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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-15
work WILL BE RUSHED.
Gar Approves Plan to Double Tracl
Siberian Railroad.

Siberian Railroad.
st. Petersburg, Nov. l5.-The official
announcement that the emperor has
approved the plan for double tracking
the Siberian railroad and that $5,000,-
00O has been assigned tor the begin
ming of the project is greeted with the
sheartiest approval by the press OF this
city. The hope is expressed that the
work will be begun Immediately and
pushed to a rapid conclusion as one of
the surest means of ending the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-15
cRAzED BY HARbsHlPs.
Duluth Man Lost in the Woods o
Northern Minnesota.

Northern Minnesota.
Duluth, Nov. 15.-J James Murphy, a
Duluth man, got lost in the woods thir-
ty miles north of Duluth and was dis
covered by a party of hunters nearly
dead from hunger and with his hands
and feet SO badly frost bitten that they
may all have to be amputated.
He was .sal.en at once to a Duluth
hospital. but it was not sure that he
will survive. His mind has given
away through terror and hardship.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-15
DUCK HUNTERS DROWNED.
Boat Gapsized and Two Are Thrown
Into Water.

O'Neill, Neb., Nov. i illiam Bal
four and Iver Johnson, both OF Omaha
We're drowned in Goose lake while
hunting ducks. The men were in a
boat which was too heavily loaded and
when it dipped slightly the men were
balanced and thrown into the wa
ter. The bodies were recovered. Ohm
son was travelling salesman for a Min
neapoiis flour mill.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-15
DEATH FROM CAMPAIGN.
Ed Brown, Candidate at Ashland, wis.
5s5 Gets Hyas.Y.an.1i>

Ashland, Wis, Nov. ED Brown,
for twenty years a prominent logger
in Northern Wisconsin and late Demo
cratic candidate for register of deeds,
died during tho morning after week.
illness from pneumonia incurred dur.
ing the iete eanapssis5I1. s He was prom
inent in Masonic circles
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23

the county cannot control the situa.
ton" said Secretary w. D. Haywood
OF the federation today. "If it is the
intention Of Governor Peabody to pro.
tect the rights of all citizens this af.
fords an excellent opportunity to send
the militia into the district. He no
doubt will say he has not been advis.
ed officially of any trouble the subter-
fuge lie has heretofore used every
time an outrage has been committed
by mine owners.
No Faith In Militia.
The last resort for residents of the
district who want peace is to appeal
for federal troops. Even If the state
militia were to be sent there now it
probably would, as before, work under
the direction Of those responsible for
this mob.
"They cannot say any overt act was
committed. There have been no ex-
plosions or killing of defenseless men,"
Those fellows up there can shoot
and kill each other and hang man to
e nearest lamp post every five min.
utes if they want to and can do moth.
ing to prevent it." said Adjutant Gen.
eral Bell. Until there is a request
made on the governor by the civil au-
thorities for troops have no authority
to order any of the military to the dis
trict and none will be sent. So far I
have had no official notification of the
trouble and have not communicated
with the governor about it.
"The civil authorities, the citizens
and the newspapers demanded a ces-
sation of martial law, and now that
they have secured their wish. they
will have to fight it out among them
selves"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
INHUMAN ACT
UNNATURAL MOTHER ABANDoNs
BABE FOUR WEEKS
OLD.

Marshalltown, Aug. 2.-(special. y
Mrs. Della jerks, of Waterloo, the
wife of Guy jerks, Des Moines bar
Der abandoned her four-weeks-old
babe at the Great Western depot in
this city Saturday night. She passed
through Marshalltown on a train
bound for Waterloo and got off the
car when the train stopped, going into
closet where she left the child. She
then boarded the train and left the
city. The babe was discovered soon
afterward and warrant was issued
for the arrest Of Mrs. Jenks. 1t is re-
ported that the woman was prostrat-
ed when she was served with the war
rant and cannot be taken from her
home. No reason can be assigned
for the unnatural act.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
GUN CONTEST
BEST MARksMEN IN uNlTEI
STATES GATHER AT FORT
RILEY.

