Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 18, 1904, Page 1

| | . | o A Pioneer WANT AD :: Will Do It. Bemidji Daily Pio MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL neer The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- VOLUME 2. NUMBER 103. " BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK RUSSIA REFUSES TO SURRENDER Commander of Port Up the Fort---Jap Arthur Will Not Give Naval Victory of Sunday Most Complete in Years. 18—A legation that London, Aug. the Japanesa here from “Tokio announced a reply has from the Mikado’s de- the been received mand for the survender of The commander of the Russian forces refuses Lo either the seiging foree or to send out non- v(»“ll):ll(tlrh and it is evident that the Russians intend to fight to the death. Tokio. Aug. 1S—The captain and all the superior officers of the Russian cruiser Rurik, which was sunk by Vice Admiral Kamimura Aug. 14, were 1o Twenty-three of her officers were | saved. Forty-four of the wounded men ! from the Rurik have been taken to the naval hosmml at S Sascebo. JAPS PRESENT DEMANDS. Call Upon Port Arthur Commander to Surrender. 18.—The commander of eging Port Arthur re- or Yamoka, a member was dispatched under a flag of truce to the outposts of the Russians, where he delivered to a Rus- sian staft officer the offer of the em- peror of Japan granting the removal of non-combatants. He also demandc 1 the surrender of Port Arthur. An an- swer is hourly u\puwl RUSSIAN VESSELS MISSING Tokio, Aug. the army by ports that of his staff, VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON NOT HEARD FROM SINCE SUN- DAY’'S ENGAGEMENT. St. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—The admi- ralty is beginning to manifest nervon ness al the fate of the Rossia and Gromoboi, of the Vladivostok squac ron, which have not been reportedl since the engagement of Sunday last with the Japanese squadron in the straits of Korea. MANY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Japs Rescued Six Hundred of the Ru- rik's Crew. Tokio, Aug. 18.—Si one of the crew of mored cruiser Rur & hundred and the Ru n ar- sunk in the s gagement Sunday with the Japancse squadron commanded by Admiral Kamimura, have been landed at Sas- €bo. One man died and 177 of the survivors are wounded, many of them seriou and a number mortally. The number of officers reseued has not despateh to port. | surrender to the be- ! St. Petersburg, Aug. 18—A despatch from Vladivostock s \hat every "ofticer on the Russian cruisers, Ros- sin and Gromohoi was either kill:d jov wounded in Sunday’s fight with the Japanese fleet. The vessels were lit- terly viddled, the guas and engir being partially dismounted. The escape of the Ru n vessels from their pursurers is re as wonder- ful. been determined, as all the sur were naked when captured, having stripped off their clothing before the cruiser sank. Thus it is impossible to disting nien as the former are concealing their ; rank, A supplementary report of Admira? Togo's casualties on Aug 10 increases the total of killed and wounded to 225, i CHEFOO A RUSSIAN BASE. Not Surrender Capturc: Japan Will determined not to Chinese demand, ance v i comply with . submitted in comy!- with the Russian note, that ti: ¢l be returned to Chefoo. Jaj: ts that to all intents and purpc Chefoo has hee Russian base during the war, Chinese junks having been fitted out there and sent through ihe Japanese blockading vessels to Pt Arthur. % No answer has yet been given bv an to the Russian protest in th: case of the Ryeshitelni, but when it is made it will be communicated to al’ ihe powers. MAY BE AT VLADIVOSTOK. | Several Russian Ships Did Not Returh to Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Aug. 18—Rumors in circulation here are to the effect that the cruisers Diona and Pallada have reached Vladivostok. It is possible these reports have grown out of the receipt of private telegrams by the milies of naval offic JAPANESE PRESS CONFIDENT. | Affair at Chefoo WIll Prove to Have Been Justified. New York, Aug. 18.—Japanese jour- in commenting upon the Ryeshi- affair state that the country does not intend to have a repetition of the gunboat Mandjur incident, says a dis- paich from Tokio. Japan, it is declared, cannot break up her fleet for the purpose of watch- ing Chinese ports where Russian ves sels take refuge. Confidence is ex- ssed by the papers that when the in regard to the Ryeshitelni capture are known Europe will endorse Japan's procedure. il fl- 2 e B e 2 0 3B 300 S M 2B e B 2B P B B P P O B M THE"FAULTLESS" STUMP PULLER... World’s Fair Prize. WES WRIGHT, 4 4 4 Most. Simple and Durable Stump Puller on the Market. E i E - Local Agent vvvwwwvvvvvmvmv sh the officers from the other ! Destroyer. i London, Aug. 18.