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Two More Overdues.

Two vessels have failed to arrive in
port when due and are posted for reinsurance.
The first is the ship Gaetano Casabona. 10t
days from Sydney TO Table Bay. The rein
surance is per cent The other vessel Is
the ship Dorothea Hamelin. $50 days from
Australia to Falmouth, England, reinsurance
10 per cent The schooner Advance Is still
out. 63 days from the Mississippi to Vene-
zuela, and IS probably lost Her reinsurance
has gone up to 35 per cent. The ship Shake
speare, from the west coast Of South America
to Barbados. is out 13o days. with rein
surance of per cent.
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To SAN RAFAEL.
ROSS VALLEY.
MILL VALLEY,
CAzADER0, Etc.
via sausalisO Ferry
srRURBAN SERVICE, s

SUBURBAN SERVICE. STANDARD GAUGE
Depart from San Francisco, daily. at tT:O5,
7:45 S.25, 9:10 $3.50, IL :O0 a. m: AS. 3:15
ABS. 011 $3.50, $50, T:15. 300 and II IS
D. m.
Arrive at San Francisco, daily. at IS 20,
7:35. s15, $50, 9;35. 1880 a. M; 1 80 2:5b
4:25. sos. SAD. 6:22. 6:67. 7:40 and 11:12
p.
tDaily except Sunday.
For Fairfax. daily. at 7:45 a. m; also Sat
urdays at 3:15 p. m. and daily except Satur-
day and Sunday at 5:15 D. m
THROUGH TRAINS.
7:45 a. m. daily-Cazadero and way stations.
3:15 p. n1.. Saturdays only--For cazadero.
etc.
5:15 p m. daily. except Saturday and Sun
day for Tomales etc.
TICKET OFFICE-65o Market st.
FERRY-Union Depot, foot OF Market st.
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Harbor commission Meets.

At a meeting of the Board of State Harhor
Commissioners yesterday afternoon the dam
ages done TO Broadway wharf No. by the
steamer Santa Cruz. August 81, was est-
mated to be S154 A.
The Union Iron Works protest against the
construction of coal bunkers in Central Basin.
Federal Inspectors Buger and Bolles recon-
mend that the boiler OF the State tug Gov
ernor Irwin be taken out of the vessel for
it has been reported to be in
bad condition
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Left the Gas let Omen

George T. Crewdson, an elderly man
from Santa Rosa, who was visiting his
married daughter at her residence, 967
Mission street. lcft the gas Jet open
when about TO retire Tuesday night.
The smell Of the gas attracted the at
tention of the occupants Of the house,
who found Crewdson in an uncon-
sCious condition on the bed.
He was removed TO the Emergency
Hospital. He has a good chance for
recovery.
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Harry Scott Retires.

Harry s. Scott. who has been relieved by
orders from Washington as quartermaster pur-
veyor on the United States army transport
dock will be succeeded by NJ J. Flynn, a
freight clerk in the service. Scott states that
he resigned and that his leaving the service
is in no way connected with the recent Hud
SON Mckenzie affair. which involved an al
legged charging of a fee for transport jobs by
an employment agent named Welch.
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters of Interest to Mariners and
Shipping Merchants.

The French ship Crillon (et Portlandl was
chartered prior TO arrival for wheat thence
to Europe at 27s Cd Qs Sd less direcO.
The bark James Nesmith is chartered for
lumber from Puget Sound to Sydney at 33s
Cd with option Of Melbourne Adelaide at
4Os: schooner Matthew Turner same business
from Grays Harbor to Sydney at 30s Cd op
tion Of Melbourne 37s-both chartered prior
n fKra1
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Water Front Notes.

The new steam schooner Helen P. Drew has
been taken to Adams wharf TO finish dscharg-
ing her cargo of lumber She will go to the
Fulton Iron Works TO receive her engines and
boilers
The cruiser Marblehead has a steam
launch Just sent down from Mare Island, to
take the place Of the old boat recently wrecked
bv an explosion of the boiler.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERA
FORECAST.