Junction City, Kas., Aug. 22.-Today
tnere began on the new national range
on the Fort Riley reservation, the
greatest small arms competition ever
held in the United States. The plans
lot national match which should
bring together the expert shots of the
army had their inception with Elihu
Root, ex-secretary of war, who desired
to stimulate the interest in marksman
snip. Today's shoot, which has brought
mere 500 representative marksmen
from fifteen states, marks the realiza.
ton of the ex-secretary's efforts.
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fall Of the fortress, although they still
have provisions for three months.
Four thousand men are reported to be
Ill in the hospitals. There are five bat
tleships in the harbor, all damaged in
their hulls, machinery and guns.
There are also twelve torpedo boat
destroyers, ten of them being eff.
cient, and the cruiser Pallada, which
is uninjured.
Guns on the Japanese entrench.
ments to the northeast command the
Russian feet in the harbor, and it is
believed they will be obliged to make
another effort to escape.
Rear Admiral Sterling says the trim
of the American torpedo boat destroy.
er Chauncey, from Woosung to Shane.
hal yesterday was to carry dispatches.
Her movem ents had no connection
with the arrival of Japanese DESTROY
er
Consuls Prepare Statement.
The meeting of the foreign consuls
here today resulted in the preparation
Of a statement of the established facts
regarding the Russian warships Askold
and Grozoboi.
Has No Special Orders.
Washington, Aug. 22.-It is asserted
positively at the navy department that
the American fleet at Shanghai is not
charged with protecting the Chinese
neutrality by any special instructions.
The officials are convinced that the
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MINERS TAKE COLORADO
CASE TO FEDERAL COURT

Denver, Colo. Aug. %. =. The Grip
pie Creek strike will be taken into
the federal court and an effort will be
made to get United States troops into
the district. This move Is planned by
the Western Federation of Miners,
members Of which say the deportation
Of men last night with the closing Of
the union store, furnishes the neces-
sary grounds for taking the matter
into the United States court.
After the federation stores at Vic
tor and Cripple Creek were closed last
spring union men Of Butte organized
under the laws of Montana the Inter.
state Mercantile Company, which sub
sequently purchased all the interests
Of the federation in these enterprises.
The active men in this undertaking
were John L. Hall of the Butte Min
ers union and Harvey Heimindinger a
union leader and clerk to Judge E. w.
Harney of the district court of Butte.
Arrange for Writ.
Two weeks ago these two came to
Denver and arranged for the reopen.
ing of the union stores. 1t was ex-
pected that trouble might result and
to this end, the Montana men, who are
backed by the wealthy unions of
Butte, engaged former Governor Chas.
S. Thomas and John H. Murphy coun-
sci for the Western Federation to give
legal advice. 1t was arranged that in
case the attorneys should meet with
interference from members of the Citi.
zens' Alliance an injunction should be
applied for Immediately in the name
OF the Montana corporation the diverse
citizenship throwing the matter with
ir the jurisdiction of the United
States tribunal.
1T is evident that the officials of
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CORN CROP
IS WATCHED
HENRY cLEws SAYS AMERICAN
MARKET DEPENDS ON THAT
GRAIN.
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK
i the Present Weather Continues tho
Corn Crop VIII Prove Large Ono
Despite the Short Yield Of Wheat
and cotten--oood undertone.

New York, Aug. 221That the con.
dition of the American market de-
pends entirely upon the corn crop this
fall is the assertion of Henry Clews,
the veteran trader whose word is talk
en- with SO much confidence In regard
to matters Of financial interest. Mr..
Clews' weekly letter upon the coun-
try's financial status shows that he
has given UP hopes that the wheat
Drop will prove of much moment be-
cause OF the discouraging reports
from the northwest, and has pinned
his faith to the outcome of the corn
crop. That the prospects for a good
crop In. this cereal are good he feels
reasonably sure. He adds that the
market shows On improving undertone
this week and predicts an active fall
in case the corn turns out well. In
the course of his letter Mr.. Clews
says
Mr.. clews' Letter.
Speculation for the rise was some.
what confused by, the sharp advance
in wheat, by the unsettled condition
Of the steel trade and by the further
decline in crop conditions The move.
ment in wheat. of course, has its orig.
in in the shortage Of the worlds crop
and the falling off In the yield OF the
United States, The advance, however
appears to have been unduly stimulat
ed by public buying; and sharp re.
action may occur when least expected
AS for the break in steel wire prod.
ucts. 1t is impossible to tell at this
writing how far reaching that step
may be. The c,lt Of about 15 a ton ap
pears to have been in retaliation
against the Pittsburg Steel and Re
public Iron q Steel conversion deal
and bears all the Indications OF seri
GUS trade war. Should the cut extend
to other branches of the steel indus
try the effect will, OF course. be detri
mental, not only to the steel industry
but to constructive enterprise in gen
eral which will naturally be deferred
until more settled conditions prevail
However, 1t Is premature to calculate
upon the action of the steel magnates
in this early stage of the contest.
Corn ls Important.
"Concering the crops, August al
usual, is proving month of recession
in most respects. Cotton and whea
have noticeably declined during Au
gust and while this is not likely t.
change the estimate of a 10000 ,0O(
bale cotton crop it has seriously af
fected the wheat harvest; though
some conservative authorities are still
figuring on a 575,000,000 bushel crop
Corn has thus far escaped injury and /.
in promising condition, except that tn,
crop Is generally two weeks late ant
is especially exposed to injury from
frost. For corn the estimate is still
2,500,000,0O0 bushels. What the effec
would be upon the stock market ant
general business also, of. damagint
frost to this important crop no one cal
venture to predict. Suffice it to sa,
that large corn crop is the mainstay
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soPHER NOT HELD.

