Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 22, 1904, Page 1

| | A Pioneer : WANT AD :: Will Do I. o A AR Bemidji Daily Pion MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. eer The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS urn any other news- er between Duluth Cmoksmn, St- Paul nnd the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 106. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1904. TEN CENTS PER'WEEK MANY KILLED BY TORNADO Eleven Dead and One Hundred and Four Injured by Cyclone in St. Paul. St. Paul, Aug. 22.—The latest veturns show that eleven persons are dead 1 four weve injured by the tornado which passed over th and one hundred vicinity Saturday nicht. In St. Paul three ave dead and forty-three are in- jureds: in Minneapolis ove is dead and fourteen injured; at Louis Park three are dead and twenty-five injured, and at Waconi four are dead and “lone. s foat up to over ge. Several busine: s tweaty injured as a vesult of the ey The property 1o two million doliars, St. Paul sustaining hall of the dama houses were unroofed, but the devastation in the residence districts is greater. RUSSIAN CRUISER NOVIK WAS SUNK Ang. 22, —Ths wkhalin Tsland eraiser Novik was sunk in the fight with the Japan- Sunday. The vessel was beached before Tokio, ese warships of sinking. ‘smu positions with the utmost vigor, £ 92 M. L Tuin, the aomelon, Aue 2% M H, Uuin, thel preparing for a final assanlt. When apanese consul general at Tie ntsin,} DieULocnin was permitted o proceed who arrived here during the day on on » her course the firing was at its eaviest and it was believed to indi- cate the imminence of a general as- sault. h steamer Pechili and whao conversation with the comman der of a Japanese torpedo boat de stroyer which overhauled the steamer | oft Liaotieshan promontory during the LEFT BY EMPEROR'S ORDER. night, says that the battle now raging = at Port Arthur is directed against the| German Military Attache at Port Ar- forires: 1f. It is taking place along thur Picked Up at Sea. the entire line and it is Japan's si-p Tsingtau, Aug. 20.—The Ppreme effort, to which the recent bat- [ protecied cruiser Yaeyama tles were only preliminary contests.|anchored here and landed Major Ho.- He adde man, the German military atiache wi:o “I firmily believe that you can saf Bovt Avthye. The major leit say that Port Arthur will soon be in gee tn g il aptao oy h ! ders. pancoc our hands. Ome after the other of lie} ¢ryjger picked him up thirty miles ot outer defenses have been taken by tl.e aud, it is reported, confiscated his Japanese and when the latter had| papers. Major Hoffman's personal completed their preparations for the| baggage was left on the junk. grand assault General Stoessel was = e asked to surrender. He refused. Now MESSAGE TO. GARRISON. cotries:the finglitos Czar Thanks Port Arthur Troops for Bravery and Loyalty. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22.—The e peror has telegraphed Lieutenant Gea- eral Stoessel, in command of the m pe- | tary forces at Fort Arthur, as follows: L L you to congratulate in my ¢ and on bebalf of the whole of ssia the troops, sailors and inhab: TERRIFIC FIRING HEARD. Japs Preparing Way for Final Assault on Port Arthur. Chefoo, Au: ~—The steamer chili, just arvived here, was hauled and boarded by a Japanes overs stroyer and five torpedo boats ix|itants of Port Arthur on the sue miles off 1mnuv~lmn An off ftom | gained in the fighting of July 26, 2 the destroyer st board torjand 25. I am fully convinced of the forty minutes conversing with thelabsolute readiness to uphold the glory Japariese consul at itsin, who|of our arms by their unbounded | Was a passenger for Cheioo, Thebravery. I warmly thank all. sounds of liring were so heavy occa- May the most high God bless their sionally that conversation was divi- deeds, which entailed so heavy cult. The Japanese explained thay | $2¢71ced, and may He protect the of Port Arthur from the at- fortr they were engaged shelling the jte |, of the enemy. THE"FAULTLESS" 1 STUMP PULLER... Most Simple and Duarable Stump Puller on the Market. e 2B B P ol B . L] [d I W O World’s Fair Prize. WES WRIGHT, - Local Agenu vaww“vwvwvvvm > THOMAS H. SHEVLIN WINS. Brother Fails to Prove Charge of Fraudulent Dealing. Minneapolis, Aug. 22.