Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 17, 1905, Page 1

REVICTUA TEN CENTS PER WEEK ARE Rojestvensky’s Squadron is Anchored in 200 Miles East of Saigon. ling. Since the departure of the squadron from HKurope, only eight deaths have occurred out of a total of 18,000 men. valley of the Huh: river. The cav alry turned this :position and forceu the Japanese to evacuate it and retire westward.” < MOMENT IS 'INOPPORTUNE. Czar Refuses Petition for Ecclesias: tical Reforms. St. Petersburg, April 17.—Emperor Nicholas has decided that the moment is inopportune to grant the petition of & group of the influential clergy for a conyocation of a general council to. effect a reform of. the ecclesiastical administration. On the margin of the petition the emperur appended a note as follows: 3 “1 find it impossible in the present disturbed times to undertake a task of such magnitude, fequiring calm con- sideration. Following the old exam- ple of the orthodex emperors I in- tend, however, as 5oon as there is a favorable moment, to set afoot this great work and simmon the council of the old Russian church for a canon- ical discussion of ‘questions of faith and ecclesiastical reform.” gFEAR RENEWAL OF DISORDERS. Additional Troops on Duty at St. Pe- tershurg. St. Petersburg, April 17.—Several squadrons of Don Cossacks have been brought in to reinforce the garrison of St. Petersburg-in consequence of fears of a renewalfof disorders. The peasant mo ent in the neigh- borhood of Moscow;is also inspiring ous appreaeiSip. whatiy proper- ties aloug the Moscow-Kazan railroad are guarded by troops and the fam- llies of the land owners are seeking refuge in Moscow. - No Jap Scoutships Sighted. Paris, April 17.—A dispatch to the Temps from Saigon says Admiral Ro- jestvensky did not sight any Japanese scouts during his entrance into the China sea by way of the straits of Malacca:- The dispatch adds that it is expected the Russian squadron wiil reprovision off the coast of Annam. Depression on the Bourse. St. Petersburg, April 17.—Doubt as to the result of the approaching na- val action in the Far East, on which {0 much depends, weakened prices on the bourse, all quotations falling. Im- perial fours, however, only yielded & quarter of a point, i tions in a suitable spi BY DIPLOMATIC MEANS INDICATIONS POINT TO AMICA: BLE SETTLEMENT OF MoO- ROCCAN QUESTION. lliTUAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS BEGUN AFFAIRS TAKE FAVORABLE TURN IN DISPUTE BETWEEN GER- MANY AND.FRANCE. Paris, April 17.—Although the de- tails are carefully guarded there is the best of reason to believe that con- versations have ggtually begun be- tween the representatives of France and Germany with the view to remov- ing the misunderstandings relative to Morocco. This is not yet announced here and the officials do not wish to give too optimistic an aspect to the situation when the overtures are at most in a preliminary stage. How- ever, 1t is certain that diplomatic means have been found ta bring about a mutual exchange of views instead of the mutual recriminations which heretolore have been going on, This favorable turn of affairs appears 1o be the direct result of the more mod- erate atfitude Germany has shown after communicating with Washing: ton, London, Rome, Madrid, St. Peters- burg and Vienna. Berlin, April 17.—Foreign Minister Delcasse talked over the Morocco question with Prince von Radolin, the German ambassador to France, in Paris, thus beginning a direct ex- change of views between the German and French governments. M. Del- casse opened the subject and there- fore the initiative came from France. Nothing is said at the foreign office here regarding the substance of the interview only that Prince von Rad- olin received M. Delcasse’s observa- RESULT OF FAMILY QUARREL Italian Kills Two Persons and Com- mits Suicide. Geneseo, N. Y. April 17.—After a family quarrel Antony -Sparacio, an Italian who lives in tiis village, shot his wife, her mother and her daugh- ter and then shot and killed himself. Sparacio’s wife's mother was killed and her daughter, aged sixteen years, was fatally wounded, but bis wife was only slightly wounded. Sparacio himsell died instantly with a bullet wound through his heart. The girl was his supdaughter HOPE NOT ABANDONED. Condition of Joseph Jefferson Re- ported Unchanged. Atlanta, Ga., April 17.—The latest advices as to the condition of Josepl Jefferson, who is reported seriously ill at his winter home, West Palm Beach, Fla., are that his condition is un- changed. His family and friends are hopeful and his physicians say the reports of his illness have somewhat exaggerated the seriousness of the case. ALL NEGOTIATIONS OFF. \ ey Efforts to Settle Chicago Strike Ap- parently Futile. Chicago, April 17.