Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 17, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer :: WANT AD :: Will Do It. Bemidji Daily Pio i MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. neer The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 1[53. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MON DAY, OCTOBER 17, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK One Week of extraordinary: BARGAINS; The result of our personal appearance in the Eastern markets will be demonstrated te the publie this week, when we will place on sale a variety of Merchandise bought at much less Some may ask why it is possible for us to buy at such a low price; the answer is, that when one is on the floors of the great eastern wholesale houses he can buy goods of which there is only a small amount left at almost his own price, ard it the choicest goods as it is these & are broken early in the season. : : : than makers’ cost. and up to $2.50 each; your choice this week at $1.00 cach. Pillow Tops .—100 Sateen Pillow Tops worth 50¢ to T5e; all the popular de- signs; your lewu this week 29¢ each Dress Prints.—2000 yards of Dark B Dress Prints, all good patterns; 5eayd Apron Gingham. — Amoskeg Apron Gingham, “the regular Se thl\, this _week, 6c a yard Ladies’ Golf Gloves.—Five dozen Ladies’ Golf Gloves, worth 35¢, now 19e a pair Girls’ Ready-Made Dresses.—Made of ] 1.111(‘7‘771!11\011 plaids, $2.00 each Matted Pictures.—Another large as- sortment of Pictures, choice for 10e Bemidji, | Chlldren s Cloakings. —We secured a Ladies’ _ We invite the ladies s of Bemidji to call and see these lines. Our line of Shoes and Rubbers is very strong The new styles at low prices. [ If the goods you buy at thxs sale please you, A tell your friends. We want to do good to all. 4 0'Leary & Bowser, is zlways Bors that Men’s Wear.—We always show the lat- est things in Suits, Overcoats, Hats and Farnishings. Dress Gmghams. llll]\ fall pattern —The (2¢ ([11'111[\, ,111 choice 7¢ per yard. | all Velvcts.—Tho new broad il vel- vets for ladies’ waists and children’s coats; 86¢ per ym‘(l great bargain in rough cloakings suit- able for r;hildren's cloaks; there are about a dozen pieces worth up to $3.50 a yard; your choice this week at $1.50 & Notions.—Morning Pins, 3¢ a box; 100 boxes Writing Paper, 24 sheets paper and envelopes to a box, 5S¢; Mending Cotton and Worsted, 3¢ a ball; Lead Pencils with rubber tips, le; Pins, le a paper; Coat Hangers, 5e e'wh Extra Lace Values.— >0 pmceq of Lac: worth up to 15¢ a yard for 5c Kid G]aves —C Jlors me stly black and brown; these are what are known as re-sewed gloves, made to sell from $1 to $2 a pair; on account of slight de- fects we will sell them while they last for 69¢ a pair Another Great Handkerchief Sale.— Twenty-five dozen Ladies’ Fine Hnd- kerchiefs; fine hemstitched cambrics and pure linen, 5¢ each PO Minnesota.. | they slept. SUSPENSE UNBEARABLE SILENCE OF RUSSIAN AUTHORL 'TIES HEARTBREAKING FOR THE PUBLIC. RUMORS OF DEFEAT ARE NUMEROUS KUROPATKIN'S MUCH HERALDED ADVANCE ON ENEMY ENDS IN DISASTER. St. Petersburg, Oct. 17.—The silence of the Russian authorities at this crit- ical hour is heartbreaking for the pub- lic. Not a single official word has been given out to relieve the suspense and anxiety for over twenty-four hours jand the public is convinced that it can only mean that General Kuropatkin's world proclaimed advaunce has ended in complete disaster, with such fright- ful losses that they will stagger Rus- sia even after Liaoyang. Most circum- stantial stories, attributed to court circles, are told of the failure of the Russian left, from where Kuropatkin aimed his chief blow. The Russian commander is stated to have had two and a half army corps there, with one and a half corps in reserve, and they are said to have been beaten and thrown into a state of confusion bor- dering on a rout, it being now only a question of the magnitude of the de- feat. According to these stories Kuro patkin was really feinting on his front, hayving' only three corps, with one, general, in reserve along the whola center and right. The Japanese turning movement westward, which the general staff had repeatedly declined to consider dan gerous, is also said to be developing force and strength enough to be a real threat against the Russian communi: cations in the rear. Tt is impossible to trace these stories to a responsible source. The general staff pronounces them to be wild, at- tributing them to the general feeling of panic. Yet the members of the staff reluctantly admit that they can offer no official news to contradict them The officials of the war office them selves seem to share in the gemeral pessimism: The emperor, they say, has Kuropatkin’s reports, but Las not yet transmitted them. REGIMENTS SHOT TO PIEGES BLOODIEST EPISODE IN DESPER- ATE ENGAGEMENT SOUTH OF MUKDEN. Mukden, Oct. 17.