Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 1, 1905, Page 1

I VOLUME 3. NUMBER 34, e - RUSSIAN LOSSES 10,000 WORE TEANSTERS QU= = =72 AP LOSS VENY I | ONLY FIVE SHIPS ECAPE:: ) Tokio, June .—A rough estimate of the Russian losses in the battle of last Saturda; exclusive of the 4,000 prisoners taken, vary from 7,000 to 10,000. I:is eared that a majority of the Russians have perished. A ) complete calculation of the men from the injured and captured ships shows 10,000 men, leaving 7,000 to be ac- counted for. Fifth Russian Vessel. adivostok, June 1—The cruiser Izumund arvived here this morning. ‘This is the fifth vessel to escape from the Japanese pursurer: ' OPERATION REQUIRED. Admiral Rojestvensky Sustained Frac- tured Skull. ‘Washington, June 1.—The state de- partment has received the following cablegram from Tokio: “Rojestvensky’s skull fractured, re- quiring operation; serious but not dan- gerous. “Total Japanese losses to date, three torpedo boats suuk, three officers killed, about 200. men killed and dis- ebled.” EXPECT WAR TO CONTINUE: Germans Do Not Believe Russia Will Sue for Peace. Berlin, June 1l.—Efforts are being made in government quarters to meas- ure-the changed situation of the bel- ligerents in the Far East and the con- sequent possibilities of peace. The view at present is that the Ri governm i that tne war will & insitig with it most probably fresh humiliations, but not at once the supreme humilia- tion of asking for mercy. The consid- erations that hold the Russian govern- ment to enduring whatever may yet come are the reasons which kept tie emperor from yielding after the former great reverses, namely, that the vital parts of the Russian empire are not yet touched, that the. war so far has B Japs Take 4000 Prisoners While Other Russian Losses Will Amount to 10,000 Men. only been & cofonlal "war and that Russia may yet attain superiority on land and thus save the dynasty and Russia from a final and historic hu- miliation. Although it s impossible for military men here to believe that Russia can win on-land it is equally difficult for those following the higher political lines of thought in Russia to believe that Emperor Nicholas will ask for peace. The conviction at the Berlin court is that the Russian em- peror believes in the righteousness.of his cause and his unlimited pogers of passive resistance. Soldiers Ignorant of Reiult. St. Petersburg, June 1.—Dispatches ‘from the front say the news of Ad- miral Rojestvensky's defeat is not yet made known to the Russian armies in Manchuria and that the soldiers are still hoping for a Russian naval vic- tory. Sinking of Gromoboi Denied. St. Petersburg, June 1.—The ad- miralty denies the report telegraphed to the London Daily Express that the cruiser Gromoboi of the Vladivostek squadron had been sunk, wSLh nearly 800 men on| board, 8t. Petersburg, June 1.—The seri- ousness of the situation created by the complete destrucwpy of the Russian fleet seems to be “fully realized 'at Tsarskoe Selo, where the emperor has assewbled practically all the members of the imperial family to decide on the course Lo pursue. A ser of confer- ences are proceeding which will deter- mine not only the question of neace, but whether it it advisable to yield p . the:popular demand for the immediate ; conyocation of a national assembly. Some of the members of the imperial family are understood to be.urging the emperor to retrieve the situation by making common cause with the people against the burcaucracy. The em- peror has decided to send his brother, Grand Duke Michael, to attend the marriage of Crown Prince Freder William of Germany instead of .his s uncle, Grand DuKe VIaaimir, whose more mature judgment and advice the mpm’or regards as very important fll the present crisis. During the afternoon the emperor summoned Admiral Alexieft and all the ministers to an extraordinary coun- cil. This was Foreign Minister Lams- dorft's regular day. for receiving the foreign répresentatives and when he got the imperial eon;mnnd he hastily sent the represénm ves a notification that he.could nat recelve thein. - Ministers Favorable to Peace. ~ The Associated Press was informed that all. the ministers, with the excep- tion of the ministers of