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JAPS WIN.
Tokio Advised by Admiral Urui
of Sinking of Two Russian
Battleships.
JAPANESE SUSTAIN NO
LOSSES IN ENGAGEMENT
St. Petersburg Learns of Sinking
of Torpedo Boat Destroyer
From Official Source.
Tokio, April 14Brief reports from
Admiral Urui of Wednesday's fight
ing off Port Arthur say that Vice-Ad
miral Togo's fleet attacked Port Ar
thur'early yesterday morning and
succeeding in sinking the first class
battleship Petreropavolovsk and one
torpedo boat destroyer. The Japanese
sustained no losses. One Japanese
was wounded in the engagement.
Sunk By Japanese.
St. Hetersburg, April, 14.It is of
ficially announced today that the tor
pedo boat destroyer Bezstrashni, cut
off from the rest of the fleet during the
manouvreing yesterday was stink by
the Japanese and that her crew was
lost. The battleship Pobieda struck a
mine while returning to the harbor
after the engagement, but reached her
destination without loss of life.
Tokio, April 14.An official tele
gram from Wiju says that a company
of Russian troops attempted to cross
the first stream of the Yilu river west
of. Wiju Tuesday and that a company
of Japanese attacked and drove the
Russians back. The bodies of twenty
dead Russians, the telegram adds,
were found after the fight. Their uni
forms showed that they belonged to
the Twelfth regiment of sharpshoot
ers.
The. dispatch adds that small parties
of Russians without uniforms have at'
tempted to cross the Yalu river at dif
-ferent points'between Wiju and Yon
gampho and that they were all driven
back/
SKIRMISH ON T.- YALU.
Japanese Compel Russians to Retreat
Inland.
Tokio. April 14.Details of the fiist
klrmish on the Yalu river, which oc
curred last Sunday, have arrived in
the official report of Admiral Posog:i
The text of the report follows:
"In accordance with mx_instructioij&
"the captain of the cruiser Kasaga di
rected Lieutenant Kamaguchi, witb
five men, to scout in the mouth of the
Yalu. They accomplished their work
and safely returned to the Kasaga on
.Monday.---They entered-the-river~ta-a-
Korean Junk and at 2 o'clock Sunday
discovered a party of Russians leav
ing the right bank of the river neai
Toagtoryuho in" a junk. Lieutenant
Yamagiichi attacked them, a patrol of
mounted Japanese troops on the left
bank of the river joining in the at
tack. In the-meantime another large
Russian junk joined the first one and
opened fire on the Japanese. The
Russians retired and reached the bank.
The exchange
They then fled inland, ejiuaug i
of fire lasted one hour and twenty fed
believe the Russians. were a cavalry she lived-- alone on a farm on ^the wild
patrol watching the river." I
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 303.
BEMIDJI,
IN HANDS OF JUDGES
HEARING I N FEDERAL COURT FOR
CONTROL OF NORTHERN PA-
CIFIC ROAD ENDED.
FINAL ARGUMENTS OF ATTORNEYS
W. G. JOHNSON CLOSES FOR DE-
FENDANTS AND W. GUTHRIE
FOR PLAINTIFFS.
St. Paul. April 14The Hill-Harrl
man battle for control of the Northern
Pacific road ended in the circuit court
during the morning and the decision
is now being considered by the judges.
William G. Johnson, possibly the
most famous corporation attorney in
the United States, occupied the first
part of the morning's debate in behalf
of the Hill interests.
Mr. Johnson created a series of sen
sations by his sarcastic references to
the Harriman crowd. His epithets,
although robed in polished diction,
were sharp and bitter.
He charged the Harrimans with
seeking delays so that they can scare
owners of Northern Securities stock
into selling out at a cheap figure and
said that such delays were dangerous
to the people, the world's markets and
to general business conditions.
Mr. Johnson laid special stress on
the objection filed with the court
Tuesday by Attorney General Knox to
the intervention of the Harrimans.
Sees Difference in Plans.
It was defendant's plan, counsel
claimed, to distribute the stock pro
rata among 3,000 stockholders. It was
Harriman's plan to got one whole
block.
William Guthrie, closing for the
Harrimans, dealt almost entirely with
urging the court to see fit. to examine
the, books of the Northern Securities
company and charged that, contrary
to Mr. Hill's statement, the Hill-Mor
gan interests still controlled the two
lines through "dummy" holders of
stock.
