Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 19, 1904, Page 1

; 1 ? VOLUME 1. B RDAY, MARCH aily 19, 1004, Pioneer TEN CENTS PER WEEK. DECISIVE Fi X HT ON YALL RIVER Alexiefl has been informed ble Japanese army must Adwmirdl With Heaviest Loss of Present War. RUSSIANS CLAIM THE CAPTURE OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED PRISONERS. Private Dispatch Received at Chefoo Gives Meagre Details of Decisive Land Engagement in the Yalu River Country in Which Japanese Forces Meet With Disastrous Reverse. x Chefoo, March 19.— Private dis- patches received here from Mukden give meagre details of a decisive on- gagement botween Japaneso and Russian troops on Yalu River in which the Japanese were iropulsed with hoavy loss. TheRusslans claim the capture of eighteen hundred prisoners. Vmdivostoi, barcn 19 am ve- hamo, in command of two companies of counted men, came upon a small Japanese patrol near Yimwan and in pursuing them cast came into view from one of the hills a large body of Japanese soldiers north of Chukchun, between the Tumen and Sungari riv- ers. The Cossack patrols were com- pelled fo retire, as a considerable num- Ver of the enemy moved forwaed to engage them. The scouts reportad the encounter at Hunchun, from which point it was telegraphed to this city. General Veronetz, on receipt of the news, ordered 2,500 Cossacks to depait from Hunchun. It is feared here that the Japancse army must be much larger than report- ed and it is probable that Captain Vehamo was unable to make extended observations of the enemv. 1160 miles northeast of Wiju and di | rectly east of Mukden about 200 miles. | WILL REMAIN AT PORT ARTHUR. | A | Russians Doubt Ability of Japs to Cap- | ture Stronghold. Newchwang, March 1 | of undocking the Rus g | voutch has begun so as to enable her ‘Lu enter the Liao river at the carliest | possible moment. Three small boa from FPort Arthur have been disen- trained at the railway station. The above facts are taken to indicate the proposed exceution of plans to fortify the east bank of the Liao river from ‘llle railway station to the forts and the coast line to Kinchau. Otticial denials of the reports pre: vailing in Japan that Vice Admiral Makaroft fears the loss of his fleet if { he remains at Port Arthur and, there- re, contemplates an effort to escape, ave been sent to Tokio. Competent athorities much doubt the probabil- ity of the Japanese reducing Port Ar | thur under two yea MUST SIGNAL FOR PILOT. Vessels Warned to Stop Outside Port Arthur Harbor. following notice: the honor to advise your excellency ) that in consequence of the laying of St v Wsians We have just added to our stock 50 pieces of the latest patterns in wash goods. Carpets and Rugs. Now is the time of the year when the housewife thinks of floor coverings. We carry-in stock a large assort- ment of Carpets, Rugs and Draperies. Pingree Shoes. Vogue : Gloriasses s 3.50 Composite 3.00 Ladies’ Sateen Petticoats. McGee's Adjustable Yoke Petticoat, made of mercer- ized sateen, at $1.50 to §3 each. Silk Remnants. Short.ends of fresh Silk, worth up t $§1 a yard, for A Great Shirt Sale is on. &1 and 81 go at 69 Canes and Umbrellas We have just reccived a .new line of Canes and Umbrellas. Sewing Machines. Until Monday night we will give a discount of 10 per cent off from the regular price on any New Home Sewing Machine. OUR Spring rainproof coat Overcoat is certainly shown in this group of "Adler" garments. The a popular one—and a mighty good coat too. The top coats are handsomer than ever. Will you come in and look at the best assortment in town? Friday, Saturday and Mond: will be busy days at this store Thousands of dollars of Spring Merchandise has found their way to the shelves at this store, and every article is a bargain Wash Goods Remnants. Cutting up hundreds of yards of goods a day makes lots of remnants. They are all on sale Friday, Saturday and Monday. Men’s New Spring Hats. The New Shapes. Lampher Hats - - Challenge - - - Crescent, - - - - Wenner = === Stetson and Dunlap. &3.00 2.00 1.50 “By order of my government I have | styles. al from 8250 to cach. | tung an: vesseis wil | proach the coa | shall, ahscer | “After heading for nirance of | the port on a § ROCLLETN COUTse all vessels shall stop at a distance of L ar least five miles, hoist el national [ flag and call by sigr pilot, who | will Le sent to thel them to their assigned berth | ONLY A RIVER BETWEEN. | Jap and Russian Scouts Face Each i Other Just North of Anju. London, March 19.