Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 29, 1905, Page 1

VOLUME 3. NUMBER 58. ODESSA HARBOR GUTTED BY FIRE Mob Fires Russian Harbor and Enorm- ous Amount of Property is Destroyed. Odessa, June 29.—Practically the entire harbor here was gutted by fires started by a mob last night. All warehouses with large quantities of merchandise and four or five Russian steamers were burned. Probably 300 rioters were killed and several cos- sacks were also slain. Martial law has been proclaimed and the troops are rapidly restoring order. St. Petersourg, June 29.—The gov- ernment is in a state. approaching pauic over the events at Odessa and thegravess fears are entertained that the mutiny among the blue jackets may spread to the army. TO ABOLISH LAND OFFICE. Bt. Cloud (Minn.) District to Be Con- solidated With Others. Washington, June 29.—Important changes in the boundaries of Minne- sota land districts are under consider- ation. George T. Pollock, chief of the special agents’ division in the general | land office, will leave for Duluth, Crookston and Cass Lake within a few days and although the exact object of his trip cannot be ascertained at| this time it can be said on good au- thority that the consolidation of the land ofiice at St. Cloud with the other three ¢ s has been deciged on. The available public lands of Minne- sota lie so far north that there is really very iittle business left for the | St. Cloud oflice. 1t is understood that when it was fir the land office districts vigorous pro: tests were made from St. Cloud and! there was s rt of sho relative o s sted timber and stone entries in that distriet. But all opposition to the change will be nnavailing. ng made SELL BLACK HILLS TIMBER. Uncle Sam To Offer 50,000,000 Feet That Is Wormeaten. Washington, June 20.—Fiity million feet of timber on the Biack Hills re- serve in South Cakola will be sold! under reguiz o ihe bureau of for-! estry. The timber is to be d of for the r it wcaten | and if permitted to stand \le become valuele Under the law the timber must be sold within the state. It will be cut under regulations similar to those governing on the Indian resorva- tlons in Minnesota. Purchasers will| be requirgc to burn off all the brush. They will je permitted to ercct miils on the re e for the purposc oi cut- tine the timber. Partial Victory for Strikers. New York, June 29.—Partial victory has been gaind by the striking iron- workers at Erie DRasin, Brooklyn, where one concern has granted all the demands and ordjred its men to re- turn to work. Several hundred men have been brought from other cities and some of the firms involved in the strike declare they will fight it to a finish. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. James Horton, former president of the United States Leather company, is dead at Middletown, N. Y. William J. Fielding, an actor quite well known about the country, is dead at his home in Richmond Hill, L. I. Miss Ada Rehan, the American ac- tress, was operated on Monday in Lon- don for appendicitis. No complica. tions ensued and she is making good progress towards recovery. Miss Amy Phipps, eldest daughter of Henry Phipps of Pittsburg, was married Wednesday in St. George’s church, London, to Captain Frederick Guest of the First Life Guards, son of Lord Wimborne. BASEBALL SCORES. National League. At New York, 2; Boston, 1. At Philadelphia, 9; Brooklyn, 0. At Chicago, 0; Cincinnati, 6 AL St. Louis, 2; Pittsburg, 4.—Sec- ond game—St. Louis, 4; Pittsburg, 9. American League. At Detroit, 1; Cleveland, 8. At Washington, 0; Philadelphia, 1. At Chicago, 3; St. Louis, 2—ten in- nings. American Association. At St. Paul, 0; Kansas City, 6. At Columbus, 4; Indianapolis, 0. At Minneapolis. 8: Milwaukee. 3. JUNE SHOE BARGAINS They will be marked with a son's goods, Viei Kid and of these shoes. per cent. per cest. Tuesday Thursday Buy your Fourth of July shoes this month, Friday Night, June 30th, we will give you a large stock of $4.00 and $5.00 Ladies’ shoes, from which you can take your choice by giving us V $3.45 overstocked in Ladies’” High Priced Shoes. to make a little Fourth of July money by buying a pair Children’s Shaft Pierce Shoes at a discount of 20 until RED SEAL—all this sea. Patent Leather.. We are Good chance Men’s All American Bljck Shoes at a Discount of 25 Remember these bargains are ONLY for Wednesday Friday 0’Leary & Bowser. INFANTRY TRYING TO CUT LINEVITCH'S RETREAT. OUTPOST LINES ARE FALLING . BACK RUSSIAN FRONT YIELDS TO PRES- SURE FROM OYAMA'S AD- VANCING COLUMNS. Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, June 29.— The most disquieting feature of the frategic situation of the Russian ar- mies is the persistence of théreports that' Japanese cavalry and light infan- try, with field and machine guns, are working northward east of Kirin and west of the Grand Trade route toward Bodune. The Japanesc cavalty on the west is under the command of Gen- erals Tamamira and Akiama. Gen- eral Linevitch is not attempting seri- ously to oppose the Japanese advance along his front, but is drawing in his outpost lines on pressure. OMINOUS RUMORS AFLOAT. St. Petersburg Excited by Unconfirmed Reports. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The city is excited by a report that-a battle has been fought in Manchuria; that General Nogi has cut off 70,000 Rus- sians from General Linevitch’s main army and that General Kuropatkin has been killed. Another rumor is to the effect that General Kuropatkin has been taken prisoner by the Japanese. Nothing' confirmatory of these ru- mors has been received either by the general staff or in press dispatches. The members of the general staff say that no reports of special impor- tsnce have been received. A report received from General Lin- evitch indicates that the Japanese ad- vance continues steadily and the Rus- sian outposts are retiring, fighting. PLOT TO DESTROY BRIDGE. Russian Army Needs Structure in Event of Defeat. Harbin, Manchuria, June 29.—A des- perate plot to destroy the bridge over the Sungari river has been frustrated in time. Under orders from the Japa- nese a number of Chinese bandits had for some time quietly assembled in the village of Fudianden to execute the enterprise. Upon information given by an informer the village was surround- ed and 450 bandits, armed with rifles and revolvers, and a large quantity of dynamite were captured. The,loss of this bridge might have proved an irreparable disaster in the event of General Linevitch being de- feated south of the river. IN ITS FINAL STAGE. Matter of Selection of Russo-Japanese Plenipotentiaries. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The selec- tion of the peace plenipotentiaries is in its final stage, although it is yet uncertain whether there will be two or three on each side. Japan, it is said, has named Minister Takahira ®and Tield Marshal Yamagata, but thus far Russia has only named Ambassador Nelidoff. It is quite probable that the name of Russia’s second plenipotenti- ary will be dispatched to Washington in a few hour: Ambassador Meyer saw Foreign Minister Lamsdorff again during the afternoon relative to the last communication transmitted from ‘Washington. MCZILIZING MORE TROOPS. Reserve Men Dragged From Their Beds to Join Army. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The mob- ilization in St. Petersburg and Moscow began at midnight. Many of the re- serve men who did not respond were seized during the night at their homes. All day long men have been marched te barracks under escort. The mobili- zation includes Tsarskoe-Selo, Gachina, Peterhof and other towns in St. Pe- tersburg province. grumbling and trouble is expected, bat thus far no rioting has occurred. Sixty thousand men have been called to the colors. Of this number half will be incorporated into regiments. DESPISES “TAINTED MONEY.” Refuses to .Live With Hus- band Who Plays Races. New York, June 29.