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. pedo boat flotilla A Pioneer : WANT AD :: Will Do It. VOLUME NUMBER 35. The Bemidji BEMIDJL, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, -MAY 28 RE aily Pioneer The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS any other news- sen_Duluth rugkatin. St Paul North Pole. TEN CENTS PER WEEK BEGINNING OF THE END Jap Land and Sea Forces Prepar- ing for Final Investment - of Port Arthur. Complete Blockade of Southern End of the Peninsula Established. fTokio, May 28—Vice Admiral Togo has now established a complete Llock- ede around the southern end of the Liaotung peninsula. This completely envelopes Port Arthur from the sea- ward and probably marks the opeuing of the: final investment of the town and its fortifications. The Japanese troops have swept all the Russians from their defenses west of Talienwan bay. It is now improb-4 able that the latter will be capubie of ! offering any further serious r ice | 1in the territory north of Port Arthur. | RUSSIANS HAVE NO NEWS. Believe Japs Only Captured Old Town | of Kinchou. | St. Petersburg, May 28—Owing to| the fact that communication with the | defending army at Port Arthur is cut, off the war office here admits that it} is not in a position to question xh( Tokig and other reports that the ancse have carried the outer works at Kinchou, but from what is known of the disposition of General Stoessel’ forces the authorities apparently convinced that ouly the-old .town of Kinchou was taken. The heights to ‘which the Russians are said to have retired-are really the key to_ the ci trance to the Kwantung peninsul They are situated westward of the town, They are 00 feet high and are called Liachushan. 'The position | was strougly fortified and was of eX:| ceplional natur: fact that it could not be re hed by _ [tha cabinct academy at strensth, die to (e | Sion of the medical-oxaninis Teretofore 1t has been a pr JAPS TAK Tokio, Ma the army attac {that i]l\(l\(l[:phu\({nl of ou e e e c C Vil in on the mo e 0f W (G ot llhomu in the di- \“'““V\ umuxml fifty guns be: the enem, Four Hundred Russians Left on Field of Battle. _Japanese Casualties Estimated at 3,000. , Russians Retreat in Direction of Port Arthur, After Burmng the Rallway Statlon. __The commander of | rection of Port Avthur, after burning king Kinchou repovts|he pailway station at Shanshihlitao, 26th our Cnalon, DL ey CONLNUEH 10 1re [rom a position behind Suchatpn. Our ca ualti were ten, including (‘1|w.\m Hayashi of the Chokai, who was killed. & | MEETING OF THE CABINET. ‘l i | UNIONIS Several Matters of Importance Con- | sidered. Washington, May Seve mn l’n,sh)u-rmn General ters of importance were consideiel meeting at which all menth except Secretary out of the ¢ It was decided, on the sug Secretary Mo thal e neither the prosident nor the v partment would entertain appeals from applicants for admission 1o-the n Annapolis from he dori- | horr tice of Taine o were pr Correlyou. who : 1 Adopts the Report of i Its' Committee. )\ of —_— i itor | Consolidation Will Then Follow: o the guns of warships. If this position | —_— has been taken the war office belieyes | the medical board (o be: physically there must have heen very heayy nm‘m ificd o carry their cases (o the Buffalo, Ma The sencral as:| . of the attackers. IU s not ! president o to the mavy departinail Seembly of the byterian churel in the it will ven-[in the hope of having (he decizion of tha Unifed States, by an oxoereholn the nec position an alvance | (Liaohu with thi their rear would tack both from [ General Stoessel's Tokio dispatches say and from which such applican(s | the hoard ‘ov and (1o | Dinos. | felt that in the cxhibit of nati 15 were de red mi \ uled, ing voice vote, adopted the iiled some of bringing to the (nit tion of between £ filty class, educated The hetlor of bérland Pra resolufions fave hytorian churcl ile action on the Iepatis fegont the committee on mion with the Cum Thes adopted included st only FAVORED embly de- If Approved by Two-thirds Vote of bt Lreeommendc cerfain other steps to he the lower end of the neck. | |, |the St Louis expositign (he- populas| taken (o secura the union. of Ftton of the islands gvas ot repesont-i churches anil-to make piain the-posi NAVAL 'LOSSES LIGHT. edfairly. the FRpimos at the fait [ tion of (he church, ! Japanese Fleet Sustains Ten Casual- ties in Kinchou Fight. Tokio, May 28.