—One of the blood- iest episodes of the desperate fighting between the Shakhe river and Yentai during the last three days occurred at the village of Endotiula, west of the railroad, and on the neighboring heights east of the railroad. The Jap- anesc had been driven out of those itions with terrible losses, but Oct. they concentrated such a murder- ous artillery fire on the village that it became necessary for the Russians to withdraw, the railroad, however, being held. The same evening the Russian commander gave imperative orders to reoccupy Endotiula. The Zaraisk regiment, without firing a single shot, marched under cover of the darkness and bayonetted several battalions of the Japanese, many of whom died as A few Japanese escaped and sought shelter in stacks of Chi- nese corn, but the Russians, carried away by the frenzy of revenge, rushed upon the survivors and literally tore up their bodies with bayonets. The Russians then rolled themselves in the Japanese blankets. The next morning the Japanese again Shelled Out the Regiment, while their infantry came on at a run and secured a position east of the rail- road. Again General Kuropatkin or- dered the Russians to retake the posi- tion, but the efiorts of his troops were in vain. The Russians could not reach the Japanese trenches, so withering was the Japanese fire, and only a few returned where companies had charged. The companies in some cases were commanded by. sergeants after al! the officers had fallen. One officer, his face streaming with blood, limped up to a general, who was furious. “Where is your company?” asked the general. “This is all that is left of it,” re- plied the ofiicer. The artillery fight Wednesday was the fiercest of the war. The Japanese handled their guns superbly and chose splendid positions. Their guns seemed to have every range measured. They would concentrate the fire of 200 guns first on one place and then on another. Some of the Russian regiments were literally shot to pieces. The bombard- ment reached a climax at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the Japanese tried to break through the Russian left. TWO TRAMPS KILLED. Freight Trains on Northern Pacific in Collision. Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 17.—Two RUSSIA FIGHTS DES PERATELY Russians Still Hold Right Bank of the Shakhe River.- Capture 12 Guns. St Petersburg, Oct. 17—Official reports declare that the battle was renewed this morning at daybreak. Today the Russians still hold the right bank of the river Shakhe. ‘The Japanese are making desperate attempts to break terough the Russian center to get possession ofthe railroad and cut off the Russian army from Mukden. General Sakahroff telegraphs that the Russians recaptured Lonely Tree Hill south of Shakhe and captured twelve Japanese guns. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. | TUnable to withstand the tremendous assault of the Japanese Kuropatkin has been forced back to a position north of the Shakhe river after a bat-| tle of the most desperate and san- guinary character, Absolutely no official news of the; day’s fighting has been given out at| St. Petersburg, but the correspondent there of the Associated Press, after re- peating unofficial but circumstantial reports said to originate in high places, cables that the public is convinced Kuropatkin's advance has ended in| | complete disaster, with such frighttul losses that fhey will stagger Russia even after Liaoyang. ? Oyama, reporting to Tokio, says that the fighting continues, but that the { Russians are retiring, and the corre- spondent adds: “Kuropatkin evidently is crushingly defeated.” The I the Ru anese commander estimates Artful won the White Plains handi- cap at Morris Fark, going the six fur- longs in 1:08, a new world’s record. EXPLOSION OF MORTAR SERIOUS DISASTER OCCURS AT FORT BANKS DURING TAR- GET PRACTICE. NOT A MEMBER OF 6UN CREW ESCAPES mé'.'