—A new angle has been given to the discussion of “tainted money” by Mrs. William Con- nell of Staten Island. Before Supreme Court Justice Kelly in Brooklyn, in response to habeas corpus proceedings brought by the husband, who wished to obtain the custody of his children, Woman live with her spouse so long as he con- jtinued to obtain money, as she put it, i by gambling. Her husband was a good jman- and won heavily at the race jtrack, she said, but it was against her religious training to use funds so ob- fained and although Connell left large sums lying about on tables and in drawers for her she refused to touch it and had returned to her parents, taking along the children. | Justice Kelly advised the woman to return to her husband, the latter hav- ing declared to the court that he was In receipt of a regular income, but the ; woman refused and the writ was final- | '|i dismissed. B JAPANESE CAVALRY AND LIGHT, The workmen are. Mrs. Connell declared she would never | TURN RUSSIAN FLANKS WAR GLOUDS VANISH | FRANO®-GERMAN UNDERSTAND- ~ ING NOW CONSIDERED ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. NO FURTHER TALK OF RUPTURE FRENCH OFFICIAL AND PUBLIC OPINION SHOWS SIGNS OF INTENSE RELIEF. Paris, June 29.—The Franco-German complications have been so far over- come that a complete agreement is considered only a matter of time. The improvement in the situation was further manifested in official and diplomatic quarters during the day and the bourse again showed a marked advance in rentes and a general firm- ness throughout. The nervous’ public sentiment has entirely disappeared and there is no further talk of the pos- sibility of .a rupture with Germany. The officials say that the negotia- tions now are largely a question of formalities and the framing ‘of an un- derstanding within the limits of the iwo notes and the attendant conversa- tions already exchanged. GREAT BRITAIN TO BLAME. Russian Paper’s Opinion of Franco- German Crisis. St. Petersburg, June 29.—At Great Britain’s door the Novoe Vremya lays much 'of the responsibility for the Franco-German crisis, saying she is pursuing her traditional policy of en- couraging a conflict between her com- petitors in order to profit thereby. “‘Great Britain,” the paper adds, pushed France into the Morocco ad- venture, sustaining M. Delcasse, the foreign minister, in his resistance to Germany’s claims, For decades Great Britain’s hostility has been directed against Russia, at last succeeding in having another country accomplish a task from which she herself shrank. With Russia no longer dangerous for the present all Great Britain’s machina- tions were set in motion against Ger- many, now her ;chief competitor in Europe.” The ‘Novoc Vffumiva thinks it quite conceivable that in case of a conflict Great Britain would aid France to the extent of destroying the German fleet and that then, with both France and Germany weakened, her supremacy would be assured for another half cen- tury. The Novoe Vremya, however, believes that with Premier Rouvier in charge of the negotiations for France Great Britain’s plans will be defeated and the Moroccan affair will be Satis- factorily adjusted. FRANCE CONSULTS RUSSIA. Informs Her Ally of the Negotiations With Germany. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The Asso- ciated Press learns that France is con- sulting her ally in the negotiations with Germany. Premier Rouvier's note was sub- mitted to Russia before it was trans- mitted to the German government and Foreign Minister Lamsdorif was ap- prised of every step taken. The state- ment that France has already called on Russia to mass troops on her west- ern frontier, however, is authorita- tively denied. Russia is believed to be advising her ally to meet Germany half way. ACUTE STAGE HAS PASSED. German View of the Negotiations With France. by Bexlia, June 29.—The Morocco ques- tion has entered on.a quiescent phase so fay as Berlin is concerned. The foreign office feels that the acute stage of the controversy with France has passed and contemplate calmly the fur- ther. developments. The officials are without confirmation of the press dis- patches from’ Paris asserting that France has already agreed to a con- ference, but they expect an announce- ment to this eftect soon. BLOW AT “MARRIAG; TRUST.” Marshalltown (la.) Mayor Performs Ceremony Free, Marshalltown, Ia., June 29.—In com- pliance with Mayor O. Ingledue’s pur. pose to break the preachers’ trust by performing first marriage ceremonies absolutely free he united in bonds of wedlock Frank McCandless and Cath- erine Weyans, both of this city, late ' in the afternoon. ‘The mayor used the long service and gave the cantracting parties their money’s worth of good advice. The servite was witnessed by the entire set of county officers as well as the city force and Mayor Ingledue stated that he was sorry to see five old maids in the audience, Secretary Hay Improving. Newbury, N. H., June 29.