Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 20, 1904, Page 1

et A Pioneer WANT AD :: Will Do Tt. MINNESOTA SOCIET Y. HISTORICAL The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth ard Crookston, St Paul aud the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 156. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904. . TEN CENTS PER WEEK new goods of the very best makes in the greatest variety at lowest possible prices. Besides,does [ DIN not 25 years experi- ence in the fitting ing of leather count We in- it will of shoes and handl- for something in your favor? vite you to inspect our goods; count for more with you than desription “Straws and “a word show which way the wind blows” to the wise is suflicient.” Buy your Shoes a.t Siraw’s and let him fit you! Swedback Block Phone 89 403 Beltrami Avenue “eé&ie%&eiir Genuine Hand Painted China A. E. WINTER Leading Jeweler Ali kinds'of Engraving done free. “R & W” MODEL TROUSERS We bought many of the high- priced Trousers, these to se!l at $6.00 to $7.50 a pair, and we are going to create a little excite- ment this week by per offering your pick $5-00pair OLeary & Bowser se33333333: AND IMPERIAL ' 32 > LULL N OPERATIONS BOTH ARMIES EXHAUSTED BVl LONG CONTINUED AND DES- PERATE FIGHTING. RAINS MAKE THE RCADS IKPASSABLE OYAMA HAS CHECKED RUSSIAN ADVANCE BUT IS UNABLE TO ADVANCE HIMSELF. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. With both armies exhausted by the long continued and desperate fighting and roads made impassable and streams bankful from recent torrential raing there has been a lull in the! active operations along the Shakhe river. The day’s dispatches say that Tues- day passer quietly and the brief ad- vices bearing on the situation as ex- isting now indicate that the battle has not been resumed. ‘The Russians still hold the impor- tant position of Loné Tree hill,-around which fighting of the most desperate character centered, and General Sak- haroff reports that their left flank has been slightly advanced. A ve'l is drawn over the general sit- ¢ net result of the tre- aiie seems to be that ¢ cffectually checking the an auwvance, has been unable to i with a vital blow and has v stayed in his attempts ity advance his position. atch from Mukden says that 1panesc appear to be slowly fall- ing back, but Sakharoff reports to St. Petersburg that they are concentrating at Sinchinpu, west of the railroad. Kuropatkin is strengthening his right and the dispatches indicate that the battle will be resumec as soon as the roads Lhy. REPULSED BY THE THE RUSSIANS JAPS MAKE AN EFFORT TO RE: CAPTURE THE POSITION OF LONE TREE HILL. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20.—The em- peror has received from General Ku- ropatkin, under date of Oct. 18, the following dispatch: “During the night the Japanese at- tacked our advanced positions at Lone Tree hiil, but they were repulsed. No reports have been received of any other engagements. orything was | quiet at all our positions up to 1 a. m. Rain fell all night and the roads have been greaily damaged.” WAITING FOR DRY ROADS. General Kuropatkin May Again Assuma Offensive. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20.—~The dis- patch from CGeneral Sakharoir, dated! at noon, confirms the Associated Press’ previous Mukden advices saying there was no fighting Toesday night. The general reports that the Japanese are concentrating at Sinchinpy, but the most important information is the fact that the Russian right is being ex- tended westward, the cenier right being now faci This may have been nece to protect Kuropatkin the offersive is imminent, for poze o1, in conjunction with the ad- of the center, erumpiing up both ral Oku's flanks and driving him towards the Shakhe river. Other signs of the offensive are no- i There has been a slight- move- of the leit upon the Bentsiaputze roads from Mukden and Pushun. No big movement, however, is possible pending the drying of the roads. MARSHAL OYAMA REPORTS. Russians Seem to Be Gradually With- drawing. Tokio, Oct. 20. — Field Marshal Oyama reports that on Tuesday the enemy seemed gradually decreasing his force in the direction of the right grmy, only small detachments contin- uing activity. The enemy, beaten at Bensihu. is retreating northeastwards. In the direction of the central army the enemy Tuesday night made as- saults, but they were all repulsed and during the day there have been only occasional exchanges of cannonades. In front of the left army the enemy Is occasionally firing. CAPTURES TWO GUNS. Russian Cavalry Makes a Night Sortie Near Shakhe. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20.—General Sakharoff telegraphs at midday that the Japanese are concentrating at Sin- chinpu, west of the railroad. A detachment of Russian cavalry, re- connoitering during the night in the vicinity of Shakhe, captured two Jap- anese guns Wwith no losses to them- selves. The general adds that Tuesday night passed quietly, with the exception of the exploits of the Russian cavalry, and says the Russian left flank has ad- vanced slightly. RAINS CHECK FIGHTING. Battle Will Be Fiercely Renewed When Roads Dry. Mukden, Oct. 20.—Tuesday passed quietly. No firing was heard during the night. The Japanese appear to be slowly falling back. A glare seen above their encampments may indicate that they are burning their stores prior to withdrawal. The morning broke chilly but clear. As soon as the roads are drier a re- sumption of the battle is probable, as the Russians everywhere are in close | testitying to general ONLY PARTIAL SUCCESSES. Russian View of Capture of Lone Tree Hill and Shakhe. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20.—The flush of enthusiusm over the capture of Lone Tree hill and Shakhe, the repulse of the attacks of the Japanese left and the hard drubbing given General Ya- mada, with the capture of fourteen ad- diticral guns, has given way to a calmer and more sober appraisement. of these partial successes. Tield Marshal Oyama evidently con- giders that Lone Tree hill, from which Kuropatkin could pivot a turning movement against his left, to be of vital importance, as both Monday and Tuesday nights, the latter during a terrific storm, made desperate efiorts to recaptnre it, accompanying the as- saults with demonstrative attacks against other points. But all the ef- forts failed. Pitiful pictures are pamted by war correspondents of the shelterless sol- diers bivouacked in the cold rain, the roads converted into quagmires and the streams flooded. The military critics are not yet sat- isfied that Oyama is ready to relin- quish the offerisive, expressing the opinion that he may still try to break through the Russian center in order to compel Kuropatkin to retire from the lirc of the Hun river, unless, as they believe, he has become convinced that the superiority of the Russian numbers and reserves makes his with- drawal to the line of the Taitse river advisable. WITHDRAWING HIS ARMY. Kuropatkin Fighting a Stubborn Rear Guard Action. Tokio, Oct. 20.—No reports from the Japanese Manchurian headquarters were received during the day and as a consequence it is assumed here that inactivity has followed the abortive Russian assaults of Monday night. The Russian concentration in front of the armies of Generals Oku and Nodzu (the left and center, respec- tivelv) on Monday, reported by Field Marshal Oyama, created the impres- sion here that the Russians were plan- ning to assume the aggressive, but it is now thought that General Kuropat- kin is merely seeking to protect his right and rear in order to gain time to withdraw his army across the Hun river, because it is believed that it will be impossible for him either to move aggressively against the Japanese or to hold his position on the Shakhe river. Figures showing the Japanese losses since Oct. 10 are still incom- plete, as is the count of the guns and other Russian property captured by the Japanese. Figures showi the losses to the Russians are likewise in- complete. There is a popular impression here that affairs at Port Arthur are reaching a crisis and it is believed that the end is only a question of days. SHOW POOR GENERALSHIP. French Paper Severely Criticises Rus- sian Leaders. Paris, Oct. 20.