Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 14, 1904, Page 1

e A Ploneer : WANT AD Will Do Ir. The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- VOLUME 2. NUMBER 12 . BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904. i TEN CENTS PER WEEK WET AT THE FRONT No Extended Operations Immedi- ately Probable Because 0f Bad Roads. Report That General Zassalitch's Corps Had Been Lost Proves Untrue. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. The day has brought no news of a positive character from either the Rus- sian or Japanese army. There b been no fighting and if any movements are heing carried out they thor oughly veiled. The rains continue and it is prob- able that with impassable roa: the exhansted condition of by no extended operations are i ately probable. The sensational report circulated by the London Morning Post to the effect that General Za: liteh corps had been captured and Zassalitch wound- ed proves to be as false as the major- ity of the war rumors emanating from the British papers. Authoritative de- mial is given that report, as well as various others originating in the Brit- ish and Ruropean press, particularly the London Daily Mail's statement that General Linevitch had marched into Fastern Korea and cut Kuroki's communications with Fengwangcheng and the Paris report that Rear Admiral Prince v had been tried by courtmartial, sentenced to death and shot for disobedience of orders in re- turning to Port Arthur after the sortic of Aug. 10, CAUSES GRAVE CONCERN. Report That Chinese Troops Are Con- centrating in Liao Vailey. Sept. 14—The re ports that Chin Lroops are concen trating in the valiey of the Liao river are causing considerable concern h The Bourse Gazette thinks it is enflie Iy probabie that the Chinese gov ment will L& mally propese to i St. Petersburs, take (o guard and administer the ritory actually occupied by the Jap.a esc, adding “T0 ths dapan doubtl acquiesce, as it will rel guarding her lines of communicata In other words regnlar Chin will become & of the Japa ese and the Japa my, thus i lieved of the nccessity of prot its lines, sior and land s free all the strensta o ia lorces to operate @.ait China thus would becoo. actually the ally of Japan. [f the ports are confirmed not only - but other powers must intery show China what the iimits of neutrality’ mearn Wil v JAPANESE FORCES ADVAN Oyama'’s Armies Continue in Pur.. of Russia Tokio, Sept. the road to Japanese gagenien against Marsh received Monitay. « . the country (hrough which (i 1100 are operai not vi.., Kuropaikin's al on Haibin, b, the advance beyond My —across the Hun i ‘at one anoiher to attack the Ru rd in a pitched battle. abiiity is, however, that th will hold oft until Kur guard is north of Mukden, being de- sirable for the Japanecse to 55 the Hun in strength before forcing an- other extensive engagement. IS OFFICIALLY DENIED. tkin'’ Reported Capture of Part of General Zassalitch’s Force. St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.—The war office author the Associated Press to deny the report circulated by the Morning Post of London to the effect that 3,000 men of Lieutenant General Zassaliteh's corps have been cap- tured; to deny the report from the same source that he has been wound- ed and to also deny the statement from Tokio that dum-dum bullets were used by the Russians at Liaoyang. SOUTHWEST OF " MUKDEN. Considerable Force of Japanese Re- ported in the Vicinity. St. Petersburg, Sept. 14—The em- peror has received a dispatch from General Kuropatkin announcing that a considerable force of Japanese has been seen about twenty-five milés southwest of Mukden. No further en- gagements are reported. RUSSIAN OFFICIA:S RETICENT. No Confirmation of Report That Ku- roki Is North of Mukden, St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.—No change s reported in the situation at the front and no confirmation is obtainable here of the reports that General Kuroki is moving northeast of Mukden, but the authorities are noticeably more reti- cent than usual. Ouktomsky Will Be Recalled. St. Petersburg, Sept. 14—The re- pmt published in Paris that Rear Ad- Prince Ouktomsky had been tm.d by courtmartial, sentenced to death and shot for disobeying the or- der not to return to Port Arthur after the sortie of the Russian squadron Aug. 10 is untrue. He has not been tried by aonrtmnrthl but will be re- called. SURPRISE TO RUSSIANS. Appearance of Transport Lena at San Francisco. St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.