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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
MINOR NEWS ITEMS

John q. Milbnrn. at whose house IN
Buffalo President Mckinley died. viii
remove To New York.
King Edward, who II establishing tho
most friendly relations with the Irish
people. proposes to make another visit
~ Ireland
Capt. Howard blackburn. Of Glouces.
TER Mass, will essay q third trim across
the Atlantic In a boat rs feet In length.
samuel J. Crawford was the youngest
governor OF Kansas. and liz now tho
sole survivor Of the union war govern
ors.
An automobile ralllcss train Of five
cars was successfully tested in Paris
IN the presence OF the president and
many officials.
Dr. Charles W, Dabney has reslsned
rs president Of the University OF Ten
nesseo TO accept the presidency of The
lhlVernity OF Cincinnati.
n marble statue Of the late Francis n.
Pierpont. first govern West Virginia.
has been placed in statuary hail i'm the
"i'f ~ hh|nllllklhns
Pedro A~lyaradu. the eccentric Mexican
multlmillionnire. distributed n carload
OF silver dollars (slGg .O0ol amopr Inc
poor Of his vicinity 2 few days acc.
n movement has been started In south
carolina to collect funds for a statue 10
the memory OF n. g. Gonzales. who was
shot II killed by James II. TlIlman.
me pope announces that In mture
Ne VIII nominate the American blshops
taxing this power from the p-ropaganJo
I"'s action was caused By a recent dis.
puto.
Nathan Perry Beers, for &c years n
teacher In the public schools of Now
lo'"' has Just retired. During his en-.
TIRE career he never administered cor
poral punishment to a pupn.
No loss OF HE To patrons of licensed
theaters has been recorded I'm Io,don
1855. The regulations are vcrv
strict including automatic doors and
hrtproof scenery,
A. H. hnmmcl. a New York attorney
a been employed in mGnyd divorce
SUITS says that there are from 200 10
900 homes In the city where md
ahu WE do not speak to each other.
a ship canal from the Atlanta
ocean 10 the great lakes is demanded
by the eountry's business interests, ac.
'oTdlns to p, o. Austin. chief OF the bu.
reau OF statistics In the department. Of
aud labor,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
EDITORS MARROW ESCAPE.
Fire Ia whcciing, W. Va,
Burn- the Daily News Ode" and
Editors We're Forcc 10 Jump.

Wheeling. W. Va, Jan, iS.-An on
tire block in the heart of the business
district was burned Sunday night, On.
tailing a loss of nearly S200. 900. Tho
fire originated In the boiler rooms of
the Wheeling Daily News and spread
rapidly, entirely consuming the news
paper plant, q wholesale liquor house.
owned by Shaofer & Driohorst. and
the executive plant of the Lock Bros
shoe Co. Several other buildings
caught fire, but were saved by the
prompt work of the fire department
and volunteer citizens. The fire sprpad
with such rapidity that the omployes
Of the News had no chance to escape
by the stairways, and the night ed.
Itor. Allan d. Smith, and his assistant
r. NJ. Archer, were compelled to iumn
from the %second'story window into tha
street. escaping with slight Injuries
A few moments afterward the six.storv
wall collapsed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

No deaths from typhoid foyer were
reported At Butler, Pa, on the 18th.
and bat m new ease. Il was estimate
ed there were 500 fever patients still
bodfnst.
Tho Iowa cong occasional delegation
took ten ballots. ON the 18Th, In an ef-
fort IN settle the contest over the icd-
eral judgeShip for the northern district
OF that state, No agreement was
reached.
Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, on tho
10Th, introduced n bill In the senate
providing for tho pcnsioning of all per-
sons who served % days or more In tho
army or navy in tho Civil war, and Tor
widows Of such soldiers or sailors who
were married prior TO June ~. 1895.
The pensions are TO he SO a month.
to take effect Mt the date OF appliea-
tea after the passage Of the bill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
Tho world's ralr viii bc a monument

Tho Worlds fair viii be n monument
To the enterprise Of ST. Louis and the
west, Already the buildings arr n
study In architectural beauty. aud tho
completed perfection will oner many a
treat To the eye OF him Who seeks for
beauty or of him who seeks for pleas.
nrc' hui It's enduring quality lies In
the CONGREGATION there OF so much OF
the fruit of mans cndcavor. from which
can come the benefit OF an EXCHANGE
OF Ideas. Of ruggcstion and information.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
STATE NEWS.
Professors Tbrnninn Fail.