—The Temps gives prominence to statements in a dis- patch from St. Petersburg, which, it says, comes from a highly authorita- tive source, severely criticising the Russian generalship in the latest bat- tle. A detailed explanation is given of the various reverses and the writer adds: “At not a point were available Rus- sian forces concentrated for an effec- tive offensive. Large numbers of men and canncn remained unutilized. Or- ders were changed suddenly in con- tradietion and confusing each othcy, incompetence. Genceral Stakelberg’s army, made up of the best fighting material, was so de- tached from the main body that the important turning movement confided to it was foredoomed to failure.” The dispatch adds that the informa- tion at Mukden indicates an early evacnation of the town. DLFENSES AT HUN RIVER. Russians Preparing to Make Another Stand There. With General Oku's Army at the Front, Oct. 17, via Fusan, Oct. 20.— The Japanese advance is ten miles south of Mukden. - The Russians have built heavy defenses two miles south of the Hun river, where they are ex- pected to make a stand. There are no natural defenses at that point. The Japanese report that the battle has been the most severe yet fought on the plains, where the Russian forces consisted of the First army corps and the Fifth and Sixth Siberian corp The only defenses were infantr trenches, which were hastily mad BALTIC FLEET WILL DIVIDE. Cape of Good Hope and Suez Canal Routes to Be Taken. St. Petersburg, Oct. 20.—The Baltic fleet will divide, -part of it going by way of the Suez canal and the remain- der around the Cape of Good Hope. Captain Jackovleff, formerly of -the battleship Petropavlovsk. who is now here, explains that the delays in get- ting the warships through the canal make a division of the fleet advisable, the Cape route being only a fortnight longer, with coaling at sea instead of in port. He believes the voyage to the Far East will be made in ninety days. Baltic Fleet Leaves Denmark. Falkeberg, Denmark, Oct. 20.—The remainder of the Baltic Russian fleet sailed during the morning for the North. Due to Boerse Speculation. Vienna, Oct. 29.—Otto Taussig, who absconded Oct. 11 at about the time his brother Victor, head of the firm of S. Taussig & Co., committed suicide, has been arrested in the Canary isl- ands. Otto is charged with carrying off $140,000 of the money of the firm, vhich has been declared insolvent, with liabilities estimated at $600,000, said to be due to boerse speculations. Five Vessels Reported Lost. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 20.—It is re- ported that five vessels have been wrecked in the storm which has been prevailing over the east coast between Miami and Palm Beach. All wires are down and it is impossible to confirm ‘the rumor. 'The schooner Judge James ‘was wrecked on sland near Palm TAFT GOES TO PANAMA SECRETAHY OF WAR WILL INVES- TIGATE THE DIFFERENCES WITH THAT COUNTRY. NEW REPUBLIC IS UNDULY ALARMED PECPLE FEAR AMERICAN COLONY WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND INJURE THEIR TRADE. ‘Washington, Oct. 20.—The president has instructed Secretary of War Taft to proceed at an early date to Panama to confer with the president of that re- public with a giew to compromising the differences” that have arisen be- tween the two countries. It is impossible to say exactly when the secretary of war can leave for Panama, but probably on Nov. 14. The following letter has been sent by the president to the secretary of war, after a conference with the secre- tary of state and the secretary of war, in respect to the conditions in Pan- ama: “There is ground for believing that in the execution of the rights con- ferred by the treaty the people of Panama have been unduly alarmed at the effect of the establishment of a government in the canal strip by the commission. Apparently they fear lest the effect be to create out of part of their territory a competing and inde- pendent community, which shall inju- riously afiect their business, reduce their revenues and diminish their pres- tige as a nation. Our Intentions Misconstrued. “We have not the slightest inten- tion of establishing an independent colony in the middle of the state of Panamz, or of exercising any greater governmental functions than are nec- essary to enable us conveniently and safely to construct, maintain and oper- ate the canal under the rights given us by the treaty. Least of all we do not desire to interfere with the business and prosperity of the people of Pan- ama. “After a conference with the secre- tary of state and yourself I have con- cluded that it will be of great advan- tage if you can visit the isthmus of Panama in person and hold a confer- ence with the president and other gov- ernmental authorities of the republic of Panama. The earlier you are able to make this visit the better. “You will advise the president of the republic what the policy of this gov- ernment is to be and assure him that it is not the purpose of the United States to take advantage of the rights conferred upon it by the treaty to in- terfere with the welfare and prosperity of the state of Panama, or of the cities of Colon and Panama. You will n e due report of the result of your visit on your return.” WOULD LIKE TO VOTE. Italian Catholics Make Strong Plea to the Pope. Rome, Oct. 20.