Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 13, 1904, Page 1

B e A Pioneer : WANT AD :: Will Do It. Histol rical Society x The Bemid MINNESOTA .- |HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ji Daily Pioneer The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, §t. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 7: ) BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1904, TEN CENTS PER WEEK BIG ARMIES IN TOUCH Russians and Japanese in Force on Opposite Sides of the Liank River. Both Combatants Are Ready For Struggle, But Dislike to Take Initiative. Headquarters of General Count Kel- ler, Niutkiay, eleven miles west of Li- andiansian, July 13.—The opposing ar- mies are grimly facing each other on the heights across the Liank river, ready to engage in a death grapple. The Liank crosses the main Liao- yang-Fengwangcheng road, twenty- eight miles east of Liaoyangz. It flows north into the Taitse river, which passes through Liaoyang and emptics into the Liao river. / The correspondent of the Associat- ed Press, who arrived here after a thirty-five-mile ride from Siaolindji, ong 1 of infantry and trans- port trains winding through the moun- tains. At Liandiansian a lookout, sta- tioned in a tree top, pointed out the way to General Keller's headquarters, near Niutkiay. There the Russian Eastern army was found, hidden in the hills. In a plain tent the correspond- ent saw General Keller, living like a simple soldier, his staff being quarter- ed in a native hut nearby. The gen- eral looked cheerful and was bronzed by exposure. He talked enthusiastic- ally of the engagement at Hoiyan. Around the general's tent iwere many officers of the guards, the pride of St. Petershurg. The whole ar is anxious to fight Genmeral Ku whose headquarters are at Vandi pudze and whose men are entrenched on the other side of the rviver. Th burning question is who will be th flrst to cross the dread valley of the Liank river. SICKNESS ON THE INCREASE. Rainy Weather Affects Health of Rus- sian Troops. St. Petersburg, July 13.—An official statement of the number of sick ard wounded belonging to the Manchuriczi army shows a great inerease in sic after a few d: " rain and alo & large proportion of sick and wour- ed ofiicers compared with men. - fore the rains to June 26 the totul was: Officers 71 and men 39 per 1,000, of whom wounded officers numbercl 10 and men 6 per 1,000; flcring frou contagious discases, 2 per 1,000, whom one-half were suftering fr dysentery and one-tenth from typh There was one case of plagne and Lot 8 single case of smallpox. After the rain July 9, the figures were: Officers, 94 per 1,000; men 46, of whom the wounded officers num- bered 9 per 1,000 and the men 9 per 1,000. Contagious cases had risen to 9 per 1,000, affecting in equal propo.- tions dysentery and typhus and intro- ducing scurvy and smallpox, of which there were 3 and- bringing up the plague to 7 151 CANNOT ASSUME OFFENSIVE. Kuropatkin Must Await More Men and Supplies. St. Petersburg, July 13.—Colonel Ne- vitsky of the general stalf in an inter- view says: “The result of the loss of Kaichou will probably be the evacuation of Newchwang. “General Kuropatkin's position is more difficult than that which con- fronted Lord Roberts in South Africa. It is as if Lord Roberts received his wupplies via Constantinople, Cairo and Pentral Afr It wili be a long time before General Kuropatkin will have snough supplies and men to assume he offensive. In the meanwhile he will have to.fight rear guard actions, perhaps giving up important positions, like Newchwang, which are of vastly more consequence than Kaichou.” - ATTACK RUSSIAN GUARDSHIP. Japanese Torpedo Boats Approach Port Arthur Harbor. Tokio, July 13.—Admiral Togo re- ports that at midnight, Julv 11, to lvedu boats approached ™ tie boom ¥hich blocks the entrance to Port Ar- hur harbor and attacked the guard- *hip Diana with torpedoes. The result nas not been ascertained. The Japan- ese boats returned undamaged. Heat Frightful at Liaoyang. Liaoyang, July 13.—A box full of Japanese proclamations, offering in- ducements to Russian soldiers who surrendered, has been brought here from Tatchekiao. Many of them were scattered amoung General Mistchenko's men. The heat is frightful, thermom- eters registering 104 degrees in the shade. HORSES FOR JAPANESE ARMY. Large Number of Creole Ponies and Texas Bronchos Ordered. New Orleans, July 13.