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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Description of Second Days Fighting
at Liaovanu

at LIaoyang.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 2.-General
SakharOff, in dispatch to the general
staff on Wednesdays fighting, says:
"A portion of General Kuroki's force
has crossed to the right bank of the
Taitse river at Sakankankwantun. A
division of infantry, with cavalry and
artillery, crossed first and covered the
advance of another detachment. After
fOrding the river the Japanese ad-
vanced toward Liaoyang in two bodies,
one due west and the other by way of
the Yontai mines.
"There was fighting between the two
armies all day long especially between
8 p. m. and midnight, after which the
fire slackened. AS on the previous
day the fighting ended with complete
success for us. The Russians main
tanned all their positions, General Kon-
dratenko's detachment specially dis
tinguishing ITSELF The Russians
maintained a stubborn defense the
whole day. Our troops all day long
were exposed to a hail of shrapnel,
but defended the positions entrusted
to them with desperate bravery. After
preparing for the assault with artillery
the Japanese repeatedly attacked our
positions. Some Of our advanced for
tidcations passed into their hands
after stubborn defense They were,
however, each time recaptured by us
at the point of the bayonet. The Jap
anese left a number of dead. After
each bayonet engagement our troops
found time to dig pits in the fields of
Chinese corn in front of our positions.
These in some cases were completely
filled with Japanese corpses. The en-
emys losses must have been enor-
nous. Ours have not yet even been
approximately computed, but they are
also large. A considerable number of
Japanese arms fell into our hands,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
TURN RUSSIAN LEFT FLANK
LARGE JAPANESE FORCE sue
CEEDS IN GETTING ACROSS
THE TAlTSE RIVER.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 2.-Ceneral
Kuroki's force, is crossing the Taitsa
river on pontoons. One division is
already across and others are follow
Ing.
General Kuropatkin's forces, it was
announced from st. Petersburg on
Wednesday, occupied positions forrl-
ing a semi-circle about I-iaOyang, t.
1lanks resting on the Taitse river,
which flows north Of I-iaoyang, the
left flank being east and the right
flank west of the city. 1t will there
fore be seen that the dispatch from
st. Petersburg announcing that Gen
eral kurOki's force was crossing the
TaitSe river on pOntOOns would Incl
cate that. the Japanese have either
turned or are turning the Russian left
flank, as Kuroki is understood to ha, e
been on the Russian left flank. A dis
patch to the Associated Press from
Liaoyang Wednesday evening an
nounced that the Japanese were get
ting around the Russian left flank and
that developments were expected in
the west and northwest. This state
ment now appears to be confirmed,
for it is announced from Mukden in a
delayed dispatch that Japanese force
Of 10000 men is said to be advancing
from the northeast of Mukden. The
western move has not yet developed,
according to the advices to hand, but
the announcement probably refers to
the Japanese force which has been
reported to be moving up the Lao
river.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
REPEATEDLY REPULsED.
Japanese Made Desperate Attacks or
Russian Front.