oskaIoosa Gambler Declared Innocent
Of the Robbery at New Sharon.
Oskaloosa, Aug. %. = Joseph Soph.
er gambler and man who Is easily
identified because of deformed hand
has been released here on the charge
of having been implicated in break.
ing and entering the postoffice at New
Sharon, and blowing the safe. Sopher
established his innocence satisfactori.
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WHEAT MARKET SHIFTS.

Rapid Changes Notable on the Chicago
Board Of Trade Today.
Chicago, Aug. 2..-Wheat values
cavorted over a range of Az cents to-
day as result of opposing influences,
low temperatures in the northwest and
strong claims that the Canadian crop
Is safe September wheat sold at
SLIP and broke to sA cents, and De-
cember wheat bounced to $1.14 soon
after opening and sold at $1.09N dur
ing the session.
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SAYS ROOT DECLINES.

Senator PIatt States That Former Sec.
retary Does Not Want Nomination.
New York. Aug. Ex-senator Platt
said today that he has received let
ter from Elihu Root declining to be
the republican nominee for governor of
New York.
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THE WEATHER

1owa-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday Warmer Tuesday.
Illinois-Threatening with probably
showers snd cooler tonight and in the
extreme south Tuesday. Fair in the
central and north portions Tuesday.
Local Weather.
Nine O'Clock last night .... &C
Seyen O'Clock this morning ....,. *
Two o'clock this afternoon ... 80
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CALLED AN IMPosTER.
Abba Authorities Arrest Man Claim.
ing to Represent Colorado Miners.

Abba, Aug. 22.-(Special.)-A un.
known man was arrested here Satur.
day for assuming the name and per.
sonality OF another man. He was sell.
ing advertising space on a card. the
proceeds of which he claimed were to
be sent to the striking miners Of Col
orado. Frank Cameron, member ot
the Hiteman union and formerly on;
the district board of the United Mine
Workers, swore out warrant for his
arrest and after chase through the
street and various saloons Officer Van
Schoiack captured his prisoner and he
was placed in Jail to await his prelim.
mary trial
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
MAY HOLD HoNoRs.

Sanderson and Holland of GaIesburq,
ILL.,, Win In First Tennis Match.
Omaha, Aug. 22.-Last years cham
pions, Sanderson and Holland of Gales
burg, ILL.,, won the games in the pre-
liminary round of the annual middle
west championship tennis tournam ent
which began here today.
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PARKER MANAGERS ARE
ANXIOUS ABOUT HEARST
QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH.
Two Dead and One Missing At st.
Mary's, Idaho.