—A correspondent of the Times at Tokio says that Ru sian and Japanese SCOULS are NOw separated only by the rviver Cheng cheng, Just north of Anju. The dis- patch adds that (he foroisn correspond- ents will leave for the front cither on | March 20 or 23, but their de: tion is still unknown. RUSSIAN FORCE DEFEATED | BAND OF MOUNTED MANCHURIAN BRIGANDS SWOOPS DOWN | ON AN QUTPOST. New York, March 19 mounted Manchurian i swooped down on a1 | near Panlachan, a tow i n: | thur, says a dispatch (o from Newchwang. - For a Russia withstood the | were finally forced f(c two Maxims on (he fic tles are not stated. The Russian flag ! fiylng on the puhli | ehwang has been by | placed by the | gands ha ian outpost v Port Ar » American time the attack, but heen New ul 1o #BANDONED. Washington, March 19. | 5 Hlos iasieior Count: Cassin) mos | oA RIHURINET furnished the state department the | ajeviefi’s Agent There Denies Persist: ent Report. St. Petersburg, M matic agent of Vicoioy 19.—A Alox ihe dqnia | Port Arthur reiterutc LADIES’ BELTS The newest things Ladies’ Belts on exhibi- tion. : Ladies’ Walking Skirts. Ladies” Skir{s. new spring New Dress Trimming. Ol a From 5¢ to $ Carpet Sweepers. Bissel's Standard Sweepers, cither light or dark wood: our price $2.50. Ladies’ Underwear. Our entire tock _of La- Jer 3.y { 2 Ribbed flanmel Underwear at Wall Paper. The 1904 patterns of Wall Paper now in_stock at from 10¢ to 40c a double roll. A band nI‘ 1 | | COTTON BULL CAUGHT FAILURE OF DANJEL J. SULLY & CO. ANNOUNCED ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE. TWO-CENT DROP IN PRICES FOLLOWS LIABILITIES OF CONCERN ESTI- MATED AT NOT LESS THAN FIVE MILLIONS. New York, March 19.—The suspen: sfon of Danfel J. Sully & Co, the senior member of which is Danlel J Sully, the operator whose dealings in and manipulation of the cotton market have heen the sensation of the lative world for several yoars, was an nounced on the Cotton Exch » dur fng the d This announce 1t came at the close ; decline in the price of future contracts. Some weeks ago, on heavy buying believed to have been more of a manipulation than of an investment character, the price for future delivery of the staple was pushed above the 17-cent mark and piedictions were made by those in charge of the bull campaign that the mark would be reached and These predictions, however, © never red 1 and when the bull pool tried to realize some of its paper profits it found (il the hears had taken the market 1 in one after noon (here was o rapid drop in prices of more than a cent a pound. 1t was at this tme that Sully gave ont a statemoent (hat he was poing South for a rest and would retire from active marhet trading for a time. Ho changed his mind, however, when the trend of Noew prices turned and remained. in York, presumably in order to m the | tiés it he could. Day after day a | hore just ns the closing 1 2% conts in wheal, « | ing ho; { tion for Sully’s account | suspe pew low level was reached, in spite of the bull buying, and except for Occasional Spasmodic Rallies the drop was ot interrupted. From time (0 tme reports were given out that Sully had sold out bLefore (he break, but these found fow belicvers buying, when bhe bought, was d to efforts 1o =upport prices and not to the Inauguration of a new campalgn for higher prices. His profits on his old « kuown (o be enormous and presumably all of these were used o bolster his present deal Aftor the suspension was announced Sully locked Wmself in his office and declined to give oul any statemoent s wer - Wild guesses were made as Lo the labilities, but all agreed that they must be well up in.the milllons. Followiug the announcement of the slon the cotton market de clinnd 2 