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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-04
{ DAVIS DISCUSSES ISSUES.
FcSnai letter Of Acceptance Of Vice
Presidential Candidate.

Fcsmai letter Of Acceptance Of Vice
Presidential Candidate.
Elkins, w. Va, Oct. 4.-Ex-Senator
Henry G. Davis, Democratic candidate
for the vice presidency of the United
States, has issued his formal letter
accepting the nomination of his party
made at the ST. Louis convention.
Mr.. Davis letter, while considerably
shorter than the one issued by Judge
Parker, deals with the subjects now
occupying places in the national table
of issues in thorough manner
That the time when change of ad-
ministration is absolutely due has ar
rived is emphasized by Mr.. Davis. He
dWells at length on the eXtravagant
policy of the Roosevelt administration
and reiterates the statement made in
his White Sulphur Springs speech re-
garding the increase in the expendi-
lures per capita since the time of Bu-
chanan. The increase in army cost is
also brought out.
Trusts and the tariff occupy the
usual attention given those subjects
by Democratic orators. The relative
selling prices of steel rails at home
and abroad is used as one Of the argu.
ments for revision Of the tariff and
the restoration of the Democratic party
to power named as the remedy for
tho evils
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FOUR DAYS FIERCE FIGHTING.
Japanese Losses at Port Arthur Esti
mated at 10000.


mated at 10000.
ChefoO, Oct. Am official report
from General Stoessel, dated Sept. %
has reached Chefoo, confirming pre-
vious report Of the repulse of the Jap
anese attack on Port Arthur which
began Sept. 10 and ended Sept. 22
The fighting was of an extremely Sc
we're character.
From Semi-Otficial sources it is
learned that the attack began on the
10Th along the whole line and lasted
four days, various positions changing
hands many times.
One particular hill was a very i'm,
portant position to the Russians. The
Japanese attacked repeatedly, day and
night, finally occupying the position on
the night OF Sept. % after suffering
very severe losses. The attempt tC
retake this hill being extremely haz
ardous General Stoessel refused tC
issue the order, but called for volun
teers. Everybody called upon respond
ed, whereupOn a requisite number oi
men We're selected, Lieutenant Pog
gorsky and Captain Sychaff leading
them. Soldiers and officers alike ca.
ried grenades explosive shells weigh
ing from two to six pounds, which are
thrown by hand), and with these they
attacked the Japanese temporary for
tifications and drove the latter from
all Of their positions. Several mines
were exploded during the general bat
tic, causing severe losses. The Rus
slams calculate that the total Japanese
losses for the four days fighting reach
10000 men.
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FUNERAL OF SENATOR HOAR.
Chaplain of United States Senate Con-
ducts PRAYERS.


Worcester, Mass, Oct. 4.-The city
of Worcester during the day bowed be-
side the body of her foremost citizen,
George Frisbie Hoar, while the state
OF Massachusetts and in a large meas
ure the nation sympathized with the
municipality in her grief. The funeral
service was held in the Church of the
Unity. In harmony with the unosten-
tatious life of the senator and in ac-
cordance with his wishes there was
no elaborate ceremony or display,
though the great love of the people Of
Worcester and of the commonwealth
induced the family to subordinate their
own feeling and admit, insofar as the
very limited capacity Of the building
would allow, general attendance at
the church and to permit the body
later to lie in state at the city hail.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale, chap
lain of the United States senate and
lifelong friend of Senator Hoar, con-
Quoted prayers at the home just before
z O'Clock. Only members OF the imme-
diate household and few neighbors
attended this short service. The body
was then placed in the hearse by the
active pallbearers, all present or past
secretaries OF the senator, and the non
orary bearers, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, II. Jefferson Coolidge, Charles
Francis Adams, Attorney General
William Fl. Moody, former Governor
w. Murray Crane, General William F.
Draper, Judge Francis G. Lowell of
Boston, Colonel George H. Lyman Of
Boston, Stephen Salisbury, Henry A.
Marsh, DR.. f. Stanley Hall and Will
lam E. Rice of Worcester. The active
bearers and the family escorted the
remains to the Church of the Unity
Rev. DR.. Hale, who was the first
pastor Of the Church of the Unity, and
Rev. Rush R. Shipper, D. D., the sec
ond pastor, now of Brockton, Mass,
officiated at the church. The body was
then conveyed to the city hall, where
it will lie in state until p. m.
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LEADING MEMBER OF ST. LOUIS
DOODLE COMBINE MAKES A
CONFESSION.
WERE NOT IN FEAR OF EXPOSURE
SAYS MOST OF THE POLITICIANS
AND MANY FINANcIERs ARE
IMPLICATED.