DR.. NJ. l. Lipscomb, professor OF
physics, Missouri university. escaped
death In q remarkable way. In COM
pany with j. G. Babb, proctor OF the
faculty. DR.. Llpscomb was inspecting
Latrop hall. n OF the college club
buildings. While on the fourth floor
he stepped into what he thought was
a closet. II was the shoft II a disused
dumb walter. and the professor plunged
downward. All that saved him was
that the dumb walter blocked the shaft
between the second and third floors,
When the falling man struck this his
coat had been torn to ribbons by the
sides OF the shaft. but he was other
wise unframed. Mr.. Babb called a par
~ Of students. ana they lowered a rope
to the professor. who tied II about his
body and was drawn up.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
Personal Ann POLITICAL.

On tho 18th T. l.. Shonts, who was
elected president Of the Toledo, st.
Louis 4 Western Railroad Co. ON tho
18th. arrived nj Toledo. o., and took
charge Of the property. lie announced
that there would he M changes In tho
officials ~ tho road ut the present time.
Congressman John \. Williams, of
Mississippi, was confined to his room
Mt Washington. u. C.. on the 18th. suf-
fcrlng from u severe illness. The trou-
bio started from "a cold, and some I'M
casincss vas expressed by tho attcnd-
Ing physicians lest pneumonia should
develop
A special election has been called, to
ht held In Tho Twelfth congressman
district Of New York on February %.
TO MI the vacancy caused by the rcslg-
nation of George u. Mcclellan, now
mayor of New York clty.
On the 18th tho senate committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico made
q favorable rcnort ON senator Black-
burma bill to pay Li%lluolnlani. former
~ quecn>of Hawaii, the sun OF $780,
o0o, in full satisfaction Of claims To the
former crown lands In Hawaii.
ON the 18TH MaJ.-Gcn. Macarthur
assumed command of the division of
tho Pacific. ut san Francisco, aud his
various division officers reported TO
him for duty, 4 review of the troops
at the Preside was the only spectacle
lar feature of the occasion
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

From Toronto, Canada. comes news
That contains a valuable object lesson
on the Importance %: discipline and
coolress ~ additional precautions
asalnst fire, The hamilton Street
school, In that city. was emptled #
It's nearly 600 pupils ~ loss tnau two
minutes, when u FIRE broke ont, cyc"y
chid marching out In order The build.
ms was three stories IN neigh, anI
contained II rooms. lird u panic &C
tdrrcd, there would have 1ecn grca,
loas of life, MS the fire saInrd hcadwav
aud destroyed the school in n short
time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

The position assumed by Japan in
the pending controversy ls that sho
must rffusc to accept the Russian pro
p"sal that a neutral zone embracing
nearly onc-thlrd Of Corca be cstab.
liahcd and must insist upon the main
tcnnnce OF the territorial integrity of
both China and Corca. although willing
10 recognize Russla's special interests
In Manchuria In return tor the recog-
milton by Russia Of Japan's special In
tcTeuts In Corea
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Tho Hlnchllffc Brewing Co.'S m,lting
houso ~ Paterson, N. J., was burned
on tho 18th. Tho floors were Of asphalt
and were supported to be n%reproof, but
were quickly consumed: lo2s, 100000.
Three Bremen were Injured. one prob
ably fatally
Ohio coal operators, NJ Columbus, o.,
on the 18th. reduced the price Of coal
Mt the mines from 10 TO % rents per
ton. The prevailing price for lamp
coal at the mines was $50 per ton.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
TOPICS.
TIL NEWS III BRIEF.
coNanEssIoNAL pnocEEnrSas.