—The au- thorities here profess ignorance of the circumstances surrounding the case of the R transport. Lena now at San Franci: A high officer of the admiralty says that her appearance at e, a3 Vice had mnot mnotified them that the Lena w oing to San Francisco from Vladivostok and they bave no infermation of the purpose of per cruise. The foreign office also slates that it is without advice on the subject. Nevertheless, if the ship i in need of repairs and coal Eu will expect the United States to ignore the reported Japanese demani forced to leave within s and o permit the necessary re- to be made and also to allow the g to take on board cient coal 1o enable her to reach the nearest u home port. It is not believed, ver, that Russia would object to tie stipulation that if the Lena is al- Jowed to coal that the ship shall un- dertake not to interfere with neutral commerce pending her arsival at a howe port. In unoflicial quarters there are twa 15 of t(he mission. Ac- lu the one which is )l).l\l gen- Admiral Skiydlo n]v contraband Ol \\ Japanese ports. Another l\tl for ion of > is to { the squad- | Cape Horn route for the Baltic ron. MAINE ELECTION RETURNS REPUBLICAN PLURALITY SOME- WHAT SMALLER THAN LAST PRESIDENTIAL . YEAR. Portland, Me., Sept. 14—The Re- publicans of Maine were successful in the state election, their candidate being_clected by a_plurality which governor, William T. Cobb of Rutland, | PRESIDENT TO SETTLE Problem of What to Do With The Russian Transport Lena at San Francisco. Naval Experts Say It Will Take - Six Weeks to Make the Ship Seaworthy. hington, Sept. 14.—After wrestl- ing for two days with the problem of what disposition to make of the Rus- sian transport Lena, now in port at San - Francisco, the officials of -the state, navy and commerce and lahor departments have turned the whole matter over to the president. Captain T bury of the bureau of m, navy department, upon the receipt of the report of Admiral Good- rich covering a statement of Lieuten- ant Commander Herbert as to the con- dition of the T.ena's boilers, communi- cated the information to the president and at the same time held a confer- ence with Acting Secretary Murray of the department of commerce and ia- bor. It was ascertained that the officials were determined in their action by section 5288 of the revised statutes, contained in circular No. 29 of the de- partment of commerce and labor. This ) section reads as follows: “It s se lawiul for the president { or such person as he shall emp T i for that. purpose to employ such part | of the land or | United States or of the militia thereof as shall be necessary to compel any for sel Lo depart from the Unit- es in all cases in which, by of nations or law. the treaties wi the United States, she ought not to naval forces of (he|" IN THE CAUSE OF PEACE, Interparliamentary Union Takes Up important Matters. St. Louis, Sept. 14.—The interparlia- mentary union, whose mission to the United States'is to advance the cause of peace and bring about, if possible, universal international arbitration, has taken up in earnest the lmpm'lant matters before it. The calling ol another session of the conference held at The Hague had al- ready caused heated debate in the executive council and its phraseology was decided upon only after a compro- mise in which American wording pre- ponderated. Congressman Burton of Cleveland was the spokesman of the council on The Hague resolution. Tke proposition to undertake to se- cure intervention in the Far East was presented by Le Comte Goblet d’Al- viella of Belgium and Dr. Gobat of Switzerland subndtted a resolution dealing with international agreements. No time was lost in reaching the order of business and Le Comte Goblet d'Alviella presented the resolution calling for intervention in the Russo- Japanese war. He urged its adoption at some length and in closing he urged that the president of the United States was quite the proper person to tender mediation, The only opposition to the resolu- tion was that it was not vigorous | enough, but the resolution was adopt- ed. The new Hague conference proposi- tion was next taken up. Congressman Burton of Cleveland presented the resolution and urged its adoption. The resolution was supported enthusias- tically and its adoption was unani- mously voted. By this resolution President Roose- velt is asked to call a second session of The Hague conference. > FAMILY AT THE BEDSIDE. Condition of Prince Herbert Bismarck Most Grave. Friedrichsruhe, Sept. 14.—Prince Herbert Bismarck's condition is most grave. His sister, Countess von Rant- zau, has been summoned- to join the rest of the tamiiy, who are already atL Friedrichsruhe. 