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ETE AR PO 7 The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS A Pioneer than any other news- § DAL Uetween—DUluT— WANT AD and Crookston. Paul Will Do Ir. k % - R et and the North Pole. BEMIDJI, ,\n\ VESOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1004, TEN CENTS PER WEEK - VOLUME 2. "NUMBER 28 I ATTITUDE FIGHTING SOUTH OF KINCHOU:| BOMB FOR THE CZAR. [JAPANESE i “ Japanese Less Than Forty-five Miles Woman Intended m M the Empcvor i From Port Arthur. i of Russia: OF CHINA Tokio, May 20—It is unofficially re- o Breslau, Piussia, May 20 The SU RETREAT : ported that small skirmishes-are tak: Petersburg coriespondint of the Bias- | i 1 ; lan Zoitung veports that e authort iiig place south of Kinchou: On the Lisotung peninsula the Japanese line AUACK the ompeion Y - let Encounter Large Body of Rus- extends from Chinchaton to Chula- Russian Foreign Minister Dis-| shan, across a ridge of hills a mile} Z I e v ps ) 2 : ~ [ and a half north of Kinchon, Kinchou| . . . . witg May 10 The - wmperor WWAYS | cusses Subject With Am- | {7 0,6%, "g06 ‘metres morth of the Repubhcan State Conventlon 1n WISCOI]Sln Re.m Flews the pasade on horback, i | Sians Near Fenghuanchong and d - f Powers narrowest part of the peninsula and / A position before and slightly Desul St G bassadors ol oNers: D TS otalhopasiion o= esultory Fighting Results. forty miles north of Port Arthur. The thes cmpress and i 1l duthe: | mupe e teenatn - sults in Split---Stalwarts Name Candidate. | ™ =00 0 - In the grand = sta ] = Aetivity of Chinese Bandits Con- Russian Admiralty Denies. y 2 ahevsky was | Heayy Losses Suffered by Both | St. Petersburg, May 20.—The ar- e appronch of i ‘ sidered- Tantamount to miralty denies that it has been off : Mgl estal | Sides in Sharp Skirmishes State of War. clally advised of the“Japanese Maaison, Wis., May 20.—TLafollette | . ; i Antis Hold Separate Convention, . | (108¢d & SEAITHY Al During Retreat oot 5 Jetie was aeclared the unanimous concenled in her ol | 8 . on of Newchwang, A and anti-Lafollette factions of the Re- | nominee. M. G. Jeffries of Rock county called | did not deny her intention ¢ publican party In this state met in scp: Present Officials Renominated. the temporary anti-thivd tetm o1 the missile at the emperor ol e WILL® BE-HELD FOR RANSOM. a‘:'\(e conventions during the day with | 500 B T o Dage | OB f0trder i the Fulley {0 gIve iy other-thformation 4 ST .. |the avowed purpose of placing state b ar Aer of DANS Eguse — The repeit off the ¢ Miss Mcrozhevsl heen at v Chang, Ma J s St. Petersburg, Ma: —1t 13| American and British Citizens Carried ! ¢ thie res 2 siate officer S L S L R o e . Japauess g y 20T tickets in the field, county thic rest-of: the i committee was adopted, the membors [ tendant at the cox in the women's | foree of twenty thousand men Monday The Tafollette delegates were called | goy '\"\,,'f,":) T to order in the university gymnasium | veceived the 585% voles in (he con at 9:40 a. m. Some delay was occa- | vention and were declared un sioned owing to the fact that the com-{ ly nominated. The iist foilows mittee on resolutions was not re: Lieutenant governor, 110 E 1n| { an Chynoweth | vidson, Soldl shie his feame on a Russian force of thicty-two con lod 10 | been hanged a ler is [thousand occupying o string position seats. : completely pro ity miles west of Fenghuanchong. The participation of Senators | [ TUbeing unwise to visk battle the Jap- er and Quaries in the cor | GREAT