tftrft S"fsionD
Ecnntc- Tho senate. IN executive session,
IN the itth. laid ON tho trbtr tbs motion
Ia raconfidcr The u1iulupfinu Of ~ l.
Hurhnuau to be mluistrr la ptu.tn, IN,
VITA the exception " Senator NIe,'r"nry'
NJ EDnturkv. who voted WITH tbs reuttb.
leans. By this action MIR. Uucbnnnu now
has iuil power to act i,r this government
Init.d Sthtea and the new republic. when
~" dtufs were re- of"ued ~" mate was
CRITICALLY notified 81 The death 81 Repre-
lnL u committee 10 attend the funeral. tho
senate, HH q further mark ~ respect, nd-
lo'ifn"d n0usg When the house met
bridge .ac'DFt the 81 Francis river NJ
Alhih'd Tt'r. Nrk,, was passed. Ncsolu-
ti.hs % tgE'ct 10 The momory gf the
late >r Nkil,a Of Onto, were adopted,
shu ~ hutk of further respect tho
InuH" i'5nuiu'd,
s~ennte-For almost i've hours. on the
18Th, the senate debated the Panama
question. md " WIS atill under consldprn-
tion when ~" scnat" adjourned. Tho dis
cuH.ion arose over - resolution looking
on account ~ the Panama revolution II
was Introduced early In the day by MIR.
Hacon. and was mel promptly by = mo-
lion on the part Of MI Lodge 10 table II.
The speakers ~ the dny were Senators
lhCpn, Spuun"r, Teller, tarmnck. Lpige,
I.lnii. OF '4nncctlcul, Hale. Foraker and
tullom ...., HouHs-Thn house, for more
lhhn I'VE hours, considered III" legislative.
executive aud judicial appropriation bill.
nut reached no. conclusions on H. a va.
tlcth OF topics, Including iiihhnlh ana the
ihtlU, were dlN'uas'1 dirihH the course
u!, the debate. Aiirr the passage OF "A
hlll hppt.uprihtlnE sl1t.b to clear the 20.
loinac river az WASHINGTON 81 lee, hnd
10 clean the streets OF Washington Of
snow 10" house. az 90 y. m. adjourned.
Senate Panama again on the 18th was
tn" principal subject Of consideration In
ih" senate, and the debate WIS spirited.
Mr 'nfmnck opened the proceedings with
"a set speech IN pointed criticism II tho
presidents course, aud wua followed by
Mt. Spuoncf, the only other speaker ~
~" day, IN defense Of The presidents nc-
lion, and Their" was "A number Of sharp
encounters between them. when tho sen.
ate ndlnurncd IN" Panama luoHtiun wta
stu bctur" the senate and II was an
nuunced that the discussion would be- re-
Humod on the lith, after III" disposition
nt tl' pnHtui,ir" S"pIttmvnt inquiry. r"sn-
ullehhs l"ure-A ftvr a UN0ly drbnt"
lh!lhF lht'" houfH IN" mouse, IN com.
lnlltcv ~ inc whole, by "a Nnt" ~ y 10 a.
struck out ~" legislative, executive" aud
Judicial appropriation. blu, mo paragraph
providing Tor "a" salaries ANA cNIenHe
"t tho clNll HytNir" commission AMI clerks
employed under th' rummisHlnn The ac-
Nluu Ma tuH0N an uuNflNu at Nj IItuIuuFn
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Tho appointment Of Mai.-Gcn. Adna
Il, Chaffcc To be lieutenant general.
,icc Gen, S, Is. NJ, Young. retlsed from
active service, is specially noteworthy
Tor one reason. IL Is the first limo ia
the history of the regular army OF tho
United States that ono of it's members
has risen from II private in tho n
TO become It's commander. Gen. Young.
his predecessor, had n brilliant career
and went from the bottom to the TOD.
but his original enlistment. In 1861,
~as as private In a Pennsylvania volun.
teer regiment. IL WIS not until after
the close OF the civil war that he en-
tered the regular army.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Victor Arnold, Of Columbia. de-
stroyed sioo worth Of property In or.
der to steal n 81 pistol. leaving un-
touched ~valuablcs worth over $1,000.
lie was arrested, and says he will offer
US his defense that he has since child
hood been afflicted with n mania for
firearms that forces him against his
will to steal the weapons at every op-
portunity.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

