general
will go to Picking and expects to be
back in London by July and com
mence another automobile campaign
through the British isles.
General Booth will celebrate his
seventy-eighth birthday April 10 in the
middle of the Pacific while on his
way to Japan. He hopes to be re-
ceived In audience by the Japanese
emDerOr
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His Enthusiasm Was Contae ious.

J His Enthusiasm Was Contagious.
Whiteteld, whose dramatic appeals to
his listeners were always Il noteworthy
part Of his sermons, once preached to a.
body Of seamen In New York. In the
course Of his sermon he introduced the
following words:
"Well, my boys, we have clear sky
and are making fine Roadway over a
smooth sea before a light breeze, and
we shall soon lose sight Of land. But
what means this sudden lowering Of
the heavens and that dark cloud rising
from the western horizon? Hark!
Don't you hear the distant thunder?
Don't you see those Hastings Of light
ming? There is a storm gathering!
Every man to his duty! How the
waves rise and dash against the ship!
The air Is dark! The tempest RACES.
Our masts are gone! The ship is on
her beam ends! What neXt?"
The hands of every sailor were grip
ping the pews in front Of them, and
wild excitement was in their eyes.
And when the preacher reached the
climax Of his dramatic speech they
sprang to their feet in a body and
ahouted, "Take to the longboatw
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MISSING IN NEW YORK CITY.
Daughter OF Wealthy Phi IadsIphian
Cannot Be Found.

Daughter Of Wealthy Philadelphia
Cannot Be Found.
New York, Feb. 25.-The police of
this city and a corps of private de-
tectives are searching for fourteen
year-old Mary Clay, daughter Of a
wealthy Philadelphia.
According to the information given
out at police headquarters the girl
left Auburn On the afternoon Of Feb.
IL and reached New York city the
following morning. That day she ap-
piled to the Y. W. G. A. for employ
ment and was sent to a home for
working girls in the Bronx She re-
manned in the latter place until last
Saturday, when she went down town
with another girl to do some shop
ping. The girls became separated in
the crowded shopping district and no
trace of Mary has been found since
that time.
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Eight Negro Passengers Perished ir
Fire on Vessel.

Charleston, S. c., Feb. 25.-Flre
broke out in the forward part of the
steamer Marion when the vessel was
four hours out from Charleston. The
steamer was burned to the waters
edge. Eight negro passengers were
burned to death. There were ten
white and thirty negro passengers
aboard and when the fire was discov-
cred all Of them were asleep. Famed
by a strong breeze the flames made
rapid Roadway and the passengers be-
came panic-stricken and interferod
with the efforts being made to save
them. Several Of the white passea.
gers, including the captain, were
burned, but it is believed all will re-
cover
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb .-Cattle-Beeve
$410@69O; cows and heifers, $1,000
5.25; stockers and feeders, $4,000
Ats; Texans, s3.650475; calves, $500
OTIS. Hogs-Mixed and butchers,
$6.S0@I15; good heavy, $705@715;
rough heavy, $6.sO@6,95; light, $3.50
@7.O71a; pigs, S6.15@6.SO. Sheep,
$3.50QQ5.65; lambs, $4.75@765.
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DANGER NOW PASSED.
Further Concessions Made to Train.
men on Western Roads.

Further Concessions Made to Train.
men on Western Roads.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Further conces-
sions have been offered the trainmen
and conductors by the railroad man
ayers and the negotiations, which
seemed on the verge of being broken
off, are to be continued. What the
latest offer Of the managers is
neither side would disclose.
There is nothing that can say on
the subject" said P. H. Morrissey,
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainnen, Except that we
are to have another meeting with the
managers. | cannot say when that
settlement may be reached"
While refusing to give any details
Of the meeting 1t was evident from
the manner of the conferees that they
considered that some progress had
been made and that the danger point
had been passed temporarily.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. Wheat MAY, rs
@7SBc; July, 7SK @785sc. Corn
May, 47Ac; July, 47@47Bc. Oats
May, 42@421Ac; July, 37Ac. Pork
May, $16.77R; July, s16.871ac. Butter
-Creameries, 22@32Ac; dairies, zoo
soc. Eggs-23@26c. Poultry-Tur.
keys, chickens and springs, lie.
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Escaped Prisoner Perishes.

