Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 12, 1904, Page 1

i SRR A Pioneer s WANT AD Will Do It. Daily HISTORICAL The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, YFRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1904. SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK MAKES A SORTIE Rassian Squadron at Port Arthur, Attemps to Escape From the Harbor. Ships are Badly Separated as a Result of Wednesday's Sea Fight. Londou, August 12, — Associated Press dispatches todav indioate the Russiau Port Avthur fleet badly das nesda The battleship Cz Novik and a reached the (e One torpedo boat is at Shas torpedo boat an port of Kia hai aaother at Chefoo. a cruiser and several seem to have vegained Port Avchur, HEIR T0 THRONE 12.—A torpedo St. Petersbury, August that ved by the fight of Wed- viteh was hadly damaged and the cruiser have uchau. | and Iive battleships, hoats son | and beir to the Russian throne was| born at 12:30 this afternoon. The em- | press and her child are doing well, Tokio, Aug. 1 Tvidently driven to sea by the fire of the Japanese bat- | teries the Russian fleet emerged from Port Arthur Wednesday morning. Ad- miral Togo immediately closed in and ! opened a severe engagement, which | lasted until nightfall. Afterwards the destroyers and torpedo fleet del red a séries of attac The Japanese | fleet withdrew during the night. A | guardship stationed off the harbor re- ! ported that she saw at dawn Thurs- | day the battleships Retvizan and Po-' bieda steaming toward the harbor of Port Arthur, Admiral Togo has not yet reported the results of the engagement. It is thought here that the Russians at- tempted to escape seaward from a base which is no longer tenable, but that they again refused to attempt to force Admiral Togo's line. Details are expected hourl; London, Aug. 12—The afternoon papers here, while admitting that the result of the engagement ofi Port Ar- thur is not clear, generally interpret the conflicting reports from Tokio and | Chefoo as meaning that the bulk of | the Russian squadron at Port Arthur made a sortie in the hope of escaping, but that only the torpedo bhoat de i stroyer Ryeshitelni, which reached | Chefoo, succeeded in getting | and that the Ryeshitelni bel indicated by the statement of her cap- tain, that the rest of the would be ec When is the best time to visit the World’s Fair? Any time—the sooner the better, for you will surely want o go a second time. Best way to get there? Rock Island Syscem. Best train? St. Louis Express leaving St. Paul and Minne- y evening, arriving St. Louis early apolis ev next afternoon. RockIsland g ! SYSIEIH ; 2 A or at Dist. Pass’r Agent Tickets at offices of connecting lines 322 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis; 6th and Robert Sts., St. Paul, W. L. 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The divi- sion of offices gives the Populists five ' and the Democrats three. The com pleted ticket is as follows Governor, George W. Berge, Popu- list, Lincoln; lieutenant governor, Dr, A. Townsend, Democrat, Franklin county; secretary of state, R. E. Wal ke, Demociat, Richardson county; | treasurer, John M. Osborn, pupunst,i Pawnee county; auditor, J. S. Canada, Populist, Kearney attorney Kdward Whalen, Democrat, Holt county; land commissioner, A. A. Worsley, Populist, Boyd county; su- perintendent of public instruction, Al- bert Softley. Populist, Perkins county. The compietion of fusion is another great victory for William J. Bryan, as such action was onposed by Thomas | I. Watson, candidate for president, | and by a large number of - delegates | in the Populist convention. Thomas H. Tibbles, candidate for vice president on the Populist ticket, | heads bolt against the fusion| the | | agreement entered into by the Demo-| crats and Populists and attended a| bolters’ convention held for the pur- two conventions on fusi Nearly | one hundred delegates, representing’ twenty-seven countie ere present and a zommittee was appointed to take | steps toward organizing clubs along| the lines of the old Grange, reviving! the Pecple’s party and working against | the fusion ticket in Nebraska. The! old secret oath plan of the Grange will | be used and as soon as the club move-! ment is started Mr. Tibbles and oth-, ers will issue a call for a straightl Populist convention to nominate a! PREMIER BALFOUR SO CHARAC:! TERIZES THE SINKING OF NEUTRAL SHIPPING. London, Aug. 12—In the house of| commons Premier Balfour, speaking on the same lines as Lord Lansdowne in the house of lords, said he was per- fectly confident that no neutral ship would again he sunk by the Russians. He fully ag-eed in the statement that such a singing was an international outrage anl the government had ex- pressed to Russia in the clearest way possible that view with the above re- sult. ‘London, Aug. 12—The Associated Press learns that Great Britain is dis- tinetly a tisfied with tude in the case of the British steamer Knight Commander, sunk by the Vlad- ivostok squadron, and continues to the Russian government to make articles regarded as contraband. Count Benckendorfi, the Ru n ambassa- dor to Great Britain, called at the for- eign