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

D & A Pioneer : WANT AD Will Do It. e e e s e, /The Bemidji Daily The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 124. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1904." TEN CENTS PER WEEK CAUSED A GREAT STIR PRESENCE OF RUSSIAN VESSEL AT SAN FRANCISCO A DISA- GRE EABLE INCIDENT. OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON CONFER UNITED STATES WILL FOLLOW COURSE PURSUED BY OTHER NEUTRAL POWERS. Vashineton, Sept. 13. — Admiral Goodrich's report of the presence of the Russian transport $ena in San Fraucisco harbor caused a great stiv in official circles here. > ent the sh s entirely unexpectesd was a disagreeable event, for ™ ¥ been heped by (he officials that Amer- ica would escape being drgyn into the ity of making close decisions respecting the rights of vessels in our ports. Secreta; Morton promptly sought the advice of the state department, sending Captain Pillshury, acting chief of the navigation bureau, over to see Acting Secretary Adee. The latter in turn called for Judge Penfield, the department’s solicitor, and a confer- enc ned between the three men lasting half an hour. Then the state- ment was made that alter is was not a matter \\.mh at \h e con- cerred the nt, bui rather isdiction of the treasury department. The pres- ence of the R transport, so called, in San isco harbor in- volves the application of the United States Neutrality Laws and it was said at the state depart ment that it was the duty, under lh\, president’s proclamation of neutr: for the treasury oilic re—the collector of customs and surveyor the port—and the United States di trict attorney in San Francisco to tal any action necess in this matier. In other wor: > is pure i ternal as it stands, thongh it may be- come external at any moment and thus require action by the state d ment iu the event that anoth Japan for instance, of tention to the Lena's pr Francisco harbor. It is said at the state department that in international law there is no difference recognized between a trans. port and a battleship, though there seemed (o be an intimation conveyed in the San Francisco dispaiches t the captain of the Rus thought otherwise and wes to claim exemption from the rul war applying to naval ships. Thal be the case it is probably that the sovernment here will [oilow closely the course pur by G many, France and China in where Russian naval vessels shelter in their harbors. thing to be <one is to find the Exact Condition of the L. and whether or not there aciu S ists need for repairs. If it shouid wp- pear that the vessel is really scawor thy she mnst go to sei at once o at least within twent hours of no- tice to our officials of her al in port. She may take on a supply of coal, but only suflicient to move her to the ne¢ t home port and it will be part of the understanding under which this coal is furnished that it to be used for no other purpose. Am ican ports must not be made the ba of hostile operations against ecither the belligerents. Vladivostok and Port Arthur are the nearest Russian ports to San Fran- cisco, but it is possible that our gov- ernment would recognize the fact that they are absolutely closed by blorkade to the Lena and thus sanction the de: parture of a ship for Russia south- ward by wav of the west coast of South America, Cape Horn and the Atlant ean, In the event that repairs are found to be actually necessary the time al- lowed tor them will be fixed by our government experts and when they are completed, though it is under: that they must not proceed bey point just sufficient to make the v seaworthy. she will be allowed to de- part for Russia if she takes coal in San Francisco, or whence she pleases it she goes out under her own coal supply. STARTS FOR THE FAR EAST, Departure of Russian Baltic Fleet Offi- cially Announced. St. Petershurg, Sept. 13.—The depar- ture of the Baltic fleet for the Far East is officially announced. Admiral Birt- lieff, commander “of the naval force at Cronstadt, will accompany the fleet as far as Libau, from which port this modern armada of almost sixty pen- nants will sail for the Orient. Colliers accompany the fleet and other colliers have already sailed or are awaiting orders at foreign ports to meet the squadron on the way. The general opinion is that the vessel will go by way of Suez, but some ru- mors say the Cape route will be taken. The decision of the admiralty to send out the fleet in the face of the existing situation in the Far East is evidence of the temper of the gov ment to prosecute the war to a fini At a meeting of the emperc tary advisers War Minister Sakharoff recommended the sending of an addi- tional 550,000 men to the Far East. ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. Military Movements at a Standstill Around Mukden, Mukden, Sept. 13.