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*A VOLUME 3. NUMBER 268 Washington, March 6. United States Senator Clark of Montana has won the case against him in the su preme court of the United States in which the government sought to have cancelled patents to 11,400 acres of public lands in Montana which were alleged to have been fraudulently se cured. The opinion in the case was delivered by Justice Holmes and up held the decision of the circuit court of appeals for the Ninth circuit. Jus tices Har/an and Brown dissented. This was a civil proceeding insti tuted by the government against Sen ator Clark to secure the cancellation of eighty-two patents to land issued under the timber and stone act. The charge made by the government in its bill of complaint was that the patents were fraudulently secured and it was further set forth that about eighty of the patentees are now under indict ment in the Montana courts. It was asserted that Senator Clark had en tered into a contract to purchase the land before the patents were granted and that he had known, or had good reason to know, that the proceeding was fraudulent. The government charged that Clark was not a bona fide purchaser, but the courts below, in cluding the court of appeals, took the contrary view, holding that the issu ance of patents had the effect of con verting his purchase of an equity into a purchase of title. The printed record in the case covered 7,000 pages. Motion to Acquit Overruled. Washington, March G. Justice Gould has overruled the motion made by the defense to instruct the jury to acquit in the case of ex-Senator Green of Binghampton, N. Y., on trial in con nection with postoffice frauds. flfefc CLAR GETS j_DECISI0N Montana Senator Wins From The Gov- ernment in Federal Supreme Court. LAND PATENTS HELD O BE VALID HEINZE SUITS CALLED OFF. Actions Dismissed Include Claims Ag gregating $50,000,000. Butte, Mont., March 6.On motion of counsel representing the Amalga mated Copper company and the Heinze interests eighty actions at law have been dismisje'd by the district court of Silver BGW county. This wipes out all pending litigation in the state courts involving the for mer opposing interests, with the ex ception of a few cases in which coun sel were not authorized to appear. These will be dismissed later, as will be twenty-three actions now pend ing in the United States circuit courts. The dismissal of these suits forms one of the concluding incidents of the cop per war terminated by the sale of the Heinze interests to a company repre sented by Thomas F. Cole. "The actions dismissed include claims for damages aggregating more than $50,000,000. Dined by King Edward. Paris, March 6.King Edward dur ing the day gave a dinner at the Brit ish embassy to former President Lou bet and former Foreign Minister Del casse. The presence of the latter is considered a graceful acknowledgment of M. Delcasse's services in connection with the Anglo-French agreement. Big Cigar for Speaker Cannon. Washington, March 6.Representa tive Longworth of Ohio returned to his duties in the house the day. He brought with him to the Capitol an isar,during roo hi Shoe Buyers! lnches ee Men's 14 inch, leather top rub bers, this week only, a pair ^sn sale we do not consider cost, all we want is shelf room. at least eight- Presented to Speaker Cannon in a hu long, a product of Havana $2.98 0'Lear & Bowser, Bemidji, Minnesota. 1 lot Men's $5.00 Shoes for 1 lot Ladies' $3.50 Shoes for I lot Boy's $2.50 Shoes for 1 lot Little Men's $2 Shoes for 1 lot Children's $1.25 Shoes for 1 lot Infants' Shoes for LINOLEUMS: Imported English Linoleum is the best. It costs $1.50 per yard, whether you buy it of us or in the cities. Where we save you money is on the freight6 cents a yardquite a saving 'isnt it? Our "D" grade Linoleum will give good satisfaction and it will cost you delivered to your home, 62c a yard, (city price 65c, freight 3c). DRESS GOODS: Ladies' before you buy dress goods we ask you as a favor to look over our stock, there is certainly nothing in Northern Minnesota in the way of dress goods that will compare with it. SKINNER'S SATIN: We have a full line of colors. It is guaranteed to wear two seasons 36 inches wide. $1.50 per yard. .v^ NEW THINGS IN MEN'S WEAR: Suits, Rain Coats, 0ver Coats, Trousers, Shirts, Hats Gloves, Hosiery and Shoes. -^^j- GENERAL SCHOFIELD DEAD. Former Head of the Army Expires In Florida. St. Augustine, Fla., March 6.Lieu- tenant General John M. Schofield, U. S. A., retired, former head of the army, is dead here. He was attacked with cerebral hemorrhage and died ia a few hours. i John M. Schofield was secretary of war, during 1868-9 and his career was marked by continuous service In thS army from the time he entered West Point in 1849 until he retired Sept. 29, SNBBAL JOHN M. SCHOFIELD. 