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VOLUME 4. NUMBER 38 NOT ENTITLED TO SEATAPPEAL SENATE COMMITTEE TAKES AD- VERSE ACTION IN CASE OF SMOOT OF UTAH. MANNER OF EXPULSION NOT DECIDED RESOLUTION ADOPTED LEAVES TO UPPER HOUSE METHOD OF PROCEDURE. Washington, June 2.That Reed Smoot Is not entitled to his seat in the United States senate as a senator from Utah was the decision of "the senate committee on privileges and elections, declared by a vote of 7 to 5. The de cision was on Senator Dubois' resolu tion offered at the meeting two weeks ago, which was carried by Senators Burrows, Dolliver, Pettus, Overman, Bailey, DuLois and Frazier voting in the affirmative and Senators Foraker, Dillingham, Hopkins, Beveridge and Knox in the negative. The vote of Senator Depew was not cast. Votes were had on the constitutional ques tions of expulsion and exclusion, after which the members of the committee expressed themselves in favor of a vote in the senate at the present ses sion of congress. The resolution on the subject of ex elusion was offered by Senator For aker as a test of the question whether Senator Smoot should be ousted from hia seat by a.majority vote of the sen ate, or whether by a two-thirds vote of the senate he shall be expelled from his seat. T!ie resolution declares that it is the sense of the committee that Senator -Smoot's seat shall be declared vacant. American Gentlemen SHOES Is one of the best $3.50 shoes on the market. It has an invisible cork sole making it one of the most comfortable shoes to be had. We carvy them in all leathers and widths, Wear one pair and be convinced of their value. LADIES'AND CHILDR'N'S SHOES We cany the following well known lines: CONSULA AGENT FEARS STRIKERS Killing or United States Citizens at Nines Causes Trouble. Governor of Mexican State Also Asks Aid, An Unusual Occurance. Washington, D. C, June 2. Tin state department today re ceived a most urgent telegraphic appeal for help from the Ameri can consular agent at Cananea, Mexico, where strikers yester day attacked the Americans con nected with the big copper mines there and killed a score of people, several of them being Ameri cans. The state department has also received a direct appeal for as sistance from the governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico, a most extraordinary occurrence The officials have not yet de cided what course to pursue, and in the meantime a force of rangers and some citizens have crossed the border from Arizona and late dispatches from Cananea say the rioters have been driven to the mountains. Hamilton Brown, Drew Selfcy, Shaft Pierce and Portsmouth. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. E.H. WINTER & Phone 30. Bernidji. 'tm -ji & if ~t,ii* i^PiJ^bPc,.* SJU- -$- ^ni: FOR HELP FROMj^S?*f AMERICANS IN MEXlCtf 1 'V^J^1^ ACCOMPANIED BY MESSAGE PRESIDENT DECIDES TO SEND HE PORT ON PACKINGHOUSES TO CONGRESS. Washington, June 2.President Roosevelt has decided to send to con gress the report made to him by Pro fessor Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, and James B. Reynolds of their investigations into the condi tions of the meat packinghouses of the West. It has not been determined definitely when the report will be sent to congress, but it probably will go early next week and will be accom panied by the message from the presi dent in which he will take strong ground in favor of immediate and drastic legislation to correct evils which are exposed in the report. Representative Wadsworth of New York called on the president during the day. He is the chairman of the agricultural committee of the house, to which the proposed amendment will be referred. He indicated to the pres ident the intention of the committee to consider the amendment proposed by Senator Beveridge and adopted prac tically without division by the senate and to prepare substitute for it that would be "fair to all parties con cerned." The attitude of Mr. Wadsworth was not satisfactory to the president. He decided, therefore, to make public the Neill-Reynolds report, accompanying it with a special message urging in strong terms the enactment into law of the Beveridge amendment as it stands in the bill as it was sent to the house by the senate. FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE. Arbitration Conference Adopts Reso lutions. Lake Mohonk, N. Y., June 2.The Lake Mohonk conference on interna tional arbitration adopted resolutions petitioning President Roosevelt to iu struct the delegates to the peace con ference at The Hague to urge these measures to conduce to the peace and welfare of the world. The measures are as -follows: "A plan- by -ivhieh^'^fte^Hague con- ference may become a permanent and recognized congress of the nations, with advisory power. "A general arbitration treaty for the acceptance of all nations. 