Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 3, 1904, Page 1

- RUSSIA' FIGHTS DESPERATELY i i | i | | “plosion here early in the day. A Pioneer : WANT AD = Will Do Tt. I hn”‘"‘!ca S"l‘.'eb.y x VOLUME 2. NUMBER 117. qy Bemidji Daily Pio MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St- Paul and the North Pole. EMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. SIX BURNED TO DEATH OIL. EXPLOSION RESULTS IN SE- RIOUS DISASTER AT YEL- LOW CREEK, OHIO. BLAZING OIL TANK BLOWS UP CONTENTS THROWN OVER RESI- DENCE AND ESCAPE OF OC- CUPANTS CUT OFF. Yellow Creek, 0., Sept. 3.—Six per sons were burned to death and four ¢ injured by a fire and oil ex The dead are Mrs. Henry Fling and two children and three unknown men The house of Henry Fling fired by a street lamp and the intense heat set fire to the rig of an oil well near the house. The flames destroyefi the derrick and communicated to e tank, which was full of oil re the oc cupants of the house rcalized theit danger a te m oceurred. The bla thrown all over the house and their escape was cut off, The bodies were recovered after the fire was subdued. FIVE PERSONS ARE KILLED IMPERIAL LIMITED ON THE CANA- DIAN PACIFIC WRECKED BY OPEN SWITCH. Winnipeg. Man., Sept. 3.—Five peo- ple were killed on the Canadian I'n- cific westbound imperial limited at Sintaluta. Three bodies have been identified. are those of Mrs, (t. en route to Edmonton; 3 of Sand Point and ¢ of Ottawa. The in- 3 J. Brett and Miss Golden, who were on their way to Manila; Miss Murtay, on the way (o Shanghai: Tra Ross, bound to Victoria and the porter, L. P. Hart. The switch was left open by a train crew whicll had just left the town and the trans continental e dashed in upon a freight train, Owing to the fact that the dead were in their night clothes and the porter unconscious it has been impc ble to learn the names of the other victim The governor general, Lord Minto, and paity w on the (rain, but cs- caped uninjured. W. GEORGE REILLY DEAD. Man Who Shot the Queen of Zanzibar Passes Away. ‘Washington, Sept. 3.—W. Georg Reilly, who while consul to Zanzi is said to have shot the queen of zigar with salt and pepper because she persisted in bathing naked each after- noon in a fount in front of the Ameri- can consulate, died Thursday at a hospital of leat prostration. He was a character about Washington, fre- quenting n Hailing Reilly at various times held public offices there, and was a judge of the uthern commission for Virginia. he was United States consul to places in Venezuela and also at one time was consul to Zanzibar, to which offices he was appointed by Republican presi- dents. BY WIND AND LIGHTNING. Eight Persons Injured During Storm at La Crosse. , Wis,, Sept. 3 ght per- injured by a tornado and in the southern part of this in one house were burned hock of lightning, while in an- residence flying deb struck and injured two. 1 will recover. Several and outbuildings were badly aged by the wind. rain which followed caused houts on the railvoads and s are from one to five hours late into this WHILE FISHING IN DORIES. Thirty-cne of Crew of French Barken- tine Lost. St. Johns, N. F., Sept. 3.—The Cana- dian schooner Troop, Captain Pentz, from the Grand Banks fishing grounds, Teports that on Aug. 20 Captain Zim- mermann of the fishing schooner Col- eraine reported having spoken a French barkentine, name unknown, 170 miles off Cape Race, with only three men left out of a crew of thirty- four, the others having been lost whije fishing with dories. American Schooner Seized. North Sydney, C. B., Sept. 3—The American fishing schooner Samosa was seized during the day off this port by the Canadian*government cruiser Gladiator and towed into the harbor. The captain of the cruiser claims that fhe Samosa was fishing within the three-mile limit. Tennessee Miners Go Out. Coal Creek, Tenn., Sept. 3.—About 900 men went on strike in the Coal Creek district during the day, aug- menting the number of strikers to 1,250. Bvery mine in this district is closed, with the exception of the Slate Stone mine of the Knoxville Iron com- dany. z Jupanese center and left in ch for that purpose. The dicated. In Full St Petersburgh Sept. that Kuropatkin is in full retreat. has come from the seat of war but decl eJaps Have Russians Nearly Surrounded| FiflflififiA MEAT FAMINE and Kuropatkin Assumes Offensive In Desperate Atttempt to Escape St. Petersburg, Sep 3--General Kuvopatkin last night assumed the offensive at Liao Yang hurling the bulk of his army against the Japanese right on the north side of the Tiatse river under Kuroki and at the same time holding the k by a force lefs on the south bank of the viver tussian army is not yet completely encivcled and it is hoped here that Kuroatkin’s position