Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 24, 1904, Page 1

————gcaravan-en-route to the mines on _t! ————ngreed With confidential - The - Bemidji Daily VOLUME 1. NUMBER BEMIDJI. MINNE SOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2 1004. _LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO GUT OFF PORT ARTEUR TREATY. WILL EXPIRE ASK.FOR Ahfmmasmgm JAPANESE SQUADRON 'RENEWS BOMBARDMENT OF PORT AR- THUR FORTIFICATIONS. REPULSE ATTACK BY TORPEDO BOATS SBHORE BATTERIES AND GUARD- SHIPS COMPEL SMALL JAP CRAFT TO RETIRE. MAKAROFF'S FLEET LEAVES HARBOR RUSSIAN COMMANDER PREPARES FOR NAVAL ENGAGENENT BUT NONE -OCCURS. St. Petersburg, March 24.—Japanese torpedo hoats appeared off Port Arthur at midnight of the night of March 21-22 -and the shore batteries and guardships shelled them for twenty minutes. . The Japanese retreated, but reap- peared four hours later, when they met with the same reception, when they retired again. At 6-a. m. a Japanese squadron-of two divisions, consisting of four and «eleven ships and accompanied by eight torpedo boats, appeared and the Rus- slan squadron sailed out from the outer roadstead to meet them. 5 At 9 a. m. the Japanese battleships having fired several shots at -Lioa- tishin and sheltered behind the prom- ontory, commenced a bombardment of Fort Arthur. The dispatches to the emperor from Viceroy Alexieff and private informa- tion show that the Russians sustained little damage, having only five soldiers killed and ten wounded. Jap Battleship Struck. Vice Admiral Makaroff claims.that one of the Japanese battleships was struck by a shell. 1t is believed here that the reappear- ance of the Japanese fleet merely was for the purpose of letting the Russians know that the Japanese remain in the vicinity and thus causing the Rus- slans to stay at Port Arthur, and also to cover Japanese landing operations. When the first official dispatches were received the beliet gained ground that Vice Admiral Makaroff had put to sea and that a nayal fight had taken place. While this would be in. keep- ing with his character as an intrepid officer, Wwhich is further indicated by his use of a cruiser as his flagship, it was not in accordance with the plans of the Russian authorities. Later advices established ' the fact that the admiral had simply goi with the undamaged portic of 155 25t to the outer roads, wheic &> < effectively support the } the same time-take advantage of any __weakness which might develop in the enemy’s attack. THROWING UP. EARTHWORKS. Russians Will Resist Jap Landing - Near Port Arthur. | St. Petersburg, March 24.—The cor- respondent of the Novi Kral of Port __ Arthur, who is_proceeding to the Yalu river, writes that he saw crowds of Chinese ‘¢oolies’ throwing up earth- works on the frowning, impregnable helghts at Kinchow, north of Port Dalny. This shows that the Russians are determined to resist the Japanese attempt to land on the neck of the Liaotung peninsula. The correspondent adds that the Chinese officials, who had invariably made official calls on the occasions the. Russian and Chinese New , failed to do so this year, be- “lieving that the Japanese -are-going-to drive out the Russians: MASSING AT PINGYANG. Minister ‘Allen Cables Jap Movements. Washington, March 24.—The only direct information touching the prog- ress-of the war in-the Far East that has reached the state department in the last three days came during the day in the following cablegram from United - States Minister Allen, dated Seoul: - «Japanese forces stopped a specie United States 'side of Anju. Miners on this side 2 not allowed to proceed to the mines. Newspaper correspondents have been sent to Seoul from the north. The censorship is very strict. Japanese forces are massing at Pingyang after a fortnight of marching.” ONLY TWENTY THOUSAND MEN. Russian Force in Manchuria Not So Large as Reported ‘Washington, March- 24.—Officers' of the general army staff showed much interest in a dispatch from Harbin which said that not more than 20,000 Russian troops have been landed there since war began = It was admitted that this report which has been received at the war de- partment from the Far East. From the | same source comes the belief that ac- tive land operations will not be begun by Japan for five or six weeks. It is| gaid that the roads in Northern Korea | and in Manchuria are impassable and are likely to remain in that condition until early in May. WITH INCREASED VIGOR. Dispatch of Russian Troops to the Far East. - St. Petersburg, March 24.