Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 21, 1905, Page 1

VOLUME 2. NUMBER LONG RAGE TO HARBIN RETIRING RUSSIANS CONTNUE NORTHWARD WITH JAPS IN CLOSE PURSUIT. FATE OF MUSCOVITES STILL IN DOUBT MIKADO'S TROOPS MAY YET SUC- CEED IN CUTTING THE LINE OF RETREAT. St. Petersburg, March 21.—Anxiety regarding the fate of General l.ine- viteh's force continues, the main dan- ger to them being the Japanese col- umuns which are hurrying northward along the great irade route twent st and parallel with the 1 'l'ne heads of these col- reported to be i}:4 lAl\rmm\ thirty miles north- west of Tie , on Friday. Their appearance doubtless hastened the Russian retirement, which may now have become literally a race north- ward, as once the Ru s are head- ed it would be easy for the Japanese, by a short cut, to throw themseives across the line of retreat. After leaving Kaiyuan General Line- viteh is believed to have divided his army, the main portion clinging to the r ad and the other falling back along the mandarin road, which runs to Kivin, it being impossible to leave the latter open to the Japan lest they then Le able to creep up left flank, At the same time it ized that a sepa uiles of retre umn! attended with the danzer of giving the enemy an oppertunity to concentrate and fight the ariy in de- tail. Some military men here believe that Linevitch will try to hold the line from Kivin to Changoun, 120 miles north of Tie pass. The F t corps, composed of sieady troops from St. Petersburg and formerly commanded by General Meyendorff, is covering the retreat, which, the war office declares, is proceeding in an orderly fashion. Complete details of the losses at the batile of Mukden are not yet able war office, bul the. i elved Indicate that 120, were killed, wounded or made ers and that abont eighty field were captured. Almost every sfeze gun, it is affirmed, was removed. avai guus JAPANESE OCCUPY KAIYUAN. Russians Later Attempt Counter At tack but Are Repulsed. hington, March 21.—The Japa- ation has received the follow- ram from Tokio: 1. on March 19 our detach- uan, pass. The enemy after- utempied a counter atiack but The enemy burned the maiu road south n!’ wm and also destroyed part of ¢ v brivge. A number of Russian guns were found buried near Mukden.” Ie ment occupicd Ka north of Tie ward on HIS NERVES BADLY SHATTERED. Kuropatkin Will Rest at Irkuisk on His 'Way Home. St. Petersburg, March 21.—The story that General Kuropatkin re- mained at the front in command of General Linevitch's old First army is nntrue. He is proceeding to Irkutsk, where he may stop a short time to re- cuperate before returning to St. Pe- tersburg. His nerves are said to be badly shattered. It is again being positively afirmed that Kuropatkin re- quested the emperor to relieve him. Emperor Nicholas is almost in daily conference with General Dragomiroff, i Minister of War Sakharoff and others on the situation and the general staff is encrgetically at work planning the reorganization of the army and con- sidering the ways and means. Prep- arations. continue irrespective of the, possibilities of peace for a demonstra- | tion of Russia’s ability to prosecute the war, which is regarded as vital whether peace negotiations, begin or not. The bankers and Finance Minister Kokovsoff have had a final meeting at which terms for the new internal loan were completed. It is expected they will be announced in a few days. EDITORIALLY FAVORS PEACE. Petersburg Novoe Vremya Longer for War. St. Petersburg, March 21.—The No- voe Vremya, editorially for the first time, admits the possibility of peace. It says: “After all the war is like all others, it must end some time by peace. Re- umiembering how dearly we paid for the lack of foresight of our diplomacy dur- St. No ing the negotiations preceding the war, which was largely responsible for our military and naval unprepared- ness, it would be well now for our diplomacy to look ahead for peace.” ALLEGED ROBBER CAPTURED. Messenger on Southern Railway Ex- press Car Assaulted. Chatlanooga, Tenn., March 21.—Mal Pruett, the Southern Rxpress com-! pany’s messenger on train No. 35 of the Southern Rail leaving here | for Memphis at 810 a. m., was as-| saulted in his car near Lookout s tion, a few miles out of the city, Will Thomas, a former m Thomas claims the assault wa: by senger. the re. truck on the head with a piece| of timber and is now in_the hosvital. | H¢ stated thal two packazes of money | and a package of vouchers were miss-{ i ing. Alter striking Pruett Thomas ap- plied the emergency brake and jumped Irom t rain, He was captured later and is in jail here. The sudden stop- ping of the train caused much excite- ment among the passengers, who rushed out of the cars and aided in| the pursuit and capture of Thomas The express company officials refuse to make any klalunom 3 Result of Escaping Gas. Cleveland, March 21.—As a result of escaping gas from a small gas stove Annie Daly, aged nine years, will die and Margaret, aged fourteen, and Ray-| mond, aged seven, are in a precavious | condition and may not' recover., Four! other children are more or less ai- fected. | Steamer Spartan Ashore Off Coast of { murder of her husband, was taken out TWENTY-FOUR MEN KILLED DOUBLE DISASTER IN RUSH RUN AND RED ASH MINES NEAR THURMOND, W. VA, Chaileston, W. Va., March 21.