Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 19, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer : WANT AD Will Do Tt. \9\1 3 The Bemidji Daily Pioneer “MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crogkston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 129. WESEM[DJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Y, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK JAPANESE ADVANCING Moving Toward Mukden From the South on Both Flanks of Russian Army. zar's Troops in Poss All the Villages in the Neighborhood. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. A Mukden dispatch says Japanese are reported to be ad nd th ession of that the | | been captured. _ | | on both the Russian flanks skirmishing is continuous. The same patch says that the occupying the surround and that a bautle u minent. St. Petersburg, howeve adheres to the beti that no s engagement is close at hand and says| that only outpost « are reporte Tokio tha Marshal Oyama reports (o the Russian cavalry is daily scouting southward. SKIRNISHING IS COMSTART JAPANESE REPORTED ADVANCING | ON BOTH FLANKS OF THE RUSSIAN POSITION. Japanese on both Mukden, Scpt. 19.—The are reported to be advanci flanks, from the cast, southeast aud southwest. The outposts are el engagot the L twenty miles southeastward, ing almost constant skirmishing, Indications point o anocher battle in the vicinity of Mukden. I sian troops occupy all the surroundis, Retugees are flocking into the ci Chinese among them complain G s wverity on the part of the Japanese LIVELY BATTLE FOUGH Russians and Japs Have Sharp En- gagement Near Mukden. Mukden, Sept. 19.—The s the Smaja road, southeast ot the Friday, developed into a severe by betwe a strong d o detac of Major General Mistchenkos sacks and a squadron ot G Wh cavalry s discovered tie vapid reconnal mu..u, and Chuchs feinting a quick retreat, lurc > northwestward 1o a file where two Cossack horse sted. s troopers fell into a trap and rode forward in pursuit ol the rediving Russians until they @ chocked by fire from the baticii battenios The enemy had no artillery aad avered long enough for the Cossa cavalry to reform and charg the western slope. A severe on ment followed, the Japuicse ia back slowly, the R & ! charging them repeatedly and the Cos sack battevies fiving over the th the fighting at the ¢ The Japanese re ward Taiping mountain, many troopers talling under the lance Ca ck ho men and the brisk i of the Russian guns. General chenko's men followed them for miles, taking every advantage of the enemy's retreat. ASSAULT ON PORT ARTHUR. Terrific Bombardment Begun at Dawn Sept. 15. Chefoo, Sent, 19.—A Japar 1 | not yet been completed. | Russia Hop ved here” during the day reports that the citizens of Dalny on Sept. 15 | expected that the general attack upon Port rthur would be renewed upon the foilowing day. He has reliable | information to the effect that the Jap- ! ancse siege works at Rihlungshan and l\ll\\\mwh.m were completed on Sepit. liulh Chinese and Japanese recent | arrivals agree that the bombarding ot 't Arthur became terrific at dawn of Sept. 15 and continued until the forenoon of Sept. 16. The Japanese fire trom Shushiyen and Palungshan al Pigeon bay, where heavy guns from Japan have been placed in position latc The shells fall with great fre- quency in the Chinese new towi. Yankiatung, which is a village at Pigeon 1 been occupied by the been evacuated by them y. The Japanese have not occupied the villg Five hundy tempted to Alry men who at- the Japanese from ve not returned and it is believed that the fortress there has NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. s for Release of the Crew of the Lena. St. Pel \hm'g, a'upr.. 19. Uumu ia *vlun\&. to Lhc d crew nl the at [h\ cruiser Lel |.|\~ request of the United States that the crew be interned at Mare Island until the end has Dbeen transmittel IIIU ussian eml y - at nington and is being considered the admiralty, where it is desired that the crew be allowed (o returs home under an agreement that (b and men are not to fight a r. The same situatic sts in rd to the crews of tl protected cruiser Askoli and the to pedo boat destroyer Grozovoi at Shan hai The admitalty has no confirmat of the reports that the lena had b engaged in a fight in the Pacific. CRUISING IN THE PACIFIC. Two More Fussian Vessels Expected 1o Seak Refuge Shortly. San Francisco, Sept. 19.