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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
hi REPORT FROM MAKAROFF
Vice Admiral Tells Story of Bombard-
ment of Port Arthur.

4 st. Petersburg, March "a tele-
gram from Viceroy Alexieff to the en-
peror gives Vice Admiral Makaroff's
report of the bombardment Of Port
Arthur as follows:
At midnight March 81 two of the enc
my's torpedo boats approached the outer
roadstead, but they were discovered by
the searchlights of the batteries and fired
upon by the forts and by the gunboats
Bobr and Otvazuy. They were obliged to
retire.
in the morning by three torpedo boats.
which also were repulsed.
At daybreak three detachm ents of the
enemys fleet, consisting of six battleShips,
six armored cruisers, six second and third
class cruisers and eight torpedo boats, APP
preached from all sides. At o'clock our
squadron commenced to leave the inner
harbor, the cruisers leading, with the
Askold flying my flag at their head, and
the battleships following.
The enenlys battleships approached
Liaotishin and fired 100 shells from their
twelve-inch guns at Port Arthur and 10S
shells at the environs of the town.
Our shells, fired at range Of eighty
cables, were well placed. About 10
o'clock a. Japanese battleship was struck
by a shell and retired.
We lost no men during the lombard
ment, which ceased at II o'clock, when
the enemys ships reassembled, and, after
passing along the outer roadstead, drew
off without attacking our fleet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
JAP LEGISLATOR
BRANDED AS SPY
Member of Diet Accused of Being
in Russian Governments
Pay.

:e Toxic, Wednesday, March 23.-The
house of representatives to-day ap-
pointed a committee of eighteen mem
bers to investigate the charge that
Teisuke Akiyama, a member Of par
liament, is in the employ of the Rus
sian government. ...
Akiyama is the publisher Of the
Nirokushitbun, a Toxic paper, which
has been bitterly assailing the govern
ment particularly upon it's financial
policy. 1t has also charged the gov
eminent with having forced capitalists
to subscribe to the war bonds recently
issued, and has predicted that a Sec
ond loan will prove a failure.
A local prosecution which was in
stituted resulted in decision yester-
day ordering the permanent suppress.
sion Of the publication and the impris-
onment Of the papers signatory fol
four months.
The case was subsequently appealed
and both Akiyama and his friends
vigorously deny the charge that he is
spy. The hearing before the com.
mittee and the later discussion Of the
question in the house promises to be
exceedingly bitter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23

Berlin, March 23.-The engage
ment of, the crown prince Frederick
William to Princess Alexandra Of
Brunswick and Luneburg, the Duke
of Cumberland's second daughter,
which was rumored to be under nego-
'tion last year, at the time Emperor
William visited Copenhagen, report
which was then denied, apparently
had some basis in fact, but was frus-
trated by the Duke Of Cumberland's
sudden departure from Copenhagen
just before the emperors arrival.
Zeitung, the emperor resented the
dukes departure and characterized it
as an affront. adding to high mill
tary parsonage in his encourage that
he would not again run after the
duke.
The Landes Zeitung vouches for this
story in such a way as to warrant the
conclusion that it emanated from the
Brunswick ministry. The paper has
the following further details from a
well-informed source:
1.-The duchess favored an alliance
with the imperial family and tried tc
win the dukes support therefor, but
without success, because deputatior
from Hanover opposed a marriage
with the Prussian royal family"
According to another version, the
Duke consented to the match and went
to Copenhagen to arrange the details
with Emperor William, but he finally
changed his mind before the latter's
arrival and then left Copenhagen with
out an explanation. 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
RAILROADS FACE
LIQUOR BOYCOTT
Brewers and Distillers Want Rules
Prohibiting Employees From
Drinking Rescinded.
Special to The journal.

