Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 23, 1904, Page 1

The VOLUME 1. NUMBER 284 HAMMERING ONCE MOR Japs Again Attack Port Arthur ~ But With Very Little Success. REPORT OF THE FALL OF THE FORTI- FICATIONS PROVES FALSE. London, March 23.—The report that Port Arthur had fallen is now denied. St. Petersburg, March 23.—The Ja- panese have made another attack upon Port Arthur. The attack began Mon- day night after midnight, beginning with operations by torpedo boats and ending with a bombardment by battlc- ships and cruisers. Advices from Viceroy, Alexieff show that. the Rus- sians sustained no -great dumage and that but five men were killed. Tondon, March 23.—The Japanese main army in Korea-has-occupied An-; Ju with infantry and artillery. Offi- cials in St. Petersburg now admit that the Russians were compelled to evacu- ate the town and retreat toward the Yalu by the advancing Japanese. Dispatches from St. Petersburg say a dispatch from Mukden contains a report from the Russian commander confirming_ the rumored occupation of the towns of Anju dnd Pingyang by the enemy’s infantry and artillery and says an increased movement of troops and transports on the road between Fingyang and Anju is noticeable. Thir- teen of the enemy’s transports recent- 1y unloaded at Chinnampho. It is stated that the reports that the Russian outposts abandoned Anju | upon the approach of the Japanese in\ force canses no surprise here, as such! action is in perfect accord with the Russian plan of campaign. The Rus-' slan skirmishing and advance posts' _ were thrown forward solely for the | purpose ‘of harrassing and worrying the Japanese outposts, falling back as the main body of the eneiny moves forward until the strong positions at the Yalu river are reached. The fifty miles of country between ' Anju and the Yalu are very difficult for the movement of a large force. There may be some. lively skirmish- ing as the Japanese advance pro- gresses, but the Russians are resolved to avoid a decisive engagement nnm certain of victory. JAP -REFUGEES RELEASED. " American Inquiry Results in Securing Their Freedom. Newchwang, March 23—Two Japan- ese merchants named Kautaiami and . sent to Derlin Saturday. Makaya and also five women refugees who had been imprisoned from Feb. 7 to March 20 at Port Arthur left dur- ing the day en route for Tientsin, thus satistying the American official in- quiry and negotiations covering sev- eral weeks. The merchants, who were arrested on’account of possessing charts of the coast at Dalny, report that altogether they were treated kindly, especially at the military prison under Golden hill, where they were in custody for twen- ty-one days. Later they were confined in the ‘police- station. The civil administration of New- chwang took unusual care in accom- plishing the release of the prisoners and refugees and upon their arrival here they were promptly turned over to the United States-consul, Henry B. Miller. FEW JAPANESE IN SIBERIA. American Mwister Has Made No Ap- peal in Their Behalf. St. Petersburg, ‘March 23.—United States Ambassador McCormick has notbeen instructed by the state de- partment, at the requ of M. Taka- hira, the Japanese minister at Wash- ington, to ask the Russian government what facilities will be afforded to the 40,000 Japanese in Siberia to return to Japan. According to information received here comxmrallvcly few Japanese are| now in Siberia. Most of them left there just prior to or after the break- | ing out of the war, Thé United States embassy, which is charged with safe- .guarding Japanése interests, has thus . far only responded to the appeals of a score of Japancse coming from Siberia through European Russia. The last batch of twelve, from Irkutsk, was Not one of them ‘has heen molested, but'it is con- sidered safer that the Japanese be placed beyond the region of possible danger. No appeals have been re- ceived from the few Japanese residing in St. Petersburg and other cities of European Russi SCANDAL IS THREATENED. Members of Japanese Diet Involved in Deal. Tokio, March 23.