—The following: ves port has been received from Vice Ad- mdrel Togo: Four gunboats and the F reaclic bay on the cvening. tiv tribes. 5 st caleh ot halibit in a fishing ever the world fell to the lot of ihe | en-New-England-carly composed 1z of the gely of e and u it The question of ‘proposed bha wild of the proved by the neu the next the union, Th smbly. a yote of two-thi ary steps will L general assemibly Vancouver, 1. Ine g ngle day’ any v el in AIm: . Off George, Dixon entrance, the New: made by | is of union. will now go (o the preshyterios : It it is of them taken at o effect. an- announcement of the result was. From dawn of Thursday & i 5 5 o 1= with cheering, cooperated with”® the nrmy in bome| Lnsland i one day ‘!“”;“'. L60.000 | “rhe vote was taken on the following barding Surhaton. Al 11j0°clock in (he | bounds of fine halibut, thus beating all [ proyositions, on motion of Dr. Jani¢s morning. the:eneniy. vote (od-iram Sii| Previous records, D Moftatt: ¢&é&%§5@@i§'cfi@@fii§%4¢fifii@fifi 9.‘!01'5‘}{.}-!9!-{P{c@i:f)'}{:i}{'}i’:i} A Gold Watch Free! Who will be the Wmner" Buy a Box of BBV BED BEMIDJI Lol ol e Rl ) 'I}C}G@fl{?’fi Lot ol o) o ,..Lillibridges Famous Chocolates and save your tickets. One will be a sure winner. Watch on exhibition. Ask for particulars. MERGANTILE CO '5‘}@‘{':1:}4) & & 'i.:@w-fi PR R Ebdd :LADIES’ e READY-TO-WEAR « One rack of . TONIGHT 3 H L) e & ot GARMENTS Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits and Rain Coats; our regular price $13.00, $15.00 . $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00 : : : yvour choice for $9.95 e HOWSER tod % _}_. ey ). - 2 r‘ 2 s ¢ J. 2. ,)‘.;A ok ) des ) ] roval commission on the volimieer and | the absence or son, were among those in attendance. [ five miles o Ui offer ltle Dolbgtair Fromi iwanty donnt¥iea: | mans will e allata ol e He8 cp VO e witil the vuemy reaches dhe pe i frerToT meter-of the ToiT ore prosent. Premior Dountzer = ey (e OUT OF COMMISSION. N —coremony- i crown—phce NVALUABLE Capture of Kinchou Will Aid in the Campaign Against Port Arthut Hills Will be Slrnnul_\\hui,l’iod And Can _ be Held Indefinitely. Tondon Bavan Hayasht, the || minister, discussing tho recent IIL"V'_ o of Port Arthur, said: “Kinchon will-be oceupiod s« a first hase—"T'he nel, hills Wit bhe strongly for in order ih thoy can be held indefinitely o Lok sapplics, and ammunition Fove Dalny T T R PSR T el e o ns left on the field was four DOOSROSIEA Gl S BNOUAN S of iuvaluable agaiust Dot Arthnr, mand- positions eral miles iy the divection ol Poit Ar thwe L oresume from (he action at <i _the Russians—intetic—ter »oanother stand at - Port daing ¢ Justification for defénding Kin Helive it abd dn Lo campads The hills o af the country for ey ineluding estimated at hundred, our s dead and wounded by thousaud. i the mittes he report of the joint tonr Lopte The chou must have been the | down o the p i1, 1805, for action. U the report of tlie preshyterios [ thelr numbers wore able (o Cops it shall be submitied to the g otirs, 501 expect that prict sembly in 1905 and 1 appr e availahle Russinn oops iy e vote the necess moved out from Port attemptato head oft th JAPS HAVE LARGER _FORCE. H\.ll th faith in 1903 has not impairad the in tegrity of (he system of doctine tanght in Holy Scripture, . SAflieming freedom of - projudice {- Newchwang, against any rage.” estimute the stec Army Above Port Arthur Said to Num ber Fifty Thousand. Llies g siheOr the L AL about Port- Avthur af i < former haye 50000 e ERIER BT om Ot EW SHIISG ot T “Pon ~Gavdinal Satolll has lft Ko Ol S N1 ! 5 placed on (il siatenents ; ples on i jourmes fo 1 ; i ey L0 M e food s ko s \ g ".w- e [“‘ r:‘»-‘ & ““;, e b and e s gond 0 o T e N YOI | g v the Japancse i The Venezelan Oicial Gazeite (on | atuive our. the Qs tains a deciee reopening e ORI | poniis. river to navigation angd foreian trad Much contraband of \Wwar 6 oartia from Juno 1. The Sriver his heon | ag s ot i el closed sinee 1902, TR EHON SN G000 AR S 13 The department of agrieulinee has | during the any need thad an ant hae Leen found A-Britsh crniser-g -Gy an g in Tewa T At -fs-tn- eRVeTIVe @i | AWailing mstucions em e i emy> 6f he boll weevil, It willbeims [ here. who will not moke any st mediatoly. introducad ko e colion ment for publiciation: ENGAGEMENT AT KIHCHOL states. CONSCRIPTION IS FAVUHED = G PRECEDE REPORT OF BRITISH COMMISSION (T AT B =D € Y. THE . ON VOLUNTEER AND MILI- QU O = TIA FORCES: JAPANESE. 