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

A Pioneer WANT AD Will Do Ir. o 5 e Bemidji SOCIETY. Daily Pioneer MINNESOTA HISTORICAL The Pioneer Prints MORE NEWS than any other news- Dbager between Duluth and Crookston, St. Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. N U\IBF BluMID]I, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK very best makes in at lowest possible not 28 years experi- of shoes and handl- for something in vite you to inspect count for more with “Straws show which way the wind blows” new goods of the the greatest variety prices. Besides,does ence in the fitting ing of leather count We in- your favor? our goods; it will and “a word to the wise is suflicient.” Buy your Shoes at Straw’s and let him fit you! Phoune 89 103 Beltrami Avenue All kinds of Engraving done free. \il We bough many of the high- ;;: ‘R & W” AND IMPERIAL MODEL TROUSERS : priced Trousers, those to sell at A $6.00 to $7.50 a pair, and we ® are going to create a little excite- ,n'\‘ ment this week by offering your pick : — n O’Leary & Bowser i aasa;" ; Esé(vi—ééeéi n $5.00%, & 3555‘39 NATIVES MEET DEFEAT SEVERE FIGHTING OCCURS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST- ERN SAMAR. CONSTABULARY EHGAGES PULAJANES NOTORIOUS OUTLAW OYAMO AND FIFTY OF HIS FOLLOWERS ARE KILLED. Manila, Oct. 19.—A force under Lieu- tenant Pogge of the constabulary has defeated a large number of Pulajanes in the mountains of Rastern Samar, killing the notorious outlaw, Oyamo, and fifty of his 10!10\\9 S. CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE. French Parliament Assembles in Ex- traordinary Session. Paris, Oct. 19.—Parliament reassem- bled during the day in extraordinary session. Crowds filled the galleries and Tobbies of the chamber of deputies, anticipating that the opening debate growing out of the severance of diplo- matic relations between [France and the Vatican would be interesting. A incident occurred in the corri- between M. Pugliesi-Conti, Re- . and M. Celestin Bose, a late candidate. The latter 2si-Conti, who respoud- from his umbrella. The \\mu eventually separated. : presided in the chamber, interpellations were pre- ier Combes, in behalf of . proposed that the cham- s the interpeilations to the ruptur \\‘lh Rome and ter the Marseill the charges against the admin of the war office. The propos on a spirited controversy. tist 1. P UNABLE TO PAY Great Britain Will Hold Tibctan Terri- tory Many Years. London, Oct. 19—The de Great Britain of an indemn INDEMNITY. ly to lead to a prolonged Bri oceu- pation of the Chumbi valley The Tibetans declared their inability to pay the indemnity within the three years first stipulated and Great Britain bhas now proposed that payments be made at the rate of §50,000 ycarly and that until the whole sum is paid the British reiain possession of this valley, which is the key to Tibet. The Tibet- ans are said to approve of the proposal, but China’s opposition to the ratifica- tion of the treaty is increasing fears that' the Dalai Lama and his Russian associate may be induced to return to Lhasa and upset the British calcula- tions. STRIKERS SEEKING WORK. Colorado Coal Miners Give Up After Long Struggle. Denver, Oct. 19.—The strike of coal miners of dist; No. 5, United Mine Workers of America, which has been on for a year, has been 1 ciosed up, acco.ding 1o a (is the News from Trinidad. The commiis- siaries are cl , most of the tents have been taken down and the men are looking for situations wherever they can get them. All the men who were on strike up to Oct. 12 are given union clearance cards. ADAMS WAS GENEROUS. Left Money to Be Divided Arong His Fellow Prisoners. New York, Oct. 19.—On lea g Sing prison Al Adams, the ]]()IIL) king, 0 to be divided among his fel- low prisoners. The moncy was dis- tributed by Edward O. Quigly, a foirger, who remained a day longer at Sing Sing for that purpose. “I want this to go to long termers,” was the request. Of forty men to whom the money was to be apportioned only a few wanted it, the vest asking that their share be sent to their families. GUNBOATisENT TO THE SCENE. Two British Steamers Attacked by Chi- nese Pirates. Shangbai, Oct. 19.—The British steamers Pakkang and Hoiho were at- tacked by pirates in the West river near Canton during the night. A Brit- ish gunboat has Dbeen dispatched to the scene. The Pakkang is a vessel of 434 tons, owned by the Kwangwan Steamboat company, of Hongkong. The Hoiho is of 601 tons and is owned by the Chiwo Steamboat company of Hongkong. The companies are British concerns. IN PRISON. GIVEN TEN YEARS lowan Acknowledges Embezzlement of $125,000. Davenport, Ia., Oct. 19.