—Creole po- nies from the prairies of Southwest Louisiana and bronchos from the plains of Texas may be fighting the battles of the Japanese within two months. It is learned that a Texas firm has been approached by Minister Takahira of Japan with a view of se- curing 100,000 head of horses of the type now used by the Japanese cav- Rlry. The Creole ponies and Texas bron- chos, with wonderful staying qualities, easily kept and fed, are considered ideal mounts for the Japauese saber men and it is understood that nego- liations have Dbeen opened with the trafic department of the Southern Pa- cific railroad for a large amount of stock cars so that everything may be In readiness to rush the ponies to San Francisco, thence by ship direct to Korea. GOES TO THE CREDITORS. Uewels and Treasures of Anglesey Castle to Be Sold. New York, July 13.—Anglesey cas- tle is slowly giving up its secrets, says a Herald dispatch from I.ondon. The catalogne of its contents when pub- lished will form one of the most re- markable documents ever issued from the printing press. Fictitious stories arising out of the local gossip which xed the value of the jewels and other treasures found in the castle at £1,- 000,000 may be dismi: d, but the facts are in themselves sufficiently extraor- dinary. The living rooms in Anglesey castle are furnished in a manner that is magnificently extravagant. According to the latest computations the jewels that have been discovered are expected to realize at auction from $100,000 to $150,000. The original cost was probably double, but owing to the fantastic settings their yalue is con- siderably reduced. Approximate value of the furniture and other articles apart from the jew- els, real and imitation, that are now being catalogued, probably will Dbe semething like $500,000. In the house and grounds every fancy of the marquis has apparently been gratified in the most luxurious manner. The liabilities at present ascertain- ed are about $1,380,000, and it is be- lieved under the proposed deed of as- signment the creditors will receive their money in full, plus 4 per cent est, within about nine years, pro- iding the marquis lives that long. DEATH PREFERRED TO CAPTURE. Murderer of Wife and Father-in-Law Also Kills Himself. Omaha, July 13.—W. M. Zellar, who last Saturday killed his wife and her father, J. R. Burkamp, was captured by the police during the day. He had returned to his home, where there were several officers on watch for him. Zellar fled when discovered and, on finding himself closely pursued, drew a large knife and slashed himself across the breast, inflicting probably fatal wounds. Zellar stabbed his wife to death and clubbed his father-in-law Saturday as the result of a family quarrel. He made his escape and has since eluded the police. { BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. ‘W. P. Dockray, who during the Civil war was captain of the gunboat De- soto of the Atlantic blockading squad- ron, is dead at Lawrence, Kan.. On Sept. 1 $3,000,000 short term Philippine bonds will become due and it is the present intention of the war department to resell them, although the Philippine government has not yet formally directed such a course. The bey of Tunis arrived in Paris | Tuesday. He was accorded military honors, received a notable popular re- ception and visited with President Loubet at Elysee palace, where they had a long and cordial exchange of friendly sentiments. WEEE \W/ 00 Straw Hats .- . $1.50 :g; 200 « o« 100 s 1.00 .« 4, AL 50 w Straw Hats | 00 © o - 20 m ‘M 95 « « 121 N \U $30.00 garments . . $15.00 A\ W Ladies Suitsand | 20.00 “« . . 1000 M W Rain Coats 15.00 « o 7.50 N W 10.00;; el b o 5.00 M 3; Thogoodsiat L i z: ¢ 50c goodsat . . . . 2b6c @ W 3bc goodsat . . . . 171 " W as 2 M W 25c goods at .. . u-12le n i Goods | 20c goodsati =i . 1le n o 3 10c goodsat . . . . Be n w bcgoodsat . . . .. 2 n m n n n n Manila, July 13—A most frightful flood devastated the entire district im- meditely northeast of this city late last evening, and the loss of life and property is un precedented. Late in the evening, almost without warning a tremendous cloudburst CLOUDBURST IN PHILIPPINES took place on the hills northeast of the city. The village of San Juan del Monte was entirely wiped out and two hundred lives were lost there along. It is believed that not a single inhabi- tant of the village escaped alive. During the past twenty-seven hours there has been the unprecedented rainfall of seventeen inches in Manila and all the low lying parts of the city are now inundated. Rain has not yet ceased falling. . The property loss in Manila is estimated at $2,000,000. DEMANDS BIG DAMAGES. Castro Says Asphalt Company Aided Venezuelan Rebeis. ‘Washington, July 13.