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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-23

Jap Warshps Bombard korsakovsI<
Island of Sakhain.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 25.-The EN-
peror has received report, dated
Sunday, from the Russian comman
dant at kOrsakovsk, island Of Sakha
lin, as follows:
Since 7 o'clock this morning the
enemy has bOmbarded Kolsakovsk
The government houses have been de-
strOyed. One of the enemy's ships
appeared on the horizon about o'clOc X
in the morning, approached to within
about five miles OF the shore and boIn
barded Korsakovsk until Sis, when
the vessel turned and Disappeared
The damage done to the town VS.
quite considerable. There were 10
casualties
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WILL NOT FACE THE JAPS.
Russian Warships at Shanghai to 2
Disarmed.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 23.-Dispat i.
es saying that energetic action had
been taken by the American warships
at Shanghai to protect the neutrality
of China has aroused the liveliest sat
isfactiOn in official and unofficial Cl4-
cles here. The protected cruiser AS
kOld and the torpedo boat destroyo.
GrOzovoi will be disarmed. The a.
miraIty realizes that it would be folly
to send the ships out to face the jap
anese squadron in the offing and. g.;
announced in, the dispatches last week,
bad already decided that the sh. 5
shall be disarmed
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reports of the destruction Of the Novik
say that the gallant ship, which was
in the harbor of Korsakovsk. sighting
the two Japapnese ships, steamed out
to meet them and. upon finding her
self unable to sustain the unequal com
bat, ran back to the harbor and was
beached Full details of the casual
ties are not ascertainable, except that
one officer was killed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-23
TOLD BY CHINESE REFUGEES.
Reports OF Recent Fighting Near Port
Arthur.

Chefoo, Aug. 23-The Chinese Just
arrived, who bring the latest informa-
ton from Port Arthur, were employed
by the Russian authorities carrying
the dead off the field and also ammuni-
ton, which they say is plentiful. They
also confirm the statement that the
LlaOu promontOry was not assaulted
for the reason that it was impiesna-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-23
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
Tornado Does Immense Damage Near
BroWnton, MINI.

BroWnton, MINI.
Brownton, Mimi, Aug. 23.-At Z
O'Clock Saturday night the people about
four miles north of here experienced
one of the most severe storms of wind
hail and rain that ever visited this
part Of the country. Grain stacking
was just finished and now there is not
stack to be seen The grain is scat
tered for miles across the fields and
piled against fences, which are also
badly demolished. Houses, barns and
outbuildings are completely demol-
ished, several people were killed and
many Injured, and dead horses. cattle
and hogs mark the path of the storm.
Telephone wires and poles are down.
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MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED.
Tornado Kills One and Injuries Several
at BRYANT, S. D.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. pa tor.
nado has visited Bryant, S. D., and
vicinity. Many buildings were wrecked.
Mrs. H. S. Killing was killed, her
daughter, Nellie, injured, probably ia
tally. A number of others were seri-
ously injured. Loss of crops is heavy.
1t is reported that Willow Lakes was
entirely destroyed, but the report is
uncOnfirmed
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STORM IN WISCONSIN.
Lightning and Wind Causes Consider
able DAMAGE.

Hammond, Wis, Aug. 23.-At 8
o'clock Saturday evening severe wind
storm, accompanied by rain and hail,
swept over this village. Buildings
were unroofed, store fronts blown in,
outhouses demolished and trees twist
ed Off.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-08-23

Washington, Aug. 23.-It is asserted
positively at the navy department.
that the American fleet at Shanghai
is not charged with the protection of
Chinese neutrality by any special in
structions. The ficials here are con-
vinced that the Japanese have no in
/ tention of violating Chinese neutrality
and, furthermore, that they would not
jeopardize the immensely valuable for
eign interests in Shanghai by making
the harbor naval battle-ground.
No instructions have been sent to
Admiral Stirling to interfere with the
action of Japanese vessels.
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FOUR DEAD AT GLENCOE, MlNN.
Tornado Did Great Damage to Grain
and Property

Glencoe, Mimi, Aug. pa tornado
struck the township Of Rich Valley
and Bergen Saturday night about s
o'clock, killing four people, Mary
Q'Qonnell. a-ed thirteen. daughter Of
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ADMIRAL STIRLING EXPLAINS.
American Torpedo Boat Did Not Inter
fere With Japs.