—Rain fell during the night in torrents. The roads a impassable and military movements are at a standstill. The town is so crowded that foodstuffs are almost un- procurable. Prices have trebled and quadrupled. The division sutlers lost almost all their supplies during the Russian retreat. Civilians are besieg- ing the railroad station and other eat- ing places, but it is almost impossible to procure food. REPUBLICANS SUCCESSFUL Mainites Elect State Ticket by Plurality of Close to Thirty Thousand. Portland, Maine, Sept. 13. — The republican state ticket was successful atyesterday’s election by a plurality close to thwty thousand, about three thonsand smaller than four years ago. The Democrats gain\several seats in the legislature. RETIRING SLOWLY sion could not resist the onslaught of Japan’'s best troops and gave way and retreated. In the meantime Kuropat- kin was just launching his attack, but when he found the Japanese were turning his left he was compelled to abandon the offensive, withdraw and | order a retreat. As il turned out, how- | ever, General Stakelberg had come to - movemests Orloil’s rescue and checked the Jap- is being effected ¢ but in an or| anese fdanking movement just before derly manner. he two armies are| they reached Yentai. Had Kuropatkin merely keeping in touch with held on a litile longer the fate of the other, no fighting of consequence be-| 44y Might have been different, as this e senortad was the critical moment for’ Kuroki, Rain continues to fall at the theator| Folerred to in the dispatches from the of war and the roads are said to he| JAPAnese side. almest impassable. Orficial figures from Tok place the Japanese losses v the engagements which constitu the baitle of Liaoyang at 17,500, mu WAR SITUATION SUMMARIZED. St. Petersburg now practically con- cedes that General Kuropatkin is fall-| ing hack on Tie pass and no serious stand is expected at Mukden. Th movement is cenfirmed by Associate Press dispatches from Mukden, whi indicate that the Ru SEEKING JAP MERCHANTMEN. b i -1l Russian Cruiser Lena Arrives at San ! Francisco. San Fran:isco, Sept. 13.—The state- ne 1y a big reduction of the 1| ment that the an. cruiser Lena ported casualties of the gre bati left Vladivosiok j-one days ago According to military experts the 1:.-{ and amrived with foul boilers has sian lo should not exceed those of the Jupanese: in fact, as Russia was| on the defensive, they should not be so t great. The Tokio figuies, therein -, d,"_ " (rom twe would indicate that the total casw.| Sight Lo thirty and. it 15 polnted fies Were mot 1iove than 80,000, out that tae Lena would not haye been He Aol permitied to leave Viadivostok in such condition that a month’s voyage would St. Petersburg, Sept. 13.—No fre-u| virtually disable her. Local shipping light has been thrown on the situation! men incline to the belief that the Lena at the front. Unofiicial informa.. 1! has been out from Viadivostok longer tonds to ann ~wa-wr-+ o' {han a month and has been so long aroused considerable speculation and on. The average time of a steanser {rom the Russian ancisco is from twenty- ;| / 4 A 4 MATTIPHIBBS, Republican Candidate foriNomination Register of Deeds. eral Kuropatkin is withdrawing the| patroliing the. b u@h seas in search o ! bulk of his army northward from|Japanese merchantmen and other ves-, Mukden. [t onE ontiaha: e The walh. BoRt X orced to put in here for renovation. TIAIChLI.'llUU 1‘]‘3:1'::“3[3 i‘ticl:ihel\]'\[ll‘solilafl Another surmise is that the Lena' s Sy i was so long out without getting sight| Oyama are reported to have unitedf of 5 prige that she put in here for in- norih of the Taitse river, but there 18| formation concerning the movements nothing yet to indicate that they are| of the enemy’s vessels and for further suiiiciently recuperated (o resume tue instructions. This step, it is claimed, advance. The best unotticial opinion she was clearly entitled to take under is that Kuropatkin does not coatcu-| the nentrality laws affording her plate making a serious stand at Muk-| twenty-four hours' stay and that the den. move was considered safe may be ‘The spirit animating the Japancse| judged from the known absence of troops is shown by tie translation ot a| Japanese warships in this vicinity. letter written by a Spartan Japanese! It is conceded in shipping circles mother to her son which has reached | that the main quest of the Lena was the war office. The letter was tound| the steamship America Maru, which on the body of her son. It adjured him| flies the Japanese flag and which Lo hght nobly for the mikado and Anb; would be open to capture at any place country and informed him that hig| on the high seas. The America Mary capiure would be considered an ever | left Hongkong for San Francisco three lasting disgrace upon the family an-| days ago vichly laden. It is a question cesiors, but that if he died on the bal-| now whether the America Maru will tleneld it would be an honor which tue| cross the Pacific, as she will probably family would celebrate for a week. | call at Guam for cable advices and be A Russian correspondent says Km‘r»i informed of the danger awaiting her. patkin's strategy was upset by the| Homolulu is another port of call where taiiure of Major General Orloff to the Americ Hold Kuroki's Extreme Right. According to this correspondent Kuro- patkin’s plan was to catch Kuroki after he had crossed the Taitse river by a quick and clever muvemuu{:. Orloff’s His Resignation. . was to aitac esperately r LT S Sept. 2 the front of Kuioki's army,| St Petérsburs, Sept 13.