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USE STRONG LANGUAGE
CANADIAN LEGISLATORS AT OT-
TAWA DISCUSS ALASKAN
BOUNDARY AWARD.
gLAIM JUST CAUSE FOR PROTEST
MORE REASON FOR DISSATISFAC-
TION THAN HAD IRELAND
OR SOUTH AFRICA.
Ottawa, Out, Oct. 24.Sir Macken
zie" Bowell, former prime minister of
Canada and Conservative leader in
the upper house, and Senator McMul
len of Ontario voiced in strong lan
guage in the senate the dissatisfaction
in this country over what is believed
to be the sacrifice of Canadian inter
ests on the Alaska frontier by Great
Britain for the sake of maintaining
the good will of the United States.
"It strikes me as singularly unfor
tunate," said Sir MacKenzia Bowell.
"that in every case when negotiations
have taken place between the United
States and England where Canada was
affected the United States diplomats
have succeeded in securing islands
which command the most impc.lant
ports of our dominion.
"Take the island right opposite the
harbor of Port Arthur, in Lake Supe
rior. In case of difficulty that island
will have to be secured by the British
people for, if fortified, it would
Command the Entrance
to that harbor. Unless that were done
the United States, with the guns, they
have at present, would be able to de
stroy our whole connection between
east and west.
"It is precisely the same on the Pa
cific coast with the island of San
Juan. That island was in some way
or another secured through the treaty
negotiations by the United States. It
appears now that by the diversion of
the line on the Portland channel they
have secured two islands which com
mand the harbor of Port Simpson."
Senator McMullen, Liberal, said:
"England has had her troubles in
the Transvaal and in Ireland, but I
can assure the British government
that the dissatisfaction in Canada
over the sacrifice of our interests in
the Alaska boundary arbitration is
more serious than the dissatisfaction
which caused the troubles in South
Africa or in Ireland."
PROPOSES CHANGE OF METHODS.
Significant Statement by Canadian
Minister of Militia.
Montreal, Oct. 24.At a banquet
tendered in his honor by the military
men of Montreal Sir Frederick Bor
den, minister of militia, made the fol
lowing statement regarding Canada's
contributing to the defense of the em
pire:
"We owe a duty to Great Britain
and we have discharged that duty in
the past by being prepared to take
care of our own territory. I insist
upon this and I have no hesitancy in
saying it that if the people of this
country should see fit to expend
money for military purposes or for
purposes of defense they shall have
control of that money for themselves
and not hand the money over to any
body, whether it be the London" war
office or the first lord of the admiralty,
to spend for them. That is. the prin
cipal which I lay down as a Canadian
i and I believe it a sound principle. If
we are able to defend our own country
we will contribute better than in any
other way to the safety, maintenance
and integrity of the empire."
Under the present system Canada's
military forces are under command of
a British officer. The statement-is re
garded as most significant in view of
the'-Alaskan boundary decision.
BRITISH COLUMBIANS PROTEST.
Resolutions Adopted Denouncing Alas
kan Award.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 24.The Van
couver Liberal association has ren
dered a vigorous protest against the
terms of the Alaskan boundary award.
In its terms the resolution may be
taken as representing the sense of the
whole people of this city and surround
ing district.
By unanimous resolution the action
of the Canadian commissioners in re
fusing to sign the award was en
dorsed protest was made of the fact
that the British commissioner (Alver
stone) had dared to attach his signa
ture to a document giving away Cana
dian territory in the face of the wishes
of the Canadian commissioners and
contrary to the judicial findings in the
dispute.
HEAVY DEMAND FOR COAL.
Russia and Japan Charter All Avail
able Vessels.
New York, Oct. 24.Reports of keen
competition for Welsh coal add to the
pessimist feeling here over the situa
tion in the Far East, says a Herald
dispatch from Loudon. The British
admiralty has sought to charter at
Cardiff a steamer for immediate load
ing with coal for Hongkong, but failed
to obtain one at 18 shillings the ton
and it is the general opinion among
ship owners at the South Wales port
that the admiralty will not succeed in
obtaining an early vessel at the figure
named owing to the Japanese and Rus
sian bidding for all early steamers.