DEMAND FOR LAND. |unese tetrceated in good order with the solicited by a committe {main body of Russians in pursuit the chair as follows South Dakota Railroads Preparing to | until the” main body of the Jap learned that Toreign Minister Lams-| Off by Bandits. dorff, in interviews with representa- |~ Tangier, Morocco, May tives of the great powers, laid par-| American citizen named Perdica ticular emphasis on the attitude of the | his stepson, a British subject, — Chinese, He referred to the necessity | carried off by the well known bandit, for. all the governments continuing| Raisuli, and his followers and will i z - s & 105 | doubtless be held for a heavy ransom. |10 Teport. Finally Chair flnding that (h " . university. 1t is sted countics - word the policy of constantly inmipressing Pe- ! i G ; 2% C: ive vere staving oy Was _Irecog A FEPOTTO state, Walter L. InE & 3 ‘i 3 e hemaan iR Prest BE LS el canfiven ‘weve: Baying 't Peylii| Was _recognisod—and srenorted L (MG, Bidward Scofiold, oxGovene u Handle Blg Crowd |aemy was rejoined. Although no i tricEneutrall(y £ The forelen min: caris’ summer vesidence, only three three memb of the resolutions com- [ J0TNEY b and O, . Rogers. ‘Chey deft o hall {piehed battle was fought both sidey y: reign min- | pileg from Tangier, when the bandit | mittee, Messrs, Reynolds, Bennott and | Neil John . Kempi amid chesis o dnvite (h Chamberlalu, ey | lost heavily i clashes which occurred bud Indian re arn part of open 1o s {though the Ros | during the vetreat, in {the: southoa e ister desires that China not only be| attacked and captured them. Riordan, failed to neet with the com. | Milwaukee; insurance commissioner f i, posont officially neutral, but that there shall| Perdi e S e o ) Zeno M. Ilost. Milwaukee, railrog S erdicarisis of Greek origin, but is [ mittee, but that as prepared the report | : Jo R Bennett of Ozank e be.no- interference on the part of her|a maturalized citizen of the United | was signed by eight members of, the | COmIRISSIoner, Juhn M. Thomas, G| poved that the temporary Kota will not e ATTENDANCE VERY LARGE. people, and he believes the latter point | States. He is very wealthy and has | committee. The platform strongly en- | Po% e Latopett | o | e made permancat, The motion tu “Jnlv\' 5 prepurations are alveady mak | 3 . ,can be“assured if violations of the im-| lived in Tangler for years. Ie marvied | dorses the national administration and sovernorzlg fopl etiC WSSOSO IR e g elhic nnounced that | B& to providd tansportation for tho 2 i f 5 ! 4 conventi p ) Sl i 3 arge or i, i | Presbyterl 1 Al 3 /berlal proclamations are swittly pun-|an English woman, whose son is his |the state administration: of Governor | LhC tonvention tall by i coni Senator Jdohn C. Spooner and-Serator | Jarge crowds expected o tuke up the YIS SE0 Al H‘f:"‘b" Con fshied. The minister has not forgottcn | COmbALON I SURUTIY, 1l e e I i e N e Sl (s e S Bulalo, AA A0 Tiia tsth 1 tho suplneness of the imperial sovern.| Torelgners are much excited by ! “The platform, as read, was adopted . He was oduced Iy Cliainman hv and speak hofore the anti thivd (Kee and St Panl and the C1 utfalo, May 20 \o 116th general ! this-bold rald, so near Tangier, and ! orm, a8 read, was adonted | Lonroot as “the present govenor ani e e s i e e e B s B ment in 1900, which permitted the| unanimously. The roll call showedipe paxt governor of Wisconsin.” ngonyetionb: e LR MR Teser i Lion. v onr. | of the United Stiles: convened ‘here atiribute it to the supinencss of tho | thut 685 delegates were R (5 kot ML MOD DG DA AT ARG Uy Wi Vv lar st ter of the commitice on resolution Boxer movement to spread until it im: : i St The recepti ol gL 2 government in failing to pun the | “State Senator John M. Frear of the | feiuerie i e ox 3 received. This committee was not | L y plicated the court and required inter-| pandits who last year captured Walter | Bloventh distriet et oninatonat thusias in the extren A deld rendy to report and the convention | Rallway oflict are alremdy rece ving | tendanc here ate in-all 510 com- national intervention. - | B. Harris, the correspondent in Moroc- | for sovernor Robett M. Latollotte, His | LoD of univer students joined ST S Ta el bl R TORR G veral hundred lett Ay meaking | missfoners entitled to seats in this The views of the Russian foreign!co of the London Times, and their fail-| speech ~was lighly laudatory ol the | the greeting and gave him the univer: BT A ot i of the antt | Anaulties about tands The 1ol | general assembly. which is the court 7 et I for inspection T st resort o the Pry untry, of in-this by terian body wn g1, 109,000 gutlons and 7,600 N released | lands will be open July, & and 25 bt b on e Tand i Gl Chambertdn, or Faitfax. Most o Gl thoimaln questions Lo.be cons toreil 18 AN overture from @ commit thivd termers Jud an dele st rweted for him sl oxpresdod N5 desire (oo sipnert Congressman Caok for wovernor. This Ingutes (e latier's renoming minister are regarded as significant, | ure to deal wflh general lawl especially as they follow the renewed | assurances of the Chinese minister. The military expert of the Novoe Vremya expressed an opinion, which ness. | governor gnd an endorsemont of Iis | e i ot oficial acts throughout two adminis- | enaech of neco W ae JAPANESE LEAVE KAICHOU: | {ratious. Several seconding i e O ~— I quently - intérrupted wi : were made, T} St : Repilse Russians There and After. | 0 W00 Fhe woltl all showedTho spoech. i fhe mafn, was confiael Bonest auirfes so far received by the te_complete Strength of g5 {iat o 18 slowly crystallizing here, that the wards Re-Embark. the s conventlon. and.- Qovernor: L)oo\ SISIC RIS R o : ] : attitude of the Chinese authorities and Newchwang, May 20—A courier of{————— - == == = == = = H"_“flinlf come from the Cont Cumberland church, wm..»h the activity of the Chinese bandits are’ the Associaled Press who arrived here PLACED FLOATING MINES. BRIEF B\Ts OF NEWS. ;'f" il'j~ ,Ml, QuUikst L v i ooveded from the pareut bod _9n‘1_h\n tantamount to a state of war. shortly before midnight reports {hat MA Y e rom the Tast and South s 4 separale “It is the worst kind of war,” says| the Japanese fleet was sighted from he conditlon of Serator M. S, Qs o & secessic s on doc- (he expors Taineo it - cloaked byl Towar i, ton milesinorth of Kalchou, | Ruseians Recently Adopted Japaness 18_reported—to hi SO T pios NEBRASKAL REPUBLICANS e it iedtatlgi Tt OMer ( ehes bypocritical neutrality. Russia is noy’ | on Monday. The bombardment of the Plan_of Campaign. A E LOST No unfavorblassympiGms have: ehpwn| | destination and the_educational quall- warring in a hostile country.” coast-was—extensive, covering a dis-|. St Petersburg, May 20—The ad- themselves for several davs Platform—Declares (or ROoEAVEIL nnd HUALIONS for the ministry were amoug o e tance of twenty-five miles. Only the|amiralty has no confirmation of the homas s Deen appoints Praises Administration. thisesyies-eraont s MAKE A SMALL, CLEAR WOUND. | Japanese marines, it Is reported. were [ ported