The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 5, 1904, Page 1

os » he Star Is Only One Cent Everywhere _oNECENT §=6’ he Seattle Star west winds. = NIGHT ED TION ATURDAY, MARCH THE ONLY PAPER IN scans i; THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS mse onan’ 12 25 CENTS PER MONTH REPORTED BRILLIANT VICTORIES FOR JAPANS TROOPS IN KOREA | Japanese Minister at Berlin Privately Announces the Remarkable Success of His Country's Forces BERLIN, March &—Count Inouye, Japanese minister here, pri- vately informed several of his intimate friends in this city tod of brilliant and important that the Japanese army had won a ser victories in the course of the past week, but that public announce- ment of th believed here that the Japanese troops have practically suce Isolating Port Arthur and in outmaneuvering the Russians on the! Yalu river. BOMBARDMENT OF PORT RTHUR IS CONTINUED NEW YORK, March 5—There has been a three days’ bombard: ment of Port Arthur by the Japanese, according to a Herald dis- patch from Tientsin, timed at 8:30 this (Saturday) morning. The attack was kept up at intervals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day. The Japanese ships attacking the town were in action first at « distance of nine and three-eighths miles from the forts, Then they drew closer, their range being four and three-quarter miles. VLADIVOSTOK IN PERIL ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-—The commandant at Viadivostok has issued a proclamation warning inhabitants within a seventeen- mile radius of the city to leave immediately, taking their personal effects, but not food stores or cattle. RUMORS OF A FIERCE ENGAGE MENT Lo» from Shanghal stat cetved there via Teng that from @ missionary informat Shau, the 1 orthert has been re- February %. According to the Information a Russian wars gaged the Japanese vessets employed in the landing, the engageme taking place between the Miatal islands and Port Arthur. One Japan- ese vessel wa were waved. 8T. PETERSBURG, March 5.~ An officer of the Russian cruiser | Pallada, in deseribng the first Japanese attack on Port Arthur, | Writes a dental of the story that Russian officers were ashore and asserts that the Japanese used false lights. At 11 o'clock that night & practice drill to repel a torpedo attack was executed and at midnight | ussian torpedo boats that simulated the enemy were headed | four R back toward D the crews of the fleet retired. The captain of y and the Pallada had descended from t he bridge and stopped for a last look, | hod of sig- when shis’ lights, white above the red, a Russian n naling, was observed. The captain suppose y were Russian b returning until he noticed their different etyle. The Japanese then opened the attack and the crews were called to quarters, the guns loaded with grape and the fire pened. A terrific explosion under the Pallada submerged the crulser’s feck under water, but she did not stop the firing and maneuvering. Measuren were taken to close the breach. Soon after torpedoes expiod- 4 under the Retvizan and Czarev itch, and this ended the attack SMALLPOX RAGING IN SIBERIA (By Scripps News Ass'n.) ST. PETERSRURG, March 5.—Smalipox ep Transbaikal district. The government fears the scourge may spread among the troops JEWS FIGHT TO ESCAPE MASSACRE ST. PETERSBURG, March 6—The number of Jews being sent to the rtionate to the percentage of at {ully 12 per cent of the re- | front by the government is entirely dispr the Hebrew population. It is estimated t inforeements to the ranks are Jews, hence 9,00) are now p ding to the scene of operations against Japan. These proofs of loyalty, however, are not sufficient to suppress the popular anti-Semiti«m, and fears are entertsined that massacres of the Jews may occur during the Kaster hol- Mays. GZAR IN THE ROLE OF “JIM DUMPS” ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.—'The czar and czarina are-reduced to jorable state of mind by the war. The czar is constantly praying put chose not to do that, thereby ad successes is withheld for etrategical reasons, It is/ ded in| DON, March 5.