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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-29

The health Of the people living In
Yinlta and neighborhood Is excellent,
the percentage Of sickness being less
than Ia almost ans other town IN the
country. This Is undoubtedly due 10
the purity Of the water and the mild
ness Of the climate. II never becomes
50 diagreeably hot IN tie summer as
Il does IN the ATTITUDES further north
or south. During the past summer
there were not more than three or
four afternoons when the usual rs Il
hot euoughf question was asked.
Our winters are short aud not severe.
Asa rule the children can, during
each winter, enjoy about weeks
skating on the ponds and slelghing Is
not one Of our amusements or pleas
ures
We have abundant rains and the
country IS well watered being tray-
ersed by many creeks and brooks
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-29
TIDE OF MEN AND
MEANS Is COMING
Many Will Locate in Vinita If Superior Advantages
and Health Considered.

forever the things Of the past.
Il brings a sadness to the hearts OF
the defendants Of proud chleftains Of
tie once powerful Indian nations who
now live only In fading shadow.
History contains their glories and the
progress Of the age IS engulfing them
as It does all things Of past fame.
on the banks OF the Grand river
where only recently the ideals Of In
dian life were exemplifed, In a few
brief years, aye, we might say months
will be seen the sentinels Of twenti-
eth century civilization.
This tide Of men and means is be.
ginning to fiow IN our direction, and
It is the duty Of vlnIta and her peo'
pie to bring TO her gates these thou
sands OF men and these millions d
money. II superior advantage IN op
p0rtunity TO invest, II superior adyan
tage IN location and health shall b
counted, then al Viulta has to do i
10 proclaim 20 the world what she
has. Once she stops the wayfarer here
he will stay
Surrounded by millions Of acres Of
superior agricultural lands, with
a climate which IS not hot like Texas
nor cold like Iowa. not dry As Kansas
and Nebraska, nor vet as Arkansas
not rough, nor set too fat but u
beautiful as lays above the Sea. where
can be grown every grain and every
valuable fruit, and where hay vii
grow without cultivation to such
perfection that Il Is as profitable q.
grain. Where stock can Craze al the
year, where health ab0unds In eyerJ
creature. and again, surrounded by
iron ore deposits sufficient 70 run all
the furnaces Of Pennsylvania for q
century. Where coal may be had By
digging It out Of the ground. Where
lead as rich as Missouri or Michigan
and zinc as fine as has Joplin may be
mined and snelted Where artesian
water. the finest in the world, flows
perpetnally. Where railways traverse
the east, the west, the north and the
south.
Midway between the Mississippi
and the mountains, midway between
lhe Missouri and The Rel .irrEs, I'D.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-29

way between St Louis and Oklahoma
City, midway between Kansas City
and Dallas, Vinita is indeed in a pos
ition TO call to her gates thousands
of good people looking for good
homes, and millions OF money looking
Tor good investments.
She has the chance 70 be a city OF
furnaces and factories; city OF COM
merce and trade. II has tie best To-
cation Of any city In the region named
because IL has the best climate, the
best lands, the best minerals and the
best water. II has the hest opportun-
ity for transportation the best op-
portunity for new railroads, the best
place for home and the best place
for making q living.
The opportunity Of the hour for
yinita Is only TO tell the world what
she has advertise and advertise
the wants OF the traveller and the
wealth Of this land will be the two
forces that shall make this cIty-a
city IN fact, a city Of thousands
yinlta should tell the world what she
/ has.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-29

The Gate City OF the twin terri
tories. vinita, now has the crest wave
10 ride 10 fame and fortune upon.
She is not wise, she does not merit
success, II she fails In this opportune
hour to grasp her chance.
Fortune knocks once at least az
every door step, and If watched for
and invited 10 come In she win abide
therein and change to dazzling spien-
dor the somber hangings Of the COM
monplaee.
We are just entering the golden
age Of human glory and this republic
of ours is TO be the queen Of the earth
the imperious leader Of the world.
Tyranny is to be sacrificed upon the
altars Of liberty and every country
shall have a Vendome column Of
the llth Of July erected Ia the ashes
Of bastile. Progress Is to be the or
der Of the age. China and the east Is
10 be the great future market outside
the borders Of our own land, and i Is
now q battle between America on one
hand and Germany, Russia aL1 Brit
ian on tie other as to who shall lead
IN its trade.
In the years TO come the products
Of factory and farm under the leader
ship OF American statesmen and mer-
chants IN their fight for foreign mar
kets. viii increase in value and pro-
duction.
Iron. steel and metals viii be IN
greater demand Corn, wheat and
grasses shall increase in value. New
territory Tor production viii be
sought. Millions Of acres Of prairie
lands and mountain mesa viii be
brought under Irrigation and the
great plains and valleys Of this garden
spot of America the Indian Terri
tory-wlll be brought under the high
est state Of cultivation. Cities and
towns viii spring up IN profuse abun'
dance, as they have in tie richer sec
lions Of the east, and millions Of peo-
Ole viii come Into this land Of rich
opportunlty to make their perma-
nent homes Capital is now looking
for investment here and soon tide Of
growth and development will sweep
over thls part Of tie vest and bury
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-29
Opening for Capital.

