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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
RUSSIA FACES
COAL. FAMINE
Only Thirty Thousand Tons at
Port Arthur and on Man
churian Railway.
Twelve Hundred Tons Consumed
Daily on Land, Without Sup
plying Fleet.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Feb. 10.-Cable dis
patches received here to-day indi-
cate that Russia's principal sources,
of coal supply have been cut off by
shrewd Japanese manipulations be-
fore the beginning of the war. Rus
sia's condition is, in consequence,
alarmingly CRITICAL. A letter dated
Shanghai Dec. II. came from a man
who has extensive commercial inter-
ests In Shanghai and other eastern
cities, and who has the best facilities
for knowing all about the state of the
coal supplies to which the Russians
have access.
According to this authority the Rus
slams have been consuming 1900 tons
of coal a day at Port Arthur and on
the Manchurian railway. This is ex-
elusive of. coal available for the fleet
They always have bought their coal
from Japan. - Il
Early last fall a. combination Of
Japanese coal operators made an
agreement that no coal should be
sold to Russia under any circum-
stances until the war. cloud was dis
persed. When the embargo on the
shipment Of coal from Japan became
effective there were just, 80, 900 tons
of good. Japanese coal in Port Arthur
and, at stations along the Manchurian
railway.
Gable dispatches recently have told
of. the efforts Of Russians to get coal
to Port Arthur. Coal has not yet ar
rived there, and the Japanese suprem-
acy in the Yellow sea would make it
certain, in the opinion Of those who
know the situation, that the Russian
fleets within a few days will be, en-
tirely out Of coal, and the Manchu-
rian railway will be out of action with
in a few weeks more. = .s-&s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
THE CAR OF RUSSIA
ISSUES A PROCLAMATION


St Petersburg Feb 1oThe Official Messenger this morning
contains the following supreme manifesto:
By the Of God, Nicholas IT., Auocra
OF All the Russias make known loyal subjects
In socitude for the maintenance peace which
TO our heart we made exerton consolidate tranquility
III the far east In these peaceful to the
proposals Of the Japanese
garng Korean affairs existing between governments
However, the negotiations begun upon this subject not
brought to conclusion and without awaiting the receipt
OF the last proposals of
negotiations broken off diplomatic with Russia dis
solved.
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR
Without advising Of the that breach Of such rela
tons would in itself opening of warke operations the
Japanese orders torpedo suddenly to
attack squadron standing the harbor the fortress
OF Port Arthur Upon reports from the
about this Immediately commanded him answer the
Japanese challenge with armed force
Making known this decision, we, with mistaken faith
IN the and with firm expectation Of upon
the willingness of all our loyal subjects with
the defense Of the Fatheand ask Gods upon orr
stalwart land and naval forces.
Given at ST Petersburg Jan. 20 1904 A. D. New Calendar
Feb 9l9o and in the tenth Of Our ReigY full
by the hand OF
His Imperial Majesty,
Nicholas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
SHOOT IF NEED Be
Admiral Wise Is Instructed to
Make the santo Domingans
Behave Themselves.


Washington, Feb. DEMONSTRATION
have been sent to Rear Admiral wise.
commanding the training squadron.
now in Dominican waters. ordering
him to protect, with force, If neces-
sary, American interests; and to deal
with each case on its merits.
The administration is thorolv
aroused and proposes to stop the reign
Of anarchy in San Domingo, at least In
so far as 1t leads to the injury of
American property.
Firing on the Clyde line steamer
New York by Dominican government
gunboat reported in cable dispatches
published this morning has aroused
indignation here. 1t was said at the
navy department that the probable
course of action after such an out
rage would be the seizure of the GOV
eminent gunboat by Rear Admiral
Wise, in which event it probably
would be carried to Guantanamo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
IS ARE DEAD
Collision of 500 Trains Resulted
in the Killing of Twenty
Persons.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 10.-A revised
list of the dead, the result Of yester-
days collision of two 500 trains near
Sand Point, shows that there are fif-
teen dead, as follows: IS
Trainmen.
J. JACKSON, engineer.
J. ROBINSON, express MESSENGER.
G. PRICE, fireman.
J. DUPUIS, fireman.
WILLIAM MACAULEN, newsboy.
JOHN TOOLE, baggageman..
I. THOMPSON, Montreal, express mes
senger.
e. Passengers.
DOLPHUS sEGUIN, Hull.
JOSEPH CHALUT, Hull.
EMMA POULIET. Whitney.
4 j. CARTIER, address unknown,
JAMES HIGGINS, Ottawa.
M. LABRUN. address unknown.
TWO SEIANTY MEN, names unknown,
Twenty persons were injured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
THIEF RETURNS
Her KEEPSAKE
Craftsman Who Robbed the Dill
Residence No Amateur, De-
spite sobriquet.
New York Sun Special Service.