Generally cloudy and threatening weather
prevails over The Pacific Slope. Light showers
have occurred at Sacramento, San Luis Obispo
San Diego. Carson City and Flagstaff and thun-
derstorms reported from San Luis Obspo
and Flagstaff
The pressure has fallen west of the Rocky
Mountains. and a shallow area of low pres
sure overlies California.
The temperature has fallen in the Sacra-
mento valley and remained nearly stationary In
other districts.
Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours
ending midnight, October g. 1904:
Northern California: Cloudy Thursday with
showers: light southwest wind.
Southern California: Cloudy Thursday with
showers; light southwest wind.
Nevada: Cloudy Thursday with showers.
San Francisco and vicinity: Probably show
ers Thursday; light southwest wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity Probably show
ers Thursday; light southwest wind.
Sacramento and vicinity: Probably showers
Thursday.
Fresno and vicinity: Probably showers
Thursday.
G. H. WILSON,
Local Forecaster. temporarily in charge.
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Bark Kafulanf Arrives.

The pretty American bark Kaiulani arrived
yesterday morning &c days from Honolulu.
Being in ballast she sits high out Of the
water She will take on a cargo of merchan-
disc for the islands for Williams. Dimond
4 Co
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height of High and Low Waters
at Fort Point entrance to San Francisco
Bay. Published by official authority of the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur
the city front mission street WHARF about 20
minutes later than at Fort Point: the height
OF tide is the at both places.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-06

Another Carload of Trunks.
Nalises and dress suit cases Just ar
rived-csrload rates save money and
you get the benefit. Lowest prices and
best goods. Sanborn. Vail & Co, TAI
Market street
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Stmr Pomona, Swanson, 20 hours from
Eureka.
stmr Aurelia. Erickson, II hours from Port
land
stmr F A Kilburn Thompson. hours from
stmr Newport Corning, hours from
stmr Brooidyn Carlson. Is hours from Men
docino
Stmr Samoa, Madsen, Is hours from Caspar;
bound south; put in to land passengers.
Stmr Alliance, Hardwick, days from Port
land. via Coos Bay 31a days and Eureka 2
l'is stmr Newport. Trask. 20 days % hours and
A. minutes from Ancon and way ports.
stmr Mandalay. Smith 2s hours from
Eureka.
Ship Llewellyn ] Morse, Marshall 16 days
from Fort WranEell.
Bark Kauilani, Colly, 90 days from Homo
Bktn Fullerton. Nielsen. 85 days from
Kahului
schr Tampa. KallenberE. days from Co
Ger schr Neptun. Schmidt. s5 days from
schr Jennie Wand. Christensen. days from
CLEARED
Wednesday, Oct 8.
stmr Bonita. Preble. San Pedro: Pacinc
Coast Steamship Company.
stmr Rosecrans Johnson, Honolulu. via
Gaviota; Matson Navigation Company.
Stmr State of California, Thomas, San Di-
ego; Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
Rosalia; Compagnie du Boleo
SAILED.
Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Stmr Breskwater. Seaman, Coos Bay.
Stmr Kiburn, Thompson, Port Rodgers
stmr Maggie, Eagles, Halfmoon Bay.
Stmr Rival, Fosen Iversons Landing.
Stmr Samoa, Madison Caspar.
stmr centralia. Ericsson. Grays Harbor.
Stmr Rosecrans, johnson. Honolulu, via
stmr cualala Kalnin westport.
Stnr Phoenix, Odland Eureka.
Stmr Jeanie. Bartlett. Seattle and Tacoma.
stmr Signal. Bendegaard. Coos Bay. Bay
stmr, Arctic, Nelson. Eureka
Bktn Georeina, Lorenz Puget sound
Bktn Arago. Semsen, Willapa Harbor
schr Jennie Griffin. Gibson. Bolinas.
Schr Mary C. Campbell, Bodega.
Schr Conhanza johnson, Notleys Landing.
Sloop Restless, Pratsch. San Diego.
SPOKEN.
Oct Lat % rs N. long "A % w, stmr
Advance from New York. for Colon.
Oct 2-Lat "a 40 N, long 70 W, stmr Minne-
sofa from Norfolk for San Francisco.
TELEGRAPHIC.
CLOUDY; wind % sW: velocity p miles, per hour
DOMESTIC PORTS.
NOYO-Sailed Oct 5-Schr Expansion for
EUREKA--Arrived Oct 5-stmr Lakme.
hence Oct 3; stmr South Bay, hence Oct 8;
Stmr Corona, hence Oct 4
NEWPORT BEACH-sailed Oct 5-schr
Lottie Carson. for Eureka.
from Skagway. Oct 5-stmr City Of Puebla, for
San Francisco.
Sailed Oct 4-stmr City of Seattle. for
Skagway.
Arrived Oct 5. 1890 a m-stmr Umatilla,
hence Oct q
AsToRIA-sailed Oct 4-stmr Iaqua, for
San Francisco.
wEsTPoRT-Arrlved Oct 5-stmr Navarro,
from Delmar.
Arrived Oct 6-Stmr westport hence Oct T.
Sailed Oct 5-Stmr Navarro, for San Fran
cisco.
PORT HADLoCK-Arrived Oct BARK
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides Of the
day in the order Of occurrence as to time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day except when there are but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition TO the soundings of the United States
Coast Survey Charts except when minus @
sign precedes the height. and then the number
given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts. The plane of reference is the mean
OF the lower low waters.
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FROM SEATTLE
Steamer.
Time Ball.