war and ma- rine, unanimously favor the cor.:lusion of peace.: No trouble is anticipated in meeting the payment of an indemnity, as finan- ciers ‘who were not willing to lend money for a continuation of the war are ready to accommodate Russia if money is nceded to conclude peace. Prince Ouktomsky, in the Rasviet, declares for peace in a half distracted editorial in which he takes the whole world to task for shutting its eyes to the yellow peril. *‘All the nations, blind to the future,” said the prince, “are fawning upon victorious Japan. Great Britain, re- joicing in Russia’s fall, utters her sar- castic condolences and America sends Secretary Taft and a party of eccen- tric American ladies to visit the land of the mika#o. France, in fear for Indo-China, allows Japan to boss her about, while the crowned Hohenzol- lern, who a few years ago sounded a solemn warning to the Aryan race, rushes to the station at Berlin to greet the little yellow Prince Arisugawa and showers him with attentions.” FIRE LOSS OF $150,000. ‘Warroad, Mlnn, Suffers Disastrous Conflagration. : Warroad, Minn., June 1.—Fire at 1:30 a. m. destroyed the main business block of this place, causing a loss of $150,000. The burned area 1s on “Lake street, east of (he Canadian Northern railroad tracks. TR King Alfonso Warmly Greeted. Paris, June 1.—King Alfonso, ac- companied by President Loubet and with a briliiant military escort, visited the Invalides, Pantheon, Notre Dame and other historic monuments. Along the route the king met with an enthu- siastic reception from vast crowds of people. IF YOU CANT BOOST, Watch This Space Tommorrow. RETAIL CLERKS, Bemidji U‘ophe which. has slan fieet. has glvel awaiting action ipon the’repnrt of the Bouligiu réscript ¢ i With the single exeeptlm oi the reactionary Sviet the press pours out-indignation and wrdth upon the' bureancracy, which is held respoasible for all the misfortunes-of the war. Onl: the No- vostl and the Bourse Gazette, however, declare ‘that peace should be con- cluded. - The Russ, now the widest read paper in Rossia, say: “Those guilty 0'[ Russia’s disgrace should be overwlelmed with shame. The death of hali 2 million of men and the loss of millions of money is the price of the rejection of progress and Western civilization. Scha:topol struck the shackles from the seris and Port Arthur, Mukden and Tsu island should free” Russia from ‘the slavery of the bureaucracy. The- Slovo, another pnper, is even more bitter: It says: Russians Are Awakening. “Enough. Blindfolded for 200 years the Russian ‘people have been march- Ing to the brink of destruction, but the bandages are now tom from the eyes of 130,000,000 of Russians and they will neither be. led or driven over the precipice. Let the people speak. The bureaucracy has had its day and has crowned its work .of national shame and humiliation. Let it now listen to what those who have ‘suffered in si- lence and who have -supported it in luxury have to say. From this moment a_convocation of the people has be- come as necessary as the air we breathe, If'the bureaucracy this time stands between the emperor and the nation let it beware. Let it remember the Tessons of Russian history—the history_of the zemsky zabor of 1648. ‘The Novoe Vremya, while milder, defending the Russian nation against the charge of rottenness and.insisting that there is plenty of - patriotism as evidenced by the fact that more young officers volunteered to go out with Ad- miral Rojestvensky than were needed, neyertheless joins in the cry for an immediate summoning of the people. LEAVES CAB!_NEF@ JULY 1 8ecretary Morton ; Will Manage New York's Subway System. ‘Washingiza, June 1.—After a con- ference with the _jresident lasting.|: about an hour Secretary Morton an- nounced on leaving the White House that he expected to retire from the cabinet on July 1. He has determined his future plans, but at the moment he did not care to say what they were. It is learned authoritatively that Becretary Morton will assume the gen- WECRETARY OF THE NAVY PAUL MORTON. eral management of the New York subway system. Secretary Morton declined to say whether his successor had been de- termined upon or not, but-intimated that he had been selected. It is stated on excellent authority that John W. Yerkes of Kentucky, commissioner of internal revenue, will succeed Paul Morton as secretary ‘of the navy. A Pres Cut Fnday and Saturday We will. show a fine collection . Pres Cut Glass. neceATIVE PAGE & THREE ADDITIONAL COAL VARDS AFFECTED BY STRIKE TROU- BLE AT CHICAGO. FEAR OF INCENDIARISM GROWING POLICE GUARD IN THE LUMBER YARD DISTRICT LARGELY — REINFORCED: Chicago, June 1.