—The ru op r eroy Alexieff had ten- Which had marched northwest, to hoid ! qo.0q his resignation has been current him and, if possible, to drive him back = . tionvo) : > i for several days. No confirmation of tovands Luropatkin, while the latter, | jt.js ohtainable, hut it is hardly credit- communication, | i : § _ ed. A report that Lieutenant General struck him with all his might at his| | iheviten will succeed General Kuro- flank and re But Orloff was unequal i i b patkin as commander-in-chief is also Lo the task assigned to him. His divi-| ciycylating, but is not confirmable, sion had just arrived from Russia and | i) ; ; slog had Justia he report published by the Daily A it Sl 1ot KNOWN. | Mail of London that General Kuropat- u uroki Orloft was ' yin naq leen ordered by the emperor ‘Wwounded early in the fight and was compelled to hand oyer his command. ;;:e‘:'eapluxe Lisovats s dot nrer.med| To make the matter worse the horse Maru could find shelter. RUMOR LACKS CONFIRMATION. _Said Viceroy Alexieff Had Tendered TWO DOLLAR WHEAT BULLS ON CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PREbICT THAT PRICE BEFORJE NEXT MAY. GOVERNMENT REPORT PESSIMISTIC MAY BE NECESSARY TO IMPORT FOREIGN WHEAT TO SUP- PLY HOME DEMAND. Chicago, Sept. 13.—“Wheat at $2 a bushel before next May,” was meared by the bulls during the day on the board of trade. At the opening of the market there was an excifed demand for wheat, with few traders venturing to sell. The price for May delivery was from §1.11% to $1.12 and for de- livery for the present month from $1.07% to $1.08. Those who wished to buy shouted bids of 2 cents a bushel above the prices prevailing at the close of the market the previous day and the quantity that any one would sell even at such a tempting advance was extremely limited. The agricultural bureau at Wash- ington, through information furnished by its army of crop reporters scattered throughout every wheat growing coun- ty in the country, issued a report that, according to the bulls, confirmed the worst fears regarding the lamentable loss to the spring wheat crop by the black rust. Of winter and spring wheat pro- duced this year in the United States it was contended there is Dbarely enough for bread and seed if every bushel of it was available, which is not possible, and the country is there- fore face to face with the necessity of Dbringing in foreign wheat to help keep the wolf from the door till another harvest shall have been raised. As the session advanced prices rose still higher, the demand from shorts, whizh caused the initial spurt, being augmented by heavy buying by com- mission house: At the high point of the day all deliveries showed a gain of 4 cents or more, May selling up to $1.147%, September to $1.09% and De- cember to $1.12%. The sensational strength was maintained up to the last moment of trading, the market closing almost at the highest point. PORTION TAKEN BACK. Twelve Thousand Packinghouse Strik- ers Apply for Work. Chicago, Sept. 13.—It is estimated that about 12,000 men applied for work at the stock yards during the day. About 4,800 of the applicants were taken back hy the packers. Many of the nonunion men failed to report for work, but a number appeared on “the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and other amoads, giving rise to much dissat the union men. Few clashes, however, were reported, chiefly fisticuffs be- tween negro stnke breakers and 3 lite unionists. About 14,000 nonunion men are stili at work in the yards. Sioux City, Ta., Sept. 13.—The strik- ing packinghouse employes reported for work during the day. Part of the men were re-employed. CANADIAN TRAIN ROBBED. Held Up by Masked Men Near Mission Junction, B. C. Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 13.—The Ca- nadian Pacific westbound transcon-| tinental express was held up three miles west of Mission Junction, B. by masked men, who secured $¢,000 in gold dust and $1,000 cash and reg- istered mail. Trainmen and passen- gers were unmolested. The robbers compelled the engineer to detach the express and mail cars from the train. A special train of the Canadian Pacific with the provincial police has left for the scene. The robbery is the first of the kind on the Canadian Pacific, if not in Canada. WORKS DID NOT RESUME. Employes Strike When Notified of Cut in Wages. Sharon, Pa., Sept. 13.