Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 7, 1905, Page 1

Y VOLUME 2. NUMBER 261, THOUSANDS . IN A STRIKE Five Thousand Employes of Interboro Rapid Transit Co. Walk Out. New York, March 7—TFive thousand employes of the I[nterborough Rapid Transit company struck at 4 this morniug, completely tieing up traffic in the subway and on the:elevated line. Later strike breakers were put to work and the service has been par- Itial]y resumed in the subway. RUSSIANS ON THE OFFENSIVE KUROPATKIN LAUNCHES A BLOW AT MARSHAL OYAMA'S LEFT CENTER. 8t. Petersburg, March 7.—The Asso- clated Press has just learned that General Kuropatkin has launched a blow at Field Marshal Oyama’s left center just west of the failroad. The fighting is desperafe along almost the entire line. Kuropatki in killed and wounded unday night are placed at vama is believed to have already lost fuily 40,060 men. 'l‘llL Japanese army, according to the ; is greatly exhausted. They tatement that some of have not had*any March 7.—The Ru March 5 eastward of Foutiloff bill, captured about 100 Japa- nese prisoners. Eastward the Japanese have contin- ued their attacks on the Kandolis: positions, but the forces pre tacking Gaotu pass have withdrawn sonthward. : The Japanese attacks March § w everywhere repulsed. The fiercest fighting was on the right wing, extend- ing from Machiapu to NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK. resintun. Two Men Killed in Collision at Bear- mouth, Mont. Mont., March dead and sis collision bound 7—Two injured as express on the Nor Bearmouth. The dead are: cox of Helena, division chief the railway mail rvice, and J L. Billman of Helena, fireman of the ex- pros: The express was thir| hind time and the frei vy minutes be- it had orvders to wait at Bearmonth siding. Engineer Sheehan misunderstood his orders and procecded east the freight rounded the curve t of Bearmouth it crashed headon into the express. A high bank had shut oft the view of hoth en nd no tempt had been made to s ken speed. Both engines were thrown from the and the raail and express cars oped. SENSATIONAL EXPOSURE. Materializing Medium Dragged Shriek- ing From Her Cabinet. New York, March 7.—Calvert Ber- wick, a native of Vi , has caused a sensational exposure of a “mate- rializing medinm” in the latter's Lex- ington avenue apartments. In the ce in a crowded room man weighing 300 midst of a s the medium, = pounds, was dra; her cabinet and tossed into the center of the circle of dupes. She fought like a trapped tigress. Furniture was smashed, men knocked down and glass broken before the woman aud her husband were finally subdued. Then three gas jets were lighted and the medium was found gasping in the center of the room, clad in a mass of gauze, coated with paint. Hall her spiritual garb and her headpiece were in the possession of Berwick. According to the Virginian his mother, a resident of this city, has lost thousands of dollars in invest- ments made through the advice of the spirits and Berwick stated:that ne in- tended to prosecute, criminally and civilly, the medium responsible for the { losses. The exposure was one of the most sensational and complete ever made {in this city. ‘Thougu the Japanese -are pushing forward on the left bank of the Hun river the Russians are maintaining a | Blubborn deteuse. The four Japanese divisions engaged in the turning movement on the Rus- sian right on the Liao iver have reached Sawnipu, about eleven miles 1 west of Mukden, but Russian reiniorce- ents were sent out and checked the advance. A Japanese attack on the positions east of Erdagou at 4 a. m. was re- pulsed. | Under cover of the artillery fire and a mist the Japanese opened an infan- try attack on Poutiloff hill at 7 a. m., {but were beaten c:f by the fire of the |Russian guns. A second attack at |noon was simile repulsed, after | Which the Japanese resumed the bomi- bardment of the hill with siege guns {prebaratory to making a fresh assault. General Nogi's Jort. Arthur ve are participating in the present iug. e losses on both sides are .GREAT RUSH OF IMMIGRANTS. Twenty Thousand Scheduled to Arrive This Week. March 7 Immnigr: , forerunne rush, are scheduled week. Last week 14 in by thirteen ships. Of the eighteen ships scheduled to arrive seven will bring 7,587 ltalians. Of the large num- ber now coming from Italy the major- ity will go W L New Jearly 20,000 of the spring to arrive this 585 were brought More W:tness:s Subpoenaed. Chicago, March 7.