Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 7, 1904, Page 1

i VOLUME 1. NUMBER 270. Blu\lll)ll MINNESOTA, MONDAY, MA RCH 7, 1904. VLADIVOSTOK IS BOMBARDED Japanese Fleet Hurls Tons of Lyddite Into Shore Fortifications. LITTLE DAMAGE RESULTS AS SHELLS FAIL TO BURST Fleet Did Not Approach Closer yellow Napoleons will get dut alive.” Range Than Mile and One- Third, and Russian Bat- teries Remained Silent Through Fifty-Five utes of Ineffective Firing. Vladivostok, March 6.—A fleet of five Japanese baftleships and two cruisers appeared off the harbor yes- terday afternoon and bombarded the town and shore batteries for 55 min- utes. The fleet did not approach a closer range than a mile and one- third, and the fire was directed against the shore batteries and the| town. Little damage resulted, as most of the 200 lyddite shells failed 10 burst. The Russian batteries did nov reply. RussianSoldiers Commit Excesses Seoul, diers operating in the vicinity of Anju are reported to be committing all man- ner of excesses. Korean soldiers attacked a body of the invaders last Friday and 30 Russians were killed in the engagement which followed. It i renorted here that as a result of the collision between the Russian and Korean troops that the Russian ad- vances have been driven beyond the Yalu riyer. 8t. Petersburg, ‘March 7.—The con- tinued dearth of war news from.the front does not occasion surprise here, as tbe Russians are proceeding delib- erately with their plans, serious 1and operations not being expected for sev- eral weeks, However, minor collisions in North Korea may occur at any time. The report of Major General Pflug, chief of staff of Viceroy Alexieff, that the stacks of a Japanese cruiser sunk near Chemulpo have been seen, con- firms the theory entertained from the first that the Japanese are following their traditional policy of concealing their losses. A naval expert writing to the Novos- ti predicts that Korea will prove a mousetrap to the Japanese and adding that ‘“not one-hundredth part of the March 6.—The Russian sol-| } | have moved northward from the latter The weather at Port Arthur during the last few days has been much | warmer, indicating the approach of spring. Many fast locomotives are being sent from European Russia to Siberia. The Russians who recently retired fro. u to-Pukchen are reported to place. WORK WILL BE PUSHED. Japanese Ready to Construct Seoul- Wiju Railroad. New York, March 7.—Japan is ready to siart construction of the Seoul-Wiju railway at once, according to a Herald dispatch from Seoul. Fifteen miles of grading already has been done by the Korean government under French en- gineers, but no rails, locomotiy cars have been purchased yet. The| proposed arrangement may possibly | create an issue between the Korean | and French governments, as a cor sion was originally granted i French citizens, who, range the financing of the lowed the concession to lapse in lb"‘\ Under the agreement the railway was to be built only by the Korean gov- ernment under French engineers, with French materials. As there has arrived at Chemulpo thousand#yof tons of materials con-| struction will now be rapidly pushed by the Japanese. | f:\ilin: BENT ON CRUSHING JAPS. Russia Pourlng Thousands of Troops Into the Orient. Paris, March 7.—Advices received here from St. Petersburg.and from the : Far East has caused the most confi- dent feeling that Russia is prepared to make short work of Japan when spring opens. | The stories of the breaking down of the Transsiberian railroad have, it is said, been grossly exaggerated and while there have been some delays they have been unimportant and a steady stream of recruits, ‘munitions | and especially horses have been pour ing eastward since the attack on Port' Arthur. The first of these already have re: ported at the front and i no cessation until Russia is ready to take the offensive in such force as to overwhelm Japan. Every day's delay now in the fight- ing means that 5.000 effective men are aaaed to the Russian Aghting Torte at the front. A well known French general said in speaking of the situation: “Had Japan been able to follow up her initial success at Port Arthur Rus- sia might have had a difficult task i holding Manchuria, 4 now Japan no earthly chance and it is merel question when Russia is ready to move as to when Japan will be utterly crushed.” RUSSIANS MORE HOPEFUL. Japanese Delay Causes Relief in St Petersburg. Shanghai, March 7.