ST. Louis, Oct. 4.-In written con-
fession Charles F. Kelly, speaker, of
the house of delegates during period
lates his story of that combine He
declares that a certain prom
inent local politician, promised him
self and others implicated that the
new circuit attorney would be "all
right" and promised if they would re-
main firm he would secure for them
either continuances until the new cir
cult attorney took Office or pardons
afuerward.
He says the politician said the new
circuit attorney, for which office nomi-
nations are to be made by the Demo
Gratis shortly, would be "his man."
Kelly declares he refused this offer
and that he makes this confession to
satisfy the pangs of an accusing con-
science, to obey the requests of his
wife and to do what he can to make
atonement to the public and prevent
other young men from following the
path which, he declares, has led him to
ruin.
LII IuS Coul 0G VI LIS COulSSolOu IASily
details the story of the city lighting
deal and of Doodle fund of 1880,
divided between the nineteen mem
bers of the combine at julius Leh-
mann's birthday party.
He asserts the person above referred
to gave him the Doodle fund and that
he took it to Lehmann's house and
that he there divided it.
In the course of his confession for
mer Speaker Kelly said:
Il know from my own knowledge
and from the statements made to me
by those on the inside that bribery
, has been going on in the municipal
assembly of st. Louis for the past
twenty-five years. Hardly bill passed
that body in the last quarter of cen
tury unless it was paid for. We did
not fear exposure and punishment for
the reason that we believed that
No One Would Dare to Do 1t.
In case of attack we knew most of the
politicians and many of the large finan-
ciers of ST. Louis would be with US.
A former prosecutor showed some
signs Of starting after us, but he was
bluffed off,
when the present prosecutor (Cir-
cult Attorney Folk commenced his
war on us we tried to intimidate him
by threats of assassination and when
this had no effect we laid all sorts OF
traps for him without success. Then
some decided that the best plan would
be to start newspaper and libel him
SO fierce1y as to draw his fire by taxi
ing nm his time In libel prosecutions
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kurOpatkin's Scouts UnabIe To
Locate the Japanese Elk.
treme Right.
Believed Russians Will Retire
to the Tie Pass If the
Enemy Advances.
WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED

The only point assured by the days
advices from the seat of war is that
there has been no general engagement
and st. Petersburg reiterates the be-
lief that a battle is not imminent
The Russian war office admits that
some worry is caused by the fact that
KurOpatkin's scouts have been unable
to locate Kuroki's main army, which
comprises the extreme Japanese right
1t is intimated that this condition may
contain the pOtentialities of big sur.
prise.
While Kuropatkin is disposing his
forces to meet any possible cOntin.
gency st. Petersburg holds to the opin.
ion that he will not accept a general
engagement but will withdraw to Tie
pass.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
a Russian warship, supposed to be the
Bayan Of the Port Arthur fleet, is in
Hangchau bay. 1t is not known when
she left Port Arthur.
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MARINES GUARD BATTLESHIP.
Great Precautions Taken to Protect
the Connecticut.