These already have been chartered by
$apan to the extent of 22 00'i tf na.
JONGRESS OPPOSED TO CANAL.
Colombian Solons Favor Senor Velez
for President.
Panama, Oct. 24.News has reach
ed the isthmus that congress has
agreed, with the chief executive, to
adjourn on Nov. 14, not-withstanding
the wish of many congressmen to
postpone adjourning until a decision
on canajk matters be reached in the
AmerrWn congress.
The opposition of congress to other
plans of President Marrociuin becomes
plainer every day. Newspapers pub
lished at Bogota on Oct. IS contained
the political platform of Joaquin Velez,
a presidential candidate. The prin
cipal features of this platform are the
absolute rejection of any find all for
eign control ot the canal a diminished
army, a gold standard, and the aboli
tion of monopolies.
The next day the members of con
gress, meeting privately to consider
the candidates for the presidency, by
a big majority decided in favor of sup
porting Senor Valez, a few favoring
General Reyes. Joaquin Velez has al
ways been opposed to any treaty with
the United States.
DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES.
Bushfield Families Evicted and Houses
Fired by a Mob.
Vernon, Ind., Oct. 24.Early in the
morning a mob marched to the four
houses occupied by the Bushfield fam
ilies and ordered t...-n to leave. The
Bushfields, after moving their house
hold goods into the street, were order
ed to go South, which they did. The
mob then set fire to the four houses.
It is supposed that the action of the
mob was taken out of resentment at
the light penalty imposed by the court
on Lon Bushfield, who was charged
with attempting to *!ll Frank Van
Pleasee on Aug. 2*
TEST CASE ON TRIAL.
Mayor of Pittsburg Let Out a Veteran
for Political Reasons.
Pittsburg, Oct. 24.The trial of
Mayor Hayes on the charge of misde
meanor, resulting from the discharge
of Samuel Moore, a Civil war veteran,
from his position in a city bureau last
spring,- was called during the day be
fore Judge Shafer. The case is a test
one and is to show whether the mayor
has the right to remove veterans from
the city employ for political reasons
only.
Fireworks Explosion Kills Five.
Valletta, Malta, Oct. 24.A fire
works explosion at a workmen's club
in the village of Balzan resulted in a
woman and four men being killed and
the injury of fourteen persons.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
Former Lieutenant Governor Charles'
T. Saxton of New York is dead at I
Rochester, N. Y.
Right Hon. William Leckey, the his
torian, is dead in London. He was
born in Ireland in 1838.
An electric car, in the high speed]
experiments on the Mariennelde-Zos-|
sen (Germany) line, attained the
speed of 130 2-5 miles per hour.
The Farmers and Merchants' bank
of Le Sueur, Minn., a private institu-|
tion owned by W. H. and W. A. Pat
ten, father and son, has closed its
dnnra
lmwwm^y-':M
Ishpeming, Mich., Oct. 24After a
desperate struggle with alleged rob
bers of the Superior (Wis.) postoffice
six Ishpeming policemen wounded and
captared two of the trio on a train
which arrived here at 4 a. m. At" mid
night Marshal Fandrem was advised
by the Superior chief of police that
three men suspected of the postoffice
robbery were on the train and that
the conduct-:- would identify/'them.
The marshal and five officers went to
West Ishpeming, where tho train was
boarded. The marshal and two offi
cers took the rear of the coach and
Officer Patrick Collins, in charge of a
squad, at the front. The suspects
were on the alert and two of them
began firing on the officers at the rear
end of the car as soon ,as they en
tered. Meanwhile Collins and his as
sistants had entered the front of the
car. All were driven hack by two of
the desperadoes, who threatened to
shoot if they advanced another foot.
Collins and his men retreated.
100 O FREE
Decision Handed Down by Michigan
Supreme Court.
Jackson, Mich., Oct. 24.Under a
decision handed down by the state
supreme court a number of prisoners
in the state prison here, said to reach
about 100. will be released at once.
