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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
BEAT OFF TIMBER WOLVES.
Two Railroad Men Get the Better Of
~ Five Assaiiants.

Duluth. April 29.-Alone In the
woods. their only weapons being lum-
berman's tally stick and a revolver,
George Absolute and John Watt, by
the use Of hrebrands, succeeded In re-
polling the attack OF i've immense tim
Der wolves which had been surprised
In the pursuit of two, deer, fifteen
miles north Of Beaver Bay. The great
brutes were beaten of after hard
battle and they resumed the pursuit
Of their quarry, captured the deer and
devOured them. % s4. = = -.
The men obtained firebrands by set.
ting fire to tree. Mr.. Absolute and
Mr.. Wattcfwere making an inspection
Of the right of way of the proposed
extension OF the Duluth and Northern
Minnesota road, owned by Alger,
Smith & Co, and when they had their
adventure were following trail that
they had beaten down with snowshoes
on the preceding afternoon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
Loss OF JAPANESE TRANSPORT
Russian Torpedo Boats Sink Military Trans
port Of Large Size and Take Over a
Hundred Prisoners. N. 58

offsr@d: armed reslssance to the RUS
slams. In the end they were sent to
the bottom with the transport"
Another Merchant Steamer Sunk.
Admiral Yeszen also. reports that be
sides the sinking Of the Japanese
steamer Goyo Maru at Wonsan. Korea,
April Is, the Russians sank atssea. the
same evening the Japanese steamer
Nakamura Maru, 81 2,22O tons, whose
crew were saved. ss &. slssl*. Hi
Z The satisfaction of the people Of st.
Petersburg at tho exploit Of the Vladi.
yostok squadron Is tempered with ad-
miration Tor the bravery Of the jap.
anese soldiers who were on board the
sunken transport Kinshiu Maru and
who preferred to drown rather than
surrender. Ill ! a
Rear Admiral n szen's full report
says that 200 men went down with the
ship. I ss:. L {, ~: rs
The admiralty admits that the jap.
anese acted heroically, but holds that
Admiral Yeszen had no other alterna.
tive than to sink the transport, since
he could not spare prize crew Or
hamper his swift squadron with 70
slower steamer. It is pointed out that
the officers on board the Kinshiu Maru
appreciated the situation BY accepting
imprisonment rather than death.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

~~-lf 4 < Il .
y s.: Petersburg. April 20. Russian
torpedo boats belonging to the vladi-
tvostok squadron sank q Japanese mill.
stary transport. the Kinshiu Maru, Of
1000 tons, during the night Of April
rs with all on board with the exception
sof ~ officers, 20 soldiers. 65 Of the
crew and IS coolie carriers. $ss.
The others, who refused to surren-
der. were sent to the bottom with the
ship. The oflicial report Of Rear Ad.
miral Yeszen to the emperor is Is
follows: ;SSs ,s. ..,sg.
4 During the night Of April 26 two
Russian torpedo boats met at sea the
Japanese military transport Kinshiu
Maru, Of 1000 tons, laden with rice
and other military stores and about
1900 tons Of coal. The transport was
armed with four Hotchkiss guns OF
sforty-seven millimetres. The Russians
captured on board II officers. 20 sol.
4diers, s.. military carriers or coolies
and IS OF the crew, who surrendered.
The remainder Of the men, who were
to form landing party and. who were
lleft with out officers estimate re.
fused to surrender or 60 on board q
Russian cruiser. Furthermore. they
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
BEST SHIP OF HER CLASS

san francisco, April 2Y.-The ar.
mored cruiser California was launched
'during the day at the shipyards of tn =
Union iron works in this city.
The electric button which, started
the vessel on her way to, the water
was touched By Mrs. Walter S. Mar
tin, daughter Of Henry T. Scott, presi-
dent Of the Union iron works, and the
cruiser was christened "California"
by Miss Florence May Pardee, daugh.
ter of Governor Pardee. a~.s
Id The launching took place under the
auspices Of the Native Sons of the
Golden West, whose grand parlor is
now In annual session at Vallejo.
Governor Pardee and staff; E. E.
Schmitz, mayor Of San Francisco;
Major General Macarthur, U, S. A.,
and staff; representatives of the navy
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
JAP FLEET AT PORT ARTHUR
ron. A NV shots were meu w1rnont
damage, after which the Japanese
ships disappeared southwark.
LAST HOURS IN HOUSE.