Time Ball.
Branch Photographic Office, U. S. N. Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco Cal,
October g. 1904
The Time Ball on the tower Of the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at noon TO- day
1. O.. at noon Of the 10th meridian. or 1t
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Sun. Moon and Tide.

s p. m. Greenwich time ]. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant, L. S. N. in charge.
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Shinment of Crude Oil.

The tank steamer Rosecrans was cleared
yesterday for Honolulu via Gaviota with 5000
barrels of crude oil in bulk, valued at $1,000.
At Gaviota the steamer Will load $4,000 barrels
at S25, $50.
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THE 5 %% | 81 Hs{ s $s s S 4z$ # gs % % S sEEHa @ a II sss
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WEATHER REPORT.
12oth Meridian-Pacifc Time)

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3, 1905 p. m.
The following maximum and minimum tenn
peratures are reported for previous day from
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Local Forecasts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-06
MAY END REBELLION
UNITED STATES FULLY REcoG'
NlzEs MORALES FACTION IN
sANTo DOMINGO.

Washington, May 6.-Commande1 6.
Dillingham; Of the Detroit has been in.
structed by the navy department to
recognize the blockade of Monte Girls
Il, established by the government OF
Santo Domingo, if he deems it effec.
tive.
This action forecasts the determina-
tion Of the state department to extend end
full recognition to the government OF
President Morales, which has already
been given a tentative recognition II
was taken upon the report OF Captain
Dillingham; to the effect that the Mo
rales government is maintaining gun
boat at the entrance to the harbor OF
Monte Cristi against any force that
the insurgents probably would be able
to gather. This is the last point where
the insurrection survives and it is IN
derstood that if the supply OF arms
and ammunition can be cut off peace
will be restored to the island.
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KUROpATkIN AT THE FRONT.
RUSSIANS PREPARING 70 GIVE
BATTLE TO THE JAPANESE \
UNDER kuRokl.