—Dispatches to the London Daily Chronicle ost point In the Shan Tung peninsula, that the Japanese landed in force for three days, beginning ip en- at sunk, as was a Russian warship. Chinese junks picked Up 200 Japanese from the water, but none of the drowning Russians) ,,.,. was opened. He was examined b Worthington, counsel for defen: and asked as to the number of p 1890 there we | passa, bers of the church should observe the constitutional law of the land tinue to practice the law of|? the church. The Lord m odruff that it was his That or con fest to W duty to stop plural marriages revelation was accepted by the church. Smith admitted he could have educated and supported his children without having new tesue with Father John, of Cronstadt, t he miracle tial personage, religiously, in thy pitiatory offerings in all directions cxar's condition ts causing graye give way. He upbraids the ministers ur ent state of affairs is really due to secretary, Resabrasoff, ts the toot with other high functlonarte war The cearitia practically rem one paroxyam of grief into another, the conviction that all of Russia's calamities are du abandonment of the Protestant faith in order that she » ried to the cuar, She is thorough! y OH, FUDGE, WHAT A DREAM (By Seripps News Anw'nd 8T. PETERSHEURG, March &—Novoe Vremya asserts that umbers of fast ste ship owners have offered to fit out act as privateers fn the Russian ser vice. JAPS STAND BY THE GOVERNMENT TOKIO, March 25.—Returns of Gay leat o pw practica be an follows Constituttonalists, 130; F combination, 83; Indeper 0. The new representation in the policy in that body, the govern majority. During the existing favor of allowing the government eution of the campaign jenta, RETVIZAN CHOKES CHANNEL LONDON, March 6—It has been that the R the exit of batt only for cruisers. POLYGAMOUS FAMILIES and ts send sit is feared bie mind may althopmh the of the grand ducal war party # to reap & g& harvest out of the ins in her own apartn She has become oppressed ight be mar- the general elections held on Tues ly com plete and show that the new diet w ree aives, continues the nt being assured of a good working all parties are an unquestioned hand In the prose. learned privately an battiesaip Retvigan lies in such a position hips from the haf bor hone navy function, and the chief | department offictala and many of | foers of. the highest rank in both | | branches of the © have ine@ fo be present | | HATFIELD IS FOUND BUT FUGITIVE SOLDIER WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED FOR BALLARD MURDER William Hatfield, the soldier wh escaped from the guard house at | Pore Lawton, where he was being held under suspicion of having inpiicated In the murder of Ja Bulliven, at F under arrest in Mantle. Sheriff Cudinee yorter | Gay Afternoon received @ telegram from the Philippine bureau at Wa ington asking if King county wanted the inan, After consulting with Prosecuting Attorney Boot sheriff wired that Matfield wan n wanted here as the chances of co him of © we were alight Joseph Vero, who, after Hatfield's escape, was charged with having | beaten Bulltwan + quitted a few weeks ago. His de fene¢ was that Hatfield had struck the iow which proved fatal was Ae LAUNCHING OF THE VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON, March &—T launching of the battleship Virgins which wae originally scheduled to take place today, at Newport News, ha# been postpened on request of the butiders until early next month when ft will be christened by the | daughter of Governor Montague of | Virginia, The Virginia is the firat By Scrivps News Ass'n) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6 mists In the Mormon church. He replied: “By a careful census in| 2.451 polygamous | families in the United States belon ing to the Mormon chufeb. In Octo-} | ber, 1899, it had re deaths, 750 by removals from the re public and 68 by divorce: | 1902, the original number was re duced 63 per cent, leaving only #9 famiti ity of whom are advanced in age In May still living, the great m ¢ then many have died and thi 4 to zero. took exception to Senator Dub« the statistics on the ground that they were collected by the church itself, Smith, however, declared they were correct. Referring to Ser as to whether W proposing poly or merely produ adoption of the law against the prac | tice, Worthington