—The Russians have established an intelligence bu- reau here and are keeping a keen watch on Japanese movemen! The astute Pavloff and his staff from the Seoul legation are permanently tled in Shanghai. great relief is felt in St. over the month’s delay in the pro tion of the campaign by the Japanese. The delay is attributed to the fact that the Japanese find their plans incom- plete. The prospocts are that there will he no heavy fighting before April. This is expected to give the.Russians an enormous advantage. It is attributed to a sudden change in the Japanese plans of campaign. EXPECT FIGHTING SOON. Battle Around Newchwang Will Begin Within Two Weeks. Tientsin, March 7.—Hostilities are expected at Newchwang directly after the river is open, probably in a fort night. AL present there are twent inches of ice. The Russians will makc | an atlempt to mine the mouth of the Liao river as soon as such operation i: possible. The civilian resiicuts arc | p(vp’\llxlg to leave. The Russians al nminting are sorely harrassing the pwlm» for supplies and should th | Russians be defeated the whole coun { try would rise against them to takc enge. Newchwang and Haicheng are certain to be the scene of decisive operations in the near future. KEPT UP AT‘ INTERVALS. Thrce Days' Bambardment of Port Ar- thur by Japanese. New York, March 7.—There has been a three days’ bombardment by the Japanese of Port. Arthur, accor to a Herald dispatch from T’ tsin. The aftack was kept up at in- tervals on Monday, Tuesday and Wediesday. The Japanese ships attacking the tewn were in actfon first at a distance of nine and three-eighths miles from the forts and then they drew clo: their range being four and thre quarter miles, SEARCHING FOR/MERCHANTMEN. Russian Squadron Said to Have Left Vladivostok. Tokio, March 7. — An Austrian steamer which has arrived at Hako- date from Vladivostok reports that the squadron left Vladivostok It is presumed to be cruising in Northern waters. with the hone of = BEMIDJI, MINNE QLEAR mm\kxm; V Cam'righ( 1903, by David Adler & Sons Clothing Co. UR Spring Sack Suits are not of the or dinary character. You see a group of them here. There s a certain nobbingss in these "Adler" clothes that appeals to every styhsh man. These are decidedly dyoung.men’s clothes" They have dash —Yyou admlre your own appearance if you wore one. Adler Suits 10 to $25 Adler Rain Coats 12 to $l5 Boys’ Suits 5 to $I12 hildren’s Suits 2 to $10 | | zled as % £ capturing Japanese merchantmen. Another report says that two Russian warships have been seen of Usulie s from Hakodate d attacks on Nortl [ orts. tion any Russian Fleet Leaves Port Said. Port Sald, Esypt, March 7.—The Russian squadron commanded by Ad- | miral nenius, comsisting of & cruiser, a transport and eizht torpedo boats, safled £ here at 1 p.om. HAS NO ATTRACTION FCR HIM. Governor Odell Will Not Accept Re- publican Chairmanship. w York, March 7—8 he was suffering from a severe and sore throat Governor 1. B, Odell abandoned his proposed trip to Wash that velt and returned to same time putting himself out of line for the chairmanship of the national Republican committee by declaring cold | PRESIDENT IS OPPOSED { WILL NOT SIGN BILL OPENING | ROSEBUD RESERVATION AS PASSED BY HOUSE. 