John Harney, a prisoner under ten
years' sentence for burglary, should
have been released some weeks ago if
allowed his "good time," but the
prison officials said he was a "third
termer" and for that reason not en
titled to "good time" and refused to
release him. Harney carrie'd the case
to the supreme court, where it was
held tht sentences Harney had served
in the state reformatory at Ionia for
assault/ and battery should not be
reckoned against him in deciding his
claim for good time. Harney claimed
that his Ionia sentences were illegal,
as it was beyond the jurisdiction of
the justice or judge to send him to
Ionia for the offense named. The su
preme court coincided with this view.
The decisions will give a number of
other convicts "good time" and result,
the prison officials say, In the release
of nearlv 100.
The sum of fj,000
VOLUME Li NUMBER 158. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 190& TEX CENTS PER WEEK.
POLICE BATTLE
WITH BANDITS
Superior Postoffice Robbers Captured
at Ishpeming, Mich., After a
Desperate Battle.
in gold Avas
landed at Plymouth, Eug., Friday
from Bombay. This is the largest
shipment ever brought to England on
one steamer.
i ,-U-V i
Three Bushels of Reasons Why There Is \o Interference With Turkey.
Battle With the Bandits.
Finding the rear door of the car
blocked tho robbers ran to tho front
end, where they again met Collins.
One of them raised his revolver to
shoot Collins, but tho officer fired first,
sending the bullet through tho man's
hand. The wounded man throw up his
hands, bogging the officer not to kill
him.
Wlitlo this was going on shots were
being exchanged between Marshal
Fandreru and a second desperado,
Finally a bullet from tho marshal's
revolver lodged in. his back.- Seeing
that the game was up the follow sur
rendered.
The third got away and started for
the woods. Officers are now after him.
The prisoners' wounds were dressed
by a local surgeon, who reports that
neither are serious,
About $100 was found in the pockets
of the two men. Much of this was
small change.
One of the captured men gave his
name as JJohh Olson and tho other re
fused to talk.
MILLION S I N IT
,0tssacriusett9 Estate Divided Among
Public Institutions.
Salem, Mass., Oct. 24.A sum ap
proximating $1,000,000 ultimately is
to reach a number of public and char
itable institutions is various parts of
the country under the terms of the
will of Miss Mary P. Ropes of Salem,
who died hero recently. The docu
ment was made public during the day
and provides that the income fmm all
her property, amounting to about $1,-
000,000, shall go to. her sister, Eliza
O. Ropes, during, her life. After tho
sister's death the property is to be
divided among public institutions and
charities In Salem unci other Massa
cmrsetts cities, in Ohio, Washington,
D. C, and other places. Harvard uni
versity is given a bdock Of mil road
stock to found the Nathaniel Ropes
chair of political economy in bono of
Miss Ropes' father, also stocks and
bonds to found the Nathaniel Ropes,
Jr., scholarship.
Tuskegee institute, Carlisle India'.!
school and Berea college, Berei
are to receive small amounts
institutions .remembered in OhR
at Washington, 1). C., are mainl,
denborgian organizations.
I IHUDillllV 111 I ILUICIO (I IH-llllr"
hem, which was reported Oct. 17, 1ms
been stamped out nml the cordon of
troops which had hem drawn around
tho ftitv has been removed
TlflpLrt LAND FRAUD?.
Arrests in the Twin Cities Said to Be
Imminent.
St. EauJ, Oct. sL=sA, Dispatch spe
cial from Washington .-ays:
Arrests in connection with alleged
timber frauds in the stales of Or.Vgon
and Washington will soon be made In
Minneapolis and St. Paul. United
States Marshal Grlmshnw will, be
given the names of several persons
who have made aliened fraudulent
entries under the timber and stone
act and Instructed to arrest therh.
The department of justice In Wash
ington is actingAvith the general land
office in preparing to prosecute the
eases. A prominent Minneapolis man,
who for many years has operated ex
tensively ill pine lands,.will be arrest
ed and. it is understood here, that he
expects' it nun is ready to meet the
charges of the special agents who
have reported that he has made fraud
ulent entries.
Some locating and cruising .com
panies in the Twin Cities are also said
to ho involved.
INTERIOR NEEDS S15G.000.0O0.
Appropriation Asked Slightly Smaller
Than Last Year.
