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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
PUBLIC FEARS THE WORST.
Russians Believe Kuropatkin Has Met
Crushing Defeat.


st. Petersburg, March 9.The Asso-
ciated Press hears from a high source
that the position of the Russian left
is critical. Compelled by the failure
of Generals Oku and Nogi to crush the
Russian right Field Marshal Oyama
again transferred the weight to his
right and General Kuroki succeeded
In driving in wedge between Line
vitch's main army and General Rem
nenkampff's corps, which is the ex-
treme lett. The latter is declared to
be in grave danger of being cut off or
surrounded.
With the fate of the gigantic strug-
gle between General Kuropatkin and
Field Marshal Oyama probably already
decided and st. Petersburg waiting
breathless for news ominous silence
reigns. No private or press dis
patches giving news of the days bat
ties have yet arrived here and the
r1ere fact that the curtejn is 1,,.,s down
taking leaf out of past experience, is
pessim,gtically interpreted. There ere
ugly rumors circulating in the streets
that the day is lost and that the Rus
sian army is in full and disorderly re-
treat, with only the gallant rear guard
fighting off the victorious Japaa esa.
Public interest is at a higher I.ssyin
than at any time during the war.
From different motives every class is
most eager to learn the result of the
battle GrOHDs surround the bulletjn
boards and the editions of the neWspa-
5pers are snatched from the hands OF
the neWsboys. II.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
SET FIRE TO ALL SUPPLIES
RUssIANs EVAcUATE THEIR EN-.
TIRE LINE ALONG THE
SHAkHE RIVER.

General Kuroki's Headquarters in
the Field. March 9.-The Russians, un-
der cover of the darkness, evacuated
their whole line along the Shakhe
river and are now in full retreat
northward. The Japanese infantry is
pressing them closely. Before re
treating the Russians set fire to great
hears OF supplies, which burned
Throughout the night
The fall Of Mukden appears immi-
nent.
The Japanese are pushing the Rus
slams hard on the east.
TWO MORE STEAMERS TAKEN.
Japs Have Captured Thirty-two Yes.
sells Since War Began.
Toxic, March 9.-The British steam
er Venus, from Cardiff for Vladivostok.
was captured by a japanese warship
March 4. and the British steamer
Aphrodite, from Cardiff for Vladivos-
tok, was seized by warship of Japan
March 6. Since the war began Japan
has taken possession of thirty-tWo
steamers carrying contraband of war.
These vessels are of 1 900 tons and
upwards, the whole totalling 100000
tons.
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.PREslDENT DISSATISFIED WITH.
BUSINESS METHODS OF PAN
ANA CANAL BODY.
ADMIRAL WALKER WILL HAVE 80 60
RADICAL CHANGES ARE TO BE
MADE IN PERSONNEL OF
COMMISSION.

Washington, March g. Radical
changes are to be made in the person
pei of the Panama canal commission.
President Roosevelt has let members
of congress know that he is not at all
satisfied Withsthe work of the commits
sion as it as present is constituted.
He had hoped congress, at the session
which closed last Saturday, would en-
act legislation under which he could
reconstruct the commission and place
the work of building the canal on a
! more practical basis than now exists.
Congress, however, did not take the
initiative, contenting itself with e1-
tending the operation Of the Spooner
act until congress should provide
other legislation.
While no authoritative statement
concerning the presidents Intentions
is obtainable at the White House it is
known to be his purpose to make such
changes in the membership OF the ca
nal commission as; in his Judgment,
will facilitate work on the great water
way. His desire, it is understood, is
to reduce the commission to three
members, all Of whom shall be prac-
tical engineers of eminence. Under
the Spooner. act one Of these engineers
must be from the navy and one from
the armN Admiral John G. Walker
now represents the navy and General
George w. Davis the army.
Admiral WaIker m ca
It is said positively that Admiral
Walker will net continue long as a
member of the commission The
achievements Of the body under the
direction OF Admiral Walker have not
been satisfactory to the president.
AS constituted now the commission
is said to be 8unwieldy. 1t is regarded
as containing too many elements
which have to be adjusted, one to an
other, before anything definite can be
done. To remedy this defect the pres
ident, it is believed, will reduce the
membership of the body and place in
Immediate supervision of the canal
work men who will work in conso-
nance with the ideas Of himself and
Secretary Taft. In doing this the
president will exercise his discretion
about appointing seven members of
the body as provided for under the
Spooner act. 1t is very likely, indeed,
that eventually he will reduce the
commission to three members, simply
by not filling the places of those whose
designations shall have been accepted.
The president is deeply interested
in the construction of the canal and
proposes to do everything possible to
facilitate the work By adopting such
plan as is here outlined he hopes to
get together a homogeneous and har-
monious working force-a force that
will do things and achieve results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
STRIKE ON NEW YORK CITY ELE-
WAITED AND SUBWAY LINES
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT.
TRAINS MOVE At FREQUENT INTERVALS.
NEITHER SIDE SHOWS ANY DIS.
POSITION TO coNcEDE ANY
POINTS INVOLVED.