—Subpoenaes for forty additional witnesses in the “meat trust” were issued during the day by United States Marshal John C. Ames, The new list includes book- keepers, stock buyers, clerks, man- agers and employes of the various packers whose alleged combinations are to be the subject of a grand jury investigation beginning March 20. The chief of police of Bialystock, Russian Poland, has been assassi- nated, Jew worth has been ‘slulun from the apartments of Dudley i Oleott, a well known New York club- man. EXTREME LEFT NOW jAEOUT FIF- TEEN MILES NORTHWEST OF MUKDEN. RUSSIANS RETREATING IN DISURDER ESCAPE OF KUROPATKIN'S MAIN FORCE BELIEVED TO BE IMPOSSIBLE. @eneral Oku’s Headquarters in the Field, March 7.—The Japanese left, which is now ‘extending north and south, has advanced several miles. The Russians are retreating in great disorder. The Japanese extreme left is now fifteen miles northwest of Mukden and is advancing rapidly. The escape of the main Russian forces seem impossible. The Russians are throwing away theiv arms and clothing in order to facilitate their escape. General Kuroki's Headquarters in the Field, March 7.—The_ Japanese bombardment of Wanpao mountain and tke neighboring heights continues The Japanese force in the hills oppo- site Waitao mountain gained ground by another pnight attack, pushing the Russians further up the hills. Another. Japanese force operating east of Wai- tao mountain crossed the river and took the first Russian line. OVER AN EXTENDED AREA BATTLE AROUND MUKDEN RAGED CEASELESSLY ALL DAY SUNDAY. Mukden, Sunday, March 5.—All day long the battle raged ceaselessly. The Japanese have been concentrating their energies on Machiapu, for the possession of which they have been | straggling for two days, but with all their gallantry they were unable to dislodge the Russians, who are cling- ing to their works with bulldog tenac- ity. Japanese shrapnel has been bursting within a mile and a half ot the Huu railway bridge, which evi- dently 1s the Japanese objective. The captupe of that position would render the occupation of the Hun river posi- tion south of Mukden untenable. A fierce and continuous artillery en- gagement is taking place about four miles north of Machiapu. , From the Hun bridge a long line of battle stretches in both directions so far as the eye can see. Northwest to- ward Tatchekiao and eastward along the Shakhe river it is marked by a line of bursting shells. The Rusgian losses are not exces- sive, considering the severity of the five days’ fighting. The Japanese, as the attackers. have suffered heavier than the Russians. At 4:30 this afternoon guns began to roar west and northwest of Muk- den railroad station, where General Kuropatkin is launching an attack against the Japanese extreme left. During last night the Japanese re- peatedly assaulted Pienchiapudgu, Kaolou pass and Kaniayen, tarther east, but all their efforts were un- availing. The bombardment of Erdagou, Nov- gorod and Poutiloff hills continues un- 1 successfully. =llflfillmlllll1 | R PP O Efibe :Lanpher Hat | H If you buy a LANPHER HAT it will | please you; they cost $3.00. = All the latest shapes and shades.’ Challenge Hats, Crescent Hats, Winner Hats, Stetson Hats, Q £ o o L < B = =) S ] ® - LANPHER $2.50 $2.00 during the day, - It {5 not certain how $1.50 $’lto$5 Al 3= 3 as g .Giev(,flund : M Cassie. L. Chi dwlck for alleged i vlola on.of ‘the “natlonal bankinglaws was commenced in the United States district ' court ‘before Judge Tayler long the trial " i1l continue, its dura- tion being estimated anywhere tmm four days to two weeks. The case was, set for 9:30 and ten minutes prior te that time Mrs. Chad- wick came into court in the custody of two bailiffs;. She was calm and self-possessed, v&howu\g not the slight- 0 € She took a seat at a long table in the center of the courtroom immediately behind her leading counsel, Jay P. Dawley, and, resting her chin in the palm of her right hand, remained & calm but close- 1y interested spéctator of the proceed- ings. ‘While the selectkm of a jury was proceeding Andrew Carnegie, followed by S. T. Evereii, at whose house he is staying, entered the room. Mr. Carne- gie gave one guick glance at the wo- man sitting by the table and then walked quietly past her to a seat on the east side ot the courtroom. The jury was actepted within two hours after the opéning of court. It consists of one railroad man, one real estate dealer and ten farmers. DEATH*¢ DUE TO POISONING. Ch_:mlsts‘ Repm ln the Case of Mrs. tanford. San Frnnciscu, March 7.