Washington, Oct. 24.The secretary
of the interior has completed and for-J
warded to the secretary of the treasr
ury his estimate of the appropriations
necessary to conduct the affairs of the
interior department for the fiscal year
ending Juno 30. 1905. The estimate
places the total requirement for the
department at $166,000,000, which is
about $3,000,000 less than the appro
priation for the current year. The
proposed reduction will bb made In
the pension bureau and the Indian
office. The estimate for pensions is
$136,800,600, or $1,700,000 less than
tho appropriation made for tins year.
There also is a out of $1,800,000 in the
estimate for tho Indian bureau. The
estimate for the expenses of conduct
ing the affairs of tho Five Civilized
tribes of Indians is $259,695. The in
duction in tho pension estimate Is duo
to a calculation of deaths of pension
ers made by the commissioner of pen
sions. CAUSES ANIMATED DISCUSSION.
Episcopal Bishopo Consider the Di
vorce Question.
Washington, Oct. 24.Arraignment
of tho increasing number of "divorces
and unlawful marriages" In the Unit
ed States was the feature of the
fourth day's session of tho Pan-Amer
ican conference of Protestant Episco
pal bishops. Tho subject was intro
duced by Bishop Doahe in a paper ad
vocating closer cognizance by tho
church of what he declared was a
distressing rendition of affairs. As
many of the- bishops havo varying
views on the policy of the church re
garding the remarriage of divorced
persons tho discussion precipitated
was an animated one. Tho bishop of
Toronto also read a paper on divorces.
DENIES ALARMING REPORTS.
Japanese Minister in London Snys Ne
gotiations Continue.
London, Oct. Tho Japanese le
gation reiterates that them is not the
til i lit est foundation for the alarming
reports of the imminence oi a Russo
Japanese war. Official communica
tions received from Toklo during the
lust few days contained nothing to in
dicate the probability of an outbreak
of hostilities nor even that a hit oil
had occurred In tho negotiations.
The foreign office hero also reiter
ates that its Information Is Opposed
to the alarmist stories.
LOWERS THE PACING RECORD.
Dan Patch Makce a Mile at Memphis
in 1:56!/4.
Memphis. Oct. 24.Dan Patch is
again the world's pacing champion.
In a trial against time the handsome
son of Joe l'atehen made'the mile in
1:60% clipping three-fourths of a sec
ond from the world's record and bet
tering his own mark by 2% .seconds.
Tho trial was made with two run
ners to set the pace, the sulky pre
ceding the pacer carrying a canvas
strip between the wheels.
SAN ANTONIO CUT OFF.
General Quarantine Ordered Against
Texas City.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 24.Governor
Lanham has quarantined all Texas
against San Antonio on account of
Ibe yellow fever there.
The order is mandatory upon ail
/ailroads to operate no trains in or
out of San Antonio nor handle any
freight or passenger business from
that city In any shape whatsoever.
Miller Goes Without Pay.
Washington, Oct. 24.Comptroller
Treasury Tracewell has decided
of tlbe
that W. A. Miller, assistant foreman I
of the bindery in tin' government
printing office, is not entitled to com- i
peiisatlon for the sixty-throe days of i
his suspension and dismissal from his
position.
ALLEGED ROBBER KILLED.
C. R. Raney Shot During a Battle With
Officers.
Mountain Grove, Mo.. Oct. 21.C.
R. Raney was hilled near HartviHo,
Mo., during the day by-Deputy United'
Sti tea Marshal W. T. Brown of Spring,
field and Deputy Marshal Thomas of
Norwood. Raney was with his nephew,
Con Raney, and both were armed with
rifles. When ordered' to halt, by the
officers a battle ehsn&i R. Raney
was lolled almost instantly and Con
Raney was wounded, but not seriously,
as be made his escape. C. R. feraey
was an alleged postoffice robber.
HARD BLOW TO BUTTE
CLOSING OF AMALGAMATED IN-
DUSTRIES THROWS THOU-
SANDS OUT OF WORK.
STREETS FILLED WITH IDLE MINERS
APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOL-
LARS A WEEK IS CUT OFF
JV'.ONTANA PAYROLLS.