—Judge Simp- son has sustained Thomas H. Shevlin in every point of his contention in the famous Dbrother against brother suit prought by KEdwin C. Shevlin to re- cover $200,000 on some stock which the defendant alleged to have se- cured from his brother by the exercise of fraud and undue influence. The verdict is a sweeping victory for the defendant and a stay of sixty days is given to take an appeal. It is probable that the case will be ap- pealed. ‘The case occupied six weeks in court cted a,good deal of attention, partly owing to the prominence of the ns involved and partly because peculiar nature. The contention of Edwin C. Shevlin V: that Thomas H. Shevlin peed fraud and undue influence in getting of a block of stock in the and St. Hilaire Lumber companies and that tke price paid was fully $200,000 less than the market value. The defendant denied that there was any fraud or undue influence used | in acquiring the property and the court sustained him in this contention. CAPTAIN MURPHY DEAD. Led Posse That Captured the Young- ers in 1876. Madelia, Minn., Aug. 22.—Captain ‘William Wallace Murphy, a Civil war veteran and the man who led the seven men that captured the notorious Younger brothers in the latters’ at- tempt to escape from the Northiield raid, is dead here. When the Younger brothers were caught, on Sept. 21, 1876, Captain Mur- phy was the spirit of the posse of pursuers. Only through his fearless leadership, it asserted by persons who best know, the surrender of the bank robbers was accomplished. The Youngers, too, joined in this eulogy to the captain's bravery. When thoy saw him fording and refording the creek, calling his followers from places of safety, the Yoangers knew that their most timely act would be to kill him]| in order to defeat inevitable capture. They fired upon him, one bullet break- { ing a pipe in his pocket, but they did not turn him from his purpose. He advanced upon them, rallying seven brave men of his party. A hand to hand fusillade occurred. Pitts was killed and every member of the gang of fugitives was wounded. Their sur- render followed. PRESIDENT CASTRO ABSENT. No Reply to Minister Bowen’s De- mands on Venezuela. Washington, Aug. the state department’ request President Castro to put the New York and Bermudez Asphalt com- pany again in po erty in Venezuela p of the Venezuelan supreme court in September Mr. Bowen has cabled the department that he has laid these rep- resentations before the Venezuelan foreign office, but that he h'\\ not yet been able to sec President Castro, who at pr sent from Caracas. A full compliance with the department’s request is scarcely expected at first and it is thought that the Venezuelan govern- ment will come back with a counter proposition which will open up a field of discussion lasting some time. POLICIES OF $19,000 PAID. Arkansas Physician Supposed to Be Dead Reappears. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 22—Dr. R. G. Lightle, who was supposed to have been burned in his barn at Searcy, May 22, and on whose death insurance companies paid §19,000 in policies, has returned to Searcy and surrendered to the authorities. Lightle said he did not attempt to commit fraud, but left suddenly because he had a corpse in his barn for dissection and when the building burned he feared he might be arrested for grave robbery. s. Lightle has returned $15,500 of the insurance money. llllllllllllll\llll.l-llllll 2..0’Leary & Bowser... » Ladies’ Bemtdn. Mnnnesota.. . FALLSHOES.. 3 3 We are now showing Fall Stylesin % 3% Pingree-Made Shoes. COMPOSITS in turn and welts, kid and patent leather; price, - - $3.00 GLORIA turns and welts in all the new leathers Price $3.50 VOGUE " the finestshoe made they’ll fit your feet. Price $5.00 LITTLE GIANT Shoes for Misses and Children. Kid, box calf, patent kid and velour calf; light or heavy %oles- pricesfrom - - - . $I2B+to $2.50 P 1 X P lllllllllllllllllll DONNELLY HOPEFUL Leading of Striking Packinghouse Employes Confident of Victory. Mayor Declares Living Quarters Must Be Secured on The Outside. Chicago, Aug. 22.—“I see no peace in sight except on condition that the packers surrender and on uncondi- tional terms. When the people see the report of Friday night's meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor they will be astounded. . We will have a trump card to play.” So said President Donnelly of the striking cattle butchers whdie he was directing his assistants to go to other cities and while he himself was pre- paring to go to East St. Louis to meet International Vice President Cass E. Schmidt, whom Donnelly will send to Kansas City to look after the lahor situation there. He declared the action of Mayor Harrison in ousting the strike break- ers from the housing rooms in the packing plants meant guicker success to the strikers. Not since the strike began has Pres- ident Donnelly seemed so hopeful. He criticised the action of the teamsters in sending a committee into the yards to make an investigation. “I don’t see what the teamsters ex- pected