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IM|llll|Mlfl &>iT r^-VT*' Tf~%^-S!^fpf.^p^^*^ *"^!S^! A Pioneer WANT AD Will Do It. VOLUME 2. NUMBEE 118. TO CALL STRIKE OFF SAID PACKINGHOUSE TROUBLE AT CHICAGO IS NEARING FINAL SETTLEMENT. MEN TO VOTE ON THE QUESTION WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN FAVOR OF ENDING CONTEST. Chirigo. Sept. fi.The Tribune says: As the result of a conference .just held between representatives of the unions involved in the packinghouse strike and of the owners of the plants the end of the long labor struggle is set for the middle of this week. An understanding was arrived at by which the men will meet shortly and vote on the question of calling off the strike. According to the plans made they will be instructed to cast their ballots in the affirmative. The ending of the strike in New York city by the vote of the men on Saturday was the first step. The set tlement there made is the same as that now proposed for Chicago. Michael Killeen, president of thecompelled Live Stock Handlers' union Nickola Gier, president of the Packing Trades council John Floersch, secretary of the council, and President Donnelly held a conference with W. E. Skinner of the Union Stock Yards and Transit company. It was said possible peace terms in the stock yards strike were talked of. After the conference, how ever, Donnelly denied that submission of the question of calling off the tieup to a vole of the strikers had been definitely decided upon. FEWER MEN ON STRIKE. Labor Conditions in New York Com pared With a Year Ago. New York, Sept. l.Labo day, l&U-l, presents many interesting facts and conditions both to employers and employes in New York city as com pared with the same period a year ago, says the Herald. Within the five months between April 1 and Scv 1, this year, losses in wages to wo. k ingmen in New York city from strikes and lockouts have been more than one third less than during the f:a:ne months last year and losses to emobliged ployers have been correspondingly smaller. In all of the 1004 strikes, except possibly in the building trades, the outcome has marked a decided step towards the "open shop" and in sev eral instances the employers have achieved a decided victory, the strik ing union men having returned to work side by side with nonunion em ployes. This was especially noted in the strikes of the marine machinists, the tailors and the butchers. In the Dtiilding trades at the pres ent time there are only about 10.000 men in enforced idleness. There are 150,000 union workmen, skilled and unskilled, in the metro politan district. At no time during the season has the army of idle exceeded 35,000. WOMAN KILLS A POLICEMAN. Shoots an Officer After Vainly Trying to Kill Her Husband. Boston, Sept. 6.In a sudden' fit of insanity Mrs. Minnie McKenzie vainly tried to kill her husband at her home on Falcon street, East Bos ton, then shot and fatally wounded Patrolman Alfred M. Sturdivant and finally barricaded herself in the front room of her tenement, where she re mained for more than five hours stand ing off a squad of ten policemen. She was finally captured by the use of germicide injected through holes in the barricaded door. When overcome by the fumes she was found to be armed with two large revolvers and had a large amount of ammunition. During the barricade she fired more than fifty shots, many going wide into a crowd of 5.000 peo ple which had gathered about the house, and one slightly wounding Pa trolman John Burke. OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. Betrothal of Crown Prince Frederick William to Princess Cecilia. Berlin, Sept. 0.The betrothal of Crown Prince Frederick William to Princess Cecilia, the youngest daugh ter of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, has been announced offi cially. It is said the match is one of love and that no politics is connected with it. The couple practically fell in love at first sight a few weeks ago. POmperor William at first did not favor the match, but finally gave his consent, being inclined thereto, doubt less, by the empress' well known de sire that their children be allowed to choose life partners for themselves as far as possible. Princess Cecilia has fair hair and dark blue eyes and is of a refined type. She is almost more English than German in manner and speech. SIX PEOPLE PERISH. Fire Destroys a Home and Cremates the Inmates. St. Johns, N. B., Sept. 6.Edward Clarke, aged sixty-two, his wife, their daughter and the three children of Al fred J. Wett were burned to death near Fredericton in a fire which de stroyed the Wett home. Pleads Guilty to Contempt. Springfield, 111., Sept. 6.John Van Gordon, arrested at Centralia charged with contempt of federal court by vio lating the injunction of Judge Hum phrey restraining officials of the Unit ed Mine Workers and striking miners from interfering with the operation of a coal mine at Zeigler, entered a plea of guilty. Judge Humphrey sentenced him to one year's imprisonment. ._ M2.L",' ------~rriln,li,iiiil|lMiiii, n, ~r_ ww^!5 A dearth of official either Tokio or St. Petersburg and an absence of press reports of current Jate from the battlefield renders the private dispatch that the censor's office has been removed from Mukden to Harbin, which would account for the flelay in press dispatches. MOVING TOWARD MUKDEN REAR GUARD FIGHTING MARKS RETIREMENT OF THE RUS- SIAN