New York Sun Special Service. Il
New York, Feb. 1O.-James B. Dill
the lawyer whose house was robbed Of
jewelry valued at $4,000, Thursday
night, while the family was at dinner,
yesterday received a package and let
ter from the burglars who returned q
gold locket containing lock of hair
Of Mrs. Dill's dead brother. Mrs
tDilps monogram, in diamonds, had
been in the locket, but the thief had
removed the stones. The letter &C
companying the locket was written in
a good hand and apparently was the
composition of a man Of education. 1T
was mailed in New York and was as
follows: = -..<
James B. Dill: 4
Dear Sir-Allow me to return to YOU
one little locket which has the appear
ances Of being valuable to you as a me-
mento. The intrinsic value; minus the
stones" to me would be about IS. Kind
ly acknowledge the receipt Of the same
by sending the above amount to some
newspaper, to be used for charity. Thank
ing you kindly, remain, Yours truly,
.-.,- Raffles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
BALTIMORIANS
ASK FOR TROOPS
Request the Federal Government
to Police the District Burned
Over.
Many Firms Apply for Building
Permits to Erect New Sky
Scrapers.
The City Is Busying Itself in
Bringing Order from
Chaos. ...

Baltimore, Feb. 10.--At q meet
ing to-day of a joint committee Of
the legislature, called to confer
with the mayor, board Of public
works and leading citizens, it was
unanimously agreed to report a
bill asking the United States gov
eminent to send soldiers to Bal
timore to police the fire district.
The committee will also report
in favor of an immediate relief
appropriation by the legislature.
Mayor McLane announced that
he will appoint an emergency
committee Of representative citi-
zens to act as an advisory board
. to the municipal authorities.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
NORTH AND SOUTH LINE

Articles Filed for Road Between Water
town and Webster. S. D.,
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 1o.-Articles Of in
corporation of a new Dakota railroad COM
pany were filed with the secretary of state
to-day. The project is known as the wa
tertown & Webster railroad, which is to
be fifty miles in length, running in Cod
ington and Day counties and capitalized
at 100000.
The directors, all men along theh line
are A. G. Burnstad, N. J. Lindgreen, X. A,
Shorstad, A. G. Davis. Joseph Saul, J. N.
Long, J. w. Bond, J. H. Brooks and j.
L. Edsall.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
Hays Plan Suits Germany.

Berlin, Feb. 10.-The Cologne Ga
zette, which frequently takes the for
eign office view, says the plan sug
gested on the American initiative will
certainly be we'll received in Germanu
as the naturalization of China Is en-.
tirely in it's interest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
Austria Hungary Neutral.

Vienna, Feb. 10.-Count Golu-
chowski. the minister for foreign af-.
fairs. announced to-day that Austria
Hungary had resolved to observe strict
neutrality in the far east. The minis
ter added that the report that Austro
Eterests and subjects in Japan was IN
true.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
SENATOR HANNAIS
A VERY SICK Man 4
Physicians Say Crisis in His Dis
ease May Be Reached
To-day.
He Was More Restless Last Night,
but Slept Quietly at
Intervals.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Hanna's Physicians at noon to-
day issued the following bulle-
tin;
At IL o'clock Senator
Hanna was resting quietly.
Temperature 1908; pulse,
81; respiration, %. He was
q little more restless during
the night, but slept quietly
at intervals. There are no
complications and his gem
eral condition continues
good --Rixey,
Carter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
Two Russian Ships, varlag
and korietz, Are Sent 10
Davy Jones' Locker.
Three Russian Troop Ships
With 1000 Men Reported
Taken OFF Korea.

