Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 22, 1904, Page 1

e By ] 5 L4 st R e s "VOLUME 1. NUMBER 283. B I“\Ill)ll \l DOWNFALL OF PORT ARTHUR Report That Port Arthur Was Occupied After Land and I Sea Attack. o RUSSIANS LOSE 600 IN SHARP EN. COUNTER AT CHYONGSYONG. Neither Report Can Be Confirmed, , But the Details of the Fight for | Port Arthur Are Given. London, March 22.—The Tokio cor- respondent of the Daily Telegraph has cabled his paper that itis reported that the Japanese have occupied Port Avthur. Port Arthur fell, according the re- port, after a combined land and sea attack Saturday and Sunday. It is asserted that a Japanese division landed on lLiaotung peninsula Satur- day and engaged the Russian force near Port Arthur, while the fleet bom- barded continuously from Saturday evening until Sunday morning. The same correspondent reports a sharp encounter at Chyongsyong, on the Yalun river, about thirty miles northeast of Wiju, in #hich the Itus- sians lost 609 killed and wounded. Neither report is confirmed from either source. RESIDENTS WARNED. Consul Says They Remain at New- chwang at Their Own Risk. Newchwang, March 22.—The Ger- man consil from Tientsin, at a meet- ! ing of German citizens, counseled all residents of that nationality that they | remained at Newchwang at their own | risk and that in event of loss of prop- erty recovery was deubtful. Also that in the event that Russia was defeated the recovery of losses, if possible, would only be after a long time, hut if Japan was defeated recov- ery would be sooner. The British residents propose to pro-| test against the indefinite absence of & warship from Newchwang. GERMAN RUSSIANS MAKE A DASH. Attack Japanese Near Pingyang but Quickly Retire. Tokio, March 22.—A Seoul dispatch gays that Russians in force, composed of 1,500 Cossacks and several batteries | the Chengchungyang river, north of Anju, where a similar number of Jap- | ed to occur in this locality and it is or norse aruery, made a dash on the Japanese line between Pingyang and Wiiu. They opened fire on the out-; posts, but Japanese reinforcements ! were hurried forward and the Russians quickly retired. The report states that the Japanese force merely deployed into line of bat- tle, hut that it dld not reply to the; Russian fire. JSSUE BONDS. Party ' Leaders Oppose Government's War Tax Plan. Tokio, March 22.—As a result of a series of conferences between the party leaders it seems evident that the government -will abandon its at- tempt to create a salt monopoly, place ! a tax on silk and also make a smaller increase in the land. tax than orig- inally proposed. The members of the cabinet ‘ue! holding a series of conferences with the party leaders, who have been ex- plaining how the interests of the peco- ple they represent are affected by the war tax. The cabinet is endeav oring ! to frame measures which will prove satisfactory to the people. There is a growing feeling that the government should not attempt the immediate payment of a large part of | the cost of the war by taxation, but that it shonld issue bonds and extend the payments over a series of years. JAPAN MAY READY FOR HOSTILITIES. Japs and Russians in Force North of Anju. TLondon, March 22.—Dispatches to the Standard from St. Petersburg say 40,000 Russians are stationed along anese are reported to be posted. Japanese movements are being closely watched by the Cossacks. The first important action is expect- declared the Russians will win owing to the superiority of their cavalry. RUSSIANS AT: NEWCHWANG. Infantry, Dragoons ana Battery Oc- cupy the Town. Shanghai, -March 22.—Advices from Newchwang state that the town was occupied on March 15 by eighteen regi- ments of Siberian infantry. the Pri- I 1y. i the Standard:from Tientsin say : officials in Peking are quietly sending scem to ] Rus- | relations with Chi- | meski aragoons and a battery of fleld guns. A Japanese attack is expectod 11}(11n91::arll)'. The Chinese custom offi- | clals are removing the consuls thou families on a gunboat Tientsin. RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANS. Proceeding Satisfactorily Along the Coast at Vladivostok. Vladivostok, March 22—The Rus- sfan military plans are proceeding satisfactorily along the main coast and at Sakalin island. Many inhabit- ants continue to migrate to Khaba rovsk and Nikolsk and some women toward and children are returning to Russia.; | The first detachment of the Red Cross from Russia has arrived and has been distributed among the field h pitals. More than a hundred nur have been sent from here to Mauchu- ria and Korea. The delivery of Russian mails to the frontier and to the ports is working ! fairly well and the telegraph excellent- J.etters reach Vladivostok twonty- two days after leaving St. Peters- burg. FEAR TROUBLE WITH RUSSIA. . Chinese Officials at Peking Send Fam: flies South. London, March 22.—Dispatches to high Many with families south. ditliculties their anticipate sians. The latter’s nese in Manchuria are not improvi the The Chinese government has forbid- | den the officials and people of Man- churia to sell any supplies to the Rus- sians. The fact that the Japanese. have made no attempt to cut the lines of communication between Liaotung and Newchwang ampns s military men. ! DECORATED BY KOREAN RULER. | Marquis Ito:\nd American and Japan- ese Ministers Honored. Seoul, March 22.