to do,” he said. “If they don’t like Hus strike let them go back to work.” On the subject of action by the Federation of Labor Donnelly was silent, Ife simply declared the report would prove a sensztion. Labor Vote Cannot Be lgnored. “A national election is coming on,” said President Donnelly. “The labor vote is too powerful to be ignored. “The mayor's action in declaring the packers shall no longer house their strike breakers is the hardest blow our foe has received. The packers will have no trouble getting the breakers out of the plants and out of the yards. ‘We will help them do that if they need any help and will see that the outgo- ing crowds are nct hurt-bul as sure as the sun rises the strike breakers will not be able to get back to their places of work.” Packers affected by Corporation Counsel Tolman's opinion, holding that thousands of employes lodged at the stock yards must find accommoda- tions elsewhere, called a meeting at Swift & Co.’s offices to determine what action to take. It was hinted before the meeting ‘that attempts to abolish the living quarters in the packing plants would be contested, recourse being had to the courts if necessary. The packers declared informally before canvassing the situation that they would contend that Major Tol- man was mistaken in the premises and that the temporary placing of beds in the plants does not change the character of the buildings any more than the killing of a chicken in a pri- vale home would cause evolution of a residence to a slaughterhouse. Decide to Meet the Emergency. Declaring that the strike breakers will be held within the stock yards at all costs, even at the necessity of en- joining the city,’agents of the packers hurried about the yards durving the day reassuring the nonunion men and rushing work of rehabilitating bar- racks to be entirely separate from the slaughterhouses. Arrangements were made to bring in tents to cover every available vacant spot for the same pur- pose. Small circus tents were sent for to meet the emergency. Swift’s car shops were taken possession of by me- chanics, who began fitting up the plant as a bunkhouse, and the same ‘was done with other buildings apart from the killing departments.. Every effort was made to prevent a stampede of nonunionists. The packers declare it was successful and the exodus was no greater than usual. Union pickets reported - that the desertions were heavy and that the nonunion men were in a state of terror. Later in the day the packers decid- ed to appeal to the courts for an in- Junction to prevent the carrying out of the city’s orders that the strike breakers be no longer housed in the buildings at the stock yar?s. This was decided on at a meeting of the legal representatives of all the packing firms, save one, that are affected by the strike. JUDGE GRAY WILL ARBITRATE. No Likelihood of a Strike in the An- thracite Region. Wheeling, W. Va.,, Aug. 22—T. L. Lewis, national vice president of the United Mine Workers of America, has received a telegram from the concilia* tion board at New York that there will be no strike in the anthracite coal re- gion. All questions have been referred to Judge Gray and his interpretation will be final. Strike Breaker Badly Injured. Chicago, Aug. 22.—Allen Patten, a colored strike breaker, was found un- coascious in the stock yards during the day with his eyes lacerated until the sight had been destroyed. The right eye was practically gouged out. and the man was bleeding profusely. It is believed he is also suffering from a -fracture of the skull. The police took him to a hospital. One of the Guests Perishes. Lima, 0., Aug. 22—The Hotel Cam- bridge was destroyed by fire during the day. Thirty-five guests, with one exception, made their escape. When the flames were subdued George Buf- lage, a traveling man from Lawrence- { burg, Ind., was found dead from suf: focation, hnving tnllen in the hallway. | while attempting to DESTROYING MUCH PROPERTY. Five Serious Fires Raging in Vicinity of Seattle. Seattle, Aug. 22—Tive serious fires are raging in this county. The fires are destroying all the snow sheds from Lester to Burrot and are moving rap- idly east toward the west portal of the tunnel. The Northern Pacific has fifty men fighting to save railroad property. Another fierce fire is rag- ing in Pierce- county, near South Prairie, just across the county line. Another Dbig fire is burning at Sno- qualmie, in the northern part of the county, and is threatening the plant| of the Snoqualmie Coal and Coke com-| pany. So intense was the heat from the; forest fires on the Great Northern| railroad near Wellington, in the Cas- cade mountains, that the westbound overland train was delayed three hours. No damage was done to the bridge or track at Wellington, but the burning forest was so threatening that the railway officials held the- train west of there until an engine with a} pump and a force of men drove the; flames back. CAUSED HEAVY DAMAGE. ‘east of Port Arthur. , miral commanding the squadron. New York Sewers Overflow as Result of Rain Storm. H New York, Aug. 22.