Russian Front.
Iiaoyang, Sept. "A Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press
sends the following from the south
east front:
After midday Wednesday the jap
anese concentrated the strength of all
their artillery fire against hill No. 9S
and the village of Maetum, endeayOr-
ing to break into our line. At the
same time they viciously attacked our
west line to the right of the hill.
Attack followed attack for three
hours. Between and o'clock in the
afternoon we repulsed three headlong
charges against our line. After this
the Japanese, with the strength of all
their batteries, opened fire along the
whole southern front, but this attack,
TOO, was driven back with what
seemed tremendous loss, although it
was impossible to tell clearly what
happened amid the shell fire and fight
ing. The roar of siege guns, mortar
batteries and mixed volley firing Went
On until darkness set in.
To the north storm, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, broke, while
along the front thousands of shells
were bursting constantly. 1t seemed
like magnificent display of fireworks,
beggaring description.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
TWO CITIES
AFFECTED
Order Tying Up the Independent
Packers Limited to Chi
cagO and St. Louis.
Strike of Handlers Causes Com.
plete Cessation of Work
in Stock Yards.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-The strike order
independent packing plants is to apply
only to those plants in Chicago and
st. Louis.
''It was President Donnelly's idea,"
said a national officer of the striking
butchers organization, "to tie up the
independent packers and bring on a
meat shortage in order to awaken pub
lie interest in the strike. This was
opposed because it was felt such ac-
ton would hurt us most by throwing
our men out of employment in large
numbers. Confning the order to Chi
cagO and st. Louis is not an effort to
produce a meat famine, but is simply
case of cooperation with the strik-
ing live stock handlers. Comparatively
few Independent houses will be af-
fected."
"Stock handlers" said President
Donnelly, ''are on strike only in Chi
cagO and st. Louis. In Chicago only
the Independents within the stock
yards enclosure will be of necessity
affected. Union men employed in in
dependent packinghouses will not be
permitted to dress cattle handled on
the hOof by nonunion men. The fate
of the outside independent packers de-
pends on their ability to secure stock
without recourse to the Stock Yards
company"
Not bullock, hog or sheep has been
driven out OF the stock yards since the
order to the handlers went into force.
A committee OF live stock owners and
commission men has waited upon
DOnnelly and requested permission to
load cattle now in the yards for ship
ment to the east. The request was
referred to the allied trades council.
After several hours consideration
the conference board of the allied
trades council refused to call Off the
strike at the plants of the Independent
packers.
Wholesalers have already begun to
raise the price of meats and it is
stated that before another week is
over Chicago will be without meat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
j. J. HILL ON THE STAND.
Testifies in Suit Involving Famous
Northern Pacific Corner.

Testifies in Suit Involving Famous
Northern Pacific Corner.
New York, Sept 2.-James J. Hill,
president OF the Northern Securities
company, testified during the day that
on May 8, 1901, the day Of the panic in
Northern Pacific stock, he remained in
his office and was busy considering g
the buying of new locomotives and
other railroad affairs. When ques-
toned as to the apportionment of
Northern Pacific stock prior to the
panic Mr.. Hill said his personal hold
ings in Northern Pacific amounted to
$7,OO0,O0O and an additional $14,000,-
600 was held by friends of his Mr.
Morgan's share, he said, was $20,O00,-
900. These holdings were of common
stock. Mr. Hill was called to tell what
he knew of the famous Northern Pa
cific corner in which John J. OLeary
of Chicago, who was short, claims that
his brokers closed down on him at a
much higher figure than should have
been done, and in the suit in which
MIR. Hill, J. Pierpont Morgan and 9th
ers have been called as witnesses,
OLeary seeks to recover $50 900 de-
posted with his brokers as margins
1t was announced that Mr.. Morgan
will not testify in person, but repre-
sentatives of his firm will be present
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st. Petersburg, Sept. 2.-The second
days battle at Liaoyang was of the
most desperate character 1t ragged
continuously from dawn until mid.
hight and the slaughter must have
been immense At in the evening,
after holding his outer positions all
day in the face Of the most desperate
charges, General Kuropatlin gave the
order to retire upon the main works
about the city. The Japanese assaults
during the day had been directed
principally against the Russian center,
B. little east Of Maietung hill, near the
railroad and three miles southwest of
Liaoyang. Nothing approaching the
severity of the infantry and artillery
fire here had been heretofore expert
enced in this war. General Kondratz-
vitch's division bore the brunt and
suffered the most. Bayonet charges
succeeded each other in rapid success
sion, while the artillery duel never
ceased for moment. No attempt was
made in the official advices to esti-
mate the number of guns the Japanese
used, except that they had many hun
dreds. Each gun carries $50 charges
and these must have been expended
many times, as several hundred thou
sand shells were fired between sun
rise and sunset.
General kuIopatkin's order to fall
back on the Notifications was probably
due to the receipt Of information that
the Japanese had succeeded in cross
ing the Taitse river, northeast of Lao
yang, although Generals Rennen-
kampff's and Mandaritaff's divisions
had been especially placed in position
in this direction to checkmate such a
move. The Japanese crossed at a
point called Sakankankwantun, twenty
miles east and somewhat above LiaO-
yang, and marched in force directly
westward with the evident object Of
cutting the Russian line Of communi-
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O'Leary e. Bowser,
Benoidji. Minnesota.


hundreds and were -engulfed and i'm
paled on the stakes and their lines
were thrown into confusion. When
the Russians faced about and returned
to their old positions they found these
death traps filled with dead and dying.
The rattle of musketry and boom Of
cannon continued until midnight when,
at last, silence brooded over the
bloody battlefield and the tired sol
diers lay down where they had fought,
while the worn out surgeons and
angels of mercy ministered to the
wounded all night and the Chinese
coolies worked at carrying them into
Liaoyang.
General Sakharoff, in reporting the
battle, says the Japanese suffered
enormous losses, much larger than
those of the Russians. who also lost
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
FIGHT ON RESOLUTIONS.
Wisconsin Democratic Convention Is
Making Slow Progress.