Shanghai, Aug. 23.-Rear Admiral
Stirling says that the trip of the Amer
lean torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey,
from Woosung to Shanghai, was to
carry dispatches, Her movements
had no connection with the arrival Of
the Japanese torpedo boat destroyer.
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A dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Sunday, says that city was thrown into
fever of excitement during the aft
ernoOn by the arrival of Japanese
torpedo boat, which was sighted COM
ing in from the south at 4:30 o'clock.
She passed Woosung at full speed and
started up the river Ju for Shanghai
The United States torpedo boat de-
stroyer Chauncey slipped her cable
and followed the Japanese destroyer
The Japanese boat was cleared for ac-
ton. She anchored off the Cosmopoli-
tan dock, where the Russian cruiser
Askold is undergoing repairs. The
Chauncey came to anchor practically
between the dock and the Japanese
destroyer.
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The first dollar you deposit is
held as a guarantee that you
will return the little Bank. How
ever, this dollar belongs to you,
draws interest and can be with
drawn by you any time you re-
turn the little Bank.
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st. Paul, Aug. 23.-Eleven dead, 1O4
injured and property loss of over
$2,O00,000 is a verified record of the
damage inflicted by the cyclone which
passed over st. Paul and vicinity Sat
urday night, leaving in it's path a
scene OF desolation and a calamity
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Miss Selma Carlson spent Sunday
with friends on Village Hill.
James Steele of New Haven has
been the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Mnndell, for few days.
Regular communication of Uriel
lodge, No. "a, F. & A M, Saturday
evening, March 26. Work in the NJ
M. degree. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards spent
Sunday in Simsbury, going from Hart
ford, where they spent Saturday and
Sunday nights at the home of W. III.
Bracket. ....a=
There will be O. e. social held
in the hall this evening. Home made
candy will be on sale. Surprises are
in store for those who come, and a
good time is planned for. All are
cordially invited.
The board of relief, acting in the
matter of the tax laid in this school
district to defray the expense of the
recent building operations, will meet
in. the first selectmen's Office Tin the
STOREY on Saturday afternoon from
until O'Clock.
Charles W: Wolfe of Newton will
again supply The Baptist pulpit next
Sunday. At the close of the preach
ing service there will be business
meeting held for the purpose of seeing
if the church will vote to extend a
call to Mr.. Wolfe to become pastor of
the church. 1t is highly important
that all members should be present.
Inasmuch as the town hall has been
let7bY the. selectmen for an indefinite
period, and it becomes necessary to
hold q caucus. to elect delegates to the
state convention, who will in turn
elect delegates to the convention, it is
proposed by the chairman of the town
committee that said caucus be held in
the hall at South Wilmington, and I'M
less there is opposition on the part OF
the voters in town, such course will
in all.probability be adopted.
Moose Meadow.
Mrs. Hans Hansen is visiting he1
children in Hartford.
Miss Lillia Fenton is the guest thi.
week of Mrs Ed Burdick
E. A. Bates and son have bought
new work horses from Edgar Snow OF
Boston.
There will be no meeting at the M
e. church here Sunday, it being con.
ference.
Daniel and Harry Bates, who have
been i'll with the grip, are able to be
out again.
.Chism Bros. are setting up thei1
steam. mill on a pine lot that Bert
Ruby bought of Mr.. Allen.
Scenes in Jamaica, exhibited by
Rev. O. s. Davis in connection with
the entertainment at the M. E. church
last week, was very pleasant fea.
rture of, the occasion, Refreshments
were served at the. close.
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sBRiMFfEEb.'