special TO Inc JOURNAL,
Chicago, March 29.-Whisky dis
tilling and brewing interests. have
threatened a number of the railroads
operating out Of Chicago with a boy
colt unless they either rescind or be-
come les strict in the enforcement of
their rules prohibiting employees from
drinking intoxicating liquors, on or off
duty.
The distilling and brewing interests
furnish the railroads of the country
an immense amount of freight. Most
of the traffic is carried in refrigerator
cars and takes a high rate. AS the
business is quite profitable, the rail-
road officers are forced to give con-
siderable thought to the demands of
the liquor people. Those in the manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquors make no
secret of the fact that the rules that
have been adopted by number of the
| larger railroad systems of the country
have seriously affected their business.
There are something like ], 200, 900 rail-
road employees IN the united states
and stringent rules against the use OF
liquors have been adopted by railroads
employing at least 100000 Of this
! total. -. --.-.
Formerly the best customers of the
saloons were railroad men; now the1r
patronage is nil. On several or the
big railroad systems, the rules go sc
| far as to absolutely prohibit an en-
ployee from drinking, even when off
i duty, and if one is seen to go into a
saloon or to take a drink under any
circumstances, he is discharged in
simultaneously.
It is said that the threats Of the
liquor people are directed more par
ticularly against the Chicago & Alton
Rock Island and Wabash in the wes
and the Pennsylvania and Lake Shore
in the east, which lines have, during
the last few years, become strong II
their opposition to the use of liquor by
their employees.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23

Volstead crowd, with no doubt at all
of what would be done. The counties
were all represented by the full dele
cations. As,ss:,a,53
The first session of the convention
was held at II a. M. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyndon A. Smith of Montevideo
was chosen chairman and w. H.
Goetzinger of Elbow Lake, secretary.
Addresses were made by former Con-
gresham Eddy, former 4 Senator
Young and M. J. DoWling.
There were no contests at all for
elected at s'one and the same time
Seward of Mar1hall and Senator, l..
O.. Thorpe of Willmar are the dele
gates to Chicago, and Fl. Thorson of
Elbow Lake and G. H. Colyer of
Wheaton the alternates. There was
no break or flaw in the pre-convention
understanding.
Messrs. Seward and Thorpe adj
dressed the convention, pledging their
support for Roosevelt and Volstead
The convention cheered each mention
of the favorites' names, the enthusi-
asm reaching a high point.
A. j. Peterson of Dawson was rec.
commended to the state convention a:
a candidate for presidential electo1
from this district.
The committee on resolutions wa:
not ready to report, and a recess wa:
taken until z p. m. to give 1t more
time.
Continued on Second Page.)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
Eager Demand for Securities
Stock-N. P. Advances rs
Points.
Trading in Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific on Enor-
nous Scale.
Contest for Control of Southern
Pacific Seen in Heavy
Buying.

New York, March 23.-An excited
and feverish stock market resulted
to-day from the announcement OF the
terms of distribution of the Northern
Securities holdings Of Great Northern
preferred and Northern Pacific stock.
Trading in Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific was on an enormous scale
and almost monopolized the market
for time. but when these stocks be-
gan to run off under heavy realizing,
the demand shifted to some of the
eastern trunk lines and the western
groups.
Some fears were entertained that
the excited buying Of Union Pacific
represented a contest for. control as
that company is insured large and in
fluential holdings both OF Northern
Pacific and of Great Northern under
the terms of the distribution, without
any compensation in holdings in Unior
Pacific on the part Of those companies
There was much mystery attached
to the whole movement and the sus.
picion that 1t might be due to specu
lative manipulation kept the tone few
erish and uncertain.
In the curb market, there was eager
demand for Northern Securities stock
which carried it up to 1902 before {
reaction set in. Trading in the STOCK
was carried on sim Ill Lllies
or four groups against the curb brok
ers.
The opening prices for Union Pa
ctflc were not held. On the first re
action it touched S2B and after {
feverish rally ran off again more thar
before.
Twenty shares Of Northern Pacif
stock were sold at auction at the rea
estate salesrooms to-day. The prize
paid was 1861 a share. A numbe
of Wall street houses were represented
among the bidders.
On the curb, there had been bid
and offers, 100 having been bid, Will
the stock was offered at 1875.
At the auction, the first bid was 120
and the stock went up by half point
to 1876, then by points to 14O, then ros
by half points again until it wa
kpOcked down at 145h.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
SENTENCED TO BE
SHOT AS TRAITOR
Former President of Honduras
Court-Martialed for Alleged
Conspiracy,