—The dis- -~ pateir of-troops —to- the Far Bast s proceeding with increased vigor.- A rifle battalion left St. Petersburg dur- ing the day and three others will fol- Jow this week, the largest draft going -|-complete embargo upon newspaper dis- “successful. 8T. PETERSBURG OFFICIALS BE. LIEVE JAPS ARE READY TO LAND AN ARMY. St. Petersburg, March 24 —Furthe:; details of Tuesday's attack on,Port Arthur are expected during the day, but nothing in the way of private or newspaper dispatches supplementing; the official accounts has been received up to the present time. According to| information here there now exists a ratches direct from Port Arthur. The; military _authoriti#s seem to manifest no displeasure at the Japanese tactics Tuesday. On. the contrary they de- clare that such bombardments only | wear out the guns and machinery of the ships and waste ammunition with- out compensating advantages. On the other hand the Russians had better luck, a shell from the battleship Ret- vizan, which was firing over the hill, landing on one of the Japanese bat- tleships. Of course it is admitted that these shots.are trying to tho garrison. Vice Admiral Makaroff, the naval commander at Port Arthur, is lLeing commended for his self restraint in not risking his ships in an en ment with the enemy. The feeling here is that the Japancso, tactics are preliminary to a Jand on the peninsula in an attempt to ¢ oft Port Arthur, simultanconsly with a general bombardment and com- mencement of a siege. For this the Russians declare they are fully pre- pared. During the last ten days a general shutting down upon newspa- per telegrams from the Far East has leen noticeable. This is owing to in- creased precautions to prevent the en- emy from ohtaining news of the move: ments of Russian troops. The Russians are being massed in force along their first line from Feng- huangcheng northward for thirty miles, while their second line extends from Mulkden to Haicheng. gage: CHARGED WITH TREASON, Committee to Investigate Tokio Ed- itor and_Leaislator. ‘Tokio, March 24.—The house of rc | resentatives has appointed a commit: tee of eighteen, members to invost)- Bate e coarge AL Lelsune AKlyama, a member of parliament, is in the em- ploy of the Russian government. AKi- yama is the publisher of the Niro- kushitbun, a Tokio ‘paper, which has been bitterly assailing the govern- ment, particularly upon its financial policy. It has also charged the gov-| ernment with having forced capitalists to subscribe to the war bonds recently issued and has predicted that a sec- ond loan will proye a failure. A local prosecution, which was instituted, re- | sulted in a decision ordering the per- manent suppression of the publication and the imprisonment of the paper’s signatory for four months, The case was subsequently “appealed and both i and his friends vi Y that he is a s The hearing before the committee and the later discussion of the question in the house promises to be exceedingly bit- | ter. i JAPS BUILD FORTS. Have a Strong Line of Them Across Korean Peninsula. Mukden, March 24—Officers of the | Russian patrol report unanimously A apanese B ing| strong fortifications on a large scale across the Korean peninsula. between Anju and Port Lazareff, with advanced positions at Genchon and Hamebeung, to secure their line of retreat should their campaign in Manchuria prove un- Directed by Japanese engineers 8, 000--Korean coolies are working on these fortifications, which are ap- proaching completion. It reported that the Japanese will not begin their -general advance until thé fortifications are finished. Russian officers describe these_fortifications” as impregmabie so long as the Japanese command-the sea. AFFORDS A STRONG POSITION. Russian View of Jap Occupation of Anju, Korea. St. Petersburg, March 24.—Accord- fng to the government’s reports the Japanese cavalry seen north of Anju, Korea, this week cannot keep in touch with the Russians. The military ergan says the occupa- tion of Anju, lying at the juncture of the best roads leading to Wiju, Seoul, Gensan and Kirin, affords a strong po- a screen to-the-movement-ol troops from Pingyang. But much of this natural advantage has been lost by the lack on the part of the Japan ese of mounted skirmishers REPORT PROBABLY UNTRUE. Rumor in Japan of Sinking of Russian Battleship. Tokio, March 24.