Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 12, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer :: WANT AD :: Will Do It. ji Daily Pione 500! MINNESOTA HISTORICAL er TY The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- Daser between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 149. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK DENGUNCES LYNCHING FEDERAL JUDGE DELIVERS VIG OROUS CHARGE IN ADDRESS- ING ALABAMA JURY. MEMBERS OF 10B MAY BE INDICTED ACQUITTAL BY STATE COURTS NO BAR TO PROSECUTION IN FEDERAL COURTS. Huntsville, Ala, Thomas G. Jone: Oct. 12.—Judge in opening United States conrt here, delivered a vigorous charge to the grand jury with regard to the recent lynching of Horace Ma- ples, colored, and the firing by the mob of the jail in which was confined fcd- eral prisoncrs. Judge Jones said in par “I¢ you are fa satisfied that the mob would not have murdered Maples if he had been a white man then ever, dictate of humanity and justice de-, mands that you return true bills! against the members of the mob. “A conviction or acquittal in the courts of Alabama for what these par-| ties did is not a bar to prosecution under the luws of the United States.”! Judge Jones arraigned the mob in, the severest terms and insisted that | every citizen must set his face against | Iynching for any crime. | DIVIDED ON DiVORCE. | Absolute Prohibition of Remarriage | Proposed by Episcopals. Boston, Oct. 12—The committee on cano the Episcopal church con- vention, in Charge of the proposed new canon on marriage and divorce, sub-| report through il P. Davenport of | The present canou | bject permits the remarriage | of the innocent person iu a divorce | the! case where a decree was issued b, il courts on the ground of There has heen considerable | faction over this canon, nun,‘vi ymen tavoring a law to prevent emarriage of divorced persen while the former pariner is living. The majority of the committee ap pointed at the I convention to re port on the subject favored this idea | ommended the following amend | hall solemnize a mu: two persons unl > shall have satisfied h her person b the wif person then living she has been dive arising atter marriage.” A minority Dr. J. Lewi Hemy i3 N and R. H. Battle, was presented whi it adopted, would be to leave changed ihat part of permitting remarris person in a cas of any ot he or un- the old canon > of the innocent ifidelity. Milwaul he will of the late Postmasier Gens H C. 1| Payne was filed for probate during the day. The estate, estimated in valuc at $750,000, is left in trust to Fig Bigelow and George P. Mill wankee as exccutors. Mr. widow and sister ave the beneficiaries under the will. princi Pennsylvania Bank Closed. he comp- has been ad- the Washington, Oct. 12.— troller of the currency vised by the preside National bank of Cla; he closed doors du in consequence of a Bank Bx rer C. W. been appointed receiver. ng the m run. National Robinson has [ pls | eral engagement is said to be in prog- FIGHTING IN PROGRESS ARMIES OF OYAMA AND KURO- PATKIN CLOSELY ENGAGED SOUTH OF MUKDEN. RUSSIANS AGGRESSIVELY ATTACK JAPS CAPTURE STRONG POSITION BUT RETREAT WHEN THE ENEMY IS REINFORCED. CREW OF THREE HUNDRED PERISH JAPANESE GUNBOAT SUNK OFF PORT ARTHUR BY STRIKING FLOATING MINE. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. Dispatches from Dboth Russian- and Japanese sources leave little doubt that the armies of Oyama and Kuro- patkin are closely engaged, but neither the extent nor the exact loca- tion of the battle are known. Tokio hears that the Russians have crossel the Hun river'in force and ave aggres- sively attacking the Japanese. The same dispatch says that the ancse recaptured a position previously take: by the Russians, but the name of the e is not given. Tokio also repoil : that the Russian advance check and that the losses on both sides have been heavy. St Petersburg repor that Oyama’'s front has been rapi narro g during the pa: under pressure of the Ru and that his entire force i of the Taitse river, covering a front not exceeding twenty miles. The point of the Japanese concentration is L. definitely known beyond the general statement that their line s from the Yentai mines westw the railroad. Tokio officially announces the loss of the armored gunboal lHeiyen, whi. struck a mine off Pigeon bay on night of Sept. 18, foundering wita neary her eatire complement of 200 men. SEVERE FIGHT IN PROGRESS now north RUSSIANS CROSS THE HUN RIVER IN FORCE AND ATTACK THE JAPANESE. Tokio, Oct. 12.