Panama, March 23.-There Is a ru-
NOR here that former President Poll
carpo Bonilla Of Honduras has been
tried by courtmartial and sentenced to
be shot to death.
He was arrested and thrown into
prison last month, with several other
members OF the chamber of deputies,
it being charged that a plot against
the government Of President Manuel
Bonilla was Matching among them.
General Policarpo Bonilla for many
years was the president of the coun-
try and it was said that he was the
only man who ever retired from office
willingly and without starting a revo-
luton to bring him back into power
again.
It was during his administration
that a reform constitution was adopted
which provided among other changes
for secret ballot, instead Of the vive
voce method Of election.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
AERIAL SHIPS TO
TRAP SUBMARINES.
Inventor Santos Dumont Describes
Advantage Of Air Navigation
in Warfare.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, March 23.-The spring
rush to Europe began to-day with the
Sailing of the North German Lloyd
steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, but the
rain made it melancholy Inaugural
ton.
M. Santos Dumont went away on
the Kronprinz, but said he intended
to return in about six weeks to COM
plete preparations for his aerial trips
at the st. Louis exposition. The in
ventor said that after the fair he in
tends to experiment in the use of air
ships to discover submarine boats.
He insists an air navigator is able
to perceive bodies moving beneath the
sea that would be hidden to an OBJ
server at the surface. The airship,
he claims, would be able to destroy
the submarine craft by means of
dynamite arrows.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
MARTIAL LAW IN
COLORADO COUNTY
National Guards Sent to Mining
Camps in Las Animas County
by Governor.

Denver, Col, March 23.-About 400
members Of the national guard of Col
orado reached Trinidad to-day and
were distributed among the various
camps in Las Animas county, which
Governor Peabody has declared to be
in state of Instruction.
The governor has instructed Major
Zeph t. Hill, commander Of the force,
to. use such means as he may deem
proper, acting in conjunction with
or independently Of the civil authori-
ties, to restore peace and good order"
Coal miners in the Trinidad district
have been on strike for several
months claiming that they suffer
abuses in the weighing of coal, the
company store and other matters.
Labor leaders express the opinion
that the purpose of sending a military
force to Las Animas county is to in
augurate a series of deportations such
as have been carried out at Telluride
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
FRENCH CABINET
FACES A CRISIS
Combe's Ministry Expected to
Retire From Office After
Debate Friday.

Paris, March 23.-The belief stead
lily grows that the Combes ministry
may not be able to weather the recent
minor reverses and it is even said in
high quarters that elimination Of
the crisis is likely to come next Fri
day, with the retirement of Marine
Minister Pelletan and probably all the
members of the present ministry.
The committee having in charge the
inquiry into the status of the navy is
expected to make it's report Friday
and this probably will arouse heated
controversy and bring on decisive is
sue as to the strength of M. Pelletan
and the ministry as a whole.
1t is the belief of those having the
best means. Of obtaining information
that President Loubet is prepared to
invite either M. Millerand or M. Bou-
mer to form new ministry. in the
event Of the fall Of the old cabinet. M.
EDoumer recently returned from Indo-
China, where he was governor-gener
s The belief is held that M. Delcasse
will retain the portfolio of foreign af-
fairs if the ministry is reconstructed,
but the whole question of a change
of personnel is still problematic, ow-
ing to the narrownesss of the govern
ment majority and the uncertainty re-
garding the action of parliament.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
CAVE UNDER CITY
ROBBERS HAUNT
Indianapolis Police Discover Gel.
lars Used Thirty-five Years
by Thieves.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. -.-..
Indianapolis, March 23.-Caverns
fifty feet under ground near the heart
of the city and used by a desperate
gang Of robbers have been found by
the police after a search Of several
years. ......... - e..
The robbers were under the leader
ship of Lon Hoyt, who was known I'M
der the alias of "Kinnery." For years
the gang committed robberies with
impunity. It was finally broken up
about two years ago, when Hoyt
and William Myers were sentenced
to long terms in the reformatory.
About thirty-five years ago the old
Michael brewery plant was burned.
The brewery had been abandoned
during the civil war and the main
buildings were occupied by poor
families.
Beneath the old plant We're large
cellars built of stone, with arched
roofs. There the plumber stolen by
the gang was hidden. A returned
thief recently told the police about
the caverns. r.'... =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23