New FORK, March 9.-The second
day of the strike on the. subway and
elevated lines showed considerable inn
proyement. Trains were rug in the
subway and the Sixth avenue elevated
line was kept open. At first people
were timid and hesitated to ride on
the roads affected by the strike, but
between $50 and 9 o'clock, when the
downtown rush was at its height, the
public began to realize the hopeless
ness of using the already overtaxed
surface lines and eagerness to get to
business overcame timidity.
Most OF the trains made fairly good
time. but the long stops at stations
and careful running indicated that the
company was taking no risks. Not
withstanding the improvements in the
Interborough's service much of the
downtown traffic was carried by the
surface lines.
The Metropolitan Street Railway
company put every trolley car avail
able into service and did it's best to
handle the great crowds
There was no sign Of giving way by
either side when the day opened. The
Interborough officials say that the sit
uatlon is growing better for them all
the time. The strike leaders on the
other hand declare that all their men
were holding firm, that the company
had done its best and that from now
on 1t would be increasingly difficult for
the officials to operate the subway and
elevated lines
Seizure OF the subway by the city
will be the remedy which President
Alexander E. Orr declares the rapid
transit commissioners will apply il
the strike tieup should continue long.
The lease by which the. InterboSough
company operates sshe subway Provides
that reasonable time" shall be given
to The company to comply with the
terms of its contract with the city.
The Interborough company is bond
ed to the city in S1,000,000 to furnish
an adequate service. The contract pro-
vides the schedules which shall be
maintained, with the headway OF
trains This. Of course, could hardly
be lived up to in case of a strike.
Comptroller Grout and members of
the board confirmed the statements
made by President Orr
The executive committee of the In
terborough Rapid Transit company,
after an executive meeting, announced
that letter had been sent to Mayor
Mcclellan in reply to the mayors let
ter offering to act as arbiter, in which
the executive committee thanked the
mayor for his offer but added that the
company had nothing to arbitrate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
TOWARD TIE PASS.
Further japanese Turning Movement
Has Developed.

Mukden March 9.-The chief oh.
jects of tire bloody. Titanic combat
west Of Mukden during the day were
the villages of Ushuntun, seven miles
west of Mukden station, and Tatche-
kiao, where the results practically
were a draw, but further turning
movement has developed. The Japa
nese are extending their forces still
further toward Tie pass.
At dawn, after night broken by ir.
regular musketry fire and cannonad
ing, the fight began at Ushuntun and
Tatchekiao. The Russians, who held
Ushuntun for night, were forced tc
withdraw at dawn the next day by q
fearful fire of shrapnel and shimose
shells, under which the villages
seethed as if in a caldron. But, rein
forced by the *brigades of rifemen and
reserves, the Russians again advanced
to the attack. Under the eyes of Gen.
;tal Kanlbars, who, with bis staff
moved about where the hail of iron
was thlckest, the rifemen deployed
over the ploughed fields as if at ma.
neuvers and, without firing a shot
though despatched by the continuous
bursting of shrapnel and lead, they
Pushed Eagerly Forward
in close skirmishing order, captured
the village and advanced on the Japa
nese fanks. The fight then grew more
bitter, the japanese attacking madly
but at in the afternoon the Russian
position became secure and General
Kaulbars. who had spent most of the
day at this point, moved Off to visit
the other Russion positions
Opposite Tatchekiao the fighting
was OF an equally desperate nature
The Russians established themselves
in the villages Of Tsunhuanche and
Liudyaofan, but night fell with Tatche
kiao still in the hands of the Japa.
nese. Northward of Tatchekiao the
cannon also roared. There a regiment
under the command OF Colonel Zapol-
sky clung tenaciously to a village un
der a shower of shrapnel.
At the close OF the fighting in the
evening the infantry on both sides
were short Of ammunition and the
night was devoted to replenishing sup.
plies of individual soldiers.
Southwest of Mulden, at the Chan
tan pivot fight, the japanese succeeded
in establishing themselves in the
southern part of the village, but later
were expelled by the Russians.
Reports received here say the re-
peated attacks of the japanese on
Poutiloff and Novgorod hills have been
repulsed with the heaviest loss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
sANTo DOMINGO TREATY.
Senate Committee Amends Document
in MANY WaYs.