is not as desperate as earlier reports in- Retreat. -Late this afternoon a report reached St.Petersburg The war office admits that such aves that it is not official. yang was continued until a late hour and was resumed at dawn. The fate of the great bulk of the retreating Russian army hinges upon the bravery and fortitude of its left flank. Pefore falling back General Kuro- patkin intended that his lefr to the eastward and northward of Liaoyang should be greatly strengthencd i hope of checking General Kuroki's ad- vance around his flank and to protect nis line of retreat and communicati Ihe greatest portion of this protect foree the neighhorhood of Heiyingta qiles northeast of Lia . where it was fiercely assaulted by General I roki. The result of this fighting i aot known. If Kuroki wins and s che flanks of the retreating Russ| and reaches the railroad it w The Japanese managed to interfere teriously with the train service from Lizoyung. They used some guns Captured From the Russians, ogether with some of their own, to bombard the railroad station at Liao- yang, thus preventing the entraining 1 troops. ai's of the pursuit of the Russian right have been received here. {L is evident that the Russians are contesting the their movement the actual occu- pation of bere. Oificial dispatches indicate that the ans were still in possession ang. of casualties in the fighting before Liaoyang is growing and the Indications that it will prove to be the bloodiest battle since the Franco-Prussian war. The caleulations of casualties must Include the losses since Aug. 283, for the contest has been practically con- s since then. The Japanese have alrea reported over 25000 men killed and wounded. DISPATCHES ARE CONFUSING OFFICIAL REPORTS DO NOT GIVE A CLEAR IDEA OF THE SIT- UATION AT LIAOYANG. London, Sept. 3.—Beyond establish- Ing the fact that Kuropatkin has with- drawn the main portion of his forces to the north bank of the Taitse river and that the action is still in progress the day's dispatches do not give a clear idea of the situation at Liao- yang. Accepting St. Petersburg ad- i at their face value it would seem that the Russian commander effected a partial ‘ment, placing the river between himself and the main body of the Japanese and at the same time establishing a position that will en- able him tc oppose the force under General Kuroki which succeeded in crossing the river and is now attack- ing the Ra: n leit. The same dis- patches say that the position Kuro- patkin now occupies is the one he had prepared and fortified and where he has all along planned to make his sec- ond stand instead of directly in and around Liaoyang with the river at his back, as has been believed. On the other hand Tokio dispatches that the Russians were closely ed and most disorganized in their rement across the river. The re- vort from Marshal Oyama that he was engaged with the Russian center would ind: e that at least a portion of Kuropatkin's army is still on the south bank of the river. While it is not definitely stated that the Japanese have occupied Liaoyang Tokio reports ihat the town is burning. It does not appear that the Japanese main army has yet crossed the Taitse and de- tails of the day’s fighting are entirely lacking. from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 were 10,000. The Russian casualties of Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 are given in official reports as 5,000 killed and wounded. GREAT PIECE OF BTRATEGY. Russian View of Kuropatkin's Retire- ment From Liaoyang. St. Petersburg, Sept. 3.—No abso- lute information has reached the war ofiice contirming the reports that Liao- yang has been occupied by the Jap- anese, but it is positively known that General Kuropatkin decided to with- draw from his positions south of Liao- yang to the north or right bank of the Taitse river Tuesday night and the orders. were actually given. “The war Tokio, Sept. 3.—The fighting at Liao- | n the | lice presumes that the movement carried out since the latest ad- ces were that the crossing of the ver was not being opposed. The fact, closed for the first time in these hes Thursday night, that the strongest Russian position prepared by General Kuiopatkin was not around the town of Liaoyang, as the public had been led to believe, but on the right or north bauk of the Taitse Irivox-. was a secret so successfully guarded thal not even an intimation ol it had leaked out. It is now ex- iplained that the Russian commander- in-chief had all along anticipated that the Japanese, when they made their advance on Liaoyang, would pursue the identical tactics which had been 50 succ se of the campaign and, while attacking in front, would attempt by a wide de- tour to outflank the Russian position. This