Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 8, 1904, Page 1

» ¢ [ VOLUME 1. NUMBER! 246. [ IS INEVHHABLE Breaking Off of Negotiations Between Russia and Japan Formally An- nounced Yesterday. London, Feb, 8.—The Japanese minister at the foreign legation here announces that the breaking feature of the war news yesterday, is equivalent to a declaration of Japanese troops are already pouring tnto- Manchuria and -war. Korea. Russian ‘troaps-are also Mukden. 8t. Petersburg, Feb. 8.—The Kus sian reply has been handed to the Jap anese government by Baron de Rosen, the Russian minister at Tokio. The Japanése minister, M. Kurino, is making preliminary preparations fo1 his_departure from St. Petersburg. Port Arthur, Feb. 8.—Viceroy Alex: feff forwarded the Russian reply tc; Baron de Rosen, the Russian’ minister at Tokio. by telegraph and the latter sacknowledged its receipt. From .the Russian viewpoint the note is regarded as pacific. Accompanying the note were in: structions to Baron de Rosen for his guidance in eertain eventualities. London, Feb. 8—Information re ceived at the Japanese legation here from Tokio shows that Russia’s reply, in the estimation of the legation, de- cidedly does not meet Japan’s. wishes. The . general tension in diplomatic quarters here is unquestionably in- creased. IS AT HAND. FEAR WAR Russia Standing on the Tiptoe of Ap- prehension. St. Petersburg, Feb. 8—Russia is] standing on the tiptoe of expectancy and apprehension. Her reply having now reached the hands of the Japan: ese government at Tokio word there: from is awaited with extreme anxiety.| The air is filled with grave fears that it will mean the parting of the ways for Russia and Japan. The strain. is intensifying. The' feeling tbat Japan will stand firmly -on.her former demands against whatever con- cessiond Russia canoffer consistent with” the maintenance of her'pride is, becoming a conviction here. An offi-| cial of the foreign office sald?: “The world understands: our posi: tion pretty well. There is no reason why the situation should be ctonsid- ered changed, either for the better or worse. So far as the actual state. of the negotiations is concerred matters should be improved by the Russian answer, which is framed in the Most_Conciliatory Spirit. Nevertheless, there is a serious doubt as to the course the Japanese; government will pursue. Russia has done her utmost, but the other side . must yield if a common ground is to pe found. The Japanese people and press have been kept in a continual state of excitement by -false reports,| invented, we believe, to create distrust| of our purposes and pacific intentions. How far the Japanese authorities ean: withstand the popular tide is a ques-! tion.” 3 | In sharp. contrast with this calm and even hopeful view voiced by the Rus- gian official is the gloom which pre- vails at the Japanese legation and British embassy, where no efforts are made to disgnise the feeling of pro. found disquiet over' the outlook. ~ The belief is almost openly ex- pressed here that if Japan considers the reply unsatisfactory ‘it will be the End of Diglomatic Negotiations. Minister Kurino and Sir Charles Scott, the British ambassador to Russia, have 2aas in nlosa confarence. avidantlv da-i Dinner | : . Free | . Commencing today we will give, free, until the last a 7-inch imported each purchase of chase will secure a set of plates worth $1.50. ' diplomatic relations. LRART = DONSER off of negotiations which was the reported moving to Korea from ternining” on actiol to be taken m| case of a rupture in negotiations, which it is believed will be immedi- ately followed by the breaking off of In this event M. Kurino will ask for his passports and will leave St. Petersburg at once. The minister has already anticipated such a contingency and is making arrange- ments to vacate the legation building. Under the terms of the lease this may be given up. It is even reported on apparently good authority that M, Ku- rino has ordered a special car to be in readiness at the Warsaw station to take him to Germany. The current at fairs of the Japanese legation will be turned over to the British embassy if the worst happens. The absence of M. Kurino from the theatricals given at the Winter palace during the evening, which were attend- ed by all the other ministers and by the ambassadors, was generally re- marked. It was the first court 'func- tion he had missed this season. | R CIPHER MESSAGES FORBIDDEN. Government - So . Informs Cable Companies. New York, Feb. 8—The central office of the Western Union cable serv- fce announces that private messages in secret language cannot be accepted for any place in Japan. The Commercial Cable company is advised by the Japanese adminjstra- | tion that secret language is prohibited | fn private messages to Japan. ‘WILD 'REPORT - CURRENT. Japanese Rumor~“of Naval Engagement Circu- lated in London. London, Feh. 8.