—Infuriated team- sters attacked a caravan of Mont- gomery Ward & Co. wagons near the Northwestern freighthouse at Kinzie jand- West Water streets, dragging {John - Cox, a nonunion driver, from his wagon. The attack was made so quickly that the police were taken by surprise and it was only after a des- perate fight that Cox was rescued. A peace conference at the office of Mayor Dunne was apparently futile, When the strike leaders emerged after a hrief session President Cornelius P. Shea of the Teamsters’ union said: “Negotiations are all off as far as I am concerned. We will not come back again unless the mayor- sends for us.” “Mayor Dunne, while' admitting the failure of the conference, gave as his opinion that the trouble could yet be settled with justice to both sides. “I shall not admit that a settlement is impossible until I have exhausted every possible resource—and myself,” Head of Russian Ministry Resents Re- cent Action of Czar. St. Petersburg, April 17.—M. Witte, Dresident of the committee of minis- ters, has definitely decided to give up all work and go abroad. The last j Straw was the imperial rescript ad- dressed to Interior Minister Bouligan | creating a special commission to dis- l'cuss questions relating to peasant tenure of lands and the abolition of the peasant commission over which | M. Witte presided. The emperor took the step without. even apprising M. ‘Witte of his intention. The members i of the Witte commission were actually at work in' the evening and woke up next morhing to find the commission out of existence. M. Witte attributes the emperor’s action to court intrigue directly aimed against bhimself and has informed his friends that he is completely disheartened and discour aged, no longer able to eundure the humiliations heaped upon him and that he would leave all and go abroad for a time. The Slovo has received its first warning for the publm\uun of articles entitled “The Bureaucrac and “The ‘War and Reform,” in which the paper severely arraigned the competency of the bureaucracy and -the general staff and the war office. GREAT NORTHERN EXTENSION. Hill Road Will Build Line in.British : Columbia. ; Victoria, B. C., April 17.—A tele- gram received by the Victoria board of trade from Louis W. Hill says the Great Northern railway will commence to build a railway from Upper Simili- kameen this year and later on to the British Columbia ccast, asking no sub- sidy. In this connection a report from Princeton says Great Northern engi- neers have begun to work from there to locate a line along the Similika- meen river, working toward surveyors coming.-from Oroville, Wash. Heavy Snow Saves Fruit Crop. Lincoln, Neb., April 17.—The tem- perature during the night was so far below the freezing point in Nebraska that all ‘the fruit buds would have been killed had not the trees been covered with a blanket of heavy snow. Fruit growers say that the snow has saved a large portion of the crop. 1 FTERLEAINGPAGIER | FEDERAL GRAND JURY SEEKS EV- IDENCE LOOKING TO BRING- ING OF INDICTMENT. i TAMPERING WITH WITNESSES ALLEGED i DESPITE RADICAL ACTION SEVERAL CASES INTERFER- ENCE CONTINUES. Chicago, April 17.—The grand jury Investigating ‘the alleged “beef trust,” made special efforts during the day to secure evidence from one woman and two men to indict a high official of one of the leading cking firms in Chicago. The cha: attempting to infuente govern.ilat witnesses. The three witnesses were summoned on forthwith subpoenaes and were rigidly questiored, but failed to tell as much as had been expected. Al- though indictments on the charge named have been returned against five persons it is claimed that efforts are still being made to Juterfere with government witnesses. It is reported that the first intima- tion of the alleged interference with another witness was gathered from the testimony of Rdwin B. Fish, on whose testimony four employes of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger were in- dicted Thursday. Another delay in the hearing of the case of Thomas J. Connors, the in- dicted general superintendent of Ar- mour & Co.,, was granted by Judge Landis by agreement of counsel for the packers and for the government. The matter went uver until next Sat- urday. ASKS FOR FULL INFORMATOON. Department of Commerce on Track of the Oil Trust. Oberlin, 0., April 17.—S. G. Gibson, a retail oil dealer whose ‘sales ara made Jargely from wagons in the nearby country districts and who al- leges that the Standard Oil company has waged a relentless war against him with a view of driving him out o businessJecause he does not buy the product of the Standard Ol com- pany, has received the following let- ter from Acting Commissioner -Knox of the department of commerce at ‘Washington: “In a clipping from a Cleveland newspaper dated recently it is stated that during December, on account of {your purchasing oil from an independ- ent manufacturer, a representative-of the Standard Oil company warned you not to buy more oil from that manu- facturer and. finally declared war against you by cutting prices and es- tablishing competing delivery wagons. ‘Will you kindly give me full informa- tion with regard to