Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 7, 1904, Page 1

A Pioneer = WANT AD Will Do It. \° S & ‘fhe Bemidji aily Pioneer MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIET Y. The Pioneer Prints MORENEWS than any other news- paper between Duluth and Crookston, St- Paul and the North Pole. VOLUME 2. NUMBER 171. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1904. TEN CENTS PER WEEK SPLIT LINE OF DEFENSE JAPANESE CAPTURE ONE OF THE SEMI-CIRCLE OF FORTS AT PORT ARTHUR. HEAVY FIRE GENTERED ON HARBOR THREE TRANSPORTS REPORTED SUNK AND A BATTLESHIP SET ON FIRE. Tokio, Nov. 7—It is reported that the Japanese have occupied Wantai Liil, sunk several transports and have sct fire to a battleship at Port Arthur. There is no confirmation of the report. Wantai hill is one of the extensive semi-circle of forts defending Port Ar- thur. It is situated in about the cen- ter of the semi-circle, between the Antse mountain forts and Sungcow toit, which is situated on an adjoining ha The capture of Wantai hill, it s been nted out in palches r, means the dividing fied ridge. The susly and un: atacked Wantai hill, part b Port for larly during the ter part of August. 7.—A report has to the eflect batteri men-of- at Port 1 and a gunboat on No GREAT DAMAGE RESULTS. sinn| Nov. Japanese Use Heavy Guns Against Port Arthur. Tokio, Nov. T.—Delayed advices for- warded from Port Arthur between Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 say that two steamers of about 2,500 tons each anchored in the west harbor were sunk by the Japau guns Nov. 1 and that the f g day another steamer of 3,000 tous was also sunk, 0 great explosions, apparently of near nes, were heard Nov. 2 Xuahpaofang. On the night of Nov. 3 the Ja; occupied a fort, since called to the fact that it had captured by that geuel Three ficld guns, (wo machine torpedoes and trophies were captured. lett forty dea A vigorous bombardment with naval guns was dollver t noon Nov. 3| against the cast ha 1 and | hoa ion occurred near the| The fire raged from 12:15 p. m. to 4 o'clock. The same day the five of large caliber guns was di- rected against “H" fort, at a height of 200 yards, and the northwest watch tower. Heavy damage was caused by the bombardment on both the fort and tow A Russian field gun placed at t of Keekwan moun- by a Japanese shell a vital lnulnL tain v and destr CHARGES AGAINST RUSSIANS. Misuse Red Cross Flag and Maltreat Jap Wounded. A statement Issuev | adquarters charges| s defending Port Arthw | with the misuse of Red Cioss badges and with the maltreatment or killing of Japanese wounded. It is charged that the Russians sent armed men wearing Red Cross badges into the Japanese lines, ostensibly for the pui- posc of secking th wounded, but really with the objes f reconnoi ing the Japanese positions, aund t for this reason the Japanese de to consent to short armistices in oriei that the wounded might be succorel and the dead burled | The statement instances the case of pital orderly whe was on th. hold \\lu @ L\lm wounded Japanese private, w lm vas left on the field during the eariict charge on the eastern group of foris on h~ d\\\m\ mountain and who lay! there for ys, simulating dcath wh the Russians were near, repor that the Russians bayonetted and shot the wounded comrades near him and that they struck and robbed him. BANDITS ROB BANK. Dynamite the Safe and Secure Three Thousand Dollars. St. Cloud, Mi#n., Nov. 7.—The Bank of Becker was entered by robbers early in the morning. They blew the safe with dynamite and secured $3,000 in gold and currency. The men left no clue and made their e pe from town on a hande they secured by bre into the tion foreman's shan the track about a S abandoned it, taking lu the woods. A posse has been organized and is searching the surrounding country for some_trace of them._ BEPUTIES IN HOT FIGHT. Membrer of French Chamber Slaps War Minister’'s Face. Paris, Nov. 7.—The stormiest ses- sion the chamber of deputies has held in many years occurred during the day. At the close of a heated debate Gabriel Syveton, a prominent Nation- alist deputy, stepped up to General Andre, the minister of war, and slapped his face. After accomplish- ing this feat Syveton retreated rapidly to the uppermost row of seats, taking refuge behind members of the opposi- tion. A tremendous tumult ensued, depu- ties of all parties crowding upon the floor of the house, where a free fight was soon in progress. Speaker Bris- son lett the chalr, thus suspending the sitting. Eventually order was restored and, the sitting being resumed, Syve- ton’s temporary exclusion was voted. The offender, however, refused to quit his seat and it became necessary again to suspend the sitting while he was removed by the military. General Andre is confined to his room as a result of the assault. liis face is cut and otherwise slightly dis- figured. TO DISCUSS TIBETAN TREATY. China Suggests Conference With Great Britain. Shanghai, Nov. 7.