Oshkosh, Wis. Sept. 2.-The entire
morning session Of the Democratic
state convention was spent in a fruit
less discussion of the proposed plat
form. No action had been taken when
the convention recessed until after.
nOOn
The convention reassembled at 9
o'clock. Former Attorney General
James l.. O'Connor of Milwaukee was
made permanent chairman A bitter
fight was precipitated by the reports
of the resolutions committee, consist
ing of a majority and two minority
reports. The majority report, which
is advocated by the faction headed by
Villas and Rose, contains a plank de-
nouncing the present system of pri-
mary elections, which is to be voted
upon and made operative by the peo-
pie at the election next November.
The fight was waged on this plank
The intimation that the majority
report was dictated by the "stalwart''
leaders of the Republican party was
bitterly resented by the men who
signed it,
At. 1890 p. m. adjournment was
taken to 1:30 without action on the
resolutions reports.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
in FAVOR
OF JAPS
Indications That Tide of Battle
In Vicinity of LiaOyang
Has Turned.
Russians Retire TO Fortified Posi-
tiOns in the City and Its
Immediate EnViOrnS.

The days dispatches indicate that
the tide of battle around Liaoyang has
turned appreciably in favor of the Jap
anese. With a tremendous and sus-
tanned assault on his right and center
and threatened in his rear by heavy
force which has crossed the Taitse
river Kuropatkin has been forced to
fall back from his first line of battle
to the fortified position he had estab-
1ished in the town of LiaOyang and its
dispatch says this order was given
after the Russians had withstoOd an
artillery and infantry attack from
dawn to midnight, but that the Jap
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cation with Mukden. Their exact
strength was not established, but a
division was made out.
Japanese Resume the Attack.
AS soon as the Japanese found that
the Russians were retiring from their
outer positions southwark they re-
sumed the attack there, although it
was then quite dark. Thus pressed
the Russians arrested their move
ment to the rear and again faced the
Japanese. With the view Of eventual
retirement from their outer positions
the Russians had dug large number
of pits, with stakes concealed in their
bottoms. The pits were artfully con-
cealed among the high Chinese corn.
When the Japanese charged after the
Russians they fell into-the pits in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02

heavily No statement is made in re
gard to the losses.
General Stakelberg, who is among
the wounded, still retains command of
his army corps, although he is no
longer in chief Sommand of the south
ern army, wf4yh has since been con-
solidated under General Zaroubaieff
General Marozovsky, who was also
wounded, commanded the artillery
brigade. He distinguished himself
during the suppression of the boxer
trouble in China. His wound is Sc
we're. There has been no interruption
of telegraphic communication with
Liaoyang up to this hour, which the
general staff considers to be conclusive
evidence that if the Japanese fanking
movement was pressed north of Lao
yang it was unsuccessful
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
CALLED BY INVITATION.
Officer of Federation Of Labor Visits
Judge Parker.

Esopus, N. Y, Sept John H.
Bogart, one Of the state organizers of
the American Federation of Labor,
vas visitor at ROsemOunt during the
day. He declined to discuss his visit
and Judge Parker would say nothing
about it, but it was understood that
he came at Judge Parker's invitation
and, that his visit had to do with the
reported attacks of the labor organi-
cations upon Senator McCarron as
chairman Of the state executive com.
mittee. It was stated here during the
afternoon that an effort would be made
to get the labor people to modify the
methods of their attack on Senator
McCarron so as to defer the battle to
some occasion other than national
election.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
DAN PATCH BREAKS A RECORD.
Speedy PAGER Lowers the Mark for a
HaIf-Miie Track.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2.-In an exhibi-
tion mile on the state fair grounds
track Wednesday Dan Patch lowered
the record for a half-mile track and
clipped three-quarters of a second off
his own best time for half-mile
track made at Des Moines last week.
He covered the mile Wednesday in
2:05A on track still a trif1e lumpy
from the recent rains. He was ac-
companied by a runner but no wind
shield. Fifteen thousand people saw
the performance,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02