f
ST. Petersburg. May G General Kn.
ropatkin has gone to the front from
Iiaoyang tp inspect the situation per
sonally Troops are being hurried tols
RWardsfroIil the lziaaynug and afuk9en
line to a position ileul Fenghnin-
-ehe1lg.
All the Russian wounded have been
sent baek toward lsiaoAAyans IN .of'leF
not 10 encumpel the = 4'SSrations> al the
Russian army \, appears oyidcnt
that General kuropatliin is preparing
to give battle TO General knrofia y
army il circumstances warrant, FRI.
vate reports arc 10 The eitepf THAT the
Fighting blood III The Russian soldiers
| Is IN and lilat they are thirstins for
an opportunity 10 revenge the slauEh-
Eter on the Ialu, but, although the
| tommander.in-chief is greatly cha
! grined at the miscarriage Of his plans
/ on the Yaln, there is no idea here that
Il ,..,l ssss. .tss5,
foDposition lie vii, make at Isanghnan-
cheng depends upon. The location and
success OF Japanese landings lii Nah.
|. churia. I.-
pescents or attempted landings are
nov monnontauily anticipated near
|NeWchWallg and tile head OF Karea
Isbay. 9OcelipNifg$ an interior lin, and
pursuing The tactics Of Napoleon kslro.,
patkln,s problem will he to prevent a
luncture OF the encmy IS forces II IL
necessary for him to await the deVel-
opmanf OF the japanese plans and ass
certain ihe direction. stfentsth and
whence he other fDlnn,N aW3jl 6atl,t,s
rbefare deciding how to fghl his adj
yeraarY i'll dGtail. 5-
re s believed here that the .tppanese5
plans for concerted action llavp heen
embarrassed by their failure tu Abocll
the entrance 70 Port Arthur Tuesday
and q repetition Of the attack on The
Russian Gibraltar s momenlarily ex-
pected. -e2-
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MANY CHILDREN
DIE FROM
NEW DISEASE

1y;;,.., ,ii,1.crs are suffering rom a new. new.
ulaease- Mnlcn mas appeared lnz-lne ne
ghborhood- of Madison avenue and
One Hundred and Fifth street, this
city. At least twenty cases are report
ed from one hospital.
The doctors have been wholly un-
able to diagnose the disease, but they
believe it to be due to germs arising
from the walls of old tenements, the
lower floors of which are being rebuilt
into stores. The walls, ceilings and
floors are being scraped or torn away
and in the dust dislodged the germs
appear to originate.
The symptoms of the new disease
are headache, lassitude, rapidly deyel-
oping fever, nausea and senerally
death within twenty-four hours. Oil
cials Of the health department are
now investigating the matter.
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GASOLINE TANK ExPLoDEs.
poem Philadelphia Firemen Seriously
Burned.

Philadelphia, May 6.--An explosion
Of gasoline tank in the freight yaras nIin
Of the Pennsylvania railroad at InlI-
tieth and Market streets, oy Wasen ~
twelve flremen were burned, was fol
lowed by riot among Italian emil
grants. Assistant Chief Waters OF the
FIRE + department was seriously burned.
Half an hour after the fire started a
trainload Of Immigrants arrived from
New York. The newcomers 1trlea - ~
leave the cars and break through .he '
Are lines. A fight ensued in when
Railroad Detective Conner was shot
IN the side by one Of the Italians.
! Underground in the yard some d1s.
tance from Market street are tanks IS
Of gasoline, Fire starting IN near = then' EN-
s+aro oahonse. lust as the city fire
men M got a stream on the building ~ "
exploded. All the men nearby Wefe
literally bathed in flames.
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SI0L|D TO The LAST
=Murderers Meet Death on GalloWS
SfOical Indifference. .-AnXi0uS
For Wives and Families.

walkea without assistance to the scat
fold. Each Of them made short
speech in which they expressed thcir
preparedness and said their only re-
gret was that they were leaving thclr
wives and children None Of them
made any reference to the deed for
which they paid- the penalty,
The crime for which these three
white men paid the extreme penaltv
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DISPLAY DESPERATE COURAGE.
Heroic Work Of Japs in Attack on Port
Arthur.

Heroic Work Of Japs in Attack on Port
Arthur.
Port Arthur May 6.--'rhe japanese
displayed desperate courage in their
freship attack on the night .: laes-
day. The ships as they apprpaehea,
were divided into three groups, all
heading straight for the eAt!antezoa
the harbcr. While still far frull-tha4
shore they ran-on the RlissIaii nNllea
and they were under a mlrdcFGNs lfe
from the Russian batteries lliN5,7
torpedo boats followed the tiresAipS g
pick up the crews of the Iattefs S,slts'il
the first ship fonndered the Grew Eilll1
bored up the mast, cheering ts1l al'it1
emperor of Japan as they Went down
From the masthead of the seeNllti Ne*S-
sell as She began to sink, hel GHs'N5
waved lanterns TO indicate her course
to those astern Their small h4itls,
though soon riddled, did not raise ne
white lag.
A Japanese sailor, who came ashore
at Electric hill. whom sumnltin@d 10
surrender, spfang forward With fe
yolyer in his hand and died fehlins
Another japanese sailor, who was
pulled out OF the water, tried 20 thro1,
! tie himself with his necktie+ One Of
| the Russian row boats, which ap-
preached a sinking. ship for the pur-
pose of saving her crew, WIS met by
small aim fire.
The Ri.ssi $ sss Il efl m rfa1r Own
coats and carrying them ashore.
One of the japanese officers com
mitted suicide by disemboWcling him:
self. declaring he would rather die
than go home in disgrace.
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Couple of Murderers Meet Their Fate
on the GaIIoWs.