1 men- | ‘PRICE FIXED BY-MEASURE T00 LOW |18 INCLINED TO ADHERE TO SUG- GESTION TO DISPOSE OF LAND AT AUCTION. W Reprosenta- shington, March 7 that lln: place t‘md_ "?1 attrac tion for | tive Sherman of New York, chi Bl B o s ol oy | of the Indian affairs committee of the Slation oo + SIVEN | pouse of representatives, had a con Nothing has been settled yet, the {‘ ference during the day with x:lm prest nor said, as to his accoptance of | dent rexarding the bill providing for tate chairmanship and this mat- ter is still under consideration KING SOLOMON, FREE. Colored Fortune Teller Is Acquitted by Minneapolis Jury. ; March Minneapolis King Solo- mon, the colored fortune teller who has been on trial on the charge of hooting his wife with ntent (o kill, has been acquitted. lomon ard the news without any show of clatior. He walked out of the courtroom with great dignity, congregated a crowd about him and made a specech in which he declared “the people of Minnesota will not stand for v any b bamboozlin'." PADDED THE PAYRGLLS. Charge Made Against Employes of Cramps’ Shipyard. Philadelphia; March 7 Flood, a timekeeper at Ori yard, has been arrested and $5,000 Dbail for a furthe “held in hearing charged with embezzling $7.000. At the hearing it was testifiéd that the officials suspect the existence of a con- spiracy (o defraid the company. Sev employes are under suspi- cion and are helieved to have emhez much money as Flood stealing. Padded payrolls are 10 be the method employed in the alleged embezziement D Il"ll< lll% l*l( URES SENATORS QUESTION CORRECT: NESS OF SMITH’S STATIS- TICS ON POLYGAMY. eral other cused of Washington, March 7.—Calling Pres- {dent Joseph K. Smith of the Mormon church to the stand Attorncy 3. Worthington resumed cross-ex tion for the defense in the: iny tion before the senate committce privile Reed Smoot of Utah. aske l Mr. Smith if he had any statistics showing the proportion of nolyzamists in the Mormon population. Mr. Smith said his recollection is that when the Utah commission was created in 1882 .and undertook to ad minister the laws ol the territory 12 006 polygamists were excluded [Ium voting, on of and elections in the ¢ He the women vole in Utah,” he said, “and as it requires two women Lo one man to form polygamy in the state probably the number of males excluded as polygamists would not be more than- 4,000, Senator Dubois exercised the right to question the witness at this point and sald the population then was about 220,000 and of that number there were about 50,000 Gentiles. e wanted excluded from consideration the number not in condition to enter a state of polygamy Tle saild Prosiden Smith's statement in polygamy of the percenta in cluded suckling babes and children and he objected to having it go be fore the country unchallenged, iator Dubois asked if United offictals took statistics on po- Iygamy and the witness replied in the negative “Then,” figures are Srith's Son Not a Polygamist. Worthington regarding Smith’s Hiram Smith, and | told that he is thirty-two years| said Senator Dubofs, “th only church statistics. asked o1 the opening to settfoment of 416,00¢ acres of land in the Rosebud reser tion in Gregory count 5. D, By the terms of the measure the land may be sold to settlers for not lgss than §3 an acre, tha amount of the purchase price to be pald in five annual installments, the land not sold under the first offer to be allotted at 34 an acre. President Roosevelt informed Mr. Shorman that he was opposed unal terably to the terms of puyment dxed in the bill as it passed the house. In fact his opposition to the price of the land as specified in the house bill is so strong that, If the measure were passad by congress in that shape, he would veto it It has been shown by excellent autRorities that the land is worth an average price of at I¢ an acre at the lowest and some of it Is worth as much as §25 an acre. It is understood that the president that the land be disposed of at auc tion, but it seems likely he may relin quish that fdea if the senate should fix a minimum price for the land that is appreciably higher bill. Mr. Sherman intimated that a compromise price of $5 or $6 an acre might be determined upon. In such an event lie thought the president might agree.fo sign the measure. BRIDGE WENT DOWN 8IX MEN KILLED AND FOUR IN- JURED IN DISASTER NEAR IRONDALE, O. 7-~8ix men were injured as a Cleveland, March drowned and four othel result of the collapse of a bridge spanning Yellow croek near Irondale, on the Cleveland and Plttsburg rall road. tyes that attempted bridge close together. J. F. Maas, engineer; J. J, Henderson, fireman; George Phillips, conductor; Thomas Kerr, fireman’s apprentice; T. J. Coontz, brakeman, and A. J. King, flagman. Most