New York, Oct. 4.-There is little
danger that any further attempt will
be made from the outside to injure the
battleship Connecticut, which has just
been launched in the navyyard in
Brooklyn after attempts to damage
her had been frustrated. Two marines,
with rifles, patrol the land side of the
boat, while on the boat itself are sta
toned guards with instructions to
shoot if necessary. Electric lights at
night are on the outside and the in
terror Of the boat and there is no re-
Taxation of vigilance.
1t would be impossible for an attack
to be made on the water side of the
boat. Besides the guards on the Con-
necticut the deck watch on the Texas,
Kcarsarge and the receiving ship Han
cock have a full view of the approach
by water.
In addition to these precautions a
navy tug loaded with marines, with
instructions to shoot straight at any
unauthorized person attempting to ap-
prOach the new battleship, patrols the
river.
Every officer in the construction de-
partment and, in fact, every officer at
the yard, is in state Of high nervous
tension over the attempts to injure
the ship Thus far no idea has been
obtained as to the identity of the plot
terS,
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QUIET ALONG WHOLE front |
RUSSIANS DO NOT ANTICIPATE
HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE
/
! NEAR FUTURE.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-The Off cial
is quiet along the whole line of the
opposing armies. A slight Japanese
movement has been observed at Feng-
tipu, about sixteen miles southeast Of
Mukden, but there has been~no- eel.
isiOn. The war Office apparently does
not anticipate fighting on a large sea e
in the immediate future. Tne pllll,
clpal cause OF alarm at the war OH Z
is OccaSiOned by lack OF definite info
nation regarding the exact where
abOuts OF Field Marshal Oyama :;
right. The Russian scouts have lost
touch with General kurok's main
army, which may give increasing ini-
pOrtance to the flanking movement
west under General Oku, which hither-
to has been regarded as feint for the
real turning movement to strike at
General KurOpatllin's line of cOmmuUl-
cations from the east. 1t also may
contain the pOtentialities of a big Sd
prise. Ten days ago KurOpatkin and
the war office were convinced that tue
Japanese were concentrating at Sian
chan and that an immediate advance
was imminent in force. Accordingly
the Russians fell back from the passes
of the Da mountains without Offering
resistance. But after several days
they suddenly discovered that the Jap
anese were not pressing forward and
thereupOn the Russian scouts
Pushed Out to Ascertain the Cause.
They penetrated as far as Sianchan
and SiaOdyr, bringing back the star
Ting intelligence that not more than
brigade of Japanese troops was there.
This forthwith was followed up by an
important cavalry movement and the
reOccupatiOn of the Da range passes,
but kurolli's main body was not To-.
Gated. There were no Indications
however, that he had succeeded in
reaching position further eastward
whence he could make pivot move.
ment against the railroad and conse-
quently it was concluded that his main
force must still be between the Yentai
mines and BenZihu, five miles east of
Yentai station In a word the present
advices indicate that the japanese
preparations are being made more
slowly than supposed. Possibly the
delay is owing to their desire to take
advantage of the fine weather to com
plete their arrangements for long
winter campaign before actively re-
suming the offensive Kuropatkin' S
plans are carefully guarded While he
is disposing his forces to take advan-
tage Of any situation that may offer
the best opinion is that he will not &C.
cept a general engagement, but will
withdraw to Tie pass, where the bulk
of his army is 1nassed
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FOOD SUPPLY SHORT.
Russians at PoFt arthur Eating Don.
;sV Meat,

Chcfoo, Oct 4.-Chinese who left
Port Arthur, Oct. and who were pre-
viously engaged in burying the dead
say the effect of the Russian shells
and machine guns is terrific. The
slopes of high hill were Uttered with
mangled bodies and severed heads
and limbs. In one trench the Chinese
buried 800 Japanese and 200 Russians.
While it is true that the regular
water supply of Port Arthur has been
stopped by the Japanese the fortress
has other supplies which can be taken
only when the city falls.
The garrison of Port Arthur now has
sufficient food, but the supplies of
timed meats are nearly exhausted and
the troops are now slaughtering thirty
donkeys daily for fresh meat, which is
worth $1.20 per pound. Eggs cost 20
cents each.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Lady Curzon continues to improve
and her ultimate recovery is looked
for.
A large number of New Workers
were present Monday at the celebra
ton of New York city day at the
worlds fair.
Ambassador Mccormick, at st. Pc
tersburg, has been granted leave Of
absence to go to the United States on
urgent private business.
The Fries & Bresland rug factory al
Camden, N. j., a four-story brick struc
ture, has been destroyed by fire. The
plant gave employment to about $50
hands
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WOMAN COMMITS MURDER.
Stays Man Who Attempts to Force Hi:
Affections Upon Her.

New York, Oct. Angry because
OF his attempts to force his undesired
affections upon her and determined to
repulse him at any cost, she declares,
Mrs. Rosa Barbadi, twenty-two years
old, shot and killed Michael Rago in
an East Side tenement house. Mrs.
Barbadi made no attempt to resist ar
rest and was taken to a police station
carrying her twoyear-old baby, which
she held in her arms when she fired
the fatal shots.
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VALUABLE JEWELS TAKEN.
Home of Charles S. PiIsbury of Mime.
apoIis Robbed.