The Kansas City Journal states The
situation neatly, IS follows Indian
TsniIery needs men with money, q de-
xelop lhe coal. oil gas mineral. marble
enN y hidden treasuru y the earth.
Ina1A Territory needs iacsoHes u al
kihf with the ample railroad faeili
iles II the Indian Territory and the eheap
fas and rar maierisl 10 this country, Al
~ I any Kind Of . manufactures esn hna
an opening where his products can be
II .anfaeiured Il . less eesf ,hau they
81 81 che Horth and eat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
JAP FORCES On THREE SIDES
RUSSIAN, RETREAT FROM ANTuNo
so HURRIED GUNS WERE
ABANDONED.

Seoul, May lin the fighting be
tween the japanese and Russians on
the Yall ali the Russian guns p.All1i
to oppose. the crossing Of the liScr
We're put oul Of action before the
actual crossing took place. Eos tMa
hours, from until 9 O'clock, contilu-
GUS fighting Went OIL the J.tpansse
steadily pressing forward and the Rts.
slams falling back prloresthe weight III
mon and guns opposed 10 them 1elt'
Japanese infantry, With brilliant dash,
captured the. fortified heights Eorth
Nest ~ -kHlienchong ard tho. presstNe
was kept np Until attel neon. a llof.
ton OF The ltussiunAtorces being driven
toward Alitnns There WIS furious
tighting the entire distance
Al Antung the Russians found that
III addition 10 the force confronting
them they We're lhEeatened bgSsstrpis
dctachments-o either flank. Their
erclreai then became 80 luFried that
there was no time to replace the aflfli
lery horses shot down by The Japan.
sesc sharpshnnters and twenty guns,
together With Il large quantity Of am.
lnunition and rifles and II nuinheraol
officers and men, We're captured. Ehe
Russians We're able 10 carry off all
hpfr wa,iuilaI
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED
HEAT or BURNING BRIDGE SETS
GREAT NORTHERN BUFFET
CAR ON FIRE.

Bemidji MINI, May IA Great
Northern passenger train. Mestbound.
ran onto burning bridge over the
Clearwater river at Shevlin.
The heat caused an acetylene gas
tank on the buffet car to explode, set
ting fire to the car. which was burned
to the trucks.
r. Murray. engineer. and Edward
Rcgan. fireman, did not discover the
fire until the train was close to the
bridge and then both jumped after
putting on the brakes Regan was Sc
rionslN Injured.
Among those injured In the4burning
car we're:
NJ Richards. Bemidii. severe
bnrns ]. l.. Spencer, Grand Forks, in.
tsrnal inJutles4 George Ralph, Crook
ston, state drainage engineer. severe
burns; w s. Ivcan, manager Crook
ston baseball team. bruises Mr.. Kent.
manager Grand Forks baseball team,
severe burns Mrsl.axhdal, Itangdon.
n e. president Northern Baseball
Aleasl.e, slIffarillg from smoke and gas =
IllHsis Mcdonald and wife, kelliher.
EhuTns5alld bruises.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
JAPANESE SUSTAIN THREE HUN.
DRED CASUALTIES IN BAT.
TIE ON MONDAY.
MANY RUSSIAN OFFICERS KILLED
MAJOR GENERAL KAsATAL,NskY
INCLUDED IN THELoNa
LIST or DEAD.