New York, March 2s.-Agitation
against divorce and the marriage Of
divorced persons has resulted in a
meeting here Of eminent Protestant
ministers and laymen who will at
tempt to solve the problem of uni
form legislation on the subject by the
states of the union.
A meeting Of the executive commit
mittee of the conference, presided
over by Bishop Doane Of Albany,
drafted a rough outline Of the pro-
scented to the full meeting for discus
sion.
every effort will be made to for
ever solve the divorce evil as far as
the Protestant churches are con-
cerned,' declared Right Rev. David
H. Greer, bishop coadjutor Of the
Episcopal archdiocese Of New York.
1.-THE Roman Catholic church was
invited to participate in the deliber-
ations Of the conference, but de-
clined. The opposition of that church
regarding divorce is well-known
however.
TT is the purpose of the represent
atives of the Episcopal, Methodist
Presbyterian, Reformed, Evangelical
Lutheran, Baptist, Congregational
| Unlversalist, Unitarian and Reformed
Presbyterian churches to decide upor
some final method involving a com.
lity: Of relation and uniform practice
to treat the reatSsevil Of divorce il
| this country, SO that persons who were
married under the rites of one church
| cannot, after securing divorces, re.
marry under the rites of some other
Protestant church.
Ideal legislation in such mat
4 Il
bluffs, discouragements and long de.
liberation as to the wisest course; bu
such legislation will be enacted anG
| the divorce scourge checked insofar
as it is in the power OF. the churche:
/ to accomplish
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
GIVE UP RADIUM
AS CANCER CURE
Doctors Treating Disease Devote
Their Attention to Treatment
by Electricity.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service
London, March 23.-Radium treat
ment for cancer has been entirely
abandoned at a cancer hospital. 1t
was never viewed with much hope
there, and a few days ago the last
unsuccessful experiments with it took
place.
The authorities at the hospital are
now devoting all their money and
time to improving the high-frequency
treatment, especially as regards the
enormous waste Of electric power
which distinguishes the present use
of x-rays.
For cases Of internal cancer, expert
ments are being made with certain
| new lamps which can be inserted into
| a cooling tube containing water, then
introduced into the body. Both these
and new electrical machinery will,
| however, require some weeks to per-
feet.
sixteen patients haye been under
the radium treatment, the longest pc
Rod of a single application having
been three hours and the longest total
time of application having been about
twenty-five hours.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
PORT ARTHUR IS
AGAIN BOMBARDED
Great Holes Torn in Forts and
Government Buildings
Wrecked.
Forty Dead Carried From On.
Fort in Three Hours
Battle.
Cruisers and Battleship in Inner
Harbor Hit by Japanese
Shells.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Niu-chuang, March 23.-The train
north this afternoon from Dalny
brought five wounded foreigners, who
tell of the latest bombardment of Port
Arthur, beginning at 6 o'clock in the
morning and ending shortly after 10
o'clock March 81.
They say that great holes were torn
in the forts, batteries were dis
mounted, houses were destroyed and
government buildings completely
and ten wounded by one shell on Sill
yer hill.
An entire family was wiped out by
a shell which went clear thru two
houses before it exploded in their
main room. Several houses were on:
fire at one time. A hundred shells
fell in the old city, one-third Of them
exploding between 9 and 1920
o'clock.
Women and children ran from the
town early in the morning in g. blind
ing storm Of rain, far out of reach Of
the enemy's fire. One-third Of the
wounded during the night and morn
ing assault and the list of dead there
numbers seventeen. The cruisers
Askold and Bayan were hit by six
inch shells.
The wounded who have come here
were on the ground floor Of a house
completely wrecked by shell. They
were injured by the falling walls.
They say that more than forty dead
were carried out Of the forts before
10 o'clock and that two shells fell on
the battleship Pobieda, exploding on
her deck in the inner harbor.
While the Japanese battleships
were firing from behind the promon-
tory at 9 o'clock, the heavy cruisers
went on the west side into Pigeon
bay and fired six-inch shells into the
Russian forts in the rear for an hour
and a half. It is not known what
damage these accomplished.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
MOCK GOVERNMENT
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Chicago superintendent Proposes
Organization to Instruct Pu-
pills for Citizenship.

