The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-09


that the oratory will be turned
against Roosevelt. e. Il -
st. Paul, March 9.--Officers from
FIT. Smelling yesterday conferred with
railroad officials concerning the rap
idity with which troops could be
rushed from the Fort to the Mexican
border in case of a sudden call. Thir-
ty-four men were sworn in as a
mounted auxiliary of the First regi-
ment in Minneapolis last night
Minneapolis March 9-The Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra left last
chestra will travel from New York
to Grand Forks and from Birming-
ham, Ala, to Brandon, Manitoba.
This will break all records for or
chestra tours. The entire tour will
be made on a special train and the
baggage is said to be worth 100000.
Independence, Kas., March 9-The
third trial in the case of A. o. Trus-,
kett, charged with the murder of J.
D. S. Neeley, is scheduled to begin
in the court here Monday. Truskett,
a prominent business man and oil
promoter of Caney, Kas., shot and
killed Nicely, a banker of Lima, O.,
and head of several. large oil compa-
MES in the Kansas and Oklahoma
field, in a hotel in Caney on January
Z, last. The tragedy was the result
of litigation over an oil lease. At the
first trial Truskett was found guilty.
He obtained another trial, at which
the jury recently disagreed.
Forecast for Next Week.
Washington, D. c., March 9-Re-
publican state conventions to elect
delegates to the national convention
will be held during the week in Vir-
ginia and Oklahoma. The Taft sup
porters are confident of victory in
Virginia, but in the Oklahoma state
and district conventions the Roose-
Welt followers plan to make a vigor-
GUS fight for control.
The Democratic leaders will turn
their attention towards Kansas,
where the state convention to elect
delegates to the Baltimore conven-
ton will meet in Hutchinson Thurs
day. Clark, Wilson and Harmon each
claims following in the Sunflower
State and the outcome of the conven-
ton is problematical.
In Alabama and the State of
Washington the Progressive Repub-
licans are to hold state conferences
to consider plans for pushing the
Roosevelt candidacy.
| Tennessee Republicans will meet
in Nashville Tuesday to nominate
state ticket to be voted for at the
coming election. The denomination
of Governor Hooper appears to be
assured. A second convention will
be held in May to select delegates to
the Republican national convention
! New Mexico's first state legislature
! will convene in Santa Fe Monday
Within ten days after converting the
lawmakers will begin balloting for
two United States senators.
Labor troubles and the prevalent
unrest in the industrial world will
continue to occupy large measure
of public attention. The progress
of the coal miners strike in Great
Britain will be followed with in
terest, while efforts to prevent SIM
liar struggle between the mine own
ers and miners in the anthracite field
of the United States will attract ev-
en- more attention on this side. 1t
is expected that the operators an
swer to the demands of the miners
will be made public at joint confer
ence called for Wednesday. -
The fifty-four labor union officials
and business agents under ind1ct-
ment in the dynamite conspiracy
cases are to be arraigned in the Fed
eral court at Indianapolis Tuesday
At that time the men charged with
crime must answer whether they are
guilty or not guilty.
/ The contempt proceedings involv'
ing President Samuel Gompers, Vice.
president John Mitchell and Secre
tary Frank Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor are docketed fol
hearing Monday before the full bench
of the supreme court of the Distric
of Columbia.
A joint conference of locomotive
engineers and managers of practical
" all of the eastern railroads will
meet in New York City Thursda!
to consider the wage demands recent
ly made by the engineers. The de
mand is for an increase in pay rang
ing from IS to so per cent and tn
Standardization of wages.
Among other meetings and event
that will figure more or less promi
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