Toxic May "A supplemental re.
port was received here during the day
from General Kuroki. 1t is dated Tues
day and says: I
Yesterday the enemy offerea%a
stubborn resistance against on.Ipnf-
suit, adding about 500 TO oud.<casual.
ties. The enemy stood witllIesohton
until their artillery, consisting Of wo
batteries. lost the majority OF its men
and horses. Theyl<then broke the
breeches and closing apparatus of their
guns and hpisted the=white atfs
Aceording to a captured Russian
officer Major General kashtalinsliy,
eomTander of the Third East Siberian
rife brigade, the eolollels-t,f tt1c 1erz
<enth and Twelfth rife regiments and
( the commander of the rifle artillery
battalion were killed in the fighting at
Hamatan.
y 1T seems that the enemy Sas en-
tirely routed by our attack because
since yesterday many have come iii
and surrendered. Our prisoners in
clude 30 officers, 20 OF Mhom are
wounded, and 800 men. LOO Of whom
are wounded.
8 A preliminary report from the chief
surgeon of the First Japanese army
shows that we had 79S men killed and
wounded These casualties are divia-
ed as follows: The imperial guards,
1872; Second division, $50; Third divi-
sion 31G
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
MANY RuMoRs CURRENT.
Russians Still Await Official Report Of
( co,+%Io -, V7Itt

Battle on Yalu.
st. Petersburg, May 4.--zThe silence.
of the authorities here regarding the
later details Of the fighting on the
Yalu river is Interpreted ominouslY
and there is a consequent prevalence
of all sorts of irresponsible rnmors re-
garding the magnitude Of the Russian
losses, some figures going as high as
5000. These manifcstly are gross ex-
aggeratiDns.
The absence of official information
is explained by the general staff by
the fact that a few japanese have sue
=ceededzin- getting in the rear Of the
Russian position and cutting the wires
between Taisancheng and Fenghnang-
cheng.
Heavy losses are admitted, but they
are not believed to exceed a few nun
dred men and some guns. The latter.
while protecting the retreat OF the Rus
sian forces from Antung to kulieh-
zcheng. had to be abandoned owing to
the loss Of the horses. The breech--
locks, however, We're carried away. so
the guns will be Of no service to the
enemy. According TO the latest infor=
nation General Sassnlitch Is retiring
in good order along the main road
and the Japanese are not following
bim-Details- -eXpeeted- d-as-seet,-,at'-
General Sassnltch is again in commu-
nication.
There is no confirmation of the re.
ports that General Sassultch or Cen
eral Kasht alinsky is wounded.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
CLAIM JAPS
"a
HAD $4,000 MEN
official Report Says Japs Won Battle on
Yalu by Superiority Of Artillery.

4
fghung and retired without loss.
The heights of kulienCheng and HUI
san We're held by four regiments-and
four batteries, about 10000 men and
SO guns, against 10000 Japanese and
160 guns, in addition to 16 12-pounder
siege guns landed from the gunboats.
These guns are considered by the Rus
slams to have been responsible for
General Sassulitch's defeat. as1the Rus
sian guns we're of light field pattern,
with some mountain pieces.
The general staff asserts that Gen
eral Sassulitch had no reserves nearer
than enghuangcheng. Reserves. it
lis added, We're unnecessary, as Gen
|eral Sassulitch's mission was only TO
observe and harrass, but not to i'm
nada the Iananasa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
According to official figures 1878

i
According to official figures 1S7,79S
persons attended the St Louis worlds s
fair on the opening day.
Delegates 10 the Methodist general
conference continue to arrive at Jos
Angeles. CAL, on every train. ~ I
Colonel w. G. Welch, a prominent
lawyer who served as colonel in the
Confederate army, is dead at Stan
ford, Ky.
Two additional deaths from small.
pox have occurred in Minneapolis,
making fourteen fatalities since the
epidemic ilegan.
Mrs. Alexander Ericsson. wife Of. a
farmer residing six miles from Duluth,
rescued her six children from death in
a<fire which destroyed their home.
james C. Cook, known as the Oldest
practical printer In the United States
if not in the world. is dead at Milford,
Mass, of old age in his eighty-seyenth
year
The steamer China, which has ar
rived at San Francisco from the Ori-
ent. brought shipment Of Japanese
gold. yen worth $3,334, $50 in United
States gold coin.
Superintendent George Hall Of the
Bessemer mills Of the American Steel
and Wire company at Cleveland was
Instantly killed by rapidly moving
crane in one. of the mills.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
RESENTED RY CHAMBERLAIN.
Liberal Member Causes Stir in
House OF Commons.