this transaction, stating the name of the representative of the Standard Oil company, the sub- stance of his statement to you, the prices charged by the company to re- tail dealers in Oberlin before and since and the result of the reported competition. It is important that the information furnished should be full and complete.” EASTER WE It will be a busy week at this store; every one fixing up for Easter Sunday. They have learned to come here for their nice goods; where the stocks are complete, and a large comfortable room with all the city store conveniences to shop in. Lanpher Hats, Challenge Hats, Crescent Hats, Winner Hats, $3 00 2.50 Andrew Gloves, Silk Gloves, LADIES’ KID GLOVES. ‘ Premier Gloves, per pair . i - 50¢ $100 1.50 t0 1.50 0’Leary & Bowser K__ PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS. We have received a shipment of Easter Para- sols and Umbrellas direct from the factory; price, $1.00 to $3.50 2.00 150 SO e VOLUME 2. NUMBER 29 e o RUSSIANS l l , | | | Kamrahn Bay, . Saigon, French Cochin China, April - - 17.—The Russian squadron is anchor- - ed in Kamrahn bay, 200 miles north- . east of here, where they are revictual- - St. Retersburg, April 17.—No fur- - ther news beyond that contained in l - the foreign telegrams has beem re- ceived regarding the squadron com- . - manded by Vice Admiral Rojestven- #ky, but the impression continues that 4 - iz & - he is steaming toward the island of < Formosa with the intention of giving ¢ - Before maklng your ?urChauei in . battle if Admiral Togo accepts the challenge. . the above gOOdS klndly 100 . Some of the papers, notably .the s e ’ 1 Novoe Vremya, still manifest irrita- - over E' H' Wl“ter & Co' Sllne . tion at the activity of British war- b H ehips in reporting the movements of . a“d let us quOte yO“ prlces‘ - the Russian squadron. The Novoe l Vremya sdys that the vessels of all l We knOW you can do no bet' nations are observing neutrality “with - G RS ] . the exception, of course, of Great ter elsewhere. : : : : : . s o . exception to the fact that the British - o . cruiser lphigenia transmitted by wire- T A . less telegraphy the information that Dressers, Chiffoneers and_l):essmgr Tables. - e L . We have them from $7.50 to $25.00. sky’s squadron 140 miles from Saigon, . ks . which was very important news to the Japanese inasmuch as Rojestven- . . Couches. | sky had succesded in slipping by the . apanese scouts. . I you are in the market for a Couch, we have them - Tt ‘com sl i e from the cheapest cloth to the best leather such a fact upon arrival at a port is . covered ones. Our prices are the lowest. - auite naturdl,t sy thesNovos Ko, ya, “but it is not so important as the - C . news is then more or less old and in the meantime the squadron “might - Rugs and Carpets. . Lave changed its course, but for a This spring we were fortunate in being able to buy 10ut-ol-warito, send BUC HMp I on) =5 = ¢ “ to a coast station by wireless teleg- —=its our Carpets and Rugs direct from the mills in Fanhuis Untricndly \ l Philadelphia. You derive the benefit by saving l — e 109, on every Rug you purchase of us. " SONE EIGHTING - 0ceHne, \ H Ingrains, Art Squares, Electrias, Royal Wlltom and l Yapaneis 3""M::::Lar';: InZiTouchiin I Selkirk Wiltons in all sizes from 2!x4 to 9x12. . Tokio, April 17, AThe.folluwhig o i . Ingrains by the yard and Mattings always in stock. - f]‘:;] :::&’::;f:‘:;“ O‘f"‘sm:‘“gzpai"::e' l . armies in Manchuria: S “Our force advancing east along the ‘ . Hailung road defeated a body of the Satisfaction guaranteed or your enemy April 14 near Heishihmu, ten ! - ‘ - miles east of Panshi, and vigorously % money cheerfully refunded. 3 chased them toward Taohotsu, twen- l - i T Ry - X miles east of Panshi. “Another ftorce advancing mnorth ' - from Singking attacked the enemy - holding a position five miles south of g Paohatsu. j l E. H. Winter @ Co., B "5 i s s coanse ase ¥ - where in the military situation.” Phone 30. e - B " d" M' - St. Petersburg, April 17.—General 2 Linevitch, in a dispatch to Emperor emiQji, innesota.. Nicholus says: ' . “Our cavalry April 10 found the J O | 0 O O 5235725 Gt Gomcha, i che - southward of Mount Gaoschan, in the { i i LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS. MEN’S HATS. S Palmer Rain Coats, Suits Skirts and Coats; the latest styles will be shown this week, and we offer one lot of $12 Rain Coats to close out at $ 8.95 1 lot Ladies’ $12 Jackets Tor $9.00 NECKWEAR. d . —— 1lot Ladies’ $10 Jackets o for $7.98 Ties here, { 1 lot Ladies’ $8.50 Jackets you’ll have W for $6.00 latest in both style & silks % 2 MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. We show J s Monarch and Silver Shirts: 80 $i- LADIES® COLLARS. We are showing for Easter a complete line of Fancy Collars at from 25¢ to $I each. DEFECTIVE PAGE PAHCY SlIIKSr 'I‘hls week we wfll show 100 pleces ofNew Suks‘ in suif KABO CORSETS. We have a very complete _line of this popular cor- set; price $1.00 to $4. 00