Washington, March $50 many
amendments were offered to the Santo
Domingo treaty in the committee on
foreign relations during the day that
it will hardly be recognized as the
original document when it is again.
presented to the senate. member
of the committee stated that whole
sentences have been reversed and new
articles added and that all the amend
ments are subject to material revision.
1t was predicted that when the treaty
comes before the senate the work OF
the committee practically would have
to be done all over again The altera-
tions are SO great that members of the
committee say they cannot give a
clear idea OF the present condition of
the treaty
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
EMBASSY FOR vANDERglLT..

Cornelius Said to Be Slated for Post
at Berlin.
Washington. March 9.It is stated
upon the lest authority that among
those who will get important foreign
posts under the Roosevelt administra-
tion is Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is
believed to be slated to be the next
ambassador to Germany. 1t is known
that MI. Vanderbilt has coveted the
Office at Paris or Berlin and has been
bending efforts toward either.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
REHEARING is ORDERED.
Proposal to Divert Waters From Rainy
to st. Louis River.

Proposal to Divert Waters From Rainy
to st. Louis River.
Washington, March 9.-The war de.
partment has ordered rehearing at
Duluth on March Is before the board
of army engineers on the application
of the Highland Power and Canal com.
pany TO have the waters of Embarrass
river and Embarrass lake, in Northern
Minnesota, which now flows north into
the Rainy river, diverted into the st.
Louis river.
The matter has been pending before
the war department for some time and
in October last the war department
decided not to allow the stream di-
verted as proposed. Strong pressure
was brought to bear upon the secre.
tary Of war with the result that re
hearing has been ordered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
BY THE RECENT CONGRESS
Two Statements of the Total Appro
priations.

Two Statements of the Total Appro-
prations.
Washington, March statements
were issued during the day for publ.
cation in the Congressional Record by
Mr. HenlenWay, late chairman of the
house committee on appropriations, and
by MI. Livingston, the ranking mem
Der Of the minority on the same com
mittee, relating to the appropriations
by the session Of congress just closed
The statements agree as to the total
appropriations for the session, being
$S1S,478,a14 for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1906, as against $7S1 ,172,375.
for the previous year Mr.. Livingston
makes a comparison of the four years
of the last Cleveland administration
and the four years of the administra-
ton just closed, showing that in 1888
1896 the appropriations were S2,O16,-
343,753 and during the years 1903
1906 they We're 49, ,334 .292.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
MINE CABLE BREAKS.
Four Men Killed and Ten Others Sc.
verely Injured.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 9.-By the
breaking OF a cable in the Shrewsbury
coal mine near Charleston four miners
We're killed and ten others seriously
injured. Four of the injured will prob
ably die.
Three cars were conveying the min
ers from work when the cable parted
and the cars were precipitated to the
base Of the mountain, 1000 feet, with
lightning rapidity The cars and tip
pie We're badly wrecked and number
of the miners were frightfully crushed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
SOUTHWEST OF MUkDEN.
kuropatkin Massing His Forces to