—Three more coal yards have been affected by a spread of the strike to the Henry E. Weaver Coal company. . The ‘men refused to deliver fuel to the American Express company and were discharged: Their places. were filled by Wen from the Employers’ Teaming. company. This is the first strike of coal teamsters in three weeks. Tear of incendiarism has caused the police to reinforce the guard at .the | ‘| lumber yards of the Hines company Particular | and other iarge concerns. care is being taken of the southsend of the Hines.company yard. An incén- diary fired the yards of the S. K. Mar- tin Lumber company during the Debs | strike and no chances are being taken at preseni. Even a river patrci has been organized and the surveill:ice is being maintained night and day. Slugging of strike breakers contin- ues. James Spéncer of Kansas City, who had been employed as a driver for a department store, was reported to the police as having been attacked by three men and left unconscious on the prairie: Strike Matters in Court. Court proceédings and legal steps in- connection with the teamsters’ strike were resumed during the day. In the federal court sixty men were cited by Judge Kohlsaat to appear and answer charges of violation of injunc- tions. In the- contempt .cases heard last week, in which Bernard. and John H.-Donahue were senfenced to terms of imprisonment,” Attorney Geeting completed habeas corpus pa- pers and prepared exhaustive argu- ment of the question of constitutional rights. Interests inyolved in the strile, including strike leaders and members of the employers’ executive committee, were before the grand jury. 1t developed during the day that the Employers’ association is “leasing” to the Lumbermen's association members and other strike affected concerns non- unfon drivers for the amount provided by the union wage scale, while the as- sociation pays the drivers $21 a week, thus facing a loss of from $7 to $9 a week on each man. WILL GIVE FINANCIAL AID. New York Teamsters Oppose Sym- pathetic Strike. New York, June 1.—Positive. an- mouncement has been made that there will be no sympathetic strike in New York to help the Chicago. teamsters. Instead of quitting their jobs the New -| York union drivers, who number 38, 000, will be assessed 5 cents, or $1,900 a day. Previously the sum of $1,000 a day had been given to the strikers, but the local union decided to raise the assessment and continue it as long as the strike lasted. Conferences have been held for sev- eral days in which the question of a sympathetic strike has been discussed and finally it was decided to give the fund instead. PENDING ANOTHER APPEAL. Governor of Vermont Will Grant Re- prieve to Mrs. Rogers. Montpelier, Vt., Jine 1.—Chief Jus- tice Rowell of the state supreme court has refused to grant a writ of error in the case of Mrs. Mary M. Rogers, con- demned to death for the murder of her husband. Governor Bell, however, announced that he would grant the woman another reprieve for a short time in order that her attorneys might bave an opportunity to bring the mat- ter before one of the justices of the -United States supreme court. Justice Rowell declared that no federal ques- tion was involved. TWENTY-ONE RESCUED, Only Two Men Perished in Colorado Tunnel Cavein. Montrose, Colo., June 1.—Twenty- one workmen who were imprisoned in the Gunnison reclamation tunnel by a cavein have been rescued alive and uninjured through a shaft which was sunk about fifty feet in less than twen- ty-four hours. Three injured have alse been rescued. There are still two dead under the slide. Old Soldier Kills Comrades. Dodge City, Kan,, June 1.