He charged the Northern Securities
company with having bought Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stock
in disobedience to the court's decree.
Elihu Root made an impassioned de
nial and said that his clients were be
ing charged with contempt of court
and that the charge was not true.
Court adjourned when the hearing
concluded, the judges taking the case
under advisement.
NINE OF THE GREW KILLED
TURRET GUN ON BATTLESHIP
MISSOURI EXPLODES DUR-
ING TARGET PRACTICE.
Washington, April 14.A dispatch
received at the navy department from
Pensacola, Fla., s'ays that a turret gun
on the battleship Missouri exploded
during target practice, killing nine
men and injuring four or five others.
LIVED AMONG SAVAGES.
Miss Caroline Jones, Indian Mission
ary, Is Dead.
Appleton, Wis., April 14.Miss Caro
line Jones, who, as an Indian mission
ary in the fifties, worked alone among
the wild tribes of this state, prin
cipally in the Lake Winnebago and the
Pox river territories, is dead at the
age of eighty-one from erysipelas.
She narrowly escaped death by fire
at the hands ofthan Indianse several time
minutes. The enemy had one killed She was born in East_ Randolph Vt.,
and two wounded. We had no casual- 1823 and came here from Oberhn,
ties. Four hundred empty cartridges 0., in. .1849, after being educated for
were found in the Russian junks. We missionary workButledes
shore
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BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA.
RESULT AS YET UNKNOWN
8T. PETERSBURG REPORTS SAY
NAVAL BATTLE IS RAGING
OFF PORT ARTHUR.
Ft. Petersburg, April 14.A naval
battle is progressing off Port Arthur,
the result of which is yet unknown.
The Japanese fleet, including torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers,
totals forty. Vice Admiral Makaroff
ordered his whole squadron out of the
I harbor to meet the attack.
According to the Associated Press
Informant, while preparing to draw up
his line of battle in the outer road
stead, the Petropavlovsk struck a
mine on her starboard side amidships
and immediately began to heel. Before
the crew could flood the port compart
ments of the vessel in order to keep
her on an even keel she turned turtle
and sank in a few minutes, carrying
down almost the entire crew. The
four officers who escaped were saved
because they were standing .,on the
upper bridge. The frightful loss of
life among the officers and men was
due to the fact that they were all at
their stations ready for action.
When the news of Grand Duko
Cyril's .miraculous escape reached his
parents here a Te Deum service was
held at the Vladimir palace.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was informed there that. Grand
Duke Boris was going to accompany
his brother to Mukden. According to
the advices received there Grand Duke
Cyril's injuries are slight.
FLEET ACTION PROCEEDING.
British Cruiser Hears Sound of Heavy
Firing.
Weihaiwei, April 14.The British
gunboat Espiegle, which left New
chwang recently for this port, has ar
rived here and reports that at day
light Wednesday, while off Port Arthur,
she heard the sound of heavy firing,
saw the flash of guns and believed
that a fleet action was proceeding.
Three men-of-war of unknown nation
ality were seen in the distance.
The action fought off Port Arthur
appears to have consisted, according
to the reports received here, of an un
successful attempt made by four Jap
anese cruisers and one battleship to
intercept a large Russian cruiser com
ing from the east.
The Russian protected cruiser As
kold and a battleship cf the Pobieda
type went to the assistance of the Ilus
sian~cruiser. The forts at Port Arthur
did not participate in the action. The
firing was continuous, but was of
short duration.
The Espiegle, which brought the
news here, was unable, owing to the
distance, to ascertain the damage
done.
WANTED IN SMOOT CASE.
Number of. Important Witnesses Can
not Be Found.
Washington, April 14.Senator Bur
rows has notified Senator Smoot that
five witnesses subpoenaed in the pend
ing Smoot investigation have not been
found. They are John W. Taylor, J.
M. Tanner, Heber J. Grant, Math (as
F. Cowley and Lillian Hamlin Cannon.
Senator Burrows suggested to Senator
Siribot that in view of the statement
of President Joseph F. Smith that he
would endeavor to have all witnesses
summoned or wanted toappear that it
would be well to Inform Mr. Smith
that the witnesses named were want
ed. Senator Smoot wrote President
Smith to this effect.
