Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 23, 1904, Page 1

{ 1 B A Pioneer WANT AD :: o Will Do Tt. ol aily Pi The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1904. BATTLE IS IMMINENT Indications Point to a General Engagement Southeast of Mukden. Japs Fail to Capture Pass Owing to Stubborn Resistence of the Russians. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. All advices indicate that another en- gagement between Kuropatkin's army and Oyama’s forces is not far distant. The Japanese outposts Wednesday at- tempted to take Kaoutou pass, which commands the road to Fushuy, but were stubbornly resisted. i The Russians are reported to he holding all the passes of the Da rangs and severe fighting is predicted beiore :h the Hun river. St. Petersburg is still mnn the Japanese Dispatches to that Oyama’s advance miles south and southeast of Fushun, where it scems probable the next en- gagement in force will occur. BATTLE HOURLY EXPEGTED RUSSIANS AND JAPANESE WILL CLASH THIRTY MILES EAST OF MUKDEN. Mulkden, Sept. 23.—A battle is hour- 1y expected to occur in the vicinity of Fuslun, thirty miles east of here. At present all is quiet. The weather is turning cold. Sept. 23.—General phs that the Jap- ancse continue their attempts to turn the R an left, but without suc According to the latest informatic received by the war oflice Field Mur- shal Oyam; advance forces are stiil thirty miles south and southeast of Fushun. The war office does not ex- pect a battle at Fushun until after a series of rear gnmd engagements. OVERLOOKING PORT ARTHUR St. Petersbur, Kuropatkin telegi JAPANESE CAPTURE AND RETAIN POSSESSION OF IMPORTANT POSITIONS. Tokio, Sept. 2 firmation is lac that the Japan another height which they c While official con- ng it seems certain e pos a fort on westward of [tzshan, ed by desperate as- sault and have since resisted all at- tempts at recapture by the Russians, Both these heights overlook Por thur, oftering excellent gun posi which materially weaken the Ru defense. UNDER FIFTEEN THOUSAND. Revised List of Russian Casualties at Liaoyang. St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—The gen- eral staff has issued a revised list of the Russian casualties at Liaoyang, showing that 1,810 men were killed, 10811 were wounded and 1, were left on the field. Fifty-four regimental officers were killed and 252 were wounded, 2 generals were killed and 8 were avounded. Five officers were left on the field. Of those wounded at Liaoyang 1,334 men and 34 officers have alrcady re- turned to duty hose reported to be missing are probably dead. RETREAT NOT PREARRANGED. Oku Reports on Battle of Liaoyang. Tokio, Sept. 23.—General Oku has written an extended report of the op- erations preceding the capture of Liao- yaug and in conclusion he expressed the opinion that General Kuropatkin had been determined to hold Liaoyang, his plan being first to attack and de- feat General Kuroki and then to ail the Japanese center and left armies. Oku declared that the stubborn resist- ance of the Russians at Liaoyang proves that their retreat was not pre. arranged. General ORDERED TO LEAVE PORT. Russian Cruiser Coaling at the Canary Islands. Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Sept. 23—The Russian cruiser Ters has been stopping British vessels in the vicinity of Gibraltar, commenced coaling here Wednesday, but on orders received from Madrid she was stopped from coaling and was ordered to leave. Her commander replied that he was unable to put to sca owing to the Tersk's engines neceding repairs. She was, however, forbidden to take on board any more coal or any water ct stores. Russian Losses at Da Pass. St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—During the recent repulse of the Japanese attack on Da pass General Peterhof took sev- eral prisoners and captured a quan- tity of arms and ammunition. The Russians lost a captain and three men killed and had forty-five men wounded. Russian Cruisers Repaired. St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—The latest advices received here from Vladivos- tok announce that the repairs to the Russian cruisers Bogatyr, Rossia and Gromoboi have been completed. DESIRE FOREIGN AID. Chinese Would Compel Japan to Re-| store Manchuria. Shanghai, Sept. 23.