—The Chron- nderin an and it is stated with that somewhere east of a liit om the Hawaiian islands Unalz in the Aleutian chain least two of the czar's cruise roamin and apt at any tis i her, to seek the saf n found by the Lena last Sund Whether the Korea is one of th two vesscls known to be near the * whether she is a third vagrant settled. selieved in naval cir- ers referred to are thority diawn es, Yike the Lena, ¢ is a possibility that they are men-of-war - which, like the Lena, w »d to escape to the eastward. machinery being still in good shape they are keeping the sea as long as possible and will prob ably not make port until their coal ointed out that the mere kmowledge that these cruisers may be encountered anywhere between San Fu -0 and Honolulu, or along the Great Circle route between Puzet Sound and Japan, will have a marked deteriorating effect upon those en- azed in shipping contraband from American or British Columbian ports. Doubt Report of Jap Advance. St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.—The war office does not believe the Japanese can be ready for another advance un- s they have received heavy rein- forcements. Auto Goes Over Embankment. Ballwin, Mo., Sept. 19.—In endeavor- ing to tarn (o avoid a farmer's wagon automobile containing two men and women was precipitated down a )t embankment near here, kil mv one of the occupants and injuring the others. DR.. Candidate for Representative, LEWIS L. MAYLAND, Who stands for drainage, good roads and the re-election of Senator Clapp, and for whom every voter in Beltrami and Clearwater counties should vote for rather than a man who lives a hundred miles away in a county having different inter- ests from ours. THIRTY INJURED Students of Purdue University Engage in a Very Rough School Fight. Faculty is Much Disturbed Be. cause of the Riotous Proceeding. —Alfter one aps” over | the sopho- | Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 1 of the roughest c held in Purdue u!ll\l‘x\ll mores danced about freshmen, bound hand and foot fastened to a long chain. The hmen and a group of 400 and clash between the fr some of which are thought to be ous. | Fred Haas of West Lafayette, a' sophomore, had his collar bone broken in the smrimmage; McNeal, fresh- man, was kicked in the stomach, and Jacobs, freshman, in the head; Trum-| bull, sophomore, suffered a wrenched | spine; Earl Chandler, freshman, was badly injured about the head and! chest; McCoy, sophomore, was int nally injured. Another injured repoit- ed is that of Lucas, freshman, who was kicked in the stomach and chest. A list of injured students is difficult to obtain, as the information is withheld by their fricnds. The faculty is very much disturbed | because of the riotous proceeding and 1 be made to eliminate the rap” from college life. UNDER MILITARY GUARD. Florida Feudists Taken to Jackson- ville for Safekeeping. Baxter, Fla., Sept. 19.—Twelve of the >l to have been implicated Killing of Deputy Sherifi Thrict mio town during the day and surrendered to Sheriff Hernden. They were quickly started for Jacksonville on a special train under guard of the military. Sheriff Heinden and 1 deputies have the situation swell in hand and no more trouble is autici- annual “s pated. - Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 19.—Wi battery, the artillery company of this ity, ed with twenty men sup- posed i0 have been connected with the shooting of the Duncans at Baxter. The prisoners will be held for safe- keeping. IOWA BANKER FOUND IN CHICAGO —e Sioux City Man Accused of Various Crimes Finally Arrested. Chicago, Sept. 19.—Frederick Cut-| ting, until two years ago president of the Ohio Savings bank at Oto, Wood-| bury county, la., was arvested here| ng the day and started back to City, la., under the charge of the sheriff ot Woodbury county. There are fourteen charges of embezzlement, | forgery and false banking against him in the courts of Woodb county. It is claimed that he diverted $112,000 of the bank's money from the proper channel. After the discovery of the shortage in the funds of the bank Cutting came to Chicago, where he has since lived. MAD HUSBAND AMUCK. Shoots Several Relatives and Ends His Own Life. Ashland, Ore., Sept. 19.