kuropatkn Massing His Forces to
Check Jap Advance.
Toxic. March 9.-Imperial army
Headquarters makes the following an
nouncenlent:
In the direction of Singking on the
morning OF March our force ad-
yanced towards Huaijen 1t first oc-
cupied Pinshihhata and then Huaiien.
In the direction of the Shakhe river,
east Of the railway, at 8 o'clock on the
morning of March z, the enemy's in
fantry attacked the heights north of
Tunchiatun, but were repulsed. The
enemy left thirty dead on the field.
AT 2 o'clock on the morning of
March I the enemy's artillery concen-
trated its fire on the lines between Ia
mountain and Wanpao mountain and
large body of infantry attacked us,
but was entirely repulsed at 4::30
O'clock.
West of the railway we occupied
East Hanchenpao at IL a. M on March
= and later we repulsed an attempt OF
the enemy to retake the right bank
of the Hun river.
There are indications of the enc
myss gradual reinforcement and of
gathering of troops in the vicinity of
Yangshihtun, seven miles southwest
of Mukden.
We captured two-thirds of the vii
lage of Likuanpao, repulsing counter
attack made by the enemy with a di-
vision.
9 Iikuanpao is situated eight miles
west of Mukden"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
Minneapolis Man Murdered.

El Reno. Okla, March 8. The body.
of Patrick Neelan of Minneapolis was
found lying on the railroad track a
short distance from this place during
the afternoon. His throat had been
cut from ear to ear The body had
evidently been placed on the railroad
track and had been struck by a train
to give the impression that death was
due to an accident.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
COURTROOM CROWDED.
Trial Of Mrs. Chadwick Continues al
Cleveland.

#E SISveIanQ,
Cleveland, March 9.-Despite most
disagreeable snow and sleet storm the
federal courtroom was crowded to the
limit when the trial Of Mrs. Chadwick
was resumed.
Receiver Robert Lyon Of the Ober-
lin bank was the first witness He
was shown by District Attorney Sulli.
van number Of checks drawn by
Mrs. Chadwick on the Oberlin bank
and certified by BeckWith and Spear.
He testified that the books of the bank
did not show that on any of the dates
when the checks were drawn any
money or credit Of any kind belonging g
to the defendant. There was nothing
in the bank, he declared, against which
the checks could be legally honored
by the bank,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
RUSSIANS MUST
SU RREN D E r
WITHIN A WEEK
Japanese Cut Railroad North Of Mukden
and Invest Tie Pass --Fierce
Fighting Continues.

London, March O. dispatches from the seat Of war today
Indicate that Kuropatkn having serious difficulty in with
drawing his defeated army Tie Pass The Japanese have
the railroad north Of Mukden and ferey assaing the
retreating Russians. .
New Chwang dispatch sads that the japanese have IN
vested Tie Pass and that Kuropatkn will be compelled
render within a week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
. ADMITS KILLING FAMILY.
Esther Could Not Make Living for
Wife and Three Children.

Danville, Ark, March James
Ince, .confessing that he is a quadruple
murderer, was brought to the Jail here
after a visit to the scene of the crime
near Whitley. Confronted with the
dead bodies OF his wife and three chill
dren, the latter ranging in age from
four months to four years, he broke
down and confessed his guilt. saying
that it seemed impossible to make a
living for his family, hence his action.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
Guilty of Mans!auahter,

Fairfield. Ia, March s.. Dan Shep-
perd, charged with murder, was dur
ing the day found guilty OF manslaugh-
ter after a trial of three weeks. Shep-
perd was accused of having murdered
an aged German by the name of Chris
Womele who was found dead on
Dec. q, 1904. He was killed by =
blow from an axe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
TENTH DAY OF FIGHTING.
General kuroki Reports Battle Pro

General kuroki Reports Battle Pro.
crosses Favorably.
General kuroki's Headquarters in
the Field, March 9.-The tenth day Of
the Japanese attack finds the battle
progressing favorably. It's long dura.
tion was expected and it probably will
continue several days more before tt
is concluded. The Japanese forces
have reached nearly to Mukden, within
two miles of the railway and are bom-
harding strongly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
EAGLE ATTACKS GIRL.
Schoolboys Rescue Her When Already
in the Air.

in the Air.
Long Prairie, Mimi, March o..
While a number of children were go
ing home from school huge eagle
swooped down upon them in the street,
seized little girl five years old and
attempted to carry her away. The
shoulder and dress and lifted her sey-
eral feet from the ground when num-
Der Of boys sprang to the girls assist
ance and, grasping her clothing, pre-
vented the bird from carrying her
away. The eagle then SCARED off
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
BREAK IN JULY OPTION.
Wheat Price Drops Three Cents on
Chicago Market.