sneed's hotel was burned at Keytcs-
vile, and the occupants wcro forced
TO make a hasly exit to save their
lives, aome lenping from windows. ].
L.. Montgomery. a young lawyer. was
seriously Injured in that manner The
loss is about $4,000, with partial In
urance.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

The Republican state committee con-
vened In ST. Louis and called a state
convention, to be held in Kansas City,
March 22. to select four delegates.at.
large to the republican national ron.
vention. The committee endorsed
Former Mayor c. p. walbridge. OF ST.
Louis. for ylce-prcsident.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Tho committees from the universe
ties Of Missouri aud Illinois decided
that the question for the annual debate
should be: Resolved. That the United
States Ought to Abandon the Policy OF
Invariably Resisting the Extension OF
European Dominion in South Ameri-
ca" The debate Ia To be held In Ut
bann, H., some time In April.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

The receipts At the ST. Louis post
'ilce Tor the month Of December. 1903.
were S~295,OSlld, as compared with
s217,5Nahj IN the same month in 1902,
an increase of Sl7,49i.53
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

The former superintendent Of tho
81 Louis ins1nc asylum tntes that he
was handicapped by tho rule that hlg
Hubordinatcs must be appointed by ma
chine bosses. Az n natural result. the
Institution was filled with grnfters. Pa.
uents were robbed even Of food.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
ni"cLlcg In u.ouc County.

An epidemic of blacklcs, which broke
out In the western part OF Boone coun-
~, has threatened the destruction of
large cattle herds, Prompt measures
have been taken TO prevent the spread
OF the disease.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

a medical Journal says that In the
continued use Of the eyes In such work
IA sowing. typowrltlng. bookkeeping.
reading ana studying the saving point
IL looking up from the work at short
Intervals aud looking around the room
This praciiocd every ten or fifteen min
u,es relieves the muscular tension and
resta tho eyes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Tho chief Of the Cherokee nation In
Indian territory is reported to BE- sur
fcring with the govt. This puts tho
Carlisle school away TO the rear In pro-
vidlng evidence that the noble red man
~ capable Of acquiring civilization and
itB con-comitants.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
Knp... CITY past, once Receipts.

The receipts at the Kansas City post
office for December. 1903, were slO7.-
23i, SO, compared with s93,1i7'3i ia
1902, an increase OF sl3.isi.bi.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Japan IL not an enemy To be desplscd
IL can retreat no farther II the Rus.
SLAMS choose 10 crowd upon II terri.
torially. There are several important
considerations that might well lead
Russia % avoid war with japan II II
ran be done by n clearer definition OF
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

The elaborate culogy of Gen. Young.
issued by the secretary III war on the
occasion ~ that officers retirement "
CHIEF of stan Of the army. was possibly
deserved. hut Will be- regarded by tho
public chiefly ns emphasizing tho UNI
"Namplcd slight put upon Gen. Miles
on d similar occasion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
DID TOM BECHTEL
KILL HIS SISTER?
Corroborated Evidence Given Show.
ing Motive For the Crime.
CAUSE SISTERS ESCAPADES
Public Prosecutor VIII Ask the
Jary Ia Consider whether Urii-
gIous E-rvor Prompted
the Deed.