:. Vote. H..
Washington; April 2a.-TheS house
resumed its session at 10: 80 q. M, 1T
still being the legislative day of Tues
day. sE3 \; d i 4. ~. rs
The house at once got down to bust.
ness and agreed to number Of con-
ference reports on bills of minor i'm
pOrtance.s NJ vii :$s;s.A Il e3ges. g4g PIN @
The conference report on the bill
establishing q government for the Pan
anna canal zone likewise was agreed TO.
&i Mr.. Mondell (Wyo.) called up the
bill to ratify and amend an agreement
with the Shoshone or Wind River In.
dams OF Wyoming. The bill was lost,
10 to 12G. Nh.
s=$ A bill was passed amending the
copyright law so as to prescribe PEN
atty for violations Of that law by for
sign publishers. = Il.
Mr.. Payne offered the usual resolu-
ton, which was adopted, providing for
the appointment Of a committee Of
three members to join q similar com.
mittee Of the senate h to notify the
president that congress was ready to
adjourn. Il \. ~. sS 81. " 81 y.
AT i: So Mr.. Williams, the minority
leader, introduced a resolution thank
Ing the speaker for the fair and impair
tial manner in which he presided over
the house. The resolution was adopt
ID unanimously. after Mr.. Williams
had further complimented the speaker
In a few well chosen words. Acorn
mittee was named to escort the speak
Or into the hall an =, afterSa feeling
speech OF thanks, the house, at 2:1l
.. m, adjourned sine die. 4 Ss35s s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
& Port Arthur, April 29.-Japanese.
torpedo heats were sighted 1T lilo 10,
o. M. covered hy a JaQanese SQUAD
EXPENDITURES OF CONGRESS.
Republican and Democratic Views
Presented to House. 5

& Washington April The Repub-
lican and the Democratic view OF ap-
preparations made thus far by the
Fifty-eighth congress were presented
to the house during the day by Chair
man Hemenway Of the appropriations
committee and Representative Living
ston of Georgia, the ranking Demo
cratic member Of that committee.
Z Good Government Housekeeping
is the caption chosen by Mr.. Hemen-
way to represent his views.
E "A Congress That Has Done Moth
ing but Spent Money" is the heading
Of Mr.. Liyingston,s summary.
After reviewing the expenditures for
the next fiscal year Mr.. Hemenway
concludes: The expenditures of our
government III their aggregate, as ex-
hibited BY the appropriations Of con-
gress, are large and by unthinking
persons and especially by misguided
newspapers are denounced as extrav-
agant and vet. according to statistics,
our national government is the most
economically administered Of any in
the civilized world. 8 .s.,, 'ss ssS55A
The total appropriations made by
this congress aggregate. according to
7 MI, Hemenway, 1871, 574, 1929. OF this
sum sac, SOL ,843 was to pay deficiencies
for prior fiscal years and ST, SOC, 600 is
set aside for appli cation to the sinking
fund. This leaves the total appropria-
tion for the expenses Of the govern.
ment for the year 1905 $685., 272, 7S6. 4,
Mr.. Livingston's statement com.
pared the appropriate ions of the pres.
ent congress with the last two years
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
FOUR ELEVATORS BURNED.
South Dakota Town Narrowly Escapes
& 5@$ Destruction. tE..5 VII FL

OOuSU IOdkOtds ~ SxsSl%tSdtEOsvty ESCdPSS
q J. 5S$ Destruction. ,j=s " f 5E
Mitchell. s.. D.. April 29.-The little
town Of Mount Vernon, twelve miles
west Of here, had q narrow escape
from being Destroyed by fire. A fat
warehouse on the milk track. south CT
the business potion Of the town,
caught FIRE in s5nls unknown manne;
and burned to the ground. The flames
spread to the four large elevator
standing In close proximity and wishir
two hours the four were burned to-
the ground. Burning EN- ers wee;
carried by a IS eli. 4 win Al Ia businasss
and dwelling houses and only BY hard
work were they kept from burning.
The town has no water supply aae
Quate for fiie pTotes ton.
at 2 o'clock the Mitche'l fire depart
sment was called on for asistance ansE
200 citizens In response went or &
special train furnish by the sfliwasss
skee road. Through their efforts many
buildings were prevented from burn
Ing
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