FORCES. St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.According to the latest but. unofficial reports to the war office some rear guard fight ing is progressing and the retirem_uc of General Kuropatkin's main army is continuing. It is reported here, but not yet con firmed, th it General Kuropatkin was to abandon 200 guns at Liao yang. Some of them, it is added, were damaged in the fighting and the test were disabled by order of the Russian commander-in-chief. '-the leport that the,emperor will go to the front is again revived and seems to have foundation. It is known that an imperial train has been fitted out tor a long journey. The new mobilization decided upon is expected to be announced in the latter part of this week. It will in clude the Eighth army corps, sta tioned at Odessa. The emperor during the day inspect ed the battleship Orel and the cruiser Oleg oi the Baltic fleet, which is now ready to sail. General Kuropatkin's defeat caused a drop of one-fourth of a point in Rus sian lours on the local bourse. FINALLY EVACUATED. Russians Quit Liaoyang After Three Days' Bombardment. St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.A dispatch co the Official Messenger, filed at Muk den on Sunday, says: The bombardment of Liaoyang. which commenced last Thursday, con tinued Friday and Saturday. On those days the forts surrounding the town withstood the heavy fire of artillery and a brilliant assault by the Japan ese infantry. All the attacks were repulsed, mines playing an important part in the discomforture of the assail ants. Nevertheless the Liaoyang fortifica tions finally were evacuated and the remainder of reserve supplies de stroyed by fire. During the three clays' bombard ment the railway station and suburbs of the Chinese town suffered the most. The latter was abandoned by its in habitants after the town was ablaze in many places. To the east, in the neighborhood of Yentai station and the coal mines, there was hot fighting on Friday and Saturday. ASKS RELEASE OF CARGO. United States Pressing Russia in Re gard to Seized Steamers. St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.Foreign Minister Lamsdorff is being pressed by Ambassador McCormick for angreat answer to the representations of the United States in regard to the cargoes of the Portland and Asiatic line steam er Arabia and the British steamer Cat enas, both captured by the Vladivostok squadron, the Calchas while bound from Puget sound for Japan. It is understood that the United States now goes to the extent of asking for the release of the cargoes. The foreign office, however, is unable to give a definite response to the representa tions made, pending the decision of the commission which is examining Hie question of contraband of war. CALLS FOR MORE TROOPS. Kuropatkin Asks the Czar to Rush the Sixth Army Corps East. St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.Emperor Nicholas has received a telegram from General Kuropatkin asking for the im mediate dispatch to the Far East of the Sixth army corps. FIGHT DAY AND NIGHT. Japs Pounding Away at the Defenses of Port Arthur. Chofoo, Sept. 6.The second general assault on Port Arthur assumed crushing proportions Aug. 27 and con tinued unabated until the, morning of Aug. 3i, when the Japanese retired i-(^' v' ^*-?"fv"tBJ' -y KUR0PATKIN STILL FLEES Arrives at Mukden, While the Victorious Japs Pursue and Harras His Rear. Mukden, Sept. (.Th Russian commissary wagons and columns of ar- tillery have arrived here and are proceeding northwest. General Kurepat- kin's army which follows, is engaged in an extensive rear guard action with the pursuing Japanese. situation of Kuropatkin's retreating i """l t_ _,/_ confirms previous irniy somewhaA obscure. St Peters aurg reports unofficially that the Rus sian army is still falling back, with some rear guard fighting. An Asso ciated Press dispatch from Yentai, a place about ten miles northeast of Liaoyang, makes the significant state ment that desultory fighting occurred around Mukden on Saturday last. St. Petersburg sends an unconfirmed report that General Kuropatkin was to abandon 200 guns at from Antzshan. "/$~i"H,' J, *PRt/%S3jWWS everywhere except from Palichuang, Which they have apparently firmly se cured. This information comes fromt a Chinesteh messenger sent to Port Ar- Associate Press and i fragmentaryt ad- Vices Th messenger adds tha Itz Bhan was reattacked Aug. 30 with great fury, but the Japanese were un able to secure a position. Another Chinese who departed from Port Ar thur Sept. 2 says that a fierce assault was made on the left flank at 3 o'clock that morning. The assault lasted until 6 a. m., when the Japanese retired. The bombardment then recommenced, the Japanese fired chiefly from Sui chlying and Palichuang, the Russians Liaoyang, but adds that all of them The Japanese losses, according to were first rendered useless. An Asso- the Russian estimate, were 8,000 dur- ciated Press correspondent sends a ing the four days from Aug. 27 to Aug. 31. The Russian losses are placed at i 3,000. During the assault shells from the field guns and rifle bullets fell in the city. The battleships in the har bor also participated in the firing. MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE RUSSIANS RELIEVED BECAUSE KUROPATKIN SUCCEEDS IN GETTING AWAY. St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.The feeling of national grief and disappointment