office Wednesday and conferred for an hour with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne, the latter bringing up the question ot the changes which should be made in the Russian regulations in order to make them acceptable to the commercial nations, besides pointing out the inadvisability in declaring food, fuel ¢nd clothing contraband un- der all circumstances. Lord Lans- downe dwe’t on the sweeping charac- ter of Russia’s proclamation, some of the provisions of which, after specify- ing various goods as contraband, closed with the word “etcetera,” which Lord Lansdowne pointed out can include anything and everything the Russian authorities desire. As this is a serious restriction on neutral ship- ping Lord Lansdowne insisted that the regulations should not contain generalities of that kind. In reply Lord Lansdowne was assured tha. Russia had no desire to unnecessarily hamper neutral shipping. STRIKE DECLARED OFF. New York Garment Workers Resume Their Labors, New York, Aug. 12—The strike of the United Garment Workers against the open shop, which began about two months ago, has been declared off. 1t is claimed by the employers that the ranks of the strikers had dwindled from 32,000 to 5,000. The strikers hav~ made individual agreements with the employers. but all on an open shop basis, thongh in many cases all the men taken back will remain union men. It is estimated that the strikers lost between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED. Kansas City Man Under Arrest at Scuth Haven, Mich. South Haven, Mich., Aug. 12—J. E. Reinger, - merly president and treas- urer of the Reinger Lumber company of Kansas City, Mo., has been arr ed here on a warrant charging him with the embezzlement of $43,200 from the lumber company. The arrest was made by Chief Me- Gregor of the local police and a Kan- sas City detective. Reinger refused to go to Kansas City withont extradition papers and is in jail here awaiting the result of ap- plication for the necessary papers. IN STABLE. One Life and $40,000 in Property Lost in Livery Barn Fire. Clinton, Ta, Aug. 12.—Champlins Bros.’ livery barn, with all contents except horses, burned during the night. It was built four years ago at a cost of $30,000. The loss is probably $40,- 000. A tramp sleeping in the hay is supposed to have perished. TRAMP BURNED State of Siege in Paraguay. Paris, Aug. 12.—The foreign office here confirms the report from Buenos | Ayres that a state of siege has been proclaimed in the republic of Para- guay owing to fear of a revolutionary FLANKING MOVEMENT Japanese Making A Wide De- Tour Of Liao Valley To- Ward Mukden. § General Bku’s Entire Army Appagently P rticipat- ing In Plan, i Anshanshan, Half Way Between Haicheng and Liaoyang, Aug. 12—A reconnaissance in force Aug. 7 proved that the Japanese are making a wide detour of the Liao valley towards Mukden. The Thirty-fifth regiment of sharpshooters, with two guns, partici- pated in the reconnaissange, which was directed against the west flank of the Japanese position near Anshanshan. The movement revealed ihe presence of only one Japanese brigade. with ten guns, lately landed at the port of Newchwang. The brigade is formed of raw recruits, almost boys. The whole Japanese force south of An- shanshan is not more than a division, with a brigade of artillery. The ve- mainder of General Oku’s army is evi dently participating in the flan] operations. Ligoyang, Aug. 12—While no fight- ing has occurred on the eastern front a remarkable heavy movement of Jap- anese northward has been report:d. The Japanese seem to be trying a turning movement on Yantai or Muk- den. Belated advices from Anshanshan say the Japanese opposite General Mistchenko’s forces withdrew east- ward and when fhe dispatch was filed were moving up on the other side of the mountain range, two divisions strong, toward Taitse river, which tlLe Japanese were reported to be bridg- ing at Benitzu, twenty-eight miles northeast of Liaoyang. The Chinese bandits are becoming exceedingly bold. They attacked a party of Raussian scouts from a joss- house near the Yantai mines and a hundred of them fell upon the military telegraph station, but were driven ofi. The daring of the bandits is attributed to the proximity of the Japanese. Viceroy Yuaunshikai is reported to be moving north.with his army, but he has not yet made a hostile move. EXPECTED AT VLADIVOSTOK. Preparations Completed for Reception of Port Arthur Fieet. Viadivostok, Aug. 12.