—A Ilegislative scandal is threatening in connection with the proposal of the government to create a tobacco monopoly. It is alleged that certain members of the diet agreed to support a movement to increase the compensation to be paid to the manufacturers for a share of th B]m\lllfl[ \[I \l \I‘I.\‘U’l \ \\ I I)\l SDAY, ARCH 2 lt}n.(, BY FLOOD AND FIRE BReloit, Wis., March 23.—Flood and fire has caused damage db rzore than $250,000 in this city during the past ten hours. With Rock w@wer flooding everything on onc side and Turfle creek rampant on the other the city Is - entirely cut off, business is sus- Tended, schools are closed and people stand helpless while the waters carry everything before them. South Beloit is entirely under water and 500 people are eithor homeless or are cauglit in their homes and sur- rounded by the flood, while thousands of people stand on the banks of the flood and watch the scenc.” “The cellars of half of the city al flooded and many business concerns have vacated their places. The tracks of the St. Paul_and_Northwestern are washed out and an ice gorge has formed which threatens the lower portion of Beloit. A Northwestern train ran i.to a sh- out at Afton, two men being injured. The lower end of the city is under water and-interurban lines are covered by eight fect of water. John Thompson & Son's gas engine shops in South Beloit burned during the day. The loss is $60,000. The flood. prevented the firemen from get- ting within half a mile of the five proposea 1o pay the manufacturers a sum equal to three years' income from their business. It is said that the illicit project was to secure the equiv- alent of four years' income. \ lice are investigating the matter and, possibly, it may_be ventilated on the floor of the houst | vision uncbanged. REPORT , IS UNCONFIRMED. _ pied Port Arthur. Tokio, March 23.—A Tokio newspa- per publishes-a report that a Japanese division was landed on the Liaotung the Russian troops-in the rear of Port Arthur. barded the town and harbor. The a of March 19 and continued until 10 o'clock on the morning of March 20. Sixteen ships were engaged in the 2 been thz occupation of Port Arthur by the Japanese. No further details are given and the report 1emums uncon- firmed. APPEAL TO THEIR MINISTER. That Warship Remain. residents herc have sent a petition to at Peking, askirg that a warship be sllowed to remain at Newchwang. United States Consul Miller pro- poses the organization of all forcign- in Newchwang so as to insure i their intelligence regarding war move- ments in this vicinity and also for their mutual protection. MANY CASES OF SICKNESS, Russian Troops in Eastern Siberia Are Suffering. St. Petersburg, March 23.—A tel gram has been received from Medic Officer Trepoff at Cbita, Kastern Si- Leria, saying: “There are many cases of sickness here.” This news causes some unca as reports {rom othe g iness, The po- | The incident is likely to have the effect of leaving tie three years' pro-| Tokio Rumor That Japs- Have- Occu- peninsula on—March 19 and engaged | Simultaneously the flect bum-“ tion began at ¢ o'clock on the evening ! tack and the result is reported to have British Residents at Newchwang Ask | Newchwang, March 23.—The British ; ‘Sir Ernest Satow, the British minister formiy to the effect that tue health of ll.l\. ||m)|)\ is I.,k\ull DOUBTED BY RUSSIANS. Report That Jap Fleet Has Appeared Off Newchwang. St. Petersburg, March —The au- thoritics here are skeptical in regard to the report that a Japauese squadron has been sighted off the port of New- whwang. ‘[here-is-no-confirmation -here of-the report,-purporting ceme-from-—Lons don, - that—the Vladivostok squadron has reached Port Arthur. Japan Denies Paris Report. Tokio, March 23.—The government denies” the Paiis that France, acting ln-bohalt of Ru sia, has protestéd to the Japaneso go ernment on account’of the bombard- ment of the quarantine station on the Sanchantao " Islands,. —opposite.Port Dalny, March 10, No protest on the subject has reached the Tokio govern- went Kuropatkin at Irkutsk. Trkutsk; Eastern Siberia, March 23. —General Kuropatkin, commanding the Russia East, who arrived here ¥ evening, left for Lake Baikal ’l\mmm morning, RECEIVERS FOR SULLV & CO. Miller and Taft Named Place of Assignce. New York, March 23.