Pittsburg, May G.-Willian l.. Hart.
ley, white, and James Edwards, col
ored, were hanged during He day il:
the Allegheny county Jail yard. Both
men showed nerve. They were hanged
separately, Hartley going toll the=gai.
lows -at-1g::6:' and was cut down at
-lO:1g. p"ath-was due to d broken
neck Edwards moHntesi==tlle SCaffold
at 1928 and was cut down at 10: 49,,
dying from strangulation.
Hartley killed Ernest o. Johnston in
a barber shep-on the South side Oh
March 28s-ta9@ The tr0AEjte grew
ont of some remarks JohH=tCn was
alleged to have made about Hartley's
wife -
the negro. pleaded guilty
to the killing of Clinton Banks. ne
gro, on July T. 1893, al BorIand The
men duarreled over q girl
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Winchester. Tenn, May e.-Henfy
Judge, Joe Delp and John Evans were
hanged here during the day for the
murder Of Simon Bucher and his vile
last August.
The trap was sprung at 5:is a, N.
The three men exhibited the same IN,
difference and stolidity that marked
their conduct during the trials anu 11
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va, ~, nlp,gel u >ilnan ttlcn2i and
his wife Ii Was Judge Who 1liSrtN@d
and planned the dcea and his motive
is snia lo have been prompted l1g a
desire 10 get rid OF RuFheF h@Iallse
he had llle oversight on some mountain
land upon Which judge wanteds ~
strespass foi the purpose OF stealing
timber Judge employed Evans and
Delp ta do the mt'rsas'
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Court Causes Delay.

Trenton. N. g.. May g. because Of
the death of United States Judge Kirk
patrick the United States district
court has been adjourned until next
Monday Thls means that the IIarris
was to have been heard in Newark fksoI
Friday, viii 20 over. II is probaltle
that it will be heard here on Monday
.naXt. r--Aa..s
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Turks Run Cruiser Ashore.

Constantlnoplc, May 6. The Turk,
ish cruiser Ai,anl Medjil, built by the
Cramps. philadelphia and which re-
Gently arrived from America, y ashore
at White, en- route for SMYRNA AS
accident Was due 10 the incompetence
ol Turkish officers in charge. The
sultan wanted to rc>t-f,Iuy rc>>t -f,Iuyhish seaman,
ship.
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OFF The COAST i|I' OF KOREA
RuMoRED THAT JAP FLEET HAS
ENGAGED RUSSIAN vLADI-
vosTok SQUADRON.

,5 2 i " y
st. Petersburg. May s.-There are
persistent rumors here of naval en-
gagement between the VladlNost9k
and Vice Admiral Kamimurass squad
rons, but no confirmation OF the re-
ports had been received up TO ] p, M
Vice Admiral Togo's fleet Was sight
ed off Port Arthur during the night
and, according to confirmed rumors,
he attacked at daylight and fighting
lis now in progress there.
There are rumors here, which cannot
De traced to "a. responsible source, that
the Russian troops in Northeastern
Korea have swooped down upon lhe
Japanese below the Yalu river, Win
ming big victory. The story IS not
credited.
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INSTRUCTED FOR HEARST.
New Yorker Controls Iowa Demeera