—The Chinese government has instructed the Chi- nese niinister to Great Britain, Mr. Chang Ta Yen, to urge upon the Brit- ish government the desirability of naming immediately a meeting place for a commission representing both countries to consider the Anglo-Tib- etan treaty signed at Lhassa early last September. | NEAR THE BREAKINC POINT OFFICIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND ITALY SE- VERELY STRAINED. Vienna, Nov. 7.—The attack upon the Italian students at Innsbruck oc- casions great solic here. There is no attempt to disguise in certain official circles the apprehension that the relations between Austria and Italy, which have been strained for some time, are now near the breaking point. It is well known that the anti- Austrian fecling throughout Italy will be greatly increased by the unfortu- nate cvent and the public feeling, which has long been excited und he propaganda of the Dante Alighieri so- ciety, may become inflamed to a war pitch. There can be no doubt that notwithstanding the earnest efforts of the German emperor and of Count von Buelow to pour oil upon the troubled waters the triple alliance is practically at an end. The trouble was revived recently by the failure to renew the commercial treaty between the two countries. The Hungarian government opposed the renewal because of the competition of Italian wines and produce and the Italian and Austro- Hungarian governments were forced to go under a modus vivendi. There was constant complaint in the south- ern provinces of Austria of ill treat- ment of Italians by the German ele- ment and of like ill treatment of Aus- trians in Italy, which culminated in a series of disturbances throughout Italy some time ago during which the es- cutcheons of the Austrian consulates in several large cities of Italy were disfigured. MAY PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW. Rioting on a Large Scale Resumed at Innsbruck. ia, Nov. 7.—Rioting Gmenced at no Innsbruck, Aus! ming in from a distance. s evidence that the au- thotities will proclaim martial law. A strong force of troops is posted in the neighiborhood of. the Italian con- sulate. STRIKE ENDED. Union Is Absorbed by the Mine Work- ers’ Organization. Springfield, 1L, Nov of the i ing Engineer nois caine to an end du when the union was absorbed by the United Mine V kers of America. At a joint conterence of the miners and operaiors during the day the engineers offered to arbitrate, but the operators S > Brotherhood of Coal was then disrupt- ere given the privi- une work at once. The out metices at e to union te return to ) Should the miners s be unable to agree upon vage scaie for the engineers the mat- ter will lnc arbitrated. et Leaves Tangier, v. 7.—The cntire Russian hips, accompanied by ten a hospital ship, sailed ENGINEERS' [he strike union of Mii- ng.the evening flm L of colli from s and iere during the morning. They ' took a westward course. HENRY BUENTHER Naturalist and Taxidermist 208 Second St. Postoffice Box No. 686 BEMIDJI, MINN. BIRDS, WHOLE ANIMALS, FISH, FUR RUGS AND ROBES and GAME HEADS mounted to order and for sale. all times a good assortment of INDIAN RELICS and CURIOS, FUR GARMENTS made to order, repaired and remodeled FURS in season bought. 1 carry at { guarantee my work mothproof and the most lifelike of any in the state MY WORK IS EQUALLED BY FEW, EXCELLED BY NON A Deposit Required on All Work YOUR TRADE SOLICITED RUSSIA MAKES CHARGE JAP MINISTER AT THE HAGUE ACGUSED OF ORGANIZING AT- TACK ON SQUADRON. CLAIMS TO HAVE DCCUMENTARY PROOF MESSAGE PROVING THEIR CASE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO BOARD OF INQUIRY. St. Petersburg, Nov. T.—A sensa- tlonal report is current here, attributed to a high authority, that Russia will undertake before the international commission to prove that the Japanese minister at The Hague actually or- ganized an attack on the Russian squadron and will produce a message sent by the minister containing com- plete evidence that such was the case. London, Nov. 7.—Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister, when asked by a representative of the Associated Press for a statement regarding the report current at St. Petersburg that the Japanese minister at The Hague had organized an attack on the Russian squadron, emphatically denied that any action had been taken at The Hague. He sald: “In their daily different explanations the Russians alternately credit us with supernatural cleverness and fool- ishness. If people would only stop to think they would see that it would be almost suicidal for us to risk the friendship of any power by an at- tempt to destroy the Russian squadron from a neutral port when it is to our utmost advantage that the squadron should arrive in our own waters under its present admiral.” ANGLO-RUSSIAN CONVENTION 8T, PETERSBUR(-] GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT. St. Petersburg, Nov. 7.