Minneapolis, Oct. Awhile the fam
lily of Charles S. Pillsbury were seated
at dinner during the evening a robber
ransacked the rooms on the second
floor of their residence and made good
his escape with jewelry valued at over
$1,000. While one man worked on the
upper story his confederate stood out
side the window of the diningroom
watching the family and the servants,
ready to give the warning should any
one leave the room.
Entrance to the house was effected
through a side door fronting on the
driveway The door was locked, but it
was opened with a skeleton key
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CAUSING REIGN OF TERROR.
Heavily Armed Posses Searching for
Connecticut Man.


Hartford, Conn, Oct. 4.-The state
police force of East glastonbury,
headed by Chief Egan, and many of
the residents, heavily armed, are
searching for John G. Whipple, who
two weeks ago shot and seriously
wounded neighbor, James Starmer,
and last week shot State Policeman
Louks, who was attempting to arrest
him for the crime. 1t is suspected
also that Whipple has burned two
barns and consequently all barns
stocked with the seasons crops are
guarded night and day by armed farm
hands. Farmers driving along the
country roads with loads of produce
go armed and the same is true of the
men in the fields, who do not care to
risk, unarmed, an encounter with
Whipple owing to his reputation as a
desperate character.
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Letters Arrive at Dover.

Dover, Eng, Oct 4-The Red Star
line steamer Vaderland, on board of
which were Mrs. Levi z. Letter and
Miss Mamie eiter, mother and sister,
respectively, of Lady Curzon, arrived
lare at 1:30 p. m. Large crowds wait
"a on the pier to watch the arrival of
the Letters
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Desperadoes Control Town.

Duluth, Oct. 4.-Word has reached
here that the village of Little Fork,
on the Little Fork river in Northern
Itasca county, has been for several
days in absolute control Of two des-
peradoes, who have shot up the town
in the most approved style and have
looted money drawers and helped
themselves to cigars and whisky.
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FATAL PRIZE FIGHT.
Participant Dies in Ring as Result ct
Knockout Blow.

INItOSNSdI DiOWa
North Bergen, N. j., Oct Alan.
mered terribly in a prize fight brought
off in the rear of a saloon here John
c. Peters of West Hobokon died in the
ring before medical aid could reach
him. His opponent was Patrick Dor
mandy Of West Hoboken. After four
rounds of the iercest fighting Dor
mandy knocked Petefs out with two
blows in quick succession over the
heart. Peters never regained con-
sciousness. Dormandy was arrested.
Four special policemen are said to
have been in the crowd that viewed the
fight. The proprietor of the saloon
says it was on their assurance that the
party had no intention of doing any
thing against the law that he permit
tea them to use his hall.
The prosecutor is making a per-
sonal investigation and it is expected
several warrants will be issued for the
men who organized the bout Some
Of these men are said to be prominent
business men in Hoboken and Jersey
City and the identity of at least two
is known to the authorities.
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THE CREW PERlSHED.
Norwegian Bark Sunk Off the Coast
NOrWaV

Norwegian Bark Sunk OFF the Coast Of
Norway.
Fredrickstad, Norway, Oct. 4.-The
Norwegian bark Sir John Lawrence
from London, struck on sunken rocks
outside this harbor and has broken up
The crew were drowned.
The Sir John Lawrence was of LOOP
tons net register and was built al
Liverpool in 1896 She was owned by
o. L. Roed of Tonsberg, Norway.
The Sir John Lawrence carried a
crew of fourteen men. Apprehensions
are felt that further disasters may be
reported as a result of the gale which
swept over these waters on Saturday
evening.
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Belonged to Won PIehve Reuime.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-Lieutenant
General Kliegs, governor general Of
Kieff, has been granted leave of alb
sence and there is strong reason to
believe that this is preliminary to his
supercession, as he belongs distinctly
to the Won Plehve regime. He for
merly was prefect Of police of st. Pc
tersburg.
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ILLINOIS TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE.
Block of Business Buildings at Chilli
cot!1e DESTROYED.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. a. Chillicothe, H.,
was partly destroyed by fire during the
night. A block of business buildings
was destroyed, including the First Ma
tional bank building; Squires' grocery,
the Chillicothe Bulletin office, Bailey
printing establishment, the telephone
exchange and a meat market AS.
sistance was sent from Peoria by spe.
cial train. The loss is $4,000 or more.
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Small Force Put at Work.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-The Pullman COM
pany resumed work in it's manufacture
ing department during the day, putting
a small force of men at work. Three
hundred workers were given work in
the saw mill and lumber yards and the
number is to be increased as the work
is developed, according to Vice Presi-
dent Wickes, until ]. 800 or 1000 men
are again on the payroll.
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JAPS ADVANCE RAPIDLY.
Compel General Samsonoff's Force t.
Fall Back.

