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

S —— — A Pioneer :: WANT AD :: Will Do It. Bemidji Daily Pio VOLUME 2 NUMBER 159. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1904. Weare showing them in Men's Women’s and Chnldren’s, wool or cot- Black Cat Hose. HAKE Price 25 to 50 BLACK CAT BRAND Chicago-Rockford Hosiery Co. EENOSHKA, WIS, TRIPLE KNEE LEATHER STOCKING I(EHOSHAv o Trousers ‘We admit that there are custom tailors producing trousers that look as well as the new “R. @ W.” styles we are offering. There are no better trimmings, labor, style or fit in made-to-measure goods. You have the ad- vantage with our garments of seeing just how they look or fit made up; the foremost trouser makers in America guarantee every pair, so do we. Our prices suit your needs, about as important a point as any, after quality, L Men’s R&W $6 to $7 Trousers, for $5 »» We Cash Mill Checks %» Don’t Fail to see our glass ware assortment. of any article 10 cents. s SOCIETY. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL The Pioneer Prints — MORENEWS than :ny other news- between Duluth neer 204 Grookston, St Panl and the North Pole. TEN CENTS PER WEEK We show the largest line of Ladies’, Mens’ and Children’s sweaters in the northwest. L) ’ L1 New Idea Bemidiji, | New Idea Magazines 5 Patterns 5 cents Minn. 10 cents One lot of ladies’ golf gloves per pair 19c¢ One lot of ladies’ kid gloves per pair 69c Wk | ' cents now only 25 dozen of ladies’ handkerchiefs worth 10 to 15 o & Extra good values in seasonable merchandise much SP E C l l L of which will be shown for the first time this week. Pay Day BARGAINS l 1000 yards of dark calico per yard 3'te 5000 yards of 12 cent gingham all good dress pat- terns per yard 7c Pillow Tops the 50 cent kind now, each 29 ¢ Gold Seal Rubbers.—We have afull line of Gold Seal laumbermen’s rubbers. Little Boys Clothing. New arrivals in our boys’ department, the latest decree of fashion for the little fellows. Prices from $2.00 to $.600. Mens’ Neckwear. Just received from the maker's a choice selection of four-in-hands, strings and bows price 25 to 50 Munsing’s Underwear for Ladies and Children from 50 cents a garment and up. D 0 e W o O Che Great Sale The Big .LLOSING OUT SALE.. still continues. Everything must be sold! Nothing will be reserved Goods all marked down to cost or below cost Don’t fail to take advantage of this great opportunity! Palace Clothing Store. O HORROR IN NORTH SEA RUSSSAN FLEET ATTACKS BRITISH Russxa Must Settle Within 48 Hours or England Will go to War---Apology and Indemnification Demanded. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED. « ‘Another day has passed without de- velopment of importance in the Man- churian war zone except an official Russfan report that the Japanese on Oct. 20 evacuated the village of Shakhe. A dispatch from Mukden, however, says that there is every in- dication that the battle will be re- sumed soon. Beyond the general statement that Kuropatkin’s front extends over a line about twelve and one-half miles in length south of Mukden, supported by strong fortifications on the Hun river, Hull, England, Oct. 24.—The Baltic fleet last night sank two English sail- |little or no light is thrown by the day’s ing vessels killing several sailors. The whole Baltic fleet participated in the | advices on the general position of the attack. Several other vessels were injured. The bombardment lasted |opposing armies. twenty minutes. Official figures on the casualties of - the ten days’ battle of Shakhe river London, Oct. 2+.—The British government this afternoon sent an urgent are still lacking, but a Mukden corre- note to Russia protesting againstithe attack of the Britlsh fleet by the Russian | SPondent estimated the total losses on ships in the North sea. The affair has caused the greatest excitement. both 51;195 8;8‘:,000. e St. Petersbuig, Oct. 21 No official report of the North sea incident has | usslan advices say that tho 1ot yet been received. Authorities are dumfounded by the action of the fleet. | © 3 I £ ;Il‘ll;ea??;nlsror has refused the newspapers permission to print foreign version of ABA"nu"En BY JAPA"ESE KUROPATKIN REPORTS ENEMY'’S RETIREMENT FROM VILLAGE Wait and see the finest line of m m OF S8HAKHE. m enuine St Ptersbrs Ot 24 —Genera M ropatkin, in a dispatch to Emperor ”n - | Nicholas under date of Oct. 21, says: m 4| “The Japanese retired from the vil- P ° lage -of Shakhe at nightfall Oct. 20. n Hand Painted Tiuadey sl pamed ity song m the entire front.” N Lieutenant General Sakharoff, ln a m 5 dispatch to the general staff, says: !'.\ “The retreat of the ememy from M ° G - | Shakhe was precipitate. We found in i the village arms, munitions and provi- m gions which had been abandoned by ffi the Japanese, who also left behind on .fli our old artillery position one cannon, P - four lmbers and a wagon full of in- m ¢ | struments they had previously cap- m at——— Y | tured from us. Since the battle of Oct. P - 16 we have captured altogether four- n gael/g J?nn.nese dgnflnl. mclumag nln: ? | field pleces and five mountain guns, g‘ A. E. WINTER_ Leading Jeweler W ::gshavs retaken one of our own lost M “There was no fighting Oct. 21 on $ the front of the Manchurian army,” Japs Captured Forty-three Guns. g London, Oct. 24.