caused by General Kuropatkin's un successful attempt to make a stand at Liaoyang, deep and bitter as it is, is somewhat tempered by the develop ment of the fact that the Russian com mander-in-chief had removed the bulk of his stores northward before the bat tle, leaving a mere shell at Liaoyang, and that he succeeded in extricating his army, especially General Stakel berg's corps, from the clutches of the Japanese. The accounts of the battle published in the newspapers here are very incom plete. Some of the papers evidently have not yet awakened to the full force of the disaster, but without ex ception they try to put a brave face on the situation. There is not. the slightest suggestion of yielding. The cry of the papers is that the war must go on until Russia is victorious, if not this year, then next year. The war office here believes that the battle is virtually ended and that Ku ropatkin's line of retreat is open. While admitting that Kuropatkin sustained a severe reverse the war office considers that the failure of Field Marshal Oyama to hold and cut off Kuropatkin is a strategic defeat for Oyama. The Russian military au thorities figure that Oyama had a numerical superiority of 60,000 men in the operations against Kuropatkin. The officials of the war office do not expect a renewal of the fighting foi several days, which they think the Japanese will employ in recuperating, while Kuiopatkin collects his army preparatory to pushing the troops northward. He has a double track railroad and a high road. When the fighting recommences it is expected here that it will be in the nature of a series of rear guard actions, as the final withdrawal is effected. There are no facilities at Yentai for defense. Wonderful Celerity of Japanese. According to the military authori ties all Kuropatkin's hopes and plans for victory were dashed by the won derful celerity with which Oyama's right pushed northward after crossing the Taitse river. Here Kuropatkin's information evidently was faulty in believing that he had before him the whole of the Japanese forces which had. crossed over to the right bank. He had already completed a prelim inary bombardment of Kuroki's force Friday and was about to strike him when he discovered that another Jap anese column had crossed the river further up stream and had worked around still further northward. The latter column was marching with rapidity westward to cut the railroad and close the door on the Rus sian retreat to Mukden. Just at this point there is a break in the reports. Whether Kuropatkin actually attempt ed to deliver a blow against Kivroki is not clear. At all events if he did he was compelled to desist upon the dis covery of the northerly Japanese col umn. The latter took him by sur prise. General Orloff's division, which suf fered so severely, had just arrived from European Russia. Although this division was thrown into confusion and lost a frightful number of men the temporary check, it was able to give the Japanese probably saved the railroad for Kuropatkin. In the meantime Kuroki, freed from Kuropatkin, marched hastily west ward to intercept General Stakelberg, who was crossing the 'river from the left bank. It was then that Kuropat kin thought Stakelberg's corps was lost and so reported to the war office. But Kuroki was too late. Stakelberg not only succeeded in getting his corps across but marched at high speed thir ty miles to Yentai, actually arriving in time to come to the support of the hard pressed Orloff. The war office professes ignorance of the losses of guns and men sus tained by the Russians, but there is no doubt that many thousands have fallen. '&&* M&?!fi 3&s^k TheNSemidji Daily Pioneer BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1904. DETERMINED TO TIGHT RUSSIA WILL NOT ACCEPT MEDI- ATION NOTWITHSTANDING RECENT REVERSES. HER POSITION EMPHATICALLY STATED WAR TO BE CARRIED ON UNTIL SHE VINDICATES HER MILI- TARY PRESTIGE. London, Sept. 6.:Careful inquiries In official and diplomatic quarters here establish the fact that no hope pre vails of the termination of the war at this moment as a result of the series of victories obtained by the Japanese at Liaoyang. There has been no in terchange of official views by the neu tral European governments. What discussion has occurred has been en tirely personal and has led to no re sults even to the extent of paving the way to mediation. There is no thought of intervention, the Associated Press has learned, nor can there be any me diation without the consent of both parties and Russia, it is stated em phatically, does not find the moment opportune to accept the good offices of any power. Japan, on the other hand, is known to be less discontented with the present situation and would be willing to enter upon peace nego tiations if Russia could be induced to do so. But Russia feels, according to statements made in Russian diplo matic circles here, that she cannot afford to accept peace until she has completely vindicated her military prestige, thereby reasserting her influ ence in Central and Far Eastern Asia. BURN BRIDGES BEHIND THEM RUSSIANS EVACUATE THEIR PO- SITIONS IN NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIAOYANG. Yentai, Sept. 6*.Thd Russians evacuated their positions around Liao yang during the jiight of Sept. 3, crossing the Taitse Fiver and burning the bridges behind them. In the mean time a strong force was holding