= y -. + = + *sa = =
st. Mary's, Idaho, Aug. 22. AS =
the result of row over alleged .
claim jumping on Marble creek, =
near here, the bodies of p. Bou- y
y " and N. Lindsay have been =
found on the trail. Bouly's body =
had thirteen bullet holes In 1t. A y
third man named Tyler Is miss "
Ing. :. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
PHILIPPINE CERTIFICATES SOIL

M. |. Turner Of Oklahoma City, Makes
Big Purchase.
Washington, Aug. 22-Bids were
|opened today in the office of the bureau
of insular affairs for $3,0OO,O00 in tenn
porary hilippine certificates of indebt-
edness. The entire lot was sold to
M. L. Turner of Oklahoma City at
$1O1,410.
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RUSSIANS 10 AGAIN TRY
TO ESCAPE FROM HARBOR
eTuMPINa IMPROPER.
Judge Parker Has Strong Opinions on
speakl-~- ~ : ,eaIde0 enc

..-+.+. 6.eIoos .eouoaslH 94e
Esopus, Aug. 22,-An Intimate =
y associate at Judge Parker said to- y
= day that Parker believes a stump =
' Ing tour by presidential candi- "
date ls improper and that he will =
= undertake no such tour and will y
= make no speeches on his trip to /"
= st. Louis.
. .ss. ...%..s 3. /.
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PROMINENT PHILADELPHIA

John Lowber WeIch. Well Known In
the East, lis Dead.
Philadelphia, Aug. %. John Low
ber Welch one of the wealthiest and
most prominent citizens of Philadel-
phia, died today. I.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
TENNIS sEMLFlNALs TOMORROW.
Larned VIII Play cIothler and Ward
viii PLAY Leonard.

Newport, R. l., Aug. 22.-Today's
matches in the national tennis tourna-
ment were quickly finished all in
straight sets and as the result William
A. Larned will meet William ]. Cloth
Ter and Holcombe Ward will pplay e.
w. Leonard in the semi-fnals tomor-
row.
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SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET,

Joseph A. Kaufman Heads List of Can.
didates In Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Aug 22.-The
socialists today nominated a full state
ticket headed by Joseph A. Kaufman
for governor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-23
MANY KILLED
in TORNADO
DEATH DEALING STORMS VISIT
SOUTH DAKOTA AND
MINNESOTA.
EIGHTEEN KNOWN DEAD

Many Scores Are Injured, Some Of
Whom VIII Probably Die - St. Paul
and Minneapolis Suffer From Awful
Wlnd--crops Damaged.
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Uraguayan Rebels Victorious.

In hand to hand fight between
uruguayan revolutionists and govern
ment forces at Santa Rosa, held by a
government force. thirty-five men were
killed and eighty-fve were wounded.
The town eventually surrendered and
the government troops retired.
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REBELS VICTORIOUS.
Both In Paraguay and Uruguay the In.
surgents are WinnInu..

Buenos Ayres. Aug. 22.-The Para
guayan reyolutionists have seized the
town OF Villa Rever and have captured
garrison consisting of two hundred
men.
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Chicago, Aug.22.-A bill brought
In the name of G. II. Hammond e.
Co. was filed before Judge Bren.
tano this afternoon for an Injunc-
tion restraining the city from In
terfering with the housing of
strike breakers In the stock yards.
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PRINCE ouKToMskY EXPECTED
TO MAKE ANOTHER DASH
FROM PORT ARTHUR.
TO DISARM CZAR's SHIPS
The Askold and erozobel Arc Granted
An Extension Of Time Until Tues.
day Noon by Toatal at Shanghai
and Will Then Dlsarm-sterlIna
Ready for Action.

Shanghai, Aug. 22.-EvIdence
given before the naval court to-
day shows the shelllng and sink
ing of the British steamer Hip
sang on July 16 by the Russians
to have been a reckless wanton
act. Nine Chinese were wounded
and three were killed on board
the vessel.
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t.Coptinued on Page So
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Paris, Aug. 22.-otflciaIs here
confirm the statement that the
taotai Of Shanghai has Informed
the Chinese government that he
is unable to enforce the neutral
ity of the government. In spite
of the pro-RussIan sympathies Sc
rlous opinion here considers the
Russian difficulty not justiflabIe.
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Continued on Page 81
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st. Petersburg, Ang. 22.-An official
dispatch from Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomslly at Port Arthur by way of
Che Foo. says that only two officers
were killed on board the ships which
have returned to the harbor after the
fight on August 10, but his informa-
,tion about the condition Of the ships
is l1nsatiSfactory
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Chicago, Aug. 20. - Practically ev-
cry striker at the stock yards went on
duty as picket today, all working un-
der thoroughly organized plans. A
largely increased number of police.
men were assigned to the packing
house district.
The Washington times., 1904-01-09
CHESS.