1895, with the rank of lieutenant gen eral,: the highest military honor then permitted by law. His command of the army extended from 1888 to 1895. Since his retirement he has made fre quent visits to Washington, though he made it a practice each year to spend the winter in Florida and the summer in the East. He was a well known member of the Loyal Legion and for two terms was its commander-in-chief. He was seventy-four years of age. BATTLE WITH POLICE. Italian Stowaways Make Desperate Break for Liberty. New York, March 6.Eight Italian stowaways who had been penned be tween decks of the steamship Italia, lying at a dock in Jersey City, since their discovery in the coal bunkers when the vessel arrived here on Thursday, made a desperate break for liberty during the day, charging the crew with drawn stilletos. Though six of the men were man acled in pairs they thoroughly fright-, ened the sailors and -cargo hoisters on the Italia and had nearly reached the? side of the steamer when the police arrived and gave battle. The man acled men fought hard, but were over powered and returned to their tem porary prison. They will be returned to Palermo bv the steamshiD comoanv. Men's stiff bosom shirts, our regular L.50 and $2 qualities, now only, each don't you know that you can save money buying shoes at this store. Our regular prices are lower than others but when it comes to a special shoe BEMIDJl, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1906 98c $3.50 $2.95 $1.75 $1.49 98c 59c _Lif^sr i .Hft'j'ft..*.- *".& STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED. Heavy Liquidation Results in Bad ir ^J/j Break in Prices, '"'"New York, March 6.Stocks broke badly during the day on the heavy outpouring of liquidation from all quarters. There was a well centered bear attack on a number of stocks which have become vulnerable by the building up of extensive pool accounts and manipulation in the market. The dissatisfaction over the money out look, the continued withdrawal of banking reserve and the necessity of scaling down credit accounts to keep pace with the declining reserves were responsible for most selling. The un stable condition of stocks developed last week aroused widespread distrust and was the cause for sending out calls for large additional margins on speculative holdings. Failure to re spond to these induced the throwing over of some holdings by commission houses. The pounding down of prices by the bears had the effect of exhaust ing margins and uncovering stop loss orders. The weight on the market was thus increased. Lenders of money also exercised increasing discrimina tion against some of the stocks whose market position was distrustful when they appeared in collateral for loans. The liquidation continued intermit tently in the afternoon at an extreme decline in Reading of over 8 points and in Amalgamated Copper, Locomo* tive, Northern Pacific and Great Northern preferred of over 4 points. Anaconda was carried down 16%. The determined resistance of Amalgamated Copper at par seemed to mark the limits of the decline and there was a general rally late in the day when the shorts began to cover to take profits OR the day's movement. TO DISCUSS COAL SITUATION. Executive Ceuncil of Federation of Labor Will Meet. Washington. March 6.President Samuel Gompers of the American Fed eration of Labor has called a meeting of the executive council in this city March 19. The matters to be dis cussed have not been disclosed, but the fact that John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, who is a member of the council, will be present lends color to the be lief that the coal situation will be considered.. President Gompers has gone to Philadelphia and New York matters connected wlttf' the organiza- tion.":" v/H'-: ESTIMATED AT FIFTY. Number of Fishermen Lost Off Coast of Norway. Trondhjem, Norway, March 6.Be- sides eleven fishing boats already re ported missing as a result of the re cent storm five others are unaccounted for. The total loss of life is estimated at fifty. Cronstadt, Russia, March 6.A block of ice from the Gulf of Finland, with about 150 fishermen on it, has been driven ashore here. The ice