Mrs. VIM. Royce and son of Stafford
Wife Visited her parents in town this
week. - S~~'' '.'', ''-.@
Charles Pierce of NewtonviIle was
the guest of Cheney Newton the first
/ Of the week. ''''~ ,'''
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hitchcock are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of q daughter last week.
.. Mrs.. Edward Fairfield and Clarence
Fairfield. of Adams are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Brown,
Marshall Allen of Worcester was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. q, M.
Allen, the first of the week. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Andrews and
Miss Lola B.>sAndrews were guests of
Frank Andrews last Saturday and Sun
day. a -
Sadao Ota of Osakai, Japan, who
has been passing several weeks at Fred
Parker's,. left town Monday. He is
to attend the st. Louis exposition in
connection with the Japanese exhibit
there.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Owen,
who died last Saturday night, was
taken to Lanesboro for burial Tuesday.
She leaves besides her husband two
daughters and son. Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen moved here from Pittsfield about
the first of June. She had been ill
all winter, suffering from a compli-
cation of diseases.
At the annual. town meeting held at
the town hall last Monday the follow
ing officers were elected and appropri-
ations made: Moderator, George M.
Hitchcock; town clerk and treasurer,
Miner Ell. Corbin; tax collector,
Charles s. Tarbell; selectmen, Charles
s.. Tarbell, Edward Davenport, Orrin
Hicks; overseers of the: poor, DR.. R.
v. Sawin, Charles g. Brown, Samuel
Ell. Adams; assessors, Charles G..
Brown, CheneyF Newton, Clarence
B. Brown; school committee for three
years, Clarence B. Brown; constables,
OIrlu hlCks, VIII. ~. DhNehpoIS,
George E. Hitchcock; library trustees,
DR.. r. V. Sawin, Miss. Bertha B.
Bliss; tree warden, George M. Hitch
cock. Appropriations: Town officers,
$500; schools and text books, $lS25 +;
library, dog fund, paupers, $1,000 !;
Highways, $1100; bridges, $500; snow
paths. 500; interest, $s5; tree war
den, $40; repairs of pound, $50; mis-
cellaneous, $500. Liquor license :
Yes, 10; no, 81. .-A
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UNION.


r.t ss Mr. Sturtevant moved his steam
millElast Monday teaCrow Hill.
W. P. Pease went to State Line last
week Thursday on asbusiness trip.
F. Ell. Ballou's horse, Billy" died
last Saturday night in the stable with
hemorrhage. .~
: Mr.: WILDER has closed his steam
mill on the Moore lot and will soon
set%it UP on al lot for @Olin Newell.
., March fifth Everett Ryder of Wales
was united in. marriage to Miss Ethel
Belcher of Union, daughter of Estern
Belcher. .,.-..r
wv. P. Pease and Charles Slater, in
connection with their other, work,
have taken, the job of taking away
lumber from the .Chism mill.
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TOLEAMD.

Miss Bessie Rhoades ia the latest
victim of the grip.
The public schools close this week
for the Easter vacation.
The children Of John Bowers have
been ill, but are now improving.
J. r. Putney recently sold a wood
lot to Charles w. Bradley Of Rock
willie.
Mrs. William Anderson, who has
been confined to the house all winter,
is able to be ont again
The annual Crandall oyster supper
and entertainment will be given by
the Ladies' Aid society OF the M. e..
ghqrch next Monday at the town hall.
EnteFtaininent will consist ofdranaas,
reeitaSions, music and tableaux.
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HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES,

LOCAL NOTICES.
Matter under this head 10 cents per line,
Food sale Mt e. L. Burrss store FRI
day afternoon at O'Clock. =
The undersigned grocers viii close
all day April lat.
o. u. Brown.
ANDREW WILTON.
n. j. CHANDLER,
w. g. ELLIS.
An elegant new line Of Jaranese
Napkins ut The Press cface.
-Organdie Writing Paper, with Low
Flap Envelopes for sale at The Press Of
fice In bulk.
CONGRESS Playing Cards for sale at
The Press ONCE.
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a Card.

We, the undersigned, do fereby agree
to refund the money on so cent bottle OF
Greene's War, anted Syrup of Tar II 1t
falls to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantt 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
w. d. HRALD, Stafford Springs.
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HAIRY, HEALTHY CHILDREN. i ANY
child can take Little EARLY Risers: with
perfect safety. They are harmless, never
grippe or sieken, and yet they are so GER
tain In results that robust constitutions
requiring drastic means are never dis APP
pointed. They cannot fail to perform
Ct cir mission, and every one who uses
DeWitt's Little Early Risers prefer them
to MI other pills. They cure biliousnese.
Sold by w. II. Heald.
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Mis-. VIM. Royce and son of Stafford
'viffe Visited her parents in town this
IL oo.,,,i;E. =: ts.'a- 10y "a t5s..a -
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z = 80 49,
To Mothers In This Town.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
win get immediate relief from Mother eray's
Sw ct Powders for Children, They cleanse the
stomach act on the liver. making slckly chi d
strong and healthy, A certain cure for worms.
Sold by ali druggists, csc! Address. Allen s.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y. 50
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SOM E RS .