—As the result of the horrible explosion in the Rush Run and Red Ash mines near Thurmond Saturday night twenty-four meu now lie dead in the two mines. Ten of these were killed in the explo- sion Saturday night and the other fourteen were a rescuing party who entered the mine Sunday morning to take froni the mines the charred and blackened remains of their fellow workmen. These latter were killed by a second explosion and the afterdamp. The first explosion was caused by a “naked” flame coming in contact with the gas. The flames leaped from the drift raouth and set fire to everything that was not blown away by the force of the explosion. The big fan that furnished air in the mine was dam- aged and it was several hours before it could be again started. After ‘considerable time the great fan was repaired and the power turned on and it began drawing 100,000 cubie feet of air through the charnel house each minute. A rescue party was formed and about twenty men entered the. mine in search of the bodies of those who had perished at the first ex- plosion. 'The men explored the mines for two or three hours, putting up brattices so that pure air should fol- low them wherever they went. At 2:45 another awful explosion occurred, caunsed by the gas coming in contact with the “naked” flame of a miner’s lamp, and fourteen more souls werc launched into eternity. This explo- sion was not so forcible as the former, but the more awful in its effects and was tollowed by a shorter, thin tongue of flame, followed by a silence so dead- ly that it seemed ])h) sically painful. WILL BE A TOTAL LOSS. Rhode Island. Block Island, R. I, March 21.—The steamer Spartan of the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship company’'s line, which ran aground on the east side of the island Sunday while on her m Providence to Philadelphia, bjecled to such a fearful batter- during the night from a heavy ing northwest gale and sea that at dawn the chances of-saving her seemed al- most hopeless. Captain Briggs and four of kLis crew still remained on board but at the peril of their lives. The Snartan went ashore at high tide and- rested on great boulders, several of which had pierced her hottom and stove a large hole in her forward cor- partment Jushficd In Klllwg Husband. Chicago, March 21.—The case of Mrs. Jesse Hopkins, on trial for the of the hands of the jury by Judge Kersten, by whom the charge against her was summarily dismissed. In de- ciding the case Judge Kersien de- clared that a woman is “not her hus- band’s chattel.” He held Mrs. Hop- kins was justified in her action. llllllllilllll llllllllllllll ‘6’/)8 Skirt Sale- at the Berman Emporium l Is bringing hundreds of people-to the store to inspect our large and beautifully assorted stock and take advantage of the low prices we offer for New Spring Goods. - Shipment of New Tailor-Made Silk and Mohair Shirt Waist Suits, Cravenettes, and also - a new line of those Neat, Nobby, Covert Cloth Jackets. Shipment of New Spring Wash Fabrics in Shirt Waist Suits. Shipment of a new line in all shades of Fancy Silks for Waists and Shirt Waist Suits at from 50¢ per yard up. Shipment of Fancy Mohairs and Spring Wash Goods now open for your inspection.” - Shipment of New and Exquisite Tailor-Made and Street Hats now on display. . Never before has so large and complete a line of Ladies’ Shoes been shown in Bemidji. We have been fortunate in securing the exclusive sale of the famous ‘Portia’ Shoe for ladies in prices from $1.75 to $4.00. These Shoes are made. in the latest cut in turned and Goodyear welt; also the Little Red School House Shoe for boys aud girls. 4 SHOES. An inspection of ‘our enormous and stylish line will prove in- teresting and profitable to you. : > R Ghe BERMAN EMPOR!UM.» l Next Door to Post Office. Our shipment of New Shoes is larger than our shelves will hold. e EEETED | effects. BIG SHOE FACTORY AT BROCK- TON, MASS, WRECKED BY BOILER EXPLOSION. VICTIMS CARRIED DOWN N DEBRIS DEAD ESTIMATED AT FIFTY AND INJURED AT PRACTICALLY THE SAME NUMBER. Brockton, Mass., March 21.—Mayor Keith said late in the afternoon that he would not be surprised if the num- ber kilied reached 100. Brockton, Mass., March 21.