destruction -of the Japancse T B LOT) e et e et e landed. This, however, is not con-| Warships. Ve R e ety Lncoln Rl atay: Ao His | wis Lol ieas e i Russlan Surgeons Praise the Japanese | firmable. The Japanese force marched The report of the sinking. of the two H ;I ss of Life as Result of \i o (LR Berry. resisnod (o lhlfn‘ tate convention ek bsoas folgp AL Hirr ST mnvr{ oY, i E ~ Bullets, soveral miles intand. dostioved four | Japanese ships might be well found-| H€AVY LOSS OF Lif€ a8 accelt fevsive swith hupiler railwar o e Nt e oy, (ke et man ke I Liaoyang, May 20—The Russian|miles of railroad and other property,| ed, as the official press dispatches Sinl(ing‘of Two Japan company e e A o il e (Mg apts 1 army surgeons are praising the Japan- | captured a Russian commissaty Uain|from Liaoyang repoit the Japancs i S e R0, M blanding, BUII A0 T 56 bullets. They infiict a small, clear | and returned with a number of carts, | flect as cruising off Port Arthur d ese Warships. filel) 4 ong il RhATIONG- (0" 0| uror B D Mot oo [ alab for it by v Mcllenabi Wound, though they possess good stop: | animals and native drivers. The Jap:| ata distance of eight miles or loss A1k Dol eahos 00 RO VR Sl b A o Gr e b iiatint, Ghatte s THeNel B o ping effect. Captain Vorobreft was|anese then re-embarked and leit (he | order to throw shells into the fortr A i i e ok Ronelie s Sy frown; anditor, N Sfetiodisticl soutl - SThgiorimg. (¢ struck by twenty bullets l‘)]u”]“g the ‘vlcmlt) ot 1lhm; larmlmg x‘vhw 1“‘0 :‘h‘le;““‘, P"““’[‘:n"ln;/sl‘( L gy a nineyenrold Rraoklyn schoolsirl. | Pha platform declares for the non | the ey ot Anatiesa T 4 fighting at the Yalu river, but he sur- | transports shortly afterwards could not e Russians attempted the same plan reshin Strikes Ja The pencil had been working s wi i3 h 3 S R = i Vived and Is expected o recover. Sev-| s aeew from Tower hill. but their|as the Japanese, that of scnding out Battie;hip Strikes Javanese Mino) S it B JOR Eriul 18 WA nation ot Dretlont tdoses de—anl ploepmonomh Nov: s pacth ot Ms : #ral gunners of the heroic Third bat- | course was southward. It is believad [ torpedo boats at night to place floal- and Cruiser Is Wrecked st when shic siallowed jt while ,l’( ntEiFcaEtiEEndngtration: I OREE e tery are convalescent, though their|now that the landing was a ‘feint to ing mines where the enemy had ap. L 7 3 T !!l‘ Intestines were plerced. cover movements elsewhere. As+wegi-| Deared a fow hours before. Mines| /. in Collision, - i ; Q) 5 r ly planted off the Liaoti- RS 2 | B - muenatatusitd s me yemet Bl I e 0 o o YT Y Y o ©0000000000000000000 . ¢ soldiers recelvin Ons. | . sians seem to bo bewildered anc dis-1uble point from which the Japanese; Z iy lron\! Geirer heaftened and unable to form lasting Armorclads hombarded Port A’P'T, . To¥io, Mav 20 —Vice Admiral Togo . 2 R Bas roported as follo: . s gk oy £ ol s 2 %%%%*%-p%»& & D)_.agafiz‘%‘.;fi_gw%figw% o “A report from Rear Admiral Dewas mays that the- cruisers Kasuga and Yoshino collided during a fog off PPort Aol CANVAS SHOES AND STRAW HATS ARE HERE. wiess O\ SHIRT . % : B THE_COOLER SHIR rt Wai is w60y mingly ol hemcra Ve biE Al LA E L i i Shirt Waists. ) i a‘\& 2 \ Waist Sets. | =0 ihe same dpy (he buctleshis Print,Gingham, Poarl, Gilt, 7| Hatsuse struck a Russian mine o | Net, Brillian- Oxydised ¥ | gank.” ? X tine, Poplin, and Plated fit.] Giving details of the disaster Vii( We have in stock the Most Complete line of Linon and Sl Anlmiral Togo snys: Men’s Fancy Negligee Shirts (&) > Silks Wateis BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. ** H e in a deep fog oft Port -Arthur, the \ #=| Kasuga rammed (he Yoshino, sinking e 5 : & % ® - ° PY sfo| the latter in u fow minutes. Ninely of With or Without Collars. ‘,; R - 5 her-crew were saved. i 42| while cruising oft Port Arthur, cover:| 2 ¢ '# ing the landing of the soldiers, struck 1 e %> 8 mine ten kots southeast of the ha | bor entrance,~'She signalled for help - . ’5‘ and instantly stck anothier mine, | H S : an( : lna s iy o oo o 9 A Large Line of Canvas Shoes, low cut and 4 . |-dred of her crew were saved by tor- s ; -~ ‘ J [ S high cut, bal and blucher. The Yoshino was a cru tons displacement and horsepower. She was built In Eng: land, was launched in 1892, was 250 feet Jong, hiad 467 fect beam and her draft was 17 feet— The crofser's s was estimated to-be 23 kuots, her coal er of 4,180 000 indicated In our South Show Window. we show a part of our line of Faney China. If you are look- EABERELE We also show the Latest Novelties in Men’s Straws Hats. oo o oo o o e e oo ofe ofe e o o o oo ool e e feodef b h b e ok oo bbb bk kbbb od = . % . R E | ing for rare pieces for presents, we can please o capacity was 1000 ons unil e e : ° ! s #2| " The Hatsuse was a battlcship of ] you. Cups and Saucers, Plates, Salads, Berry i e o ] = 2 v | latest model. She was only—com- ) ] 5 H 1 H o pleted i 1900, was built in England, Dishes, Vases and Steins, in French, German o B el B e B - = g » 2| drew 27 feet of water, had 16,500 indy 12l L R S e e e e e e 5 . and Japan Ware. Fine Home Decorations at - eatedDorseporer g -y TCeT. Wit l M ; s S e e “ tube botl : as com =~y 5| pletely a red with steel. Tler esu eyer 0 7 a Sma“ Cost. : : : oo | wuted Rpet was 1911 Kuows, Her ® o9 [} i . . G B2 cre numbered 741 men. ®¢ Sole Agents for H. S. & M. Clothing, Ralston Health Shoes and Tiger Hats. \Q. f-| CHLOROFORMED JAILER'S WIFE. = e == = 00000000000000000000000Mn0000000 #= | Reloase of Prisoner In Wiscensin Jail 7 s d. 2 DRY GOODS. We always please the particular customer in this de- ::': Monroe, Wis e e = pdrtmmnf hecause we show the newest patterns at a 7| land, a sneak thicf. afier servin Saonable pritefi e ¥ | ghort term in jail, was r od a fe T oc - lays since, returncd’ to jail_a | e :h:;naml&‘«d -h«r- kl:r]} of Mrs. John Gard . s ner, wife of ‘the sherifi.Upop her se S o\ tusalto give them up be placed a 1 2 " oo dice et satiraten-witn choro . ¥zl form, to her face and (i ed 10 CLOTHIN G Men’s and Boys’ ( lotluug is one of our strong lines. We ; ;\';hmh;.-’“”,-'hg i not irathe ’;: any devote more floor space to this department than keys. —He then fool ey 2 Who will be the Winner? @ # & z other store in-town, and setling Clothing in connection with all other lines makes a :é:l:: |,‘|,f({|"‘2',.,'.’ia“" : dbnli g = H & small profit acceptable, e fi:;‘x!“;yrungi(:)'x(.:;;,:;;"x;;;;s | - s e Z | 1s sufferi from a nervous shock. | e s *. 3 Ehainatny te i g bwa bt Lillibridges Famous Chocolates... o 2 RUGS. misweek veoffera 60 Smyma Rugfor — — - - $ILOD o pirry saciors Takek. g and save your tickets. One will. be a sure winner. & bl S 712x10128 a Rug for S 16.00 ; it chogs v : el : o | ina mepuptican_convantan st gt Watch on exhibition. Ask for particulars. -4 - B el Springtild; 1L, 3o Tho Re | & e e + , : o e & 2 +« HORSE COVERS. Good Muslin Horse €overs, worth-$1-6tfor 50c each. s | lots in the contest for the non P — e m—— = { for governor. On the fifricit = = = ‘3-‘ the official ballot stood & * @ A P Rl R