—With regard the Ryeshitelni Japan, it is asserted, i3 WILL MAKE WNO APOLOGY. Japan Claims Russia Violated Chinese Neutrality. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—Informa- txv'u “received in St Petersburg fore- shadows that Japan &ill decline to re store the Ryeshitelni or make any rep- aration and that on the contrary she will contend that Russia, in sending the destroyer to Chefoo on an impor- tant military mission, herself was re- sponsible for the violation of China's neutrality, which Japan, at the open- ing of the war, promised to respect to the extent which Russia did. Never- theless, it is understood that Great Britain, as the ally of Japan, has ad- vised her to apologize. It is believed that Japan realizes that this course will please the Western powers, but that she will not follow it because it would mean a loss of prestige in China, where concession has always been translated to mean weaknes: China has replied to, Russia's rep- resentations regarding the Ryeshitelni, but her reply is couched in general terms professing friendship and the Mésire to preserve the strictest neu- ality. It expres disapproval of Admiral Sah's inability to proteciathe Ryeshitelni and represents that he took all the precautions possible, but could not prevent the night attack. The reply also says that one of the Japanese destroyers was overhauled as she was leaving the harbor and that a protest was lodged against her action, in view of which the Japanese captain promised to return but did | not do so. The reply does not say | the Ryeshitelni’s restitution was de- | manded. i China’s reply is not considered sat- isfactory by Russia, the main qaestion —what has China done to secure the | restoration of the Ryeshitelni?—re- { maining unanswered. Russia also de- | manded the punishment of Admiral ! Sah. STOESSEL V‘}ILL NOT YIELD. | by Storm. ! St Petersburg, Aug. 18—The an- nouncement of the mikado’s offer to allow non-combatants to leave Porl Arthur, coupled with the demand fov the render of the garrison, causes a revalsion of feeling here. The orig inal report that non-combatants would be permitted to depart before the storming operations began was re- garded as a humane and considerate act. The war oflice is without official coniirmation of the summons served upon General Stoessel, but not the | slightest idea exists in milit circles that he will yield, so long as food and ammunition hold out, without a fight, even to protect defenseless women and other non-combatants from the horrors of bomh ment. “General Stoessel, as an independ- ent commander, would have a perfect right under the Ru tary ulations, to surrender said a member of the general staff to the correspondent of the Associated Press, “but it may safely be assumed that a man of Sto s temper will not create a new precedent in Russian history. Our military annals do not show a single case where a commander vielded a fortress upon the demand of the enemy in order to avoid a fight. Sebastopol was taken by storm.” Tientsin, —It is asserted here that the missing vessels of the Russian squadron did not return to Port Arthur and it is believed that they have reached Vladivostok. DISARM PRUISER ASKOLD. Russian Ship at Shanghai to Be Put Out of Action. St. Pefersburg, Aug. 18—Russia has agreed to disarmament of the Russian cruiser Agkold, now at Shanghai. The admiralty here does not con- firm the reported arrival of the Rus- sian cruisers Diana and Pallada at ‘Vladivostok. A dispatch received dr- ing the morning from Viceroy Alexieff, who is at Vladivostok, makes no men- tion of these two wa REFUGESS REACH MUKDEN. Say Spirits of Port Arthur Garrison Are Wonderful. St. Petersburg,-Aug. 18.—A semi-offi- cial dispatch from Mukden says: “Ninety-two civilians, with their families, have arrived here from Port Arthur. The spirit of the garrison is wonderful. Civilians are joining in the ranks with the soldiers.” Rumor Has No Foundation. St. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—A rumor is again in circulation here that Port Arthur has fallen, hut the source is not traceable and it seems to have no more foundation than the previous ru- mors to the same effect. Japs Will Have to Take Port Arthur, i LINES ARE PARALLEL America and Great Britain Raise ~the Question of Food As Contraband. England Objects to Sinking of Neutral Vessels and Asks For Damages. St. Petershurg, Aug. 18.