cents @ pound and then ral- Licd half a cent-a pound. At 2:30 May was quoted at 1 July at 13.40 and Qctober 17.70. Just before the close Sully's failure was announced on the Coffee Ex change, of which he was a membor. The announcement of the failure of the firm on the Cotton IExchunge was the iz xeite ment in which all the | on the floor joiued. A wild shout went up the menbers jolued fna rongh and tumble fight, after which the floor was covered with broken chairs and frag ments of torn clothing, while the mem bor 1 in a much battered and bruised condition. * A membor of the Cottea Exchange matod Mr, Sully's total holdings’ at )0,000 bales, on which his loss in the sk or ten days probubly was 5 of $5,000,000, WHEAT MAF;KET AFFECTED. Sully a Member of Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago, March 1. —Daniel J. Sully within the past few weeks acquired memborship on the Chicago board of trade and caused a brief sengation in tho wheat pit. His operations In graln, however, “are-sald to have beon rela tively unimportant News of the failuro wag received ong sounded There was a slump of fefly in the clos safd that liquida wus a factor in the tremondous sclling pressu on ‘cliange, but it Is ATThAr nas peen Faport THat rort ubandoned In the bombardment of March 10 the casualtics were fi killed. Several buildings were d i A« the Tesult conference be tween the minlsters of marine and for clgn affairs the following additional { article have been declared contra band of war Provisiol of all kinds destinec the Japanese army, including gre fish, fish products, beans, bean oil parts of wachines for the mauufacture of weapous and gmmunition. ACCORDING TO RUSSIANS. Japs Said to Have Suffered Severely at Port Arthur. Port Arthur, March 19.—According to information received from Russians at Shanghai during the fighting at Port Art 10 and 11 the battle- &hip-Mikasa was struck-by-ten projec damaged riously Two hatt been docked for i and Sasebo and 3 gaid to be in t ) wounded » Japanese nded and sick ing good prog > Ru n W L ATLhuE are e dg recovery Jape Raising the Variag. Yol March 19.—The work of unken crulser Variag in gressing rapid- Seoul.corre- ndent, by means of a complete wrecking outfit hrought from Japan. The anthorities express hope that the i NATIVES WIN FIGHT Engagement Between German Troops and Blacks Near Okahundja Results in Disaster to German Arms. March 19, southwest Afr Colonel L Berlin, - forced to vetreat with a 1oss of seven wein, governor of L led, niovteen men ed LM woun: 113 Phe- Gevtans were maay cescsssssscscsscssssssocss WO0D IS CONFIRMED Ship Wit De placed o within a few months JAP LANDING DELAYED. Russian Vladivostok Squadron Inter- | feres With Enemy. New York, Maveh i Japanese landiy eastorn const. has becr layod, says aHerald Sooul, Korea, by the tude of the Viadiy ron, consisting of aro now LONG FIGHT IN SENATE OVER ! NOMINATION TO BE MAJOR | GENERAL ENDED. ) i at- | G ONLY SIXTEEN VOTES AGAINST HIM threatenin four shiy anchored at Pos exgellont base for attackin | transports approaching Won | ner B It {8 reported by the profocts of | FIVE DEMOCRATS JOIN WITH RE- Northeastorn Koren that Russians, accompaniod by Inter are surveying the country bodies of PUBLICANS IN FAVOR OF fug (he population, the qu supplies and the sentiment of the peo | CONFIRMATION. ple. | Chinese Warking Like Slaves. 3 P80V TNY Ll Washington, March 18.—The long Ohefoo, March 18.—Three Chincse| o Junks rived hore during the day from fight An-s CTASROY thie confirma Port Arthur, having escaped from the ‘ tlon of the General town. They report that only Chinese | Leonard |\ roral undér firteen and over fifty v of | pad TNt alas i innor age have been allowed to leave The WETeT ‘e vest are forcibly detaued to ropair the damage to forts and bulldings. They | are working Hk laves, with Russian whips ot theie bicks. s Kittredge (8. D) and Scott Japs Building New Road. Betlin, March 18- The correspond- ent of (ho Lokal Auzeiger at Swoul, Korea, In a dispateh dated March 17, conflims the previous reports that ! about 5,000 Japanest ploneers are on gaged n huilding