.-.wflma&sr« T THREE ARE INSTANTLY KILLED AND EIGHT INJURED, ONE DANGEROUSLY. Boston, Oct. 17.—Three United States soldiers were killed and eight were injured, one fatally, by the ex- plosion of a mortar at Fort Banks, Winthrop. The dead are: Sergeant George J. Nevins, Private Edward Hig- gins and Private James W. Kelly. The injured are: Private Arthur Tomlin- son, fatally; First Sergeant Thomas Foley, Corporal Arthur Bannister, Pri- vate W. P. Sheehan, Private C. B. Kipps, Private Stanislaus Ross, Pri- vate John Clyde and Private William Beverly. Of the injured none was dan- gerously hurt except Tomlinson. The accident was due to a premature explosion of powder as a 10-inch mor- tar was being loaded. The artillerymen were having the customary morning practice in the mortar battery which overlooks the entrance to Boston harbor. One shot JE N R P GREAT CLOSING OUT SAL[ We are Positively Going Out of Business. i A A $20,000 Stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishing Goods Must be Sold Regardless of Cost. The Following are but a FEW of our Closing Out Bargains: Men’s New Winter Overcoats. Men’s Covert Cloth Coats in Oxford shade, egu]ar 8.75 grade, sell- 75 ing (\ut price . . = Men’s Overcoats, very stylish in plain Vicana selhng out price $9 50 Kaufmans Overcoats in black Irish frieze, 52 in. long, very stylsh, former price $15, sell- $1 ing out price . Men’s Suits,all wool chev- iot in late gray and brown former price $10 $5 95 . selling out price Men's high grade suits in all styles, new fabrics, bought to sell for $11.00, selling out 75 price g o= Men’s very fine suits, all the latest cut in the latest shades, bought to sell for $16.50 75 selling out, price$10-= Kaufmans suits, hand tail- oved in the latest styles and colors, bought to| sell for $18, sell- $13 ing out price . cloth, regular price $14. 00‘ = | All wool Men’s Trousers {Men’s all wool fancy cassimer worsted and cheviot, all $2.7 :gmde, closmg out $l 90 price Men’s new Fall pants, very nobhy, 84 grade, sell- $3 ing out price Men’s fine worsted pants in handsome patterns, regular $5 grade, sellmg out $3 90 price . Men’s Furnishings Men’s fleece lined shirts and drawers, regular 60c quality ,selling out price 400 ribbed drawers and shirts in gray and blue shades, regular $1.00 grade, selling out price ; 600 All wool shirts and drawers, $1.50 grade, selhng 1 out price Extra heavy Tivoli, sold all over the world for §2.25, closing out price Extra fine all wool fancy ribbed shirts and drawers, regular 1$1.75 quality, clos- $l 30 iing out price $1.65 Monarch & Cluett shirts in stiff and soft bosoms, in all the late Fall patterns, 2 |former price $1.00 and $1.25, closing 750 out price Arrow brand collars in all st)les, regular price 2 for 2be, closing out 25c price 3 for A full and complete line of neckwear in all the late fall designs, regular 50¢ grade, closing out 380 price 25¢ grade 18¢ Regular 50 cent overall, closing out price 35c Extra heavy overall, for- mer price T75c, 550 | closing out price You will find our shoe line the most complete and up-to- date line, We handle the fam- ous Walk-Over and Meyer lines for fine dress shoes ia the latest istyles and lasts at equally re- duced prices We also handle the Chiffman & North Star Cruisers, former $2 75 price $3.50, clos- ing out price. The Patterson Hat in all the late Fall blocks and shades, regular price $3 $2 25 . closing out regular price The Boss hat, $2.00, selling out price $1.25 Northern Pacific freight trains collided at Roy, twenty miles south of Tacoma, derailing several cars. Two tramps, William Ryan and William Martel, were killed. Passenger trains were delayed about four hours. The collision was due ta a heavy fog. DIVORCE LAW DEFEATED. Favorable Report by Committee of the Whole Reversed. Boston, Oct. 17.—After passing favor- ably upon the mew canon prohibiting remarriage of divorced persons in com- mittee of the whole the house of depu- ties in the Episcopal convention de- feated the méasure when it came up fi . for final pi This is the Greatest Opportunity ever of- fered the people of Bemidii. Don’t fail to take advantage of it. I’alaceCIothmgStore lllH