—The United States and Great Britain have formally raised the question of foodstuffs as contraband of war, except when di- rectly proved that they are destined for Delligerents’ armies or navies. While acting on parallel lines the i United States and Great Britain are proceeding independently, The Amer- ican case was presented through Am- bassador McCormick and follows the lines of the American declaration at the time of the Spanish war. It is in the form of a protest against the con- fiscation of flour on hoard the Arabia. The general American contention re- garding coal, naptha, ete., as set forth in Secretary Hay’s note of June 10 are also placed Dbefore the Russian gov- ernment. Great Britain followed by raising not only the question of foodstuffs as contraband but the legality of the sinking of neutral vessels. The protest was presented through Am- bassador Hardinge. The views are practically those embodied in the king's speech at the proroging of par- liameut. The communication takes ex- ception to the Russian doctrine that foodstuffs are contraband, takes a po- sition against the right of Russia to sink neufral merchantmen and de- mands compensation in the case of the Knight Commander. With regard to foodstuffs consigred to an enemy's ports the communication maintains that proof that they are intended for a belligerent military or naval force Is necessary in order that they may be considered contraband. It illus- traies in this contention the case of the flour on board the Arabia, which was consigned to a British firm at Yokohama and whith was declared contraband by the divostok prize court, Great Briteinwsatends that the Russian doctrine is equivalent to a declaration that all foodstuffs con- signed to an enemy’s port ‘are uncou- ditionally contraband. The British note argues the question at length against the right to sink neutral ships as heing contrary to international law and usage. Although the communications of both governments are couched in friendly terms they make the posi- tions of the United States and Great Britain quite clear and emphatic. COLLISION AT A CROSSING FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND A LARGE NUMBER INJURED IN CHICAGO ACCIDENT. Chicago, Aug. 18.—Three suburban electric cars collided with a passenger train on the Chicago Great Western railroad at Forty-eighth street and Colorado avenue during the afternoon. Four persons were killed outright, it is reported, four others are expected to die and from ten to fifteen others were seriously injured. The electric cars were bound for the Hawthorne race tracks and were dashing along at top speed. It is said that the mo- torman did not heed or hear the ap- proaching passenger train until almost directly upon the tracks. When he ap- plied the brakes it was too late. Loop-the-Loop Artist Killed. Salt Lake City, Aug. 18.—Clarence de Ryder, a cyclist, was killed while attempting to loop-the-loop at a local resort. When he reached the upper side of the loop his wheel left the track and he dropped to the ground. His head struck the wheel and his neck was broken. De Ryder was lit- tle known here. This was his first at- tempt to loop-the-loop. I-lllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllll up to 25¢; Ladies’ and Gent’s IO’LEARY @ BOWSER, lllllllllllllllllllllllllll Hosiery Sale. All odds and ends in Misses' and Children’s Hose, worth sale price, per pair, 11 cents Silk Hose, at - All 0dds and ends in Tadies’ Hose worth up to 35c; sale price, per pair, 19 cents 250|0 Off All Men’s 35¢ Hose, per pair, ) E =, > ot > Z, o » > - = ) =, > = " G. A. R. CONVENTION OPENS. Meetings of Affiliated Bodies Also Called to Order, Boston, Aug. 18—The G. A. R. and the affiliated organizations went into convention during the day to transact the business arising as one of the| most important features of the national encampment week. The meetings-of the various bodies gave promise of un- usual interest, because of the existing spirited though friendly contests for the different offices. The accredited delegates to the G. A. R. convention, numbering between 1,200 and 1,400, as- sembled in Symphony hall. Four conventions. were called to or-| der during the day in the Tremont Temple building. Most important of, these was the convention of the Wo-| man’s Relief Corps. The other meet- ings were those of the Ladies of the| G. A. R, the National Daughters of Veterans and the Ladles’ Aid Society, ' auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans.! Still another convention was that of the national order of the Sons of Vet-' erans at Boston university. DAVIS FORMALLY NOTIFIED