PREFERS TO BE EXECUTED.
Prisoner Objects to Commutation of
Sentence.
Doise, Ida., April U.George Levy,
condemned to die next Friday for the
murder of David Levy, an aged miser
and who was Tuesday granted clem
ency by the pardon board, was furious
when he received word that his sen
tence had been commuted to life im
prisonment.
"I will not accept it," he declared
wildly. "If I am guilty hang ine now
If I am not give me my liberty."
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WILL 511 DURING RECESS
SENATE MAY ORDER AN INVESTI-
GATION OF POSTOFFICE
DEPARTMENT.
Washington. April 14.A proposal
to pass a resolution for a postoffiee
investigation has boon discussed by
some of the Republican members, of
the senate commit too on postoffices
and postroads, though a determination
for such an inquiry has not been fully
decided upon by the Republican lead
ers. The resolution which has been
suggested will provide that a sub-com
mittee of the committee on postotlhes
and postroads may receive during the
recess'-pf congress any specific: charges
made against any official or person
and determine whether such charges
should be investigated^. Members of
the committee say that the resolution
will provide for a committee during
the recess, at which specific charges
will be taken up when presented, but
that no general inquiry will be insti
tuted.
President Roosevelt had a confer
ence during the day with Senator Pen
rose, chairman of the committee on
postofllces and postroads, and, subse
quently, one with Senator A Idrich, the
Republican floor leader of the senate
Both interviews related to (he proposi
tion that the senate provide for an
investigation of the affairs-'of the post*
office department.
The president maintains the same
position now that he has held from the
inception of the troubles' in the post
offiee departmentthat the depart
ment must be purged from all sus
picion.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES.
Fire Destroys Automobile Works at
Detroit.
Detroit, April 11.A gasoline explo
sion at the Cadillac automobile works
caused a (ire that damaged the plant
to the extent.of 12.00,000. The loss is
covered by insurance. Four employes
were injured.
The flames spread with such rapid
ity that a number of the 500 men em
ployed at. the plant were compelled to
slide down telegraph poles alongside
the buildings and to jump from the
windows. COLORED CHILDREN BARRED
DEMONSTRATION BY WHITE PU-
PILS OF THE KANSAS CITY
(KAN.) HIGH SCHOOL.
Kansas City, April 14.-=The murder
of Roy Martin, a freshman in the
Kansas City (Kan.) high school, by
Louis Gregory, a negro, caused a
demonstration by the white pupils at
the school building. When the eighty
negro pupils went t.b school they were
prevented from entering the building
by tho 700 white children, boys and
girls, who blocked the doorways.
"No negro pupil can enter this build
ing, at least until Roy Martin is bur-
ied." declared a leader among tho
white boy:This ("htfnierit was
echoed by tho other white pupils and
the negroes, after a brief parley, left
the -scene. The teachers urged the
pupils not to go too far, but made no
attempt to change their purpose. CJreg
ory is -in'jaihNo-furthertroubleia
expected.
Hunt Will Succeed Knowles.
Washington, April 14.The'resigna-
tion cf Judge Herman Knowles as
United States district Judge for Mon
tana has been received and accepted.
The president has decided as .Judge
Knowles' successor William 11. liunt,
novr governor of Porto Rico. The ap
pointment will go to tho senate in a
tew days.
JURYMAN "VENT
Bemidji Daily Pioneer,*
TO JAIL.
Watson Trial at Washington Termi
nates Suddenly.
Washington, April 14 The case of
James M. A. Watson, accused of em
bezzling $73,000 from funds in tho
oustedy -of-Hre-awl i tor of the iistric
_o_f_ Columbia, was ended during the
day by the discharge Of the jury and
the arrest of one of the jurors, Arthur
L. Orrison, for contempt of court. The
trial will not begin again until the
middle of May.
The abrupt termination of the case
was precipitated by the request of
Orrison to be informed by the court
whether Watson was to be tried on
the indictment against him or on pub
lic opinion. Justice Prit.chard replied
that public opinion had nothing to do
with the jury, which was to consider
only the law and tho evidence.
The court then held a private con
ference' with the attorneys, following
which Assistant District Attorney
Tag^art moved the disr-harge of the
jury on the ground that Orrison's
question indicated a prejudice against
the government in the ease. The court
promptly discharged the jury, prefac
ing the action by saying that "the
Juror is intoxicated and not in condl
Uon to-sR-in-fbc here"
At the afternoon session of court
Justice Pritcnard adjudged Orrison in
contempt of court, and sentenced him
to two months in jail.