—Preparations are being completed here for the re- ception and protection of the Port Arthur squadron. The departure of the squadron from Port Arthur is gen- -erally interpreted to indicate that the siege of the fortress is entering on its final stage, as the programme has repeatedly been announced by the As- sociated Press for the squadron to leave as soon as the situation at Port Arthur became desperate. The pres. ervation of the squadron is considered to be vital to Russia’s future plans and, while it is acknowledged that its departure will greatly weaken the de- fensive power of the garrison, without the capture of the squadron the fall of the fortress would be robbed nf much of its strategic importance. The smaller ships probably were left b~- hind on account of their slow speed and inadequate fighting power, while the torpedo boat destroyers would constitute . constant menace to the Japanese fleet outside. Definite 1ews of the result of the reported battle outside Port Arthur is awaited hcre with feverish anxiety. Even if the squadron succeeded in get- ting through the Japanese ships it is realized that it runs a desperate risk in trying to reach Vladivostok, as Ad- miral Togo’s fleet is larger, of superior strength and faster than the Russian squadron. Besides the straits of Ko- rea are understood to be mined and the squadron probably will be com- Dpelled to take the longer route around Japan. It is believed that the purpose of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye- shitelni in going to Chefoo was to notify Admiral Skrydloff of the sortie of the Port Arthur squadron in order that he may dispatch the Vladivostok squadron to meet the squadron from Port Arthur. WILL REMAIN AT CHEFO0O. Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer to Be Dismantled. ‘Washington, Aug. 12.—Advices have been received here that a Russian tor- pedo boat destroyer, which put into Chefoo, has made a request of the Chinese admiral that it be permitted to disarm and remain and that the request is under consideration. The news is taken here as an indi- cation that the Russian fleet has de- cided permanently to abandon Port Arthur, for otherwise the torpedo boat could have obtained a supply of coal al Chefoo sufficient to have returned her to that fortress. The boat, it is believed, is destined for no further service during the present war, for that would be the only condition un- der’ which the Chinese government could allow her to take #helter at Cha- foo. Another small Russian gunboot is laid up at a Chinese port under sim- ilar conditions. ENGINES BROKE DOWN. Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer Seeks Safety at Chefoo. Chefoo, Aug. 12.—Captain Shesta- kovsky of the Russian torpedo hoat destroyer Ryeshitelni, which emerged from Port Arthur with the fleet Wednesday morning and which ar- rived here early Thursday morning, states that his engines broke down when he was midway between Chefoo and’ Port Arthur. He' proceeded at a Bpeed of twelve knots to this port. He says he-saw no Japanese vessels. He confirms ' previous statements that the large Rus: ‘warships had | recent firing heard at Clefoo evident- Ieft Port Arthur, Dut refused to say directly that the fleet had gone on an extended cruise, but left the inference, in the course of a long interview, that the warships expect to join the Vladi- vostok squadron, which he said had been recruited by the purchase of ships from the Argentine Republic. Captain Shestakovsky said f@fther that the Russian torpedo boats, gunboats and small craft generally remained at Port Arthur. Some came gut to perform their usual duties in Qg: vicinity, but they did not follow the big ships, Captain Shestakovsky said that the ly came from Port Arthur, whergithe Japanese continue to attack daily’With scarcely less energy than they mani- fested during the severe three days fighting the latter part of July. The Japanese line, he said, now extends from the north shore of Louisa hay to a point immediately east of Taiche bay, about seven miles east of Port Arthur. The Japanese are, he alleged, wasting lives with reckless courage. Their positions are frequently lost, retaken, then lost and retaken again. Liaoyang, Aug. 12—A refugee from Port Arthur, who has just arrived at Liaoyang, says the defenders of the fortress remain all day at their posts in spite of the dreadful heat, the wo- men heroically carrying water to the parched soldiers, although not a sin- gle space within the perimeter of the fortress is free from bullets and bu ing shells. Sometimes the whole fort- ress seemed enveloped in smoke from the countless shell explosions. There was a memorable sight from the Wolf hills when the Japanese at- tacked the Russian positions there July 25. Five Japanese divisions moved across the plain to the assauit, under cover of their guns. The onset was so desperate that it almost verged on frenzy. It was said at Port Ar- thur that Field Marshal Oyama com- manded the Japanese forces in person and several princes of the blood and veteran generals led on the attacking forces, giving examples of courage and resource previously unequaled. The Japanese artillery received a fresh supply of ammunition the pre-| vious evening and never before was | there such a terrific hail of projectiles, but the efforts of the Japanese were | unavailing against the determined | stand of the Russians, who proved! themselves worthy sons of the de-! fenders of Sebastopol, and the attack | was repulsed with enormous losses. ! The refugee gives the Russian losses at 1,500 and those of the Japanese at 10,600. MAY TURN RUSSIAN FLANK. Japanese Would Thus Avoid Battle at Liaoyang. Mukden, Aug. 12.