—At the Soldiers’ . home, near here, Daniel Truax-shot and “killed Herman Lutz and John Lee because the latter had taken a supply of ‘Whisky which Truax had brought from the city. Troax, ‘who was.intoxicated at the time of the shooting, was arrested. All fhree are | old soldiers. T oller * Reach' Viadivostok. = - Pprotected cruiser Almaz and the tor- vedo boat Grozny have arrived here. Ofiicers of the Almaz and the Grozny say that both fleets had already suf- fered terrible losses when the Almaz and Grozoy. hmke throtgh the hostile line. Of the Japanese two battleships had gone down before their eves and two cruisers, their sterns high out of the water, seenied ready to plunge’ fore- most to the bottom of the sea. The Russian fleet they say was even in a. sadder plight. = Rojestvensky’s flagship, the Prince Souvaroff, and her sister ship, the 'Borodino, and the cruisers Osliabla and Orel were utterly destroyed and when the fog closed down and hid the-scegrof battle from sight northward of the ®eeding ships a third great Russian battleship, the Alexander 11, seemed in sore distress, but limping northward, putting up a valiaut fight against throngs of “tor- pedo boats and still continuing. her at- jtacks on the cruisers of the Island empire. Torpedo boats were also clinging round the other ships of the fleet like angered wasps, separate flo- tllas darting in again and again to launch their weapons. The swift cruiser Almaz hears scars of the battle. Her mizzenmast is shot away and one of her smokestacks is pierced by a cannon shot. But the Grozny, though engaged for several hours in a running’ fight at short range | with a large Japanese destroyer, shows no signs of the fray. After her com- mander, Captain Andriffski, had been wounded and an officer and three men had been Killed the Grozny succeeded in sinking her opponent with a lucky placed shot and reached Viadivostok without further adventure. : DISTINCT HOPE OF PEACE. Feeling Entertained in French Govern- ment Circles. Paris, June 1.—Governmental quar- ters here for the first time entertain a distinct hope of peace.. This hope is not strong, but it is something more than mere deduction from the result of the recent naval battle. What it is based upon is not known outside of those intimately conversant with Rus- sia’s iutentions, but it is_significant thag hope now prevails in high quar- ters that the peace efforts may not. be futile. It is said, however, that every- thing depends upon a small circle very closely identified with Emperor Nich- olas, who, it is recognized, must haye the final word despite any other influ- ence favorable to peace. Concerning the reports of the possi- ble intervention of the powers it is said that the time has not yet arrived for such a movement, which might em- barrass the pacific tendencies already developing in Russia. At the same time the view prevails that moral in- fluences in France, Great Britain aund the United States stand for peace, while the interests of Germany incline towards a prolongation of the war. QUESTION OF PEACE DISCUSSED. ‘ British Minister Guest of President Roosevelt. ‘Washington, June 1.—Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, was the guest at luncheon of President Roosevelt at the White House. The opportunity was taken to dis- cuss fully the recent developments in the Far East as well as for a consid- eration of some matters involving the relations of the United States and Great Britain. That they discussed seriously, though informally, the prospects of bringing about peace between Russia and Japan there can be no doubt, So far, however, this country has received no intimation from Russia that nego- tiations looking to peace in the exist- ing circumstances would be acceptable to the czar's government. President Roosevelt is keeping in close touch with the situation and is willing, as he has been for many months, to take the initiative in peace negotiations should a favorable opportunity be presented. CORN SELLS AT SIXTY CENTS. Campaign Option. Chicago, June 1.—An advance of 9 cents a bushel marked the close of the bull campaign in May corn. Through- out the entire session of the board of trade shorts were anxious bidders for May, but offerings“were hard to find. The close was at the highest point of the day, 60 cents a bushel. The open- ing showéd a gain of 1 cent, at 52, and within the first few minutes the price was bid up to 55 cents. Just before the close the price .was forced te 60 cents, the final quotation. End of Bull in the May FOUGHT FATAL DUEL. Italian” Officers Failing With Pistols Use Swords to End Feud. Naples, June 1.