—O0. E. Mon- roe, a young man employed gs a la- borer in the street department of the city, went to his wife's residence and deliberately shot the woman, her mother, Mrs. Dunlap; his wi ster, Mrs. Garner; his own little child and then shot himself, dying i The child is reported in a dy dition and Garner wounded. Monroe! wife and Dunlap are not seriously injured, ceiving only flesh wounds. Monroe's wife had instituted di- vorce proceedings agains him and sued for possession of their child. LOVERS COMMIT SUICIDE. Double Tragedy at Zanesville, 0., Evi- dently Premeditated. Zanesville, 0., Sept. 19.—Nellie Geyer and James Bay, lovers, commit- ted suicide during the day under c cumstances showing a px(:m(\dnated agreement. M er, with whom Nellie Geyer w: ng, was aroused by groans and found Nellie in a pool of blood in her room before daybreak. Later in the day James Bay was found about three miles outside the city, having shot himself during the night while en route home from the visit to Miss Geyer. Neither lived long enough to tell the sto Prison Buildings Destroyed. Laporte, Ind., Sept. 19.—Fire during the day destroyed five five-story build- ings inside the state prison walls at { Michigan City, causing a loss of over $100,000. The fire started in a dry kiln chair factory, according to a state- ment by the authorities, although ru- | mors are in circulation that the con- victs fired the buildings. Chase After Robbers Continues. Winfield, Ia., Sept. 19.—Bloodhounds have traced supposed Rock Island ban- dits in a zigzag course two and one- half miles m the haystack in which they were seen sleeping to a point south of the town and are still on the trail. The town and adjoining coun- fry are joining the detectives in the chase. Further Arrests at Huntsville. Huntsville, Ala, Sept. 19.—Silas Worley, a teamster, and Josh H. Mit- chell, a peddler, were lodged in jail here for alleged connection with the Iynching of Horace Maples. Worley is charged with arson and Mitchell with murder. HAD PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT. Reason Chairman Taggart Did Not Meet Judge Parker. New York, Sept. “9.—It was said at Demotratic national b ing the day that make another ork with- in a week or before the publication of his letier of acceptance. Just why Chaiiman Taggart of the national committee found it nece Ty to leave the city on the eve of Jjudge Parker’s visit was cxplained during the day. A consultation between In- diana state leaders and the national chairman had heen arranged and ap- pointments were made at Indianapolis and French Lick Springs and the dates fixed before Judge Pziker an- nounced his imentiou‘iio visit New York. Mr. Taggart explained the sit- uation to Mr. Parker and suggested that it would be impracticable for him to cancel the arrangement .in Indiana. and 1llinois. Judge Parker assented to this, but saw no reason to cancel his own visit to New York city. On his rext visit, it is stated, Mr. Taggart will be in New York. Timothy E. Ryan, the Wisconsin member of the Democratic national executive committee, arrived at head- quarters during the day. RUSSIAN CAVALRY ACTIVE. Daily Cover Large Territory South of Mukden. Tokio, Sept. 19.—Field Marshal Oyama reports that Russian cavalry outposts, with bases at Panchiagao, Hanlinpao and Tasanchiatzu, are daily scouring southward in the nity of ‘Waulitaitzn - and Menfuluatai, over a twelve-mile front, and to Jintang, three miles from Tatangshanpao. The Russian cavalry are changing their clothing to gray and black, their winter uniform. LENA BEING DISMANTLED. Work - Done Under Supervision of American Officer. . Vallejo, Cal, Sept. 19.—The dis- mantling of the Russian transport Lena began during the day at the Mare Island navyyard. The work is being done under the supervision of Captain Drake of the ordnance department, : ted by Gunner Shuttleworth. The officers and crew are anxiously await- ing a final decision regarding Lheir disposition. JOHN F. GIBBONS, Whose clean, straightforward campaign for the nomination for county attorney is winning the respect and vote s of people generally in a]l parts of the oounty il CONTINUES Socialist Agitation Assumes The Character of a Rebellion Officials Submit Protest Against What They Term Slaughter Rome, Sept. 19.