—Ex-Mayor S. 1. Smith of this city, son of Samuel Francis Smith, author of “My Country, 'Tis of Thee,” stood before the district court during the morning to receive sentences, one for embezzlement and one for perjury. Smith was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in the peni- tentiary at Anamosa. As.trustee of large estates Smith recently acknowl- edged embezzlement of $120,000. Fire Threatens Entire Town. Rehoboth Beach, Del., Oct. 19.—Fire which broke out here during the day, caused by the upsetting of a stove in the cottage of Mrs. King, resulted in a loss of nearly $20,000 and for a time threatened the town with destruction. Several cottages were burned. Assist- ance was summoned from Georgetown, Lewes and Wilmington. Ohio Bank Closes Its Doors. Bellefontaine, 0. Oct. 19.—The Rush Sylvania bank, owned by Ken- yon Bros., at Rush Sylvania, failed to open during the day. Inquirers learned that the Messrs. Kenyon had gone into bankruptey. It is estimated that the deposits amount ta $30,00 WAI 1ING FORDRY ROADS No Fighting Yesterday--Both Armies Exhausted and Waiting for Dry Roads Before "~ Resuming Battle. Mukden, Oct. 19.—Tuesday passed quietly and no firing was heard last night. This morning broke clear but chilly. appear to be slowly falling back. The Japs When the roads are dryer the battle will probably be resumed as the two armies are everywhere in close contact. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. No direct word has come from the Manchurian battie”eid during the day, but the <¢ispatches leave little doubt | that the Russians and Japanese are| continving the fighting that has raged desperately for ten days._ Marshal Oyama reports that during the night two fierce assaults were made on his left army and several Iighter attacks on other portions of his line, all of which were repulsed, while St. Petersburg says that heavy cannonading continued throughout the night, presaging important move ments. Beyond the fact that the great hatile has gone against the Russians and that there have been detached engage- menfs almost unrivalled in their bravery and desperateness on both sides, no new light is thrown on the general situation. St. Petershurg officials stoutly main- tain that Kuropatkin, far from being whipped iuto a disorderly rout, is fight- ing a masterly retreating battle and, while he has been defeated, he is com- pelling the Japanese to purchase the victory at a cost of men and muni- tions that is exhausting, A dispatch from Mukden says that it is cold, that a cutting wind is blowing and that the roads have been ruine by the rains. A dispatch from Tokio confirms the ! report that the Russians on Sunday broke through an advanced column and captured fourteen guns, The dispatch | adds that the Russians are concentra: ing in front of the Japgnese left army and that another great battle is ex-| pected. 2 REPULSED WITH GREAT LOSS, RUSSIANS FIERCELY ASSAULT JAPANESE CENTER UNDER GENERAL OKU. Tokio, Oct, 19.—The Russians flerce- ly assaulted General Oku and attacked Generals Nodzu and Kuroki on Mou- day night, but were everywhere re- pulsed with heavy losses. Washington, Oct. 19:4~The Japancce legation has received the following cablegram from Tokio: “Marshal Oyama reports that on Monday night the enemy twice made fierce assaults on the front and the! right column of our left army and some | small assaults in the direction of our center and right armies. We repulsed | them all, inflicting heavy losses.” JAPS MAKE NIGHT ATTACK. Russians Repulse the Enemy and Seize a Village. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—The general staff has received the following dis- patch from General Sakharoft: “The Russians repulsed a Japanese attack on their right wing during the night of Oct. 17 and seized the village | of Shalandtzy, on the bank of the! Shakhe river and east of Shakhe. The ’ encmy strongly bombarded the cap- tured village, but did not advance to the attack on ILone Tmee hili, now called Putiloff hill. “The work of burying the dead pro- ceeded all night long. Military honors were paid the Japanese dead. “A considerable concentration of the enemy’s troops has been observed against our center. There was no fighting Monday on our left flank.” CAPTURED FOURTEEN GUNS. Russians Enveloped Advance Columt. of Japanese. Tokio, Oct. 19.—The Russians en- veloped General Yamada’s column on Sunday, Oct. 16, and captured fourteen guns. The Russians are now concen- trating in front of the left army under General Oku and the center army un- der General Nodzu and another great battle is expected. ) RAIN ON THE BATTLEFIELD. Roar of Artillery Continues Despite the Storm. Mukden, Oct. 19.—It rained during the night but the roar of the artillery did not cease for a moment. The day broke cold and with a cutting wind. The roads have been ruined by the rain. Chinese Aiding Japanese. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—A special dispatch from Mukden says the Chi- nese villagers are actively aiding the Japanese. General Sakharoff, it is added, was fired upon from a hut and five of his escorts were wounded. ENGINE RUNS OVER CHILD. Boy Opens Valve on Threshing Ma- chine and ls Killed. Belle Plaine, Minn, Oct. 19.—A seve ar-old son of John L. Sullivan, a thresher, living eight miles south of Belle Plaine, was killed during the afternoon. He opened a valve on a thresher engine, starting the engine, ; which ran over him and killed him | in- stantly. & | INCORPORATED PLUNGES OVER ABUTMENT. Occupants of Automobile Killed or Injured. Springfield, 0., Oct. 19—An auto- mobile run at reckless speed in the darkness plunged over an abutment going wp for a new bridge over the Maa river, seven miles north. The huge machine turned upside down and was smasbed and flattened on the rocks below. Vernon Middleton, brother of Judge E. C. Middleton, was killed outright. Mrs. Bessie Wilkins had her left arm broken and is badly bruised. Mrs. Virginia Hundley has internal injuries and may die. Charles R. Murphy, son of Postmaster Murphy, escaped with slight injuries. The en- tire party is from Urbana and had been out for an all night ride. VICTIMS OF HUNTERS. Boy Dead and Woman Wounded Near Red Wing, Minn. Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 19.—Edward Johnson, seventeen years old, was found dead in the woods ten miles north of town with a bullet wound in his head. He was hanting with some other boys who lost track of him in the woods. Whether it was a stray bullet from the gun of one of his own party or from that of some other { hunter is not known. Mis. Herder, an elderly woman who lives ncar I'rontenac, was shot in the shoulder by parties unknown who were not far off in the woods. IN WISCONSIN. New Railroad to Be Built From Illi- nois Into lowa. Milwaukee, Oct. 19.—A Sentinel spe- cial from Madison, Wis., says: The ‘Wisconsin and Illinois Railway com- pany has filed aiticles of incorpo- ration in the ofiice of the secretary of state. The papers had previously been approved by the attorney general. The company proposes to build a road ninety-eight miles long, running from Warren or Apple River, Ill, to East Dubuque, by way of Platteville, Lan- caster, Bloomington, Ipswich, Sinsina- wa Mound, Cuba City and Hazel Green. The camlal is $25 000. CASUALTIES ON RAILROADS. Report issued by Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, Oct. 19.—A report is- sued by ihe inferstate commerce com- mission shows that the total number i casualties to persons on railroads in the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, was 55,130, comprising 3,787 killed and 51,343 in- jured. This shows a large increase. The total number of collisions and derailments was 11,291, involving $9, 383,077 of damage to cars, engines and roadway. This is an increase of 648 collisions and derailments. MOTORMAN IS KILLED. | 8everal Other Persons in Grave Peril in New York. New York, Oct. 19—One man was Killed and numerous persons narrowly ious injury in a collision i avenue elevated line last night. The dead man is Irving Lam- phere, motorman on one of the trains. He was pinned under the wreckage and died shortly after being removed. An engine and several cars were being switched to the express track when they ran into a train standing at One Hundred and Twelfth street. ENGINEER DEAD IN CAB. Heart Disease Strikes Down Man at Throttle. McCook, Neb.,, Oct. 19.—Engineer James (O’Connell of the Burlington road was stricken dead of heart dis- ease at his throttle soon after the train his locomotive was drawing had left here on its run to St. Louis. The train was running at a high rate of speed when the fireman discovered the dead engineer. The fireman backed the train into McCook and when another engineer was supplied it went on to St. Louis. SNOWING IN WYOMING. i No Fear of Stock Losses as Weather! Is Warm, Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 19.—The worst snow storm of the season is raging through this section. The storm of Sunday night was followed by rain, which has turned to snow. The storm is accompanied by a high wind &4 the air is full of driffing. snow. Rail- road trafic has not been impeded and there are no fears of stock losses at this time as the weather is not cold. BISHOPS BAR DIVORCEES. Deputies Not Likely to Reconsider Question of Remarriage. Boston, Oct. 19.—The house of bish- ops, one of the legislative bodies of the Episcopal general convention, has adopted an amendment to the canon on marriage and divorce forbidding the remarriage of any divorced person, A conference of committees repre- senting the bishops and the deputies ' will be held to consider the disagree- ment, but leading clergymen do not nnuclnate that the deputies will re- cede from their vote of lut eek. BATTLE RAGED ALL DAY. Russian Correspondent Describes Cap- ture of Lone Tree Hill. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—Memirovich | Danchenko, the well known Russiau | war correspondent, telegraphs a de- | seription of the rccapture of Lone Tree hill, which fell into the hands of the Jupanese turing a night attack while lie says: n the following | day ordered the hill to be taken and the whole Russian artillery trated at 5 o'clock in the morning showered {he hill with projectiles, the awiul spectacie lasiing the entire day. It seemed that no human being could outlive such an ordeal, yet the defenders remained manfully at their posts. “The sun was already declining when Kuropatkin gave the order to storm. Six regiments advanced, ford- ing the river in the face of a wurder- ous fire. ‘I'he enemy determined to make us pay dearly for it. He poured a hail of gun and rifie fire on our ad- vaucing columng; but nothing counld stop them. They reached the other side, clambered up and at 11 o'clock on was in our hands. ited the scene of our triumph. The trenches ave filled with dead Japanese and Russiaas clutched in a death embrace. I saw no such ghastly sight at Shipka or Plevna. 7' he credit for the achievement belc chiefly to the Thirty-sixth and Ni teenth rifles. Pulieff, leading the brigade and personally directing the attack, was the first to reach the sum- mit and in the thick of the fier fighting around the Japanese guns. The Japanese gunners died at their guns. “Kuropatkin personally thanked the heroes for their gallant exploit. 'The 3aptured guns were brought to Muk- en.” WILL FIGHT INDICTMENT. Men Charged With Selling Faulty Life Preservers. Trenton, N. J,, Oct. 19.—J. H. Stone, H. B. Quintard, Charles W. Russ and James Russ of the Nonpareil Cork company, Camden, who were indicted in the United States district court on the charge of conspiring against the United States government and preju- dice to the government steamboat in- spection laws because of selling life preservers inside of which were pieces ot iron, have retracted their pleas of jnot guilty. counsel, have filed a demurrer and will fight the indictment on the gronnd that the indictment does not charge any offense of which they are guilty. It is claimed in their defense that their goods were sold in the open market and were not made directly for the government and that therefore there was no conspiracy against the govern- ment as charged in the indictment. ADJOURNED WITHOUT DAY. Case of Kempf Against Wisconsin Sec- retary of State. Milwaukee, Oct. 19.—Because attor- neys were either not present or not ready the suit brought by John J. Kempf against Secretary of State W. L. Houser, Chairman Connor and Henry F. Cochems of the La Follette state central committee to require the certification of Kempf’s name as candi- date for state treasurer was adjourned during the day by Judge Willliams in the circuit court of Milwaukee county for an indefinite period, no date being fixed, with the provision that this case will have precedence at any time over any other case on the calendar. JOE WALCOTT ARRESTED. Pugilist Accidentally Killed Negro and Wounded Himself. Boston, Oct. 19.—Nelson C. Hall, colored, was killed and Joe Walcott, the colored pugilist, was shot through the right hand by the accidental dis- charge of a revolyer in the hands of ‘Walcott. The accident occurred in the ante-room of Union Park hall on Wash- ington street, where a dance was in progress. Walcott was placed under arrest and later removed to the city hospital. i It is believed that Walcott will i mever be able to fight again. NINE CARS GO INTO RIVER. Plunge From Bridge After Breaking From Train. ‘Winona, Minn., Oct. 1! A serious wreck occurred on the Milwaukee road al Wabasha, nine freight cars going off the pontoon bridge into the river. A freight on the main line had backed to the Chippewa Valley line and there nine cars parted from the rest of the train. As there was a down grade to the river, which is crossed by a pon- toon bridge that is kept open unless when a train is crossing, the cars dashed into the river. The brakeman . jumped to the ground Object to Sunday Work. New York, Oct. 19.