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i TRIAL COURT REVERSED EX-MAYOR AMES OF MINNEAPO- LIS GIVEN HIS FREEDOM BY SUPREME TRIBUNAL. HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF BRIBERY EVIDENCE HELD NOT SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT CONVICTION OF CRIME CHARGED. St. Paul, Jan. 30.Dr. A. A. Ames, tour times mayor of Minneapolis, is again a free man. The state supreme court has rendered an opinion up holding the indictment, but declares the evidence does not sustain the con viction secured thereunder. The court's opinion is unanimous as to result, but divided as to reasorifc. The majority opinion, written Justice Lewis and concurred in by Chief Justice Start and Justice Col lins, is a surprise alike to defense and state. It overturns the lowei court on a point hardly emphasized by the defense, while sustaining the state on the contention which the state feared most and which the de fense based all its hopes upon. The court says the indictment was valid and charged but one offense. but declares that the state did not prove the offense charged. Dr. Ames is now a free man unless he can be indicted again upon some other charge. Dr. Ames was under sentence of six years in state prison on conviction ol the crime of accepting a bribe from women of the town. ACQUITTED O MURDER. Second Trial of Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy-Kramer. Kansas City, Jan. 30.Mrs. Lulu Prince-Kennedy-Kramer, on trial second time for the murder in Janu ary, 1901, of her first husband, Philiil H. Kennedy, was found not guilty by a jury here. At her first trial she was convicted and sentenced to ter years in the penitentiary. The cas was reversed and durine her release ^^fSfc^-w* on bond last February she mameo John Kramer, an attorney, who had defended her brother, Will Prince, who later was' convicted on a charge of conspiring with the defendant tc kill Kennedy. Mrs Kennedy killed Kennedy, who was local agent for the Merchants Despatch Transportation company, a month after they had been married. He had refused to live with her, bringing suit to have the mar riage annulled on the ground that he had been forced into it. The first verdict was reversed on a technicality. Mrs. Kennedy's defense was emotional insanity and evidence was presented to show that her grand father and great grandfather had died in insane asylums, one in New Hamp shire and one in Connecticut. The verdict of acquittal was found solely oh the ground that Mrs. Ken nedy was insane when she shot hei husband. The jury, however, found that "the defendant has since re gained her sanity," which will save her from being sent to an asylum. UNDER SURVEILLANCE. Blackmailers Try to Secure $10,000 From Southern Pacific. San Francisco, Jan. 30.It is stated that the Pinkerton detectives who are investigating the anonymous letters sent to the Southern Pacific company demanding $10,000 under threat to dynamite trains have centered their suspicions on five men now in the Vicinity of Fresno and that one of them has beep picked out as the au thor of the letters. The men are said to be under surveillance, but imme diate arrests are not looked for owing to the absence of positive evidence. The detectives say that the activity displayed by (he railroad in the effort to apprehend the authors, of the plot has frightened the would-be wreckers and that the danger of the threats be ing consummated is entirely past. TUNNEL RAILWAYS. Great System for Freight Planned Un der City of Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 30 .The Illinois Tele phone and Telegraph company has sold all its property to the Illinois Tunnel company, with an authorized capital of $30,000,000. The sale gives the latter company the control of the tunnels, tracks, telephone cables, etc., forty feet underneath the city of Chi cago. It is the purpose to make the tun nels terminal transfers. The railroads will deliver freight at depot tunnels and trains will carry it to business houses. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. After Inventory Sale W have just completed our semi-annual inventory, and on account of the unusually large business done the past year we find a large amount of remnants on hand. REMNANT DAYS Friday and Saturday we have designated as Remnant Days. Our entire stock of remnants will be placed on sale and a great reduction in price. There will be Dress Goods, Wash Goods, Prints, Shewing, Lace, Embroideries, Ribbon, Carpets and Oil Cloth, Five hundred yards of 5,6 and 8 cent Outing Flannel at 3 3-4 cents a yard. One hundred Men's Fine Winter Caps, worth from 75 cents to $1.25, for 50 cents each. Friday and Saturday will be the last day of our Clothing Sale. CARNATIONS We expect a shipment of Carnations Friday morning for McKinley Day. VOLUME 1. NUMBER 239. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA/SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1904. Chicago, Jan. 30.Governor Charles N. Herded of South Dakota defended the divorce laws of his state *t the Palmer House, declaring that they were misunderstood by the^public. "To secure a divorce in South Da- kota," said the governor, "a person must be a bona fide resident of the state. The only cases in which East ern courts have held that South Da kota divorces were not valid were ones in which it was shown that the appli nanta for a vrteeree Oaconra, S. D"., Jan. 30.About ram years ago the commission firm oi Becker -& Degan shipped into Lyman county from Texas about 10,000 head of cattle for the range. It proved to be a bunch that was slightly affected with the Texas itch. The result was a contamination of the range cattle in a greater or less degree. Stockmen have "by great diligence wiped the dis ease almost out, but still there is an occasional case let run until the ani mal dies. Now comes a strange development in the matter. Wolves and coyotes that have eaten of the dead animals h&va bocoQ The Bemidji Daily Pioneer HERRIED DEFENDS DIVORCE MILL Governor of South Dakota Says Famous Divorce Laws Are Misunderstood by the Public. were not bona fide ITC ASSAILS WOLVE S Disease Bids Fair to Wipe Out the Coyote Pest in South Dakota. affected and it is no un- residents or tne state, out uaa gone to South Dakota for the express pur pose of securing a divorce. "There is no sentiment in the state against the present laws governing di vorce and I do not anticipate that they, will be changed. Six mouths' residence in the state is necessary to become a bona fide resident and even then residence is not considered bona fide if applicants: have gone there sole ly for the purpose of securing a di vorce SECRETAR ROO RETIRES Portfolio of the Secretary of War Now in the Hands of Gov. Taft. \Washington, Jan. 30. resiueut. Roosfevelt, Secretary. Root and Gov ernor Taft were the principal figures at the day's meeting of_the cabinet. All the members except Secretary Hay were present Governor Taft arrived at the execu tive offices soon after the cabinet had assembled and was shown directly into the cabinetroom. He remained throughout the session, leaving in company with Secretary Root. The meeting, after the transaction of the usual departmental business, SECRETA11T OV WAR HOOT. developed into a farewell for Secre tary Root and a reception for Govern or Taft. The former formally pre sented Governor Taft to his Colleagues as his successor, expressing at. the same time his personal regret at the severance of official relations which he so long had sustained to the presi dent and members of the cabinet. Tribute to Retiring Secretary. President Roosevelt spoke with deep feeling of the retirement of Secretary Root. He wished it understood that, while in the circumstances he could make no public expression of his feel ings without the appearance of trench ing upon propriety, he was sincerely indebted to Secretary Root for the great work he had accomplished. No one, not. even a member of the cab inet, could realize the labor, self-sac rifice. generosity and disinterested ness which had characterized Secre tary Root's entire career as a member of the cabinet, or how much his devo tion to his great task had meant to the administration and to the coun try. Especially had all this been true of the secretary's work during the past six months when he had expend ed lavishly of his energy and ability, without thought of credit to himself, but solely with the idea of advancing the interests of the president, his suc cessor and the people of the United States. In the president's tribute to Secre tary Root the other members of the cabinet cordially joined. common tnmg to see a coyote siuver ing on the prairie devoid of hair. fMany of the animals have died from the ef fects of the cold, and stockmen believe that the entire extermination of the pests is only a matter of a short time. As the loss'from-the depredations of wolves Is much heavier than that from the itch the exchange is a good one and cattlemen are not sorry ovei the result. VERY HARD PRESSED. Kaffirs Join Hereros in Attack on Okahandja. Berlin, Jan. 20.The commander of the German gunboat Habi-jht, lying at Swakopmund, German Southwest Af rica, cables that he Las received news from Lieutenant Zuelow, in command oi the German forces at Okahandja. 