'A plan for the restriction of arma ments and, if possible, for their reduc tion by concurrent international ac- tion." A platform presented to the con ference by Dr. Oilman, seconded by Justice Brewer of the supreme court and St. Clair McKelway, was unani mously adopted. PASSED WITHOUT DIVISION. Employers' Liability Bill Approved by Senate. Washington, June 2.The senate has passed the railroad employers' lia bility bill. The measure was called up by Senator La Follette and was not before the senate to exceed five min utes. Two amendments were made. One of these includes the parents of a deceased employe as among those to whom damages may be paid in case of death and the other provides that juries engaged in cases involving dam ages shall decide all questions of negli gence and contributory negligence. There was no discussion and the bill passed without division. 1 Joint Convention Adopts Scale. Springfield, 111., June 2.The Joint convention of coal miners and oper ators of Illinois has formally adopted without a dissenting vote the joint scale committee's report. An agree ment was drawn up and signed by a committee of three operators and three miners. The agreement holds until March 31, 1908. ASSUME AMERICAN NAMES. Proposal Regarding Foreigners Who Become Naturalized. Washington, June 2.All foreigners who become naturalized citizens will be required to assume American names, provided an amendment which Representative Burke of Pittsburg will offer to the naturalization bill is adopt ed. Representative Champ Clark in tends to make one of hl3 characteristic speeches on the question. Mr. Burke has prepared his amendment to break down a barrier which he thinks exists to the amalgamation of some foreign ers into the nation's social system. He says that in his judgment the family names of those foreigners ostracise them in a sense and that they will be assimiliated much more rapidly if they select some good old American name. DAVID B. HILL EXONERATED. Nothing' improper in' His Relations With Equitable Life. Albany, N. Y., June 2.The commit tee of the I*ew York State Bar asso ciation which investigated the rela tions of David B. Hill in his employ ment by the Equitable Life Assurance society has reported there was nothing improper or unprofessional in Mr. Hill's relations with the said insurance company and that the compensation received by him for such services was not excessive. The investigation was made at Mr. Hill's request BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1906S BURTON WILlf BE EXPELLED 8ENATE COMMlfTEE VOR SUCH A OF KAN8A 4* SAID TO-FA- ION IN CASE SENATOR. M* Washington, June 2.-*-Senator Baiiey has introduced a resolution in the com mittee on privileges and elections for the expulsion of Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas. lAction on the reso lution went over until next Tuesday. It is said that tie sentiment of the committee is suchlfhat the resolution will be adopted if Burton does not re sign before the next meeting of the committee. ^"Vi? Friends of Senator Burton were noti fied that action onfthe expulsion reso lution was withheld because of a state, ment that it was Relieved a resigna tion would be rec yed In a few days. They were furthei notified that care ful inquiry develo ied the Impression that the expulsion -esolution would be reported and pas ied: next'- Tuesday without debate or flivision In the sen ate. CASSATT WIL1 WOT RESIGN. Denies Rumor in hreless Message to New- York. New York, June 2.The Associated Press has receive* the following tele gram from the sti amer Amerika, by wireless, from Pre lldent A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania road: "No truth in th [rumor referred to in your Marconigrs that I Intend re signing presidency, if the Pennsylvania company." DANIEL LOC (WOOD DEAD. Buffalo Lawyer Wl land fori Buffalo, N. Y., Lockwood, a welt]jknown former member 4] Mr. Lockwood su'l and later gangrem ago his foot was was followed by^ leg at ther/khee. years old. In 188! [o Nominated CI eve resident. une 2.Daniel N. lawyer ai I congress, is dead. !ered/from diabetes set in. Some weeks mputated and this amputation of the He was sixty-two he nominated Gro- DANIEL N. LOCKWOOD. ver Cleveland for mayor of Buffalo. In 1882 he nominated Mr. Cleveland for governor of New York and again in the national convention- of 1884 he made the nominating speech in behalf of the New York delegation, which presented the name of Cleveland as a candidate for the presidency. Epileptic