—From the bedside of Secretary of State John Hay, at his summer home, “The Fells,” it was announced during the day that the secretary passed.a very comforta- ITe night. He appears much stronger and was in excellent spirits. Yale Commencement Exercises. RUSSIAN WARSHIP AND TORPEDO BOAT IN POSSESSION OF MUTINOUS CREW. ‘Washington, June 29. — Thomas Deinen, "American consul at Odessa, Russia, during the day cabled the state department in substance as follows: “The Russian warship Kniaz Poton- kin and one torpedo boat have arrived here. All officers murdered at sea and bodies thrown overboard. Men threaten to bombard town if inter- fered with. The situation is precari- ous. The Black sea fleet is hourly expected.” DUE TO BAD FOOD. Alleged Reason for Mutiny on Russian ‘Warship. St.. Petersburg, June 29.—The cnly news which has reachcd here from Odessa regarding the naval mutiny is that the crew of the battleship Kniaz Potonkin are reported lo have muti- nied because of the bad food furnished to the sailors. ) Later advices from Odessa an- nounced that the mutiny occurred on account of the summary shooting of a sailor by order of the commander of the battleship. The sailor, it is said, presented a petition signed by the crew demanding better food. The re- port that the crew murdered the oft- cers is not confirmed. The sailors dur- ing the morning carried the body of their comrade ashore. This was fol- lowed by intense excitement. INTERNAL TROUBLE GROWING. Rioting and Disorder Continue in Rus. sian Poland. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The excite- ment arising from the events at Lodz and Warsaw has spread to the cities in ¢he Jewish pale in‘all the old Polish provinces along the western border of Russian Poland proper. At Minsk and Kovno policemen have been attacked in the streets and at the latter place 4 jail delivery occurred. At Kieff 200 Jews made a demonstration carrylng @ red flag and shouting, Down with the war.” They were ridden down hy gendarmes and Cossacks. Many ar- rests’ were made, but no loss of life has been reported, PANIC AT ODESSA. Workmen Parade Streets and Force Comrades to Strike. St. Petersburg, June 29.—The strike situation at Odessa is growing worse, ‘Workmen are parading the streets and forcing their comrades to join in the ers and Cosacks have occurred, but the details 1cceived are meager. The population is in a state of panic. Other dispatches from Odessa say the strikers have everywhere been suc- cessful. They stopped the street cars and all other trafiic. The estate own- ers of the neighbering provinces, es- pecially those of Kherson, are flock- ing to the city on account of agrarian disturbances. MEN RETURNING TO WORK. Law Ctill P evails at Lodz, Fussian Peland. Martial Warsaw, Russian Poland, June 29.— The conditicus 2i Lodz are unchanged excepting ihat most of the workmen have retu d to work. Out of 60,000 men abou’ 7,000 from twenty-two fac- tories rer:ain out. Martial law still prevails, streets are constantly pa- trolled and the liquor shops are all closed. Tle universal condemnation of the strike movement at Lodz has had the effect of quieting the situation rand it is expecied that the remaining strikers will soon Tesume work. Spreads to Cther Districts. Warsaw, Russian Poland, June 29.— A strike has been declared at the coal j and iron mines, foundries and factories {in the districts of Dombrowa, Strzem- leszyce and Sosnowiec. Jap Warships Off Vladivostok. Vladivostok, June 29.— Japanese warships, believed to be torpedo boats, { were seen on the horizon during the Hay. Peasants Firing Buildings. Ekaterinoslay, Russia, June 29.— The peasants have set fire to the build- ings of several land owners, MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, June 28.—Wheat—July, 1 $1.08%; Sept., 92%c; Dec., 88%c. On| { track—No. 1 hard, $1.13%; No. 1 Northern, $1.11%; No. 2 Northern, $1.07%. 3 Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, June 28.