—The heavy rainfall which began late at night and continued nearly tem hours without cessation caused thousands of dollars damage and inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of persons in this city. Cellars were flooded; streets became miniature rivers, water and gas mains were washed out and broken and scores of excavations where building operations are in progress were filled with water which the overloaded sew- ers could not carry away. NOT CONSIDERED DESPERA'T'E.I Russian Opinion of the Situation at Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22.—The report ' from Chefoo that the Russians have driven the Japanese out of the position ' at Palichwang (Palungchang), whence they had been bombarding the' forts of Port Arthur, was received with con- siderable gratification at the war office, where it was regarded as evi-| dence that the defenders are strong' ' pedo boat destroyer Grozovoi to cease |is the report that the Russian cruiser | taotai to leave Shanghai within forty- | vania enough 10 take thie offenslvé when 1he occasion demands. For this reason the war office is not inclined to credit the reports that the Japanese have captured forts No. 3 and No. 4, just beyond Nagoush hill, five miles north- It is admittted that the possession of these forts ‘would render the situation of the be- siegers desperate. The war office has no official information from the fort- ress going beyond Aug. 8, 9 and 10, which was probably sent through the captured Russian torpedo boat de- stroyer Ryeshitelni, although this is not admitted. This report tells of the desperate character of the Japanese attacks, which continued practically without intermission for forty hoars. Genera] Stoessel's reports of the as- saults of Aug. 14 and 15 are expected at any hour. According to private information coming from Port Arthur by way of Chinese junks when the Japanese sent in the flag of truce Friday they con- veyed a message to both the general commanding the fortress and the ad- WILL PROBABLY DISARM. Russian Warships Must Do So or Quit Shanghai at Once. Shanghai, Aug. 22.—The report that the taotai has ordered the Russian tor- making repai at once and to leave this harbor or disarm is confirmed, as Askold has received orders from the eight hours or disarm. It is said to be impossible for the Askold to cross the bar before the spring tide and it is the belief in offi- cial circles that both the Grozovoi and the Aslkold will disarm. Number of Trainmen Injured. Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 22.—The third section of westbound Cleveland and Cincinnati express on the Pennsyl- road ran into a landslide at Conewago, below this city, and the entire train was ditched. The train carried ne passengers and was made up of five express cars. Four of the train crew, whose homes are in Phil- adelphia, were seriously injured and were brought to this city for treat- ment. RETIRING TO NORTH Russians at Anshanshan Move Toward Mukden And Japs Occucy The Place. Reserves in Forty-Five Districts Will Be Hurried to Scene of War. Tokio, Aug. 22—The Japanese troops have occupied Anshanshan and the Russians have retreated toward Mukden. Anshanshan is situated midway be- tween Haicheng and Liaoyang. The latter was defended by a fortified semi-circle of positions, enabling the Russian forces to be concentrated easily and moved along inside of the lines. The other main Russian posi- tions in the semi-circle referred to were Anping, about half way to Liao- yang; Sikhaien, about forty miles due east of Liaoyang, and Liandiansian, twenty-four miles southeast of Liao- yang. It was pointed out in a recent dis- patch from Liaoyang that the main Russian position would be stronger when they retired from Anshanshan. RAINS ARE STOPPING. Roads Around Liaoyang in Very Bad Condition. Liaoyang, Aug. 22.—Rains are stop- ping, the weather is cool but the roads are in such a condition that no en- counter of importance is expected for a considerable time. The fighting of the last two days has been limited to slight skirmishes between outposts. A troop of Cossacks has occupied Tazi- apoudza, a village a couple of miles southeast of Anping, and killed or captured seven Japanese. 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