—The Call says fhat the local ‘authorities have now positive assurance in the form of information - by cable from Honolulu that Mrs. Stanford’s death was direct- Iy due to strychning poisoning. This cable confained, it is said, a synopsis of the report of the-chemists who had been engaged for the last three days in analyzing the stomach and other organs of the deceased. The stomach, kidneys and heart were found upon examination, it is said, to be in a very healthy condition and much above those of the average woman of Mrs. Stanford’s age. There was, however, a swelling of the heart that, the re- port says, would only be produced in death resulting from strychnine poi- son. No trace of strychnine was found by the chemists in the stomach, yet all agree that there is no longer any doubt of the cause of the death of Mrs. Stan- ford and that the autopsy has failed to reveal indications. that would sug- gest any other cause for death than strychnine poisoning. The experts’ findings, according fo the Call's siate- ment, are als& to. the: effect-that an analysis of the contems of the bottie of bicarhonate of soda from -which Mrs. Stanford took the poison show that strychnine was mixed all through the contents. TO FORESTALL A STRIKE. Interborough Company Importing Men to New York City. New York, March 7.—It has been learned that 526 men who arrived here during thes night and were quartered aboard a steamer in the North river ‘were brought from various cities of the West to forestall a threatened strike on the subway and elevated lines controlled by the Interborough Rapid Trangit company. In spite of the efforts to keep the arrival of the men a secret the em- ployes of the Interborough company were informed and at a meeting of the executive committee of the Amalga- mated association, which did not break up until morning, the sitnation was thoroughly discussed. The opinion Wwas unofficially expressed that a strike cannot be avoided. It is understood that agents acting for the company expect to mobilize a force of &t least 1,000. The first clause of the contracts with the men speci- fies that the applicant “fully under- stands that this is for strike work in the city of New York.” ‘ Those who desert are to receive no pay what- ever. WYNDHAM QUITS HIS POSITION. Chief Secretary for Ireland Tenders Resignation. London, March 7.—Premier Balfour announced in the house of commons during the day that Mr. Wyndham, the chief secretary for Ireland, had re- signed. In announcing the resignation of Mr. ‘Wyndham the premier said he had been unable any longer to withstand the appeals of Mr. Wyndham to be al- lowed to resign. Mr. Wyndham did not believe ithat he would be able at the present time to support all the labors and anxieties of his great office, but his principal reason for resigning was the fact that the recent contro- versy inside and outside the house nad greatly impaired if not altogether de- stroyved the value of the work he could | perform as chief secretary for Ireland. STRIKE IS SPREADING. More Than Half the Workmen of St. Petersburg Out. St. Petersburg, March 7.—More than half the werkmen of St. Petersburg are out on strike again. The Schid- lovski mixed commiission has been paralyzed by the refusal of the men to participate in a conference with rep- |~ resentatives of the employers and therefore M. Schidlovski has prac- fically discontinued his attempts to | settle the questions at issue upon the ijected Dasis. 4 “found by his who supposed | i uns DEFECTIVE PAGE NAMES NEW GABINET ' PRES!DENT RENOM\_NATES R_RES- ENT MEMBERS WITH EXCEP- TION OF MR. WYNNE. LONG LIST OF MINOR APPOINTMENTS SELECTIONS FOR AMBASSADORS. MINISTERS, CONSULS AND OTHERS ‘SENT IN. ‘Washington, March 7.