Toxic Feb lot reported the Japanese feet -
gagged and defeated at Chemuho to-day Russian ahp
smaller Russian vessel reported have
fred and hopey disabled part captured
The Japanese ships reported be slightly damaged
THE OFFICIAL JAPANESE DISPATCH
London Feb the minister here has
received official continuation Toxic
ulpho Of the Russian first class the third class
Korietz.
The text Of the dispatch Hayasi
follows,
up the ea
anchorage In the
4ha Ga m @ be
LETT the port about II battle outside the
After
about = Feb
Pascal there were
According to further official advces received by Baron Hayash
only baaons of Japanese have the
been landed at Chemupho, Korea.
RUSSIAN TRooPsH1Ps AND MEN TAKEN
London, Feb 10A special dispatch Toxic to-day
it reported that three the Russian
conveying about troops have been by Japanese
the Korean =.s.s.a s 1.....s..
SANK IN ENTRANCE TO HARBoR
London Feb 30 p Unofficial dispatches from Toxic
ceived by Baron Has the japanese admiral az
shorty afterwards The apan
exchange followed After hot fire the russisn
returned Chemupho and sank the
not yet known whether their sinking due the
to the Russian action but believed former
crews Of both the Russian vessels sought refuge
arshp at Chemulpho There casualties among Jap
anese and their vessels sustained damage.
of Otonsd
TOT egn houIs was 4o @ 81
70
were ubmerged
IS s ss S 3 s6 I as Ssssgss.s Her
10 knots The
tour pound revolving cannon and two
THE BoMBARDMENT Is RENEWED
By Associated &
London Feb ia dispatch 70 the Central News from
fleet there Tuesday
again bombarded the Russian fleet forts with
drew.
The losses to the Russians the dispatch says Jap
anese cruiser grounded. q
JAPAN THREE FIERCE BLOWS
New u Service.
Chlfu China, Feb. 1OJapan has
Russia navy
As result two Of bathps Retvisan and the
Czarevch and of her cruisers Paada
other warsps damaged seriously wh
two others at Chemulpho surrendered without firing
The first blow struck Monday night toped
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
THE RUSSIAN CRUISER vARIAG

Japanese
s#s 1925. f0.DAY'S WAR NE WIS AT A GLANCE
Another Japanese naval victory this time off Chemupho port
of Seoul. #sz =
Russian ships Variag and Karietz destroyed
Entrance to Port Arthur harbor blocked by Rusa disabled
ships on beach. s5f
Port Arthur subjected to- further bornbardment
Russia has three baeships and disabled at Port
Arthur. s. .=5I ss
losses yet. I 7 #z sss s.
landed il Korea marching on Seoul Land
engagement Imminent, a, *.x
Z Russian fleet at vladivostok imprisoned by Ice.
Three Russian oopships and 1000 captured off Korea
Russas coal supply very limited Her position
critical. 4.
Gar formally declares TIT"
Secretary Hays proposal neutrality integrity
Of China well received by the powers tho objects
French deny occupation Of Shan Hal Kwan
Japanese used American torpedoes and will American
mobiles. .&a-za@.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
FIRE AT THE HOSPITAL
State Institution at Rochester Threatene
for Time

for a Time.
Special to The Journal
Rochester, Mimi. Feb. 1o.-Fire broke
out from a chimney in the sewerage house
at the state hospital this morning at 4
o'clock. An alarm was sent in to the CITY
department, but the volunteer hospital
company had the afmes under control be-
fore the former arrived. The damage was
about $500, fully insured. For time fears
Of a bad confiagration were felt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
PORT ARTHUR HARBoR BLOCKED,

China Feb 1oAs the result Of yesterdays battle
Russian seriously damaged
witch largest and heaviest armored baes squadron
bahp Poltava and the protected
ously, cruisers Pa]lada Novik.
The Czarevtch Palada and Retvan torpedoes
the night attack To ten they grounded the
the harbor batlesps and
cruisers from to coal and leaving the habor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-10
TWO RUSSIAN STORIES oFiy1croRy

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The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16