—A dispatch n . \| Toxio to the Japanese legation ; New Coats for the little girls, they’ll be little women in one of these garments. 42'4 EEEEEEEEEKE Story of Disturbances in Republic of Panama. i Pannma, Oct. 24.—General Davis, Bovernor of the Panama canal zone, authorizes the Associated Press to deny the reported disturbances at Culebra or at any place in the zone or in its vicinity. President Amador confirms General Davis’ statement. Colon, Oct. 24.—Official investiga- tion by the military authorities dis- closes the fact that the reported pres- ence of armed men at Culebra is un- true. i \ HELD A8 A HOSTAGE. German Officer a Prisoner in Hands of Natives. Berlin, Oct. 24,—Captain von Burgs- dorff, the commander in the Keet- manshoop district of German South- west Africa, to whom Hendrik Witboi sent a declaration of war a fortnight ago, has not been heard of since. After communicating the declaration to his superiors he started off alone for the insurgents’ camp in an effort to per- suade them not to rebel. It is sup- posed that he is held as a hostage. DISASTER 1S AVERTED FIREMAN ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL PASSENGER TRAIN PRE- s VENTS COLLISION. ENGINEER STRICKEN AT HIS POST ‘| ASSISTANT DISCOVERS BdDY AND SIDETRACKS THE TRAIN | IN NICK OF TIME. 1 Springfleld, Ill, Oct. 24—While a southbound special passenger train on the Illinois Central railroad, which was to meet the northbound limited at Farmersville, thirty miles south of Springfield, was dashing along at a high rate of speed Fireman Hand, noticing no effort was being made to slow dowh approaching the meeting place, turned to remind Engineer Ralph Hill. The fireman was horrified to see the prostrate body of Engineer Hill lying on the fioor of the cab. The fireman seized the engine throttle, brought the train to a stop and then rushed it on to the sidetrack just as the northbound passenger train dart- ed past. Engineer Hill was brought - to this city in an unconscious condi- tion. He had evidently been struck by the spout of a water tank at Diver- non, a few miles south of Springfield. FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT. One Man Dead and Another Fatally Hurt in Avoiding Collision. Rockford, Ill, Oct. 24.—While at- tempting to avert a collision with a rural mail wagon George A. Bennett, a prominent citizen of Marengo, IlL, was killed in an automobile accident at Harmony. Robert Willard, his cousin, who accompanied him, was fa- tally injured. Mr. Bennett, who was driving the machine, had gone into the country on bush‘nehs, taking Mr. Willard with him. On the way home they met a rural mail wagon. The mules which the carrier was driving were afraid of the automobile and Mr. Bennett touched a lever with the intention of stopping the automo- bile, but in his confusion caught the wrong one and turned the machine Sharply to one side and over a small bridge, the drop being ahout ten feet. The machine toppled over on the men. HEINZE ASKS DAMAGES. Sues Amalgamated Copper Company for $2,000,000. Butte, Mont., Oct. 24—Two mnllon dollars is the amount of damages asked for ore alleged to have been illegally extracted from the Nipper mine through the underground work- ings of the Parrott claim in 1902 by representatives of the Amalgamated. Copper company, according to a com- . plaint filed with the federal court. Mr. Heinze and others are plaintiffs in the action against the Parrott Sil- ver and Copper Mining company and the Anaconda Copper Mining com- pany, both auxiliary corperations of the Amalgamated company. MANY LIVES LOST IN STORM. Houses Swept Away by Terrific Wind in Algeria. Ain Sefra, Algeria, Oct. 24.—A ters rific storm burst over this' town and district during the day. The river overflowed, sweeping away numbers of houses. The loss of life is consider- able, but the extent of the disaster is not yet known. The damage to prop- erty was enormous. FLOODS RUIN CROPS. Wisconsin River Overflows Banks, Do- ing Big Damage. Avoca, Wis., Oct. 24—The Wiscon- sin river has overflown its banks along| the entire valley and at some places is three miles wide. The damage to the -hay crop alone will amount thousands of dollars. —=STRAW’S= %¥Shoe It offers you fresh very best makes in 4949 at lowest possible KK not 28 yearsexperi- 4 of shoes and handl- Kl for something in vite you to inspect count for more with ‘Swedback Block Offers you the Greatest Value for your money! “Straws show which way the wind blows” and “a word to the wise is sufficient.” qur your Shoes a.t Straw’s and let him fit you! k] Store new goods of the the greatest variefiy prices. 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