—The scare in finan- clal circles here was exemplified dur- ing the day by a wild report ctirrent on the Stock Exchange that.a severe naval engagement has taken place in which three Russian and two Japanese ships were sunk. RUSSIA SEEKING WAR. Opinion Expressed by Japanese Minis " ter at Washington. Washington, Feb. 8.—Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister, has not been informed by Hhis-government of the re- ceipt of the Russian reply, but he has received ~advices from Tokio which show the feeling there to be one of great exasperation at the delay in the receipt of the Russian reply, for which no expianation has been given. He described the situation'as being very grave. He was not surprised to hear that M. Kurino, the Japanese minis- {er, was preparing to depart from the Russian capital. In view of the activ-i ity of the Russian military forces the Japanese believe that Russia is bent on war. Special emphasis is placed} by Japanese officials upon the forward- ing of the reply to Admiral Alexieff, head of the war party, for final Tevi- sipn. Another stirong indication of war; in the opinion of the Japanese, is the warning given by the Russian offi- cials to the Japanese officials at Vladi- vostock and to the Japanese commer- cial agent that a state of siege might be expected any time. - Mr. Takahira had a conference last- ing about half an hour with Actipe S Pi‘ates day of the month, dinner plate with $2. A $12 pur- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. idji Secretary of State Loomls durlng the. afternoon. He left the department greatly depressed .over the situation}! and will not be surprised to hesir of a| severance-of - diplomatic relations be-| tween Russia’ and Japan at any mo- ment. MEASURES FOR DEFENSHK. Forces at Vladivostock Ready to Repel Hostile Attack. ‘Vladivostock, Feb. 8—Even the au- thorities here apparently are without information in regard to the general gituation. =~ They recelve casual in® structions from which it is apparent that preparations are on the increase to repe! a hostfle attack, but no com- prehensive steps have been taken, nor | has there beem any specific allotment of funds without which many things are impossible. The moveénient of troops toward Korea has been stopped. The public is greatly depressed by the ineertainty and banking and mers|: cantile operations -are-at a.standstill If Vladivostock {8 blockaded the offices of the Ussurl ratlroad and the law courts will be transferred to Kha- barovosk and the administrative offices to Nikolsk, Ussuri. It is Jumored that all strangers, | whether Russian or foreign, will be're- quested to leave the precincts of thej fortifications and the native residents| will be required to provide quarters for 8,000 soldiers, with horses, with orders to mobhilize the reserves being expected hourly. RECOGNIZED BY JAPAN. Russian Contention Against Fortifica- tion of Southern Korea. London, Feb. 8. —With reference tc the reiterated statement from Russian sources that Russia could not agree to a_ Japanese fortification of Southern Korea, as it would endanger the neu- trality of the straits of Korea, the Jap- anese legation said that Japan had already recognized the reasonableness of this contention on the part of Rus- gia and had readily agreed that the passage of the straits of Korea should be perfectly free. Japan, however, re- fused to agree to the neutral-zone sug- gestion because she believed it would become virtually & Russian sphere of influence in view of her large conces- sions on the Yalu river. Moreover, it Japan had ‘granted this demand it would have been in opposition to Japan’s contention that the independ- ence and integrity of Korea must be recognized. DUE TO Hasty Fligh ORDERS . FROM JAPAN. 5 t of Japanese Residents of : Viadivostock. St. Petersburg. Feb. 8.—A dispatch LESSONTODOMINICANS PEOPLE OF ISLAND MUST CEASE TO MENACE LIFE AND PROP- ERTY OF AMERICANS. .FULL REPARATION-TO BE DEMANDED SECRETARY MOODY ASKS FOR DE- TAILS OF KILLING OF EN- GINEER JOHNSTON. Washington, Feb. 8—"Send full par- ticulars about assassination of John- ston” is the substance of a cablegram which Secretary Moody has dispatched to Commander Lewis C. Heilner, com- manding the gunboat Yankee at Santo Domingo City. When the details of the assassination have arrived the secretary will then be in a pesition to give specific instructions as to the | course to be followed. i Deliberation, it can be stated, will be observed in the handling of the Dominican situation. If the press dis- | _patches are confirmed it can be stated 1 that the naval commanders will be in-: structed to demand to obtain the full- est reparation. Nor will they ' stop with this. Before the American war- ships leave Dominican waters the in- habitants will have been made to know that the Washington goyern- ment’s patience has been exhausted and the menacing of American life and property must cease or the people of the island stand the consequences. What additional . warships shall go to' San Domingo will be decided when ; the official detailed report has arrive.. FIRE ON AMERICAN BOAT. Engineer Insurgents Kill of 'Launch. San Domingo,” Feb. 8.