Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1904, Page 1

§ MIKADO TO INVADE o D e e P The Bemid, VOLUME 1. NUMBER. 254. BEMIDJI, MINNESO ‘Report of Landing of Mikado’s on Koregm Coast Officially In\fading Army! Confirmed. TORPEDO ATTACK ON RUSSIAN FLEET AT PORT ARTHUR'SUCCESSFUL “Destination 6f 40,000 Japanese Troops Embarked at Tokio Is Presumably Point Near Port Arthur. Port Arthur, Feb. 17.—The report that 60,000 Japanese troops have been concentrated at Wonson, on the east coast of Port Arthur is officially confirmed today. A decisive 1and battle is instantly imn- minent. Japanese success will mean the invasion of Manchuria and the occupation of many important strategical points in the province, the serious interruption and cutting off of Russian bases of supplies and a territory acquired that will be hard to regain. S TROOPS EMBARKING AT TOKIO. Tokio, Feb. 17.—Forty thousand Japanese troops are being em- barked at Tokio. Their destinatior. is probably some point on the coast near Port Arthur. The embarking of the troops is attended by one of the largest demonstrations seen in the city since the opening of the war. The troops marched through streets gayly decorated with the national colors to the cheers of the enthusiastic popuiace. The embarkation on the transports continued until well into the night. The transport fleet moves tonight under sealed orders. The general opinion prevails that its destination is some point near Port Arthur. TORPEDO ATTACK SUCCESSFUL. London, Feb. 17.—The Times Port Arthur correspondent today cables a confirmation of the reported torpedo attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. The movement was brilliantly executed. A Russian guardship and one battleship were torpedoed and totally destroyed with officers and men. The Japanese torpedo boats escaped without injury. was of 3,200 tons displacement and wernin, Feb, 17.—The St. Petersburg her trial speed was 25 knots. Her correspondent of the Tagliche Rund- schau says that 600 Russian soldiers have been frozen to death while march- ing across Lake Baikal, Bastern Si- beria. The correspondent adds that the temporary railroad across the lake is not yet completed, that a large detach- ment of troops was sent on a twenty- two mile march over the ice covered lake and that it is presumed that part of these. troops lost their way in a snow storm and perished. REPORT IS CONFIRMED. guns, eight 1.8-inch guns and three machine guns. She was also fitted with six torpedo tubes. The Boyarin was last reported as having taken part in the engagement of Feb. 9 at Port Arthur. The “Boyarin was blown up in the same manner that the torpedo trans- port Yenisei was destroyed, while sur- veying mines in the harbor of Port Arthur. JAPS GOT THE FRUIT. Cargo Shipped to Port Arthur Seized at Nagasaki. San Francisco, Feb. 17.—Cable ad- vices have been received by the Cali- fornia Fruit Canners’ association that their shipments of canned goods, shipped on the steamer Coptic a month ago and consigned® to Port Arthur, { had been seized by the J1panese gov- ernment at Nagasaki. As shipments "consigned to-neutral ports are not sub- ject to seizure local merchants hope in that way to reach their consignees. A large shipment of mess beef for Russian Cruisér Sunk by Striking Mine at Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—The report circulated here that the Russian cruiser Boyarin was blown up by a mine at Port Arthur last Saturday and that all her officers and’crew, 197 in number, were lost, is confirmed from a private source. The Boyarin was 348 feet lomg, 41 feet beam and 16 feet draught. She P ————————————— NEW IDEA e % Magazines for March {a : e now ready— BEMIDJI, 5 Cents. We want to show our Spring Geods. SHOE DRESSING. Gilt Edge, Boston's Oily Cream, 1 Cream Dressing, all the 25¢ kinds; our Brussels and Not special price 19 cents. tains. Dandy Shoe Shiner, the $1 kind, oy We. are showing armament consisted of six 4.7-inch tne Kussian government, aggregating 1,000,000 pounds, is now here to be shipped on the steamer China, which departs for the Orient next week. The shipment will, in all probability, be consigned to Shanghai and reshipped there for Port Arthur. WHOLLY UNPREPARED. Russian Officials at Vladivostock Can- not: Resist Attack. Tokto, Feb. 17.