ffcm Tie M:re HfslaEa maynard and
officers of the state militia viewed the
launching from the United States tug
Slocum, while four large ferry steam
ers carried nearly 5000 members of
the Native Sons order.
The cruiser California is supposed
to embody the latest and best in YES
sells of her class. She will cost, COM
plete, $5,000,000, her hull and machin-
cry costing s3,S00,0o0 of that sum and
her equipment and armament the re-
mainder. Her principal, dimensions
are: ,n.r .,
4 Length on load water line, 500 feet j;
extreme breadth, 6911 feet; mean
draughI, "a feet, and displacement,
13,440 tons. She will have twin screws
and triple expansion engines of 23,o0a
horsepower, capable of developing a
maximum speed of % knots. .,--.E
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
SERIES OF ENGAGEMENTS

e4 Toxic. April 29.-The Japanese gun
boat Maya, escorting q feet Of tor
pedo boats, entered the mouth Of the
.Yalu river on Monday and went to-
wards Win. En- route 1t fought q
series ct small engagements with the
Russian forces protecting the right
bank. Of the river. These encounters
transpired frequently throughout Mon
day and Tuesday. Admiral Hosoya,
commanding the third squadron, in
reporting the operations, says: =
Ii "Qur detachment reached the Yalu
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
PREFERS HIS PRESENT JOB
Speaker Cannon Opposed to the Vice Pre-
sidential Boom and Prefers His Present
Place.

Chicago, April pa Washinrtor.
special to the Tribune SAYS:
I. Friends Of Uncle Joe Cannon hev,
been forced to organize to head Off hi,
vice presidential boom. He does ne.
want the place under any consi dera,
ton. He is 4 wise old owl and he ha- 4
not the slightest intention Of allowing
the Chicago convention to pry hin;
loose from his present place and b..
means OF hack stairs promotion put
him into the presiding officers chat,
In the United States senate. III
Speaker Cannon's friends insist that
he must consent to be the presiding
officer Of the Republican national cen
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
No Business Of Importance During
4 t;54 Final Hours. 5s!S8 9$t &$t$&&s

Final Hours. I!Es $s&!
IF Washington, April 49, The senate
began business promptly at 10: 80 q. m.
and Immediately afterwards agreed to
the conference report on the emes-
gency river and harbor bill +. Is III
The Philippine bond bill, at the In
stance Of Mr.. Lodge, was taken up
and read at length, the house measure
being substituted for the senate meas
ure Mr.. Lodge did not press the bill
and no acton was taken. @
Is Mr.. Kittredge presented the con-
ference report on the Panama canal
bill and it was agreed to without COM
ment. .4s r.. ", 1921 j. 5.L.2..
a In executive u ;ion the nomination
Of Jeter C. Pritchard of North Caro-
hna to be United States circuit Judge
for the Fourth judicial circuit was
confirmed. Es5.S<
~ The usual resolution of thanks to
the presiding officer was offered by
Mr.. German and adopted unanimously.
The senate then, at O'Clock, adj
jOurned sine die r.E7&55$ "a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
RRAiNERD's THIRD BLAZE. 4
City sustains Loss Of $4,000 since
1as

W. (.
Brainerd, Mimi, April 29.The
smoke has cleared away after another
disastrous fire in which Brainerd sus-
tains a severe loss. The fact that the
fire occurred when there was no vino
and when apparatus available to. stop
fire. was at hand makes merchants
pessimistic as to future fires. z
= The heaviest losers In this Are will
secure locations temp and will
re-engage in business again, but it. will
be q long time before the burned dis
irfct will be rebuilt. M @:4.s .i
"a The large Hartley block which
burned was the first brick block erect
ed in Brainerd. 1t was pretentious
building and was one OF the largest
on Front street. There was only 49,.
600 insurance on, the building, which
Is but one-third its value. l.3
u This last fire was the third disas-
trous fire in Rrainerd siuce Jan. L. and
the total loss of property in the three
ores will exceed 5000 900. 1: 'a.. .s3s2 s,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

river Mon -. anu wine gong up
stream the enemy's field guns opened
against us without effect We discov-
cred q force OF the enemy on an island
In midstream and when we fred on
them they fed On Tuesday the en-.
emy's cavalry, 100 strong, attacked
our launch. Our torpedo boat No. So
replied and the enemy fed into the
mountains. From Antsushan we re-
piled to the enemy's guns and silenceds
them after an hour. There were no
casualties on our side. S4 s2s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