Majority of Massachusetts Democratic
Delegates.
Boston, April. ^U.-Jtctums prac
tically complete from the state Demo
cratic caucuses show that fuily two
thirds of the delegates chosen to the
state convention are pledged to Rich
ard Oiney for the presidential nomi
nation. The remaining delegates will
support William R. Hearst. Olney
delegates were chosen in all but one
ward in Boston and outside of this city
delegates favoring him were elected
in all but three of the fourteen con
I gressional districts. The three -dis
I tricts, the Third, Fifth and Seventh,
known us the "labor districts," de
clared for Hearst.
4-UU4,.
NEARLY THE ENTIRE
GREW IS DROWNED
RUSSIANS LOSE EIGHT HUNDRED
BY SINKING OF BATTLESHIP
PETROPAVLOVSK.
VICE ADMIRAL MAKAROFF A VICTIM
NAVAL COMMANDER AT PORT AR-
THUR ON BOARD WHEN DIS-
ASTER OCCURRED.
VESSEL STRUCK MINE I N HARBOR
ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE WHILE
FLEET IS MOVING OUT TO
MEET JAPANESE.
i
St. Petersburg, April 14:A semi
official telegram roeeivod here says
thut the battleship Petropavlovsk has
been sunk ofT Port Arthur and that
only four of the officers were saved,
among them being the Grand Duke
Cyrfl. who was wounded.
lt is officially announced that Vice
Admiral Makaroff was drowned at tho
1CK-AIJMIHAL MAKAUOVV.
time of the sinking of the battleship
Petropavlovsk.
While going out to meet the Jap
anese fleet off Port Arthur tho PHro
pavlovsk struck a" mine-in the outer
roadsleud, heeled over, turned turtle
and sank. Practically Hie whole, of
her rc were loaf. The Prdrbpavlovftk
was flying the flag of Vice Admiral
Makaroff.
The result of the naval buttle which,
according to the most rellsildc author?
ity,-.wa. in piogreKK according to the
last reports has not boon received.
Another account says twenty men
escaped from the disaster to the I'etro
'pavlov.sk. Grand Duke Cyril was only
ayed from death by a miracle. Hi*
brother. Grand Duke Hurls, witnessed
the catastrophe ^throXfgh a marine
glass,
It- is now believed that, the mine
which sank the Petrbpaylovak h.-ul
rifted out of Its original position.
The latest estimate of the number
9t men-who lost their lives is 80i
ABOUT FORTY MEN ESCAPE
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE SINK-
ING OF THE BATTLESHIP
PETROPAVLOVSK.
Bt. Fetet-Hhurg, April 14.The fol
lowing official dispatch has.been re
ceived here from Rear Admiral Grl
goioviteh, the commandant at Port
Arthur, addressed to the emperor:
"The"Petropavlovsk struck a mine,
which blow her up and she turned tur
tle. Our squadron was under Golden
hill. The Japanese squadron was ap
proaching. Vice Admiral Makaroff evi
dently was lost Grand Duke Cyril
was save-d. Ho is sligiitly injured.
Captain Jakovleff was saved, though
leverely injured, as were live ojliceis
Uid Thirty-two men, all more: ur 1-H
pjureiK
i ne enemy's fleet ha:i disappeared
Reai- Admiral Prince Ouktoiusky has
assumed command of the ik-oi.'
The toliowing dispatch to the czar
|as been received ftom viceroy Alex-
UfCaated Mukden:
A telegram has just been received
from Lieutenant Geneial Stoessel,
commander of the military forces at
Port Arthur. I regret to report to
your majesty that the Pacific fleet haa
suffeied irreparable loss by the death
of its brave and capable commander,
Who was lost, together with the Petro
pavlovsk."
Another dispatch from Viceroy Alex*
leff to the czar says:
"According to reports from the com
mandant at Port Arthur the battle
ships and cruisers went out to meet
the enemy, but in consequence of tho
enemy receiving reinforcements, mak
ing his total strength thirty vessels,
our squadron returned to he road
stead, whereupon the Petropavlovsk
touched a mine, resulting in her de
struction."
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