Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1904 — Page 4

JAP AND COSSACK

How They Met in the First Notable Land Fight of the War. 6 - OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE CZAR Mikado’s Men Said to Have Had Heavy Casualties. While the Russian Loss Was Com* ' paratlvely Small—Japs Driven to Cover, but Russians Conclude to Re* treat. St Petersburg, March SO. —A correspondent of The Novosti at Liao Tang, under yesterday’s date, reports that the Japanese have moved on the Yalu river, and that a conflict between them and the Russians is expected about April 2. St. Petersburg, March 30. General Kuropatkln reports to the emperor as follows: “1 have the honor to respectfully communicate to your | majesty the report of General Mistat- | chenke, dated March 28 at 10 p. m„ | which says: ‘For three consecutive I days our small outposts attempted to draw the Japanese cavalry Into action, but their patrols, after contact was established, retired beyond ChengJu (about fifty milts? northwest of Ping Yang). Opening of the Engagement. “ ‘Having that lour squadrons of the enemy were pdsted five ▼ersts beyond Cheng-Ju on March 27, tlx companies marched toward Ivasan, and on March 28 reached Cheng-Ju at 10:30 a. m. As soon as our scouts Happroached the town the enemy opened ■fire from behin,d the wall. Two squadproms promptly dismounted and oecuIpied the heights GOO yard's distant. KAn engagement ensued. In the town ■a -company of infantry and a squad■ron of cavalry were lying in ambush. Ibur men were reinforced by three companies and attacked the Japanese with m cross fire. B Fierce Fight of Half an Honr. ■ “ ‘Notwithstanding tills and our com■mandlng poslton the Japanese gallantly held their ground, and It was only fcfter a fierce fight of half an hour's Eluration that the Japanese ceased Are Bud sought refuge in the houses. The Ipapanese hoisted the Red Cross flag lit two points. Soon afterwards three ■squadrons of the enemy were seen Idvancing along the Kasan road at full BpUlop toward the town, which two of ■he squadrons succeeded in entering Bvhile the third fell back in disorder ■nder repeated volleys from our troops. A. number of men and horses were Been to fall.

| JAPS DRIVEN UNDER COVER Inutam Abandon Their Position Report of the Casualties. I “ ‘For an hour afterward our companies continued to fire on the JapInese tn the town, preventing them loni leaving the streets and houses. Ln hour and a half after the beginning It the engagement four companies were Been on the Kasan road, hastening to attack. I gave the order to mount, kd the entire force with a coverlig squadron advanced in perfect orler and formed in line behind the bill, the wounded were placed in front and n« retirement was carried out with Be deliberation of a parade. I “ ‘The Japanese squadron which 111 thrown into disorder was evlkntly unable to occupy the hill ■ hieh we had just evacuated, and pair infantry arrived too late. The ktacbment protecting our rear gunrd hived quietly at Ka'san, where we Kilted for two hours in order to give Ktention to our wounded* At 9 p. K. onr force reached Noo-San. "It is Bpposed that the Japanese had heavy Kates in men and horses.” K“On our side, unfortunately, three ■Boers were severely wounded Bepanoff and Androoko in the chest Bd Vaselevitch in the stomach. ScbilBkoff was less seriously wounded in Be arm, but did not leave the field. Biree Cossacks were killed and twelve ■•re wounded, including five serious- ■’ General Mishtchenke bears witBes to the excellent conduct and galBitry of the officers and Cossacks, ■ d especially praises the third comBny of the Argunsk regiment, comBinded by Krasnostanoff.” ■ BEAR ON THE QUI VIVE. Bps Make Another Attempt to Bottle B Port Arthur Fleet. ■st. Petersburg, March 28. Vice Rmiral Makaroff, commanding the Hissian naval forces at Port Arthur, Is sent the following telegram to the Hperor, dated March 27: “I beg most Hmbly to report that at 2 o'clock Ha morning the enemy made a second Hempt to block the entrance to the Her roadstead. For this purpose they Hpatched four large merchant steamH, conveyed by *ix torpedo boats, to H entrance. The enemy’s ships were Hmptly discovered by the searchHats and were bombarded by the Hterles and by the guardships Bohr H Otvajny. the enemy’s ships might Hale through Lieutenant Krinizki, Hnmanding the guard torpedo boat HbU, attacked the enemy and deHoy ed the bow of the foremost Jap|Hte steamer with a torpedo. This