1t was announced from Friedrichs A. N. BENNER, Re¢jpublican Candidate for Nomination for Sheriff. Mr.Benner is one of the pioneer residents of this county. He has lived in Beltrami county, for seven years and is well and fav- orably known to the ma- jority of the people of the Mr. making a very clean-cut, county. Benner is y striight - forward canvass for the nomination, and when the fight is over no o0ae will be able to say that he has thrown any dirtorin any way reflected on his opponent. He has exceptional qualifications for the office he seeks, be- ing'in perfect health, and strong of body; also having a pleasant manner and an active, energetic disposi- tion. No man in the state is better endowed for the duties of the sheriff’s office than is Mr. Benner. will probably be as high as 30,00 This probable plurality i smaller than that by Ww! publican ticket was successful in Maine four years ago. The Democrats claiming that the vote indicates an increase in party strength in the state. hand the Republican leaders had de- clared that they expected only from 15,000 to 20,000 plurality. Al the p ent congressmen, ans, were re-elected by ranging from 5,000 to 8,000. pluralities Democrats will have several state sen- ators whereas they now have only one and that they will make a slight gain over their present twenty members of the state house of representatives Returns for governor from 400 cities, towns and plantations out of a total of 522 were tabulated by the middle of the afternoon and Cobb, Republican, had 75456, and Davis, Democrat, 48, 846. These figures show a Republican plurality of 26,610, Augusta, Me., Sept. 14.—-Congress- man B. C. Burleigh has sent the fol- lowing telegram to President Roose- velt: “Returns indicate a Republican. plu- rality of 30,000. We- have carried fourteen and possibly fifteen of the sixteen counties of the state and have elected an overwhelming majority of the legislature. Our victory~ is com- plete and sweeping. I congratulate omen of victory in November.” Westerners See Cortelyou. Chicago, Sept. 14.—Senator William B. Allison of Iowa, Thomas P. Carter Republican state chairman of Califo! nia, were among those who called on National Chairman Cortelyou during the day. They gave Mr. Cortelyou re- borts of the political situation in the vnlmls Western states. On the ather | who are Republic- | Tncomplete returns indicate that the | you most heartily upon this- splendid-{ of Montana and Colonel George Stone, ! , remain witiin the United States.” Under the construction put upon’ this section it was held that the presi- | dent alone had authority to act. | San Francisco, Sept. 14.—Early in | the day the destroyer Paul Jones, Lieu- tenant G. G. Davison commanding, was sent to an anchorge off the Union iron works close to the Russian transport Lena. Later the Paul Jones was rein- ' forced by a steam launch from the Mavblehead, in charge of Midshipman | Da h an armed crew and four mari; with loaded rifles and belts filled (th ammunition. Assisted by ' the launch as a picket and patrol boat ' the Paul Jones will keep a close watch over the Lena as long as she remains in port to see that the neutrality laws | are rigidly enforced, both for and ainst her. Vigilance is being exer- that no fanatic, Japanese or eps up on the Lena for the. purpose of doing her harm and pos- sibly repeating the Maine incident and 1 vigilance is being exerted to see that she hersell receives no military help in the shape of arms, ammunition, men or equipment, or any coal beyond the guantity to which she is entitled, namely, enough to . carry her to the nearest home port. Every boat that approaches the Lena is arrested by the alert launch until the officers in charge are satisfied that jthe boat’s errand is legitimate. Captain John . K. Bulger, United States inspector of hulls and boilers, acting under instructions from Col- Jector of the Port Stratton, has begun an examination of the Lena’s boilers, He will make a very thorough inspec- tion. His report will be forwarded to ‘Washington and probably will not be given out here. Among government officials best in- formed regarding the situation the impression prevails that. permission will be granted the Lena to make all the repairs found to be necessary. ¥t is alsg thought thatxthe vessel wm b isamed 50 that it | condition. ,rtuhe Saturday that Prince Herbert Bismarck was seriously ill and that contradictory reports had been in cir- culation for some time regarding his According to one version the prince’s condition was hopeless and abdominal cancer was hinted at. Another report said the prince was suffering from ptomaine poisoning, due to eating bad fish while in England several months ago. Princg Herbert is the eldest son of the late Prince Bismarck. He was ;born in Berlin Dec. 28, 1849, and mar- ried Ma\'garet Countess 1892. NEGROES DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN. Hoyos, in Feeling Becomes Carlisle, Ind. Carlisle, Ind.,, Sept. 14.—Jasper Hammond, colored, while resisting ar- rest, was shot and seriously wounded by Constable Johnson. Hammond was trying to renew a quarrel with other negroes. At night a mob gathered and drove all the resident negroes out of town. Race feeling is intense and it is feared negroes having homes here will be compelled to leave. Hammond was taken to the Sullivan jail for safe keeping when threats of lynching ‘were heard. Race Intense at Victory for Striking Miners. Springfield, IH., Sept. 14.