—A boiler in the big shoe factory of R. B. Grover & Co. at Campello, the southern sec- tion of this city, exploded during the day, bringing ruin to the factory and other nearby property and .death to many operatives. The city fire mar- shal, four hours aftgr ‘the explosidn occurred, estimated the list of dead at fifty and it was believed by the police and those at work at the ruins that ! as many more had sustained injuries. In all eight buildings were burned, in- cluding the factory, a business block and an old hotel building occupied by stores and tenenients and the finan- cial loss is estimated at $200,000. The greatest difficulty was experi- enced in ascertaining accurately the number of dead and injured owing to the fact that the “L” of the factory, in which some 200 hands were at work, was almost “completely wrecked and many of the men and women had no chance to escape, being carried down in the collapse of the structure, which immediately caught fire. o'clock forty-two bodies had heen removed, all of them burned so badly as to make identification difficult, if not impossible. In some cases noth- ing but the framework of bones was found in the debris. Fiames -Break Cut in Ruins. The. beiler-avhich” exploded was 10+ cated on the second floor of an “I,” wiich extended from ¢he main build- ing. In the three stories of the "L were workrooms. Persons living near heard a dull roar and saw a cloud of smoke rising and the “L” of the fac- tory falling to the ground. Flames burst [rom the ruins, spreading quick- ly to the main structure, which in 2 few minutes was a roaring furnace, Most ol the employes in the main part of the plant succeeded in escaping, although in the terrible panic which followed the explosion quite a number ‘were injured. Two houses were wrecked as the result of the explosion and their ruin furnishes one of the peculiar incidents of the explosion. ~The boiler was thrown in a northerly direction by the concussion. It passed completely through the upper part of the house occupied by David Rockwell, the en- gineer, practically wrecking the dwell- ing, and uninterrupted in its flight passed on to another dwelling 100 feet further away, upon which it fell, prac- tically demolishing the structure. This house was owned by Mrs. Effie Hood. The boiler now lies in the midst of the fallen house. The Grover factory was situated at Main and Calmar streets, about a mile south of the city proper. The district is within the city limits of Brockton. A serles of alarms summoned all the fire apparatus in the city to the scene and aid also-was sent from nearby places. The firemen experienced the greatest difficulty in battling with the flames, as the Grover factory was of an extremely inflammable nature and nearly all the floors were saturated with oil. Heat From Blaze Intense. The heat of the fire was so intense that the work of the firemen and po- lice was carried out under great diffi- culties. Their attention was chiefly given to the Grover building, espe- cially that part of it which was near- est the boilerhouse, and in the early stages of the fire a number of em- ployes were extricated from the ruins. The flames, however, soon stopped the rescue work. . Tons of water were poured onto the “L,” but the fire from the main structure seemed too hot for effective work and the entire plant, ‘| with’ those who failed to escape, had | to be abandoned. When the flames reached-the Dahlborg block even the firemen - were obliged to retreat tem- porarily and it was feared that a large section of the district would be ob- literated. The occupants of all these buildings had little time to save their Some barely escaped them- selves. Reinforced by the arrival of other apparatus, however, the depart- ment made a fresh attack and, after a hard struggle, suceeeded in stopping the spread of the flames, although the | Dahlborg block ' and several buildings had been ruined. As- soon as the ruins' had- cooled sufiiciently to permit the firemen, po- lice and factory employes searching the debris the wreckage was cleared away and the charred: budles ‘were re- Nearly: all of the - vicd.ms had small DEFECTIVE Up 1o 5:15 SUFREME COURT DENI S WRITS . OF HABEAS CORPUS N COLO- RADO ELECTION CASES. ‘Washington, March 21—The su- denied the motion for writs of habeas corpusin the cases of Peter Miller and Thomas Sliepperson, two of the Den- ver election officials who were sen- tenced to terms of imprisonment by thé supreme court of Colorado oun charges of violating the orders of the court in connection with the November “election. No written opinion was hand- ed down in the case. . Miller and Shepperson. were judge and clerk respectively of Precinct 8 of he Eighth ward of the county of Den- ¥er and each of them was-seutenced fo pay a fine of $1,000 and serve a Yyear in close confinement for violation of the injnnction of the state court for- bidding all the officers of election in lhe city from interfering with or pre- venting a free, fair and open election. Miller and Shepperson, with fifty or | sixty others, are serving their sen: tences. BEEF TRUST INVESTIGATION JUDGE 'ACCEPTS ONLY FIFTEEN OF TWENTY-THREE VENIRE- MEN SUMMONED, Chicago, March 21.—The goyern- ment investigation of the “beef trust” began during the day. Judge Otis Humphrey of Springfield administered the oath to the veniremen, whose names have been kept a profound secret for three weeks by the officials of the United States district attorney’s office. The government is represented by Assistant District Attorney C. B. Morrison and Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Oliver H. Pagin. Much information bearing on !pe- cific instances of alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. is said to be in the hands of the federal prose- 4. cutor. 