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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-05
DECKS sLl~pERY WITH BLOOD.
Appalling Scene on Russian Cruiser
Bayan in Recent Battle.

Bayan IN Recent Battle.
st. Petersburg, April 4.-The Now
Krai of Port Arthur thus describes the
scene on board the cruiser Bayan dur
ing the recent bombardment in which
she distinguished herself:
Bursting shells bowled over mar
after man, until the decks o slip
perry with blood. Amidst this hell the
captain stood unmoved in the coming
tower, calmly telephoning his orders
to the gun captains. His wonderful
calmness had a marvellous influence
upon all the officers.
'The cockpit was 500 crowded,
thirty nine men being there before the
fight ended, but amidst the crash of
the guns, the hiss of flying pro.ectiles.
the thunder OF explosions, the racket
Of splinters. and the din OF the work
ing engines. the surgeons labored With
the sick on the operating table. Al
though scme Of the mon suffered
frightful agony and a~nesthetics were
administered in ony one case, few
groans were heard.
"When the battle ended AID the
enemy drew off, the officers on the
bridge chaered and the che"~f"y OK
tended down into the hold, tae .'e'tors
and even the wounded Joining y Z. !.
"The captain ~signalled for fnil
| speed ahead after the retreats"~ go
| nese, but the Ravan had not ~ fs.
before the flagship signalled to re-
| frrn"
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RUSSIANS HAFD At WORK.

Busy Strengthening Positions at Vim
kow ard Vicinity.
London, April A correspondent
Of the Morning Post at yinkow snTs
the positions theie a.e daily being
strengthened.
A fortnight ago the .Tararaae co"if
have landed with ocrs1aretivc ease,
while row they would experience
great difficulty.
The correspondent saws he has re-
ceived trustworthy Information that
the concentration of troops along the
railway has been so rapid that it is
now impossible for the Japanese to
carry the war into Manchuria with any
hope of success and that the most they
do is to isolate Port Arthur and pos
sibly V~ladivostok.
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THREE JAPANESE ARMIES.
Said to Have Begun Operations In
Different Sections.

London, April 4.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Shanghai correspondent gives
an unconfirmed report that a Japanese
army of 100000 men has landed oppo-
site Takushan, in Southern Manchu-
ria. and is marching north and north
west; that another army of 10000 has
landed in Northwestern Korea and Is
marching toward the Yalu river, and
that a third force has disembarked in
Northern Korea and is marching west
ward.
The correspondent adds that the
statement that the captain of the Rus
sian cruiser Boyarin is to- be court
hartialed is regarded as confirming
the report that the vessel was blown
uD by a mine.
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ADVANCE GuAED OF THE Jh?A.
NEsE ARMY in KOREA occU.
PIES sEMGcHEkG.
RUSSIANS SLOWLY RETREAT
JAPS EXPECT NO FURTHER RE-
DISTANCE TO THE SOUTH OF
THE YALU RIVER.

Toxic, April 4.-The advance guard
Of the Japanese army in Northwestern
Korea occupied the town of S~engchelg
Saturday afternoon without oprosi-
ton. Sengcheng is on the Picking
road, eighteen miles west of Chengiu
and about forty miles south of VIII.
When the Japanese drove the Rms
SLAMS out of Chengju last Monday the
Russians withdrew in two columns,
one going over the Koaksan road and
the other over the Picking road. The
Japanese advance from Chengju was
made very rapidly. 1t was anticipat-
ed that the Russians would resist this
advance, but they failed to do SO, and
now it is not probable that there will
he any further opposition south Of the
Yalu riveF.
Chengju, because of it's superior
natural surroundings, is the strongest
place between Pingyang and WIFI.
Besides these natural advantages there
is an old Korean fort there, which, had
1t been defended with spirit, would
have been hard to take. The japanese
are gratifed at the comparative ease
with which they drove the Russians
from this fort.
Russian patrols are reported to be
In the country east of the Picking road
but it is not probable that there is any
considerable force of Russians in that
section. The patrols are withdrawing
gradually to the northward, toward the
Yalu.
It is reported that the ice on the
Yalu is we'll broken up and in the fn-
ture the river must be crossed either
in iunks or over pontoon bridges.
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REPORTS OF skIRMIsHINe.
Russians and Japanese Busy In the
YaIu River Region.