—Russia has accepted the telegraphic draft of the Anglo-Russian convention for the com- mission of inquiry into the North sea incident and the final exchanges will be ratified in London. The convention covers six articles. The commission will sit in Paris and will consist of five members, Russian, British, American and French, the representatives of these four nations to choose the fifth member. Broad outlines for the in- quiry are laid down by the convention, but the commission will have wide latitude in determining all the relevant facts. Although the convention is agreed to it is believed that some minor matters connected with the sub- ject, the exact nature of which cannot be ascertained, are still undecided. It is expected that the commission will assemble in about a fortnight. The greatest satisfaction prevails at the foreign office at the complete agree- ment reached and a firm hope is ex- pressed that the American admiral to be selected by the United States to sit on the commission will prove an impartial judge of the facts submitted. The Associated Press has strong rea- son to believe that the letter from Vigo, published in the Novoe Vremya, représents practically the substance of Vice Admiral -Rojestvensky’s detailed report submitted to Emperor Nicholas by Captain Clado. Indeed it is almost certain that the letter was written by Captain Clado himself. It has attract- ed much attention, being accepted by the public as well as by the Novoe Vremya as the complete Russian ver- sion of the North sea incident. Com- menting editorially on the letter the Novoe Vremya declares it shows it was not a case of panic, nor of the mis- reading of signals, but of cool calcula- tion of the time for the arrival of the torpedo boats after they were sighted by the Russian transport Kamchatka. The Novoe Vremya says the commis- sion will have an opportunity of see- ing the wireless messages on the sub- Ject. Four Points of the Russian Case. Four points of the Russian case, pre- sented simultaneously by- special dis- patches from Paris to two papers here, which bear evidence that they came from inspired sources, are as follows: First—Information which = reached Vice Admiral Rojestvensky as he was leaving Danish waters showed that suspicious vessels were in the North sea, navigating first under one flag and then under another. Second—The transport Kamchatka’s report by wireless telegraphy some time before the incident occurred that she had seen two torpedo boats (the Kamchatka being then thirty miles behind the squadron). Third—Later the receipt of a sus- picious wireless message signed “Kamchatke,”. asking for the exact latitude and longitude of the squadron, a message which it was afterwards ascertained was never sent by the Kamchatka. Fourth—Then the appearance of two torpedo boats alongside the squad- ron, which could not have been Rus- sian, as all the Russian torpedo boats were then in the English channel. The squadron did not fire until the tor- pedo boats were seen. The fact that only seven torpedo boats are now with the squadron, whereas eight left Libau, is explained by the fact that one of them broke down before the squadron left Danish waters and was owed back to Libau by the Russian ice breaker Ermack. The reports of British warships fol- lowing up the various divisions of the Russian squadron are causing intense irritation here. The Sviet says: “The shadowing of the Russian squadron by British cruisers cannot g on. This game must be stopped 8nd the sooner the better.”: PRESIDENT WRIT¥S LETTER. Bays Parkes's “Blackmail” Are Entirely False. ‘Washington, Nov. 7—%'he president brands Judge Parker’s charges against him and Mr. Cortelyou as basely slan- derous. He has issued a statement in which he declares that Judge Parker has not produced any proof to sustain any charges of bilackmail against trusts. President Roosevelt continues: “Mr. Parker’'s accusations against Mr. Cortelyou and me are monstrous. If true they would brand both of us forever with infamy; and, inasmuch as they are false, heavy must be the condemnation of the man making them. “That Mr. Parker should desire to avold the discussion of principles I can well understand. “But I cannot understand how any honorable man, a candidate for the highest office in the gift of the people, can take refuge.not merely in per- sonalities but in such base and un- wortky personalities.” Charges ARBITRATION WITH GERMANY. President and Secretary Hay Discuss Negotiations. Washington, Nov. 7. — President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay had an extended conference relative to the roposed treaty of arbitration with lermany, Early in the day Ambassa- dor Speck von Stcraburg called on Secretary Hay at the state department to discuss with him the initiation of the negotiations-'for the treaty. At the couclusion of iheir conference Sec- retary Hay went fo the White House, where he discussed the subjcet wiilh the president. It is understood that the treaty be- tween America and Germany will be modeled after that between America and France, which recently was signed by Ambassador Jusserand and Secre- tary Hay. It is likely that the nego- tiations will not consume a great deal of time and that the treaty will be ready for presentation to the United States senate at the opening of con- gress in December. STRIKE MAY BE ARBITRATED. Effort Will Be Made to Settle C8tton Mill Trouble. Fall River, Mass,, Nov. 7.