Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 24, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer : WANT AD :: Will Do It. he/Bemidji H { The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 134 L BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1904. JAP FORCES ADVANGE ASSUME OFFENSIVE AGAINST FL PASS, ABOUT TWELVE MILES FROM MUKDEN. ENGAGEMENTS AT OTHER POINTS TOKIO REPORTS FIGHTING WITH RUSSIANS AT TIELING AND SANLUNGKU. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. That Oyama’s forces are on the move is indicated in the day's but his strategy is not disclosed. ropatkin reports that the Japan have assumed the offensive on pass, about twelve miles from Mukden, the object of the movement being con- strued in St. Petersburg as an attempt to isolate the Rus: guard- ing Fushun. Ru: i advice that the main purpose of the seems to be to turn the Rus flank. A report that the Vladivostok squad- ron has left port is not confirmed b the admiralty. Tokio reports ¢ ments on Sept. 20 between the Japan- ese advance detachments and a kus sian force at Tieling and Sanlung It is rot clear whether or not Tie pass is meant. JAPS ASSUME OFFENSIVE KUROPATKIN REPORTS THEIR AP- PEARANCE TWELVE MILES FROM MUKDEN. Bt. Petersburg, Sept. 24.—General Kuropatkin telegraphs that the Jap- anese have assumed the offensive from e, on Da pass, which is on ailroad between Mukden and Fu- shun, about twelve miles from Muk- den. A Dbrief telegram was also received from Lieutenant General Sakharost au- nouncing the advance of the Japaunese from Bentsiaputze on the village near Fu pass, i o MuKkden and the site of the imperial tombs, which is likely 10 revive the fears expressed at Po king that an eng; inent may fought at the buriat place of the Man- chu dynasty. No weution is made of resistance tu the advance, but it is not believed this iwdicates that the R sians do not intend to turther oppos the march of the Japanese on Mui- den. It probably signifies that the Japanese force is using the all rc to Fu pass, between the highwa, leading to Mukden and Ifushun, wit the intention of isolating the Russiau columns guarding kushun. The Japanese are still trying 1o turn General Kuropatkin's left liank, but there is no indication of their moy- ing west of the Hun river. inmintin is still held by the Cos- sacks. BRITISH CRUISERS ON HAND. Reach Canary Islands, Where Russian Warship Is Anchored. Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Sept. 24.—The Britis cruise St. George and Brilliant arrvived here and an chored during the morning. The Russian cruiser Terek, which began coaling here Thursday but was ordered to leave Las Palmas following instructions received trom Madrid, sailed at noon. Her destination is not known. A Las Palmas dispatch dated Thurs- day said the Russian cruiser Terek, which had been stopping British ves sels in the vicinity of Gibraltar, had begun coaling there, but thal on in- structions received from Madrid she had becn ordered to leave Las Palm, Her commander replied that he unable to put (o sea owing to his v sel’s engines needing i The cruiser, however, was forbidden to take on board any more coal, any water or stores. RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT. Fighting Occurs Sixty Miles Northeast of Liaoyang. Tokio, Sept. .—An gram reports that lights have taken place at the towns ot Tic and San- lungku, sixty miles northeast of Liao- yang, on Sept. 20. The dispatch says: “Our detachment advaiced through Heiniuchuang on Sept. 20 and attacked the enemy, consisting of one company of infant some cavalry and a ma- chine gun tioned at Tieling, and a battalion of infantry, 500 cavalry, six quickfiring and one machine gun, sta- tioned at Sanlungku, which lies eight miles north of Tieling. The Russians, who were driven off to the northward, left nineteen dead behind them. We captured some spoils. Our losses were very slight. official tele- JAPANESE SPIES ARE ACTIVE. Russians Unable to Veil Their Con- templated Actions. Berlin, Sept. 24.