~ ~ H5
London, April 4.-Reports of fur
ther skirmishing between the Russians
and Japanese in the Yalu river region
are reaching here but no details are
given.
The Daily Telegraph's Seoul CORE
spondent believes the defenses Of Port
Arthur have been SO weakened that
the early capture Of the port is to be
expected. There is little doubt, the
correspondent says, that only a lar.
row passage is left and that at the
first favorable opportunity the Japa-
nese will block the channel. The Rus
SLAMS have taken many twelve-inch
guns out of their ships to arm the old
and new defenses of Port Arthur.
The correspondent says he learns
that in the first attack on Port Arthur
the greater part of the Japanese tor
pedo boat flotilla mistakenly followed
two Russian torpedo boat destroyers
which crossed their path and thus
failed to enter the harbor to complete
the destruction of the Russian feet.
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things must now be sett-ea o.
all, else a few years hence new tlol
bles will arise.
WILL NOT HEED PROTESTS.
Russians Will Act as They Think Best
at NeWchWang.

st. Petersburg, April 4.-Regarding
the declaration of martial law at New
chwang, an official of the foreign Of
6ce is thus quoted by the Novosti:
t'There is no question Of Russia's
right to declare Newchwang in a state
Of siege. This is purely an internal
Russian affair. We need no approval
Of IL actions in this matter, nor will
we notice any protests if made, which
Is highly improbable. Manchuria was
declared to be the possible scene of
war. and wherever our troops are we
have the right to act as we think best.
We have a garrison at Newchwang,
and. consequently, can take any steps
there we think necessary"
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CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, April 2.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.25@5.S0; poor to me-
dunn, $3.5O@5.00; stockers and feed
ers, $2.5O@4.25; cows, $1.75@4.25;
heifers, $2.0O@4.50; calves, $4,000
$50. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
@5.4O; good to choice heavy, $1,000
5.45; rough heavy, $5.15@5.30; light,
$5.1O@5.3O. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.75@5.4O; Western sheep,
$4.5O@E.1O; native lambs, $4.60@5.90;
Western, $4.75@5.90.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 2.-Wheat = May,
96Ac; July, s7A @87Mc; old, 89%c;
Sept, S1B@82c; old, $685. 83Ac.
Corn-April. $3.50; May, Sic; July,
53Ac: Sept. $3.50. Oats-May, 41Mc;
July, 39skc; Sept, 33hc. Pork-May,
$13.3O; July, s13.52h. Flax-Cash.
Northwestern, S1.16; Southwestern,
$1.Oe; May. Sill. Butter-Creamer-
les. 14M24Mc: diaries, 1917 @21c.
Eggs--1f@16Ac. Poultry - Turkeys,
12c: chickens. lac.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, April 2.-Wheat-In store
No. / hard, 98Ac; No. l Northern,
96Mc; No. 2 Northern, 94ac. To ar
rive-No. l hard, $3.50; No. l North
ern, 96Mc; No. 2 Northern, 94Ac;
May, 96Nc; July, 97c; Sept, 83Ac.
Flax-In store, on track and to arrive,
$1.15A; May, $1.16A; July, s1.17A;
Dot al 10
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ANOTHER WAR
.E.,very
RUSSIANS gMANeHuRIA GER
TAIN THEY WILL HAVE TO
FIGHT cHIElA.

st. Petersburg, April 4.-The Russky
Viedomosti's correspondent at the
front says that Russians living in Man.
churia discredit the Picking govern
ment's observance Of the declaration
of neutrality. Every Siberian settler
and every Russian soldier believes
there will be war with China. The
settlers, who are bitter against the
Chinese as well as the Japanese, say
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-05
READY FOR THE JAP FLEET.

Assians at Port Arthur Plan to Give
Enemy a Warm Reception.
Port Arthur, April 4.-Preparations
have been made to give the Japanese
a warm reception in case they again
attempt to block the harbor.
Vice Admiral Togo was right in sur
missing that Vice Admiral Makaroff Is
responsible for the change in Russian
naval tactics and for the inspiration
of Russian seamen.
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novelty In Ga.tronomio Fea.t..

Novelty In ~GastrOnOnic Feasts.
"Munching parties in London are
the latest outcome of the new health
fad. The guests at such meals are in
vited only on condition that each
mouthful Of food is chewed thirty-two
times before it is swallowed.
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JAPs ARRIVE At cHEMULPo.
Five Transports Lard Three Arms Of
the Service.