—Phere- is much speculation as to whether the Japan- ese intend to attempt to turn General Kuropatkin's flank between here and Liaoyang or north of-Mukden. The Russians appear well satisfied with the situation. Officers and men anticipate a big battle around Liaoyang, but the fear is expressed that the Japanese, instead of joining issue there, will seek to twn the Russian position' above Mukden and cut the railroad. STILL TALKS OF FIGHT. President of Butchers’' Union Does Not Favor Compromise. Chicago, Aug. 12.—President Mich- ael Donnelly of the Butchers’ union during the day said he had little faith in the retailers’ peace negotiations to settle the packinghouse strike. “It looks to me as though this is only the beginning of the fight,” he said. “I will not stand now for the first agreement. The matter is now beyond me. The allied trades confer- ence board will have to approve of any terms offered. I do not think the packers will agree to terms that I would i L upon now and, of course, the strike cannot be settled unless terms are satisfactory to all the un- ions in the allied trades.” Ethelbert Stewart, representing the United States department of commerce and labor, visited President Donnelly during the day and had a conference with the strike leader. Mr. Stewart has heen in the city several days study- ing the strike situation in conjunction with United States Special Agent T. A. Carroll. DUE TO GOVERNMEV;;REPORT. Price of Wheat Continues Its Upward Flight. Chicago, Aug. 12—Wheat made a big upward flight during the day, soar- ing 4% to 4% cents above the lowest figures of the day. The closing price showed a net gain of 2% cents a bushel as compared with the previous day’s final figures. The government crop report, indicating a decrease of 50,000,000 bushels from the estimate made a month ago, was apparently looked upon as shattering any hopes that the glcomy outlook for the wheat crop in the “Torthwest was overdrawn. The statistics for the report having Dbeen gathered prior to the appearance of the deadly black rust, which has been the bugaboo for the past week, were seemingly less unfavorable than the present situation would warrant. The excilement and buying furor of past days returned with added impetus and even at the top prices compara- tively little wheat came out. NIXON AT ST. PETERSBURG. American Shipbuilder Confers With Admiralty Officials. St. Petersburg, Aug. 12.—The Asso- ciated Press learns that Lewis Nixon of New York, who has been in St. Petersburg for several days, came here at the request of the Russian ad- miralty and that negotiations are pro- gressing between the admiralty and Mr. Nixon, but whether for the sale of ships, machinery or what is not as- certainable. Battleship. Squadron Will Not Be Sent to Turkish Waters. Gibraltar, Aug. 12—Rear Admiral Barker’s battleship squadron will sail{ for Fayal, Azore islands, Aug. 13 and thence for home. A farewell dinner gt Government House to Admiral Barléa and his staff concluded a series of entertainments given by the admiral to British offi- cials and by the latter to the Ameri- cans, A STEP PEACEWARD Chicago Retail Meat Dealers Trying To Arrange Joint Conference. Packers Listen To Argument Oftered But Have Made No Reply Yet. Chicago, Aug. 12—With a view to bringing about a peace conference be- tween the opposing forces in the strike C. W. Foster, a member of the commit- tee appointed by the Retail Butchers and Grocers’ association, met Louis F. Swift of the packing firm of Swift & Co. With the aid of Mr. Swift Mr. Foster hoped to be able to induce all the packers to consent to another con- ference with the labor leaders. Immediately following the visit of C. W. Foster to the yards representa- tives of the packers went into confer- ence. There were present J. Ogden Armour, T. J. Connors, J. P. Lyman, Samuel McLean, Edward Morris, Ira N. Morris, Thomas Wilson and Ed- ward Tilden. The conference, it was said, framed an answer to give the retail meat deal- ers’ committee. z Building Commissioner Williams in- spected the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger plant at the stock yards during the day and found that 460 of the firm’s nonunion workmen were housed on three floors of the cooling building and that there was no ventilation ex- cept two small doors. There is not a window in the structure. Mr. Will- iams ordered every cot taken out of the building. At the Dissel plant of the American Can company it was declared that the management had agreed not to fur- nish any cans to the packers. By this means the calling of a strike at the plant will be averted. Should a strike of the Can Workers’ union be called it would affect the can workers in the three plants of the American Can com- pany. ., THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN. :For@ly Opened in Vermont hy Lo, Speaker wammom. agton, Vt., Aug. 12.—The Re- campaign was f#rmally open- edfin Vermont Wednesday with an op alr rally in City Hall park with Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of the na- tional housé of representatives as the principal speaker. Congressman Littlefield of Maine and Senators Proctor and Dillingham also spoke, Magazine. (80-18) 'The Summer Gurl at Play A series of beautiful illustrations ! in the August number of the Metropolitan Magazine R. H. 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