steamer turned* to the right and wa» followed by two others, with the result that the three were stranded to the right of the entrance. A fourth steamer went to the right of the enemy’s ships, and likewise sank to the side of the fairway. The Stllnl then battled with the enemy’s six torpedo boats. Engineer Artificer Swycreff and six seamen were killed, and the commander and twelve seamen were wounded. “At daybreak the enemy’s battleship and cruiser squadrons appeared, and 1 proceeded with the fleet under my charge to meet the enemy. The second attempt of the Japanese to block the entrance to Port Arthur has failed, thanks to the energetic defense by the sea and land forces who acted as they did during the first attempt. The harbor remains perfectly clear. UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Cur's Orders for New Cbwsag s Challenge to Neutral Powers. New Chwang, March 29. —The civil administration has notified all the foreign consuls and residents of Viceroy Alexieff’s order placing the city and port of New Chwang under martial law, explaining that it had been so ordered for the purpose of safeguarding the commercial interests of the port. The opinion of leading foreign residents and officials is that, although the rights of neutrals remain unaltered by tTeaty, Russia assumes the power to annul these rights, also consular jurisdiction and extra territoriality, rendering the position of foreign consuls untenable. In some quarters the order is regarded as an apparent challenge to neutral powers, especially to China, on account of the appropriation of her territory, and that it renders the United States gunboat Helena and the British cruiser Espiegle liable to an order to leave port The consuls will await instructions from their respective governments, inasmuch as there is no law to guide the consuls’ actions. The property and trade interests of the foreign residents are prepared to be abandoned. FLAGS WILL FLY AGAIN. Protest of American Consul Heeded by Officials at New Chaug. New Chwang. March 31.—Under a strong represenation made by United States Consul Henry B Miller that the civil administrator had invaded neutral rights when he ordered the lowering of the American flag from buildings belonging to American citlsens, even though it was done through the apprehension that the flag was illegally used by Chinese for the purpose of resisting police inspection, the civil administrator has promised to duly and in proper form through the mifitary authorities raise the flag over the building from which it was removed. The Britsh flag, which was ordered taken down, will also be allowed to remain. GIVES CREDIT TO KRINIZKI. To Him Is Dne the Failure of the Japanese to Block Port Arthur. Sebastopol, March 31.—Responding to a dispatch from the commander of the Black sea fleet congratulating him on the repulse of the last attempt of the Japanese to block Port Arthur, Vice AdmiralMakaroff has telegraphed that the chief credit for the achievement is due to Lieutenant Krinizki, who commanded the torpedo-boat destroyed Silni: “A man who knows his business. Through his skill in discharging the torpedo, the missile struck the prow of the first ship, deflecting the vessel from its course, and the other Japanese steamers followed Id its wake.’’ Togo to Try Again. Nagasaki, March 31.—Twenty-eight old! and useless steamers have been requisitioned, stripped of all machinery but that necessary for navigation, and are held In readiness for Vice Admiral Togo’s orders. The Japanese are determined, it would appear, to block Port Arthur channel, and six vessels will be sent at a time to make the attempt. Pall Pigtails to Test Asiatics. ■Vladivostok, March 30.—An amusing sequel has resulted from the order of the chief of police directing that a keen lookout be kept for Japanese disguised) as Koreans or Chinese. Since the order was issued the police seize every Asiatic they see for a pull at his queque in order to ascertain whether it is real or false. Whale Explodes Mine. Vladivostok. March 31.—One of the mines in Possiet bay haa been exploded by a whale. The mutilated carcass subsequently was washed ashore. It bore evidence of tbe destructive qualities of the mines laid by the Russians in expectation of • Japanese landing at Possiet bay. Uniform Is Changed. St. Petersburg, March 29.—1 n order that the Russian troops shall not present a bright target for the enemy an order has been issued by the ministry of war directing that gray instead of white shall be the color of the uniform during the summer season. Flset Returns to Vladivostok, Paris, March 29.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Petit Parisien aays it is reported that the Vladivostok squadron under the command of Captain Reitzeustein haa returned to port with several prizes, including a Japanese warship. Rassla Violates Kontrallty. Washington, March 28.—The Russian government has notified the United States government that it has mined the mputh of the Liao river. This was sapposed to be neutral territory, but the action of Russia puts it within the field of hostilities.