—The German steam- er Batavia has just reached Moji with 1,500 Japanese refugees on board, in- cluding the commercial agent of Japan at Vladivostock. The latter reports frozen up at that port unable to move. The- commander of -the garrison and the local authorities at Vladivostock called on the departing agent and com- plained that the Japanese had opened bostilities without having declared war. When news of the opening of the war reached Vladivostock the squad- cleared for action, leaving port on the afternoon of Feb. 9. He believed that it returned to Vladivostock after sink- ing the Lakonoura Maru: sunk at Vladivostock and the place is totally unprepared to resist attack. Massing of troops on the north bank of the Yalu continues, the Russians evidently believing that the Japanese intend to make their main attack there with the object in view of forec- ing their way through the Russian lines and destroying the railway, there- Port Arthur and Vladivostock. The Japanese are again agitating the con- struction of the Seoul-Wiju railway and great quantities of material used able. be of immense advantage. RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVING. Force of Sixty Thousand Men Now Nearing Harbin. K New York, Feb. 17.—The arrival is Preported of 60,000 Russian troops at ! Irkutsk, says a Herald dispatch from Port Arthur by way of Chefoo. They are now nearing Harbin. Manchurian trains are now running regularly, bringing supplies from Si- beria. East, is still making his headquarters at Mukden. A=Russian fleet is reported to be moving in the direction of Scuthern Japan with che intention of bombard- ing the nearest port, causing a diver- sion in favor of Port Arthur. DESTINATION. REACH THEIR Recentiy Purchased Japanese Cruisers Arrive at Yokosuga. Rome, Feb. 17.—The Japanese min- ister here, M. Ohyama, has received a informing him that the ships Niasin and Kasaga, which d at‘ Yokosuga, Japan, during the day, reached their destina- tion in perfect condition. The dis- patch adds that the war feeling among the ofticers and crew of the two ships was very high throughout the journey and that the work of combleting their Going to offer a few every day necess- ities at a very low price to make it an object for you to come to this store DTS D T TN T LACE CURTAINS. our spring line of tingham Lace Cur- Frostella for 79 cents. = CHILDREN’S NEW DRESS GOODS. Black and Colored Voiles at from 50 cents to $2 a yard. Black and Colored Mohair from 60 cents to $2 a yard. 60 cents a pair; cents a pair. Children’s Normandies, black, fleece lined, sizes 6-10"1-2, new goods, worth OVERSHOES. 1 that ten Russian torpedo boats are| to meet the enemy. Ton there was hastily repainted and| squadron to North China ports, where There are no torpedoes nor mines| Qrleans has started from Cavite for by cutting off all communication with | 1 i acmivenlar s ji Daily Pioneer preparation for active service was con- i tinued at sea, so that they be able to take part in the host almost immediately. PROGRESSING *RARIDLY. . - ‘Work of Repairing Vessels; Damaged ! at Port Arthur. Port Arthur, Feh. 17.—The work of | repairing the damaged Russian battie- ships is progressing rapidly. The Chi- nese workmen were panic stricken by the bombardment, but they are now working well, regardless of the ap- proach of the Chinese New Year. Investigation shows that the ¢ and fortress were wholly undamaged by the Japanese attack. The people, naturally, are anxious amd business is at a complete standstill, but the ut- most tranquillity prevails. After the religious services Sunday there was a military review before the viceroy, Admiral Alexieff, who de- nounced the action of the Japanese as barbarous and expressed confidence that the Russian soldiers” would fully avenge themselves. Reports from the interior indicate that the Cossacks are mobilizing with great enthusiasm. In the Amour dis- trict they are riding in squads from village to village, waving Russian flags and demanding an early chance START FOR CHINESE WATERS. Three United States Crulsers Leave the Philippines. ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—Admiral Ev- ans, commanding the Asiatic station, has notified the’navy department that he has dispatched three of the cruiser they will be held in readiness to serve as dispatch boats for the succor.of the refugees or for similar purposes dur- ing the progress of the war. The-New Chefoo, the nearest neutral point to the theater of war. The Raleigh and Frolic have started from Cavite for Shanghai. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS. Russians Bitter Against Americans and Britons. Yingkow, Monday, Dec. 15.—Threat- ening demonstrations have been made against the British gunboat Espiegle and the United States gunboat Helena on the Fusan-Seoul railway are avail-} upon and depredations again: In the event of a prolonged war | foreigners a railway between these points would ' Agdmiral Alexieff, viceroy of the Far! Witch Hazel by Russian soldiers, whose continne. The civil admin- istrator is making every effort to ar- ! rest the offenders and has assured i Captains Barton and Sawyer and Con- v sul Miller that full reparation will be made. > | mate A, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1904, Turkish Province Constantinople, Feb. 17.