- -
Eondon. May a. Quite Il little breeze
was raised In the holse Of commons
|rduring the discussion OF tire bnrfgrt
resolution Increasing lie dHiies Oh to-
baGco and cigars by Resinalll- - Nc
Kenna. Liberal. o4ilisinnatnsls hat
the chancellor oil tile uxchedlier had
been Influenced BY Joseph Chamber
lain's tariff commission and certain
tobacco merchant who would reap dlss
|rect benefit from an increased duty
ION stripped tobacco Mr#Mckenna re-.
marked on the extraordinary increase
| In the Importation Of unstripped to-
gbacco in March by this representative
/ of the tobacco trust who is q member
fof the tariff commission. Both the
chancellor Of the excleqnnr. Austen
Chamberlain. and his father jumped
I-up and beatealy demanded that Nj
McKenna should formulate US charges
in express terms,
Mr.. Mckenna then diselaimSd he
slightest intention Of ilnfu'ing any
thing dishonorahlc 10 he chancellor
of the exchefaer bnt he lnaihhaiitea
THAT II was remarkable that 4 member
Of Mr. Chanbeslain's commission cor
Erectly anticipated what the bllfget
proposals were going sto be.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
WILL ABANDON SERVICE.
Japanese Vessels UJHable to Continue
Trire ~, GO Erancicro


San =FraneiApe May 4.NSith the
sailing Of he Ameiiea Marn on Tho
Elath inst. tho lseyo klsen Naisila Will
abandon ils steamship service biat tW'ssslt
this port aud thuzt,ri.slit nHris 's close
OF the war heiwten japan and isnssla.
This Information has been given olll
officially 1t is almost cellain the.
Nippon Mall. sister shipEnf the Anei.
lea Manu-. has been sunk ,s the Rus
SLAMS. 'Islle company tis, thegeiofa
no vessels for It's San Francisco se'ss
Ice and cannot III ihisStiinc citller eltills
ter or buy ships suitable for he serV,
y
Even If the company had a4ailable
steamers IL is doubtful II could do
any business In and onl ST this port
War insurance IS up 10 9 per cent on
cargoes on Japanese Nessels,
Up 10 the present time the company
has been unable to secure any freleht
or passengers for retnrn voyage OF The
Ameriffa Maru and; according To- pres
ent Indications. she Will not cafry q
pound u frcishtsnor n singlf nassens
ger. She will leave here m ballast
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS FOUGHT BRAyELY
GENERAL kuRokl PRAISES THE
WORK or THE CARS
SOLDIERS.

l3
London, May l.--The japanese lega
tion has given ont q report from Cen,
-eral kiifolsi as follows:
"On the afternoon of May 2 the
enemy offered stubborn resistance
to our pursuit, adding 300 to our
casualties. 'rhe enemy fought bfave4y5
to the last Finally two companies
their artillery, after losing the major
ity of the men and horses, surrendered,
raising the white flag.
"The officers made prisoners assert
that General Kashtalinsky, the com
manders Of the Eleventh and Twelfth
infantry regiments and the commander
OF the artillery We're Killed. Many
other superior officers We're killed Or
wounded Many refugees subsequent
-ly returned and -stlrrenfered@Is Ishos
prisoners include 80 officers and 3o1
non-comm!ssioned officers and men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04

Z e J
Paris. May d.-Ilaving wound up the
details Of the big financial transaction
connected with zthGszlunana Transfer
Morgan left Paris during tho day
for AiN,les7A.ains. BEFORE his depal-
ture he gave he correspondent of thts
Associated Press the main points Of
the final agreement as follows
The Panama Canal company wished
to have the money turned over In Paris
instead oil in the United States and
Was willing to pay all the expenses
incident 70 the payment here In or,
der to accomplish this he ulliteu
States has appointed theaNiorgaii com
pany fiscal agents for the purpose Of
the payment, the Morgan company
turn to make a contract itll9the Pam
anna company Mherebysth S4o;n1ls0n0
viii be paid In Paris. The contract
specifics the l3annue de France as de-
pository and also the proportion Of
the payments going 'othe old and
the new Panama cumpaninS, re,
spectively The signing Of This eons
tract closes the transaetion. it onls
remaining fol. the Morgan company 10
carry II oHt by mailing payments from
time 10 time to the lsannHe dc France.
This will be done SO as 10 cause no
sdisalrangemcnt Of tho American or
French money markets.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
POSSE is in PURSUIT.
Burglars Dynamite Postoffice Safe at
Hanna. Ind.