—It is reported that the Russians have crossed the Hun river in heavy force and are aggres- sively attacking the Japahese forces, which were moving northward. A gen- T Tokio is eagerly awaiting tidings of the persistently rumored engagement south of Mukden. It is reported that the Russians, assuming the offensive, crossed the Hun river and attacked General Kuroki's forces, capturing a position which the Japanese, being strongly reinforced, recaptured and rececupied. Japanese, it is re- yorted, have checked the Russian ad- wuce. I iid that the losses on boih sides were heavy. No official confirmation of these re- poits can be obtained. e ook Friday Saturda will be T ok and s Qe e e 3 o i ofs e-)l,. E & .X).,« aling i1 dor my will be Lol lode ok ook ool ofocdo o &« “THELANPHER" Fur Coa K L < R ok b o RELIABLE FURS [ ay day at this store, our en- tire stock riv- antee goes with eve that leaves the store. OUR PRICE IS ONLYA PART OF WHAT OTHERS ASK .. 0’LEARY « e ¥ FUR 1 splen- ny of the groat city sto on exhibition, Our gnar- of fur | ry piece BOWSER DEALER 1S ARRESTED WHISKY FRGM ONE SALOON SAID TO HAVE CAUSED TWENTY- FIVE DEATHS. SAME MIXTURE SOLD ELSEWHERE CORONER BELIEVES MANY NEW YORKERS WERE KILLED BY DRINKING IT. New York, Oct. 12.—Acting under instructions from the coroner the po- lice have taken into custody Rudolph Fritsche, who keeps a little saloon at 723 Tenth avenue. Fritsche is charged only with being a suspicious person, but the police say that in his saloon, | it is suspected, whisky was sold which contained poison and that this whisky is responsible ‘for the many deaths that have occurred-in the neighbor- hood recently. Fritsche only recently bought the place, which is of the variety generally described as a “barrel house.” Whisky is sold there in large quantities and at a low price. The leading brand was drawn from barrels upon the ap- % plication of a purchaser. People in the ueighborhood carried their fasks to the saloon and had them filled. Investigation of the numerous deaths in the neighborhood during the past two weeks showed that nearly all those who had died suddenly were cus- tomers of the “barrel house.” Fritsche, after being taken to the stationhouse, was quickly admitted to bail. He r turned to the salcon, but the police followed, closely questioned the pro- prietor and closed the doors. Twenty-live persons living in the neighborhcod, all of them of middle age, have died within the past two weeks. The symptoms were in the main identical. They were charac- terized by the attendant physicians in all cases as those of alcoholism. In the past twenty-four hours one death, that of Robert Smith, has been re- ported. Coroner Is Suspicious. Coroner Schol aid he had worked night and day since Sunday to run down the reports of deaths due to poi- soning by Fritsche whisky. “I do not want to be an alarmist,” he said, but Fritsche is not aione con- cerned in this matter. I am confident that the 'same sort of liquor will be found in other saloons and that many deaths will be traced to that source.” An assistant district attorney has been detailed to take action in this case at once, in conjunction with the coroner and the police. A doctor living in West Forty-eighth street, who was called to attend sev eral of the victims, said that while the cases he had seen were plainly enough alcoholism there was yet something peculiar in such an outbreak of the ailment in so circumscribed a terri- tory. was called,” he said, “to see Charles McLeavey. William McAulifie lay dead of the same disease in a room Jjust across the hall when I got there and McLeavey was already dead when 1 arrived. It would appear as though there had been something in the form of alcohol beverage they had been tak- ing which had a powerful effect in ar- resting the heart's action. I have found that in the case of several who died they had been in the habit of buying whisky at the rate of 10 cents a pint and that in some instances they drank great quantities, pouring it out into ordinary drinking tumbiers full and pouring it down as though it were water. It is barely possible the whisky wag made of wood alcohol.” SEIZURE OF AM?RICAN MAIL. Protest Will Be Transmitted to St. Petersburg. ‘Washington, Oct. 12.—One of the subjects brought before the cabinet meeting was the protest against the seizure of American mail on the Brit- ish steamer Calchas by the Russian Vladivostok fleet. Postmaster General Wynne presented the protest from Dodwell & Co., representing the steam- ship line, and alsa data collected by the postoffice department to show that American mail was on the ship, These papers were transferred to the state department and will in turn be trans- mitied (o the American embassy at St. Petersburg for submission to the Russian government as part of the whole matter relating to prize seizure. PLEAD GUILTY TO BRIBERY. St. Louis Men Admit Their Connection With Boodle Deals. St. Louis, Oct. 12—Charles F. Kelly and Charles A, Gutko have pleaded guilty to bribery in connection with the suburban deal in the house of dele- gates. Judge Taylor accepted the plea and allowed them until Wednesday to give new bonds. When they appear before the court they will not be sentenced, as it is the intention of Circuit Attor- ney Folk to use them as state wit: nesses in other cases. The trial of this case has not been set, but it will prob- ably be in November, VESSEL REPORTED LOST. Captain and Crew of Seventeen Said to Have Perished, BHalifax, N. S, Oct. 12—A report has reached here that the steamer Call, baund from Tracadie, N. B, for New London, P. E. I, has been sunk near New London and that the captain and crew of seventeen were lost. The steamer is owned in Chatham, N. B, Most of the Injured Doing Well. Sedalia, Mo., Oct. 12.