Just as an illustration as to how lit
tie merit and genius are sometimes
appreciated / viii tell you a story
about Robert G. Ingersoll and his
brother Eben." said Ebert Hubbard.
head OF the Roycrofters' settlement in
East Aurora. ~. Y, while in Chicago
recently. says the Chicago Chronicle.
Some time ago / was down in Shaw
nee town. in this state. II was In this
place that the Ingersoll boys first be-
gan the practice OF law. The building
in which they opened their office is
still standing. but the town Is not
half as lively as when Ingersoii boys
were there. / was securing lnforma-
ton for my lecture OH IngersoA and 1
talked with many Of the natives Of the
place. j was referred particularly to
one man. who had lived In Shawnee
town from the day the town site was
adopted. and who knew everybody VINO
had ever lived in the corporate linn
gesolI boys? Wall l should reckon I
did, he replied TO my inquiry. Why
I knowed their father. old Parson In
gersolI, well The boys studied law
and used TO try cases here once In a
while, but Bob got new-fangled not
ions about religion into his head. and
finally he and Eben went up 10 Peoria.
I think, and opened a law Office NO
body has ever heard OF them since
/ don't think either OF them ever a.
mounted TO much. or we would nave
heard of them down here, cause we
always hear OF the boys that 60 away
and make names for themselves.
| thought that was about the limit
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16
Rough Riders for Japan!

Let US hope that President Roosevelt's s.
proclamation OF neutrality comes in
time to prevent the organization of the
proposed regiment of Rough Riders for
service on the side of Japan. It is one
thing to give our sympathies to the little
brown men. 1t is quite another thing
to take unfair advantage Of the Rus
slams. The addition to Japan's forces
OF a full regiment of Rough Riders
would make the contest so obviously
unequal as to divest ii of all military
interests. 1t would do more than tina ;.
it would roo the Japanese OF ever
vesuge of credit for the victory.
We have not forgotten the Santiago
campaign. There were IL, 900 of our
troops in the Shafter expedition, large
ly regular troops. and only 400 or 90
Rough Riders, but who did the bulk
OF the fighting. we should like to know
Didn't the Rough Riders eXterminate
the Spaniards at Las Guasimas; dIQn'
they capture Kettle Hill Immediately y
after breakfast on the morning Of July
l? We have all seen Mr.. Frederic Rem
ington's famous picture, The Char"
OF the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
haven't we? There they were, eV-rs
one of them, mounted on the fierceS
kind of a horse-a horse with briStlins
name and distended strlls-bOuhdi
up the almost perpendicular precipile
and the blockhouse visibly shudderins
before their impetuous onslaugh'
we know it was just that way. for Mr.
Frederic Remington is almost fantast'
in his sticking for historical ac~u.,LCy
Only little while ago. MIR. FREDERICK
Remington in a communication pub
lished by The New York Herald, criti
cised a painting of Clusters conferenc
with the Indians, and. when the rea
grounds Of his resentment finally trans
spired. it became known that the arts
had baselY misrepresented the color, o
rather the shade, of Colonel Johl
Schuyler Crosby's trousers. Is it con
ceivable that a gentleman so punctiiiou
in mere details would make even tn
smallest mistake himself?
AS we were saying, it would be crue
TO the Russians. and. indeed, unjust t
the Japanese. to reassemble the Roug
Riders of Spanish war and turn ther
loose in Eastern Asia. The great ).
berian railway would wither and van
5sh before their devastating breath
Not a rail, much less bridge, or a Gu
vert, or a trestle. would be visibl
to the naked eye within two weeks {
their appearance on the scene. Th
war would be over before you coul
say Jack Robinson'-even supposin
yUL wanted to say it-and the Russia
dream of empire vanish in hot air. NJ
Il single self-respecting newspapt
would say a word or print a picture {
the Japs. There would be nothing bl
the defeated Russians galloping bac
home in droves or dying in great heaI
upon the plain. and the Rough RIDE
bucking and snorting all over the 81
perficial area Of Manchuria. ~
No, no. Let Japan and Russia hgl
il out between themselves. AnyboG
can see the end. as things now ar
! but the victors should not be robbed
, their glory. or the vanquished be De
: mitted to say that they never had
, cfance.-Washington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16