—Marquis been decorated with the Order Ito has of the Plum Dlossom, usually given only to royalty. United States Minister Allen and Japanese Minister Hayashi have received decorations of the f class of Pai Kuk. Mr. Allen’s decoration was conferred in recognition of his valuable counsel and long ‘intimacy with the emperor. Marauis Ito, in an audience with the ' emperor, urged the gradual adoption | measures, thus to the pre- of ‘Korean reform avoiding the confusion due cipitate measurcs of 1895. BOUND FOR NEWCHWANG. Chinese Benyang Squadron Arrives at Chefoo. Chefoo, March 22—The Chinese Ben)auz sauadron, consisting of the 's Haichi, Hiying, Hitien and H 1( lww under command of Admiral Tsah, have arrived here. It is under- stood that it will proceed to New- chwang as soon as the ice is cleared from that port. Oriental Tnple Alliance. St. Petershurg, March:22—The No- voe Vremya publishes promjnentlv e and | INN l SOTA, 'l'l'l‘).\'l).\\'. _ARE”READY MINERS EXPEL--ED FROM TELLU- RIDE, COLO., MAKING PREP- ARATIONS TO RETURN. PITCHED BATTLE SEEMS PROBABLE CLARES ITS INTENTION TO KEEP THE MEN OUT. Denver, March 22.—The committee ! Telluride by an organization of bu { ness men has abandoned the attempt to appeal to the governor for prot | tion after waiting three days to obtain an audience with him. The members of the committee have departed { Ouray, where the deported men & making preparations to march to Tol Iuride, accompanied by an armed es cort provided by the Miners' unions Ouray, Silverton. Durango and Oph As the citizers who drove the min ers out of Telluride declare that they will not ‘be permitted to retuin a pitched battle may occur if they per sist in their purpose. further hostilities an effort will | made to obtain an injunction from the I district court forbidding any intevfer- for be |cn:~c with members of the Miners' un ! N : iion at Teliuride. | PR s e = | | rarns atspaten aeclaring it 18 bhelieved that a China and Korea has which was the real objett of sit to Seoul. there Japan. { formed, the Marquis Ito's v | To BOTTLE UP PORT ARTHUR. loaded 10 new effort. They ulv being with stone and are to be linked gether with chains and wire cables. ! They are to steam toward Port Arthur in line and it is immaterial whether they are sunk by Russian guns or are blown up by their crews, EXECUTIONS CONTINUE. Korean Court Clearing Out Prison. New York, March 22.—Numerous ex ecutions at the local prison are report ed (o be due {o the movement of thi supreme court in the direztion clearing out the place, says a Seoul dispatch to the Herald. The total in three nights pasf has been six prison ers decapitated and thirty-cight hanged. Many of these victims had been in jail for w.ns \\ulmut trial. ‘the Seoul l Of CHINESE TROOPS ' DEFEATED. Lose Sixteen Men in Battle With Band of Smugglers. king, province of Szechuan. 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Fifteen big stea are being prepared at Sasebe for lnl ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS DE- i } | | | | b | | NEW TRLA; -TO, FIGHT WITH C Hl MAY CONTAIN [MPORTANT € [ EXPECTED TO BE MORE * 4 treaty v 1 ‘A 60 OFFICIALS PREPARING ; y TION REGULATING ADY SION OF CELESTIALE f L 4 { [ ¢ IN TREATMENT OF Hié CLASS CHINESGE: into the Unitad States neso aration The existing was made by Secrotary { Minister Wu in 1804, wili Shanghai, March 22.—The Chinese government troops have been defeat- ed by a band of about 1,000 opium smugglers, under a leader named Yuan, seventy, miles south of Chung-| ! Liberal Leader in House of ¥ | i December hy adminis sion mont been neces [ call upon Seerctary Co in the the Philippi the garrison for and all have been put Scoul, March - Z2.- The have stopped Brigadier Gent! T. Allen, chief of the Philliny stalinlary and now United tary observer with the I {at Ping g requestiy proc ved nearer thelr ontp hohse {male crownl rot for in the ment had done | South the' tion labor into Sout parture was not checkii | Charge Made Against New York ly after the limitation ration ot act i of now con commerce { sary for Secy formation of I Secretary Cortelyou wil those sections of the trestsd practically prescribe !t'*’j“ which shall govern the aln l"" Chinese of the higher ! exclusion of cooli { will take care of the .h)\inu\f" tions of the treaty. While i’ i cence Is obseryed at prosent a# g lines upon which 'h new con® {8 being formed there is reason o lieve that it will be maore tibs 3 treatment of Chinese wishing United States whon they thl actually of the coolie class existing treaty. Thore alio o made provigion for the ontey ¥ nese laborers into the Papwm® strip, though (his s not cortall 4 attempt also has been wade Wy of this opportunity 1o make m tensive of Chinese labor © use ned Fhe ol at THREE sending reinforcoments to of the disturbian:e . Short Rations at Port Ar f" Nagasaki, March e ol { Rn s Who was capturet when ti was sunk, { Port Arthur beci supplies has stuck to ofl Food In Port Arthur cage! that on shoi! maore o ¢ Japs Stop American i MOVES VmrE OF CENSY rort Criticises Governmen® T.ondon, March 22, in #! commons du'ing the iy leader, Sir Henry Caiib man, moved his vot gonted March 16 to the ofic o in ads the OF of Chiid digapproyes the sty’s governmerndt to disal introduc Tran: Honry the nothing the inee the clos r had go sor 5 ot Sir African people of of the jon o of (L If the o iwaul 1ol b Africa golirce of fnture weakness pot o the “Transvaal but * & ] South It was ImpoRsh concel ;xr.nx r departure oo L princi s by which at 1 hitherto had made her wWay world than the importation of as the bondsmen of minisg # ity opposed to yellow labhor object of his motlon Wil 1o § government's policy 1o Wx stage. ABUSED HIS PRIVILE bher of the House, Washington, March house of 2 <~Lmm represent met Mr. Hepburn ila). pisis question of the highes to the desk and had r charging that Representative (Dem., N. Y., under a leave given last Fri bad abuse { privilege and h ked the gun:l integrity of Re ntas | cock (Rep. 7is.) &8 | the remarl { the re | | Mr. Hepburn ir '8 purp | rem di CHOATE AT Freedom of Ed of ¢ 1c Ch W ipart propriation hiil.