—Julia A. Wood of Oxford, Kan., who was injured in the wreck of the St. Louis excursion train on the Missouri Pacific railway near Warrensburg, is not expected to live. Others of the injured who were brought to the railway hospital here tt‘))r {reatment are progressing favor- al : 7 3 8p! ; up. r-——— L ___ ___r Tt T ] | Goi ——=Positively— ng Qut Of Business Our Entire Stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Gent’s Furnishings must be closed out Regardless of cost, asyou will see from the following prices: Kaufman out price The Haufman Overcoat, the finest ready-to-wear coat on the murket, all $22.50 coats, selling All $20.00 coats, selling out price All $16.00 coats; selling out price One lot of overcoats in the latest styles and color ing, former price $9.50, selling out price Overcoats $16.50 14.50 12.50 Kaufman Suits The Kaufman suits beautifully the Jatest cuts and styles, in ready-to-wear suits, selling out price All $22.50 suits, All $20.00 suits, All $16.50 suits, - All $12.00 suits, selling out price - All $10.00 suits, selling out price garments made, all $25.00 tailored in all fact the finest $16.75 15.50 14.25 10.75 8.50 = 5.95 $1 The Boss, $2 hat, best on the market, selling out price .25 Patterson, $3 hat in all the latest styles and colors sell- $2.25 ing out price prices: In our Shoe Department you will find what you want at the following A_fill $6 Shoes, closing out price, $4.35; All $5 Shoes, closing out price, $3.95; All $4 Shoes, closing out price, $2.85; All $3.50 Shoes, closing out price, $2.60; All $3 Shoes, closing out price, $2.10; All $2.50 Shoes, closing out price, $1,80 low prices All of our other goods are sold at proportionally Mill Checks Cashed Here Don’t fail to take advantage of this great oppor- tunity as this is a positively bona fide, closing out sale. Everything must go. ALACE - CLOTHING STORE. AS APPLIED TO CITY WORK. Milwaukee Judge Holds Eight-Hour Law lllegal. Milwaukee, Oct. 12.—Judge Halsey, in the circuit court of Milwaukee coun- ty, handed down an opinion in which he declares that the eight-hour law as applied to city contracts is illegal. The case is one in which -the city adver- ised for bids on a city contract speci- fying that the contract was to be fig- ured on the basis of an eight-hour workday. The contract was awarded to an Ohio firm where the eight-hour was in force in preference to a Mil- waukee firm whose price was lower but whose workday exceded -eight hours. Judge Halsey declares that the city charter provides for contracts be- ing let to the lowest bidder. The case will be appealed. UNDER HOMESTEAD ENTRY. Unsold Lands of Red Lake Reserva- tion to Be Sold. ‘Washington, Oct. 12—The secretary of the interior has issued an order di- recting that the 130,000 acres of un- sold lands of the Red Lake Indian res- ervation in Minnesota be placed on sale immediately under homestead entry at $4 per acre, 8torm Sweeps Honduran Coast. New Orleans, Oct. 12.—The steamer Beverly, which has arrived here from Ilonduran and Guatemalan ports, re- Dborts that a terrible storm swept the Honduran coast for three days, hegin- ning Sept. 29. The city of Puerto Cor- tez suffered great damage and all set- tlements from that city to Ceibalfoeiba were badly damaged. Several enor- mous landslides were reported. HEIRS TO $50,000,000. Duluth People Think They Will Share in Big Estate. Duluth, Oct. 12.—Susanna Drans- field and John Connor, Jr., of Duluth have just received infarmation that leads them to believe they will share in an old inheritance valued at §$50,- 000,000. Their grandfather, Dayvid Conuor, was a soldier in the Canadian army in 1812 and for meritorious service was given a grant of 1,200 acres of land that noyw constitutes part of the site of Guelph, Ont. He placed little value on it and subsequently it by squatters and the e | BATTLESHIP GEORGIA AFLOAT LARGEST VESSEL EVER BUILT IN . THE STATE OF MAINE SUC- CESSFULLY LAUNCHED. Bath, Me,, Oct. 12—The twin screw first class battleship Georgia, the larg- est vessel ever built in the state of Maine, was launched at the Bath iron works at 1:53 p. m. Miss Stella Tate, daughter of the late Major William Tate and a sister of Congressman F. Carter Tate, christened the vessel. As the battleship began to move Miss Tate broke a bottle of champagne across the bow, naming the craft in honor of her own state. The battle- ship was launched with steam up; bath military masts were in position, as well as the conning tower and the three smoke fuunels, which gaye the vessel more thg appearance of a com- . pleted battleshfp than any previously launched. Following the launching a luncheon was served. GUNBOAT PADUCAH LAUNCHED. New Warship Intended for Use Eastern Waters. New Yoik, Oct. 12.