—A fatal duel was fought at Casarta by Lieutenant Mat- tei and Lieutenant Ettore, two cavalry officers belonging to the Padua gar- rison. After exchanging several pistol shots' without result . the adversaries Tesorted to swords. In the first bout "Mattei, the offending party, received & mortal wound, his adversary's we&pon transpiercing - him. He died slmost immediatel, “Gems Worth $30,000 Stolen. ' - B Iond n, June 1.—According to a News agency report the. Ducheu of Vladivostok, June 1.—The Russian | g b | ONLY THREE TORPEDO BOATS _TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER ES- - Minneapolis, SUNK IN RECENT ENGAGE- - MENT WITH RUSS!ANS. BOJESTVENSKY IN JAPANESE HOSPITAL SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF SKULL, MAKING SERIOUS OPERA- TION NECESSARY. ANOTHER WARSHIP. AT YLADIVOSTOK CAPES PURSUERS AND AR- RIVES IN PORT. Washington, June 1.—The Japaness legation has received the following re- port from Tokio: “It is officially announced that in the last nayal battle the damage sus- tained by our fleet was very slight and none of our battleships, eruisers, de- stroyers and other ships was lost ex- cept three torpedo boats. “Under imperial command Admiral Togo was authorized to permit Nebo- patoff to submit to the czar the reports on the last battle and a list of Russian killed, wounded and prisoners. The admiral was also authorized to release on parole the surrendered officers of the Nicholai I, Orel, Apraxine and Senyavin, “Rojestvensky was taken to Sasebo naval hospital. No other admiral was captured from the Biedevy, the last re- port in this respect bexng due to cler- ical error.” THIRD VESSEL ESCAPES. Torpedo Boat Destroyer Arrives at Viadivostok. ‘Vladivostok, June 1.—The torpedo boat destroyer Bravi arrived here dur- ing the day and brought 4 officers and. 197 men of the crew of the battleship Oslabya. St. Petersburg, June 1.-—So far as ascertainable the torpedo hoat de- stroyer Brayi is the only other vessel belonging to Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet which has arrived at Viadivos- tok. The protected cruisers Jemtchug, Aurora and Oleg are still unaccounted for. Fitiful scenes continued to be wit- nessed al the admiralty. The families of officers and sailors continue to ap- pear and ask for news of their missing relatives. The families of many of those who were on board ships re- ported to have been sunk are having Tequiem masses celebrated for the re- Dose of the souls of the dead. SIJNK BY TORPEDO BUATS . RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF DESTRUC. TION OF ROJESTVENSKY’S SQUADRON. Tsarskoe Selo, =-: -:_—The dis- patch received by the emperor from Vladivostok containing details of the; battle in the straits of Korea an- nounced heavy losses, according to, which the squadron commanded by, Rear Admiral Nebogatoff was attacked) by a swarm of torpedo boats and alll the warships were either sunk or cap- tured. The main squadron commanded by| Admiral Rojestvensky was attacked| by Admiral Togo and lost two ships) The others broke through. Rojestven:| sky, it is reported, then sent his fast| light cruisers ahead, the heayier fight-| ing ships remaining behind. They| ‘were attacked by Vice Admiral Kami- mura. The emperor was greally dis- tressed at the news. ‘Whatever other information. was| contained in the emperor’s telef gram was withheld and no details are known except those contained in the| foreign dispatches, from which the naval officers have been unable to re construct a fair idea of the long and bloody sea fight. The admiralty learned with a sense) ©f rellef that the flagship Kniaz Sou- varoff sank under the foot of the Rus| sian commander-in-chief. The surren:| dex of Nebogatoif’s two battleships,) even though the circumstances are not| yet.known, is regarded as a disgrace “The ships_still unaccounted for here| #re the battleship Navarin and the| protected cruisers Oleg, Aurora m Tzumiud. NUMBER OF PERSONS HUR‘I“. Runaway Horse Creates Panle on Mln neapolis’ Streets. me; N—A ranaway horse belonging to C. A. Daniel