of the men lived at Wellsville, C Of the eleven men making up the crews of the two cugines all went down except one man left at one end of the bridge as a flagman. The bridge had been weakened by a cloudburst that occurred ‘Thursday. The engines had hauled out two work trains and were arning o -Wells- ville for water when the accident oc curred. o cross The dead aro: MANY FAMILIES HOMELESS. Susquehanna River Flood Inundates Lowlands. Harsisburg, Pa., March & m. the Susquehanna river re 23 feet above low er mark and was still rising. At Middletown the low lands ave submerged and the clectric light plant fs ruined. The town s without light and many families have n compelled to leave their homes. A large district of South Havrisburg I inundated, . Traffic is still de moralized on the Philadelphin divi sign of the Pennsylvania owing to the tracks heing covered by the water (u and below S on. The plants of the Pennsylvania Stéel company, the Cen tral Iron and S company and other old and has a wife and children, but is [ industrial - establishments aro closed not a polygamist. lfe is one of the down. The wat has not interfered twelve aposties. The first coungellor| With trolley traffle on the lines of the e 18 Joim . Winder. He and his| Central Pennsylvania company except tellow counsellor and two apostles | from Higlispire to Middletown have been appointed sinee Mr. Smith| The ice at Chickies fs piled forty became president. He satd he could [ feet high and the “water-is-hacking not say “wheiher These man are co |over the lowlands in that region, habiting with more than one wife, but | There are several gorges helow Colum that “they are reputed to be the hus- | bia and it is probable that an attempt bands of more than ene wife."” In regard to John Henry smifh. a| Smith | - and eve he I cohablting with plural wive | Bpent the night in a schoolhouse will bo made to break (hem by using dynamite, South H 100 peop isburg is submerged and living In that neighborbood The West Side of Highspire is under five feet of water. Chairman DBurrows at this | questioned the 1 He “You—ray—vou—woild —not ! your wives or your children | you consider it nere ry to have 3 from your plural in order o dren that ul cohabl clothe and c for your ckh had been bor tation hecame a ¢ “Becaise my women, It is ne peace, harme myself and other aintain like the kernel have choge my state habitation.” LAND SQUATTERS UNITE. Minnesotans Form Company to Do Their Own Lumbering. quatters towns en up the Eas aFveyed 10Wwn- ship in ltasca courfly, have formed the Northern Minnesota Log and Timber company for the purpose of marketing their pine direct, withont having 1o contribute to the middleman’s profit. They will put in a saw mill, cut off th timber and dispose of it in the open | market. CHURCH AND RECTORY BURN. Priest and Two Domestics Perish in the Flames. lew York, March 7.—One prlest and two servants were killed and two other Catholic church and the adjoining rec tory in Long Island City. hose killed were the Rev, Father t and Mary and Margaret F owcotics. Those injured are Joseph Kearne sions of hands and left bip, and Re H shock and contusions. e is unknown. he fire started {n an unknown man- ner in the church agd, having a good start before it was discoverec ly. svon extending to the ; inmates of the rectary were all at the time and it is supposed that Father Ernest and the two women were overcome by smoke and were unable to make any attempt to escape. The bodies of all three w so badly burned as to he scarcely recognizab The dead pr was twenty | years of age. ts inclined to adhere to the suggestion | than in the house | Ten men were on two locomo- | the | | much Jager t TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNT VON WALDERSEE DEAD.I Distinguished German- Officer Passes Away After Brief lliness. Hanover, Prussia, March 7.