Chicago, May 4.-Burglars dyna-
mited the safe in the postoffice at
Hanna, Ind Postmaster G. A. Trigger
heard the explosions. and gave the
alarm The marauderss escaped. how.
ever, and a posse, armed with a yari-
ETY. Of weapons, is in pursuit. The
booty secured is estimated at $1,000
in cash, stamps and merchandise from
the general store in which the post
nffi 10 ic 1Onatnd
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04

The death oflMrs. Christina Tagen,
daughter Mrs, II. Kohl, nine miles
southeast of f'osston, in sunday It.
moves prnhahts ttltA-el ltllt.st personlFf
lheI state Of Minnesota Mrs. Tagen
was lo2 yeats.sof age, having been
born on The llthkof December, lstti.
.sFhirty-hve years ago she imnisrated
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
GERMANS DISPLAY FLAGS.
Assist Russians in Celebrating Sue
eesees at Censan.

Leipsig, SaXony, May 4-lhe lage
'blatt prints letter from Riga, Euro
pean Russia, in which~the- writer say s
that wheH-tl4e ts1<-s-el f-tlIe-ftttssiaH
successes at Gensan. Korea. was pub.
lished Friday last the harbOr MASTER
who is government official. called on
the vessels in port to display their
flags in honor Of the event. The Brit
ish and Norwegian captains refused
to do so, hut III" German vessels
which were numerous. were decorated
with flags. The townsmen Of Riga. 1t
Is added. saw in the German demon
stration confirmatiuh OF the emperors
words, Russian SORROW Is German
sorrow."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
OLDEST NIINNESOTAN N=@.a==
DIES AT FOSSTON
Mrs. Christian Hagen Died at F0sston
Sunday at Advanced Age OF l02.=

from Holland Arkerhus, .Arnt, Norway,
and lived near Fosston ever since.
In spite of her advanced age Mrs.
4Tagen displayed remarkable yigor
and zenerggltn- the=l a st.z-ssss She lived IN q
little cottage near her daughter, and
did all her own housework until last.
Tuesday, WheH4slle complained OF not
feeling we'll. She remained in bed from
Tuesday until Sunday. she died.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
New Jersey Bankers Sentenced

Freehold, N. j., May IA G. Twin
ing, former president. and p. H. Cor
nell, former treasurer, Of the defnnct
Monmouth Trust company of Asbnry
Park. have been sentenced, respective
ly, to six years and four years in state
prison. Counsel for the prisoners an
nounced that an appeal would be taken
and the two men We're released under
S.. 600 bail each
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04

st. Petersburg, May 4.-General XII
ropatkin's official report, dated May z,
says General Sassulitchs force re-
treated in good order, eventually ar
irving at Fenghuangcheng. He at
tributes the losses on the Yalu to the
superiority Of tie Japanese artillery.
The number OF casualties or Of the
guns lost are not specified by General
Sassulitch.
According to information Just OBJ
tained from the general staff Sassu-
litch's entire force at the Yalu consist,
ed of fifteen rife battalions OF 500
men each and five batteries of forty
guns. One regiment of three battai-
ions and two batteries, stationed at
Ant,,no. did not nartiirinete in Sundays
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
Trial Of Txner and Barrett.

Washington, May Both Of the de
fendants were in court when the en-
paneling Of a jury proceeded for the
trial Of Jan,es N. Tyner and Harrison
j, Barrett on indictments charging con-
spiracy to defraud the government.
General 1'yner was brought into court
in an invalid's chair and placed in a
large reclining chair and surrounded
with furs to protect him from the
drafts Of the room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
Bank President Insane

Cincinnati, May 4.-Henry Weidner
president Of the German National bank
of Newport, Ky. is in jail for safe
keeping. He lost his fortune through
the peculations of Cashier Frank
Brown, who has been in Honduras
since wrecking the bank, and has been
acting queerly for some time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
MODELLING TROOPS.
Brazil Preparing to Resist Invasion by
Peruvians.

Rio Janeiro, May At is rumored
that orders have-been issued fnr=the
mobilization of Brazilian troops and
for concentration pf-al1=t the forces
in the First military district at points
on the frontier where Peruvian troops
are reported to have crossed inio
Brazil.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-04
SIX HUNDRED MINERS IDLE.
Late Navigation compels curtalLment
OF Production.

Isycleth, Mimi, May 4. Night shifts
at beth-r f'ayal and ADAMS Spruce
mines have been discontinued OH ac-
count Of the lack Of room for stock
piling the iron are The Fayat No. =
has ceased operations entirely Prob
;,,,lv 600 men are idle. The mines at
Eveleth have been working at full
blast all winter and the stock piles are
something tremendous. Il th8 ship
ping season does not open soon the
whole works will have to be shut
down. The cessation OF mining Will
last only till navigation opens,