FIGURING UP THE COST

Floods in Michigan and Indiana Have Caused a Loss That is Heavy. TEN MILLIONS FOR INDIANA Besides Eleven Lives So Far as Known —Somewhat Abating North, but Growing Whose as It Sweeps South. Detroit, March 29.—Encouraging reports from Lansing, Flint, Kalamazoo and other towns where flood damages have beenestimated up in the hundreds of thousands of dolars show that the danger and distress are largely centralized in the Saginaw valley and around Grand Rapids in the valley of the Grand river. And at Grand Rapids it Is estimated that 14,000 people are in distress, and at Saginaw a large portion of the business section of the city is flooded. On the Shiawassee river near Chesaning twenty-five families were rescued from the homes on a sugar beet farm just in the nick of time before their houses were almost entirely submerged. Gilbert Bertram, a foreman for the sugar company, lost his life trying to save some of the property. He was in the water five hours and died from exposure.

Lost HU Life Saving; a Bridge. Grand Rapids. Mich., March 29. —At Lowell Ralph H. Norman, aged about 24 years, of Coshocton, 0., a workman on the Pere Marquette bridge. Was drowned in Grand river. Norman was aiding in anchoring the washed-out bridge which had lodged against the highway bridge. Three men were in the boat which struck a pole and capsized. Norman’s body was not found. Kalamazoo Loss In SIOO,OOO. Kalamazoo, Micb., March 29. —The flood damage in this city will reach SIOO,OOO. The city officials have started a relief system and the suffering of the poor, which has been intensified by cold, has been somewhat relieved. Situation at Saginaw. Saginaw, Mich., March 29. There has been no perceptible fall In Saginaw river, although the Cass and Flint have fallen considerably. All the industrial plants near the river in this city are partly submerged, and 5,000 workmen who are idle are likely to remain so for ten days. There is much suffering in Milwaukee, where 1,300 people are living in upper stories with many domestic animals elevated with them. Only one life was reported lost, that of a Polish boy named’ Stephen Soltysiak. Bettor Outlook at Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids. Mich.. March 29. Flood conditions in the Grand river valley have greatly improved, and unless there should be a fail of rain, which Is threatened, further danger from high water has passed. The flood situation has a better aspect at Grand Haven than for some time. Conditions Grave at Bay City. Bay City. Mich., March 29. Flood conditions are very grave. The ice has gorged at the Belinda street bridge, causing the water to rise in the south end of the city. A score of blocks in the extreme south end Is underwater. WATER IS COSTLY IN INDIANA Satlmate* Put thv Loti at $10,000,000 Eleven Live* Lott. Indianapolis. March 29.—Northern and central Indiana, including the capitol city, has seen the worst of the flood and are now repairing the heavy damage. The crest of the flood will reoch the Ohio riveT in two days. White river at Indianapolis reached seventeen feet seven and three-quar-ters inches above low-water mark, a record height. It is estimated tbe damage in this county will reach $2,225,000 and north of this county an additional $1,000,000. Eleven lives have been lost in the Indiana flood so far and the total property loss in tbe state baa been estimated at from SB,000,000 to $10,000,000. At Madison the county commissioners estimated tbe loss to bridges at $40,000. In Wabash county tbe loss is $50,000, half of which is in tbe city. At Peru the loss is SIOO,OOO. Reports from Seymour say tbe loss in that vicinity will be $35,000. Reports from Bloomington say the ioss intbat county will be $50,000. Sullivan, Ind., March 29.—Gi1l township levee has broken and 20,000 bushels of cribbed corn will be wasbed away. Eighteen thousand acres are flooded. Vincennes, Ind., March 29.—The Russellville levee has broken and 25,000 acres are under water. Petersburg, Ind., March 29.—Tbe flood stiuation in this county is appalling. White river above here is ten miles wide in places and twenty feet deep in tbe channel. Patoka river, which flows through the center of the county, is three miles wide for nearly forty miles, Evansville, Ind., March 29.—The Wabash river Is rising reapidly at New Harmony. White river is sweeping everything before it and much stock has been lost Captain John Comlek, a well-known steam boatman, fell from a towboat In (Green river and was drowned.