—It continues to be reported here that the Manchus at Peking are anxious to secure the as- sistance of foreign powers to compel Japan to restore Manchuria to China | without conditions and that they are | still urging - that a special mi n be sent to the European courts with fl“sx object in view. It is added that if these vepresentations are not success- ful a renewal of the anti-foreign agita- tion is not impossible and the mission oi Tie Ping (the Manchu official from Peking who has been in the Scuthern | provinces for some time) in collecting funds to reerganize the Chinese army is therefore regarded here with sus- picion. Coal for Russian Fleet. Ewmden, Germany, Sept. 23—Three steamers chartered by the Hamburg- American Steamshig, company are loading coal here an# it is reported that the fuel is destined for the Rus- ian fleet. The captains of the steam- ers are to sail from here under sealed orders. WILL RETARD OPERATIONS RUSSIANS OFFERING STUBBORN RESISTANCE TO JAPANESE ADVANCE. St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—The Jap- anese operations against Mukden are rapidly developing. General Kuropat- kin announces that the Japanese army at Bentsiaputze is beginning to ad- vance northward. The outposts Wednesday tried to capture Kaoutoiu pass, commanding the road to Fushun, The Russians are offering a stubborn sistance, which is likely to reta:id ve operations. Kuropatkin has placed strong for astride the Mukden and Fushun roa.:s to Dentsiaputze. The Russians also are holding all the passes of the Da range eastward of Bentsiaputze. A dispatch from Harbin announccs that another Japanese regiment is moving further eastward, but it is re- garded as improbable that the Japan- ese will move in considerable foirce from Dziantchan along the roads lead- ing to Mukden, Fushun and Sintzinti:. Severe fighting is probable before Japanese succeed in reaching the Hun river. There is no further news from Port Arthur, but the anxiety of the fate of its zallant defenders has been relieved by tele received here announcing the ] have not captured any important positions. Tield Marshal Oyama’s lengthy re- port of the repulse of what he calls the R counter attack on Pin- taitzu sed here as being noth- more or less than the Japanese sion of the reconnaissance of Gen- Samsonoff and Rennenkampff's °s north of Bentsiaputze, detailed from here in the Associated Press dis- patrhes of Sept. 19. Ovama’'s report attaches undue im- portance to this emgagement. Kuro- patkin obviously did not contemplate pressing home his attack since he sent a comparatively small force against the Japanese main army. MALTREAT NEGROES. Shoot a Boy and Also Blow Out a Man’s Eye. Talboton, Ga., Sept. 23.—The negroes recently dismissed by the court here on the charge of belonging to a “Be- fore day club” were followed on their departure by a hack carrying four or five white men. About a mile from town the hack party met a negro boy named Jack Troy. In passing someone in the back shot him, wounding him ionsly that he is not expected to X miles from town' the hack called IEd. Martin, a negro on H. C. Trusal’s plantation, from his house and made him get in the hack, where one of the party shot the negro’s eye out and he is also not expected to live. WHITES WARSHIP STORY DENIED. Argentina Vessels Have Not Been Purchased for Russia. Ruenos Ayres, Sept. 23.—Senor Bet- bader, minister of marine of the Ar- gentine republic, regarding the report that four warships purchased from Ar- gentina had been added to the Russian Baltic squadron at Libau, has authoriz- ed the statement that the report was without foundation whatever, and fur- ther that there was no basis for rumors of the sale of Argentine warships, al- thougl\ there have been numerous of- received recently through com- n houses. m TRAIN ROBBER CONFESSES. Montana Bandit Gets Seven Years in Prison. Philippsburg, Mont., Sept. 2: -John Christie, charged with complicity in the hold-up of a Northern Pacific pas- senger train at Bearmouth, Mont., last summer, during the day pleaded guilly to grand larceny and was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary. He will appear later against Hammond, the alleged slayer of Engineer McNeill, when another Northern Pacific train was held up at Bearmouth, two years ago. | Maniac on Board Steamer. Philadelphia, Sept. 23.—A private cahlegram received here from Genoa, Ttaly, says Frank R. Shattuck, a promi. nent Philadelphia lawyer and club- man, was shot by a-maniac on board the steamship Prinz Oscar, outward bound from New York. The message adds that the captain of the ship was also shot while attempting to disarm Mr. Shattuck’s a%' ilant. Chilly Weather in the East. Boston, Sept. 23.—The thermometer, under- the influences of a chilling north wind, early in the day dropped to 35 degrees in Boston, the lowest point recorded in September since the weather bureau was opened here in 1871, with one exception. Cold weather prevails throughout New Englund and the East generally. PROTESTS TO PEKING Russia Warns China Not to Ap- prove the Anglo-Tibetan Agreement. Report From Chinese Capital In- dicates That Treaty Will Be Rejected. St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—The Rus- sian protest against the Anglo-Tibetan treaty, as forecasted in these dispatch- es Tuesday, has been presented at Peking. M. Lessar, the Russian min- ister, is understod to have called the attention of the Chinese foreign board to the fact that China would abandon her suzerainty over Tibet if she rati- fied the treaty, thus creating a British protectorate. The foreign office here has not yet received M. ILessar's report, but the dispatch from Peking to the Morning Post of London announcing that China is not willing to ratify the treaty is believed to be the direct outcome of Russia’s protest, DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK. Document Is Completed and Will Be Issued Shortly. New York, Sept. 23.