—It is un- derstood that steps have been taken to bring about another conference Dbe- tween representatives of the striking cotton mill operatives and the manu- facturers to discuss a proposition to submit the strike matter to arbitra- tion. It is said that in; answer to re- peated claims of the operatives that prices to prove the cost of manufac- ture have never been presented to the union, the mill men have announced u willingness to submit such figures to competent persons or person who will pass upon the correctness of them, both sides to agree to abide by the ar- bitrators’ findings. FELL WITH HIGH POLE. 8t, Cloud Fire Chief and Lineman Seri- ously Injured. St. Cloud, Minn, Nov. T7.—Chief Louis Moosbrugger of the fire depart- ment and Lineman Robert Huhn, also of the department, were seriously and perhaps fatally injured by the breaking of a telephone pole upon which they ‘were working. The men were at the top of a thirty-foot pole fixing the wires of the fire alarm system and were strapped to the pole with devices which made it impossible for them to jump when the pole gave away. The pole broke off at the bottom and fell. Moosbrugger had both legs broken and Huhn's right leg was shattered and it i8 feared he is injured internally. TO VISIT CANAL ZONE. Many Senators and Congressmen Will Make the Trip. Washington, Nov. 7.—Members of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce have arranged to make a trip to the Panama canal zone, starting from New York on the 14th inst., for the purpose of acquiring in- formation as a basis of legislation. The members of the committee will be accompanied by their wives, by other representatives and by many United States senators. The trans- ort Sumner will be placed at their isposal for the tour and they will go direct from New York to Colon. LITERALLY STARVED TO DEATH. Tom Wall of Chicago Dies Near Af- ton, la. Des Moines, Ta., Nov. 7.—The ema- ciated body of Tom Wall of Chicago has been found in the underbrush near the town of Afton, Ia. The man bad literally starved to death. He had been in the neighborhood about a week, but had been unable to secure work. The coroner’s jury found that death was due to_physical exhaustion and insufficiency of warm clothing. WORK OF A MASKED BANDIT. Six Men Held Up and Robbed in a California Saloon. Redding, Cal, Nov. 7.—A masked man armed with a pistol entered a saloon at Cottonwood and lined six men up with their faces to the walls and their hands over their heads while he relieved them of §500 in cash and $1,800 in checks. Charles Emer- son, one of the men held up, has been arrested on suspicion of compllcny with the robber. HANGS SELF WITH RIBBON. Aged Woman Declares She Has Lived Long Enough. Monroe. la, Nov. 7.—Mrs. Martha Bhellady, aged ninety years, commit- ted suicide during the afternoon by hanging herself with a wide silk rib- bon. She had been blind for years. Usually cheerful for some time past she has been melancholy, declaring she had Hved long enough and that it was time she died. Burglars Secure $1,000 Cash. Reading, Mich., Nov. 7.—The State bank of this village was entered by burglars early in the day who blew the safe and secured $1,000 in silver, Sev- eral citizens exchanged shots with the robbers, but without effect on either side. It is Supposed that the robbers went from here either to Detroit or Tolede. GETS DEATH PENALTY, 27 FORMER MAYOR M'CUE OF CHAR. LOTTESVILLE, VA, GUILTY OF KILL§tG HIS WIFE. JURY OUT LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR VERDICT ENDS ONE OF THE HARD- EST FOUGHT TRIALS IN HIS- TORY OF THAT STATE. Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 7—D. J. Samuel McCue, for two terms mayor of Charlottesville and for many years a lawyer at the bar before which he was tried, has been found guilty of mur- der in the first degree on the charge of having killed his wife. This carries the death penalty. The jury was out less than half an hour. As the jury filed In there was a dead sllence in the courtroom and when the defendant was asked to stand up he rose calmly. When the words deter- mining his fate were uttered he showed no signs of emotion, but when his little daughter Ruby, with eyes red- dened by crying, climbed on his lap and his relatives who have surround- ed him throughout the trial moved closer tears streamed down his cheeks and the anguish he felt was depicted on his face. The court’s strict admoni- tion that there must be no demonstra- tion was adhered to. The