—A special dispatch from Moji (opposite Shiminoseki, Japan) says the Japanese fleet made | another attack on Port Arthur March | 18, hombarded the city and its de- fenses and fought a furious engage- ment_with the-Russian fleet outside it CHINA GIVES FORMAL NOTICE - DENOUNCING THE EXISTING EXCLUSION TREATY. CONVENTION ENfls ON DEC. 27 NEXT! STATE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE STRONG EFFORTS TO KZEP AGREEMENT ALIVE. Washington, March 24 —The state department has received formal notice from the - Chinese . government de: nouncing the Chinese exclusion treaty, s0 this convention will expire Dec. 27 next unless replaced by another treaty by that date. Under its .terms six months_ before the. expiration-of -a-pe- riod of ten years from Dec. 27, 1894, if either power be dissatisfied with the treaty, it is required to denounce it. This is the action which China has taken in spito of the strongest efforts to the contrary on the part of the state department. Had the notice not been served the treaty would have contin- ued in force for another term of ten years from Dec. 27, 1904. The depart- ment pointed ont to ‘the Peking au- thorities, through Mr. Conger, that it was very probable that so far from bettering the conditions relating to the admission of. Chinese into the United States the new treaty would probably have the opposite efrect. Should the new treaty fail of approval in the senate the Chinese would thus be gxposed, in the absence of the shel- tering treaty, to the .full rigor of the Geary and Heinz law and the exclu- sion would be much more complete than at present. However, the treaty having been denounced, there is noth- ing for the state department: to do n6w but to proceed with the formula- | tion of a new-{reaty, which already has been initiated in a way, although with | little hope of scnatorial approvs! ( | TWELVE BATTALIONS OF TURK-: ISH TROOPS SURROUND TEN THOUSAND ALBANIANS. Salonica. Macedonia, March 24—! Twelve Dbattalions of Turkish troops| commarided by Shakir Pasha have rounded 10,000 Albanians at Babatepe. Shakir Pasha has asked for reinforce- ments. Ten additional battalions will| be sent to him. Pending their-arrival Shaklr Pasha-is-negotiating with the] Albanians. MILITIA TO RESTORE ORDER. State of Insurrection Declared in Las Animas County, Colo. Denver, March 24.—About 400 mem- bers of the national guard of Colorado reached Trinidad during the day and were distributed among the various camps_in Las -Animas county, Which Governor Peabody has declared to be in a state of insurrection. | The governor has instructed Major Zeph T. Hill, commander of the. force, to use such means as he may deem proper, acting in conjunction with or. independent of the civil authorities, to restore peace and good order. The coal miners in the Trinidad dis- trict have been on a strike for sovéral months, claiming -that they suffer abuses in the weighing of coal, the company store and other matters. La- bor leaders express the opinion that the purpose of sending a military for to Lias Animas county I8 to lnpugurate a series of deportations such as have been cartied out at Telluride. Young Colored Woman Murdered. ! Cincinnati, March 24.—The body of an unknown young colored woman wi found during the day near Westwood| with every indication of:a mos( atr cious outrage and murder. ‘The gle was on a highway and the {dently fought desperately. 1er skull was crushed with a club, one eye ws torn out of the socket, most of her hair ‘-nl)ed out and her body badly muti- ON--ENDRMOUS - SCALE TRADING IN UNION-ARD SOUTH- ERN PACIFIC MONOPOLIZES NEW YORK MARKET. i DEMAND FOR NORTHERN SECURITIES FEAR§ ENTERTAINED UNION PA- CIFIC BUYING INDICATES FIGHT FOR CONTROL. 