Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer WANT AD Will Do It. The Bemidji Daily Pioneer The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth id Crookston, St. Paul the North Pole. “CVOLUME 9. NUMBER 1 BEMIDILS MINNESOTA, WEDNT SDAY, MAYE, 1 CLAIM JAPS HAD 80,000 MEN Official Report Says Japs Won Battle on Yalu by Superiority of Artillery. St. Petersburg, May 4.—General mu ropatkin’s oflicial report, dated May 2 says General Sassulitch’s for treated in good order, eventually ar- riving at Fenghuangcheng. He ' at- tributes the losses on the Yalu to the | superiority of ‘the Japanese artillery: The number of casualties or of the guns lost are not specified by Geneval Sassulitch. According to information just ob tained from the general staff Sassu- litch’s entire force at the Yalu consist ed of fifteen rifie battalions of 500 men each and five batteries of forty guns. One regiment of three battal- stationed at tein Snndav's re- Antuno, did not na (fighting anil retired without 1oss. The heights of Kuliencheng and Hu- san were held by four regiments and four -batteries 160 guns, in addition to 16 12-pounder siege guns landed from the gunboat zuns are considered by the Ru: to haye been responsible for litch's defeat, as the Ru sian guns were of a light field pattern, with some mountain pieces. | The general staff asserts that Gen- | eral Sassulitch had no reserve than Fenghuangcheng. Re is added, were unnecessary, as Gen- eral Sassulitch’s mi was only 1o and ha not to im- ion but GREAT FLOOD RESULTS. Cloudburst Causes River to Rise Nine Feet an Hour. Florence, Colo., May 4.—A cloud- burst in. the Greenhorn' range caused the Arkansas river to rise between eight and nine feet here in less than an hour. One bridge across the river has gone out 'and the Ranta Fe and Florence and Cripple Creek railroad bridges are in imminent danger. The Santa Fe tracks are water and trafiic is hehl up. POSSE IS IN PURSUIT “under Burglars Dynamite Postoffice Safe at Hanna, Ind. Chicago, May 4—Burglars dyna- mited the safe in the postoffice at Hanna, Ind. Postmaster G. A. 'Irigger heard the explosions and gave the alarm. - The marauders. escaped. how- ever, and a posse, armed with a. vari- ety of weapons, is in pursuit.. The _hooty secured is estimated at $1,000 “in cash, stamps and merchandise from the general store in ‘which the post- office is located. Trial of Tyner and Barrett. ‘Washington, May 4—Both of tiie de- fendants were in court when the em- _paneling _of a jury progeeded for the trialj of James N. Tyner and Haviison J. Barrett on indictments charging con- gpiracy to defraud the government: General Tyner was brought.info_count in an invalid’s chair and placed in a large reclining chair dnd swrtounded with furs to protect him from the drafts of the room. DREW COLLEGE DESTROYED. Pioneer Institution for Education of Women. Carmel, N. Y., 4.—Drew leg: one of the pi education stitutions for women in (he country, was destroyed by fire Allllul(' the da; entailing a financial lo 000, with only $25,000 insu big dormitory, which housed niore than a hundred students, the members of the faculty and a number of sery- ants, was the last building to catch fire and all escaped without danger, having tine to save their persodal effects. The fire sfarted in Smith Memorial hall and when it-was-discovered had gained such headway as to be prac- tically beyond control. Krom that point the flames spread rapidly and one by one the several buildings were swept away. The cause of the fire is unknown. Drew college was conducted under the guidance of the New York confer- ence of the Metlodist Episcopal chulch MISSOURI col- INQUIRY OVER. Officers and Crew Not Blamed for the Fatal Explosion. Washington, May 4.