—The strike of miners at the Diamond mine, Coal City,-ordered by state officers of the United Mine Workers because the op- crators refused to reinstate a driver who had been discharged, has resulted in the mijners, 300 in number, return- ing to work. The operators have re- instated’ the driver and paid him ten days' back wages. . One Thousand Put to Work. - Chicago, Sept. 14—More than 7,000 of the former strikers at the Union stock yards gathered in Packing Town ing the day 100ki IROCK ISLAND HOLDUP Bandits Wreck Express Safe But Officials Say They Se- " cured Nothing. Special Trains Hurried to Scene On Receipt of News of The Robbery. Des Moines, Sept. 14—Five bandits perpetrated a successful holdup of a passenger train on the Rock Island reoad near Letts shortly after midnight. The statements -of expressmen are that they secured no money, though the safe was blown open and the con- tents taken, the officers asserting that the safe contained merchandise of some value, company papers in transit, ete., but no meney. Three special trains, on one of which are posses of railroad and express em- ployes and a number of officers, were rushed to the scene immediately upon the receipt of the news, going from Muscatine, West Liberty and Daven- port. Horses were procured in the country surrounding Columbus June- tion and in that town, near which point the robbers left the railroad. Mounted men with bloodhounds are now scour- ing the country for miles in every di- rection in an effort to apprehend the robbers, while all the railway trains that passed through Columbus Junction or nearby points from the time of the robbery are being held up by the offi- cers and carefully inspected by them to ascertain if the bandits are under® taking to escape in this way. The en- gineer and fireman of the train fur- nished pretty accurate descriptions of three of the men. Second Holdup at Same Point. The robbery occurred at 12:16 at a place known as Whiskey Hollow, about six miles du# of -Muscatine and near Fruitland. The train, known as No. 11, is a through Chicago and Kansas City train. The robbery was at the end of a sharp curve and exactly where a similar holdup was engineered two years ago by the Chicago car barn baundits. The engineer, as the train rounded the curve, saw a red lantern on the track and immediately stopped the train. The engine, express car and baggage car were boarded by the robbers, apparently five in number. A fusillade of shots was fired from the sides of the train to prevent inter- ference by passengers. The messen- ger of the express car was compelled to open the door. The car safe was dynamited and the contents taken, after which the engine crew was com- peiled to return to the passenger coaches, the engine cut off and the robbers mounted it and ran it west through Letts and to within two miles of Columbus Junction, where the en gine was left standing on the track. The manner in which the robbers handled the engine, their knowledge of the fact that Letts was a closed station at night and their selection of a point contiguous to Columbus Junc- tion to ahandon the engine convinces the officers that the robbers or some of them are experienced railroad men FIRE OF INCENDIARY ORIGE. SEVEN PERSONS PERISH IN DE- STRUCTION OF NEW YORK TENEMENT HOUSE. New York. Sept. 14.—Seven persons in one family were burned to death and six others were injured seriously in a fire which partially destroyed a tenement building at 68-70 First street early in the day. More than twenty families were asleep in the building and thrilling acts of bravery accom- panied their rescue, which was accom- Dress Goods, Trimmings, Hosiery. O’Leary & Bowser.. Bemidji, Minnesota.. " We are now showing Fall Merchandise in the following lines: 3 2 8 Underwear, Fascinators, Tams and Toques, Rugs, Shoes, Cloth- mg, Furmshmg Goods, Hats, Caps. Mail orders will be filled same day as received. e B BEMIDJI \ has increased in Real Estate value_ from 25 to 200 per cent every year of the city’s existence. : : : : : ‘Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co. JOHN F. GIBBONS, Local Agent. ARMED FRIEN®3S ON GUARD. Would Prevent Capture of the Altman Brothers. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14—A special from Gundele, Ga., s: a party of ebout fifty friends are standing guard with loaded Winchesters around a house in Baxter county, Fla., in which are Charles Altman and Hillary Alt- man, two men who are accused of kil]ing a negro and a white man on an excursion train near that place Sunday night. The friends of the Alt- mans say the sheriff or military will havc to take them over their dead The two men killed were m Duncan, a young white man, and Jim Riley, a negro. William Dun- can, the father of the man who was killed, was shot from ambush four times Monday. It is not known who did the shooting. It is reported that the military company from Jackson- plished by firemen and the police. Police Captain McDermott and the firemen who first reached the burning building believe the fire was of incen- diary origin. Their theory is borne out by the statements