NeW Y YofkcrzG ontrols Iowa Demecrnttc
-------- Convention.
Dcs Molnes. May q William r.
Hearst swept The field in ,he le,Ta
state ])nnorrntio sorYention llelhatl
s q majority IT over I5a n the cnnyer.
ton and leafst resolutions were
sadonte.;;ll,.ssll lllezsf9nafst deleEafiotis9fr0n
i hr con1esting counties were snatal
and Hearst delegates To ST Louis
Were selected and instructed IN vote
as unlt and stand by Charles Walsh
asSmenibel of the national committed.
l3he convention was hoisteFous and
The orators. a1 whom There We're many
on both sideEs. Werc hiasesl. some ~
Them -lteirg driven from the stage
itte7f'I Ifeftaelc was presented N Con.
gressnnn NJ J. Wade, The onE Dam.,-
cratic CONGRESSMAN from IoNasJ L.
Sullivan late candltlaids4fT governor 7
NJ r. Ilealy and others xaIapcaling 10
Their party n vain against iAstrlle..
ttnna
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RUSSIAN LOSS VERY HEAVY
SUSTAIN OVER TWO THOUSAND
CASUALTIES IN FIRST BIG
BATTLE ON The YALu

81 Petersburg. May 6.-.-The Russian
lsaStstt-- he battle of Kiulieneheng
zero -a,,fltlo men and 10 officers far
greater than previous reports 1indi-
.atet
Tlliais the ofileiul estimate Of Major
lclleral Kashtalinsky, who directly
commanded the division that suffered
he hllnd OF The attack and whose re-
ooft vas received during the day by
he emperor Many are inclined To-
place The Russian losses even higher,
eeneIal kashtalinsiiy mentions also;
-thut nIole than zoo wounded had ar
tited al lsensilnancheng and p1esp may
aot bo inelulra IN his calculations,
re made no attempt ~ estimate tha
5iap'tHeHe losses and merely stated
.hat they must have beeih colossal.
ile magnitude l1fathe Russian losses
lad al almost Summing efteet-an the
lufli0riti0s and has aroused general
triel fnitIgated only by the satisfae-
5Ioh at tiie bravery displayed BY the
itua3i3ft lrnslns
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PItsrwo Is situated on the east coast
of IKE I.iaotnng peninsula and about
esycnIEilvc miles northeast of Fort
5Artllnr IL is .nt,tr the nafltw''s' iisf'
pi the peninsula, along which passes
The railraa! connecting Port Arthur
with Mukd,il tHil linrbin. klnehou
bay wllete japanese transports are
also 7repoIto1 tn have been sighted, -
iii M wost coast III tile i-iantuns pen
tnsula and not lar from PitaeWo,
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SIGHTED OFF WElHA!WEI.
Fleet Of Forty Japanese Warships and
TRANSPORTS

Chefoo, May g.. Chinese junk;
which have arrived here report that a
feet Of forty Japanese warships and
transports was off Weihaiwei Tues
day; stcaming northwest.
The steamer Sikh, which left Port
Arthur "a week ago, has arrived here.
Her commander says sc9en damaged
Russian ships are in the inner llalbol,
including the battleships Retyizan.
sCZareyitch and Pobieda. the protected
cruiser Pallada and the armorct
cruiser Bayan.
The small dock at the Tiers Tail
peninsula is completed.
Civilians have difficulty in obtaining
provisions.
a former officerof the Chinese army,
who has returned here from ManGhu-s
ria, says there. We're less than $1,000
Russian troops south of larhin, iilelnd-
ing the garrison of Port Arthur and
on the Yalu The Russians. no adds,
occupy a strongly fortified position#b bc-
tween Kiulienchang and Fcnghuan-
cheng.
FOUND ON BATTLEFIELD.
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RvAoRED BATTLE OFF KOREAN COAST
vosToK SQUADRON,

Port Arthur, May sThe Japanese
squadron Is behind the Liaoshan pro-
montory, south Of Port Arthur.
Transports With Japanese troops on
board have arrived at Pitsewo. north.
east OF E,art 1rth,r, with the object OF
making a landing
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-05-06

<I.ondon MAY g. dispatch to the
Central News from st. Petersburg
,ays a Famer is current there that n
Meond BATTLE has been fought at Kill.
jenchclg. ii, witch the Russian loss
vas r 900 anil tho japanese loss o.o.ll).
5riven back III Disorder.
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