Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 4, 1905, Page 1

2z ». *. [ o THE JAPANESE. [M=b HE L i Chefoo, Dec. 4.—Private letters _The Bemidji Daily Pionéer_ MINKESOTA | HISTORICAL SQCIETY. VOLUME 3. NUMBER 191. KOREAN OFFICIALS SUII]II]EI PANIC FOLLOWS FORCED SIGN: ING OF AGREEMENT WITH from Korea tend to confirm the recent reports from Peking that the Korean emperor was practically forced at the point of a bayonet into an agreementl with the Japanese. The emperor's seal was affixed to the documents by, others, resulting in a panic in the pal ace and the sulcide of some of the, offic The palace has been under i Japanese surveillance for last two weeks. the TIMB:R REGION ABLAZE: Fire Raging Near Cur- tin, W. Va, w. V Dec. 4—Reports a., show that a fire at the Curtin lumber plant is quite serious, The forest surrounding Cur- tin is burning and threatens to devas-' tate the entire timber region of Nich- olas county. The fire is spreading on all sides and the loss has exceeded $100,000. Unless rains check the fire it is thought the damage will total $1,000,000 Fortunately there are no towns in the path of the flames. Destructive Wheeling, from C a SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING UNANIMITY OF THE POWERS BE GINNING TO AFFECT TURK- ISH AUTHORITIES. LY i Constantinople, Dec. 4.—The una nimity of the ambassadors is begin ning to have effect on the Ottomar authorities. Even the military mer who are leading the opposition against; { the acceptance of the demands of the powers .are showing signs of weak ening, Paris, Dec. 4.—It is learned in the highest government quarters that the powers, after carefully examining the sultan’s latest counter proposals, have decided to reject them and actively resume the naval demonstration i1 Turkish waters with the probable seiz ' ure of the islands of Lemnos and Im bross. No consideration has been given to stopping of the passage of the Dardanelles, owing to the inter ruption . of international commerce which would follow. 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Students are furnished Tools, 3 More up-to-date fixtures and & appliances than any other & | cealed in courtyards and police ‘sta- #i Sails for Vladivostok. . | she day for Vladivostok. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1905, ¢ GREATER PART OF RUSSIAN EM PIRE ISOLATED FROM THE OUTER WORLD. N0 MESSAGES FROM THE CAPITAL §T. PETERSBURG APPARENTLY CUT OFF FOR TWENTY- = FOUR HOURS. B London, Dec. 4—Communication be tween London and St. Petersburg, via the Great Northern telegraph, was severed during the afternoon. Mes sages were received during the morn- ing, but nothing has reached here since noon. The company’s official: in London are unable to communicate with their office in St. Petersburg They have no information as to the cause of the stoppage. Berlin, Dec. 4—The imperial -tele graph department announces that the only Russian point still accessible by ¢ wire is Kieff. Communication with St. Petersburg i via Copenhagen has been interrupted since morning. Messages via Eydtkuhnen continue to be forwarded from there by mail. P % i The Associated Press, which al ways has received dispatches from its St. Petersburg office each day before noon, has not received anything from that office for over twenty-four hours. QUIET AT VLADIVOSTOK. Damage During Rioting Estimated at, Ten Million Roubles. Vladivostok, Dec. 4.—Quiet was re- stored two days following the initia- tion of disturbances. Representative | business men agree with officials that { there is no probability of a recurrence, The damage is estimated at 10,000,000 roubles, mostly in buildings destroyed by fire. A small percentage. of this sum represents the destruction of nierchandise. Thirty-five steamers were awaiting the discharge of their cargoes at the time of the riots. Un- doubtedly the riots were precipitated by the excited condition of the troops and sailors consequent upon the mass wmeetings held by citizens to celebrate the emperor’s liberty proclamation, the enthusiasm at the mass meetings being accentuated and taken advan- tage of by the revolutionary elements to incite the military to acts of hood- lumism, resulting in riots. There is an unusual influx of rep- resentatives of American commercial Interests to Vladivostok. MARTIAL LAW REPEALED. Troops Withdrawn From the Streets of Warsaw. Warsaw, Dec. 4.—The emperor's ukase repealing martial law in Rus- sian Poland was gazetted here during the day. Infantry and cavalry patrols have disappeared from the streets, but sonie of the soldiery are still con- tions. Military disturbances are occurring In the government of Lemzha., At Zambroff the army reserve men have mutinied, demanding to be returned | home. The Officers’ club was attacked and the windows were broken. Troops | were sent from Lomzha to quell the Iriot, but they declare they will not shoot their comrades if ordered to do so. Serious disturbances have taken place among the troops garrisoning the fortress of Ossowiec. - Honolulu, Dec. 4.—The Russian cruiser Lena, which was interned at Mare Island, San Francisco, during the Russo-Japanese war, sailed during MUST LEAVE NICARAGUA. et | American Under Sentence Pardoned | by Government. ‘Washington, Dec. 4.—Though with no positive advices on the subject the dfficials here have reason to believe ‘hat the Albers case has been finally settled by the extension to William C. Albers of a pardon by the govern- ment of Nicaragua conditioned upon bis withdrawal from the country and & is believed further that he has al- teady withdrawn. Albers was out on bail under sentence of thirty-two months’ imprisonment for resisting egal process and speaking disrespect- ally of President Zelaya while he was icting as local superintendent of the i Port leon (ompany Chicago is now connected with Milk waukee by electric roads., The linhk that joins the two cities was opened for traffic Saturcay at Kenoska, Wis. with appropriate ceremonies; DISASTROUS EXPLOSION OCCURS IN COAL MINE NO. 1 AT DIA- MONDVILLE, WYO. “BLOW" SHOT CAUSE OF DISASTE! EVERY MINER AT WORK AT TIME; OF CATASTROPHE MEETS INSTANT DEATH. 