—J. C. John- ston, engineer on the auxiliary cruiser Yankee, was shot and instantly killed by Dominican insurgents, who fired upon a launch from the cruiser. United States Minister Powell has directed the captain of the Yankee to take drastic measures to avenge John- ston’s death and this insuit to the American flag. Johnston was buried on shore. i Great surprise is expressed by all foreigners, and especially by Ameri- cans, that the commander of the Yan- kee has not demanded immediate sat- isfaction for this act and for the fir- ing on the American flag by insur- gents. Former Chief of Police Joseph Kip- ley of Chicago is dead. He had been suffering from stomach trouble, A few days ago he underwent an operation to which he was too feeble to rally. Dominican | Korean Gendarmes Have Clash Witk Toklo and St.' Petersburg may be { a sub-committee to go to Utah to take ed nere dUrmg the day Yrom adivostock: says the hasty flight of @ Japanese residents there is at- ibuted to secret orders from the Jap- a.fl government. Neither persua- g;_nor promises’ of protection by the amthe had any effect. ‘The Jap- anese commercial agent aided in the odps. During the course of the flight the storekeepers sacrificed stocks valued at several hundred thou- sand roubles for 5§ to 10 kopecks on the rouble. The neighboring towns afe without hairdressers, laundresses amd maid servants and some of the factories -are-closed. 2Jt s added that there is general ir tation at Viadivostock owing to en: &lgck of news, even in official quar 3 s GDNTAINS FRESH PROPOSALS ans Hopeful That Reply Wil Have Good Resuits. mdon, Feb. 8.—A dispatch to Reu authoritative statement from a n source regarding the contents e Russian reply i{s as follows: d the Japanese government is mated by the same pacific senti: Ex as the Russian government there is reason to hope that it will give:Russia’s fresh proposals such fa- vorable reception as to permit mutua! & accord being finally reached. Baron de Rosen has been furnished with ali the necessary instructions for a fresh phase of the negotiations.” ONE RUSSIAN WOUNDED. Czar's - Soldiers. Seoul, Korea, Feb. 8.—Russian sol- dlers have been the cause of a disor: derly incident in Korea. One of the Russians seized a woman and an angry crowd gathered. A body of Ko- ryean gendarmes soon arrived at the scene of trouble and an encounter with the Russians followed. The gen- darmes fought well and overpowered the Russians, one of whom was wounded. The Koreans declare that #he Russians will destroy the country. An insurrection has broken out sixty miles north of Seoul -and the prefect’s house has been destroyed by the people. Crisis EXpected” Any Moment. ‘Washington, Feb. 8.~—Minister Gris- com, at Tckio, cables the state depart- ment that in diplomatic circles the feeling is that the relations between WILL BEGIN ON MARCH | SENATE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON COMPLETE INVESTIGATION OF S8MOOT CHARGES. broken off at any time, HEARING WILL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC! MAJORITY OF THE WITNESSES SUMMONED ARE MEMBERS OF MORMON CHURCH. _ ‘Washington, Feb. 8.—Complete in: yestigation of the protests against Senator Reed Smoot retaining his seat in the United States senate will begin March 1 before the committee on privileges and elections, The com- mittee agreed to this date at a meet-| ing held during the day and Chairman’ Burrows, was given unlimited power to summon witnesses and to appoint testimony, if necessary. The hearing! of the case will be public. e The protestants who are now organ-; izing to make the fight against Sen- ator Smoot have declared that it isi nbt their intention to enter into what: are known as the Leilich charges. For-| mer Representative R. W. Tayler has | announced that it {s the intention ot his clients to try the case as res‘pects‘ the relations of the Mormon church, to the United States government and the intrusion of a great hierarchy into the political affairs of the nation. | The witnesses to be summoned are for the most part members of the Mormon church. Among them -are children alleged to be the offspring of | | polygamous marriages contracted since the manifesto of 1890. IS ACQUITTED. | BUTLER St. Louis Millionaire on Trial for Al-! leged Bribery. Fulton, Mo., Feb. 8.