:. Two. distinct earthquake shocks
were felt in town Sunday night, .,.s.s
Mrs. James Ramage and Mrs. e.
Forsythe from Holyoke are visiting
their sister, Mrs A. D. Noble.
The annual business meeting Of the
Ecclesiastical society of the Congrega-
tioal church will be held. in the chap
ell Saturday afternoon.
e. g. Tompkins has rented the
house recently purchased by O.. A.
Arnold, and will move in his family
very soon. He has gone to New York
for q weeks visit. ~. .
The house and barn in Somers
street, known as the Enos Arnold
place, was sold at auction Monday af
ternoon to @. Augustus Arnold of
Broad Brook, son of Enos Arnold,
for $3.50.
William Amos Pease died Tuesday
from paralysis, following an attack of
rheumatism, from which he had been
suffering for a month past. He was
the second son of Col Amos Pease
and Martha More, and was born in
Somers February, 1853. In 1880 he
married Alice youngest daughter of
DIR. VIM. B. Woods, for many years
prominent physician in town, who,
with their two children, Florence, in
training for d nurse at West Chester,
Pa. and Charles W. Pease. employed
at Corbin's, New Britain, survive
him. During a part Of. their married
lifesthey lived. in Downington, Pa,
where their children were born. For
the past ten years they have lived in
Somers, the pastsyearwith her father,
DIR. Woods, to care: for him in his de-
clining years. This is the fourth
death in that family within two
years. Mr.. Pease was engaged in
selling by sample whips and gloves,
making frequent trips to Pennsylya-
mia and New Jersey for. that. purpose.
He leaves besides parents, a brother,
George b. Pease, and a, sister, Mrs.
Lillian eager, wife Of Benjamin Ca
ger of Brooklyn.
Charles O.. Shaw, aged, no., and
Charles A. Buck, aged 50, residents
of this town, were burned, to death in
a fire which started in the house of
tho former shortly after midnight
Friday night. The house was 10
Gated about a mile north of The CEN
ter, and when the fire: was discovered
by the nsighbors, il had made such
headway that it was impossible to en-
ter the building, and twas not known
until morning that, there had been
any loss Of. life.. At that time the
charred remains of two bodies were
seen. The head, arms and legs had
been burned from both bodies. H..
J. Shaw, a brother Of one of the dead
men, identified watch that lay be-
side one of the bodies, as belonging
to his brother, and son of Mr.. Buck
recognized knife and a brass rule
as the property Of his father. The
remains were taken in charge by I'M
deftaker Leete of 'Thompsonville.; 4 AS
near as can be ascertained Mr.: Shaw
was celebrating his 10th birthday
with Buck. as his guest. Shaw was
In the habit, Of starting his fire With
kerosene, and it is thought that in
some way, an explosion occurred
which set fire to the house,. Mr..
Shaw was a painter by trade and
leaves no family. Mr.. Buck was alse
azpainter, and leaves q widow and
seven children. :,',- ~. -,
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MANSFIELD.