bars Satinet for rs cts $265 per box bars Dome
White Russian for Is cts Is bars for so cts, per
box 1926, bars Cabinet for 25 cts So per box.
Toilet Soaps-Bengal CASTLE for 10 cts per doz. 40
cts Butter Milk for 10 cs per doz. 40 cts Oa Meal
Soap for TO- per doz 40 cts. Daily Queen for 10 cs
per doz 40 cts; Golf for 10 cs per doz. 40 cts All
above usually sold at cts straight Violet DeParm
for 20 cts per doz IS cts; Jockey Club for 20 cs
perdoz IS cts Shandon Dell for 20 cts, per doz Is
cts Heiothorpe for 20 Cts, per doz. IS cts Above
especially low prices, brands less than whole
sale. Juvenile per cake Is cts This is usually sold for
25 cents per cake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
Russian Cruiser Still at Saloon.

Paris, Sept. 2.-Advices received at
the foreign office here from Saigon.
French Indo-China. say that the Rus
sian cruiser Diana, which arrived
there damaged Aug 20, following the
naval battle off Port Arthur Aug. 10
is still at Saigon. She has not yet
entered the dock for repairs. Final
orders from the Russian admiralty are
expected to reach the Diana soon..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
RIOT AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
Mob Attacks Street Car Bound for the
Stock Yards.

VOO <IIIeaSNS SSiCCI SGi k3OOiiO IOI IIC
Stock Yards.
East st. Louis, Ill, Sept. 2.--Several
persons were seriously injured in a
riot that was precipitated by the ar.
rival at the Vandalias crossing of the
first street car bound for the stock
yards with nonunion men on board.
James Johnson. one of the passen.
gers, was struck on the head with a
stone and his skull fractured. doc
Murphy, negro, was badly beaten
by the mob, his left ear being almost
torn off. Another negro was knocked
senseless and several more passengers
were badly beaten ybefore they got
away.
Several of the nonunion men were
pursued and a pistol battle ensued. A
fusillade of shots was fired, but none
was struck
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
JAPANESE ARE IN PURSUIT
RUSSIAN RIGHT AND CENTER DE-
Tending LiAOYANG FALL
BACK ON CITY.

Toxic, Sept. 2-The Russian right
and center defending Liaoyang south
ward are retreating. The Japanese
are pursuing the Russians.
A telegram from the Japanese head
quarters in the field says the Russians
at L4iaoyang number twelve or thir,
teen divisions.
AS Kuropatkins line, according to
previous advices, occupied a semi
circle several miles to the southwark
Of the town of LiaOyang it is evident
that the movement above alluded to
is retreat into the fortified positions
OF the town and it's environs and not
from LiaOyang itself nOrthward
st. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-THE war
office is unable to confirm the dispatch
from Toxic to the Associated Press
announcing that the Russian right and
center before Liaoyang had fallen
back upon the city. No reports of the
days fighting have been received up
to this hour. 1t is pointed out, how,
ever, that it is quite possible General
Kuropatkin may have repeated his or
der to fall back on the main positions
which was given at 8 o'clock in the
evening and was not carried out be
cause the Japanese resumed the battle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
COMPELLED. TO RETIRE..
Japs Capture Port Arthur Fort but
Fail to Hold It,

Chefoo, Sept. 2.-At 4:40 on Aug.
28 the Japanese attacked fort No. G.,
on the northeast portion of the right
flank This fort is new and strong
one. After an hours fierce firing, dur
ing which the Japanese endured a
cross fire from fort No. 2, the Japanese
succeeded in entering the fort When
the Russians were safely away from
fort No. 6 the Japanese flag waved
over it, but several forts concentrated
their fire on it and the Japanese were
compelled to retire.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
LACKS CONFIRMATION.
Reported at Toxic That Liaoyang Has
Fallen.