'The independent packers;-head- ed by Schwarzschild™ & Sulzberger, have arranged to swhmit-evidence for the government tending to show tho manner in which the smaller packer had heen forced to follow the dicta- tion of the so-called “big five.” Because of the failure to secure six- teen men who are, in the opinion of Judge Humphrey, sufticiently removed in husiness affairs from the packing industry the swearing in of the jury was delayed for a day. Only “fifteen out of the twenty-three summoned were accepted for jury service. Six- teen being required to constitute a quorum additional summons were is- sued. MURDER ON A WARSHIP. Negro Attendants Engage in Fatal Combat on Cruiser Boston. Vallejo, Cal,, March 21.—A murder was committed on the United States cruiser Boston during the day and James A. Cooper is now in jail here charged with shooting A.' Dorsett to death. Both were negro attendants, Cooper says he acted in self-defense, as he thought Dorsett was about to ate tack him wl[h a razor. Aged Fortune Teller Murdered St. Louis, March 21.—Mrs. Mary B. Page. a fortune teller, aged seventy years, was found dead in her home on Market street, having been bound, gagged and strangled to death. The abgence of jewelry that she was known to have possessed that robbery had heen the motive for the crime: ~ preme court of the ‘United States has indicated ! FRANGE AFTER CASTRO, PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA NOTI- FIED TO STOP INTERFERENCE ‘WITH CABLE COMPANY. e R WARSHIPS HURRYING TO THE SGEI‘E FORCE WILL BE USED TO BACK UP THE POSITION TAKEN BY THE FRENCH MINISTER. Washington, March 21.—The French j cable complications have reached a crisis and . Minister Bowen has in- French minister at Caracas, by in- i structions of his government, has noti- | fled thé Venezuelan government that there must be no further proceedings L on its part of the cancellation of the company’s franchise or interference Wwith its property. Further Mr. Bowen reports that two French warships have been ordered post haste to Venezuela to act in accordance with the instruc- tions of the French minister. are the cruiser Dup}ei;z and cruiser Jurien de la Grayiere, now in the Car- ribean sea. 3 Tt is the expectation here that the ) appearance of these ships at- La Guayra will cause President Castro to accede promptly to the demands of the French minister, failing which the minister probably will place the lega- tion in the care of some other minister at Caracas and go aboard one of the warships, thus severing diplomatic re- lations between France and Venezuela. French Plan of Campaign. The present situation cannot con- tinne more than a few days, according to the otficial opinion here. There may be some further exchanges relative to the affai of the company through third parties and the possibil- ity of pressure being brou:ht to bear on President Castro by 'cther diplo- mats at Caracas is suggesied. If the Venezuelan government seizes the ca- ble office near La Guayra it is fully formed the state department. that the These'| LABOR UNION. Admmed on uest of Brookiyn' %::ytery. . New York ‘March 21.—A minister has heen a ited to membership in the Centrali Labor union of Brooklyn, an organization representing various bands offskilled workmen on Long Isl- and. ‘He joined as a fraternal dele-! gate and at the request of the Brook- Iyn presbytery, which has reached the | i conclusion that hitherto the church has not entered into fellowship with organized labor as it should have done. So far as the union members were able ' to learn it is the first time that such a departure has been taken by any, similar body in_this country. Only. one vote was cast in opposition. The new delegate is Rev. Warren H. Wilson, pastor of the Arlington Avenue Presbyterian church. In an address following his election he said the presbytery believed that the church had strayed from the divine teachings in not taking a deeper inter- est in the welfare of the laboring men. He thought that the church did not fully understand the objects of labor unions and helieved that the time is at hand when it should be enlightened on those subjects. 5 | NO FURTHER FIGHTING. '{ General Linevitch Sends Brief Dis- patch to St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, March 21.—A dis- patch from General Linevitch, dated March 19, says: “The - commander of the Second army reports that he has had no fur- ther fighting, “No reports have been received from the First or Third armies. “I have inspected the troops which have arrived from Russia, They are in excellent spirits and good health.” expected that the French warships will make a demonstration, attempt to land a force to recover possession of the property and, if resisted, open fire on the defensive works recently construct- ed to command the ‘harbor and road- stead at Ja Guayra. The Dutch gov- ernment has lodged a very serious complaint ~ with President Castro against the treatment of its citizens and it may join with France in co- ercive measures. - The French government has not asked the consent of the United Statey to Jts proceedings against Castro, nor does it Féek-called upon-to do so. 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