24—An excited market resulted New York, ) h and feverish, stock from the announcement of the terms | of distribution of the Northern Sccu rities holdings of Great Northern pre- ferred-and Northern Pacific stock. Trading in-Union Pacific and South- ern Pacific was on an enormous scale and almost monopolized the market for a time, but when these: stocks be- gan to run off under heavy realizing the -demand shifted to some of the Eastern trunk lines and the Western groups. Some fears were entertained that the excited buying of Union Pa- cific represented a contest for con- tral, as that company I8 fnsured large and intluential holdings both of North- ern Pacific and of Great Northern un- der the torms of the distribution with- out any componsatory holdings in Un- lon Pacific on the part of these com- panies. There was much mystory attached to the whole movement and the : picion that it might be due to specu- lative manipulation kept the tone fo- verish and uncertain. In the curb mar. kot tl + was eagar demand/Tor Noith ern Sceurities stock, which carvied ft up to 10074 before a reaction set in. Trading in ‘the stock was careied on simultancously in three or four groups amongst the curb brokers. The open- ing prices for Union Padific were not held. On the first reaction it touched 8274 and. alter a feverish rally, ran —— Buster - Brown Suits for little boys 2 1-2 to 5 years, white collar and silk ties; price w A fine assortment of Men’s Fancy Vests at store, from the plain white duck at 31 to this the silk vesting at $3.50 each. Men’s Trousers. We sell the R, & W. made as your b about half the pricer (OLEARY - DONSER BEMIDJ'L MINNESOTA. Umbrellas. It bogins to look as one might soon brell bard line--the pric o of 35,- yards Chicago, Mareh 20\ str he stoek The wouble arose G0 employes is tAi\atened today. on the attempt of one of the packing 0 interfere with the pork pack- in +eeesssctees cososssssseses off’ again more than verore Stock Sold at Auction. Twonty shares of Northern Pacific stock wore sold at auction at the real estate srooms durlng the aay. The price per s nunber street hous represented among the bidde On the curb there had been bids and offers, 120 having been bid, while the stock was offered at 125, At the auc- tion the first bid was 120 and the stock went up by half points to 125, then by points o 140, then rose by balf: polnts again till it was knocked down at 1 Various ks wore-taken in hand during the day and raised to a higher level, but profit taking in Union Pa clfic was persistently taken up. The market showed slgns of weariness dur- Ing the aftérnoon and adyan wore largely reduced. Northern Securit on the curh dropped back to about 98, Sules were reported on the curb of 400 shares of Northern Pacifie, when leased from the Northern - Seccurlties holding, at 120, and -100-shares in-the Baby Roys' PatentLeather Oxfords, best quality of patent kid, Goodyear welt, extension sole; price $2.25. Men’s Driving Shoes. though need au um- S wo lave the Kried-Thub- A5 from 50 cents to $5.00. we are able to s Oxfords at %3 a pair. week and are aow instock. welt, extension soles, patent Kid and Corona colt at — $3.00 a Pair. ‘Ladies’ ot 8 VPINGREC We are pleased to announce that this season 1-the 1 The goods acrived this grade of Tadies® Genuine Goodyear This store i $2. NSMITH, Fine Shoes ““Gpeciali-We have placed on sale broken Jines of ladies’ o $#4 shoes at $2.49 a Pr: #3-50—and Brand of Trousers, »r would make thrm and at harbor, de battleship. Seven Japanese casualties are reported. There is no information | concerning the Japanese fleet's condi- | tion. 1 The navy department has not been | advised of this engagement but evi-i dently expects news. YONGAMPHO AN OPEN PORT. | Imperfal Decree Issued Regarding Ko- | rean Town. | Seoul, March 24—An imperial edict has been issued opening Yongampho to foreign trade. ~Outposts Clash Near Anju. Seoul, March 24—A brush between Ahe opposing forces has occurred at | the outposts north of Anju. One Jap- from the Moscow district. anese was killed. ing one Russiani- Suspenders $1.50 Silk Sus- penders; some have sterling sil- ver buckles, some heav, your the lot 79c¢ a pair. ¥ gold plate: DA/ID MPTATIZER 800 NS (LOTIING CrRAD We offer by far the Boys' Clothing in town, in connection with iong pants suit'at Boys® Two-piece Knee ~$2.00 to choice of it possible to make a vel $3.50, 5, 6, 7, 8, Boys’ \estee Suits, from 3 to 9 $2.00 to $6.00 a Suit. ~ New Ho Sewin AMAZON RIVER SHOE s headquarters for Men's Deiving Shoes; price from 50 to $6 a Pair. me e Machines. There is no better machine made than the New Home, and the price as-—mado-at this store is aboat half what agents ask, largest assortment of and selling clothing <o, many other lines make low price. Boys' 9, 10 and $12. Pant Suits from $10.00. rears, it from McGee Bros.’ Adjustable Yolk Petticoats made from fine mercerized sateen; price from $1.50 to $3.50. AHorence,presided _over BIG STRIKE Fight on the Unions Threatens To Throw 35,00 Men Out of Work. ' ' union. - Notice was this mornirg ved on the tirm that unless it aban- daned its efforts to disrupt the union, a closed shop would be called for and y union man in-the yaids called ARNOLD DEAD London, March 21, —Sir Edwin Ar- nold, poet suthor and lecturer, died this morning. Sir Fdwin was born in PegUIAr Wiy 4T 1ZS. Late in the day Northern Pacifie, when release 1d down from 130 to 126 on the transfer of about 600 shares. POSTOFFICE INVESTIGATION. Democratic Senators Will Insist on an Inquiry. Washington, March —Aggressive tactics have been decided upon by the Democratic members of the senate to alr thelr demands for an investigation by congress of the postofll depart- ment., Notice to that effect was served upon the sennte committee on postof- - fices and postroads during the day by the Democratic members when the committee again put off the requests of Senators Gorman and Clay that one of the resolutic now pending in the committee looking to a congressional Investigation be reported to the senate. The plan of the Domocratic. senators i8 now to offer a new resolution calling attention to the former resolutions and to the fact that they hayve been per- mitted (o sleep in committee. This would bring the entire quéstion before the senate. They assert ghat the ef- tect woull be to bring out a full de- bate, ‘which, it is estimated, will last a week at least. Three Persons Lose Their Lives In New York Tenement. 4 Neow+ York, March 24.—Three per- sons_were killed by illuminating gas in a five:story tencment in East Elev- onth- street and many occupants of nelghboring, flats: were” more or. less overcome. ‘The dead are Otto Gross-: man, thirty-five years old, a.hostlery Jennle Grossman, thirty-two years old, his wife; Rosie Longfelder, thirty-two yoars old, a seamstress, boarding with the Grossmang. Two gas jets were found turned on full head. According to nelghbors Grossman several times threatened to turn on the gas and end his life and that of his wifo, i % 'HORSE RACING AND GAMBLING. President Roosevelt Soundly Lectures Indian Callers. Washington, March 24.—President Roosevelt-soundly lectured a party of his callers during the day. They were Ogallala Sloux Indians, who, it is sald, are more addicted to horse racing and gambling than they are to the pursuits of agriculture, ‘The president endeav- ored to Impress upon his visitors ideas ¢t industry and thrift. While the lec- ture was belng interpreted the Indlans listened In solemn silence. = As.they cmerged from the executive offices Aroir-faces-beamed-with smile: The callers -were presented ) president by, Representative Burke of Seuth Dakota. AGITATION AGAINST DIVORCE. Pretestant Episcopal Ministers and Laymen Discuss Problem. New York, March 24.—Agitation against divorce and.the marriage of divorced persons has resulted in-a meeting here of eminent Protestant Episcopal ministers and laymen, who will_attempt to solve the problem of uniform legislation on the subject by the states of the Union. A meeting of the executive committee of the con- by _Bishop Doane of Albany, drafted a line of the proposed law which later will be nted to the full meeting for The conference is a direct result _of action taken by the Protestant Eplscopal church in its last general conference at San Francisco. .WOUNDS OFFICER AND SUICIDES: Detroit (Mich.) Man Resents Service of a Writ. Detroit, March 24.—George W. Borg: man,—a—mustc—dealer at 939 Grand River avenue, shot.: and seriously wounded Constable Schmelzer and then killed himself. — Schmelzer, accompanied by Const. ble Jarvis, entered Borgman’s store for the purpose of serving a writ of eject ment when Borgman flew into a rage and, after a few words, whipped out a revolver-and fired at the officers, wounding Schmelzer. He then shot himself through the head and died in a few minutes. Schmelzer, it is thought, will recover. X 2 e |_Parls, March 24—The belief ste ily grows that thé Combes ministry may_not be able to weather the recent minor reverses and it i even said in high quarters” that a culmination of the erisia Is likely to come next Fri- day, with the retirement of Marine Minister Pellatan and probably all the members of the present ministry. 2 = aia ugh ont-