—The presi- dent has sent a large niumber of nomi- nations to the senate. including all of the members of the present cabinet except Pestmaster General Wynne, George B. Cortelvou was nominated for that office. The cabinet nomina- tions foliow: John Ifay, District of Columbia, sec- retary of state; Leslie M, Shaw, Iowa, secretary of the treasury; William H. ‘Taft, Ohio, secretary of war; William H. Moody, Massachusetts, attorney general; George B. Cortelyou, New: York, postmaster general; Paul Mor- ton, Illinois, secretary of the navy; Ethan A. Hitcheock, Missouri, secre- tary of the interior; James Wilson, Iowa, secretary of agriculture; Victor H. Metcalf, California, secretary of commerce and labor. The list of nominations also;in- cluded appointments of ambassadors, ministers, consuls general and consuls, s0 far as have been decided upon, and ex-Senator Cockrell as interstate com- merce commissioner. There were few surprises in the list, as most of the ap- pointments made to the principal posts heretofore have been announced, at least in a semi-official way. Later in the day the senate, in exec- utive session, confirmed the nomina- tions of all members of the cabinet, of former Senator Cockrell of Missouri to be interstate commerce commission- er and of former Senator Quarles of ‘Wisconsin to be United States judge for the Eastern district of Wisconsin. The renomination of Secretary Shaw as secretary of the treasury recalls the fact that when he was first nominated it was with the understanding that he would not remain longer than the 4th of March, just passed. During the last campaign President Roosevelt asked him, in case of his election, to remain at the head of the treasury depart- ment and he then consented, with the condition that he should be permitted to retire in Fehruary, 1906, when he will have served a full four years' term. Secretary Shaw has no inten- tion of remainirg longer than the date fixed upon. FAIRBANKS IN THE CHAIR. First Meeting of the Special Session of the Senate. ‘Washkington, March 7.—The special session of the senate was opened by loud applause lor Vice President Fair- banks when b« appeared in the cham- ber to preside. He at once rapped the senate to order and prayer was of- fered by Chaplain Hale. The first or- der of the vice president was to direct the secretary to read the journal.™ trary to the usual order the reading Wes allowed to proceed to its con- clusion. The new senators, Piles of Washing- ton, Bulkeley of Connecticut, Flint of California, Nixon of Nevada. Burkett of Nebraska, Raynor of Maryland, Car- ter of Montana, Sutherland of Utah and Hemenway of Indiana, were warm- 1y greeted by their colleagues in the senate. In response to a resolution Mr. Alli- son and Mr. Gorman were named as. a committee to notify the president that the senate was in session and ready to receive any communication he had to offer. A recess was then taken until 1 p. m. At the expiration of the recess the committee announced that the presi- dent would at once send a message. At 1:05 p. m. Assistant Secretary Barpes arrived from the White House and at 1:06, on motion of Mr. Lodge, the seunate went into executive session. INVESTIGATION. Standard Oil Company Replies'to Kan- sas Charges. New York, March 7.—M. F. Elliott, attorney for the Prairie Oil and Gas compauy of Kansas, has presented to Commissioner of Corporations James R. Garfield at Washington the first answer of that company in regard to the Kansas-Indian Territory oil fields: The company. asks of Commissioner Garfield the most full and prompt in- vestigation possible at his hands, feel- ing sure, as Mr. Ellioit says, “that when their relations to the oil pro- ducers of Kansas are fully laid bare it will be seen that the latter have been treated with the utmost fair- ness.” JUDGE REAGAN DEAD. COURTS Sole Surviving Member of the Confed. erate Cabinet. Houston, Tex,, March 7.—Judge John H. Reagan, sole surviving mem- ber of the Confederate cabinet, died during the day at Palestine, Tex., ‘of pneumonm Jndge Reagan, fi:Pon‘r:n _ BY JAPANESE. Progress of the Fighting as Given Out . at Tokio. Tokio, Mwarch 7.