Fails Into Fire. Winnipeg, Man., June 2.A young Englishman named Griffin, employed at Winnipeg Beach, was seized with an epileptic fit and fell into a bonfire, being so severely burned that he died soon afterward. WITH TWENTY THOUSAND MEN. General Toledo Well Within Guate malan Territory. -Mexico City, June 2.Private tele grams from Salvador show that Gen eral Toledo is now well within the southern part of Guatemala with 20,- 000 well armed men and abundant am munition. The revolutionists are re ceiving an abundance of arms and have well filled war chests. Important developments are expected daily. The revolution is far from being crushed. There is much enthusiasm on the rev olutionist side and General Barillas is reported moving on Ocos with largely increased forces. ITALIAN GIR I* ACQUITTED. Slayer of. Uncle and Aunt Not Guilty of Murder. New York, June 2.Josephine Ter ranova has been acquitted on the charge of having murdered her aunt, Concejtta Reggio. Lincoln Party Nominations. Philadelphia June 2The state convention of the Lincoln party here nominated the following ticket Gov ernor, Lewis Emery, Jr., McKean county lieutenant governor, Rudolph Blankenburg, Philadelphia auditor general, Major George W. Merrick secretary of internal affairs, E. A. Coray. It is. likely that another con vention will 8e held, as Mr. Coray has emphatically ^clined. ^o,vaccept the nomination. gf[ Sr*=$3r s~*C "-Alleged to Have Absconded. ifo Rivers, Wis,, June 2William J. ',Wrieth, for the past twelve years cashier of the Bank of Two Rivers, is alleged to have absconded, 'His ac counts show an alleged shortage of $2,500. Wrieth is prominent in politics and lodge- cferclee. LETTER TO CZAR. St. Petersburg, June 2.Father Poyarski, an orthodox priest of Voro nezh and a member of parliament, in a violent open letter to the emperor describes the country as living over a volcano and declares that the govern ment's reply to the lower house of parliament proves that it utterly fails to comprehend the temper of the peas antry. He predicts that its refusal to meet the people's wishes in regard to amnesty and the distribution of land will result in a mass movement among the peasants, who, in their blind fury, will attack not only the landlords but the intelligencia generally and treat the country to a reign of blood and Are before which the world will stand appalled. It is significant that the Official Mes senger has suddenly ceased the pub lication of provocative Black Hundred telegrams, which were the subject Tuesday of an interpellation of the government. The debate on the principles of the agrarian bill was resumed in the lower house of parliament. Prince Lvoff made a strong speech against the practical nationalization of the land, the logical sequence of which, he claimed, would be a purely socialistic Btate- Officials Saty Two Bombs Were Thrown '-.:'.Jj:,:~ Spanish Rulers a \Madrid, June 2.The officials here tomos were thrown- GUILTY/LSAYS LONDON GETS 6 MONTHS^ND FINE PREDICTS REIGN OF BLOODSAYS MEMBER OP RUSSIAN PARLIA- MENT WRITES VIOLENT &t f*5 Reign of Terror Exists. Mitau, Russia, June 2.A reign of terror exists in Courland province. Murders are of daily occurrence. At Frederickstadt the Lutheran church sexton and his son, who had appeared against the assassins of the pastor, were- kidnapped by a band of twelve men and were taken to t(he woods and shot. EXPLODED SIMULTANEOUSLY. ar "the" Tcm.gr an queen and that the missiles -exploded simultaneously with only one vivid crash. The scene which followed was like one witnessed on a battlefield. Corpses, pools of blood and wreckage were strewn upon the ground, the front of the house, 88 Mayor street, before which the explosion occurred, was covered with holes and blood dripped from the curtains of a window on the first floor. In the apartment of the Duke of Alumeda the Mar chioness Tolosa and her. daughter were killed. One body was jammed in the balcony railing and was removed with difficulty. No. 88 Mayor and all the nearby houses were surrounded by police, who prevented ingress or egress until they had been thoroughly searched. A tenant on the third floor and a young man who was leaving the house were among those arrested. The crowd tried to lynch tht prisoners and the police-only prevented-it by charging. Numbers of people hurried to the scene to seek news of relatives, but they were not allowed to enter the buildings. The coolness of the young king was marvelous. On reaching the palace after the exploslotf^-he sent adjutants to assist the wounded and later sent officers among the families of the vic tims, doing everything possible to con dole with and assist the