—President Castro of Venezuela has demanded 560,000,000 bolivars from the New York and Bermudez Asphalt company and has given notice through one of his ministers of his intention to proceed legally before the Vene- zuelan courts to secure the mon- ey. The president bases his claim on the allegation that the asphalt com- pany gave material aid to the late rev- olutionary movement, and especially to General Mateos, whereby the Cas- iro government was put to the neces- sity of expending the sum of money named to suppress the rebellion. The 8uit is the culmination of a long series of litigations growing out of the claim of a rival concern—the Wainer-Quin- lan -syndicate—to part of the asphalt lake at Felicidad. Finally last winter the supreme court of Venezuela gave Jjudgment in favor of the New York company. The suit for damages which General Castro is now about to insti- tute is said to be the outcome of the failure of the proceedings before the supreme court. The state department will wateh developments at Caracas. SECRETLY MARRIED IN FRANCE. Senator Clark of Montana Weds His Former Ward. New York, July 13 'ormal an- nouncement of the marriage of Sen- ator Clark, multimillionaire of Mon- tana, to Miss Anna La Chappelic in Marseilles, France, May 25, 1901, has been made. The couple were quietly married and have a daughter nearly two years old. The bride is a daughter of the late Dr. Chappelle of Butte, Mont. The romance hegan years ago when Dr. Chappelle, who had never studied at a medical college, got into trouble with a medical society in Butte. Senator Clark, at the instance of the doctor’s pretty fiftcen-year-old daugh- ter, sent the doctor to a college. He graduated, but died soon after. Miss La Chappelle has been in Eu- rope for a number of years completing her education. She is remarkably pret- ty and talented. She had posed as the ward of Senator Clark. It is believed that the marriage has not been announced before because of the opposition of Senator Clark’s family. DID . NOT SEE ROOSEVELT. Labor Representatives Desired Present. Resolutions. Oyster Bay, L. L, July 13.—A com- mittee representing the central labor unions in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, Pa., with a membership of 225,000, principally miners or allied workmen, came during the day to pre- sent to President Roosevelt personally resolutions adopted by the several cen- tral, labor bodies they represent urg- ing him to investigate the Colorado lahor troubles. The members of the committee were informed by Secretary Loeb that a personal interview with the president could not be arranged. to He suggested that they call on Na- tional Chairman Cortelyou in New York with the resolutions but they de- clined to accept the suggestion. They left immediately for home to report to a convention which is now in session at Pittston, Pa. TO MAINTAIN ORDER. France Will Adopt Forcible Measures in Morocco. Paris, July 13.—The government is prepared to adopt forcible measures to maintain order in Morocco and carry out the plans for the French supervision of the customs. The cruis- ers Latouche, Treville and Du Chayla are held in readiness to proceed to Moroceo if tribal disturbances near Tangier threaten to interfere with the execution of the plans. France is acting in co-operation with the sultan, but reports indicate that some of the tribes, including the followers of Rai- suli, are seeking to prevent the car- rying out of the customs supervision which the sultan granted. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. Judge Parker Will Advise on All Im- portant Questions. Esopus, N. Y., July 13.—The return of William F. Sheehan from the St. Louis convention marks the opening of the national Democratic campaign, which will be largely conducted from Esopus. Actual plans for the cam- paign have not been completed, but it is probable that Judge Parker will re- main at Rosemont most of the summer and fall. His friends say that Judge Parker will advise on all questions of impor- tance which may come up during the campaign. MUST NOT OPERATE PLANT. South Dakota City Enjoined From Run- ning. Waterworks. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 13.—Federal Judge John E. Carland has granted a permanent injunction against the city of Sioux Falls, restraining the city from building and putting into opera- lion.a municipal water plant, because | ‘bond THOUSANDS - ARE OUT Threatened Strike of Packing- House Employes. Goes -Into Effect. Walkout Affects Principal Con- cerns in the Stock Yard Cenrers. Chicago. July 12.