—Teamsters em- ;ployed in the independent slaughter- ing houses here threaten to strike un- iless Sunday work is stopped. They have appealed to Mayor McClellan that the law prohibiting -hbm‘ on the be enforced. : Slbbl'-h concen- | These men, through their | WOULD MEET REBUFF RUSSIA IN: NO MOOD TO LISTEN TO TALK OF MEDIATION IN THE FAR EAST. PROPOSAL CONSIDERED INOPPORTUNE SUGGESTION FROM WA§H|NGTON AROUSES RESENTMENT AT ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—An an- nouncement from Washington saying that the admin®iration believed that the time for mediation in the Far East- ern war was approaching has created ian unfavorable impregsion in govern- ment circles here, where there is an inclination to associate it with the in- terview of the Associated Press with a diplomat at Tokio suggesting the pro- priety of renewing the eforts in behalf of the restoration of peace. The idea of peace, it is asserted here, could | hardly come more inopportunely, with the Japanese in the full flush of vie- tory. It has aroused only resentment and there is no doubt that if President Roosevelt should actually attempt to | open the question at this time he would meet with a rebuff. An official of the foreign office with whom the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press talked declined to believe that the United States seriously con- templated tendering her good offices at this time. He could not believe there could exist at Washington the opinion that such overtures would be entertainable unless Japan had direct- ly indicated a wish to end the struggle. That Japan would be glad to make peace under the present favorable con- ditions he did not doubt, but Russia was by no means ready. “All the vers fully un Russia’s position,” been made quite clear. Russia, as the emperor announced, will make peace direct with Japan. No intervention of an outside power can be tolerated. If Japan desires to end the war she must apply direct through such mediary as she may choose, the United States if she prefe but no representations not coming directly from Tokio would even be answered. If she has any propositions to submit, however, they ‘would of course receive the considera- tion to which they are entitled.” BATTLE STILL UNDEGIDED RUSSIANS HOPE KUROPATKIN'S ARMY MAY AGAIN RESUME THE OFFENSIVE. 8t. Petersburg, Oct. 19.—The issue of the bloody drama below Mukden is still in the balance. There is no at- tempt to minimize the severe charac- ter of the reverse suffered by General Kuropatkin last week, but as yet there has been nothing absolutely decisive. There certainly is no rout and no Se- dan and the war office has mot yet given up all hope that Kuropatkin may be able to again resume a genuine of- fensive. It is asserted here that the tone which the diplomats and news- papers of Tokio assumed in referring to what they seem to look upon as the closing act of the tragedy of General Kuropatkin's army is certainly pre- mature. Both armies are greatly ex- hausted and the final issues probably will depend on which can regather it- self the quickest. The Russian legions are terribly battered and more or less demoralized, but the splendid manner in which they went forward against Lone Tree hill Sunday is sufficient evi- dence that the temper and courage of the troops are not completely shaken. The emperor has received Kuropat- kin’s and Sakharoff’s reports of the Russian attack upon and capture of the village of Shalandtzy, half way between Ione Tree hill and Shakhe, and simultaneously the storming of the former, thereby gaining two posi- tions of the highest importance on the south bank of the Shakhe river. Attempt to Cut Railway Fails. There was no fighting on the Rus- sian left Monday and the Japanese op- erations on the extremé right, evi- dently intended to cut the railroad be- low the Hun river, have failed, the Japanese being unable to get beyond Sinchinpu, two miles west of the Shakhe railroad station. Field Mar- shal Oyama seems to be massing troops against the Russian center and the war office here expects that he will make a desperate effort to retake the two vital positions. The general staff believes that the storming of Lone Tree hill, for valor and slaughter, will occupy a place by itself in military annals. Kuropatkin, under whose eye the assault was made, rechristened it Poulitoff hill in honor of the man who led the attack at the head of the Second brigade of the East Siberian rifie division and who was subsequently decorated on the field with the St. George's cross. The hill is a precipitous, rocky height and al- though the Japanese had occupied it only a short time they had thrown up very strong defenses. The river run- ning at its foot increased the difficulty of the task, But it was scaled and car- tied successfully ag-'nst the unprece- fented opgosition of a Japanese divi- sion, 14,000 men, with many guns. The Russian losses were terrible. The fighting on the crest of the hill was altogether with cold steel. The Rus- slan ofiicers, with swords aloft, lead- ing the scaling column, were literally lifted in the air by the Japanese bay- onets and the Japanese then bay- onetted the first of the Russian sol- diers who piled in the trenches. AR the dead in the treuches were bay- thelr vumms nbat.