—David Miller and Henry W.: Taft have, been appoint- ed receivers for D. J. Sully & Co., the suspended cotlon brokers, succeeding J. H. Hoadley, the assiguce to whom oxception had been’taken by some of the creditors of the'firm. The receivers were appointed by Judge Holt on petition-ol three of the principal creditors of the firm and were requited to give a bond of $250,- b00. The creditors applying for the re ceivership and the amounts claimed to be due \lmm were F. M. W $257,000, J. Temple Gwatlhmey $170,000 mu] Shearson, Hamill & Co, $100.000. The members of the firm of D. J. Sully & Co., who » named in the petition; are-Paniek Sully y B.. Morse, Edward Hadley, Jr,, mul \\ R. Fagin. The announcement that a petition {In involuntary bankruptey. had-baen filed by cortain of the crod®, against D.J. Sully & Co, was follow by a renewal of lquidation in the cot- ten market and May sold off to 1 with July breaking to 13.74, a nct de. cline of K7 to 66 points. om this “level tliere was another pi rally and the market around midday less active and somewhat steadier at a net decline of from 30 to 40 points. Messrs. in IN THE FEDERAL COURT. Trial of Senator Burtct of Kansas Be- gins at St. Louls. St. Louis; March 23.—The trial of United States Senator Joseph Ralph Burton of Kansas, charged with having accepted $2,500 from tho Rialto Grain and Securitics company to use his in- fluence with the postoffice department to prevent the issuance of a frand-or- der against the Rialto- company, w begun before Judge Adams in the United ‘Stales district court during the da It is considered probable that the trial will occupy the balance of the weck Jnited: States Ilivh-m Attorney Dyer been preparing e povernments side of The case for several weeks and the defepse has heen making preparation also for some time. Jealousy the Supposed Cause. New York, 23,—Clristen Kirschoiller, ardinghouse keeper in Brooklyn, shot and kiiled his four- year-old son, dangerously wounded his wife and then commitied sulcide by shooting. Jealousy is the supposed cause of the ime. T Men’s Dress Shirts, the. $1 and $1.25 . 7 kind, for .69 cents We are now showing the Spring Line of Ladies’ Waists and Skirts the new fabrics made up in the latest styles and in a first class manner. Price no more than you pay for inferior goods. small, dainty figures, price $1.25 Ladies'WhiteLinen Waists closed with large pearl but- tons, collar trimmed with buttons, price $2.50 Ladies’ Scotch ing, price $6.75 \) g‘(mms& BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. Ladies” Waists and Skirts Fadies’ White Waists made of heavy white waistings, “Fadies"White Linen Waists with two rows of lace inser- tion down-the front, price $3.00 Ladies Black Sateen Waists made out of an extra (nality of mercerized sateen, trimmed with fourteen smoked pearl buttons, price $1.75 Mixed Skirts, finished at bottom with elght rows silk stitch- Ladies’ Navy Blue Voile Skirts trimmed with bands of satin, price $5.00 Tiadies” Jap Silk Waists in the new Champaigne shade price $3.50 Ladies' Brilliantine W .nsls colors black, cream and Cham- paigne, price $3.00 Ladies’ Blue Skirts; finished pleats, pric $4.50 Ladies Black Brilliantine t Skirts, nicely made, price $3.00 P a 0 3rilliantine with hox an colored New Idea Magazines for April 5 cents aZCopy All Tadies” Blue Serge Skirts, extra - well made s " $5.50 Black V mlv\knl- fashionahle $4.50 Ladies’ very rice Ladies Broadeloth Skirts. blue ~and black rimmed with bands of satin, $8.00 Jupanese | report | ?TO CLOSE _ THE DEAL - TWO HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE DE- PARTMENT OF JUSTICE GO- —ING TO PARIS: 9 Washington, March 23.