—Captain Klado, one of Admiral Skrydloff's staff offi- cers, has returned from Viadivostok to St. Petersburg, where, according to German correspondents, he has been giving his views of the situation. He ans can make no plans which are not revealed to the Japanese by Chinese spies. This was the case with the design of uniting the Port Arthur and Vladivostok squad- rons, which was communicated to the Japanese in ample time for them to adopt counter measures. Russian Cruisers at Suez. Suez, Sept. 24—The Russian aux- liary cruisers St. Petersburg * and Bmolensk arrived here during the day. UNIVERSITY FIRE SWEPT Main Building of State University Totally Destroyed by Fire Early This Morn- ing---Loss Will be $125,000. Minneapolis, Sept morning destroyed by fire, the loss beil the building, while it is impossible at this hour to estimate the lc on furnishings and by individuals. The cause of the under way to make it po fire departments weie promptly on the of llames, so thag very little of its conts five cannot be learned. ble to save the ng total. suffered ‘When discovered it was too far buildin, Several Minneapolis scene but the builéing was soon a mass ents was_rescued. The main building of the university was a large structure and is the old- est of the present group. It stood in mainly for recitations, containing b sides the center of the campus and was used various offices. Tt was one of the largest of the buildings of the uniyersity group. It is not believed that the destructi terfere with the work of the university on of the building will in any way in- as cla can temporarily be accom- mu.dated in the other buildings of which there are some twenty on the campus, while there are manv private rooms that can be secured inthe immediate vici nity of the niversity. — ONLY FOODSTUFFS EXCEPTED.! Russia §till Considers Coal Absoluie Contraband. St. Pustersburg, Sept. 24 to the present status ol tions of the tae 1o United States ani Greit| Britain with Ru: contraband ot have a on the war food been formally dec ontraband. cont notified Great Br to de: no intention iginal view absolute contraband. At the it 1s understood that Foreigi ) Lamsidor dinge, the Iitish assurance of Ru to apiiy the rule with the greatest len ¥ The same assurance applies articl of dual use enumer article 6 of Russia’s deciar contraband. RESERVES CAUSE RIOT. Russian Soldiers Resist Orders to Go to the Front. St. Petersburg, Sept. 24—The di turbances which occurred at Odes last week are now said not to have been anti-Jewish, but anti-military, and to have been caused by rese: men, who, it is alleged, refused to go to the Far I A detachment ol regular troops sent to suppress the disturbance is said to have refused to obey orders. Coal for Vladivostok. London, Sept. 24.—Rus are displaying greal activit; ing coal at Li They offer $6 ship’ per tom, plus 3 per cent s departure and anothe: al at Vladivostok. The few ships have been dispatched, Hon koug being the ostensible destinati DEED OF INSANE MAN. Attempt to Assassinate Chief of Police of Odessa. St. Petersburg, Sept. 24.—According to information furnished to the Asso- ciated Press by the minister of the interior the attempt to shoot Chief of Police Neidgardt at Odessa by a young man who fired a revolver at him from a distance of six paces wa nected with the Jewish question or the mobilization of troops now proceed- ing in Odes: The man who tried to assassinate M. Neidgardt was evident- ly a Russian-faciory employe. When arrested by M. Neidgardt he shouted “Long live labor.” He obstinately re- fused to disclose his name and is not believed to have accomplic; Prob- ably the would-be assassin is a person of unsound mind who wig Sasoneft, the as: i ter, Von Plehve. min This belief confirmed hy the absence of-labor trou- bles at Odes SETTLED BY APOLOGIES. Recent Conflicts Between Chinese and Foreigners. Peking, Sept. 24.—The conflict be- tween Chinese and Italian soldiers Sept. 15, during which one of the Ital- ians fired two shots into the residence of General Chiang, the Chinese com- mander-in-chief, has given rise to nothing serious. The incident will be terminated by an apology, which, how- ever, has not yet been tendered. The assault by Chinese on the com- mander of the French legation guard, Captain Laribe, Monday, while taking photographs from a roof of the For- bidden City, which was immediately settied by an apology, was apparently | due to Chinese soldiers thinking the captain was an Italian, which caused them to attack hi: SHORTS BECOME ALARMED. December Wheat Advances More Than Three Cents. Chicago, Sept. 24.—An advance of 3% cents in the price of wheat for December delivery occurred here dur- mg the day. Active covering by shorts, who became alarmed at the bullish news from abroad claiming re- quirements on importing countries this season would be the heaviest on record, being responsible for the sharp advance. The market closed almost at the highest point of the day, with December at $1.13% to $1.13%. May closed at $1.1 to $1.14%% Convicted of Soliciting Bribe. Milwaukee, Sept. 24—Tn the munic- ipal court, Judge Brazee presiding, a jury found ex-Alderman A. C. Weissen- born guilty as charged of soliciting a bribe of $100 from Attorney F. J. Brochardt. His s.t‘tlorneys entered a motion for a new trial. — not con- ' AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR. i | American Minister Invited to Dine With Turkish Ruler. Paris, Sept. 24.