—The @t of inquiry into the fatal e\plf;' not only. relieves the officers and crew of the warship hup(ull responsibility for the accidenty”but warnily ahout 10,000 men and | 32 guns, against 80,000 Japanese and | P A board the battleship MissoutiApril 13 |- “Stat monds them for- bravery in rescuing the victims, <~ The couft-finds the explosion due to an inexplicable combination of gases|. g from the use of smokeless 81X MEN MISSING. fornia Coast. TLos Angeles May 4.—The storm that outhern Califor nia coas y. doing much property imperiling lite in manyv ices, may have 4| the death x men who left Avalg bay. Caial Tand.—in-—a forty-foot vawl during the height of the storm and- wh have not since b heard from: Searching parties have failed 1o find any trace ot the missing craft. MOBILIZING TROOPS. azil Preparing to Resist Invasion by Peruvians. Rio Janeiro. May 4.—It is rumored that orders have been ued for the mobilization of Brazilian troops and for the concentration of all the Toi in the st mlhm district at points on the re Peruvian t have crossed to inio, New Jersey Bankers Sentenced. Freekold, J.. May 4—A. C. Twin- fng, former president, and D. 1L Cor- nell, former treasurer. of the defunet Monmouth Trust company of Park, hl\o been sentenced, re: Iy, to and four years in prison. Counsel for the prisonet nounced that an appeal would be t and.the two men were released under $5.000 bail each. Bank President Insane. Cincinpati, May {.—Henry Weidner, president of the German National ban of Newport, Ky. is in jail for keeping. He lost his fortune thr the peculations of Cashier I Brown, who has been in Hondura since wrecking the hank, and has been acting queerly for some time. BRIEF _BITS OF NEWS. According to official figur persons” attended the St..Lou fairon the opening day. Delegates to the Methodist conference continue to-arriv Angeles, Cal, on every train. Colonel W. G. Welch, a propiinent law , who served as colafiel’ in the Confederate army, is dead at Stan ford, Ky. Z Two additional pox have oc making four epidemic i ander Tricson. wife ofla pesiding six miles from Dulufh; r six children from death in ¢ which destroved their home. ~James C. Cook, known as the oldest practical printer in the United States if not in the world, is dead at Milford, Ma: of old age in his eighty-seventh year. The steamer China, Which i I tlyed at San Francisco from the Ori- ent, brought a slnpmufl of Japancse gold: yen worth $3 in United gold-coin. Superintendent CGeorge Hall of the Bessemer mills of the American Steel and Wire company at Cleveland was instantly killed by a rapidly moving crane in_ona of the. mills. 187,748 s world's Zoners at )G / % acaths front small- Minneapolis, ince the and Children. [ X~ to learn the wo Silk Suitings.- Fancy Work @ Twelve to Fifteen Dollars may seem like a large price to pay for a Pillow Top. but if you do not wish to buy you may be able , and we sell the material. = =two alike; per yard. . LOOK INTO our West Show Window will give you an idea of the assortment of Men’s Shoes we carry; we have just as large an assortment for Ladies’ 16 yards to pattern; no *90c - $1.25 regular price. Wall Paper Sale. Our entire stock of Wall Paper and Bor- der is on sale at One-Fourth Off from the @ Display will be on exhibition until May 10. | Carpet Oxder. War: ® guitsat [ J . $10, $12.50, $13.50, $15 Rugds and Carpets. All we ask is a chance to figure on your Spring Clothing. m Weather makes the man think of Spring Suits. In offering our line to the public we feel safe in stating that it is @ the most complete assortment of tasty garments ever displayed @ in the Northwest and the price is within the reach of all. We ® want you to call. Our salesmen will show you beautiful Spring and up to $25. prenth and Twellth rifle FIGHTING ON THE YALU CONTIN- | | UES WITH HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. CZAR'S TROOPS RESIST STUBBORNLY JAPANESE SUSTAIN THREE HUN- DRED CASUALTIES IN BAT- TLE ON MONDAY. MAJOR GENERAL KASHTALINSKY INCLUDED IN THE LONS LIST OF DEAD. Tokio. Port wi from General Knroki. day and savs: “Yesterday stubborn suit May 4.