—Several bishops of Northern Italy, including Ferrari, arch- bishop of Milan and a close friend of the pope, have petitioned him person- ally to consider whether the moment has not arrived to allow Catholics to participate in the general elections. According to the petitioners their ab- stention from voiing during the last forty years has biought no advantage to the claims of the Vatican, while it has seriously endangered the" inter- ests of religion by entrusting power to the open enemies of the church and they believe that if the Catholics are allowed to vote, if not for real clerical candidates at least for Conservatives, it would ensure the presence in the chamber of deputies of a strong party capable of preventing the passage of bills aimed against religion. The pope has not yet given a decision, but he has asked for the opinion of the most authoritative cardinals. RUMOR 1s DISCREDITED. Cunard Line Steamer Reported Lost Is Probably Safe. London, Oct. 20.—At the office here of the Cunard Steamship company the rumor published in America that the steamer Slavonia had sunk in a storm off the Spanish coast is entirely dis- credited. The Slavonia, it is pointed out, passed Gibraltar Oct. 11 and the offi- cials cannot see how she could be anywhere in the neighborhood of the Spanish coast. The vessel is due at New York Oct. 22, MILES CALLS ON PARKER. ys All Possible Is Being Done to 2 Elect Democrats. New York, Oct. 20.—General Nelson A. Miles called on Judge Parker dur- ing the day. Later he said: “All that is possible is being done for Judge Parker and when the voters go into the booths in the presence of their God alone they will vote the Demociatic ticket.” Among the day's callers were Rep- resentative 1%. J. Bowers of Mississippi and A. Zindgraff of Dallas, Tex. CATTLE ;NE-ST-IEEP MEN FIGHT. Seven Hundred Animals Driven Over Cliff and Killed. Big Piney, Wyo., Oct. 20.—Ranchers arriving here from the vicinity of Grays river report a pitched battle be- tween the sheep and cattle forces be- | tween the river and Piney creek in t:hich 700 sbheep, the property of the Lutterfield outfit, were driven over a cliti and kilied. West Virginia Trip Ends. Panther, W. Va;, Oct. 20,—The last day of the Davis whirlwind campaign through West Virginia is proceeding 2long the southwestern border of the At Roderfield Mr. Davis in- i.ed in a heart-lo-heart talk with a few citizens. At lager and Panther the audiences were larger and more ex:- s d MAY END IN TRAGEDY. Chicago Pugilist Badly Punished in Fight at St. Paul. St. Paul, Oct. 20.—“Bud” Braun, a Chicago pugilist, is in a semi-comatose condition at St. Joseph’s hospital and may die as a result of injuries sus- tained while boxing with Jimmy Potts, a well known amateur hoxer of Minne- apolis, at an athletic entertainment given at the Amateur Athletic club. Braun was terribly pummeled in the second round of the contest and sank to the floor limp and helpless after two minutes of fighting. In this time he took the most severe punishment ever seen in a local ring. Potts outclassed his man from the start and at the end of the first round Braun staggered to his corner, groggy, bleeding and all but out. At the opening of the second round Potts jumped at his man and began raining a succession of right and left handed swings, which Braun swemed wholly incapable of avoiding or ward- ing off. Finally Potts backed Braun into his own corner and, after a suc- cession of straight right and left blows to the face and jaw, Braun fell against the ropes and slipped to the mat, where he took the count of nine. At the word “‘ten” he arose and attempted to put up his guard, but was again felled with a hard swing to the temple. The count of “nine” found him again on his feet, wobbling and trembling. Potts stepped up and planted several blows on the helpless fighter’'s body and jaw and he sank to the mat for the third time. This time Referee Sloan declared the fight off and award- ed the decisicn to Potts. ANNUAL INCIAN CONFERENCE. One Hundred and Fifty Delegates in Attendance. Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Oct. 20.—About. 150 delegates were present during the day when the twenty-second annual Indian conference was called to order. Charles J Bonaparte, member of the board of Indian commissioners, was chosen perr:anent chairman. Mr. Bona- parte reviewed the wrongs and injus- tices suffered by the Indians under the operations of the present laws. Geneial .. WhittleSey of the board of Indian commissioners gave a resume of the year’s work among the Indians. Commissioner Jones of the Indian bureau spoke of the good results of the abolition of the free ration system-ana of other reforms instituted in the In- dian service. Other speakers at the morning ses- sion were White Wolf, a Comanchc Indian, and Alired J. Standing, for merly assistant superintendent at the Carlisle Indian school. COLORED WOMEN HER THEME. Mrs. Booker T. Washington Addresses Congregationalists. Des Moines. Oct. 20.—Before the Na- tional Congregational council Mrs. Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala., spoke of “The Advancement of Colored Women.” She spoke of thz educational work among the colored women and said they owed a debt of gratitude to the American Missionary association and its numerous auxiliar- ies and that the advancement of the women of the black race of America is assured. William F. Slocum, D. D., of Colorado Springs spoke of the work being done by the coileges of the West and said if they were taken out of the life of the Middle West the history of th. country would be vastly changed for the worse. ADJOURNS TUESDAY NEXT. Eplscopal Convention Will Pass Over Some Subjects. Bosten, Oct. 20.—Roth houses of the Episcopal general convention, which was openea on Oct. 5, have voted ia favor of fihal adjournment Tuesday next. There is still much business to be considered, but some of it will not be disposed of until the next conver- tion, which is to be held at Richmond, Va., in 1907. It is understood that sev- eral resolutions bearing on the divorce question will be referred to that con- vention, although some of them will be passed upon during the next week. During the day the house of deputies resumed consideration of the new canon establishing courts of review to which appeals from diocesan trial courts can be taken. BRVAN TOURING INDIANA. Large Crowds Greet Him at Various Points. ‘Washington. Ind., Oct. 20.—The spe- cial of William J. Bryan arrived here from Bedford during the day after making a brief stop at Shoals. Mr. Bryan was greeted with enthusiasm and spoke against the increase of the army. Oct. 20.—The Demo- crats are holding an all day rally here. Mr. Bryan spoke from a stand in the courthouse square. The crowd was es- pecially demonstrative. The next stop was aL Princeton. (Other specches were made at Poseyville and Mount Vernon. The night meeting was at Evansville. »TWO FIREMEN Vincennes, Ind., INJURED. Railroad Elevator Destroyed by Fire at Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Oct. 20.—Fire which started at 3 p. m. Tuesday destroyed elevator B, of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad at the foot o" Eighth stieet, which contained 50,000 bushels of oats. Loss, estimated at $50,000. The fire spread to freight cars along the tracks and damaged several. Firemen Dominick O’Donnell and Andrew Doyle were badly injured. Boy at Play Is Hanged. Sioux City, la., Oct. 20.—Tugging away in boyish fashion to build him- self a trapeze in the attic of his home Arthur Haaren, aged nine years, son of Mr. and Mis. Frank Haaren, accident- ally kicked the box and chair upon which he was standing. The rope be- came fastened about his neck and, all alone in the garret, the little fellow was strangled to death. Lady Curzon Recovering. __Walmer Castle Eng., Oct. 20.