—Si revolt in the district of Diakova. heavy losses. +oeeeosoocee SORROW IS GENERAL UNIVERSAL EXPRESSIONS OF RE- GRET AT THE DEATH OF SENATOR HANNA. LAST HOURS CALM AND PEACEFUL PASSES FROM LIFE TO ETERNAL REST WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS. CONGRESS HONORS DEAD STATESMAN ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS, NAMES FUNERAL COMMITTEES AND THEN ADJOURNS. Washington, Feb. 17.—All that is mortal of Senator Marcus Alonzo Han- na lies in the room at the Arlington hotel where, after the long, brave struggle, he yielded to death. The re- mains are being prepared for burial: Thus far only a few of the most inti- friends of the Hanma family bave been permitted enter the death chamber to view the body. In appearance the features of the dead to TRAPPED BY JAPANESE. | Three Russian Warships Captured_at Yongampho. Seoul; Feb. 17.—The Korean gov- | ernment has granted Japan the right to traverse the country. 1t is reported that Japanese war: i shins have trapped three Russian ships at Yongampho. the result of this naval exploit been received. No details regarding have Russia Issues Credit Notes. | St. Petersburg, Feb. 17.—An of 50,000,000 roubles, credit notes, cured by gold, was made Feb. 1 " comparatively small influx of c¢i i lating credit notes into the treasuries "and the Imperial bank and.the in- creased withdrawals for the Far IZast are assigned as the reasons for (hlfii | operation. | Souvenir for the Mikado. + | Tokio, Feb. 17.—The flag of- the Rus- | sian cruiser Variag, recently sunk off the harbor of Chemulpo, which will be presented to the emperor as the first trophy of the war, has hed Sasebo on the cruiser Chiyoda, together with the anchor, a gun and other souvenirs of the destroyed warship. | | | | | R R e e | LEARY < HOWSER MINNESOT | — | FREE ! a Seven Inch Decorated | Dinner Plate with each $2 Purchase during i Februar | TOILET ARTICLES. Lyons’ Tooth Powder 19 cents 19 cents 1) cents MEN’S MITTS. Meén's Jack Buck Mitts, the 31 kind, for 79 cents. Men'’s our special price 45 a pair. Boys Black Wool Crepe de Chine $2. $1.75 and Men's Overcoats at 811.75. We are showing a beautiful line of Overcoats. tme a large as LADIES’ DRESSING SACQUES. Ladies' Flannelette Dressing Sacques, three-fourths of the regular price. nt of patterns at We Horsehide kind. for 5% cents. Men's Homemade CARPETS AND RUGS. )l:l\l‘ ment of Carpets and Rugs. Mitts, the Tie Yarn Mitts 50¢ Yarn Gloves, the 25c¢ kind, for 14 cents. received a large assort- Reported | excepl at intery {swhich finally developed statesman arve very litelike. They in- dicate little emaciation and on account | of the oxygen | during the I | days of the senator’s sickness th | is an absence of the ashen pailor otten | peculiar to the-dead usi | The death of Senator Hanna has | brought out expr; t from i men of all parties and of every wali of lite. An atmosphere of profound i sorrow is noticeable in congressional i circles and both houses paid their re I spects to the dead senator by alopt Uing resolutions, naming committecs 10 attend the fundral and adjourning without the transaction of further business. President Rooseveit will at tend the pubiic services here but will not go w Clevelandswith the remain. Last Hours of Senator Hanna. The last hours of Scnator tHanna were passed in unconsciousne Ien minutes before the end came he wis attacked by a sinklng spell and stimu lants having lost their power no effort was made to prolong life. The ment bers of the family were summoncd, but before ail of them had reached the bedside the faint b hing had ceascd and the tired heart still, For two « s previous to his death Senator Hanna had not been conscious als and then only (o obey mechanically some instructions given him by the physicians, Four teen -hours before- the end was au- pounced life was almost suspended, the flickering spark being kept aglow by the most powerful scientific agen: | cies. Senator Hanna's fatal sickness dates back two months when he was strick- en with grippe.- He suffered with scy- eral relapses, On Jan. 10 he went to Columbus, where there was a typhold ‘tever epidemic. On L return Lo ‘Washington he had a relapse of grippe, into typhoid fever. SENATOR HANNA'S CAREER. Was Successful Both in Business and in Politics. Marcus Alonzo Hanna was born in Lisbon, Columbiana county, O, Scpte 24, 1837. When he was five years old his father moved to Cleveland, where he organized the firm of Hanna, Gar retson & Co., wholesale grocers, with a trade extending into the Lake Su-! perior region. In 1862 the long illness of the clder Hanna ended in death and it fell to the lot of the son to represcnt the in- terests ol his father in settling the affairs of the concern; which was not completed for several years. In 1864 young Hanna married Miss C: Augusta Rhodes, daughter of Daniel D. Rhodes-of Cleveland. Three years after his marriage he organized the firm of Rhodes & Co., which engaged | in the coal and iron business. | His next business ventures were the | organization of several collateral in-! terests, which included the mining of iron ore and coal, the building and op- eration of vessels on the lakes and the formation of the Union National bank of C :land in 1888. In addition to being intimately interested in these proiects Mr. Hanna was for more t filteen ycars president of the Cl land City Railway company and TEN CEN | by Governor b 3 PER WEEK. TURK IS TROUNCED Sixteen Thousand Albaniafis Revolt in of Diakova---Sul- tan’s Army Loses Heavily. s are in sh xteen thousand Albani: A strong detachment of Turl troops attacked the main Albanian position and were repulsed with 0000000000100 000000000sses $10€S NAVINE A& CONTroiing Interest in concerns manufacturing pig iron in Buffalo and Western Pennsylvania he had many manufacturing interests throughout Ohlo. Rapid Rise as a Politician. Mark Hanna's rise in politics was by far the most interesting period of his career. Kver since the days of his earliest. manhood he had taken the keenest interest in politics. It was in 1880, when General Gar- ficld was the Republican nominee, that a presidential campaign. In that year, with several prominent business men of Cle nd, he organized the Busi- ness Men's league. From its start in Cleveland this organization quickly spread through several states and proved a powerful factor in the elec- tion of Garfield. In 1884 Mr. Hanna took a still more active part in the making of a presi- dent, though this time success did not crown his efforts. He was a delegate at large from Ohio to the national convention which he attended in the interests of John Sherman, whose nomination falled to carry. Four years later Mr. Hanna again ghared Sherman’'s defeat at the Re- publican national convention. It was at this convention that he witnessed Congressman - McKinley's great sacri- fice in throwing aside in his loyalty to Sherman the possibility of the presi- dential nomination. It was at this con- vention that there was first born that loyal friendship between Hanna and Mchiniey that later ripened into i . it mot excelling, the love o for snother, time tiwere was a steadiy 9 sentipont fn the country that McKinicy destined to become a national afi of the first rank: nt McKinley Man. Mt 13 one Of the first thor oughly winte this and 1 at- tendeu (1 wention in Minncapolis in 184 ¢ < an onlooker inter- ested int v omanner in which Mr. McRiley prosided over the gaths ering. Al this couvenuon he saw the tion of President Harrison rejection of Mr. Blaine and d for the second time a bal- ken lor MeKinley against tho latter's protest. It Was then that he fully realized the sweep of the tide toward MeKinley and Che principle of a protective tariif which he rep . From that hour he threw hir 't and soul jnto the work ol Ang into pracs tical form this s it for MeiKin- ley., Mr. Hanna el his sell-uppointed of 1845, he tiy > securing MeKinley ( 3 wtional convention held in St. the tollowing year. Flow thor- oughly success crowned his splendid nomination off his hero uecds eflorts by the swe the man wlio bec no recounting. It was only by the strongest per- gonal effort thai President Moiinley prevailed upon him to become a candi- date for the e to fill the vacancy caused by the selection of John Shoer- man as sccretary of state. In 1897 he wag appointed United States senator shnell of Ohio and Lo he was clected in=1848 for: short and long terms and in y of this year was re-elocted. ne this geat both (h Janr FUNERAL Body of Senator Hanna Will Be In- terred at Cleveland. Cleveland, Keb. 17—Numerous con- fercnces by telephone were held dur- ing the botween friends of the Hanna tamily he relative to fun It was annotnc ) chairman of the loca rangerents, that the leave W m. Wednes- day via the line. The train is expected to enter Ohio short- ly after daylight and will run slowly through all towns-along the road, -as it is belicved muny people will gather at the stations to pay their final re- and in Washington angements here., train will spects to the deccased. The funeral train: will arr in Cleveland at 11 a. m. Thursday. The body will be taken directly to the ( L\ armory, where it will lie in staté until Fri The funeral services will be St. held at Paul's [ copal church, Friday, . bishop Féonard of the Ohio lian diocese Wwill officlate, as- Dean Williams of this city. Flags are 1z at half mast on pub- He and private huildings and the one topic of couversation related to the death ot Senator-Hanpa Bring in Dead and Wounded. Tokio, t'eb. 17.—The transport Gen- ¥al Maru has arrived at Sasebo with the dead and wounded from the Port Arthur engagement. Five were killed. {ncluding three oflicers, and thirty-two were iniured, including seven officers. The Japanes warships damaged at Port Arthur ate also back at Sasebo repgiriug and will soon be available again. Mr. Hanna first took an active partin— ;x i ot e e e oo e