Gen eral Kuroki back from Yentai. During the combined attack on Liao yang, which commenced Aug. 30 by General Oku attacking from the south east and General Nodzu from the southwest, the shell fire was terrific, in one instance fifty-six shells burst ing at the same time. The Japanese made a fine infantry attack. They succeeded in reaching the Russian trenches, but were. re pulsed with heavy loss. The Japanese shrapnel, as a rule, burst too high. On the whole the day went well for the Russians. The Japanese were driven from villages along the railroad. On Aug. 31 the shelling commenced at daylight from all sides, but the Russian infantry pressed forward. Late that afternoon the news came that Kuroki was threatening the rail road at Yentai and the Russians com menced to retire, enabling the Jap anese to bring up two batteries and enfilade the Russian force along the railroad. On Sept. 1 the Russians retreated from their main position, which formed a circle around the city, while the transport crossed the river. At 2 o'clock the Japanese succeeded in placing two guns in position and shellea the railroad station, resulting in many casualties. At the same time the Japanese infantry attacked the inner Russian position, but were re pulsed. In the evening the Japanese brought up heavy guns and used shi mose powder to shell the Russian town. The Russians held the position till the night of Sept. 3, when they re tired across the river. Sept. 2 a strong Russian force was moved east from Yentai to hold Ku roki back. Kuroki attacked it and was repulsed, being driven from his positions on the left. The Japanese poured in a terrific shrapnel fire, at one spot annihilating two Russian com panies. In the evening the Russian artillery, which had been reinforced, shelled the Japanese position and Ku roki pushed his right forward and got within twelve miles of the railroad at Yentai. Later he was driven back to his original position. Desultory firing occurred Sept. 3 in the vicinity of Mukden. WILL REMAIN IN CHINA. Crews of Russian Vessels Dismai.lled at Shanghai. Shanghai, Sept. 6.The crews of the Russian cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi, which took refuge here after the naval battle off Port Arthur Aug. 10 and which sub sequently were dismantled, will re main in China until the close of the war. They will be divided and sent to Tientsin, Chefoo, Hankow, Shang hai and Foochow, the treaty ports where there are Russian consulates. It has now been learned that the Askold had an unusual large supply of ammunition on board when she came into this port. This amounted to 108 rounds for each of her large guns and a plentiful supply for her small guns. FIVE MEN DROWNED. Naptha Launch Overturns During a Storm on Lake Erie. Cleveland, Sept. 6.Five men were drowned in Lake Erie during the night as the result of the capsizing of a naptha launch on a trip from Lake Vermillion to this city. The dead are: John D. Begley, Albert G. Treiber, Paul ITartner, Max Hurtig and James Hur tig. The boat capsized in a storm. iTiiirliM-iat^Bgfrntimiiiigtrtiii^ jar Black and White Mohairs, 42 inches wide per yard Heavy Storm Serges, 52 inches wide per yard -W Black Silk Voiles, per yard JH^ Exclusive Dress Patterns, no two alike fall shades, each POLICEMEN FIGHT HUNTERS. One Officer Killed and Another Fatally Injured. Chicago, Sept. 6.In a battle with five hunters, whom they mistook for thieves, in the yards of the Chicago and Alton railroad at Corwith, 111., late in the night, Joseph Burns, a special policeman,'was shot and killed and his brother, Peter Burns, was fa tally injured. The hunters escaped. Efght Persons Injured. Chicago, Sept. 6.Eight persons were injured and six cars of the Chi cago and Oak Park Elevated railroad were derailed in a rearend collision at St. Louis avenue. The turning of a switch near St. Louis avenue is said to have been the. cause of the wreck and the police are searching for Joseph O'Brien, the switchman, to ex plain *.ke accident. FOURTEEN PERSONS KILLED DISASTROUS FIRE OCCURS IN A TENEMENT HOUSE IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, Sept. 6.Fourteen per sons were killed and nearly a score were injured in a fire in a five-story tenement in Attorney street. The dead include four women, one man and nine children, ranging in age from three months to twelve years. Many of the injured were taken to hospitals and it is thought that sev eral of these will die. Among the in- MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IHUUUHH IHUH1HHH O'Leary (& Bowser, 5 OUTIN FLANNELS. 9F &f>e War Animals Romance Nature Letters Bemidji, Minnesota.. DRESS GOODS. 5 We are showing a large assortment of Fall Outing Flannels at 10c, 12c 18c per yard. 5 {j CLOTHING. JJ Men's Fall Suits at $10, $12, $15, $18, $20 and $22.50. 5 Shoes. Douglas Shoes for Men, $3, $3.50, $5. Pingree Shoes for Women, $3, $3.50, $5. jured were five firemen who were on a fourth floor balcony when it, fell .with them. The small number of men among the killed and injured was due to the fact that most of the men who lived in the building follow the Attorney street custom in hot weather and slept on the roof, while but few of the women and children were there. Those on the roof were unable to escape by descending through the burning build ing, but tbey made their way to safe ty over neighboring roofs. 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