the field railvond | trom i) northward and says the rafirond from Fusan to Sconl will not be completad before Octoher Marquis Ito Meets Emperor, Soonl, Mareh 19 Marquls 1to had a formal audience with Uje emperor during (he afternoon in the oancll | hall. ‘The coremonios were conducted fn the presence of the court. ‘The em- peror was {n his most affable mood. Many Exccutions at scoul. Seoul, March 18, On ~Wedn ¢ March 16, thirteen accomplices fn the murder of the quecn in 1 WOt exacuted by strangling in the city prison. Twonty-two highwaymen were aimilarly executed at the same time Loss of Skorl Not Confirmed. (W. Vai only Republicans 8t Petershirg, March 19.—7The ad-| Who vote nst Wood. Cockrell, miralty his no confirmation of the re- | Pettus, Dubois, Patterson and Clarke ported loss of the torpedo hoat de od for him. (Ark.), Democrats, MINERS OPPOSE A STRIKE atroyer Skorl 6% Port Arthur MANY INJURED, ORE FATALLY MAJORITY OF THIRTY THOUSAND EXPLOSION OF INFERNAL MA. CHINE CAUSES HAVOC AT IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING LIEGE, BELGIUM. Ldege, Delglum OPERATORS' OFFER. 19.-—Tellera of Mareh 19.-=An In. Indianapolis. March fornal machine exploded ontside the | the United Workers havé com- resldenco of ( missioner of Poli pleted the counting of the votes of the Laurcnt, wrockol house, fatally bituminous wine on the proposition Jured an artillery ofticer, Major Pap! offer of a two- and sorfously wounded halt a dozen as follows: Total v , 165,887; for accept- ing-the 14; against the scale and in favor of a sty 3 major- other persons. nounc When the Major- Papin-was was discoverad machin SUIOnad -and-was examining the package which the ma chine 31,141, on of the United was concealed in W 1 the ex seretary SR L SR DL, ne Workers sald o meeting of the sucetmbed—A—poHeeman—wl Joint sub=cale committee would in all Btk Ihga b \hBTe el aRionz] probability be -called for Indianapolis precarious - condition._— Thousunds _of | Bext Monday, when the scale would windoy are shattered be signed for two years and arrange- i arails no clde to)the trators | ments would be made for the next of the outrage. , | Joint convention to meet two years from now. = BRIDE UNDER ARREST. THOUSANDS ARE IDLE. Labor Troubles in New York Continue to Spread. | New vork, March 19—Twenty thou sand brickla laborers and bout 2,000 Iron are on steike Sensation in Connection With Sikestor (Mo.) Murder. Sikeston, Mo, N ner's jury b jon into the rec Miller, the br days ago sudden] and nnfess a settlement can be reaghed nees that led to the shortly the strile will probably gpread til about 100,000 men are invdlved. he had been polsoned, a Warren Smith guilty of h i 1 morphine to a - Milter, the bri . considering it improb- settlement will be I,_aropreparing for-the-strike The “The motive unknown Lo the J wirtel thicy- think will follow. concluded the verdict | 's of other unions who will A& soon a8 Miller was found dead in | € oul of work because they cannot bed by his b | proceed with building without the are said to be indignant vers should tie up the bricklaye! | that the by h | since bo Mrs lithographers. 0 be locked out. quit work when they found that y must 1 the arbitration agree- or be discharged. The employ- ay that forty-five men ‘have al- zned the agreement and are but the officers 1 declare positively that n men have signed. Army Bill Sent to Conference. Washington, March 19.—When the hounse met the army appropriation bilk Miter uting >d her hus { extent of the lav | the coroner’s yerdict | sation Sigsbee to Relieve Coghlan. hington, March 19.—Admiral Coghlan, commanding the hbean squadron, will he relieved shortly from I service on the isthmus of Panama by | Rear Admiral Sigsbee, commanding wag sent to-conforence;- the speaker I'tho South Atlantic squadron. Admiral ' gppointing Messts. Hull (Ia.), Stevens | Sigsbee left Pensacola Thursday for | (Minn.) and Hay (Va.) conferees. Con: Colon in his flagship; the Newark, 8¢ | gideration of the postoffice appropris- [ companied Dy the cruisers Detroit and | tion bill for smendment then Was re- :Momgcmery. | sumed. { | | |