—Field Marshal Count von Waldersee «died shortly after 8 p. m. He had been il but a short time of stomach trouble. Von Waldersee was the only subject not of a royal hoi who was always cheered by the public. Not even the chancellor was treated with more re. spect and admliration, for he had to do COUNT VON WALDERSER. with great partial amperor ter's the things that m: Prussis and the “empire possible. Hi pstrangement with the present in the enrly part of the lat fgn, the rer remains obscure, had pearcd and had heen th emporor's cordial friendship. Parents Reside In Minnesota. Chicago, March 7.—Albert Lane, a salesman, leaped from a window on the fifth floor of McCoy's hotel to the pavement helow, receiving Injuries which will prove fatal. It is thought Lane wa uftering from hallueinations which cansed him to make the leap, His parents reside in Houston, Minn Sign Painters on Strike. March 7oA been ordered union. Al They dot general by the York, strike hay i Padnters are involyed agrocment froin (the cmployers g teeing §t o day duri the ensulug ¥ That is the scale now, hut the smployers refuse to bind themselves SENATORS DISAGREE REFERENCE TO FAR EASTERN WAR STIRS UP MEMBERS OF UPPER HOUSE. Washington, March 7.—During the discussion of the naval bill in the sen- sference was made to the com- interests of the United States Japan and BEogland against Rus- mon with slu. Mr. Hale said that he did not want that statement o go unchallenged; that the attitude 6f the United States, an asserted and declared by our state department, was one of absolute neu- trality. The reference to which Mr. Hale replicd was made by Mr. Nelson (Minn) and followed o statement by Mr. Depew that the United States must have a navy large enough to pro tect United States interests In the Orient. . Mr. Hale also « that if Japan was guceessful in o her present ar the United States would find more danger to her commercial Interests from that ambitious power than any other. STRIKE NOT - LIKELY. Mine Leaders Favor Acceptance of Reduced Wages, March 7.-Tho new operators for a com seale equivalont uction In wages h to a joint confel vt mbfecs and operators Indianapolis, submitted Lw then went into executive I, L. Robbing, a Pittshurg operator, was the first speaker in the joint con- terence, He said “We have fi ly come to the point where, in the iutercsts of this move ment, our country, the agreement, we mike that, when we first met, to us. Present. conditions Feduction, whotty fnadequate dld not appeal Justity a Thig propost nd it s only of a two-year agreement, e country’s welfare and our long re lations President Mitchell, Vice President Lewls and Secretary Wilson and othe leuders of the miners advised the ceptance of the proposition of the op erators. During discussion the miners ook another recess without final act um BODIES HORRIELV MANGLED. Three Men Instantly Killed by Ex- plosion of a Boiler. —DBy the ex¥ Towanda, Pa, March 7 plosion ot the borfer of a sawmill at Gre awood, Pa, P. L. Brown, the ) v, and his two belpers, Wal and Robert Compton, v Killed. ribly rostoifice Blil Reportes. Washington, March 7.—Mr. street, chairman of the committee postoffices and p postoffice appropriation bill house at the beginning of session. The house then went committee of the whole, with Mr. Bou- tell (IL) in the chair, and resumed consideration of the In appropria- tion bill. Over on reported the stroads, the day’s into to Unusual Operation Performed. Phila ia, March 7.—Thomas Em- erson ed-man who was in the by his swee been ti ct of an unsual opera- tion. 1 art was lifted out of the bedy and six stitches - were taken to close the big made by the ne- gress with the knife. The organ was reulmvd and Emcrson is recovering. | nese, Syrlans and VIGTORY FOR DREYFUS COURT OF CASSATION GRANTS A REOPENING OF THE FRENCH OFFICER'S CASE. DECISION ARRIVED AT NOT FINAL BUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATION OF ALL DOUBTFUL POINTS 1S ORDERED. Parfs March 7.