Allentown. Pa, Jan. 1S.-Thirty.
four witnesses have thus far been
called In the Bcchtel murder case and
the prosecution has not yet closed Its
case. Motive for tho murder Of Ma
bel Dcchtel by her brother Tom who,
later committed suicide In Jail. was
proved still further Saturday by the
commonwealth.
brothrr's Motive For i<iIiiaa sister,
Miss Jennie Conrad testified that
Mabel Bcchtol told her Tom hadn't
spoken To her for a long time: that he
was going to be confirmed In the
church.
Tom was always Of n taciturn dIspo
sition. He seldom spoke unless he
was spoken to. and was much given
TO brooiing. He had known for q
long time Of the life his sister was
leading. He worried over II. lie
could not talk TO her at all. Now he
was about to Join the church by right
OF confirmation.
EcLst-in's story.
The public prosecutor will ask the
Jury 10 consider all these things, 10
determine whether, under the excess
OF religious fcryor. II IN likely this
gloomy brother was In such a frame
Of mind that Mabel's latest cscapade
with W~ciscnbcrgcr. should drive him
to fury.
Alois Ecksteln. the curious, stolid
little follow who was To have mar.
ricd Mabel Dcchtcl In spite OF her con.
sorting with David Welscnborgcr. told
on the witness stand the story of
Mabel lcchtcl's last days on earth
and OF poor Tom Bcchtcl's last dying
confession.
The story c~Orroboratcd much that
has already been indicated by cIrcum
oyldcncc-that Mabel WINS
probably Killed ut home by her brother
Tom.
""ih-r's Enort Ia shield Her Son,
II Tom were alive and on trial in
mis- court for the murder OF his sis.
there seems little doubt that tho
story Of EckstoIn would go far toward
'onylcting him. Hut Tom has Cono
o his account. hurried out Of this
endop, M Tho Lar =" ~. ~" ~ '"o w
This mos, I,,or,s,i," "o'nur.
,r,hIa,, ,L.."e pH'ohoioslcai
he case a II stands:
nv 4, snt,a -, .n ,ne Jury
I, ,," o' ,nSir oa'hs' IN spite
81. s ~o''uohcc' convict OF
hi,nhai."u ~. W PRISON cen tho
NAs'AiNi'h mbllltT WHOSE DUOugp Wua
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
shot M. Divorced wife.

Chas. Brown. OF 81. Louis. n trunk
maker, went to Springfield for ;he
ayowed purpose Of killing his divorced
wife, Mrs. Oscar Lowery. Going to her
residence with a dccoy note. he called
her to the gate. where he shot her with
n revolver. She will U Starting
to leave. Brown met his little sister
in-law. May Lowofy. and shot her In
the face. II was first thought hat she
was killed, but she rallied and may re-
cover. Brown Vas arrested and Jailed.
Officers barely averted mob violence.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22
THE TRTBUNE
Published By
u TniDtNI PRINTING Co.
MONTGOMERY. MISSOURI.

Marylnnd'a governor says the state
should 10 governed only by those clti-
Q n who. by their intelligence. their
hereditary and their interests in the
welfare Of the commonwealth, are hest
fitted for citizenship.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Albert eastman, postmaster a.
Stahl, was arrested by United States
Deplty Marshal pougherty on the
charge OF embeazliEg $1,000 Of govern
ment funds.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

BENJAMIN +, PiNlor, former sheriff OF
Nodaway county. and 4 wealthy land
owner, committed suicide at his home
In Maryville, drinking four ounces OF
carbolic acid,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

W. l.. Lamport. n railway clerk on
the Frisco who was under arrest.
charged with rliing n registered let
Ter, was tried In the United States court
Mt Joplin. and sentenced to one year In
prison. Lamport confessed that he
broke open a letter containing s225 and
took n 81 bill. lie contends It was
done to satisfy his curiosity to know
II the theft would he discovered. Lam
port lives at Verona.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-22

Three business buildings we're de-
slroyed by fire at skldmorc, causing
a loss of 100000, The people were un-
able TO combat tho flames, having no
fire apparatus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-27
SOUNDING The POWERS
RUSSIA TAKING STEPS TO Sc.
CURE CONCESSIONS FOR THE
BLACK SEA FLEET.
PASSAGE OF THE DARDANELLEs
TURKISH GOVERNMENT NOT YET
APPROACHED ON THE I'M
PORTANT MOVE.