—A general strike of the employes of all the big packing plants throughout the jcountry went into effect at noon as ordered by President Donnelly of the Amalgamat- ed Meat Cutters and Butchers’ asso- clation. Approximately 50,000 men are directly affected. In this city the men quit work at different times during the day and at 2 p. m. 17,000 had quit work. While the strikers werce passing out of the gates leading to the packinghouses women, children and other sympa- thizers congregated and shouted el couragement. The strikers and their friends were silently watched by 400 stalwart police. No definite arrangements have been made by any of the packers for the hiring of nonunion men. Five scar- loads of cots, however. fare msmg-\ged among the various plants. These beds were ordered last week when a strike seemed imminent. Notwithstanding these preparations the packers were caught, in a measure, unprepared. The secrecy observed by the union men prevented the packers from stopping shipments of cattle. As a result the yards are well filled and trainloads are arriving hourly. The packers say there is fresh meat enough in Chicago to last about ten days. There are a few small packinghouses in Chicago that are not affected by the strike, but they can supply but an in- significant part of the demand. THOUSANDS QUIT WORK. Packinghouse Strike in Effect at Kan- sas City. Kansas City, July 13.—About 2,000 meat cutters at Swilt's, Cudahy’s, Schwarzschild & Sulzberger’s and Fowler's had gone out before noon and others were gradually leaving their places. A committee waited on the management at Armour’s and gave notice that all the men in that plant would go out and the manager stated that he expected the entire force of 3,000 to quit. All the stock on hand in this plani was cleared up early in the day. At the plants of Swift, Cudahy and Schwarzschild & Sulzberger in the Ar- mourdale district the men secured their tools during the morning, gather- ing them quietly and leaving without any disturbance. All of the three plants were shut down last week on account. of the flood and had not re- sumed killing. At Fowler's many of the men did not appear for work and it was announced that most of the 1,000 men in that plant would go out. At Ruddy Bros. their 200 employes are still at work. There are about 2,000 hogs on hand at the yards and these probably will be returned to the country. IN EFFECT AT OMAHA. Four -Thousand Packinghouse ployes on Strike. Omaha, July 13.—At noon 4,000 em- ployes of all the packinghouses at South Omaha laid down their tools and went out on strike. The packing plants affected are those of Armour, Swift, Cudahy and the Omaha Pack- Ing company. The strike is the result of an order received from Second Vice President Vail of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers’ union and jaffects practically every man employ- ed In the packinghouses, skilled and unskilled. The demands of the strikers are for higher wages for the skilled and a closed ship for unskilled labor. The packers say they will make no at- tempt to operate .their plants for the present. A statement of the pdsition of the local packers .shows that they . are unanimous in their refusal to accede to the demands of the men. They claim that conditions do not warrant an increase of wages. Ten unions are affected by the strike ,most of them being affiliated with the butchering craft. West Virginia Republicans. ‘Wheeling, W. Va., July 13.—The Re- publican state convention met hers during the day with 752 delegates present. The convention was called to order shortly after noon by W. B, Glasscock, chairman of the state com- ‘mittee, who introduced Senator Ste- B. Elki; chair- Em- MOB AFTER A NEGRO. Attempted Lynching at Minneapolis Foiled by Policeman. Minneapolis, July 13.—While an in- furiated mob of men and boys, armed with ropes and axes, muttered threats of lynching and lay in wait for the victim which- was to pass them Patrol- man M. J. Salmon rushed a negro ac- cused of attempted assault to a street car and boarded it.before the crowd realized it was being tricked. ‘When the pursuers saw the car stop and the gates close on the policeman and his prisoner, with a wild yell of rage they started for it. For several blocks a howling gang followed it-as the captive negro, on bended knees, breathed out prayers and supplica- tions. - Salmon finally locked the man up at the Central station and in all probability saved him from being Iynched. The negro is accused of attempting to assault an eleven-year-old girl. NUMBER OF LIVES LOST. Cloudburst Destroys Twenty Houses .at Mitchell, Ore. Portland, Ore,, July 13.