—Edward But- ler, the St. Louis millionaire, tried on a charge of bribing members of the St. Louis house of delegates to secure the passage of a city lighting bill in 1899, -was found nmot gullly by a jury which had been out about twenty hours. Previous to the finding of the jury ! it bad reported to the court that mo verdict could be reached. Judge Graves thereupon requested the jury | to retire again, saying he would recall | them in a short time. | The jury was brought in quickly and ' | the verdict was read by Judge Graves. As its import was realized a dozen of Colonel Butler’s friends gave forth a wild shout and dashed into the street to spread the mnews. Butler shook hands with the jurors, after which |ignited the gas, causing the fatalities. IS S Business Section of Daily Pioneer BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. Baltimore Wrapped In Flames---Losses Estimated at $200,000,000. Ba.lti(more, Feb. 8,—Tire which broke out in the business sec- tion of Baltimore at 11 o'elock yesterday morning still rages. Hundreds of business blocks are in ashes and the estimated losses at present aye in the neighborhood of §200,000,000. Every member of the local fire department has been constantly on duty for more than twenty-four hours and the departmeats of the several neighboring cities are sending relief this morning: urem. CITCUIL Arlorney roig maa ruiy expected a verdict of guilty, or at least a-hung jury. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. Recent Explosion on the lowa to Be Looked Into. Washington, Feb. §.—As soon as the| Towa arrives at the Brooklyn navy- yard, for which port she is now bound, Rear Admiral Rodgers, the senior offl- cer at that yard, will direct a thorough inquiry to be made into the recent ac- cident to the eight-inch guns of the starboard forward turret. The ord- nance officers here decline to disctss the matter, being left completely in the dark as to the cause of such acci- dents, even after a most sweeping in- vestigation into the former explosion. It is felt now that -to prevent a loss of confidenee on'the part of the sailors in the safety of their weapons it will be necessary to get at the real weak- ness of the naval guns and take im- mediate steps to correct them, even if it involves the replacement of the old guns by newer and heavier weapons. SENATOR HANNA WEAKER. His Physiclan, However, Is Confident of Recovery. ‘Washington, FFeb. 8.—Senator Han-! na is in an extremely weak condition, | but the attending physician, Dr.- Rix- ey, continues tc view the outcome with cenfidence. THNe senator had a comfortable night, but the fever gained a little ground and 1is somewhat higher. 2 At 10 o'clock the following bulletin | was issued by Dr. Rixey: “Senator Hanna rested well. Tem-| perature 101, pulse 82.” This brief announcement was all that whs given out. When the crucial | point will be passed is problematical, as ft is not known positively where or when the typhoid was acquired. The senator's stomach is in bettér condi- tion and he is taking nourishment ;nuch more satisfactorily than hereto- ore. BRYAN TELLS OF BENNETT WILL.: He Wants His Political Foes to Stick ! to the Facts. ! Louisville, Feb. 8.—W. J. Bryan has | dictated- the following statement in ! explanation of the Bennett bequest: “Philo S. Bennett dded leaving an estate valued at about $300,000. He beaueathed $100,000 to his widow, who | 18" past sixty years of age and without children, “He left me $50,000, with a sugges- | tion as to its division. “Had I accepted the $50,000 direct, as he requested me to, there could have been no contest. “He then gave me the alternative ' of distributing it among institutions ag I saw fit. I am willing that my political opponents shall have the facts, but it is only fair that they should state the facts.” OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED. eraond | Oklahoma City Men Charged With Va- rious Crimes. Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 8 —Six indictments have been returned by the grand jury which for three weeks has been investigating alleged boodling and corruption in the ecity administration, The men indicted were Charles S, Wadsworth, city en- gineer, charged with bribery; Dr. J. 8. Osborne, grand larceny; Patrick O’Shea, street commissioner, embez- zlement, and three councilmen, Hugh McCredle, Andrew Burns and Daniel Phillips, who, it is charged, irregular- ly procured contracts from the city. Wadsworth, Oshorne and O’'Shea were arrested. GAS EXPLOSION Fire Boss Killed and Three Men Fa- tally Injured. | Scranton, Pa., Feb. 8.