=. SILK business aC e. -. SmlCn is
tagging. ..:.,: =: =. ..ss.....:.r
Rev. r. g. Jacobs was"a victim of
the grip last week. :; f. .-s2->;sas
Seth. johnson. visited his sister,
Lena, at Gnrleyville recently :.
A steam saw mill from Andover
has moved on the Thrasher lot.
. Mrs. George N. Phillips was the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O..
G.. Hanks, last week. + >ex, t~.:4
School closed in district No. IA last
Friday. Miss Finley, the teacher,
went to her home in Rockville to
spend the, vacation. .. -
Charles. ,Macfarlane.. got his hand
caught in a gear in e.: Il. Smith 3
mill, and tore the nail off one finger
and bruised it very badly: - "''':i
Albert Hanks freeman, So, died at
his home on Spring Hill last Sunday
after long Illness: though he was
confined to the house for only few
weeks. Mr.. Freeman had=slived:: on
Spring Hill all his life.:: He has con-
Quoted a, carriage repair ana black
smith shop for many, years. He leaves,
besides his wife, two daughters, the
Misses Ethel and Vera freeman The
funeral was held Tuesday at | O'Clock:
Judge of Probate H. H. Hunter was
in Mansfield Saturday holding court
for the purpose of admitting to pro-
bate the will Of the late Mrs. Harriet
J. Hall, widow OF Levi A. Hall, of
Spring Hill. No objection was made
and the will was admitted to probate.
Judge of Probate l.. J. Storrs of Mans
field was named in the will as execu:
tor and he. was appointed. by Judge
Hunter. Albert lGurley and. Robert
Gardner, both of Mansfield, were APP
pointed appraisers: ~
-Leander Lee Simmons, . rs, died
Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock at. his
home in Springfield. He was born in
1897 in Mansfield, the son of Asa Sim
mons, q farmer and silk worm grower
of this place. At 10 he went to Flor
ence, Mass, to work in the silk mill
there. He remained at Florence for
some years, going from there to Chic
opee, where. he started a tailoring
business and . worked some time in q
hotel. From Chfcopee he went to
New York and Was employed for nine
years in the custom houseof that city.
He returned to Springfield at the.co
clusion of his work at the custom
house and was for many years we'll
known nurse there. He retired in
1898. He was twice married. He
leaves besides his second wife, whom
he married in 1898 at Willimanitc, a
brother, Elijah Simmons, of Oxford,
and two step-children, Mrs. Mile
Barney of Chicago and Nathan Crary
of Lawrence. Mr.. Simmons was o
member of Chicopee lodge Of Masons.
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the old homestead, where her father
and grandfather lived and died before
her. She was daughter of Daniel
and Abigail Rockwell, her mother
being of . prominent Wilmington
family. She leaves two brothers,
Samuel and John, and one sister, Mrs.
Huldah Arnold, of Springfield: The
funeral will be held from her late
home at / O'Clock to-day. Rev. E. A.
Burnham of the Congregational church
officiating. The burial will be at the
Stafford Street. cemetery.
STAFFORD.
Cyril .Johnson is in New York and
New Jersey for few days this week.
@. Z. Burke has sold his thorough
bred Gunersey bull to parties in
Wales.
Miss Taylor of Westford is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Chandler, at the Willis place.
The young men of the village are
planning for an Easter dance, to be
held in Memorial hall, but have not
yet decided upon the evening.
A young son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bre-
sean, who live on the Andrew Ledoyt
place, while out in the woods chop
ping few days ago, cut on two OF
his toes.
Mrs. Alfred Gay, mother of the
little girl who has been i'll with diph-
liberia. has also contracted the same
disease, and the house. still remains
in quarantine.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
tist church viii meet for work next
Wednesday afternoon and serve their
usual supper at 5.45, with Mrs. Hiram
RaEhbun and Mrs. Thomas Black a
hostessss.
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Eggs For Matching.

White Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth
Rocks AS good as the best. males and females
not related. Eggs, SOC per ~, at the house.
A. III. SIMONDS- Stafford IIniInw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-26
The STRIKE At THE
CHICAGO STOCkYARDS
Mr.. Armour Drives Through
Crowd of Strikers.
NO DEMONSTRATION WAS MADE.
In Connection With Armour's Unex.
pected Return to Chicago More Re.
ports of Another Effort at Peace Cir.
cuIated-Strikers Called Meeting.

Chicago, August 25.-J. Ogden Ar.
mour reappeared at the stockyards to-
day having suddenly returned from
his vacation in the east.
In proceeding to the packing CEN
ter he drove through throng of the
fully falling back before an attack of
the police. When Mr.. Armour and
q companion arrived at the Exchange
avenue entrance to the yards at Hal.
stead street in a light buggy, fully
$50 strikers had stopped there on their
way to a meeting. No pickets were
about
The police were in the act of dis
persing the gathering when Mr.. Ar.
mour arrived and drove through the
crowd. There was no demonstration,
although he was recognized.
Referring to the appointment of a
President DonnelIy, of the striking
butchers, said today that he would not
see the mayor and the council com.
mittee before tomorrow. When pres.
ident Tilden, of Libby, MCNEIL & Lib.
by Packing company, arrived at his
office today he found a communication
from the council committee inviting
him to meet that body at II o'clock
tomorrow. Mr.. Tilden has been one
of the chief spol1esmen for the pack
ers.
He said no attention would be talk
en- regarding the communication until
after the packers had conferred.
In connection with the unexpected
return of J. Ogden Armour to Chicago
reports of another effort to bring about
peace negotiations Independent of the
councils effort to bring about peace
negotiations we're circulated.
The strike leaders called a meeting
and unusual activity was manifested.