—The headquarters of the Japanese armies in the field re- ports as follows: “In the Singking direction the en- emy continues a stubborn resistance at several lines of defense. “In-the Shakhe: river direction our detachment, which attacked the north- ern eminence of Pinniupao Saturday, has occupied Pinniupao, four miles west of Waitao mountain. “Our force in the neighborhood of Housupaotzu occupied a redoubt on a height northeast of the village at dawn Sunday. “East of the railroad, at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, our force occupied Luichientun, three tniles southwest of ‘Wanpao mountain, and pressed part of the ememy into the center of the vil- lage, where it is now sunrrounding them. “West of the railroad, on Sunday, our force captured Hanchengpao and Gisosuchiepao and now confinues to advance. Suchiatun railroad station is burning.” Suchiatun is the starting point of the railroad the Russians constructed ‘westward to Subupao. ADMIT SITUATIUN CRITIGAL RUSSIANS SEE LITTLE HOPE OF VICTORY IN PRESENT TER- RIFIC: STRUGGLE: St. Petersburg, March 7—The result of the greatest battle of modern times is expected to be determined within twenty-four hours.” Two of the larg- est armies of modern times, both in men and guns, are now locked in a death struggle and although General Kuropatkin has evidently made every preparation to cover his retreat by moving his accumulated stores and munitions northward it is the opinion of military men here that one side or the other cannot escape an overwhelm- ing disaster. With both wings bent backward Kuropatkin’s position ap- pears to be desperate, but the issue is still in the balance. News of a victory for him is only regarded as possible by his breaking through the enveloping lines and news of a concentrated of- fensive is hourly awaited. Vnless Ku- ropatkin can strike and strike hard it is realized that he must lose. Fleld Marshal Oyama’s stratesy in this battle is now clear. He startled and amazed the war officé by the mar- velous daring of General Kuroki’s ad- vance against the extreme Russian left and the series of blows delivered at the center, where no less than thir- teen separate attacks have been launched by the imperial guards ten miles east of Poutiloff hill. But it is now realized that the heavy blows at the left were intended to mask the real turning movement, which came Like a Bolt From a Clear Sky out of the west. Kuropatkin fell into the trap. The situation seemed an exact duplicate of that at Liaoyang and the Russian commander-in-chief hastened to mass forces to meet. Ku- roki. iriday the whole situation was suddenly reversed when, with light- ning rapidity, the Japanese turning operation began on the plain between the Hun and Liao rivers. In order to succeed Oyama threw the neutrality of China to the winds. General Nogl with his Port Arthur veterans moved up the right bank of the Hun and fell like an avalanche upon the weakened Russian right, doubling it back in con- fusion, the Japanese advance being co- ordinated with the advance straight from the west of a Japanese column of 40.090 men, which circled around or through Chinese neutral territory. Al- though rumors of the presence of the latter column westward of Mukden were circulated as long ago as Tues- day Kuropatkin evidently was taken by surprise, possibly refusing to be- lieve that the Japanese would thus openly fling Chinese neutrality to the winds. At any rate it was not until Saturday night that he was able to shift suficient reinforcements west to stem the tide when the Japanese were within sight of Mukden. But the lat- est advices are to the effect that the Japanese, exhausted by their tremen- dous efforts, have everywhere stopped and now, if ever, Kuropatkin’s hour has come. The Japanese lines are ex- tended over sixty miles. while Kuro- patkin's are constantly contracting. Military critics declare Oyama has not great enough superiority to take risks. According to the war office Oyama has not over 70,000 men in excess of Kuro- patkin, whose forces total 340,000. TWO ATTACKS REPULSED. Japanese Energetically Assault Rus- sian Left Flank. St. Petersburg, March ‘7.