1 that the Kaffirs have effected a junc tion with the Hereros who are be sieging that post. As Okahandja was already" Mard" pressed- eile"' 'arih'drtiiH* Baenl has caused concern at the colo nial office hero. The following dispatch from Lieu tenant Zueibwl sent by messenger via Karibib, has been received hero: 'Okahandja, Jan. 0-Am holding Okahandja Occupied it Jan. 15 with 20.0 men after heavy fighting. Am waiting for guns from the Pabicht. Ask for a division of artillery. Weak relief corps with machine gun -from Windhoek repulsed 12th and 13th. Loss reported eight reserves. In order to establish connections with the rear and bring forward military transports we attempted today with sixty men to reach Karibib by rail." A later dispatch, dated Jan. 21, says: "Yesterday afternoon, near Kawa tuerasane. between Waldau and Oka sise, there was a sharp fight. A divi sion about seventy men strong, sent forward by rail, lost four dead an' three slightly wounded. The enemy lost twenty to twenty-five death" WOMEN BECAME HYSTERICAL. Fire in Chicago Building Results in a Panic. Chicago, Jan. 30.Notwithstanding recent experience with smoke and flame tenants of the Masonic Temple, a twenty-story structure, failed to scare when a fire broke out in the Cosmopolitan building adjoining. The occupants of the Cosmopolitan made a hasty exit. On the upper stories of the Cosmopolitan a number of women became .hysterical and. blinded by the smoke, made efforts to spring from the windows. Cooler heads, however, prevented this and the women were carried down the fire escapes. Mina Henna Verba was so severely burned that it is believed she cannot live. Chemicals she was mixing on the sixth floor exploded and caused the fire. The woman in a dying condi tion was carried down a fire escape by C. W. Randolph secretary and treasurer of (he Cosmopolitan Light company. Several other persons were burned, but not seriously. The fire was confined to the fifth and sixth floors. Edward Stokes, who assisted in the rescue of Miss Verba, was probably fatally burned and was taken to the county hospital. Of the thirty-five people on the door where the fire started twenty-five were girls and women. ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT. Bechtels Make Charges Against Pros ecuting Attorney. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 30.Counsel on behalf of the members of the Hechtel family has made formal complaint be fore Judge Trixler against District At torney Edwin J. Llchtonwalner, charg ing gross and willful negligence in his conduct of the prosecution of the cases growing out of the murder ot Mabel Bechtel and the suicide oi Thomas Hechtel. Mrs. Catherine Hechtel, her daugh ters and Mrs. Henry Nowhanl, a neighbor of the Bechtels, made/affi davits before Commissioner Leidy al leging that the district, attorney was in a state of "beastly Intoxication" during two days of the trial, making a postponement of the case7 rBrobst, by the eourt necessary. It is alleged that he repeatedly kissed Mrs. Bechtel during a visit to the Bechtel home on Tuesday after noon. Oct. 27, tho date of the finding of Mabel Bechtel's body/ Mrs. Mrs. "Bechtel's daugh ter, alleges that the district attorney made improper proposals to her and Martha Bechtel shears that Mr. Lichtenwalhcr endeavored to make an appointment wirti her. HAS NO SECOND CHOICE. Olney Insists Cleveland Should Be Democratic Nominee. Washington,'Jan. 30. Former Sec retary of State Richard Olney of Massachusetts, who is in Washington in connection with the meeting of the trustees of the Peabody educational fund, is still of the opinion that (hover Cleveland, should be the Democratic nominee /for the presidency. Asked for his reasons in believing the former president should bo renominated he said: I "I can only repeat what I have al ready said. There is no Democrat in the country who has as much strength among the conservative people as Mr. Cleveland. I am-still satisfied that, if he were nominated he would be elect- ed." /The former secretary, had no second choice and he declined to discuss the position of William Jennings Bryan in regard to theChicago and Kansas City platforms and his intention to an tagonize the Eastern Democrats, or "reorganizers"' as he terms them. UNIVERSITY TRU8TEES MEET. Those of Catholic Institution Decide on a Liberal Policy. Washington, Jan. 30.The annual meeting of the trustees of the Catho lic university fwas held here during the day. Among those In attendance were Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul and Archbishop Keane of Dubuque. A decision was reached to add a de partment of pedagogy and a bureau of statistics in Catholic education to the university. This announcement was interpreted by Catholic students and beneficiaries as indicating a liber al and broad policy and a healthy con dition of the finances of the univers ity. Thursday's action will mean tho ad dition of a new corps of Instructors. The work to be done by the bureau of statistics of Catholic education will cover the entire United States. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ANSWER IS DELAYED ttfeifjr era RUSSIA'S REPLY TO JAPANESE NOTE WILL NOT BE SENT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. ADMIT THE- SITUATION IS CRITICAL RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY EVERY- THI NG DEPENDS ON AT- TITUDE OF JAPAN. St. Petersburg. Jan. 30.The au thorities here now say that the Rus sian reply to Japan will net be .trans mitted until next week. It is said that the delay was neces snry In consequence of the extreme care taken in drafting the document. Viceroy Alexieff'S views arc also awaited before its transmission to tho czar. It is fully realized hove that tho forwarding of the answer will mark another critical stage in thj negotia tions, everything depending on Japan's' attitude.- It is feared that, despite pacific Influences, the hands of the authorities may be forced on account of the extreme excitement of the pvss and people. A high official sai.K: "Of course we cannot prevent war. Russia will do her utmost to offer Japan a basis for durable p/ace, but there arc limits beyond whh/h we can not go. In Korea we grant/ practically everything and in Manchuria we al ready recognize all the/treaty rights of Japan and all the/other powers. Should Japan reject -our conciliatory propositions the world must place the responsibility upon Japan." An important fact In connection with the lnation has been learned by the Associated I'rbss. Within a fort night both RuBjBia ami Japan have Officially communicated to the United Stales and to/the European chancel lors their positions regarding somo of the points al/issue. This course wad considered necessary in view of the wi'l ami varying reports disseminated. INTERMEDIARY STEP. Conference of Russian Official and Japanese Minister. Pails, Jan. 30.It Is understood that the conferences between Foreign Minister Lamadorff and M. Kurluo, the Japanese minister at St. Peters burg, have permitted the lattor to ad vise his government concerning the position Russia is likely to take In the forthcoming answer, but tho officials here say this was merely an Inter mediary step towards adjusting the remaining differences, as the answer Is subject to change until officially communicated. It is further said that Russia will not answer until she feels reasonably assured that her answer will not have the effect of precipitat ing hostilities. The officials hero ant gratified at an apparently authoritative statement that Japan does not. intend to fortify the straits of Korea. They say it will remove one of the main obstacles, as the most recent negotiations showed that Russia was unalterably opposed to the creation of any condition in Korea which would lead to closing that outlet from tho sea of Japan. A strong intimation has been-made that the maritime nations of Europe and the United States would have taken up the (inestlon unless this declara tion had Iieen made. Korean Disturbances Spread. New York, Jan. 30.Internal dis turbance in Korea is spreading, cables the Herald's Seoul correspondent. It Is the result of Increased taxation. The governors of three provinces re port that their officers have been cap tured by organized bands and govern ment funds taken. FOUR DEAD AND NINE DYING. Many Girls Poisoned in German Cook ing School. Berlin, Jan. 30.A medical inquiry 1B being made into a sWange case of a number of girls belonging to a cook ing schoyje al Darmstadt who were poisoned recently by eating salad made from canned beans. Four of tho girls are dead and nine dying. Up to the present the investigation has failed to defino tho exact nature of tho poison, whether it was due to some new plant poison or whether it devel oped from decomposed meat used in making the salad. MONEY NEEDED IN FAK ca Flotation of Proposed Cuban Loan Postponed. New York, Jan. 30.Negotiations for the flotation of the proposed J35,- 000,000 Cuban loan have come to a temporary halt. Tho banking inter eats which have this matter under consideration declare that the Russo Japanese situation makes such a transaction inadvisable at this time because it would tie up a large sum of money which might be used else where to better advantage. Bryan Hastening Home. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 30.W. J. Bryan is hastening home from the Ea^t in order that he may see his sister, Miss Nannio Bryan, who is very ill. Miss Bryan has tubercular peritonitis and an operation may have to be per formed to save her life, although she is now too weak to undergo iL