i COMMITTEE CALLS ON DEMO- CRATIC VICE PRESIDEN- TIAL NOMINEE. ‘White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Aug. 18—FHenry Gassoway Davis was formally notified during the day that ! he is the nominee of the Democratic party for vice president of the United States. Mr. Davis accepted the nomi- nation in a brief speech, reviewing the political situation, echoing the senti- ments of Judge Parker on the money question and expressing the determina- ' tion to be successful in the campaign. Representative John Sharp Williams ! of Mississippi, chairman of the notifi- cation committee of the St. Louis con- vention, delivered the notification ad- dress. ! The ceremonies were held on the lawn of the White Sulphur Springs hotel, which affords a natural amphi- theater, the ground sloping up from .the speaker’s stand on all sides and sheltered by huge, spreading oaks. The day was an ideal one from every standpoint. An early morning fog had been dissipated by the sun and the air was still and crisp. Hundreds of enthusiastic Democrats had assembled from the Virginias and bordering states and heavy trainloads brought others from a distance. Sturdy mountaineers came on horseback, on foot and in wagons, with their fami- lies. The ceremonies were marked with the utmost simplicity. The fa- mous “Stonewell Brigade band” of Staunton, Va., organized by General Jackson, played stirring airs. A pretty incident occurred at the conclusion of the ceremonies when a delegation of seventeen ladies from Atlanta, Ga., headed by Mrs. W. L. Peel, all bearing the Georgia state flag, came forward to congratulate the candidate. These same ladies tendered Judge Parker a reception in_Atlanta last June. Chairman Thomas Taggart of the na- tional committee, who had planned to atiend the ceremonies, wired that it would be impossible for him to get to ‘White Sulphur Springs. Perry Bel- mont was the only representative of the New York Democracy present. DOUBLE LYNleNG IN GEORGIA. Two Negro Murderers Burned at the Stake by a Mob. Stateshoro, Ga., Aug. 18.—Notwith- standing the sentence of death passed upon them by the court Paul Reed and Will Cato, negroes, two of the princi- pals in the murder and burning of Henry Hodges and wife and three of their children six miles from States ( boro three weeks ago, were burned at the stake A determined mob charged on the courthouse, overpowered the military guard, secured Cato and Reed, who had been found guilty after a legal trial and sentenced to be hanged, took them two miles from Statesboro and there burned them alive. The negroes had been sentenced to hang on Sept 9 Lutheran Synodical Conference. ‘Winona, Minn., Aug. 18.—The odical confereuce of the Lmhemu church of America opened here during the morning with close to ninety del- egates present. The opening sermon was delivered by Rev. J. Bading of Milwaulkee, president of the confer- en [eR R RN R R R R R R R R R R R XoR R R RoR-RRoR- R R oRoR K- “It is what you Save, not what you Earn, that makes Wealth.” \WHEAT IS RISING September Option Advances Four Cents and December Goes Up Five Cents. Alarming Crop Reports From the Northwest Cause of the Panic. Chicago, Aug. 18.—September wheat sold at $1.09 on the Chicago board of trade during the day, 3% to 4 cents | over the previous day’s close. Decem- ber advanced 5 cents to $1.10. These prices marked a new record far above all previous so called high points. Intense excitement attended the trad- ing. The market closed within a half of top figures for the day in September and one cent for December. Reports of a more alarming outlook for the wheat crop in the Northwestern states and Canada seemed to turn nearly every individual in the pit into a frantic buyer. Cables were bullish and there were indications of large for- eign buying orders in this market. Messages from North Dakota were to the effect that many fields that look thrifty will not be cut because of the shriveled condition of the wheat ber- ries due to the ravages of black rust. Farmers in Minnesota were said to be burning their wheat fields to clear the ground for next year's crop. In dis- tricts of Manitoba, where the crop promised a few days ago to be twenty to twenty-five bushels to the acre, it will not now, according to reports, yield over twelve. Few reverses were experienced after the buying furore took possession of the crowd, prices mounting rapidly. The close was strong, but prices were off somewhat from the top through the operations of scalpers. Open a Savings Bank Account! Get 2 Home Bank Free! 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