—The correspondent of the Temps at Constantinople, reter- | ring to the fact that the American minister, Mr. Leishman, was invited by tke sultan to dine at the palace ‘Wednesday evening, telegraphs: “This exceptional act of gracious- ness is considered an augury of the solution of the pending Turkish-Amer- ican question. “The JTurkish admiralty has been commanded to order a number of tor- pedo boats from American and Euro- pean shipyards.” LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS. Final Details of the National Conven- tion Arranged. New York, Sept. 24.—Final details for the national convention of Repub- lican clubs at Indianapolis Oct. 5 and 6 were arranged at a confercnce be- tween Chairman Cortelyou oi the- na- tional committee and Sid B. Redding, treasurer of the league. Provision hag been made for the accommodation of 1,000 delegates. Senator Fairbanks, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, Sec- retary of War Taft, Senator Beveridge of Indiana and George A. Knight of California will address mass meetings at Indianapolis. FORMERLY A NORTH DAKOTAN. General Harrison Allen Gics Suddenly at Washington. Washington, Sept. 24.—General Har- rison Allen, deputy auditor for the postoffice department, died suddenly at his residence in Washington Fri- day, aged sixty-nine years. General Allen was born in Pennsyl vania, but moved to Fargo, N. D., upon receiving the appointment of United States marshal for that district. He was appointed to the position of dep- uty auditor in July, 1901, by President McKinley. Before leaving Penasyl- vania he held the office of auditor of the state. He served with distinction in the Union army during the Civil war and was personally commende:l by General Meade for bravery at Get- tysburg. i TRAIN ROBBER SENTENCED. George F. Hammond Goes to Prison ! for Fifteen Years. Phillipsburg, Mont,, Sept. 24— George I. Hammond, who confessed to holding up the North Coast ssenger train on the Nor cific railway at Bearmouth fast June, in the district court here pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny and burglary and was immes sentenced to fifteen gears i hard labor. It had been the intention to try Hammond on a charge of murdering Engineer Dan O'Neill, who was killed in the hold-up at Bearmouth, but the evidence obtained by the officers was deemed insufiicient. SEVERAL REPORTED KILLED. Fast Freight Hits Wagon Loaded With Dynamite. Cumberland, Md., Sept. 24.—A fast freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad struck a wagon loaded with dynamite on a road crossing -at North Branch, six miles east of Cum- berland. The engine and some freight cars were demolished. Several people | are reported killed and injured. BRIDGE KI{LS Two. Many Injured by Falling Pier in Indian Territory. Vineta, I. T. Sept. 24—The east pier of a steel toll bridge being erect- ed over Grand river at Carrys ferry fell, killing two men, fatally injuring three and injuring twenty-one others, some of whom suffered broken limbs. On Charge of Counterfeiting. Cincinnati, Sept. 24.—Newton Jones and John Tawor were arrested by secret service officers in Newport, Ky., charged with counterfeiting. Their entire outfit was captured. The offi- cers state that the dies were still hot from the metal when the outfit was seized in Newport. Both men are well known residents of Newport. Two Men Scalded to Death. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 24.—By the blowing out of a steam fitting in a boiler at the steel mill of the Tennes- see Coal and Iron company Cyrus i Leck, Jr., aged nineteen, a white em- : ploye, and John Thomas, a colored i_aborer, were scalded to death. Thomas |"nst his own life trying to save Leck. NINE CHILBREX KILLED PRECIPITATED INTO VAULT BY JOISTS UNDER FLOORING GIVING WAY. ALL THE VICTIMS YOUNG GIRLS OF THE DOZEN RESCUED ALIVE HALF ARE LIKEHY TO DIE OF INJURIES. Cincinnati, Sept. 24—During the morning recess of the public school at Pleasant Ridge, about twenty miles north of this city, nine children lost their lives. When school recessed there was a playful rush into the out- house, which gave way, precipitating about twenty chillion into the vault. All ¢” the victit ce girls, the oldesi being twelve y The vault containel over four fect of water. The nine who were thus killed served to fill up the vanit so that the other twelve were not drowned. ©f the twelve who were rescued, covered with the filth of the vault, it is reported that half of them will die on account of the internal poisoning. In addition to their internal sufferings several of those