Seoul, April Alive Japanese trans
ports, carrying light artillery. cavalry
and infantry, have arrived at Chemul-
20. The men are entraining for Seoul.
The transports carried men and
horses to be used in the construction
of the Seoul-Wiju railway, and also in
fantry to act as railway guards.
General Haraguchi, the newly ap-
pointed commander Of the Japanese
forces here. has arrived.
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul. April 2.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, s4.00@5.O0; common to
fair, 1926 3.s5; good to choice cows
and heifers. $3.00@3.50; veals, $4,000
4.25. Hogs-s4.90@5.25. Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, $4,000
500; good to choice lambs, $5.00@5.50.
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WIN Sink Vessels at Niaht.

vladivostok, April 4.--The con.
mandant has published an order in
the Russian, Chinese and Korean Ian
guages, to the effect that he will sink
any vessel attempting to enter the
port at night.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, April 2.-Wheat-May,
97kc: July. 97ssc; Sept, 83@83bc.
On track-No. l hard, 99Ac; No. l
Northern, 98Ac; No. 2 Northern,
96Mc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
STILL 4 WILDERNESS

the Elm-st improvement involved an expendi.
ture of some millions of dollars, and only part
OF the outlay has yet been met. This costly I'M
dertaking was never necessary. While Elm-st.
before It's ambitious widening was a narrow
roadway. Centre-st. running parallel to EIm-st,
ana with IFS southern termination at the gate
OF the Brooklyn Bridge, could have been en-
Iarged and extended for m derate fracti n of
the sum which will have been required for
Eim-st. before all the bills are settled Centre
ST. was broad artery of travel when Elnl-st
In comparison was mere lane
No small number of years has passed since the
contractors first took hold of Elm-st but they
are n through with it yet, although the prom
Uses or swift and thorough completion of their
tasks have been almost innumerabIe. 1t ought
not 10 be forgotten that this street was first
torn up long before the Rapid Transit Commits
But from the start in the primitive times of
early Manhattan, when system of rapid
transit had been adopted. the MOSES Of hoary
ED nave been clinging u the ''Elm-St improve
ment. Rip Van Wrinkle wandered down from
the Catskils, roamed through Elm-st. and,
gazing about him, said mournfully Now.
cant really consent 10 wait long enough on
earth To see the work finished" So saying
he gave up the ghost.
We do not recommend readers 10 give up the
ghost in despair. but we do advise the tax
payers in the Borough Of Manhattan 10 walk
thr ugh Elm-St. it is to-day and observe the
indefensible and disgraceful delays in the fin
ishing of municipal w~rks Of public importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27

taken every drop of water, leaving the river pea
below the dam entirely dry. 1t may be recaiieu'
too, that in the Duchess County case there was
a rational demand for some such an arrange
ment to keep up the flow of the streams, ana 1t
was in default of its stipulati"S to make II mat
this city was excluded from lat .egion.
Another feature worthy of l'UCe is the 1lteflhS
system. All the water is TO pass through Il
series of six fltering beds. That is not merely
to guard against unheathful pollution, of when
there is little. if any, danger but TO facilitate
the transmission and distribution of the water
At certain parts of the way the aqueduct con
sistS OF large iron pipes II is well known that
the water i'll it's natural state would soon line
such pipes with thick deposits. which would so
lessen the availa BILE diameter of the pipes as
greatly to lessen and retaTd the flow of water
To keep the pipes open and clean. therefore, all
the water is to be filtered. This viii be rem
dered easy by the great elevation of the supply.
After passing through the filter beds and flow
ing the seventy-fiye miles, all by gravity and
without any pumping the water will be deliv-
cred at Birmingham at an elevation of about
six hundred feet. This high pressure service
without pumping is obviously most valuable
feature, and is one to be emuated. if possible,
by New-York. To do so this city would hive to
abandon the fantastic proposals for tapping
Lake George or the Great Lakes and turn to
the mountains OF Duchess County and TO the
CatSkills
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
WATER IN BIRMINGHAM.