—A suppleniental re s received here during the day Tt is dated Tnes the ~enemy offcrod” o againsl o pur 300 to ontCasual ti he cnemy stood witlifesolution until their aitillery, consisting of (wo batteries, lost the mafority of its men and horses, They then broke the| brecches and elofing apparatus of their guns and hyisted the white i ordifiy’ to a eapturad Russi officor Alajor General shitalinsky comuarider of the Third Bast Siheria riffe-brigade tlie-colonels-of-the 1oy wents and antillary fighting at the commander of the rif <battalion were killed in the Hamatan. “It scems thal tirely routed by since yesterday the enomy was on- our attack, hecanse many have came in and surrendered. Qur prisoners in clude 20 officers, 20 of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of whon wounded, “Acpreliminary report from the chiel surgeon af the First Japuncsc army shows that we had 798 men hilled and wounded. These casualti : divids ed uas follow The imperial guards, 132; Second division,*a50; Third divi- sion, 316, RUSSIANS FUUGHT BRAVELY GENERAL KUROKI PRAISES THE WORK OF THE CZAR'S SOLDIERS. London, May 4.—The Tapanese lega tion has given ont g teport from Gen eral-Kuroki-as-follows: “On_the, afternaon. “of May | enemy__ to our pursuit, o onr| Ire cnemy fought hrave'y to the last, Finally two companie their artillery, after losing the ma ity of the men and horses, surrendered, ralsing the white flag. “The officers made that General Kashtalinsky, the com- manders of the Eleventh and Twelfth Infantry regiments and the commander of the artillery wer killed. Many other superior offic were killed. or wounded. Many 1gees subsequent 1y returned—and i Tl prisoners fnclude and 300 non-commi and men.” prisoners assert MANY . RUMORS CURRENT. Russians Still Await Official Report of EBattle on Yalu, Petershurg, May 4-—The silence or lh&' uulhumu here regarding the later s of the fighting on the Yalu r ¢ interpreted ominou and there is @ consequent prevalence of all sorls of irresponsible rumors re garding the magnitude of the Russian ot ome figures going as high as 2,000. 'These manitestly are gross ex- aggerations. The abgence of official information 18 explained by the general staff by | the fact that a few Japanese hayve suc- ceeded - In_getting in the rear of the ion and cutting the wires betwe cheng. Heavy lc are not helic dred men and som s protecting the o sian forces from Antung cheng, had to be abandon the loss of the locks, 1 s are admitted, but the d to excecd a fow ns. The latter, reat of the Rus to Kulien- 1 owing to The bre rricd 1o service ding 10 the lat Wliteh Is retiring the' main rond not folloy 1-as-gon mation in good of the Gen i« no confirmation ports that Ceneral Sas ,\,n], or eral Kashtalinshy is wonnded. DISPLAY FLAGS. GERMANS Assist Russians in Celebrating Suc- cesses at Gensan. that when 1t who is : o Brit ish and to do which wer with f orated en of Riga. it n demon ation confirn | words, “Russian sor sorrov.” is Germaa JAPS PURSUE HUSSIANS; Probably Perished in Storm Off Cali- | MANY RUSSIAN OFFICERS KILLED Jlmlium‘ a slow demand for good fder sancheng and Fenghoang hon- | ch ¢ again-in commu- | PARTIAL CURTAILMENT OF COT- TON PLANTS DISAPPOINT- ING IN RESULTS. | OPERATIVES ARE BECOMING UNEASY FORTY THOUSAND EMPLOYES AF- FECTED BY MOVEMENT OF THE OWNERS. Fall' River, Mass., from many of (e o have b o shotting down (h [imills two Tavs each woek iy the cntailinont of the been largely ppoindin i SO sults. Some of thea s fa vor a completo shtdown of all tho [ mills here uplods roliet shortly torthcoming Ayom pur Tho op ives afe showing Dess A shutdowtt will not be sd Aoweyer, until the present plan has Doen tricd.out further. Advices from other mill May f- EPOIIT L Ropouts as of is asors towns and ox- in st that the curiailment movement tending: The numbé of cmploye: New England already affected is mated at 40,000; ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED. | Panama Canal Payments Will Be Mnde in Paris. Paris, May 4.