8alt Lake City, Dec. 4—An explo sion in mine No, 1 at Diamondville Wyo., men, all who were in the mine when; the explosion occurred. Nearly all o these were English miners who came | tain M. K. Chamberlain of the steam- to the Wyoming tnines direct from England. Had the full night shift been at work in the mine the loss of life probably would have been appalling A “blow” shot was the cause of the disaster. .The small shift of eighteen men was working 4,000 feet down in the mine, knocking down coal to be taken out by the day shift Presumably the men were close together in a bunch when the “blow” shot of giant pow der" exploded. At the mine offices it is said that the workings are not materially dam- aged and that the mine will be ship ping its usual output within four or five days. EIGHT WEEKS SECURING JURY. Trial of Chicago Man Charged With Killing Nonunionist. Chicago, Dec. 4.—After eight weeks; and the examination of nearly 5,000 veniremen a jury was sccured during |- the day to try Charles Gilhooley, who is charged with causing the death of a nonunion workman during a strike ‘Gilhooley, it is said, was the hired “slugger” of the Carriage Workers’ union and beat a number of nonunion men. There was trouble in securing the jury because of the reluctance of many of.the veniremen to serve and bundreds of them have declared them. selves prejudiced against labor unions to such an extent that they could not give Gilhooley a fair trial. NEW YORK TRIPLE TRAGEDY. Lifeless Bodies of Two Men and a Woman Found. Malone, N. Y., Dec. 4—The lifeless bodies of Henry MecCaffrey, George Carpenter, a laborer, and Miss Capi- tola Gilmet, a domestic, were found at noon in the home of McCaffrey in Harrietstown, four miles from Saranac Inn. They had all been shot and the gun was found lying near the body of Carpenter, from which it is inferred that he shot the other two and then committed suicide. The tragedy was discovered by Mrs. Henry McCaffrey, who was absent from the house when it took place and who discovered it when she retm'ued home at noon. DEPEW HAS NOT RESIGNED. Persistent Rumor Disposed of by Gov- ernor Higgins. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 4—A persisten: rumor that Chauncey M. Depew had resigned the United States senator- ship, to which he was elected by the legislature of this state last January, was disposed of by Governor Higgins during the day, when he said: “I have not received the resignation of Senator Depew, nor any communi- cation or intimation from him or any one else indicating that he intends to resign.” ‘Washington, Dec. 4.-—Senator Platt of New York, upon being asked con- cerning the report that he intended to resign his seat in the senate, re- plied: “The report 1% too absurd to deny.” DENOUNCED BY GRAND JURY.' 8t. Louis Police Department “Demor- ! alized and Disorganized.” St. Louis, Dec. 4—In making its final report the Ocmbe}' grand jury made a supplementary report charac- terizing the police department of St. Louis as “demoralized” and “disorgan. | ized,” charging that perjury and false testimony are regarded as duty by policemen and that witnesses are ter- rified and intimidated. No names are mentioned, but the department is se- verely denounced and it mended that the December grand jury more thoroughly investigate Former Officials Indlcted Philadelphia, Dec. 4—Former Direc- tor of Public Safety A. L. English, for- mer City Architect Philip H. Johnson, James D. Finley, a former city em- ploye, and John W. Henderson and H. Baton, members of a contracting firm, were indicted by the grand jury on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the city in connection with the construc- tion of a small police hosbpital. caused the death of eighteer| is recom- | TEN CENTS PER WEFK GUMMUNIGAIION ENDS| EIGHTEEN MEN KILLED GARRIED GREW OF NINETEEN STEAMER IRA H. OWEN GIVEN UF FOR LOST IN RECENT STORM ON GREAT LAKES. Chicago, Dec. 4.—The owners o1 the steel steamer Ira H. Owen have given up all hope of that vessel ever reaching port. She carried a crew of nineteen men and it is believed that| all have been lost. The Owen was last seen on Tues day about forty miles off Outer island while the storm was at its height on! Lake Superior, When sighted last Tuesday off Quter! island of the Apostle group by the steamer H. B. Nye the Owen was blowing distress signals and seemed to be in a bad way. The next tidings of the Owen were brought into Ashland, Wis., by Cap er Sir William Siemens. Captain Chamberlain re:orted that Tlmrsdayi when twelve miles ‘east of Michigan island, he ran into a mass of wreck- age, consisting of stanchions, the top of a cabin and other debris. Floating. in the midst of the wreckage were a number,of life preservers marked “S 8. Ira H, Owen.” When informed of the finding of the wreckage Captain J. G. Keith, man ager of the Owen, reluctantly admit- ted that all hope was gone. Captain Joseph Mulligan, who com-: manded the Owen, was a veteran in lake service and was well known at every important lake point. Captain Honner was as well. known as Cap tain Mulligan and only took a mate’s position for the last trip of the seasomn. ONE VESSEL IS SAVED. Big Steel Steamer England Towea Into Shipyard. Superior, Wis,, Dec. 4.—The big I steel steamer England, which went on the beach here during the bad storm of Tuesday last, was released aftex six hours’ work and was towed into the shipyard, where extensive repairs are expected to make her seawortiy. She carried much water, B hy efer ito Doctors They know all about Ayer’s Cherry Pec- § toral, so they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, weak lungs, consump- tion. They trust it. Then you can afford § to trust it, We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. ecause we make medicines for them. Sold for over sixty years. J.C. A x'(! 0., Lowell, Mass. that Ladies’ Underskirts A large line at reasonable prices. The popular Sunburst Skirt, at $1.25 Imitation Taffeta Silk Skirt, at $3.50 and $5.00. THE P. N. 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