—Specal As- sistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell_and_Judge Willlam_A._Day.. assistant to the attorney general, will sail on the steamer Cedric for Paris, Where they will reprosent this govern ment In the trausfer of the Panama canal property to the United States. The designation of these high offiy clals of the department of justice was determined upon by Attorney Goneral Knox immediately after the rititication of the canal treaty by the senate in recognition of the great importance of the transaction and the magnitude of the property interests involved. No delays or embarrassments of any char- acter are auticipated fn the transfer of the property, which will take place in Parfs within a few days after thoe arrival of Messrs. Russell and Day at the French capital IMMENSE SUM. Senator Hale ~Resists Resolution Mr. Quay. Washington, March ginning of the day’s offered and ssked iunmnedi eration for a resolution dire secretary of the troasury lo s the senate “forthwithi” w showing the difference in v tween currency and sold in the pay ments - made to the Hcloware Inding between 1862 and 1800 Mr. Hale ol jected to present consideration and the resolution went over for a da In stating his objections M said that tho resolution was latod-to- ratse-the question—as-to—the difference in- value of all | nonts made in currency Aurig the_period question and ac Adod that {1 tho govern- mont should enter upen the policy in dicated- by the resolution many hun dreds of millions of dollars would be necessary. to moet the demand: Mr. Quay responded - hy-saying that the resolution was mercly i regiest for information, hut Mr. Hale contend ed that it was an opening we e and that he would resist its passage, S1t i absolutely appalling.” he said, wivhen one considers the amaunt of money involved in such ar fution as fhis." NS DEAD SOLDIER HONORED. Funeral of the Duke of Cambridge a Spectacular Affair. & London, March - —The Duke of Cambridge was burfed during the day after a funcral such as lag been ac corded to vo English soldier since the _death of the Duke of Welllngton, King Bdward, Queen Alesandra and nearly all tiie members of the royal family, representatives of (he forefgn mon- archs. a majority of the nobility, the diplomatic corps and representative British subjects of all walks fn life attended the impressive natlonal sery fee at Westminster Abbey. There after the hody of (he “oll duke,” us he .was aftectionately known to - the ‘public, Wds taken to Kensals Green cemetery and buried beslde that of his wife. Thousands of troops marched through and. lined (he stre and dense crowds watched “the spectacle which, in military magnificence, rivaled the funezal of Quecn Vl Imm INVOLVES of STARVES FOR RELIGION. Farmer Refuses Fcud and Dies Doling Penance. Cass Lake, Mfnn., March strange story of fanatici sultéd in the death recently of Brenna, aged (hirty-nine year to-do farmer living fn the Eden, hag come to light, Dronna had héen possossed for some thne - with —the—natucination that—he must, on account of his siny, do pen: ance by continnons facting and for-a year pagt he hal Laken nothing at bis meals it by and-—water and—a month ago he declicd (o eaf abgolutely nothing until after March 24. Since that time he has not Relatives have attempted (o “him 1o take. nourishmenl and doetors have been called in Lo induce the mis L man-to_feed-himself, but all tof. no purpose, and on Friday n last, after suffering untold agony, Brenna dfed from actual self-imposed starva: tion. 2. A ch nthiag a well- town ol TORNADO "IN MISSOURI Much Damage Done at Higginsville and Nearby Towns. Mo., March A tor- torm combingd struck uring the afternoon. As buildings afs partly man is mortally wound- ed and several others are hurt. | ke hatl on the streets was a fool doop—within-five minutes—aft { storm came. Dozens of tr town were blov down ‘and | horses were killed on the stre ‘The storm came without warning The wind and hail came first and th, were followed by a- terrific downpour of rain. he storm came from the | west. 1t kept w hm A narrow” path: | Only about two b of the business | portion of this place were damaged. Two_other towns in this section | were in the path of the storm and are snsiderably damaged. They and Alma, both having| of 500 or 600. nado this place a result Aif] wrecked, one Point Richmond o Santa Fe ran_iuto Tulare washout south of | county=,_ The train r on _its sidd.and_sev- were injured, none traln broke through a a over * engine and ba | eafelv. The mai ggage AT DASSed over 1 car and smoker sank TO DISSOLVE THE MERGER President James J. Hill An- nounces the Modus Operandi. ., March 23;»—-' an irrigating ditch. 