—The socialist agi- tation is’ on the increase, especially in the northern part of Italy. places it is assuming the character of a rebellion. i Another fight has occurred at Genoa ! between the strikers and police. whole night was passed in darkn there The mayor and other municipal offi- cers of the day to present to the government an expression of the indignation of the population of Milan as a result of what they term the slaughter of the people. The real cause of the whole agit: tion is an attempt of the Extreme party in spite of the fact that it is a Liberal ministry, it energetically keeps the Extremists in hand. The strike here has begun, but it is | not general. are kept in readiness and the police everywhere have been reinforced. BROOKLYN YOUTH ARRESTED. Accused of Forgery and Embezzlement New York, Sept. 19.—Charged with forgery and the embezzlement of sums amounting to § an eighteen-yeal arrested at the Brighton Beach race- track ward whose house he was employed until a few days ago. found by the police to be doing a goou business as a bookmaker, having in his employ half a dozen sheet writers HA_ualc_ou:i_m A:;rnt.l, Sept% I‘J.—Fz'un} exercises. and runners. He is charged with| 2ll indications the forest fires west ol raising his salary checks and altering | here will coutinue to burn for a long TRAINS IN COLLISION. figures in the books of an estate witn which he had to do in the office of his employ the 0 WHEAT DROPS FOUR CENTS. Result of Heavy Liquidation and Bet- Chicago, heavy liquidation and of liberal sell- ing on stop loss orders the price of | ‘wheat dropped 4 cents here during the | day. delivery sold at $1.11 a bushel, whilo .O’Leary & Bowser.. Bemidji, Minnesota.. TO SPREAD New Autumn Suits, Women’s Skirts and Jackets are arriving daily. , In Parts of Italy. ~ As school has com- menced the children will need Hose, Under- wear,Sweaters, Toques ete., of which we are offering extra bargains Ladies’, Mis ses’and Child- ren’s Munising Underwear in all styles and prices with a large assortment from which to select. 0f the People. In some | The owing to the strike. Milan came to Rome during to overthrow the cabinet since, In other towns troops 1 at the same time the December option | sold at $1. The sharp break prac- tically wiped out the remaining ves tige of the sensational advance of a few days ago. The market closed 5 | practically at the lowest point of the| day. Prospects of a continuation of fayorable weather conditions through- out the country were the main influ- ences in causing the weakness. steerage passengers were Ieft hehind of-Large Sums. on account of lack of accommodation. Veterans Dedicate Monuments. Sharpsburgy Md., Sept. 19.—Surgiv- ors of thirteen Pennsylvania regiments that fought on the battle of Antietam on the forty-second anniversary of the battle dedicated monuments to the same number of regiments as memo- rials to the valor of their comrades. Thousands of veterans attended the 5,000, Frank O'Dounel;, -0ld Brooklyn boy, upon the complaint of Ed- H. Floyd-Jones, a lawyer, in Young O'Donnell wa Forest Fires Rage Unabated. time to come. The main fire is necar the summit of the mountains, but one branch of the blaze appears to be working vay eastward along the mountain side. No réports of further destruction of buildings have been re- ceived. Four Men Injured and Much Rolling Stock Destroyed. Centerview, Mo., Sept. 19.—Missouri Pacific freight train No. 75 and an ex- tra train et head on, four miles west of here during the night, resulling in the destruction of both engines and sev- eral cars and serious injury of two trainmen and two tramps. The engi- neers and firemen on both trains jumped, but Engineer Berry of the ex- tra freight and the fireman of No. 75 were caught in the wreckage and bad- ly injured. He had been missing from loyd-Jones office since Sept. 7. R Carries 3,350 Passengers. Queenstown, Sept. 19.—The White | Star line steamer Celtic, which sailed during the day for New York, carried 3,350 souls, believed to be the largest number taken in one vessel from a British port. Nine hundred and fifty of them embarked here and about. 100 ter Weather. Sept. 19.—As a result of | At the low point wheat for May ! I O O O O O O o | P o D Our Store must be vacated by October Ist = OUR. %= ENTIRE STOCK Consisting of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Hats, €2 ) = 72 2] —B = P 2 > = -s = ==t & N =R ==l = = =P = S =9 N Must be sold within the next 10 days, regardless of cost. Now is the time to purchase your winter outfit cheap! Remember this is'a bona fide saie; we must vacate this store! Come and Convmce Yourself I. MEYER @ CO., FOR SALE—Two 8-foot floor cases, stove, desk and all kinds of window fixtures