of the janitor of the building, who says that an at- tempt was made to set fire to the tenc. ment last Thursday: A woman who lives across the street from the tenement house says thatl shortly before the blaze broke forth in the'lower hall she saw two men steal stealthily from the house and disap- pear. BURGLARS GET $4,000. Saloonkeepers Lose Satchel of Cash and Paper. Superior, Wis., Sept. 14—A bold robbery took place during the morning when ~Bisson Bros., saloonkeepers, were rohbed of a satchel containing $4,000 in cash, certificates of deposit and checks. There was about $400 in cash, with $2,000 in certificates. The firm is pfotected on these latter, as they cannot be negotiated, but there is a prospect that many of the checks, amounting to about $1,600, can be turned into money by the men. that did the trick. - DAN PATCH IS DYING. Little Hope for Recovery of Famous Pacer. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 14—Dan Patch, the pacer owned by W. M. Savage of Minsdeapolis, is sick here with strangu- lated hernia and it is not thought the T work. About | ges animal can live, = Weary of a Life of Shame. St. Paul, Sept. 14.—Tired of an aban- doned life-and- discouraged of being able to follow the path of yirtue Louise | Sterling, aged twenty, ‘took carbolic acid and died within a few minutes. . The girl had previons]y expressed a re to die and e ef ville has been ordered to the scene. The exact cause of the trouble on the train is not known. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS CONFER. Hold a Long Session at National Headquarters in New York. New York, Sept. 14.—There was a conference of national leaders at the| national Democratic headquarters which lasted during the greater part of the day. Among those present were Henry G. Davis, the vice presi- dential candidate, Chairman Taggart, August Belmont, William F. Shechan, James K. Jomes, D. J. Campau of Michigan, James H. Hogg of Texas, John G. Carlisle, Thomas F. Ryan and James M. Guffey of Pennsylvania. SHOOTS AND KILLS HIS WIFE. Milwaukee Man Then Vainly Tries to End His Own Life. Milwaukee, Sept. 14.—William Not-, ton, aged twenty-five, an employe of a hotel, shot and killed his wife, Hazel, aged twenty-three, and later attempted suicide by stabbing himself. The couple became involved in a quar- rel and the shooting followed, Mrs. Notton heing struck three times. Not- ton stabbed himself with a pocket knife as he was being taken into cus- tody. He will recover. SPECTACULAR SIGHT AT NIGHT. Mountams West of Anaconda, Mont., a Mass of Flames. _Anaconda, Mont., Sept. 14.—A large | forest fire is raging in the mountains west of here and-a hoisting works and shafthouse,“together with a bunk and boardinghouse, have been destroyed. The whole mountain is a mass of » sight is a spec- txuuhr ont lines of flaming beir | Roosevelt. LA FOLLETTE TICKET REGULAR. Old Republican Committee Declares for Administration Nominees. Madison, Wis., Sept. 14.—According to a decision of the old Republican state central committee the nominees on the La Folletle state ticket are the only ones of the Republican party of the state of Wisconsin entitled to have their names placed upon the offi- cial ballot under the regular party designation of “Republican.”” The de- cision was reached after an extended hearing held here and the findings were ordered certified to the secretary of state. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN WRECK. Two Men Killed in Collision of Passen- ger Trains in Nevada. Reno, Nev.,, Sept. 14.—Two men were killed and several injured by a collision between Southern Pacific passenger trains at Lawton, seven miles west of Reno. The dead are A. L. Hicks, fireman of train No. 5, and R. Ridley Morgan, Ridgeway, Pa. All of the injured will recover. Train No. 6 was carrying a large party of returning Knights Templar. The accident was due to disobedierce of orders. THUMB PRINT IS CLUE. Man Charged With Murder of Partner a Year Ago. Escanaba, Mich., Sept. 14.—Accused of the brutal murder of Gust Adams a year ago in a saloon at Nathan, Me-_ nominee county, Charles Erickson, brother-in-law and business partner of the dead man, will be tried at the com- ing term of the circuit court. Erick- son was arrested only recently and is out on bail in the sum of $10,000. A bloody thumb print on a note book led to his arrest. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Charles R. Hall, a New York attor- mney, has been' appointed assistant treasurer of the national Democratic _ committee. Several hundred bankers from all sections of the country, composing the trust company section of the American Bankers’ association, met in annual convention in New York city Tuesday. A public meeting held in Convention hall at Buffalo by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of America, now in convention in that city, wound-up in a demonstration for President James M. Wilson, mle of the oldest _With the S