'l‘l'lel TEN CENTS PER WEEK. New York, Marcl J. 1L has announced dissolution of the Nor company, It provide dividend of 99 per cent. March Union Pacific 1 tock mark on uninterepted Loy blocks of 1,000 (o 5an0 s movenent was a mystery up Inst hour of the market. when it Intimated that o ment woulkd-he fortheoming from the Novthern Secird tios company. No Inkling wig given of the character of this ft. but the movement of the markoe indi cated strongly that the distpibution. of Northern Sccuritfos holdings of Groat Northern and Northern Pacific stocks would —be—the suhjeet —of the ctate ment. [t was assumed from the special prominence of Union Pacife-tat- thoy advantuge secured by that company in the controlling interest in Northern Pacitic woulil be assured to it by the terms of the redistribution. Great | Northern preferred also adyanced and Northein Securitieos on the about 7 polnts, Lo within o par. All the securities connd dny way with the Northern Scourities tve and sirong Were vary > sympathiotic sirenstl o the announcement e Northern Securilics company S ot forthcoming up to the close of the market, hut the market's strength wits unimpaired (o the fast secocccces a plan for Po-Secirities for a stack Now Yorl 2, die to the Wit Stagrin cuth of in seccecee i WerY DRULY DIOKE of the train ledt The pis- mio the note up.. The remainder tho track and turned over, gengors whoo wore burt w In-the Aol King - train (ook the fnju ompany's hospital at San MINNESOTA GETS SWAMP LANDS. Secretary Hitchcock Turns Down Pro- . test of Settlers. Washingion, - March ‘retary Hiteheoolk: has doclded against the set tlers In Northern Minuesota, ~who wanted the method of gelecting swamp landy changed. These settlers claimed that the field notes of the government wore wrong and-that the.state had been awarded lands to whish It not entitled under the swamp aet approval of sclections made by glate was delayed pending an Investl: gation, Seerotary. Hitehcock has announced lhxl( he can see no reason why the practice of the department should be reversed. He holds that the selectlon of swamp lands after the field notes {8 a proper ruling and that no evidence hag bheen presented Lo justify a change in the procedure. ONE—MILLION FOR~ INDIANS. Claim of Turi.. Mountain Reds Passes Senate. ~Washington, Marcl honored claim of the Turt \Xluullulnl 5, the subject Of cotitroversy tor 1y years botween the governmert | the North™ Dake trihe; (4 in the senate during lhu day L motion of Senator MeCumber. The paymentof $1.000,000_to_the Indlans fs involved. The cluim s based on| lands aggregating about 9,000,000 acres ceded to the government r4 The title of the Indians I8 question- able and the payment of $1,000,000 s a compromise effected between the tribe and offi of the interior de- pulym»nt v offort was made by | ol de [T'n il enacted into Journment. 91 —The time ago. ¢ aw before ad- NO DAMAGE RESULTS. Another Anarchist Outrage Attempted at ange. Belgium. o Mageh-28.~—Another.; nnauhlsn ontrs was attempted dur- . but the infernal mach placed on the window il { of-Police Commissioner Bi mlsl | discovered in time to pr any | | damage being de | The machine was identlcal with the tone—wh —was—exploded _March 184§ outside the residence of Commissioner ¢ Polica Laurent.and which wrecked | the house, killed an attillery ofi Major Papin, and serlo v\wunqo.lg iha" a dozen other persons 18 DEFENDS THE 'HEREROS. | Natives Not Guilty of Massacreing Women and Children. Berlln, March 2i.