—The criminal branch of the court of cassation has granted the appeal of Alfred Dreyfus for a revision of his trial at Rennes. The court held that a sufficient showing had been made to warrant a reopening of the case and ordered a supplementary {nvestigation for the purpose of establishing all the doubt- ful points which have been the basis for the present application to reopen the case. The decision s another marked suc- cess for Dreyfus, although it is not yet final owing to the extended supple- mentary investigation which must fol- low the court’s decision. This decision from the highest tribu- nal In France goes a long way to- wards the complete rehabilitation of Dreyfus, the subsequent steps being generally regarded as formalities for carrying out this favorable attitude of the court. iven at the close of the third day" ring. Compara- tively littlogpublic interest has been tukon in the sessions of the court and the courtroom was almost degserted, thero beiug loss than ffty fersons presont at the final sesslon. Amons these were Maitre Labori, the famous lawyer who defended Dreyfus at Rennes, and several members of the Dreyfus family. PISTOL AND KNIVES USED. One lowan Dead and Two Seriously Wounded. Winterset, Ia, March 7.—After a torrible fight in which plstols and knives were frecly used John Thoron- borough, n young married man living near heve, shot and Kkilled Fred Pea- cock and perhaps fatally wounded Peacock’s father, & man of sixty years. Thoronborough 15 terribly gashed about the neck and face, but will re- cover. Ho is In jail under a charge of murder. The fatal fight grew out of an effort upon Thoronborough's part to Induce his wife, from whom he is separated, to leave the Peacock home and accom- pany him. He drove there, made known his request and young Peacock ordared him from the place. When he did not go the young man sprang at him with a knlfe and began slash- ing him about the neck and face. The elder Peacock joined In the fight, also using a knife. Twice Thoronborough was felled to the ground. On the third attack he drew a pistol and fired, the shot taking effect in young Peacock’s neck, killing him instantly., Wheel- ing about he fired point biank at the elder Peacock, who was advancing with a neckyoke.. The sccond victim fell, shot through the neck, in almost the same place. SAMUEL A. GROFF SENTENCED. Given Two Years In Prison and a Fine of $10,000. Washington, March 7. — Justice Pritchard has overruled the motion of Samiel A. Groff, one of the recently conyioted defendants in the postoffice trial, and sentenced him to two years in the Moundsville penitentiary and to pay a fine of $10,000, sentence to begin on arrival at the penitentiar Groft immedfately furnished bond for $20,- 000, pending an appeal. The actlon of Judge Pritchard places Samuel A. Groff on the same plane as his brosher, Diller B. Groft, and the other defendants, August W. Machen, for many years the head of the free de- livery system of the postoffice depart- ment, and Dr. George E. Lorenz, the former postmaster. of Toledo, O. All of the defendants now have asked for consideration of their cases by the court of appeals and it is likely to be months before they can be reached there. All of the men are out on $20,000 bail each. EXCLUSION LAW PASSED. Chinese, Syrlans and Turks Barred From Panama. bill prohib- ation of Chi~ Turks has been passed by the national assembly, says a Panama dispatch to the Herald. It now requires only the signature of the president and then a promulgation within three days to become a law. It will go into effect thirty days later, after which any steamskip companies or_private individuals or enterprises violating the law will be fined $200, silver currency, for the first offense and $500 for every additional offense. Offenders will be forced to return the prohibited _bersons. IOWA BANKER SUICIDES. President of Failed Institution Shoots— Himself. Sioux City, Ia.,-Mareh 7.—Frank L. Larue, president of the Corning State Savings bank, now in the hands of a receiver, shot and killed himself dur- ing the afternoon. The savings bank closed its doors Feb. 15 and its affairs were found to be badly tangled. The strain and worry preceding the failure had affected Larue both physically and mentally. Two More Bodies Recovered. New York, March 7.—Two more | bodles, the sixteenth and seventeentlr victims of the Darlington hotel col- lapse, were removed from the ruins of the building during the day. Coroner Scholer said that John Schwandtmer of Pole & Schwandtner, the iron ¢on-* tractors, for whom a warrant has besn issued, has left the city.