sufferers. ENGLISHMAN UNDER ARREST. Said to Resemble the Man Spanish Po lice Are Seeking. J1 Madrid, June 2.The man in cus tody at the Medio Dia police station under suspicion of being the person who threw the bomb at the king and queen is said to be an Englishman and gives the name of Robert Hamil ton. He is about fifty years old and was pointed out in the streets to the Spanish police by English detectives who came here to attend the wedding festivities. His arrest caused great excitement among the people, men and women trying to strike him, while others shouted "lynch him." Soldiers had to assist the police in taking the man to the station. He is of good ap pearance and somewhat resembles the man the police have been looking for. The suspect refuses to give, .the Span ish police any information, but says that he is willing to answer any ques tions the British consul may put to him. The prisoner speaks English, Spanish and Italian. ALFONSO'S NARROW ESCAPE. Piece of -Steel Struck Decoration Worn ?s *.**on Breast, f^^fl "London, June 2.A dispatch from Madrid says King Alfonso had an even more miraculous escape than generally known. A fragment of the bomb struck his breast, but the force was broken by the chain of the king's Portuguese Order of Santiago, which he was wearing. The chain was broken, but it stopped a piece of steel which- otherwise might have pierced the king's breast.' vun Frt SOB. J^N:Ofld-*I can't make up my mind ltoat college to send that boy of mine to. Todd~How old to ho Nodd Maartar three weeks* KM m$&)^+*&&&& TEN CENTS PER WEEK HE WOUL AVOID SCANDAL Nan Who Stabbed Woman at Baudette Sent to Stillwater By Judge. Prisoner Pleads to Second Degree AssaultFriends to Pay $300 Fine. Six months in the state peni tentiary at Stillwater and a fine of $300 is the sentence of John London, the man who stabbed Florence Plett while she was eating supper in a Baudette hotel a few weeks ago. The man was brought before Judge Spooner late yesterday afternoon and entered a plea of guilty to assault in the second degree under the new law allow ing the county attorney to fine information in a case and the prisoner to plead without an in dictment by the grand jury. He will be taken to prison Monday, London was anxious to plead and escape the notoriety of atrial which he knew could have but one outcome, and County Attor ney E. E. McDonald was willing to let himf pfc&d to second degree assault and save the expense of a costly struggle in court. As it lis, the $300 fine will pay all the expenses so far incurred in the case. London himself has no money, but it is understood that friends have-offered to put up the cash for him "I would never plead guilty in HI as he was being led from the jail to Judge Spooner'a chambers, "were it not for the fact that if I stood trial there would be one of the biggest scandals in high life ever sprung. The names of a number of prominent people would be dragged into court and into the papers and I don't want to do it. It wouldn't be right I would rather go to prison." London was apparently cool and collected when he faced the court and had nothing to say why sentence should not be passed upon him. County Attorney McDonald, however, arose and addressed the court in the pris oner's behalf, recommending a lenient sentence, or at least not a harsh one. London's fall was due largely to drink, he declared, and he thought a short term in the penitentiary would make a new man of him. He said the woman was not badly hurt and was already well on the road to recovery. J. P. Gibbons, Lon don's attorney, also spoke for clemency. Judge Spooner asked the pris oner a few questions as to his age, occupation, the names of his friends, etc., and then gave him a kindly talk along the lines of reforming and making a man of himself during the term of his incarceration. Then he i posed sentence. The six months im prisonment and the fine is neither the minimuri^ nor the maximum, but is considered a very fair punishment. HIS REQUEST ..GRANTED. House Wni Pay Expenses of Late Member's Funeral. Washington, June. 2,-r-When the house met a black draped desk told the story of the death of Congressman Adams of Pennsylvania. Representa tive Morrell (Pa.), in a few feeling re marks, announced the death of his col league and Speaker Cannon read the letter from Mr. Adams received while his life was ebbing away at the hos pital. Following the reading of the letter Mr. Morrell presented a resolu tion directing the sergeant-at arms to make the necessary arrangements for the funeral and expenses to be paid out of the .contingent fund of the house and then, as a further mark of respect the house adjourned. In view