time General Kuropatkin s not | caught napping. He was prepared for just what happened and as soon as he received word (hat General Kuroki had crossed the Taitse twenty mil above Liaoyang and was moving west- ward Kuropatkin met the move by throwing his whole army over at night. By this piece of strategy Kuropatkin, in fhe opinion of the general staff, gained an immense advantage. His army is concenirated on one side of the river and the road is still open for his retirement northward, while the Japanese armies, which must act in unison, are separated by the river, which pl Kuropatkin in a position to oppose Kuroki with his whole army while Generals Oku and Nodzu are stranded on the other side, which gives Kuropatkin a possible opportu- nity to imitate Napolcon's tactics and defeat the opposing forces in detail. RETIRE IN G!{EAT DISORDER JAPANESE REPORT OF THE RUS: SIAN EVACUATION OF, LIAOYANG. Tokio, Sept. 3.—The Russians be- gan to retreat on the right center from Lia ng early Thursday. They were thrown into great confusion while at- tempting to cross to the right bank of the Taitse The Japanese, pursuing them vigorously, seized a Russian cannon which they used to shell the Linoyang railway station. Field Marshal Oyama’'s right at- tacked a hcavy force of Russians in the vicinity of Heiyingtai, twelve miles northeast of Liaoyang, at 11 o’clock Thursday. His left began at dawn Frida, ssing the Russians toward Tal It is thought that he will severely punish the Russians. The Jjapanese casnalties in the Liao- yang engagement have not yet been ascertained officially. It is announced that they will not exceed 10,000, The chief of staff of the cen! anese army, General Nodzu graphing carly Friday morning, re- ported that the Japanese center was continuing to advance with the object of taking a line from Shinchiyen to Liaoyang and effecting a rejunction with the Japanese left, commanded by General Oku. It is reported here that a conflagra- tion is raging at Liaoyang. CONCENTRATE AT MUKDEN. Kuropatkin Will Probably Carry Out Original Plan. Paris, Sept. 3.—The foreign office has no confirmation of the reports of the Javanese occupation of Liaoyang, but its advices lead the officials to say it is probable that General Kuropatkin decided to carry out his original plan to retreat on Mukden. This plan, it is added, temporarily abandoned, as Kuropatkin believed that the de- fenses of Liaoyang would permit him to hold back the Japanese. This fail- ing, it is stated, the Russian comman- der will atiempt to revert to his first plan, that of effecting a concentration at Mukden. The officials here have almost given Oyama reports that nis lossey $uP hope of finding Lieutenant de Cu- verville, the French naval attache who left Port Arthur in a junk with Lieu- tenant Gilginheim, the German naval attache, about the middle of August. He cabled to the authorities here Aug. 15 that he was about to leave and that the American naval attache, Lieuten- ant Newton A. McCully, had succeed- ed in getting out on a junk. De Cuver- ville has not been heard of since start- ing. His family and the officials here are greatly alarmed. He is a son of Admiral de Cuverville. Is Considered a Reverse. Berlin, Sept. 3.—Military specialists treat the news from Liaoyang as indi- jcating a great Russian reverse that, with the railway northward cut and bad roads, may be turned into a rout. ) a rumor Fine Shoes ® PINGREE-MADE 8TOCK YARDS STRIKERS DECIDE IT IS THE BEST WEAPON TO FIGHT PACKERS. "LEADERS AGREE ON WAR TO FINISH UNION MEN IN ALL PACKING ES- The largest stock of Shoes in Northern Minnesota to select ™1 from. The makers make the I prices; the same in Bemidji as in New York. ° TABLISHMENTS ORDERED TO QUIT WORK. Chicago, Sept. 3.—“A meat famine will be forced at all costs. It is the best weapon with which to fight the trust packers, although it may not be welcomed by the independents.” In these words President Donnelly of the butchers’ organization declared a boycott against all meat and an- nounced that union men will quit in all ‘backing establishments regardless of where live stock is secured. Donnelly’s announcement was made . at the conclusion of a meeting of the allied trades conference board. The executive boaid of the Retail Meat Dealers’ association of Chicago had just been in conference with Mr. Donnelly and his associates, having come to ask certain concessions for the independent packers and to seek author to attempt to bring about a meeting between the packers and rep- resentatives of the strikers, By ignoring these latest attempts at peace and by adopting such an aggres- Douglas Shoes for Men Pingree Shoes for Ladies $1.50 te $2.50 Bemidji, Minnesota.. strated their $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 