28— Affor flve honrs of i the Jans i ou Phursday evening N {auanling, a siionghold of (he enén s later after o hot fieht. An diel sl continues an galiont ho 1ozl while the o -with - the Tollo, May desperate fi turad Kine Tondon, May 28 The report of fhe milifia forces practically recommends conseription as the only means.of pro viding:a kome defense avmny adequals for the profection of the country in partial abscence o regular troops. ‘The commis are of the opinion that thie principh adopted hy all the oilicr (BT vl the talien Jiipincese warship iy fron Knicho from Japane bay, worlie hay. = O1ers pean statcs must be largely adopted | iinchon castle was ocoupicd by i by Great Britain and that it is the duiy | japapese - al 420 -Friday sioiming of every able bodicd citizen e T R WOl T et trained for national ¢ point out that the noce 3 would involve a period of o service with the uurll struction hody and highly trai their positions on the southern e The Jdpancse are oW n=puisii | the yetreating Russfns colors, BY WAY OF DIVERSION. i e uch ot Ay ieal Togo Bombarded Port Arthu tinnous training would suffice, with a el fow weeks' attendance at the matcen b : vers-for-a year ok two atterwal s, The 8t Petershinrg, May I'he o CommiseTon Gl Rt Rl G thab areho | elsn soMice i f Aispatet soliemo would. provide: aboui—4buni | from botl Ghefon fie - teph frained men annually @ Cost probe| Ing-from Lhinese SGarees i ew hout 2 Ui n thntcofohie present milis|bavdmentCol- Post Arthi May i this he foue G0 ndicatos Giat Vide Ac miral Togzo used the guns of his shiljs CURE 0OF TUBERCULOSIS. to muke a diversion at-Port-Avthar e i and pave the way u Sl assanlt on_the Russian positions—aronidKit chon 1 International Congress Mects to Dis- ~ cuse Subject. = big holiday, e Copenhagen, May 2% interni 4 . tional tubercuiosis co for- | B L L mally opencid in partiament h i S U GRSy irig | the: day undar i prosidency. of)| ot the win oilice UBen T Professor rouardel of Paris. Crown from Tokio, hut if [;f"" i Prince lerick, the minister Bugcelad dnse) o impre althotigh o in m Kinchon is Arthiur o members of the chuding Unitad diplomatic corps, in s Minister Swen- flve m T0 JAPS NANKWANLING =5 | Armstrong & Underwood’s -~ CAFE. Special Chicken Dinner Sunday, From 12 to 3 p. m. ALL FOR THIRTY-FIVE CENTS RELISHES Sheed Cocumbers Sliced Tomatees SOUP of Chicken Cream EISH Boiled Pilie with Drauning Butter Sauee BOILED Liog of Mutton, Capers Sauce ROAST Lioin of Beef, au jus Loin of Porle with Apple Sauce ENTREES Baked Chicken Stuffed with Giblots Sanee The Huekleberey with Croam Sauce Calves Sweet Breads Sauteed with “Mushroons SALAD Shrimp Salid with Durkie Dressing i VEGETABLES i S i Whipped Potatoes and Cream Steamed Potatoes Aspit 5 String Beans PASTRY Apple Pie Blucherry Pie Punipkin P x - Vailin lee Cream o _ ———— BEVERAGES: =~ == | ? Mille Tee Tea wgled with the deb " | Russian Hospital Ship Mongolia Badly A with Mr, Trudeuu Pot } Damaged by Jap Shell. T. 1 Moscow, May pain Padalkolf | liof the 12 Mofieolia, | MANY FAMILIES DESTITUTE. | which wa i Fire Victim: at Yazoo Gity, Miss. ifl | Need-of Ascintance Yazoo. Gily,. Mi 25— At and mecting of 4 hundred leading citize « a committee, headed by Mave ! Hd was-instrncted 1o, inguirs i OFFICIAL NEWS RECEIVED. | the number of peogpie rendored W | Jap Legation in London Informed. of tate by the red o2 EanortBilg ) Fail of Kinchou. theis hom this num e Jon and @ leigh i gt [ in 1o Murderous Attack on Family. . Riscia Purchases Crui e e R 45| pecte ed “to dive:s o A p . ""I serionsly, though ' fa | will be altered 1o enable thew tally fnjured | t@ be used as tunsports. | K K ¥ ¥ MONDAY In the Parade, Two Blocks Long: Trick Comedy Bicyvele Riders: Hippy Hooligan: Lady L Dyunn Corps: Salo Biand: Comedy Wench and Unele: This Show gats favorite pross notloes In overy clty they play. 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