read from a se | mon delivered by Woodruff a year emic Is raging in the | tor Bailey y of yesterday que muse of the sr in which he declared that h had been led to issue his manifesto through the guildance of the Lord Senafor Bailey pressed the pc saying he didn’t think much church that doesn't get a ¢ until th nt ctrine This led res a statu Smith into a long explanation of how the manifesto came to be is sued. In effect the statement was that | the question was presented after the! » of the law whether mem- The} wives and i] have been Inconsistent 4 him to forsake therm. Lord giveth and taketh away nt Smith resumed the stand ning when the Smoot case itted that as b indicating that direct revelation from God PLAN BIG indications are that the number will/ noon be redt ced to 1,543 by ocrats will hold a meeting| JM. Snv t room in the| Wok toring him back to the weveral| Of the living ret Rad news from hia home t# said odruff's manifesto | y was a revelation| ia thé municipal « this evening good speakers wil n candidates roast the Re vening upor will keep things go: the battery OHIO DINNER TO TAFT I banquet of the Oho Je mant- New York this winter lof the large b hips u struct o be made ready for ie it “HE TOOK "3 POISON the Woodruff wae a BUT A PHYSICIAN BROUGHT THOMAS WITT BACK FROM DEATH'S DOOR tempted to end his Thumar Witt o > | } f fetenrty this morning by taking 14 TING grains of bichloride of mercury in| his room at the Fremont house or the’ Grant strec idge. Witt was later found tn the Bagle pharmacy fh @n unconscious condition by Dr, r, Who managed by bard Jand to have prompted Witt to comr the rasheact. From a box which } had in his possession he took seven | 2-graip.tablets of the poison Witt, who was found in ¢ was ‘taken to police hei With her husband by I Hubbard and Freeman » Ballinger in regar 5 SCHOOL ELECTIONS | Rehool direct Are being elected | today in the country school districts an-| of King county of SHAWMUT SAILS ‘The | ‘The Boston Steamship mpany’s® steamer Shawmut left Yokohama on March % and will arrive here about | Maret 1 according to a cablegram re- ‘ her local agents this morg- ing FUR STORE ] | | IS ROBBED |BURGLARS TAKE ARTICLES VALUED AT $800 FROM A SHOWCASE | ——— when rks happened to open the case which the kept and discov- ly notified » by re- rear window, able to unhook old hands ed by the { attempt to loot a few of the seen from + of fur robberics have pus- aled the police of late in oth ities and the police here that the are members of the same gang mmitted the other robberies. Rr an, and Thos atiet, Ww jebate Co- K's ha University | Station, th extion, “Resolved, That ft is to the interest of the working men to vote with the Republica PROG RUSS OF AN UP-TO-DATE BE # entered the store of Litch-| pp & Litehtield carly yes- f stole furs valued x of the furs etl a latte hour}! ne of the | | hands. Miss Cedergreen inform the Judge that his motions mean I d that the | THE JAIL": from @ spot! the aged deat mute! pretenses, was rior Judge Hatch} Dr. G, Campbell Morgan will afternoon to one year tn| liver an addres the penitentiary and to pay the costs| Grand opera house at 3:30 0’ of prosecution sentenced by THREE OF JAPAN’S GREAT STATESMEN VILLAGE BURIED IN AVALANCHE (By Seripps News Ass'n) | TOWN IN THE PROVINCE OF GRANADA, SPAIN, WIPED out BY A FALL OF SNOW A snow ava- Beas, in the province of Granada the village of Masy people are reported entombed. would rather stay fn this down under the court house, if yot The penitentiary is too Judge Hatch told Miss Cederg to tell the mute that his wishes a minor ednsideration, and Vincen! DEAF MUTE FORGER OBJECTED) was led away, making signs of TO YEAR IN PENITENTIARY test, J. Dixon was acquitted by a court jury last night forgery. He was accused of havi forged the name of Charles Ryan & certificate of deposit for $170, of obtaining| to men onty at t | tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Morgan When Miss Lena Cedergreen, the| the successor of Dwight L. Interpreter employe | formed the old mi | fingers what his in the trial, in-/ at Northfield. The meeting will » with her nimble| under the auspices of the ¥. M. anishment was to| A. Music will be rendered by ti ly with his