—Wheat—To arrive strike. Some collisions between strik- P CFFICERS MURDERED AT SEAlMlll'del' and Assault Suspects Taken . From Georgia Jail and Hung by Angry Citizens. pected of assaulting Mrs. Weldon Dooley, wife ofa well known farmer near this place. Four of the prisoners were charged with being implicated in the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook, several weeks ago. ‘Watkensville, Ga.—Seven negros and one white man were lynched here = last night' by a mob of white men, many of whom are supposed to be - citizens of this place and Oconee county. The men were in jail Bus PATTISON FOR GOVERNOR. Ohio Democrats Hold State Conven- tien at Columbus. Columbus, O., June 29.—After an ex- citing contest in which eight candi- dates participated actively John M. Pattison, a Cincinnati business man ‘whose home town is Milford, a suburb of that city, was during the day nomi- nated as the Democratic candidate for governor. Two ballots were taken, the second showing a bare majority, { and several delegations then changed their votes to Pattiscn, the announce- ment of the vote giving Pattison 457, or 26 more than enough to nominate. On motion of a delezate from Richland county the nomination was made unanimous. Senator Louis B. Houck of Knox county was chosen for lieutenant gov- ernor. The announcement of the resigna- tion of John R. Mcl.ean as national commifteeman for Ohio and the con- test in the committee on resolutions were two of the exciting features o the convention, INSANITY MAY BE THE PLEA. Young Girl on Trial for Murder at Wheaton, Minn. Wheaton, Minn,, June 2Y.—Insanity will probably be the plea of Anioinette Seidensticker, the fourteen-year-oid girl who slew her lover, Hermap Schipp, and attempted to commit suicide in a buggy near this city May 25. The tiny alleged murderess has begun her fight against punishment for the sensational crime of which she is charged. A day was required to secure a jury, the twelve men who will hold in their hands the fate of the young girl being chosen only after sixty-nine men had been examined. The introduction of evidence has begun. FAILURE OF GRAIN FIRM. Liabilities of Chicago Concern Aggre- gate $3,000,000. Chicago, June 29.—The failure of the grain and stock brokerage firm of Knight, Donnelly & Co., which oc- curred several days ago, has assumed gigantic proportions. Although Receiver Potter has not | vet finished examination of the books of the concern enough was learned during the day to approximate the liabilities. They will aggregate mnot far from $3,000,000. The assets may sum up $2,500,000, although these may dwindle considerably owing to the character of many of the loans made by the firm. GEORGE ARTHUR SMITH DEAD. St. Paul Man Publisher of First Amer- can Paper at Manila. Boston, June 29.—A private dispatch has been received here announcing the death of George Arthur Smith, corre- ' spondent at Panama of the Boston Transcript and private secretary to Chief Engineer Wallace of the Panama canal commission. Mr. Smith was formerly a stenog- rapher in the Northern Pacific head- quarters at St. Paul and in 1898 en- ! listed with the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, seeing hard service in the Philippines. He started the first Amer- | ican newspaper at Manila, the Ameri- can Soldier. LETS OUT ITS NONUNION MEN. Small Concern Breaks From Employ- ers’” Ranks. Chicago, June 29.—At a meeting of the Truck Drivers’ union the peace terms of the employers were rejected unanimously. Business Agent Jerry McCarthy an- nounced that the Louis W. Stayart company, employing fifteen drivers, has agreed to discharge its nonunion teamsters and re-employ union drivers. This concern is'a member of the Com- mercial Exchange and, according to McCarthy, its action marks thé first break in the ranks of that organiza ! tion. J DEADLOCK DEVELOPS. Iltinois Coal Operators and Miners Un- able to Agree. Chicago, June 29.—A deadlock de- ‘ veloped during the day in the negotia- tions between the Illinois coal opera- tors and miners. After a joint session {in an endeavor to adjust differences resulting from the recent passage of New Haven, Conn, June 29.—De- | —No. 1 Northern, $1.11%. On track— the shottirers’ law it was admitted that grees were awarded to 699 candidates ' No, 1 Northern, $1.f115; No. 2 North- practically nothmg had been aecom- at Yale during the day in connection.” ern, $1.031; July, $1.11%; Sept., new, plished in the ‘way of a settlement. | With the formal exercises which an- mlauy mark the closing day of the commencement week festivities in Ih- Bam DEFECTIVE . 