—Preparations have been going on for several days to get the wire, wire nail and bloom- ing mills of the American steel wire works in shape for starting Monday. ‘When the’ men reported for work the wire drawers were notified of a 20 per cent reduction. They struck. None of the other departments were start. ed as a consequence. An immediate §emement of the trouble is not looked or. POSTAL OFFICIAL SUICIDES. Davis P. Leibhardt Ends His Life in Washington. ‘Washington, Sept. 13.—The dead body of Davis P. Leibhardt, sixty years old, the superintendent of the dead letter office of the postoffice de- partment, was found during the hight by one of the watchmen who was mak- ing his rounds just after midnight. Evi- dently it was a case of suicide. Mr. Liebhardt was a native of Indiana. MANY REPORTED KILLED. Knights Templar Train on Southern Pacific Wrecked. Reno, Nev., Sept. 13.—The third sec- tion of passenger train No. 8, a Knights Templar train, and the second section of No. 5 on the Southern Pa- cific collided about 11:30 a. m. near Laughton® Springs, five miles west of here. It is reported that many are killed. Hill and Parker Confer. TEsopus, N. Y., Sept. 13 —David B. Hill had a conference with Judge Par- | ker during the afternoon. Until Mr. Hill’s arrival Judge Parker spent the ; day in reading President Roosevelt’s letter ot ncuepun_ _ He ud wiver lights, as does also Captain MANY LEGISLATORS. PRESENT.I Interparliamentary Union in Session at St. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 13.—The twelfth conference of the interparliamentary union opened during the day at the world’s fair grounds. Two hundred and twenty-six legislators, represent- ing practically every European parlia- ment, were in attendance. There was also an American group, headed by Congressmen Richard D. Bartholdt of St. Louis and T. E. Burton of Cleve- land. Dr. Obatt of the Swiss national council, in his capacity as general sec- retary, rapped for order at 11 o'clock and introduced Congressman Richard Bartholdt to the conference. At the conclusion of his opening ad- dress President Bartholdt introduced Hon. Francis B. Loomis, first a: secretary of state, who President Roosevelt. Mr, Loomis made an address of welcome. After reports of delegntes from each nation of the progress of the cause of peace in their respective countries the conference adjourned for the-day. STEAM LAUNCH RUN DOWN. Eight of the Dozen Occupants Lose Their Lives. Philadelphia, Sept. 13.—The Dela- ware steamer Columbia, on its way to Bristol, Pa., crashed into a steam launch about ten miles north of here, grinding it to pieces and causing the drowning of eight occupants of the small boat. All of the party were Philadelphians, The big steamer struck the launch squarely in the middle and cut it in half, throwing all the occupants into the water. [ Dozens of life preservers were thrown overboard to those in the water and a boat was quickly lowered. When the boat reached the scene only four persons could be found in the dark- ness. The survivors of the launch claim ..O’Leary & Bowser.. Bemidji, Minnesota. We are now showing Fall Merc in the following lines: : Dress Goods, Trimmings, Hosiery, handise Underwear, Fascinators Tams and Toques, Rugs, Shoes, Cloth- mg, Furmshmg Goods, Hats, Caps. Mail orders will be filled same day as received. the launch was burning the necessary Campbell. The latter declared that the accident was unavoidable. TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. Motion to Dismiss All Cases Against Former Mayor Ames. — Minneapolis, Sept. 13.—Before Judge A. M. Harrison during the day County Attorney F. H. Boardman moved to nolle all the bribery and corruption indictments, ten in all, standing against former Mayor A. A. Ames. Mr. Boardman explained that owing to the death and removal of witnesses and other reasons it would be impossi- ble to obtain a conviction and to press the charges further would involve a waste of time and money. Mr. Board- man gave as a further reason the fact that additional trials would “give an offensive advertisement to our city.” Dr. Ames was convicted in the lower court on one charge, but the supreme court reversed the finding and sent the case back for retrial. Judge Harrison took the motion un- der advisement. Nebraska Bank Robbed. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—Robbers blew open the safe of the Bank of Palmyra, Neb., and escaped. The bank officers do not yet know the amount of the loss, which may be small. This is the third safe robbery in Fastern Nebraska in the last few nights. BEMIDJI Real Esta has increased in value from 25 to eeceoecoscceooosoooe te 200 per cent every year of the cltys exlstence. siiie Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co. JOHN F. GIBBONS, Local Agent. War Nature Letters Business Animals Romance and 7 Kipling’s New “Soldier” Story Ghe September Metropolitan - contains readable things on Marriage Art Love Poetry Beauty . Motoring