Chicago Market.
Chicago, March "a break of an
even 3 cents in the price of wheat for
July delivery occurred here during the
day. Other options suffered almost
as sharply Excellent growing weather
throughout the winter wheat section
of the United States was the cause OF
general selling that resulted in the Sc
we're setback to prices. The close for
July was. at the lowest point OF the
day93 Is cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
BRIEF SENATE SESSION.
Open and Executive Meetings of Little
Interest.

Interest.
Washington, March 9.The senate
was in open session only five minutes.
AS soon as the journal was approved
Mr.. Blackburn introduced a resolution
asking the secretary of state to reopen
the claim Of A. FL. Lazare against the
republic of Chile 1t was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
The senate at 05 went into exec
utlve session and at 1888 adjourned
far the day.
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munications have been cut is denied
in the Russian capital, where it is
stated that a report from the COM
mander has been received. It's con-
tents are not known, however, be-
yond the statement that Mukden is
still in possession of the Russians.
a dispatch from MuEden makes the
significant statement that the Japa-
nese are extending their great turning
movement still further north in the
direction of the immensely important
strategic point of Tie pass.
Dispatches received during the day
give details of the blow which turned
the Russian right and says that the
Russian losses in this fighting were
very heavy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-03-09
General Okus Army Continues to De-
feat Russians

General Oku's Headquarters in the
Field, March General Oku's army
continued the attack on the villages
in the angle formed by the railway
and the Hun river, capturing two OF
them. Tie Russians are making a
fierce resistance, desperately attempt
ing to hold the railway until the main
army retreats. Both sides have brought
into play many heavy guns. The at
tack toward the railway continues.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-03-25
Gift for Presidents Son.

The Wyoming and South Dakota
cowboys who went to the Inauguration
gave a small-siZed wild West show be-
fore they left, which was attended by
practically the entire junior popula-
tion of Washington and large num-
ber of senators.
At the close of the show the cow
boys selected a handsome bay cow
pony and presented it to Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., who, with his brothers.
was in evidence at the performance.
Young Theodore rode the horse home
to receive his fathers approval of it
and permission to accept the gift.
The president came out from the ex-
ecutive offices bareheaded and stood in
the rain while his son rode up and
down to show off his horses gaits.
When he passed by single footing the
president shouted:
Good doings, good doings." and
gave his assent at once to acceptance
of the animal by the boy.
. IN the evening the president invited
all the visiting cowboys to the White
house, where they met Mrs. and Miss
Roosevelt and other members of the
family and several callers.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-03-25
Saved by a Horse.

That the stable OF John V. Hubbard
of New Brunswick was not entirely
destroyed by fire with its thirty horses
is due to the remarkable intelligence
displayed by an old gray horse, known
as Ben, says Dumb Animals. The an
imal smelled smoke, broke away from
his manger. went to the room in which
George Witt, groom, was sleeping,
and kicked on the door until Witt made
his appearance and raised an alarm.
Several neighbors responded promptly
The fire. which was in the office, was
quickly extinguished. Ben is the
hero of the stable.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-03-25
An Extensive Laboratory.

An Extensive Laboratory.
To supply this remedy to the whole
world taxes to the utmost one of the
best laboratories in the United States.
Word From Australia.
Walter Ii. Woodward, Bomadier
Royal Australian Artillery, Hobart,
Tasmania, writes:
"I suffered for several years with a
distressing condition of the head and
throat, caused by continual colds.
"My head and nostrils were stopped
up most of the time and there was a
discharge, and my sense of smell was
affected badly.
, "After two weeks use of Peruna
found this condition quite changed, and
SO continued to use this remarkable
medicine for over q month.
81 am very glad to say that at the end
of that time was cured and felt in
fine health generally, and am pleased
to give Peruna my honest endorse
ment,n