breaker Yermak has gone to the res cue of the remainder of the fishermen. McCurdy to Return if Wanted. New York, March 6.It appears from the Herald that Richard A. Mc Curdy, former president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, before sail ing for Paris Wednesday last entered Into a written undertaking with Dis trict Attorney Jerome to return to this country at any time his presence might be desired and to return by Sept. 1 in any event. No More Transports Needed. Washington, March 6.War depart ment officials state that they are, not endeavoring to charter any private steamships on the: Pacific coast for'the transportation of troops to the Phil ippines, as has been reported.. There is no present intention of dispatching any troops in.addition to the two regi ments and two batteries already on the way to Manila." 'Wif0^M%.ilM JAP GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. It Is Proposed to Compel A*ll'RafliroaSs to Sell Out. Tokio, March 6:A bill introduced In, the diet provides for the national ization of railways and authorizes the government to compel companies to sell to it at a price based on the cost of building, plus twentyfold the aver age profits of the last three years. The bill will be strongly opposed and Its fate is doubtful. .V#T vv.^Sft** 4 ,,'./.''n ':v'". %T,- i.: EARLIEST IN MANY YEARS".' Lake Navigation Between Detroit and Cleveland Opened. Detroit, March 6.Navigation be tween Detroit and Cleveland opened during the day, when the Detroit and Cleveland steamer City of Detroit, with 100 passengers and a large load of freight, left here for the Lake Erie port. This is with one exception the earliest opening of navigation across Lake Erie in twenty-six years. Re ports to A. A. Shantz, general passen ger and traffic manager of the Detroit and Cleveland line, from the mouth of the river and points on Lake Erie are that very little ice is in sight. DISCUSS RAILROAD BILL. Senator Clapp (J.onfers With President Roosevelt. Washington, March 6. Senator Clapp, one of the men who assisted in framing the Hepburn rate bill, was at the White House during the day and discussed the situation with the pres ident. Senator Clapp would not dis cuss his interview with the president, but said that so far as he was con cerned no propositions had yet been submitted that he thought would im prove the bill as it stands. ShouldAt develop in debate that some amend ments were necessary and would strengthen the bill he would be will ing to have them Incorporated, but so far none had been offered that he thought was necessary. New York Official Resigns. New York, March 6.Third Deputy Police Commissioner James F. Mack has handed in his resignation, which was accepted by Commissioner Bing ham. Mr. Mack issued a statement in which he said: "I came to the police department with respect for my fellow man. I leave it while that respect is still untarnished." FRENCH ARMY INREADINESS EFFORTS TO CHECK FIRE FAIL. Indian Territory Gas Weil Burning ...v Since Feb. 23.. Caney, Kan., March 6.The great gas well five miles from here, in the Indian Territory, that has been burn ing since Feb. 23, when it was struck by lightning, continues to roar with unabated fury. The flames, forced 150 feet into the air, are visible for forty miles at night. The fire prob ably is one of the worst of its kind gas men have ever had to combat. An attempt to extinguish the flames with steam having failed an effort to drop an immense iron cap over the well was made, but without success. This cap, weighing 3,000 pounds, was turned to a white heat when within twenty feet of the well. Another at tempt will be made to cap the well. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. Trial of Former State Auditor Sher rick of Indiana. Indianapolis, March 6.The trial of David E. Sherrick, former auditor of state, who is charged in eleven indict ments with grand larceny and the em bezzlement of $145,000 of the state funds, began during the day in the Marion county criminal court. Mr. Sherrick resigned his office Sept. 14, 1905, on demand of the governor. He had failed to make a settlement on Sept. 1 required by law. It was found on investigation that Sherrick had invested heavily in stocks of different concerns and had loaned money to friends out of the state treasury. All of this money has since been paid back. ASKED FREEDOM IN RETURN. Bertha Claichs Offers to Testify Against Police. New York, March 6.The murder trial of Bertha Claiche was resumed during the