—Having wound up the details of the big tinancial transaction fed with 1l anama sfo . Morgan feft Paris during the day AixTes Mains. Before his depu wre he gave the correspondeit of-the Assoctted - Pross (he main points of the final agrecment as follows: The Panama Canal compin, to have the money turned oy instéad of in the United St was willing (o all (e inefdent to e payment here. Inor to accomplish * this the Unitea appointed thesMorgan com pany fiscal agents for the, purpose of the payment, the Morgan: Conpaiy i turn 1o miake a contract with the Pan ama company Wherehy the $40,000.0 be paid in Paris, ‘The contract specifios the Banque de France de pository and also the proportion ol the payments going {o the old and the mew Panama - companies. spectively. The signing of tract - clises tha—(rapsaction. remaining for the Morgan compan carry It out by making payments f time to time to the Banque di Fr This will he done so -as o can Aisaprangement of e American French maney marketgh wished in Parig nd CXpenses or RESENTED BY CHAMBERLAIN Member Causes a Stir House of Commons. Tondon, May 4. Quite a little hrecze was talsed fn the Lonse of commons during the tiseusston of “the—huitget resolution fnereasing the dutics on to- and_cigars Ly Recinald. Mce Kenna, Lileral. Wlio-insinoatil that the chancelor of the excheqner had been influenced by Josaul Chamber lain’s tarift commission and a certain tobaceo merchant who would reap di rect benefit from an dncrcased duty on siripped (obacen. Mi MceKenna ve marked on the sdinary dnerease in the fmportation of unstripped to- baceo in March by this representative of -the tobacco toust, who I8 a member of the far(ff conimission, Bofh the chancellor 6f the exchequer, Ausien Chamberlain, and his father jumped np-andheatedlydemandad - thit - Me. a should formulate Ws chiary sy terms h MeKenna slightest intention thing dishonorahle of the ¢ Liberal in dfsclaiigd (e Tt g aniy- to the cliancellor ot he aintained thh that a member coninsion cor- ottt e et pruxumu]s were goingsto he: then of MILLS MAY SHUT DOWNIOLI Imoves probably-the-oldest ymproms of un- | | ) TEN C h.\TS PhR WEEK The death of Alvs. who died _at” the residence of her duughter Mes. D, Kohl nine miles southeust of Fosston, 6o Sunday, ve- p\»h.m in Cheistina Tagen, | e state of Minnese fwas 102 years.of born - on the Llthi Thirty-five years ago she aid OLDEST MINNESOTAN DIES AT FOSSTON Mrs. Christian Hagen Died at Fosston Sunday at Advanced Age of 102. from Holand Arkerhus, Arnt, Norway, and lived near Fosston ever since. [u spite of her advauced age Mrs. Tagen displayed remarkable vigor and enereyto the last. - She livedin a » cottage near her daughter, -and all her own housework uniil-lass Tuesduy, when shie complained of not ting well, remained in bed from tesday until Sunday, when she died. | | | JAP FORCES GN THREE SIDES iRUSSIAN»RETREA‘I’ FROM ANTUNG 80 HURRIED GUNS WERE i ABANDONED. | Seant, May 1 Ftween (he Jupane: [ the Yalu all the Ko | to oppose. the crossiug | were put of action b Cthe ml\ml crossing took place. i\ i hours, from 7 until & o'clock, conting fous fighting went the Japanese ; {steadily pressing forward and the Rus: | siang. falling hack betores e welshi ot | men and guns opposed o ey 4 | Japanese infantey, with beitiant dash feaptined (e fortified heights woith wesl ot Kirienchnng Gl (e pressnre was Kept up until after noon, ol thon of the ussinnstorees heing duiven | toward Antung, There wis futfons fighving (e entive distince AU Anting e Russtans fourd th In addition (o (he force contronting ! theui they wore thieatened Lo | detachments—on elili Lhoir | then hecame: | 0o (e to repliee e agtil | ¥ s lot down by the Japan: b ese - sharpshooters and (wenty guns, Logethicr with i Inrge quantity of am munition and rifles officers and men, Wi Tussians were - able thefr wounded. wiLL