of the request contained in the letter written the speaker by Mr. Adams no congressional committee will accompany his body to Philadel phia. DIES BY HIS OWN HAND CONGRESSMAN ADAMS OP PENN- 8YLVANIA COMMITS SUICIDE AT WASHINGTON." FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THE CAUSE MAILS LETTER TO SPEAKER CAN- NON REGARDING PROVISION Washington, June 2.GongresBman Robert Adams of Pennsylvania shot himself at his home in this city dur ing the morning. He died in a hos pital several hours later. The shooting occurred in one of the chambers of the Metropolitan club, where Mr. Adams was stopping. He was found unconscious at about 8 o'clock, sitting upright in an armchah-. The pistol was lying on the floor. Ho had shot himself through the mouth. The discovery was made by Horaee Clark, one of the bellboys of the club chambers, and Mr. Adams is believed to have committed the act some time between 6 and 7 o'clock. He was taken at once to the emergency hos pital, where he expired at 11:30. It was Mr. Adams who reported, conducted through the house and had charge of in conference with the sen ate .the Cuban resolutions and drafted, introduced, reported and passed through the house of representatives in one hour the declaration of war against Spain. He was fifty-seven years of age and. a graduate of the University of Penn sylvania. He has been a member of congress since 1890. Prominent and Popular. Robert Adams was one of the moat popular representatives in congresa and he has been identified with many matters of worldwide importance. Hia position as ranking member of the majority after the chairman on the house committee on foreign affairs has, owing to the ill health of Mr. Hitt, made it necessary for him to largely direct the business of that important committee and he was thus brought into close -contact -with President? 'i" Financial Troubles the Cause. Before ending his life Mr. Adams wrote the following letter to Speaker Cannon. It was received at the Cap itol just before the hour of convening the house: "My Dear Mr. Speaker: The fact that personal obligations exceed my resources is my only excuse for aban doning my responsible position I oc cupy In the house. I am willing to be buried at its expense, but I ask that no committee be appointed or memo rial services held, as I have never been In sympathy with the latter custom." It is general knowledge among Mr. Adams' associates in the house, that he was a dealer on the stock market -and had been for many years. He had, however, met reverses In this connection in the past and had at times also been a very successful op erator. Taking into account his sensi tive makeup his colleagues explain that if he was heavily involved in debt he would consider the taking of his life the most honorable means of vin dication. 1:\-~/: Several times during the considera tion of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill in the house Mr. Adams had expressed great anxiety to get the bill through that he might at tend to personal business which he said required his. presence in Phila* delphia. CHILD BURNED AT STAKE. Him-Afire. Children-*=y Tie Playmate to Post and Set -"r"'?: 1 Montgomery, W. Va., June 2,The/ five-year-old child of Robert Maroney of Cedar Grove was tied to a stake 1 and burned to death by playmates. The children were emulating the-v charaetersjn a~mock initiation of Red'"-" Men recently presented by members ota local lodge. Conferees Make No Progress. ~~*-J| 'Washington, June 2.The conferees/ on. the railwjaRjate hill met during the^ day and considered the remaining nine amendments in dispute, but made no progress on any of them. Of- hi 3 ISj !q mmmmwemm ahdTaft..j^ Mr. Adams'waft-?-,,, a society and club man and was at all prominent social functions in this city. Only Thurs day, as acting chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, he man aged the diplomatic and consular, ap propriation bill to its final passage in the house. .V. As this bill has been before the house for the past week Mr. Adams has been the principal figure in the house. There was nothing in his de portment during the consideration of the measure to indicate an unusual condition of his mind. Mr. Adams became prominent at the beginning of this session of congress by Introducing and championing the. "whipping post bill," which had been recommended by the president. Mr. Adams had to stand & great deal of good natured chaffing during the de bate on the bill. The fact that he was a bachelor and was trying to secure the passage of a bill to punish wife beating by whipping the man found guilty gave opportunity for poking tm at the Pennsylvania member. mm -j -5tw