Butte Mont, Oct. 24.fly the gen
eral shutdown of the Am I minted
Copper company properties from 13,-
000 to 15,000 men are directly thrown
out oi' employment snd others will he
Indirectly affected within a week so
that the Brand"total will reach 20.000.
The Great Northern fij off a large
portion of the freight- rows, hereto
fore hauling ore from Butte to the
Boston and Montana smelter at Croat
Falls. Tho Butte, Anaconda and Pa
cific railway will lay off frelgtu crews
between Butfo and Anaconda. In ad
dition to these numerous other enter
prises, large and si tall, which relied
upon the Amalgamated as their chief
customer, will bo obliged to curtail.
In .Montana alone approximately $1,-
000.noil a week is cut Off the payrolls.
Rutto streets are filled with the
7,000 miners thrown out. Boarding
housekeepers, storekeepers, etc., whom
the minors owe, are besieging tho
justice courts seeking garnishment
orders. Tho constables cannot serve
the papers fast enough and tho justice
clerks are working overtime tilling
them.
K. A. Hoinze declares the object of
the shutdown is to affect tho price of
Amalgamated Copper stock on Wall
street and promises to double the
force in his own mines to offset so far
as possible tho Amalgamated com
pany's action.
President Scullon of the Amalga
mated company says tho assertion of
Hoinze is a deliberate!, unqualified and
absolute falsehood and says tho close
down will continue for nine months at
least, or until tho supremo court shall
havo had an opportunity to pass upon
MJRANDrS"~~.decisionssClancy'eJudg
TH E MAN
London. Oel. 24. Sir llenr,\ Mor
timer Dut-aiiil was tod a) appointed
Hriti.-h Ambassador to the United
Slates" Sir I i- at i I it it ish
A miius-iid' fit ad rid..
MOKS FUGITIVE'^ SURRENDER.
Government Endeavoring to Extradite
Alleged Boodler.
Washington, Oct, 24. The state de
arranged for the return
"ouis for trialll oflM
partment hi
fr ol Mexic tHoI lltlll lYICAlL'o .-Ii 1.W1II.-. lOI 11 li
thd alleged boodler, Charles Kratz.
The constitution of Mexico making it
impossible to surrender fugitives from
this country charged with bribery
committed prior to the negotiation of
the new extradition treaty the state
department has called upon the Mexi
can government to surrender Kratz as
an act of comity, a very unusual pro
ceeding on the part of tho United
States government. Mexico has a law
allowing fugitives .to be surrendered
under stu-h a Call even when their al
miner sueii i: uu.ii CBU wneu men
leged crimes are not extraditable un
der treaty. The only requirement Is
that the nation seeking the surrender
of such a fugitive shall engage to
grant any similar request coming
from Mexico. Tin- state department
is waiting to hear further from Gov
ernor Dorkery of Missouri before is
suing the final papers accrediting Mis
Bouri's agents with authority to take
possession of the person of Kratz, who
is now at Guadalajara, Mex.
BRISTOW'S REPORT READY.
Will Be Placed in Hands of President
Shortly.
Washington, Oct, 21.Tho day's
meeting of the cabinet was very brief
and at its conclusion assurance was
given that nothing of importance had
been developed by it. Only four mem
bers of the cabinet. Secretaries Hay
and Cprtelyou, Postmaster General
Payno and Attorney General Knox,
were present, the other five being ab
sent, from tho city.
Postmaster General Payne an
nounced that the report of Mr. Dris
tow on the postoffice investigation
would he placed in the hands of the
president in a few days. It has not
been decided when the report will be
given- to the public.
'ASKS FOR $15,000,000.
Upper Mississippi Improvement Asso
ciation Adjourns.
Davenport, la., Oct. 24.After draft
ing a memorial to congress asking for
the appropriation ef $15,000,000 for
the permanent improvement of the
Upper Mississippi river the annual
convention of the Upper Mississippi
River Improvement association ad
journed.
Tho election of officers resulted as
follows: President,. Thomas L. Wil
kinson. Burlington, la. vico president.
John Espy. St. Paul secretary. Lewis
Boswell, Quiney. III. treasurer,
John P. Eckart, Guttenbcrfc. la.