Chicago, March 2s.-The public
schools of Chicago will be organized
into miniature national, state and
municipal governments, if plans under
consideration by Superintendent Ed
win G. Cooley are carried out.
superintendent Cooley believes that
by bringing the pupils into organiza-
tons representing the three different
stages Of government, civics can be
taught with better results than in any
other way.
Each elementary school will send
one representative to the national con-
gress and each high school will send
several senators-one or two from
each years classic the higher
branch of the mock national govern
ment. The state and city government
will be formed in much the same way.
The president and all officers Of the
different branches of government will
be elected by the Australian ballot
system and in every detail the ma
chinery Of the national government
| will be copied.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
Men Deprived of Rights.

Montrose, Col, March 23.-District
Judge Stevens granted a temporary
injunction against the members Of the
Citizens Alliance of Telluride and all
others who may attempt to prevent
the return to that place of union
miners recently deported by the mob.
Judge Stevens expressed the opin-
ion that the evicted miners were be-
ing deprived of their rights. Coun-
sci for the federation said that the
deported men would arrange imme-
diately to go back to their homes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
JAP CAVALRY ADVANCES
Three Thousand Horsemen Occupy
Town Northeast of Ar-ju.


ST. Petersburg, March 23.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received
from Viceroy Alexieff, dated Mukden,
March %:
General Mistchenskow reports that
March II our scouts approached An-ju
entertainments made by the enemy.
Up to- that date the enemy had not APP
peared at Yong Pyon Fifteen miles
northeast of An-ju). 1t is supposed
that there's one Japanese division at
An-ju, and that the remainder of the
first army corps is at Ping Yang.
Gin consequence of the report that
two squadrons Of the enemy had ar.
rived at PAX Chong (fifteen miles
ry was dispatched for the purpose of
preventing the enemy from crossing
the PAX Chong river.
"Our cavalry found three Japanese
squadrons on the left bank Of the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
VOLS1EAD'S DAY
At 0RTONVILLE
Friends Of the Congressman in
Full Control Of the Seventh
District, Convention.
His Attitude on Canadian Reel
procity Endorsed and His Name
Cheered to Echo.
Seward and Thorpe Elected Del
egates to Chicago Without
Contest of Any Sort.
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal. -----.-l-..-
Ortonville, Mimi, March 20. This
was a Roosevelt and Volstead day in
the seventh congressional district, the
last in the state to hold it's conven-
the Chicago national convention.
Mr.. Volstead's friends had at least
seven-eighths of the representation in
the convention, and every mention of
his name received ashand'' even more
enthusiastic than did the name of
Roosevelt, tho there was no division
in the support Of the latter. 1t was
simply Volstead convention and a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES.

Detroit, Mich, March 23.'George B. Horton
of Fruit Ridge, master Of the state Grange, to.
candidacy for republican nomination for gov v
ernor. Justus S. Stearns of Ludington anl
Fred NJ Warner of Pennington have already
announced their candidacy for the same nomi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
F1orILLA NEARs PHILIPPINES.

Washington. March 23.-The navy department
has been informed by cable that the torpedo
fotilla left Bombay to-day for Colombo Ceylon
a distance of 900 miles. The fotilla, which is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23

PLAGUE IN PRETORIA.
Pretoria, Transvaal. March 23.-The plague has
appeared here. One death thercfrom occurred
to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-23
RATIFIEs CUBAN TREATY
Senate Approves Compact Embodying
Plat Amendments. ssy

Washington, March 23.-The senate has
ratified the treaty between the United
States and Cuba, signed at Havana. May.
%, 1903 embodying the Platt amendments
to the army appropriation bin, approved
March 2, 1901, defining the future rela
lions Of the United States with Cuba.
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