—FEvan Gabriel, IN MINE. fire boss at the Storrs shaft of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company, was instantly killed end James and Edward Webber, broth- ers, and William Jones were fatally injured—by an explosfon of gas. A naked lamp carried by one of the men The men knew of the dangerous condi- | tion of the mine and were warned not to enter. Tieup Almost Complete. Chicago, Feb. 8—The strike agalnst | the American Can company, to resist a 10 per cent reduction, has been ex- tended to the Illinois Can company branch. The 350 men, boys and girls employed ‘there failed to report for duty. Seventeen hundred employes gre now ‘nvolved in the strike. The | Judge Graves polled and discharged |tieun is almost complete. resesesocscses SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED. Steamship Dakota Takes Initial Dip at Groton, Conn. Groton, Counn., Feb. 8.—The steam: ship Dakota, duilt for the Great North. ern Steamship company, was success. fully launched from the yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding company amid a din of salutes from whistles of vessels, factories and locomotives and the cheers of fully 5,000 spectators. Miss Mary Flemington -of Ellendale, N. Di was sponsor and as the great craft be gan 'to slip away from the christening " stand she broke a bhottle of champagne ‘on the prow, saying “I christen thee Dakota.” In the christening stand were Gov- ernor Abram Chamberlain, President James J. Hill of the Great Northern Steamship company, many prominent Dakotans and members of. the boards of trade of Minneapolis and St.” Paul, with ladies. : The Dakota was launched in her cradle and she took the water grace fully, speeding out into midstreany where¢, as the momentum . decreased, ! tugs hooked on and plated her under control. Later she was towed back to a berth beside the Minnesota. The Dakota like her 'sister ship, the Minnesota, which was launcfed at the Eastern Shipbuilding company’s yard in April, 1908, is of the largest type of cargo and passenger vessels bullt in the United States, Thelr dimensions are 630 feet over all, 73 feet 6 inches breadth, 56 feet moulded depth, 33 feet draught and gross tonnage 22,000, Triple expansion engines of 11,000 horsepower, driving twin screws, are expected to develop an average speed of fourteen knots an hour, It is esti- mated that the Minnesota will be ready for her trial next July and the Dakota in: September. BULLETS TO KILL TWO. .American Polsoners Will Be Shot to Death by Mexicans. New York, Feb. &—Leslie W. Hul- | bert, fogmerly of the district attorney’s office of New York, and Dr. C. R. Harle, a physiclan of El Paso, Tex., { will be shot during the next few days at Chihuahuna, Mex., for many murders committed by means of slow poison. With their death the New York Life Insurance company will conclude the final chapter of one of the most sen- satignal life ingurance swindles In the history of this country. ‘While these men were charged with bul twa specific murders they have ad- mitted seven and have confessed also ' that they collected Insurance fraud- ulently on a score of persons. They have admitted also that fraudulent in- ns procured on consumptives by having Dr. Harle pass on them. Then they collected all or a part of the preminm. COTTON PRICES LOWER. Extremely Bearish. News Causes a Weak Market. New York, Feb. 8—Extremely bear- ish news caused a weak opening In the cotton market. Prices showed a loss of 40 to 55 points at the begin- ning, which hed %een inereased (o 53 <" to 76 points on the active months be- fore the call was, completed, with March selling as low as 13.88, May at 14.05 and July at 14.08. Later there was a small rally on covering, but the market ruled feverish. Later New Orleans became firmer and a covering movement set in here that, in connection with local and Southern bull support, rallied the mar- ket about 20 to 45@points. The ad- vance-met very heavy selling, chiefly from outside sources, and in the late | trading tho market was very weak, be- ing finally easy at a net decline of 40 - to 856 points. | PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED. Street Car Conductor Shot While Pro- tecting Passengers. Chicago, Feb. §—Two masked men !'who attempted to hold up a Western avenue trolley car near Diversity ! street, within a stone’s throw of Car Barn Bandit Neldermeier’s home, shot rand probabiy fatally wounded ‘George Beckler, the conductor, who resisted them. The dozen passengers in the [ car were panic stricken and dufing the excitement the robbers escaped. Beckler was taken to St. Elizabeth’s hospital, where it was found that he had been shot beneath the heart. The Ipbyslclans said he probably would die. Finest Vessel on the Lakes. QCleveland, Feb. 8—The steamer Umbria, one of the finest freight ves- sels_on the Great Lakes, was success- fylly launchbed at.the American Ship- building company’s yards here during the day. The new boat is owned by H. A. Hawgood of this city and cost nearly $300,000.