vention, bdr the speaker IS wise In his
generation and has announced that
he will not take the place and that:
he will not 60 to Chicago at all during
convention week unless he can be
guaranteed that Platt's performances at
Philadelphia will not be repeated
The speaker has passed word to his
friends that the boom for him for the
vice presidency must be stamped ont
forthwith. He does not want to be
vice president. has much better place
already, likes his job and ID not dis
posed to go into honorable retirement
merely to give some Of the aspiring
statesmen in the house q chance to
step into his shoes. Ms
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

Two Shots Fired at Jacksonville
(lnd.) Politician.
Jacksonville, Ind. April 29.-An
attempt was made to assassinate u.
N. Robins, candidate for mayor on the
Independent Labor ticket.
Mr.. Robins was seated in his home
when two bullets crashed through the
window, one splintering the chair on
which he was sitting and the other
dcmofishing a lamp. The shots had
been fired from an alley, in which
revolver was found later.
No arrests have been made.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
IOWA MAN SELECTED.

President Fills Position of Minister to
santo Domingo.
Washington, April 29.-President
Roosevelt has appointed Thomas C.
Dawson of Iowa, at present secretary
Of the United States legation at Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, as United States min
lister to Santo Domingo. The office
has just been provided for by legisla-
ton and carries with 1t salary of
$4,000 year.
The president rendered the mission
to General f. c. O'Brien of New York.
ut one time commissioner of naviga-
ton, but personal interests impelled
him to decline it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
RUSSIAN FLANK MOVEMENT {:
twenty thousand Troops Threaten
3Ss$ #S Japanese Rear. K 3.5sS

aPahese ISsar. q. 55395Eyg
n Paris, April 29. The st Petersburg
correspondent OF the Petit Parisien
telegraphs: s3 }s5
Twenty thousand Russians have
crossed the Tumen river and are
marching rapidly toward the japanese
left flank. Three hundred miles will
be Isyered ID y week. The plansof the
general Is to- get the Japanese into
open country In :Manchuria and then
deliver battle. AS soon as the Rus
slams who have crossed the Tumen
command the banks Of the Yalu the
bridges built by the Japanese will be
destroyed and their rear will be threat
tened. The battle will be decisive and
Kur0patkin considers success almost
certain.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
BATTLE IN sANTo DOMINGO.
Government Forces Lose Forty-on

Government Forces Lose Forty-one
Killed. go
New York, April ga German
steamship which has arrived from
Monte Cristi. Santo Domingo. reports
that 800 government troops were en-
gagged in the recent attack on the
Jiminez force at Guayacan, says Her
aid dispatch from ST. Thomas, d.
w. I.
After a fierce battle the government
troops were defeated. Their losses
were forty-one killed and sixteen
wounded. Generals Cubrera, Arroyo
kiAd Luna were killed. Twelve of the
Jiminez force were killed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
DROWNED IN FISHING HOLE.

Two Men Meet Death While on Their
Way Home.
Y Calumet, Mich, April 29.-John Mat
son and Charles Kotila fell into a fish
ing hole while crossing Keweenaw
bay from the Mass stamp mill to their
homes at PequaRing. A fisherman
found the hat Of one of the missing
men on the ice. which alarmed their
friends and search party was organ
ized and the bodies were recovered.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
GIRLS DEATH LAID TO HER.

Mother Charged With killing Daughter
to Secure insurance. ,..,
Binghampton, n. Y, April 29.-Mrs.
Henrietta Dewett has been arrested at
Sydney, Delaware county, charged
with murder in the first degree in caus-
ing the death of her seventeen-year-
old daughter, Florence Macintosh, by
poisoning her with arsenic.
The evidence before the coroner's
jury pointed strongly toward the
mother having caused the girls death
to obtain $4,000 life insurance.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
REITERATED IN DISORDER.
Japanese Force Routed by Russian
$ss 6 Isl: Battery.

u London. April 29. The Central
News correspondent at Liaoyang.
Nanchuria, says there has been no
fghting on the Yalu since Tuesday.
Supplementing the dispatch regarding
the engagement Tuesday he says: \
The japanese advancing on Tuer-
encneng encountered a Russian force.
The Japanese received a hot fire from
the Russian battery and after slight
resistance etreated in disorder to the
lLeat village, " hele they took refuge
hi the hGfiSe y 81 III y q is.s %
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER.