afternoon. It was learned that the woman had offered to give evidence against the police and that her counsel demanded, that she be given her freedom as a reward for such evidence. To this the prosecu tion refused to agree, contending that acceptance of a plea of guilty of man slaughter in the second degree was the greatest concession that could be made. Score of People Injured:' Raleigh, N. C, March 6-A passen ger train on the Ashborough division of 'the Southern Railway was wrecked near High Point, N. C, two day coaches, and a box car being hurled down a steep embankment. About a score of persons were hurt. A broken fishplate was the cause of the acci dent. i "v J^Militia Leaves Springfield. Springfield, O., March 6.Four com panies of the Ohio national guard from Columbus, two from Springfield and one each from Xenia and Urbana were withdrawn from duty during the day, the danger from further rioting having passed." Minister of War so Informs Questioners In The Chamber The Deputies. SHOUTS O BRAV O GREET ANSWER TEN CENTS#ER WEEK Paris, March 6.In the chamber or deputies during the day War Minister Etienne, answering inquiries regard ing the condition of the war supplies, said that every branch of supplies and ammunition was completely assured in case of a mobilization of the troops. Fleury Ravarin, Republican, assert ed that the stock of soldiers' shoes was inadequate, to which M. Etienne replied that 3,600,000 pairs of shoes were ready, which was amply suffi cient, adding: "At present all is ready and all is in good condition." The answer was received with shouts of bravo, as indicating the state of preparedness of the French army. GERMANY DISPLEASED. Decision to Take Up Police Question Not to Her Liking. Algeciras, Spain, March 6.Intense activity prevails here, following the voting of Saturday. The German dele gates are not pleased with the de cision to take up the police question before the bank question is com pleted. There is no indication that they will refuse to proceed, but the conferees expect dilatory tactics. The Germans ask for time to secure fur ther instructions and the other dele gates are showing impatience at the. delays. The Germans intimate that things are being rushed and say that they do not intend being pushed. They are counting upon France losing pa tience and" making a false' step which would throw the onus of a rupture on France. Possible Concession by France. St. Petersburg, March 6.Informa- tion received in diplomatic circles con" firms previous reports to. the effect that France is prepared to make con-, cessions on the question of the bank of Morocco if Germany will yield on the question of the Moroccan police. Only on these lines, it is addedjt is a compromise considered possible. KING EDWARD MAY ATTEND. Princess Ena to Join Catholic Church on Wednesday. Paris, March 6.Princess Ena of Battenburg, the future wife of King Alfonso of Spain, will be received into the Roman Catholic church on Wednes day next at San Sebastian, Spain. Right Rev. Robert Brindle, Roman Catholic bishop of Nottingham, Eng., provost of the Roman Catholic cathe dral at Westminster and a retired chaplain of the British army, will offi ciate. King Edward will accompany Princess Ena from Biarretz to San Sebastian, but it has not been deter mined whether he will attend the cere mony of abjuration, which will take place in the English church at San Sebastian. VILLAGE FALLS INTO LAKE. Inhabitants Warned of Disaster in Time to Escape. Rome, March 6.The village of Tavemola, built on the perpendicular cliffs above Lake Isomed, was almost entirely destroyed by the rocks sud denly giving way, apparently because the lake had eaten into the base of the cliffs. The disaster was preceded by a loud roar which gave the 1,000 inhab itants time to escape. One fisherman was killed. PHILIPPINE CITY IN RUINS. Tacloban, Capital of the Island of Leyte, Destroyed. Manila, March 6.Tacloban, the capital of the island of Leyte, has been destroyed by fire. The financial loss is reported to be $600,000. Tacloban was the fifth city of the island and was situated in an impor tant hemp district. A number of ware houses were destroyed. Government assistance will, be rushed. Opera House Destroyed. Des Moines, March 6.Fire of un known origin destroyed the Grand Opera House and did $5,000 damage to an adjoining building. The t? loss will aggregate $80,000. The ef-jg^^' fects of an opera troupe here for a^VJeX, three nights'.,stand,were totally dW^' V*v WjtftJfi ft m,