The match between Janowski. cham
pion Of France. and Hobinhaus the
German expert. played at Paris recently
resulted in victory for the French
champion, the score being 3 TO / and
drawn
In the quadrangular college tourna-
ment Harvard. for the seventh time i'm
twelve years carried off the honors The
other competing teams were from Yale.
Columbia and Princeton. and scored in
order as above.
or the Manhattan Chess Club in a
tourney Just closed. His score was nine
wins and two defeats. The other play
ers stood as follows: Seigheim, Roething
Henham.
The triangular college match. consist
ing of Cornell. Pennsylvania and
Brown, was played last week. resulting
in a victory for Cornell. on December
81 team from these colleges defeated
team from Columbia. Harvard. Yale
and Princeton in score of 5 TO .
IT. \. Pillsbury will play "A bindfold
simultaneous against fifteen players at
the New York Athletic Club tins even
ing.
At the annual meeting of the Wash
lngton Chess, Checkers and Whist Club.
held on January 4, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year Pres
idcnt, r Il. Goldsborough: vice presi-
dent W b Mundelle; secretary treas
The president appointed the following
subcommittee: House. William Finn.
II Harold j. e Ray: cness. II. r
Guthrie, A. y. Stacy, w. +. Gwyer;
whist. r. X Indy. 3. c. Taliaferro, r.
W. Bishop.
The report of the secretary-treasurer
showed a large increase in membership
and good balance in the treasury.
The club is in a prosperous condition
and the annual club championship tour
ney will soon begin. A movement is also
on foot 10 secure more comfortable and
cCmmOdious quarters in which 10 fit w
a home for the club second to none IN
the country. The first game OF the
SOurnin-Guthrie match was played al
the chess club rooms last Saturday
evening. and resulted in a victory for
Mr.. Sournin. Following IS the game
I Black removes KB pawn:
The Washington times., 1904-01-09
.SAENGERS AND FAT MEN
TIED FOR FIRST PLACE
By Winning Two Games TIE Germans
Overhaul Corpulent Opponents in
District League.

The Jolly Fat Men and Saengerbund
teams the two leaders in the District
League. met on the alleys last evening
and the Germans tied the corpulent
bowlers for first honors hy winning two
games of the set. The series was one
of the most interesting seen in this
city this season. An extra frame was
necessary to decide the winier
The first game was won by the Saeng-
ers by 40 pins. while the Fat Men took
the second by 8 pins Each quint
chalked up $50 in the third game, and
an extra frame was required Krauss
started the ball-rolling for the Germans
with a score of 10, while Harlow. who
led for the Fat Men. knocked over only
nine pins, thereby losing the game for
his team, as the remainder Of the
Saengcrs equaled the scores of other
players on the Fat Mems Club. The
best bowling OF the evening was done
by Rodrick. who had scores Of $50. 211.
and 200 Eiker had highest single, with
226 The other scores Of 200 or over
We're: Ludwig, 212, and Miller. 200 The
totals
The Washington times., 1904-01-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE SEES
LAST OF VAN HALTREN
After Fifteen Years in Circrit He Quits
to Play in California.

The National League circ6it has seen
the last Of Van Haltren. who for fifteen
years has ranked as one Of the stars
Of the game.
The veteran has announced that he
will not come East next season. but
will play in California, his home State
Van HaItren was originally a pitcher,
and a good one. Anson made the dis
covery that he was a strong batsman
and placed him in the Chicago outfieid.
Within recent years Van Haltren has
played with the Giants. Season before
last he broke his leg. while sliding for
base, and many predicted that he
would never get I'm the game gan. He
recovered. but has not since saCwn his
old-time form.
The Washington times., 1904-01-09
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TOHEAR BROOKLYN CASE
President Hermann VIII Not Venture Guess as to the
Outcome of Sunday Baseball Wrangle

Club. who was present during the dis
cussion. ventures the opinion that the
New York Americans will make a mis-
take il they take up Sunday ball in the
East. and that the Brooklyn Club will
likewise be guilty OF foolhardy act if
it upset the present arrangement and
goes in for Sunday baseball at home
such a departure will not only kill
the Saturday attendance. said Mr..
Dreyfuss. but it will hurt business dur
ing the week. so that on the whole moth
ing will be gained. The people OF the
East have been brought up TO oppose
Sunday amusements. and Sunday base
ball games cannot - forced upon
them. If l could / would not play Sun
day games in Pittsburg."