4 city in search Of water supply, as New
York is to-day, may perhaps find some hint OF
interest and of profit In the example of any
other city that has been successful in the quest
IL may therefore be worth while to observe
some features Of the new supply which the Eng
lish city of Birmingham has just secured after
ten years work.; especially since Birmingham
has long enjoyed the reputation. which IT prob
ably deserves of being one Of the best admin
stered municipalities In the world
In the first place. II was decided that ii would
not be profitable to try to drain any more water
out Of the present area of supply. Some more
might be got there: but il would be of inferior
quality and would be too little I'm quantity to
satisfy the needs of the city for more than
twenty years at most. In time II would be
necessary TO go further. and it would be econ
omy to do so at once and to secure forthwith a
supply sufficient for at least half a century TO
come. CHAT by the way. is just what we have
often urged in these columns against trying TO
squeeze anything more out OF the Croton region
and In favor of promptly securing new supply
adequate TO the needs of the next fifty wears or
more) So II decided to go to n new source
some seventy-five miles away in tile Welsh
mountains.
In that Wild region the engineers were so
fortunate as to find an ample watershed s arsely
settled On the seventv-one sa,Iare miles there
were only $50 inhabitants. That OF course was
an advantageous circumstance. such as we can
scarcely hope TO find the like of in this part of
the world. Nevertheless. with all that sparsjtv
of population. the city was not permitted to
take the whole flow OF the river II was pro-
vided by law that no less than 1000 900 gallons
a day must be left for the river and in order ia
assure u at all times there must be n special
storage reservoir constructed for the river sun.
ply. In the Groom region. we may note there
has been no such arrangement. but the city has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
Nptp:l1ork DaiIn 0rlbnffr
SATURDAY, AUGUST p, 1904.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The japanese began either q
reconnaissance in force or an attack on oe x -
Kuropatkns position on August "a, anu az 20 =,
series Of sharp actions the following uaS
brought I'D two divisions before LAMB a.
about twenty mics southeast or Lao ahs, tIIo
Russian general repoI ted that seSeIal 9aPaiiSs0
Gaffaries were siIenced in the course of the al
vance; the fighting continued all nay sesoei S W
IN spite Of heavy ram. -, tiea 80, aca,stiy
,-,IIlt the American naval attache, VINO recebIiE
1eft Port Arthur is quoted as saying tnat tne
Japanese attack on the fortress had zone lltle
damage and that at the time OF ms oeparlu a
on August Il, the japanese we're hedIIs nv. Nv
miles from the town. - report iFuIl -
sraI Stoessel dated August -. said that t i
Japanese had been exhausted by their altachs
and that the bombardment had been SUSPENDED
&C. Rear Admiral Stirling sent Woro 10 INC
Navy Department that he considered the Dues
tions raised by the presence OF RUSSIAN "dlShiPs
at Shanghai closed
DOMESTIC-william II. Taft. Secretary OF
War defended the President and the Repuon-
can administration at a rally at MontleNer,
vt Congressman Ltttauer visited inc
President at Sycamore Hill. - Inc nght
l,ulIeriu from the home of Senator Hoar AT
worcester Mass stated that the patients
heart action weak =" mere were ny
visitors at Rosemcunt. and Judge Parker spent
several hours on his correspondence. = An
auforrobile exploded at Pautucket. r. /, and
> girl was probably burned 10 deatn.
Ambassador Cassini. at Bar Harpor' osi4ie -IS
r,irror published in England that ne mao ash &c;
for his recall from this country. - A DIE
FIRE threatened Hartford, Conn; many teIeIIieLIt
houses caught fire. and foriy or I Iore held IN
Chicago looking To the settlement or the nleas
strike without result - reply was ls stn-
NV the Arnalgamated Association TO the CaI-
neesa statement regarding the steel hoop STU
alton.
cry Ex-senator Hill announced that
S+ancbfeId should have another nomination 1or
governor. - DR.. Davidson, the Archnlshop
oF c,s1+ertr,rv was expected TO arrive to-day on
tFe celtic and depart at once for Quebec. -
Oficials of the international MeTcantiie agency
made charges against ex-President McCauley'
ybe companv was put in the hands or re-
ceiver - manifesto TO Italians was Us, Is
sued saving that they can give up bogus clet-
zenehin papers without fear of prosecution.
- Another Indictment for extortton was
fa,nd against Philip WAinseimer PRESIDENT OF
the RriIdirg Trades Alliance. - TWO indict-
nents for rioting were found against beer striK-
ers. II was the first time indictments Tor the
crime had been handed down since 1893. -
mysterious robbery of gems in Pelham ana "a
The disa ppearance OF a servant were reported TO
fbe notice - Stocks were dull at small price
changes.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day;
Fair The temperature yesterday highest IL
degrees: lowest. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
HARMONY,