—The gunboat Paducah was successfully launched at the shipyards of the Gas Engine and Power company and the Charles L. Seabury company on the Harlem river at Morris Heights. Miss Annie May Yeiser of Paducah, Ky., the sponsor, broke the bottle of champagne over the vessel's bows. Following the launch- ing a luncheon was served to the launching party. The Paducah is intended for service in the Hastern waters and is of light dranght. She is fitted with steel throughout and her cost, when com- pleted, will be between $650,000 and $700,000. She is 200 feet over all and will have a speed of twelve knots. in Mukden, Oct. 1 On the western front a party of Caucasian scouts, while reconnoitering, fell into an a bush of two eampanies of Japanese in- fantry, who fired a volley at the scouts. could withdraw they including a lieuten- sflNLY FOUR OF CREW SAVED JAP GUNBOAT SUNK BY STRIK- ING A MINE WEST OF PORT ARTHUR. Tokio, Oct. 12—The Japanese gun- boat Heiyen recently struck a mine in Pigeon bay, west of Port Arthur, and sank. Only four of her crew were res- cued. The loss of the Heiyen was officially announced during the day and per- mission was granted by the authori- ties to publish the details of the dis- aster. The Heiyen struck a mine off Pigeon bay on the night of Sept. 18 and foundered. Nearly 300 persons, her entire complement, were drowned. Two petty officers and two sailors mauaged to reach Chiaopai island, from which they were rescued. The Heiyen, which was engaged on guard duty off Pigeon bay, was missed by the fleet and a search for the vessel ‘was immediately begun. The petty officers and sailors found on Chitopai island reported that at dusk on Sept. 18 a storm came up, ac- companied by high scas. The Heiyen endeavored to return to her base when she suddenly struck a floating mine, which exploded under her starboard side amidships. The vessel began to sink and an attempt was made to lower the boats. The boats were Swamped and the crew jumped into the sea where, owing to the heavy | combers, they were quickly drowned. ‘The Japanese fleet carefully searched the patrolled locality, but failed to find any other survivors Terry McGovern Defeats Eddie Han- lon' of California, Philadelphia, Oct. 12—In a whirl- wina fight that was scheduled to 80 six rounds Terry McGovern had Eddie Hanlon of California so badly beaten that the police stopped the contest in the fourth round. At that time the former champion was raining blows on the prostrate form of Hanlon, who was hanging on the ‘;zpes ‘The contest was a terrific.one. cG count DEFY UNITED STATES OFFICERS. Geisha Girls Ordered Back to Japan Lock Themselves in Room. St. Louis, Oct. 12.—Seventeen Jap- anese geisha girls locked themselves in their rooms at their boardinghouse when the United States deputy mar- shals attempied to remove them in order that they might be deported to their native land at the request of Commissioner General Tejima. After an unsuccessful attempt to re- move the girls the United States mar- shal ordered the house kept under the ;gunrd of his deputies. Commissioner Beppu stated that it would be to the interest of the gov- ernment to have the girls deported and he declared that they would go back if not interfered with. INSANE MAN USES REVOLVER. Shoots at Passengers on a Train and Hits Two of Them. Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 12.—Daniel Tuigg of Chicago became suddenly de- ranged on a Pennsylvania passenger train pear Warsaw and, drawing a revolver, began shooting among the passengers. Carl Peckham, aged fifteen, and George Gault, aged twenty- five, both of Monroeville, were hit by the flying bullets. Peckham was shot near the heart and will die. The man was overpowered by the trainmen and passengers and brought to Fort Wayne, where he was lodged in jail Lady Curzon Not So Well. ‘Walmer Castle, Eng., Oct. 12—The morning bulletin regarding Lady Cur- zon's condition is as follows: “Lady Curzon passed a fair night, but s not quite so well.” Vice Presidential Candidate Speaks at Several Points. Council Bluffs, Ia., Oct. 12.—Senator Fairbanks made his first Iowa speech of the campaign at Council Bluffs be- fore he had taken his breakfast. In his speech Senator Fairbanks urged continued adherence to Republican principles. Logan, Ia., Oct. 12.—In his speech here Senator Fairbanks complimented Governor Cummins as brave, patriotic: and level headed. The senator said that never before in the history of the country had there been as great pi ty on elurl_lja@u&.la ‘the