—Lady Curzon is progressing so favorably ere:(t only one bulletin STORM IN THE WEST SNOW AND HAIL FALLS IN WEST- ERN KANSAS AND BADLY DAMAGES ORCHARDS. TEMPERATURE TAKES DECIDED DROP NEBRASKA, IOWA, MISSOURI AND WYOMING ALSO EXPERIENE SEVERE WEATHER. St. Louis, Oct. 20—Snow and hail fell during the day in Wditern Kansas, driven by a strong north wind, and the temperature fell to 41 degs. above zero. A terrific storm swept over Dickinson county and at Industry and near Niles, in Central Kansas, hail stones broke windows and ruined or- chards and alfaifa. LIGHT FALL OF SNOW. Severe Storm in Kansas, lowa and Missouri. Kansas City, Oct. 20.—A heavy wind storm, accompanied by rain, in Cen- tral Kansas interfered with telegrapn and telephone wires, cutting off com- munication over the Union Pacific for several hours. The storm, which was central in Eastern Nebraska, where it was accompanied by a light fall of Snow, appears to be a continuation of the recent heavy storm in Western Wyoming and extended into Iowa and Missouri as well as Kansas City. ALL BUT TWO RESCUED. Nebraska, Fire Destroys a Children’s Home at Shelbyville, 1ll. Shelbyville, 1, Oct. 20.—The Mid- dleswork children’s home was de- stroyed by fire early in the morning and although the fiames were discov- ered while the children were asleep all but two were rescued. The dead are Alfred Peterson, nine years old, and Charles Peterson, eleven years old. There were thirty-one children sleep- ing in the upper rooms of the home, which was a three-story frame and brick building. One of the older boys was aroused by the smell of smoke and gave the alarm. It is believed that the two children who were burned were overcome by the smoke in their beds, as they had evidently made no effort to escape. FARMER DROWNS HIMSELF. WOmed Over Poor Crops and Jumped -Into River. Breckenridge, Minn, Oct. 20.—The body of Anders Larson of Orwell town- ship, Otter Tail county, was found in the Otter Tail river two miles east of here and was brought here by Coroner Truax. Larson was a man sixty-five years old and lived on a farm with his fam- ily. The poor crops this year worried him and he had repeatedly threatened to drown himself. On Sept. 20 last he left his home after dinner and nothing was seen or heard of him until his body was found in the river. THREW OIL IN THE STOVE. Domestic and Two Children Perish in Flames. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 20.—A special to the Star says three persons are dead as a result of the fire in F. W. Barn- hait’s home at Hartington, Neb. The dead are Doris Barnhart, aged two; Hazel Barnhart, aged three, and Miss Bertha Felber, a domestic employed in the house. Miss Felber threw coal oil in the kitchen stove and caused an explosion. The children were playing near the stove and lhe flames enveloped them. BURGLAR ROES I;AKE CAPTAIN. Goes Aboard Vessel, Chloroforms and Robs His Victim. Duluth, Oct. 20.—Captain H. Peder- son of the schooner Commodore was robbed in a sensational and daring manner at an early hour in the morn- ing while the boat lay at the dock here. Pederson was lying in his bunk in his room asleep when a thief crept in chloroformed him and abstracted $150 from a pocket in his clothes. FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE. Two Men Killed and a Third Seriously Injured. Alliance, O., Oct. 20.—Two men were killed and a third seriously injured in a rearend collision between two freight trains on the Cleveland and Pittsburg. road near here. The dead are Fireman C. H. Misner and Brakeman Lally. An- other brakeman was seriously cut and bruised. Twenty freight cars were piled up in a big mass of wrecknge TAKE $3,500 IN CASH. Burglars Rob the State Bank of Clif- ford, N. D. Clifford, N. D., Oct. 20.—Burglars during the night blew open the safe of the Clifford State bank and secured 0 in cash, all the money there was in the bank, and .made their escape. The bank was insured against burglars in the Maryiand Casualty company and this concern will have to stand the loss. Fatally Wounds His Neighbor. Des Moines, Oct. 20.—Pursued down the country road by the enraged brother of the woman he loved A. T. Reed, a farmer, shot and fatally wounded J. A, Higgins, his neighbor and friend. Reed is in the Polk county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of assault with intent to com- mit murder. Bulgarian Agitator Murdered. Salonica, European Turkey, Oct. 20. —VPopostaman, a notorious Bulgarian agitator, was murdered here duflnx he evening, while walking tms principal street.