—A missionary i Southwest Africa has written to the Relchsbote defending the Hereros | against the charges of massacreing Women and children and the ind criminate slaughter of men. * He gives the namesof a number of women who bad been reported killed,.but who are all alive, although the Hereros bad op- portunities to murder them. —Native ) Christians, the missionary adds, as- ( sisted 8 number of women and chil- esosssscessssossse BIG FLURRY IN MERGER AND UNION PACIFIC SECURITIES. Gives Union Pacific Advantage. Another report circilated during the advance o Union Pacific was that the Northern Sccurities company _ stock- holdc + blocks of North- ern Pacific rat Northern stocks: in prupunu\u to their holdings of Northern' Secarities sharés and not ac- cording to the amounts of Northern Pacific and Great Northern stocks they had turned over to the Northern Socurities, This, it was figured out, would be advantageous to Union Pa- cifié, . A meeting took place during the day at which 1. H. Harriman, J. J. Hill, George W, Porking, W. P. Clough, 1", Baker, John F. Kennedy ncis Lynde Stetson were pres- he fact that Messrs. Hill, Har- riman and Perking attended this meet- Ing was taken as an . indication that arrangements were Deing made on-an amicable i and Al thire was no contest, O of the storfes atloat In the afternoon was that the advance In Union Pacific hid been caused by ef- forts on the part of the FHI-M g party to_abtain contrel of Union Pa- clfle, but absolutely -no confirmation of this report conld be obtained. The Bvening Post quotes a friend of Mr. Hill as follow “Tha Northern S¢ dividend cof 99 pe urities will pay a * cent,” representing as redistribution of its assets. The Unlon' Pacine wiii teosd 23,000,000 in Great Northern preferred and ¥ty 000,000 i Northern Pacific common. Other shareholders will recelve pay- ment In provortion cesveesssssses dren to reach the military stations safely. L8 REFUSED TO CENSURE. British House of Commons Sustains Government. London, March_23.—The ‘house of commons rejected Siv Honvy: Campbell- Bannerman’s motion for a vote of c¢en- sure by & vote of 242 to “The Lib- eral lender proposed to censure the government for allowing the importa- tion of Chinese labor Into the Trans- vaal. WAGE SCALE SIGNED. Operators and Miners Conclude Con- tract Negotiations. Indianapolis, March 23 —RBight (ml operators and elght miners, composing the Jolnt sub-committee of the Central competitive disteiet-have. finally affixed thelr slgnatures to —the arficles ot agreement which provide “for a twe years' wage contract between the in- dustrial and capitalistic Interests of the coal industry qf the United States, No change was made in the compro- mise — proposition - of the operators, which was accepted by a refotendum vote-of-the COPIED FROM CAMPAIGN. BOOK. i Congressman Babcock Denies Article in New York Paper. | Washington, Mafch 23.—In the house Mr. Babcock (Rep., Wis.), rising to a question of privilege, - cated dttention to an article which appeared in a New | York paper of Monday in which he is allogcd to bave improperly used the malls,. He said ihe statements he re ferred to were-copied from a campaign book Issued in his district during the late campaign, which, he said, was a book of misrepresentations and un: truths, FEDERAL “JUDGE IMPEACHED. 0 hm.-lu»lku-a—w-ewlyfl!"bf"flbfld W Be Tried ‘in the Senate. Washington, March 23.—The ju- diciary -committee of the house has voted to impeach Judge Charles W. Swayne, federal district judge of Flor: fda, for improper condust. Swayne was appointed by President Harrisom Heo - ia—charged - with—being —away— from his district, of being a non-resi- dent of his listrict, of imprisoning a son of a litigant, of holding an attor- nay, in contempt and a number of other—— charges. Judge §wayne will now be tried in llll.‘ #enn(’e BOTH LABOR AND CAPITAL. Railroad President Denounces Gm& Combinations. New York, March 23.—In an address before students of the College of the City of New York:W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawan- na and Western Railroad company, described great combinations of labor and of capital as socialistic; declaring that their tendency is to shackle, if not to destroy, American individuality, to which the country owes so much. Northwestern Men on Committee. Washington, March 23.—Representa-~ tives Tawney of Minnesota, Babcock of Wisconsin, Burke of South Dakota and Spaulding of North Dakota have Peen selected as members of the Re- dublican national congressional com- mittee by their respecuve delegations.