—The Demo- cratic campaign text book has been completed and is about to be issued. It makes a volume of 314 pages, dis- cusses the issues of the two parties and reprints a number of speeches by leading Democrats. The following synopsis of the book has been pre- pared by the Democratic campaign comuiittee: “By the way of emphasizing the issuc of ‘constitution’ opposed to ‘im- perialism’ the Democratic campai | book contains as a preface the full h"\( of the Constitution of the Unite States. The place of next im))orumce is accorded the ‘tariff and the trusts,” 60 of the 214 pages of the volume be- ing devoted to this di ion, “Concerning the tru much space is given to evidence that the protected combinations, having a ta monop- oly in our home markets, e com- pelling Americans to pay much higher prices for manuiactured goods than are paid by foreigners. The t and home prices of hundreds of articies are compared. Nearly all kinds of hardware, implements, raachinery, tools. paints, oils, ammunition, watch- es, baking powder, condensed milk, canned goods and every kind of steel lucts are sold to our consumers at s averaging about 25 per cent more than those paid by foreigners for the same goods.” % FOR THE THIRD TIME. Democrats of Colorado Nominate Alva A. Adams for Governor. Denver, Sept. 23.—Alva A. Adams of Pueblo has been for a third time nomi- naied for governor by Colorado Demo- crats. The platform adopted afirms alle- giance to the national platform adopt- ed at St. Louis and to the nominees of that convention. The Republican state administration is accused of violating every safeguard to the in- dividual by the bill of rights, and the platform says: “We declare the right of every man to earn his living unrestricted and un- trammelled.” HER CONDITION .CRITICAL. Illness of Lady Curzon More Serious Than Reported. London, Sept. 23.—A bulletin {ssued during the morning by the physicians attending Lady Curzon of Kedleston (formerly Miss Leiter of Chicago), wife of the viceroy of India, says her ladyship’s condition is serious. It became known during the after- noon that the condition of Lady Cur- zon is most critical. She is suffering from complications consequent upon her, confinement, from which she has never quite recovered. Lady Curzon gave birth to a daugh- ter on March 20 last. ONE DEAD, FOUR DYING. Many Denver Firemen Overcome by Nitric Acid Fumes. , Denver, Sept. 23.—One fireman is dead, four are kept alive by oxygen and thirteen others are critically ill from the effects of nitric acid fumes which they inhaled at a small five. Lieutenant Charles W. Dolloff is dead. Very little hope is left for the recov- ery of John Dulmage, acting chief; Lharles Eymann, captain; S. B. Wil- cox, truckman, and John McGlade, ladderman. Lynching Is Threatened. Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 23.—A negro, supposed to be the one who assaulted and nearly killed Mrs. Thomas Bog-| gan of Pation Wednesday, was cap- tured during the day at La Jose, a mining town eight miles from Patton. Hundreds of armed men scoured the woods all night looking for the negro and it is feared that if the man is taken to Patton for identification he will be lynched. Fifty Per Cent Cut in Wages. New York, Sept. 23.—Announcement has been made by a steel company employing 1,400 men in its plant at Passaic, N. J,, of a reduction in wages said to average 50 per cent. When the employes were informed the elec- trical crane men, numbering 500, im- wediately deserted their machines and ‘were subsequently discharged. Judge Parker in New York City. New York, Sept. 23.—Judge Alton B. Parker arrived ‘in the city early in the morning and went directly to the Hoffman House. Senator Gorman of Maryland called at the hotel and re- mained with Judge er. for two ours or. more. S POSSE PURSUING OFFICER. Deputy Sheriff Succeeds in Capturing! Kentucky Feudist. Loulsville, Sept. 23.—A special ta the Evening Post from Jackson, Ky.,| says: Officers from Fayeite county have arrested William Britton and stanedi for Lexington with him. A posse of Britton’s friends has left’ Jackson to rescue Britton and if possible keep him in Breathitt county. Deputy Sheriff Terry and Coroner Bailey of Fayette county, who were given a bench warrant from that coun- ty for Britton, effected the arrest with-! out trouble. Britton was taken com- pletely by surprise at his home. Mrs. Britton quickly sent word to County | Judge James Hargis, who is a cousin of Britton, saying that her husband had been arrested and asking that the judge send men to release him. A posse of RBritton’s friends has left Jackson to meet Deputy Terry, but the latter, hearing of this, started with his prisoner in a buggy for Torrent, in Wolfe county, there to take a tlam for | Lexington. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 23.—The hear- | ing of feudal troubles has been trans- | | ferred from Jacksen, Breathitt county, Ky., to this city 1,y tho ment here of Will.um Britton for willing James Cockiili, town miars] of Jackson, t\vo years ago. A large posse, includ- 15 of three counties, started tritton during the mnight deter- mined to th him dead or alive. RESULT OF LOVERS' QUARREL. Man Fatally Wounded; Woman Will Probably Recover. Minneapolis, Sept. 23.—James Daff- ney and Katherine Ludey of Gelden Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis, are at the Minneapolis city hospital suffering from bullet wounds as the result of a They were found near in the buggy in which had started early in the evening e from Golden Valley to Minne- . finey’s wound is fatal, but ed that Miss Ludey will re- cover. Nothing is known about the motive for the shooting, but it is supposed that they had a quarrel. It is believed that Dafiney shot Miss Ludey and then put a bullet into his own brain. The girl received a flesh wound, the bullet entering her right cheek. She- re- mained conscious after the shooting and was driving hurriedly to the city for medical a: tance when she hailed a policeman. Daffney was unconscious | and both were hurried to the hospital, | where the former expired several | hours later without giving any explana- tion of the tragedy. STRIKING MINERS SUSPECTED. I S i Attempt to Wreck Home of President of Coal Company. Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 23.—A neighbor passing the residence of J. C. Maben, president of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, saw fire sputtering on the front steps and, making a hasty examination, found a pickle hottle with a burning fuse at- tached. The fire was extinguished and an examination of the bottle; showed that it contained a ‘quantity of powdered dynamite, the bottle be- ing sealed with a wooden stopper, through which passed the fuse. There was enough dynamite in the bottle to wreck the building. The man who found the bottle told the police that as ! he approached the residence he saw a | white man run away from the step. A strike of union miners is on at the | mines of the Sloss-Sheflield company, | as well as at the mines of several other large corporations in this di: trict, and President Maben's compan has been very active in its efforts to break it. WHEAT COVERS TRACKS. Thousands of Bushels Dumped by Great Northern Wreck. Crookston, Minn., Sept. 23.—A heav- ily loaded eastbound Great Northern wheat train crashed into a ditch north of the city and piled twenty or more wheat cars and their contents into a solid mass of debris and wreckage. A defective switch is responsible for the accident. The steel rails were literally chopped. to pieces by the force of the impact. | Thirty thousand bushels of grain are on the tracks. One man is missing and may be in the wreckage. PAYING CLAIMS OF DEFOSITORS.‘ Former Vice President Andrews of De- funct Detroit Bank. Detroit, Sept. 23.—Frank C. An- drews, former vice president of the defunct City Savings bank of this city, whose overdrafts caused the failure | of the bank and who is now located in | New- York, where he went after his | release from Jackson prison on parole by Governor Bliss, has inserted in the local papers an advertisement an- nouncing that he will pay the claims of 250 depositors whose names are given. Andrews says -he will coutinue to pay other depositors as fast as he can, President Leaves for Washington. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 2% —Pre: | dent Roosevelt and his family lei Sagamore Hill during the day on the return trip to Washington. . Tne jour- ney to Jersey City was made in the naval yacht Sylph. The party included ! the - president, Mrs. Roosevelt, the Roorevelt children, Secretary Loeb and Mrs. Loeb and three or four guests. Public Officials Removed. Madison, Wis., Sept. 23.—Governor +La Foliette has removed District At- torney. George C. Foster and Sheriff John E. Sealy of Iron county from office on the ground of neglect of duty in permitting the village of Hurley to be a “wide open” town. He appointed ‘William T. Lennon as district attorney. and Victor J. Simon as sherift. lllllllllllll{ | PP o ™ firms of America, called Palmer Garment l Women’s Skirts, from I and Children’s Sweaters. fiullillllllllllll O’Leary @ Bowser,X Bem:dn, Minnesota. 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