verdict came as a climax to one of the most important trials that has been conducted in the state of Virginia in recent years. None has aroused deeper interest or been more Closely Followed by the People. A large number of witnesses were heard and a great amount of testimony given and over three days were con- sumed in arguments. The accused was defended by an array of counsel. The ecrime for which the former mayor was tried and convicted oc- curred on the night of Sept. 4. Mr. and Mrs. McCue had gone to church, returning home about 9 p. m. Shortly afterwards Mrs. McCue’s dead body, clad in a night robe, was found in a bathtub filled with water. Mr. McCue told those who came in that some one had enlered the house upon their re- turn from church; that he had been knocked senseless and his wife prob- ably killed. An investigation led to the arrest on the charge of murder of the man who four days before had re- nllted from the highest office in the city. Mrs. McCue had recelved the con- tents of a shotgun in her breast, a sufficient wound to cause instant death, but in addition she had been struck a heavy blow on the head, cut- ting an ear nearly in two. Throughout his trouble McCue has had the support FORTY PERSONS INJURED PASSENGER CAR COLLIDES WITH _ WORK CAR NEAR LOS AN- GELES, CAL~ Los Angeles, Cal,, Nov. 7.—At least forty persons were injured, some of them seriously, in a rearend collision on the Long Beach electric road in a fog. A car bound from this city to Long Beach, carrying thirty-three pas- sengers, had stopped near Campton when a work car containing about forty Mexican laborers and two fore- men, which had been closely following, crashed into it at full speed. Not a person on the passenger car escaped injury and some of them received frightful cuts and bruises. Mortorman Seamans of the work car was perhaps fatally injured. He stuck to his post and yelled to the men aboard to jump. A car bound to this city from Long Beach was stopped opposite the wreck and many injured placed on board. A work car following it bumped into it and more persons were injured, some of those who had received injuries in the first collision being again injured in the second. So far there have been no fatalities. The injured were taken to hospitals in this city. ROBBERS LOOT EVERY S8TORE. Raid Village and Get Big Plunder In Cash and Goods. Hammond, Ind., Nov. T7.—Robbers raided McCoysburg, south of this city, during the night and looted every store in the village. Three general stores and a hardware store contributed to the plunder. The postoffice was broken into with sledges and the big safe, which was used by the villagers for a sort of bank, was blown up with nitro- glycerin and hundreds of dollars and stamps were taken. The stores were looted of clothing, provisions and everything of value. Bloodhounds ‘Wwere set on the trail, but lost the scent at the creek, which the bandits crossed, and the authorities are baffled. MURDERER CHEATS JUSTICE. lowa Man Commits Sulcide When Offi- cers Get Near. Burlington, Ia, Nov. 7. — Jacob Graves, who shot and killed Thomas Layton, was found in his cabin on Frys island by officers who were pur- suing him. e had a bullet hole in his head. He had eluded justice by sui- cide. The remains were taken to Fort Madison and laid in the morgue be- side his victim. Brothers Fight a Duel. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 7—John and George Buchanan, sons of a Posey county farmer, fought with knives over a trivial matter. John is in a precarious condition and will likely die. His brother is not so badly in- jured. No umt has heen made. .?_ S35S3ISIIIIII333 22233332 2333 P P éééiééiéii3iiiiiiéaéé FANCY: GOODS Until November 12th, we will have on exhibition Finished Pillows, Serim Covers, Work Bags, School Bags, Scarfs, Aprons, Belts, and Mt. Mellic Hardanger Work. : : SEEEESTECESCESEEL eSEEEEE EEEEEEeEE ", [ 3 Ladies interested in Fancy Work are invited to call and inspect this line. OLeary @. 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F. E. BRINKMAN, CHIROPRACTIONER. OFFICE HOURS: 10 a. m. to Noon, and 1to 5:30 p. m. Office--SWEDBACK BUILDING. Aro Chiropractic Adjustments the same a.s Osteopath Treatments? No. The Chiropractic and the Osteopath both aim to put in place that which is out of place, to right that which is wrong; but the Path- ology Diagnosis,- Prognosis and Movements are entirely different. One of my patients, Mr. W. A. Casler, has taken both Chiropractic and Osteopoth treatments. The Chiropractic is ten times more direct in the adjustments and the results getting health ten times more thor- ough in one tenth of the time than an Osteopath would. &m-&mm‘tfimnma “Laughter is King.” % Bemidji Opera House 3 one night only Wednesday, November 9th Woods & Fox present the rollicking comedy “Two % Married ® Women”’ 12—A bushel of entertaining specialties—12 Reduced prices—25¢, 35¢ and 50c Seats now on sale at Barker’s Drug Store.