rescued are reported to have suffered external injuries in broken limb: It is stated that the joists under the flooring gave way and precipitated all who were in the outhouse at the time. The whoie population soon surrounded the school grounds and people were flocking into town from the surround- ing country. The excitement was in- tensified by complaints of against school olicers, who said that the building and grounds were in- spected before the opening of school | two weeks ago. DEATH AT A BANQUET. Cincinnati Man Expires While Re- sponding to Toast. Frontenac, N. Y., Sept. sat at the banquet of members of the Western Union of Fire Underwriters here. H. M. Magill of Cin while responding to a toast cel ing the twenty-fifth anniversarvy of the organization, fell forward and died soon afterward. Mr. Magill was reviewing the careers of the presidents oi the or and had just closed a humorous refer- ence to himself as past president when he expressed his good wishes for the health and long life of his associates and friends. He grew suddenly pale and fell forward on the table. Friends quickly attempted to revive him and a physician was sumfnoned, but life was soon extinct. MISTAKEN FOR CHICKEN THIEF. Wife Shoots Her Husband Dead in lowa. Mount. Ayr, Ia., Sept. 24.—Mistaking him for a chicken ief, Mrs. Peter Lewis fatally shot her husband at their farmhouse. He died a few hours later, 5 Lewis returned umexpectedly from watching a neighbor's sick wife, M: Lewis though him a thief, opened a window and fired on him. parvents JE P O O M W Y O 24—Death | ’Leary We are showing the New Fall Suits and Jackets made by one of the leading firms of America, called Palmer Garment O O Y O O P O @. Bowser, Bemidji, Minnesota.. Women’s Skirts, from $1.50 to $10.00 A large assortment of Ladies’, Misses and Children’s Sweaters. Lot 4. See our special bargains in Lot 1. Men’s $1.00 Shirts for Lot 2. Men’s 65¢ and T5c Shirts, Lot 3. Men’s 50c and 65¢ Shirts, Men’s Fleece-lined Underwear, - One lot Tadies Slippers worth $1.00 to $1.75; per pr only 69¢ Black and White Mohair, Black and White Silk Sateen and Silk - Cardinal, Tan and Navy, White and Black, P. D. S. at Have you seen our handsome and exclusive styles in the Bernhard and Hugo du Brock Waists? $3.50 6.50 6.00 $1.25 t0 3.50 o O e | | DAVIS OPENS CAMPAIGN. Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Speaks at Wheeling Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 24.—Fenry G. Davis, Democratic nominee for the vice presid opened his campaign . was greeted with tre- and held the at- ence closely. 5 au He declared the Republican party | was a party of extremists and had been wastetul and extiravagant in the expenditure of government funds. Both 7 he said, were committed to the gold standard and this is no longer an issue. He reiterated his belief in “a tariff! that will yield sufiicient revenues for the economical and proper expendi- tures of the government,” and “inci- dental protection to our industries is right and proper.” Charles_ A, Towne. also spoke and dec_-larefl that if Abraham Lincoin were living today he would be a Democrat. WANTS THE PLATES RESHIPPED. James J. Hill Asks Harriman to Trans- port Them to Hongkong. Portland, Ore., Sept. 24.—The Tele- gram says: James J. Hill has asked E. H. Harriman to transport 3,000 tons of steel plates to Hongkong. The plates were shipped from Eastern mills to Puget sound and were to have been sent from the Northern Pacific terminals on Hill's steamers (o the Orient. The reason for the Northern Pacific action in desiring the steel re- shipped from this city to the Orient is not clear to shipping men, but it is believed the war situation has in- fluenced the action of the Northern Pacific. It cannot be learned here what action the Harriman interests will take in the matter. Lady Curzon Slightly Improvea. London, Sept. 24.—Five doctors are at Walmer castle and all of them were in attendance upon Lady Curzon throughout the night. There is a slight improvement in Lady Curzon’s condition. Forest Fires Still Raging. Butte, Mont.,, Sept. 24—The rain- storm Wednesday was not heavy enough to put out the forest fire which has been raging for two weeks in ‘Warm Springs canyon near Anacon- da. A change of wind fanned the smouldering embers inta fierce fires and the flames started again toward the Twin Lakes country. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. An explosion at the Jellico Powder company’s works near Jellico, Tenn., killed Lee Hill and fatally injured Samuel Harvey. Kipling’s - Latest Story in the October Metropolitan “A 35-cent Magnéine for 15 cents” Now on Sale at A1l Newsdealers R. H. RUSSELL, PUBLISHER NEW YORK