Toxic, Sept. 2.-There is a report
current here that the Japanese have
captured Liaoyang.
It is quite without confirmation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
Japs Northeast Of Mukde

Mukden, Sept. "A Japanese force
of 10000 is reported to be advancing
from the northeast of Mukden.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-02
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Hundreds of Druggists Accused of Vic
latino an Injunction.

Iating an Injunction.
Chicago, Sept. 2.--TWenty-fve hun
dred retail druggists in the United
States have been declared guilty of
contempt of court by Judge Dunno
OF the circuit court and the Nation
al Association of Retail Druggists,
of which they are members, was fined
$4,000, while Thomas V. Wooten, sec
retary of the organization, was fined
$500,
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" co % %pd every chant has h
IL namely d cash by o M credit Everyone knh credit is given
waymg MwaA Autit to be to for
those who 0 notandc determined dopumy mona clyhba
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Note the Following:

The best Tea Dust | can get, usual price per pound Is
cts, now Is cts or pounds for 25 cts.
40 cent Tea, per pound 80 cts 1-2 lbs for 81.
Pearl Tapioca per b cts, usual price lbs for Is cts
Fine German Sage, per lb cts, usual price lbs for
25 cts.
Pop Corn, very dry, bought year ago every
kernel ought to pop only cts per lb.
Fancy large Lemons, per doz 20 cts.
Seeded Rasns 10 cts per b, usually sold for Is cts
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-05
or CURRENT INTEREST.
5000 FOR TWO FLEAs.

A. NJ. Baber, East Cape agent Of the
Northeastern Siberian Company, has
reached Seattle, Wash, with two ST.
berian feas for which he expects to
get $1,000 from Charles Rothschild,
London fnancier and member of the
famous Rothschild family of bankers
Mr.. Baber found the two 1eas on a
live Arctic fox.
For many years Mr.. Rothschild has
made a study of the pulex irritans, the
scientific name given to the insect he
has gathered them from the remote
parts of the world At Tring park,
London, he has thousands and thou
sands of the insects in glass jars.
Every flea known to science is in Mr..
Rothschild's collection with the excep-
ton of the flea found upon the body OF
the Arctic fox.
Mr.. Rothschild succeeded in obtain
ing specimens of the polar bear flea
and the Esquimaux dog flea, and has
for years been trying to complete the
collection with the Arctic fox flea.
1t is said that Mr. Rothsehild had
the greatest difficulty in getting ma
tives to pick feas from the bodies of
wild tigers in the jungles of India. and
from the South African lion while that
animal was rowing in his native state.
He got them, however. 1t is reported
that Mr. Rothschild has also sent
agents TO get ffeas off the mule hoofed
hogs of Indian Territory and from a
peculiar breed of jack rabbits in West
ern Kansas.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-05
GERMANY IN CHINA.

The eagerness of Germany to have
Russia succeed in the present war is
said to be due to her ambition to get
shantung, small part of which pro-
vince she now occupies. No doubt
Russia, in any general partition OF
china. would recognize Germany
claims as a fellow expansionist al
ready on the ground. Not so Japan
IF the Mikado's empire wins it Will
nrotect China. or what China has left
and will desire especially to exclude
European naval stations from the
proximity of the yellow Sea. Indeed
Il is suppesable that, as the century
nrogresses. a victorious Japan and
regenerated and modified China might
ind it inconvenient to have any Tor
eign power holding strategic points on
the Chinese nttoral.
The prime objection to the German
occupation of Shantung, from Japa-
nesa standpoint, would be its dis
tinctively military object. Germany
would not expect To COtoiAANS
vince; there are too many people In II
now. Nor is Snantung trade supreme
" valuable as is shown by the Iace
that it has not suficed to build up
Cheefoo into a city of anything IKE
the rank of Hongkong and Shanghai
The country and the people are poor
the former being worn out ana the
latter living from hand to mouth. IT
is a naval station and fortified port
that Germany is seeking; and these
obviously, must threaten Japan more
than any other power, not excepting
China.
The theory of more war as this one
nears its end, rests upon the fear IN
Europe of what either combatant may
do under the inspiration of victory
Germany breads a japanese triumph
NO more than Great Britain breads
Russian one In either case there may
be a bloody difference.