London, Oct 27.-The Associated
Press learns that while there is NO
foundation for the rumor which re
Gently emanated from Constantinople
that the Russian government is ap.
preaching the sultan with the view OF
obtaining his consent to the passing OF
the Black sea fleet through the Oar.
danelles Russia is actually taking steps
to sound the other Continental govern.
ments as to whether any objections
will be raised by them in the event OF
a formal request being presented by
Russia to the powers Jointly for the
removal of the international restric-
tions governing the passage of the Oar.
danelles.
1t is obvious that whatever be the
replies of other governments to the
Russian inquiries it would not be pos
sible at the present juncture of affairs
in the Far East for Great Britain to
acquiesce in such an arrangement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-27

London. Oct..s s2277 - F T't3}tfssien Secretary
IansdoWne considers that Russias re-
ply in it's present form is incomplete
especially. in the failure to grant Great
Britain's demands for the punishment
In principle Of such officers as might be
found responsible
Lord LansdOwne said late in the aft
ernOOn, however, that he trusted the
matter would be settled within twenty
four hours.
In interviews at the foreign Office
with the foreign ambassadors LORD
LansdoWne, though in no degree pessi
mistic regarding the eventual outcome
gave his callers clearly to understand
that he did not regard Ambassador
Benckendorff' letter as altogether sat
1sfactOry and that it was distinctly in
complete. 1t was gathered that Lore
LansdOwne has insisted that in the
written reply to be handed to Ambas
sadOr Hardinge by Russian Foreign
Minister Lamsdorlf punishment il
principle shall be included and thai
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-27
GREAT TENSION FOR TROOPS.
kuropatkin and Oyama Watch Eacf
Other Like Hawks.

Mukden, Oct. 27.-The situation is
one Of great tension for the troops on
both sides. General kuropatkin and
Field Marshal Oyama seem to be
watching each other like hawks. 1t is
impossible to tell which will make the
first serious move. There are occa-
sional exchanges of desultory firing at
the outposts, but nothing Of great i'm
portance has transpired. On Sunday
night the Japanese made feeble at
tempt upon Lone Tree hill, but the at
tack was not pressed. The Russians
used several siege guns Of great range
on Monday, bombarding the Japanese
positions near Shakhe. The Japanese
replied with shimose shells. The Chi.
nese say the Russian fire destroyed
three Japanese field pieces.
The Japanese have evacuated
Shakhe railroad station, but it and the
railroad bridge between the lines are
in the field Of fire of both sides.
Although it is reported that there is
no activity on the Russian left flank
little is really known concerning the
situation there. A Japanese movement
from the west along the railroad is
reported, but this has not been con-
frmed The general state of uncer-
tainty breeds many rumors. On Mon
day quite heavy artillery fire was
heard westward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-27
REPORT IN CzAR'S HANDS
COUNT OF THE NORTH SEA
INCIDENT ARRIVES.

st. Petersburg, Oct 27-It is as
serted on high authority that Emperor
Nicholas during the afternoon received
Admiral Rojestvensky's report.
Vice Admiral Avellan, chief of the
admiralty, has gone to Tsarkoe Selo
and will not return until late in the
evening
There is no clue as yet to the char
acter of the report If Admiral Avel-
Ian brings the report back upon his
return from TSarkoe Selo the admi-
ralty intimates that the substance OF
Rojestvensky's explanation will at
once be given out.
1t is entirely probable that if Ro-
jestvensky is found ito have been re-
spOnsible for the blunder and he is re-
called Vice Admiral Choulnin, com
mander of the Black sea fleet, will
succeed him in command of the second
Pacific squadron.