Fall Back.
MulIden, Oct. 4.-Couriers from Gen
eral SamsonOff's field headquarte. S
bring information of a sudden retreat
on the part Of General Samsonoff III
the face of rapid forward movement
on the part of General Oku's enti. e
army and the abrupt resumption of
the offensive by Field Marshal Oyama S
LETT, made Sunday morning.
Instead Of advancing with their Gus.
tOmary caution the Japanese rusha
in with an abandon born of reckless
ness Or extreme confidence. General
Oku attacked General Samsonoff's cav
airy with his infantry and dragons
and in less than twenty minutes t. ?
entire Russian front was raked by a
heavy cross fire. Several Cossac!s
horse batteries were dismantled be,
fore they could be swung into action
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Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, the
sculptor of the statue of Liberty in
New York bay, is critically i'll in Paris
from tuberculosis. Hopes of his re.
covery are practically abandoned.
Bartonville, ILL.,, is the only incor.
porated town in the United States that
does not levy municipal tax. The
population of the town is 800 and it
collects $4,000 annually in saloon Ii.
censes.
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HEAVIEST EVER CAST.
Many Western Women Will Vote in
Presidential Contest.

FTCSIUGnCIdI CONTEST.
Chicago, Oct. 4.-Women Of the
West this year will figure in the presi-
Dental campaign as they never have
figured before and, according to dis
patches from Denver, Salt Lake City
and Cheyenne, their vote will be the
heaviest ever cast.
In Colorado the women's vote is eX-
pected to be increased, but the men
of both parties are said to be trying
to discourage them from taking sides
in the state campaign, which is a COM
plicated fight.
In Wyoming the vote nominally is
six women to ten men. 1t is expected
that the ratio probably will be in
creased nine to ten.
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SIX MEN BURIED ALIVE.

Mine Disaster Occurs Near Carriers
vile, Ga.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. IA special from
Cartersville, this state, says six men
have been buried alive in mine near
that place. The dead are R. p Nor
gan, owner of the mine and promi-
nent business man, and five employees.
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HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
Santa Fe Road Sustains Heavy Dam
age by Floods.

age by Floods.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 4.-The pile
bridge on the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway over the Arkansas
river at Byron, Colo, is out and it
will require several days to repair the
damage. Passenger trains are being
sent over other roads. The Colorado
flyer is annulled temporarily.
The damage resulting to the Santa
Fe from the recent floods will amount
to upwards of $500,000.
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Rain Quenches Prairie Fire.

Norfolk, Neb., Oct. "A huge prairie
fire, which for several days has swept
the Rosebud reservation and portions
of Trip and Gregory counties, S. D.,
was quenched during the day by a
heavy rain. The loss has been enor-
nous.
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Valuable Horses Perish.

Omaha, Oct. 4.-W. G. CARING of st.
Paul lost two of his fine show horses
by the burning of freight car soon
after leaving here for ST. Paul, after
they had been on exhibition at the
Omaha horse show. They were King
Leo, the stallion, valued at $4,000, and
gelding, Mr.. Pickwick. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
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LITTLE CHANGE AT. THE FRONT
Japanese Strengthen Advance Post:
at Fengtiapu.

ST. Petersburg, Oct. A dispatch
was received during the day from Gen
eral Sakharoff announcing that the
Japanese have strengthened their ad-
vance posts at Fengtiapu, sixteen
miles southeast of Mukden Else.
where, he adds, there are no develop
mQnfss
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Six Hundred Tribesnen Slain.

Alden, Arabia, Oct "A Somali mui
lah is reported to have attacked and
robbed the Ogadain tribe, killing 60G
tribesmen and capturing many camels
and sheen