—General Kuropatkin, in a dispatch from the front dated March 5, says: “The situation on the Mukden front remains quiet. = “On the left flank; on the rlght bank of the Hun river near Machiapu,~the Japanese this morning resumed ' the offensive energetically. Two attacks were repulsed. “The Dbattle continues succesfully forthward of Machiapu., All are ‘show- ing the greatest bravery, “In/ the center our positions on the Shakhe river as far as Shahopao are retained. Night attacks on Poutiloff and-Noygorod hills were beaten: off. | We counter attacked this morning a.ngL the iptured two machine gun: ked Knndonnn‘ 22 vsre ulsed. HILL INTERESTS WIN FEDERAL SYPREME -COURT DE- CIDES FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF NORTHERN PACIFIC. COURT OF APPEALS IS AFFIRMED SECURITIES COMPANY ABSOLUTE OWNERS OF STOCK TURNED IN BY HARRIMAN. : ‘Washington, March 7.—The supreme court of the United States has affirmed il decision of the circuit court of ap- peals for the Third circuit in the cast of Harriman vs. the Northern Securities company, involving the dis- tribution of the shares in the North- ern Securities company. The decision is favorable to the Hill interests. The decision of.the court was an- nounced by Chief Justice Fuller.. He delivered no written opinion, but said that one would be filed later. There was no dissenting opinion. The decree of the circuit court of appeals, which was affirmed;, merely reversed the decree of the circuit court for the district of New Jersey. The latter court issued an injunction re- straining the Securities company from transferring or disiributing 717,300 shares of the common stock of the Northern Pacific Railroad company acquired by the Securities cempany in the merger of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern roads. This decree was overruled by the circuit court of appeals sitting in’ Philadel- phia_and the day’s verdict sustains the reversing decision. The court of appeals held in effect that the Securi- ties company had hecome the absolute legal and eyuitable owner of the stock of the railroad company and that the question of ownership had not been involved or even incidentally passed upon by the supreme court' of the United States in the government case for the dissolution of the merger. The suit was brought by E. H. Harriman, Winslow S. Pierce and other owners of the Northern Pacific stock held by the Securities company to obtain pos- | session of the shares of stock orig- inally deposite@i by- them and to re- strain the company from pursuing its plan of distribution, which was to give to each stockholder a proportionate amount of the stock of the two railroad <companies. The par value of the stock involved Is $82,301.871. The case was argued only a week ago and the decision came with a promptness that was quite un- expected. MAKES CHARGE OF BRIBERY COLORADO LEGISLATOR SAYS HE WAS OFFERED $1,500 TO VOTE FOR ADAMS. Ty Denver, March 7.—Senator R. W. Morgan (Rep.) of Boulder county an- nounced at the opening of the joint convention of the general assembly that $1,500 had been offered him and $750 had already heen given him for his vote for Governor Alva Adams in the contest for the office of governor, He produced the money which he said he had received and it was handed to District Attorney George M. Stidger, who will file charges in court against the men who Senator Morgan said had attempted to bribe him. A -committee has been appointed by the general assembly to investigate the charges. Senator Morgan named James M. Herbert, vice president and general manager of the Colorado Southern railroad, and Postmaster Daniel Sulli- van of Cripple Creek as the men who attempted to bribe him. District At- torney Stidger later filed charges against Messrs. Herbert and Sullivan in the criminal court charging them ‘Wwith bribery of a member of the legis- lature. Bonds were furnished. In statements. issued later by Mr. Herbert and Mr. Sullivan they alleged that Senator Morgan had solicited a bribe. Democrats charge that Senator Mor- gan’s statement is part of a criminal plot concocted in the interest of for- mer Governor Peabody. ANCERSON WILL BE NAMED. Negro for Revenue Collector ol’ New York State. ‘Washington, March 7.—There is au- thority ‘for the positive statement that the president has fully decided upon the appointment of Charles W. Ander- son, a negro resident of New York, as internal revenue collector for the district of New York to succeed - Charles H. Treat, who will be ap- pointed to succeed Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States at Washington. = These changes, hLow- ever, will not be made until next June, when Mr. Roberts will have com- plaled an eight-year term. 1