card ere diplomacy was exhausted.
that il Japan would acknowledge Rus
sia' right TO Manchuria. Russia would
allow Japan undisputed possession of
Korea. That card has been played.
Russia threatened Korea and then just
before the breaking OH of diplomatic
relations suggested this very compro-
mise. LIZ japan accepts 1t, the contest
will only be postponed And in the
meantime China has come to recognize
that Japan is her natural ally and pro-
tector, and the tight little isle Of the
East will set about the training OF
China for the outbreak that will event
ually come.
Nor will Japan prove mean antag-
onist il the war il declared now. She
has an army of half a million men. that
can be mobiliZed at once. that are
splendid fighters. brave TO fault and
thoroughly disciplined according TO the
latest military sciense. She has larger
feet in the Pacific than Russia has. II
Russia is defeated at first, IL viii be
difficult for her TO regain her position
as the task of transporting men and
supplies will be an immense drain upor
her resources. In the mean time. II
China shall awaken. in time, the emo
of Russian ambition in Asia may not be
far off-Charlotte News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16
HILLS REPLY 10 BLAINn
Some Uuerances OF the Great Orato1
That Apply to the Present Time.

From the speech which Mr.. Hill de-
livered in the national house OF rep
resentatives in 1876 in reply 10 Hr-
Blaine. this brief extract is taken
Said be:
Sir, my message is this: There
are no coHfederates in this house;
there are now no confederates any
where; there are no confederate
schemes. ambitions. hopes, desires or
purposes here; but the south is here
and here she intends TO remain Go
On and pass your qualifying acts;
trampic upon the constitution which
the pledges OF your fathers: incite
raid upon our people and multiply your
infidelities until they shall be like the
stars OF heaven or the sands OF the
seashore without number; but know
this. that for all your indignities the
south will never again seek remedy
in the madness of another secession.
We are here; we are in the house OF our
fathers. our brothers are our compan-
ions, and we are here 10 stay, thank
God, We come TO crafty no reveng-
es, 20 yetaliate no wrongs, TO resent
no past insults. to reopen no strife.
We come with the patriotic purpose 10
do whatever in our political power
shall lie 10 restore an honest, econom-
OF the government. We come charg-
ing upon the union no wrongs to US.
The union never wronged us. The un-
ion has been an unm1Xed Dies
sing to every section to every state
TO every man of every color in America.
We charge all our wrongs upon that
higher law" fanaticism, which new
er kept a pledge nor abeyed law
The south did seek to go to herself
but so far from having lost our fidel-
ity to the constitution which our fathers
made, we hugged that constitution tc
our bosoms and we carried it with
US Brave union men of the north
followers of Webster and Fillmore
and Clay and Cass and Douglass
you who fought for the union for the
sake of the union-you who ceased tC
fight when the battle ended and the
sword was sheathed-we haye-no quar-
rel with you whether republicans ol
democrats. We felt your heavy arm
in the carnage of battle, but aboV'
the roar of the cannon we heard youl
voice of kindness calling brothers
come backI' and we bear witness t
you this day that that voice OF kind
ness did more to thin the confeder
ate ranks and to weaken the confeder
ate cause TIM did all the artiller!
employed in the struggle. We ar
here to cooperate with you; to d
| whatever we can. in spite of all ou
| sorrows. to rebuild the union; to res
tore peace; to be a blessing to tn
country and to make the American un
ion what our fathers intended 1t t
be-the glory of America and a bless
| ing to humanity.-Augusta Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16

HE WAVED AID NOTIONED AND GESTURED.
and Russia within the last year and
found them very interesting. | wonder
that you DON'T pick UP book Of that
sort occasionally"
1T woI!d be useless, my dear wom-
an. l have read them through and
through q dozen times. | will cOmpli-
ment you, however and yet at the same
time | wish you would post yourself
ON other things. People seldom talk
history, but any day you may be asked
about individuals of ancient times.
Only today at the office a gentleman
came in to make inquiries about Herod
Agrippa, and was the only one in the
whole building who could tell him
when Agrippa 1. died. Suppose we
had been out to a party and the ques-
ton had been asked you. 1 can imag-
inc how small you would have felt"
But 1 can't" she quietly replied. II
think I could have told them a thing
or two. What year did you say he died
in?"
"In the year $50 A. d." stammered
Nj. Bowser, who hadn't looked at his
notes for an hour and had forgotten
several dates.
| "You are wrong. Agrippa died in the