Little Giant Shoes for Children Story Books and Blotters free to school children. =0’Leary @ Bowser. fight to a finish. Donnelly Issues Statement. the saue aiter 5:30 p. m. on Satarday. The following statement was given | The Dackers have resorted to extor- by President Donnelly: 5 ME Du":T‘h)C lzu‘;lbll'rll‘k‘nfl(* hoard, yrepl‘escming i live stock on t.h(} hoof for alll\OSs. BO':]I- i all organizations involved in the pres- } {ng and;chargine almost. any, lf"{!ce ty_l;'] Chefco, Sept. ent packinghouse strike, bas taken ac- | the dressed product. The public will | pati tion to place all meats upon the unfair | 20W be given an opportunity to re- list. This order goes into effect on | taliate by refusing to eat meat until Saturday evening, Stpt. 8, at 5:30|Such time as they can procure the p.m. The order will be sent to every | Same at a fair market price. o packinghouse in the country and no | . The police record of the strike at member of the Meat Cutters and |the Stock Yards station to date reads: Butcher Workmen's union will be al-| Assaults, 46; m}:n'de_x's.) 4;4 3accnlems. lowed to dress any animal until the | 97; removed D i strike is settled. This action is the | Secretary Malley of the Switchmen’ Tesult of the request that the public | union declares there will be no strike refuse to eat meat and no person, no | Of switchmen Dbecause the Chicago matter in what capacity employed in | Junction Railroad company has a force handling meat, must refuse to handle | Of strike breakers ready to step into E their places. = newspaper newspaper Aug. 26 from a di that because of this @ oo E, TS S P P PP P A intention to make it a. N . RETURNING TO UNITED STATES., | tion as the result of the strike, buying =Correspondents Dissatisfied With Jap- anese Rules. 3 —Richard Harding and John Fox, Jr, American correspondents, have ar- rived here from the headquarters of the Sccond Japanese' army and will leave for the United States Sept. 8. They say that the foreign attaches and correspondents Second army witnessed the battle of ance of eight miles and that this was so unsatisfactory to them that they united in a round robin to the Japanese authorities with the protesting restriction on their movements their usefulness was| at an énd. = General Oku replied, saying that in . the future they would be permitted to witness engagements from a distance of four miles, whereupon Davis and Fox, together with Melton Prior and George Lynch, British correspondents, left the Sécond army. Circus Tent Wrecked. Des Moines, Sept. 3.—A severe elec- trical and wind storm caused consid- erable damage over lowa during the night. At Towa City Barnum & Bailey’s show tents were blown down just be- fore the time set for the evening per- formance. No one was injured, as the tents were cleared of people just be- fore the storm struck, meet—namely, whether to do a cash busivess or to extend credit. slow paying customers. The best Tea Dust I can get, usnal price per pound 25 cts., now 15 cts. or 2 pounds for 25 cts. A 40 cent Tea, per pound 30 cts. or 3 1-2 Ibs. for $1. Pearl Tapioca, per 1b 5 cts., usnal price 3 lbsfor 25 cts. « Fine German Sago, per 1b 5 cts., usual price 3 lbs for 25 cts. Pop Corn, very dry, bought over a year ago so every kernel ought to pop, only 5 cts. per 1b. Fancy large Lemons, per doz. 20 cts. sale. Seeded Raisins 10 cts. per 1b, usually sold for 15 cts. Note the Following: McCONKLEY VER SINCE COMING TO BEMIDJI I have been confronted with the same problem every merchant has to Everyone knows when cradit is given a merchant is obliged to mark his prices a little higher in order to cover losses he meets through bad debts and I have always thought it an injustice to those who pay promptly to be obliged to pay for those who do not and consequently have finally determined to put my prices down on a strictly cash basis. Kirks Soap Co.’s Laundry Soaps, none better made, 9 bars Satinet for 25 cts or $2.65 per box, 7 bars Dome or White Russian for 25 cts. or 15 bars for 50 cts., per box $3.25, 8 bars Cabinet for 25 cts. or $3 per box. Toilet Soaps—Bengal Castile 3 for 10 cts, per doz. 40 cts.; Butter Milk 3 for 10 cts., per doz. 40 cts.; Oat Meal Soap 3 for 10, per doz. 40 cts.; Daily Queen 3 for 10 cts., per doz. 40 cts.; Golf 3 for 10 cts., per doz. 40 cts. All ahove are usually sold at 5 cts. straight. 3 for 20 cts., per doz. 75 cts.; Jockey Club 3 for 20 cts., per doz. 75 cts.; Shandon Dell 3 for 20 cts, per doz. 75 cts.; Heliothorpe 3 for 20 cts., per doz. 75 cts. are especially low prices, some brands less than whole- Juvenile per cake 15 cts. 25 cents per cake. Violet DeParm Above This is usnally sold for %+ Continued In Our Next. %= PHONE 233. 7l J. A. McCONKLEY | N i 3 | | sl mllion S e S iateatankic SRS e