87%c; Sept., old, 42%c,. Flax—To ar- rive and on teack, $1.48; Jly, 145 l Sent.. $1.29; Octe n.asaa Another ‘conference was arranged in the hope of preventing threatened clos- ¢ ing down of the coal mlnulhmnghmn the M % e ATTENDS ALUMNI DINNER. President Delivers Address to His Old Harvard Classmates. Cambridge, Mass., June 29.—The second day of President Roosevelt's visit to Harvard college to narticipate in the celebration incident to the twen- ty-tifth anniversary of the graduation of his class, that of 1880, included a varied programme. The day was Har- vard's annual commencement and the visit of the president to his alma mater lent additional interest to an event that is always interesting. The president delivered the principal ad- dress at the alumni dinner and in ad- dition participated in a number-of fes- tivities, mostly of a private nature. The commencement exercises in- cluded the ‘presentation of diplomas to the graduates in the various depart- ments of the university and the be- stowal of honorary degrees. ON THE YUKON RIVER. Forest Fires Doing Great Damage to Alaska Property. - Seattle, Wash., June 29.—Forest fires along the banks of the Yukon river, betWween the mouth of the Ta: nana river and Eagle City, have cut off all communication with Nome and St. Michaels and for féir days the lo- cal cable ofiice has been unable to es- tablish any communication with those Ynoints on Behring sea. Advices reach- ing here from points this side of the break state that the fires are worse than for several years in the district affected. Miles of wire and poles are believed to have been burned down. Fire is also raging on Prince of Wales island and many of the resi- dents have fled to Southeastern Alaska. ?DUE TO CASHIER'S SHORTAGE. ‘National Bank at “Terre Haute, Ind., Closes Its Doors. Terre Haute, Ind., June 29.—The Vigo County National bank, on which there has been a run for the past two' days, has closed its doors. A nation: bank examiner is investigating, The discovered shortage of Cashier Conz- man precipitated the run which led to the bank’s closing. The directors were in session nearly. all night and it is rumored that the shortage of Cashier Conzman will be much larger than the admitted $16,000. The Indiana organization of the United Mine Workers of America has $90,000 deposited in the bank which it tried ! to withdraw, but was unsuccessful. MAD RUSH FOR WEALTH. i Scathing Rebuke to Men Who Use Po- sitions for Graft. Qberlin, 0., June 29.—James B. Dill of N«w York, in the course of an ad- dress .o the graduating class of Ober- iin ccle o, delivered a scathing re- buke tc i ca who misuse positions of 1d trust for personal gain. g his hearers to go “back to the Leginning” Mr. Dill contended that “graiting,” which was foreign to the true American character, had been de- i veloped by the mad rush for wealth and (he recognition of false standards by educated men in the competitive e for business power and social INDICTMENTS DISMISSED. Ceveral Conspiracy Cases at Washington. ‘Washin; ton, June 29.—Upon motion of District Attorney Beach the cases :against Jaines T. Metcalf, Harry C. Hallenbek .nd Norma R. Metcalf, in- dicted for conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the contract for money order blanks, were nolle pressed i criminal court during the ‘day. Mr. Beach announced that after a careful investigation of the evidence he had decided to take no further steps looking to the trial of these ‘persons and asked- that the ig- dictments be dismissed. , Erd of i Baron Rosen Leaves France. Paris, June 29.—Baron Rosen, the -new Russian ambassador to the United States, and Baroness Rosen left Paris during the morning for Cherboursg, where later they sailed for New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm II of the North- Berman Lloyd line. They were accom- panied to the depot by intimate friends and Russian officials. Drowns Herself in-a Well. Mankato, Minn,, June 29.—Mrs. Fred . Weight, an aged widow, com: suicide by jumping fnto a well. was temporarily insane. She had 'made her home with a married daugh- ter in the township of Mankato.