Tornado Does Deadly Work.

CarrutherTtlle, Mo., March 28. —Saturday night a tornado swept the conntry twenty miles north of here, killing the Scbumaker family, four In number, and Wesley Miller and wife. Property loss is heavy.

NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

Matters of General Interest Taken from the Wires. Some of the Happenings of the Past Week Given in Condensed Paragraphs for Busy People. Thandtf, March *4, Jnat because he plotted a revolution In Honduras ex-President Bonilla has been, it is said, condemned to be shot. Ban Johnson has sold the Washington American League base ball club to T. C. Noyes and William J. Dwyer. It is said that General Miles has accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Newspaper Enterprise to write of the Russo-Japanese war. United States Consul Fee, at Bombay, has lost a daughter by the plague, and his wife is now ill with the terrible disease. Bishop John H. Vincent, of the Methodist Episcopal church, has arrived at New York after an Episcopal tour of the European stations. Cornell will enter a crew in the regatta which the University of Wisconsin will hold at Madison on June 9. Friday, March 25. The Republican state central committee of Wisconsin lacked a quorum and adjourned until April G, when the convention date will be chosen. The LaCrosse river Is over its banks between LaCrosse and West Salem, Wis., and many small railroad bridges are in danger. The situation of French Premier Combes’ cabinet continues to be a delicate one. The only rain of consequence in months lias just fallen throughout central Kansas. The devotion of the young empress to the work of the Red Cross society has aroused the enthusiastic admiration of the Russian people. Betting on the “Young Corbett”Britt fight is 10 to 6 at San Francisco in favor of Rothwell. Saturday, March 26. The Jacob Tome Institute at Fort Deposit, Md.. has been closed, owing to the prevalence of typhoid fever in the boarding school. The porte and Austro-Russian embassies have reached an agreement in regard to the organization of the Macedonian gen d’armerie under European officers. This week’s fatalities from pneumonia at New York were 278, against 350 last week. The Chicago Society of the War of 1812 elected Colonel William Porter Adams president and Carter H. Harrison vice president. Vice President Clough denies that

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THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain Chicago, March SL Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. CloseMay .$ .96 % -96% $ .95% ) ,95V July (old) 89% .89% .88% .89^. July (new... .87% .88% ,87% .»%, Sept, (old) 83% .83% .82% .82% Sept. (new)... .82 .82% .81% May™” 56 .56% .55% .5*%, July 53% .53% .52% .53%* September ... .52 .52% .51% .52 M?y U ~ 41% .42% .41% .41%. July 39% .39% .39% .39%. September ... .33% .33% -32% .33 Pork — May 12.85 13.15 12.86 13.16 July ..13.10 13.37% 13.05 13.35 Lard — May 6.90 7.00 6.90 6.97%t July “7.02% 7.15 7.02% 7.15 Short Ribs — May 6.77% 6.90 6.7 T% 6.90 July 6.95 7.07% 6.95 7.07%. Chicago Lira Stock. .Xf Chicago, March 31. Hogs—Another surprising run of hogs came to hand today, the first estimate being 48,000. and before the market got started a report was current that the fresh run would reach 55,000, added to which was a holdover stock of 11,676. Sales ranged at [email protected] for mixed! and butchehs, [email protected] for goad to choice heavy. [email protected] for sought, heavy, [email protected] for light. ss.lo@sJs. for bulk of sales. Cattle—The catlle market was generally weak to 10c lower on the great bulk of the offerings. Quotationsraaged. at $5.2a#5.80 for good to prime steers, [email protected] for poor to medium, *2.75® 4.30 for stockers and feeders. $1.75#450 for cows, [email protected] for heifers, $1.75® 2.50 for tanners. *[email protected] for [email protected] [email protected] for calves. [email protected] far Texas fed steers. Sheep— Estimated receipts for the day, 14,000. Quotations range dat $2.75 [email protected] for westerns. $2.65®5.50 for natives, $4.45® 5.75 for yearlings, s3.sft® 6.05 for western lambs, and [email protected] for native lambs. Spring lambs, $6.04® 9.00. Austin & Hopkins offer bettevr terms on farm loans and citj T property than any firm in JasperCounty.

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