—A speccial to the Telegram gives meager partic- ulars of a cloudburst accompimied by loss of life and great damage to prop- erty near Mitchell, in Wheeling coun- ty. Mrs. Bethoune, aged ninety, and Martin Smith, aged ninety-one, were drowned. Twenty-eight houses in Mitchell were destroyed. = ~ A terrific storm occurred in the mountains back of Mitchell, causing Bridge and Mill creeks to becomo bank full and overflow the lowlands. The two creeks unite several hundred yards above Mitchell and the converg- ing of the waters created a wall of water twenty feet high which swept down toward the town in a mad rush, destroying everything before it. KILLS HIS YOUNG SWEETHEART. lowa Youth Murders Girl Who Re- fused to Marry Him. Des Moines, July 13.—James Vogel, | aged eighteen, during the day shot his fifteen-year-old sweetheart, Anna Underasky, five times with a revolver, causing instant death. The crime was committed at Hocking, Ia. Vogel killed the girl because she refused to marry him. He was found hiding in « haystack and placed in jail. AFFECTS THOUSANDS. Beneral Reduction in Wages at Fall River Mills. Fall River, Mass., July 13.—It was practically settled- during the day that a general reduction of wages in the cotton mills of Fall River would be ordered, to take effect July 25. It is expected that the proposed reduction will average 123 per cent. More than 25,000 operatives will be affected. ALL PLANTS CLOSED DOWN. Flve Thousand Men Quit Work at St. Joe, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo., July 13.—More than 5,000 employes of Swift & Co., Nelson Morris & Co. and the Ham- nond Packing company in South St. Joseph went out on strike at noon and the plants have closed down. The strikérs are orderly and there has been no attempt at a demonstration of any kind. About 700 men employed in the yards of the packinghouses and many smployed by the'Stock Yards company are thrown out by the strike. Representatives of the packing com- panies say that at present no attempt will be made to resume business. Work Stops at East St. Louls. East St. Louis, 111, July 13.—Follow- [ng a lively session of the local union of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers’ association it was decided io declare a strike and at noon more than 5,000 butchers and cutters em- played by the packinghouses here stopped work. The strike follows a lemand for increased wages. Sioux City Plant Closed. 8ioux City, Ia., July 13.—About 1,000 nen in the Cudahy packing plant here oheyed the order to strike. The plant was forced to shut do Cardinal Satol St. Paul. St. Paul, July 13.—Monsignor Sa- iolli of Rome, cardinal archbishop of the Holy Roman church, rived in 8t. Paul at 11:25 a. m. and will be the guest of Archbishop Ireland for a few days. The cardinal has given out that his visit here is entirely informal, and not official in any way. He is renew- ing old friendships and taking the journey chiefly for recreation. ! Captured in Canada. Montreal, July 13.—P. Ferres, post- master at Jennings, La., who, it is al- with $1,300, has been arrested here. He returned voluntarily with the of- ficer who arresed him. Four-Year-Old Murderer. Cincinnati, - July 13.-—Howard Do- bell, aged four years, has confessed that he killed his brother, aged five months. The baby was sleeping when Howard hit it on the head with a hammer., leged, decamped several months ago | INGENIOUS METHOD Government Loses Large Sum in Duties as Result of Smug- gling Operation. i Rich New York Merchants Are Believed to be Involyed in the Frauds. New York, July 13.—Behind the ar- rest of a wireless telegraph operator and a hospital steward employed on one of the largest transatlantic liners, charged with smuggling Sumatra to- bacco, the customs officials claim to have unearthed a new and ingenious methad of smuggling diamonds, silks, tobacco and other merchandise which should pay a high duty. Frauds on the government of enormous propor- tions are believed to have been per- petrated by this method. Its success- ful conduact required a combination of expressmen, steamship employes and, possibly, government officials. Its beneficiaries and possibly its promot- ers are believed to be merchants of this city, some of them men of wealth and prominence. 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