ABANDON SERVICE. the flehting be and Ru L RIS s of the riy In ont on captured. to - cariy off all Japanese Vessels Ujable to Continus _ Trips to San Francisco. San - Iranciseo—May With the salling of the Amedca Maru on the 12th inst, the Tevo Kizen Kaishi will abandan {15 ERITHAY this port and (e Oric OF flie war hetwien J Phis dnformation | oflicially. - It Nippon-Mari, sis fea Mar, hi slany, unil oSl cotbain. e [ Iip af the Amer the Rus theaeions, neluea v T T for the serv: unk by its San mm'.n (e ¢ ships vaitable ven if the company. had asailable steamers (0 {5 doubtral i it could do any busiiess fn and ont of this port War insurance is up to 46 |1~1 ont on CATEOCE 0N Jupanes Up to the present yme I\n' company hay been unable to seoure any freipht or pussengers for relurm voyage of the America Maru and; aceording (o pros ent Indications, she will not carry n pound of freleht nor a single pas ger. She will leave heve in hallast veteran Cammits Suiciae. St Pa, May S—Captain rwin Y Shelley, o veteran of the Mexican and Clvil ward, who left the soldiers™ home ! at Minnchaha Park April 14 after a quarrel” with (he commandant — over the rule prohfhiting the introduaction of whisky to the grounds, drowned himsell in the river during the night; Coronet Mitler-decided -1 to-be a case of suicide. i £ Northern passenger ! putting on the | rlously-infureds: L Evelsth NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED HEAT OF BURNING BRIDGE SETS GREAT NORTHERN BUFFET CAR ON FIRE. Bemidji, Minn, May 4—A Qreat train, westbound, ran onto a hurning bridge over the Clearwater river at Shevlin. The heat caused an acetylene gas tank on the buffet car to explode, set- ting five to the car, which was burned to the trucks, engineer, and Edward an, fireman, did note discover the fire until the train was close to the bridge and then both jumped after brakes. Regan was se Among those CAr Woero: J g <, Bemidfi, severe burns . Spencer, Grand Forks, in- George Ralph, Crook- stan, inage cngineer, seyere burns: WS- Tvean, manager Crook- ston basehall tenm bruises: Mr. Kent, minig ball team, SOVErD hiuips . Langdon, 5] h R‘M-h.lll e, sufferingfrom smoke angd g it \l:\hm’!hl and wife, Kelliler, burie and hrufses. injured in the.burning LOSS. PLACED AT $300,000. Destructive Blaze Occurs at Indianap- olis Stock Yards. Tudlanag Tay. e Union stocls vards cansed a los $200.000 to the Bell ratlroad and Unlon Stock Yards company. ‘The insurance is $100,000. Thivty-five head of cattle wero burned and forty acres of cattle Slieds and lve stock pens were totally destroyed, together with abouts 5007 tons of aud 10,000 hushels of cozn. After (e fire bad boen brought uns der_control the flames, fanni by a st bi spread o another quarter of the yards and for a time the Stock Yarids hotel v 81X HUNDRET Late Navigation Compels Curtallment of Production. svelcth, Minn., May 4.—Night shifts at Lotli-the Payal and Adaws Spruce mines laye Ixm i discontinued on ac- count of the lack of room for stock piling the iron ore. The Fayal No, 2 has ceased operations entirely. Prob: Lly 600 men are idle, The. mines at liave been working at full Blast ail winter and the stock piles are gometling tremendous. [f the ship- ping scason dovs not open soon the whaole works will have to be ut down. The cessation of mining Wit last only till navigation cpens. > Small Employers Sign Scale. Hoiton, May -t.—In consequence of - the action of 4 large pumber of tie smaller bakers in signing the new. ‘working schedule from 300 to 400 baliars of the 1,000 who struck n this city Monday returned to their places durfug “the day. About 100 of—the— smaller concerns now have signed the A story relating the latest doings of the-canny-little~Scot, by—J-—J-Bell: Read this and fifteen other features in the superb May issue of the Metropolitan Magazine R. H. Russell, Publisher, New York A 35-Cent Magazine for 15 cents. At all Newsdealers (71-18) nperor’s |