Dover, Del, Feb. 25.-Juniper Ben.
son, negro life prisoner, who was
among those who escaped from the
Dover jail during the night after over
powering keeper, was found frozen
to death on the platform of railroad
station at Woodside. William Fisher,
another negro fugitive, surrendered,
saying he would rather be in Jail than
freeze to death. A posse is still out
looking for the other fugitives.
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His Curiosity Ends Fatally

Steubenville, O., Feb. 25.-"Red"
Urich, Slav. workman at the Carne.
gle works furnace stockhouse at Mingo
junction, threw a stick of dynamite
in a stove to see what would happen.
The stove was blown to pieces and the
stockhcuse wrecked. Urich and Mike
Lalech were blown some distance and
fatally injured. -,
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BLOW AT SPECIAL AGENTS.
House Amends sundry Civil Appre-
rriation Bill,

rrlatIon Bill. -,s.
Washington,n FEB. 25.--Mr. Mondell
of Wyoming succeeded in getting his
amendment to the sundry civil bill
adopted. The bill has an appropria-
ton of $250,000 for the pay and tray
cling expenses of special agents under
the department of the interior to pro-
tect the public lands from illegal and
fraudulent entry.
The amendment provides that no
part Of the appropriation shall be
available for the examination of the
lands embraced in any entry upon
which final proof has been made un-
less the department has information
furnishing good grounds to suspect
fraud or noncompliance with the law
as to that specific entry.
Mr. Mondell insisted that the per-
nicious activity of special agents was
an insult to every honest settler upon
the public domain. ...
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MENTAL CONDITION SERIOUS
Mrs. McDonaId's Reason May Never
Be Restored,

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Flora Nc
Donald was arraigned in the munic-
ipal court during the day on the
charge of killing Webster S. Guerin.
Her mental condition was such that
the case was continued until March {.
Mrs. Mcdonald has not yet been able
to give connected statement of the
shooting and it is said by her physi-
clans that her reason may never be
restored.
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BITE OF PET DOG KILLS.
Rabies Victim Near Chisholm, Mimi,
Dies in Commissions.

Chisholm, Mimi, Feb. 25.-Bitten in
the face some time ago by a pet dog
George Peterson, ffty-foura years old.
who lived about four miles from here,
Is dead Of hydrophobia. The dog had
developed symptoms of rabies and it's
master was attempting to doctor it
when the animal suddenly snapped at
him, tearing slight cash in his
cheek. The wound appeared to be
trivial and soon healed, but few days
Ego Peterson developed symptoms of
the disease and rapidly grew worse,
lying in terrible commissions.
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NO ACTION Is TAKEN.
Aldrich Financial Bill Before the
Senate

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Al.
drich during the day succeeded in
having the agricultural bill tempo.
rarily laid aside in order that his
financial bill might receive further
consideration. AS soon as the Aldrich
measure was taken up Senator Mel
son resumed his argument in support
OF his amendment requiring the banks
to pay interest on government de.
posts.
The bill was laid aside at o'clock,
no action having been taken. Senator
Aldrich gave notice that he would
again call the bill up at the earliest
possible time
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 23-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.5O@6.25; common to
good, $4.O0@5OO; good to choice COWS
and heifers, $350@4.75; veals, $4,000
5.75. Hogs-$6.S0@695. Sheep-Weth-
ers, $4,75@5 p; good to prime spring
lambs, $6.501715.
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ON CANAL CONTRACT.
Decision Will Be Announced in Few
DAYS.

Decision Will Be Announced in Few
Days.
Washington, Feb 25.-It is an.
nounced that final conference Will
be held at the White House early in
the week between the president and
Secretaries Root and Taft relative to
the award Of contract for the con-
struction of the Panama canal and
that the decision will be announced
Immediately thereafter.
All the parties in interest have now
been heard by the president and Sec
retaries Root and Taft. Their repre-
sensations have been given full con-
sideration and it is also known that
the business and personal reputation
of some of these persons have been
subjects of most careful and searching
private inquiry, which is expected to
have a most important bearing upon
the decision to be announced next
week
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An Obiiainq Man.

Heine (at the village barber's)-I say,
DO you know why this mans shop is
hung all over with sacred pictures?
Beine-Oh, yes; that is for the conven-
fence Of his customers, so that they
may call on all the saints when he
shaves them.-Meggendorfer Batter.