II this campaign is doing nothing else. 1t Is
adding much TO the public knowledge OF the
exact and distinctive meaning of words. indie
uendence and self-gcvernment have been an
alyzed and the Diceties Of their contents
'hibited until the man in rhe street uses them
with ine discrimination and would no more
think Of employing them as synonymes than he
would OF confusing the meanings Of freedom
and being in jail. There remains one word
which has not been calculated by public dis
cussi0n. though recent events have thrown
great white light upon It. We refer, of course,
70 harmony harmony in politics, in which is
: 'aIl discord, harmony not understood"
Ours then 10 call attention to recent Thar
nony not understood" The keynote was given
by diapason Of Mr.. Murphy. a harmonst of no
small local fame Il should be ashamed to
mention Mr.. McCarren's name in decent COM
Erany. II he wants a certificate of character
Il should advise him to go to Police Headquar-
{. "ters. where they deal out certificates of char
"acter." After an harmonic interval. saw TWEEN
ty-four hours. this vibrant utterance followed
from Mr.. McCarren: Murphy is on his last
legs. His entire political existence Is at stake
and its now put up TO him whether or not he
sfs TO maintain the leadership of Tammany
Hail. This is harmony with fits fingers wav-
ing isochronously before its nose, or more ele-
doubtless led Mr. Belmont, the great Demo
cratic impressario to decide that Mr. Murpby's
voice required long rest and to warn Mr.. Nc
Carren Of the dangers of overstraining his own
vocal organs
victory bowling was then announced az
the real harmonst Mr. McCarren's name be-
Ing unfit to mention in decent compapv. and
MI Downing being that article, he announced
mat ne didn't propose 10 recognize Mr. McCsr-
rens name even IL some unpublished gawk did
pronounce IT. Mr. Bowling was Just in the
midst or these conceited harmonies when a
small boy said, mfr. Bowling, Mr.. McCarren
wants ycu at once"
Alr. bowling then took part in what is known
as a simple harmonic motion. which tho dic.
uohary Describes as "a motion OF the point A
me loot OF the perpendicular PACT0" Wbetber
Tie motion is downward is not stated This
Ino'lon' Which. characterized as Simple" wifi,
me lreny often inseparable from the lapc,,aoo
Oh harmony, is really complex and cnunfoynd,
las' 5Gt beautiful picture OF il VIII ,e,y.rd
lie search OF the curious In any well regulated
ae,iohary' FOR our purposes the ident fca t,on
% me point with the foot of The t,ernond,,,,or
TAI and the proof that PAT retains h,s rro,a
Ireiragioie pefpendlcularity are enough The
essential completely of this simnJa borroon,S
nouoh may be best understood from tho .,a 20
nsiit OF the 'har.nony' reporter Of .~rbe T,rnos,
'nat IL TOOK two hours TO execute Il Tho, g.
cordins to Tho Times" followed motto -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27

most harmonious yet rendered: They came
''out of the committee room holding big litno-
graph of Judge Parker between them. hanging
''it by joint effort" Such harmony as lies IN
that Joint effort" Of the perpendicular McCar-
rem aud the Downing whose parents took
thought but probably added not a cubit TO his
importance by his first name moves The
Times" with awe and ecstasy. Senator Nc
"Carren and Senator Bowling proceeded IN
unity" continues the rapturous description.
Fortunate oh, fortunate, for that Autograph!
The grand sweet song continues with an
obbligato in harmony Thursday morning from
the lips OF Mr.. McCarren:
Senator Bowling has not succeeded me as the
power In the executive committee I am chair
man in name and in fact. in all that IL implies,
and Senator Bowling will not have anything 10
say in regard to the management of the cam
paign in Brooklyn. Neither will he have any
thing TO do with the distribution of funds there
When Charles f. Murphy makes statements
such appear from his lips in this morning S
papers he only serves to make himself ridicu-
lous
This is the latest contribution TO harmony ana
throws much light upon that reconcile subject
How fortunate that not all the language of
the science of barmonicS is above the head of
the man in the street Happy clarity Of the
perpendicular PAT''t From it and from the
language of the Senator just quoted we p-rceive
readily that Mr. McCarren is going to stand pat
and that Mr.. Murphy has got TO stand him-at
least in Brooklyn. OF such is the nature OF
Harmony, for Burke, via Bartlett, says the
reciprocal struggle of discordant powers draws
'out the harmony Of the universe