Japanese Operations on the Yaiy Nov
N n, ing Slowly. s
London, April ga Central News
dispatch from Toxic states the latest.
news from Win is to the effect that
Russian and Japanese scouts are con-
stantly exchanging shots. !,
y The Russians are attempting to
draw the japanese from the positions
the latter have taken, but SO far these
attempts are without success. The
lnclement weather in the Yalu district
delaying Japanese operations.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
REPORTED az ALExlEFF.

Destruction Of Japanese Merchantmen
at Gensan, Korea. - +
st. Petersburg, April 29-The EN-.
peror has received telegram from
Viceroy Alexieff as follows: st---..
Rear Admiral Yeszen, who is at sea
with cruisers and torpedo boats, dis
patched the latter to Gensan, Korea.
The torpedo boats blew up Japanese
merchantmen in the roadstead. The
crew was sent ashore. The torpedo
boats returned the same day to the
squadron"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH.
Minister Powell Leaves San Domingo
e. .... g. for Aaytj.

Washington, April 20. United
States Minister Powell, who has been
i'll for some time, cabled the state de-
partment during the day from San Do
mingo that he is about to leave that
capital for Port au Prince, Hayti, to
secure medical treatment not to be
had in San Domingo.
a The minister will not return to that
republic, as congress has provided for
q division of the double ministry to
Hayti and San Domingo and Mr.. Pow
ell will remain minister to Hayti,
while the post of minister to San Do
mingo will be filed by an original ap-
pOintment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
New York Banker indicted.

New York, April 2s.Two indict,
ments Tor grand larceny Ii the Arstl
degree were reported by the grand
Jury during the day against David
hothsehfld, former president Of the
Nederal bank, The indictments were
sbaAed on two notes. which, II b a..
lsged, Rothschild discounted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
WILL COMPLY WITH REQUEST.

Panama Asks One Million Canal Money
...s Immediately. ,$S
Washington, April 29.-The govern
ment of the republic Of Panama has
Indicated its desire to have 81 ,OO0, GOO
Of the amount to, be paid that country
on account of the canal purchase
transmitted to J. Pierpont Morgan &
Co., their fiscal agents ut New York,
the remaining 100000 to await the
arrival here of the Panama minister,
In June next. The treasury depart
ment will comply with this request.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
CONGRESS Is AT AN END
Second Session OF Present Congress Ad-
"a \. Vt. journes Sine Die Amid Scenes of Little
Interest. >

NJ Washington. April 29.--The second
session Of the Nfty-eighth congress
was declared adjourned at 2 o'clock by
President Pro tenn. Frye. in the senate
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

ana speaker Cannon in the house.
The closing hours were devoted to
Q discussion of the appropriations OF
the session and routine business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29
JAPANESE SHIPS ARE SEEN

Vladivostock, April 29.-The squad
ron commanded by Rear-Admiral Yes
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

SQUADRON is BACK

ST. Petersburg, April 29.-Viceroy
Alexieff telegraphs that the Japanese
ships were sighted six miles of Port
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

zen has returned here from recent
operations off the Korean coast.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-29

Arthur last night and Friday morn
ing ten japanese cruisers. six torpedo
boats were seen in the adjacent bay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-28
Story Had Ring of Truth.

From the Columbia MO- Herald.
you are charged with assault and bat
terry" said the police judge to a tramp
Tuesday morning. what Is your plea p
I'm guilty, Governor" said the tramp.
Last night / was sitting down on the
curb, an l had only ten cents | was saw
ing for my breakfast. | was awful hot
and thirsty and was wishing some bloke
would come along and shake me- Just
then another DO hited up and stopped.
ON the hog?' he asked. You bet says
I; only got a ten-cent piece. Come
have a drink with me- he says All
set says l. So we hiked up to the
booze tsore and the dope clerk set us out
the poison. We drank 1t and the clerk
says who pays?" He does l said.
You're a liar says he; you asked me to
to take a drink The barkeeper reached
over the bar and grabbed me by the neck
so / come loose with ten cents Then
sneaked out after the bloke and swatted
him in the face. So, Governor, 1 guess
I'm guilty
"You are discharged" said the judge.