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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
2
A Mukden dispatch reports Russians claiming 1,800 prisoners taken after a battle on the Yalu. The report, unconfirmed, notes tensions as Russia protests Chinese troop movements near Peking and warns of marching on the capital if China shifts neutrality.
Manila reports a major engagement at Catabalo Mindanao on March 7. American detachments led by General Leonard Wood captured a Moro fort held by Ali after destroying works and taking cannons and ammunition. About two thousand Moros retreated with heavy losses while American forces pursued Ali and his followers.
Train notices list departures and connections for weekday and Sunday service. No 501 Minnesota and Dakota passens daily except Sunday with multiple time slots. No 15 Freight and Accommodation daily except Sunday at 8 45 p m. No 503 Express daily except Sunday and No 502 connects at Sioux Valley Junction for Watertown. No 3 connects at Redfield for points east.
The German consul at Tientsin will reach Newchwang soon to discuss German protection of Russian property, notably the Russo Chinese Bank. France reportedly declined a similar role, and German involvement seems unlikely. Russian infantry drill on the plain near the fort. no Chinese laborers present. the Liao river remains open from the mouth inland.
Tokio reports Russian forces have withdrawn beyond the Yela with about 200 Cossacks covering scouts near Pingyang. Forty thousand Russians mass at Kiullencheng, with a line of posts between Kiullencheng and Antung and minor engagement reluctance by Japanese. The destroyer Skori blowing up at Port Arthur is confirmed.
Ten destroyers of 350 tons each built at St. Petersburg are sent in pieces by railroad toward Port Arthur. Each craft requires two trains and 3000 mechanics will reconstruct them. Military men doubt Japanese landings at Port Arthur or Dalny after two repulsed attempts. The Skori sinking report is officially denied.
Tokio March 21 British minister refuses to endorse Hales London Daily News correspondent to accompany the Japanese army. Reason his Boer War dispatches were deemed slanderous of the British army. Hales barred from all army movements due to lack of endorsement by the resident minister.
Dispatch from St. Petersburg March 21 reports Viceroy Alexeiff issuing an order of the day that imposes severe penalties on soldiers injuring private property or officers failing to stop such acts. The note says offenses harm Russian honor and discipline and that any officer complicit is guilty against the emperor and country. Also from St. Petersburg March 21 Russian troops are said to be pouring into North Korea in excellent condition while typhus fever rages among Japanese forces.
Pittsburg March 21 The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers general executive board conceded a wage reduction demand. A revised sheet scale shows about an 8 percent cut plus the 10 percent cut from January 1 totaling 18 percent for 1903 04. Tin plate scale reduced about 20 percent.
Berlin reports severe fighting on March 13 near Owikokorero with the Hereros. General Glasenapp’s detachment suffered seven officers and nineteen men killed, plus several wounded, while the enemy’s losses were partly seen as twenty natives dead. Glasenapp was slightly wounded and plans further action with reinforcements possible.
In Baltimore circuit court the City Trust and Banking Company receivers charge the failure was due almost entirely to fraudulent transactions by former treasurer Frank J. Kohler. The suit claims the bank holds about $100,000 in notes endorsed by Kohler from persons with no business or responsibility. Kohler left Baltimore after the bank's suspension and is believed to be in the West.
Portsmouth report states British submarine No. Al was run down and sunk by the Donald Currie liner off The Nab lightship. Eleven persons perished including Lieutenant Mansergh, senior submarine officer. The liner reported striking a torpedo and continued on as the submarine lay in seven fathoms waiting for a battleship. The submarine was among the fleet’s newest vessels built from the latest models.
St Louis March 21 United States Senator Ralph Burton of Kansas will be placed on trial next Tuesday in the district court on a charge of accepting 2500 dollars in fees from the Rialto Grain and Securities company. The defense may call Postmaster General Payne if he leaves his sickbed and several Washington post office clerks as witnesses.
The Iowa house approved a bill forcing railroads to issue return passes to stock shippers in Iowa and to provide proper accommodations from the shipping point. The measure gained support from the Iowa Meat Producers' Association and aims to improve transit for livestock shipments.
The Leland liner Atlantian burns at a New Orleans dock on March 21 with 12 000 bales of cotton aboard plus large consignments of grain and other freight. Hatches are closed and steam is used to fight the blaze, cotton suffering the most damage.
In Berlin the Socialist leader Herr Bebel assails Germany's South West Africa actions. He cites a veterinary surgeon's letter claiming no quarter was given and every Herero killed. He warns such reports demoralize troops and brutalize the German people.
Helena Arkansas March 21 Federal Judge Jacob Trieber imposed penitentiary terms on three white men convicted in federal court of conspiring to intimidate black workers at a saw mill in Poinsett county. Attorneys appealed to the U S Supreme Court challenging the federal statute enforcing the fourteenth amendment claiming it grants protection to black citizens not given to white men.
New York March 21. A reliable Herald Berlin correspondent says large orders for ammunition have been placed with many German powder factories. China Turkey and Spain are the key buyers. Demand is so high that work continues at full pressure and a powder mill closed for years has reopened.
Five unknown tramp riders were killed when a Colorado and Southern freight derailed at Mayne after a broken rail. The engine and five cars lay in a ditch and recovery of the victims was not complete.
Washington reports Professor Langley has declined any request for further funding for his aerodrome experiments. The fortifications board also decides that additional expenditures in that direction are not advisable at this time.
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children claiming cures for feverishness teething disorders and other ailments. It cites 30 000 testimonials and advertises 25 cents at druggists with a free mailed sample to Allen St Olmstead LeRoy New York.
Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the northwest territory via the North Western Line. Standard and tourist sleeping cars, free reclining chair cars, and the best of everything. For sale dates and full particulars contact Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
Via the Northwestern Line excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the northwest west and southwest territories. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars free reclining chair cars and the best of everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to Agents Chicago Northwestern Railway.
The Chicago and North Western Railway issues a Russo-Japanese War atlas with three fine colored maps 14 by 20 inches bound for reference. It details the eastern situation with tables on Russia and Japan’s military naval strength and financial resources. Copy available by mail for ten cents to A. Johnson, General Agent, Winona, Minnesota.
The Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota produce one third of U S gold and are described as the world’s richest hundred square miles. A new booklet with a detailed map is issued by the Chicago & North Western Railway. Send four cents in stamps for a copy to W B Kniskern Chicago North Western Ry Chicago Ill.
Des Moines on March 21 town house rejected Representative Head's resolution expressing sympathy for Russians in the present war with Japan. The vote against the resolution was almost unanimous.
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