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JAP FLEET 8EEN OFF CHE FOO
Detachment of Russian Sharpshoot
ers Cross Yalu and Surprise Japan
' ese Patrol Nearly All of Party of
Fifty Killed.
Cho Moo, April 13. Noon. Tho cap
tain of tho steamer Ijockshnn, which
arrived today from Now Chwang ro
portH that ho hoard heavy firing bo
twocn G and 7 o'clock this morning, In
tho direction of Port Arthur. Tho
firing wan continuous but no fill I pi
woro vlHlblo. From tho direction of
tho Bound ho Judgod that there was
fighting at tho entrance to Port Ar
thur. Tho Ixicknhnn was tho last for
eign merchnnt vessel to lenvo Now
Chwang, sailing at tho snme tlmo as
tho Drltlsh gunboat Hsploglo.
A correspondent of tho Associated
Press at Toiib Chow, forty miles north
wost of hero, telegraphs as follows:
"Sounds of very heavy firing woro
hoard at 0:30 o'clock this morning.
Tho firing ovldently wns being dono
between hero and Port Arthur. It Is
believed nt Teng Chow that tho long
expectod son fight among tho Mlaotao
Islands has taken place. Tin; Jiipa
neBo bnttleshlp Asahi, Hying an admi
ral's flag, was seen off Cho Poo, going
to tho west, and thoro is no doubt that
tho remainder of the Japanoso Hoot
wns In tho vicinity of Port Arthur.
Tho IttiKsInn fleet also was seen out.
Ide Port Arthur yesterday."
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1 Japanese Patrol Wiped Out.
St. Petersburg. April 111. Cenornl
Kouropatkln, In a dispatch to the em-1
pcror, says General Krnlyusky, on tho ,
night of tho Cth, ordered a detachment I
of sharpshooters to cross to tho left
bank of tho Yaln, opposlto Wijti. Tlio ,
nharpshootors lnndod on tho island
of Samallnd and surprised n patrol of
fifty Japaneso scouts just us tho lat
ter woro approaching tho cast side
of tho Island In thrco bonts. Tho
Russians allowed the Japaneso to
land and then ilred on them. Nearly
all tho Japanese woro shot, bayo
netted or drowned and their boats
sunk. Tho Husslnns sustained no
losses. Tho following day the Japa
neso loworod their flag at WIJu and
their outposts, which latoly havo been
Been to fall hack. On tho night of
April 9 four Russians crossed tho
Yalu to Yongampho and mado towards
a Russian village, where they found j
a squadron of Japaneso cavalry. They
remained thoro twelve hours, when
thoy wero betrayed by Koreans and
found themselves obliged to swim
tho river, their boat having struck on
a sand hank. Ono soldier lost his
life. The Jnpaneso pursued the Rus
sians In a boat, but were In turn at
tacked by a Russian boat which had
como to tho rescue of the swimmers.
The Jnpnnoso weie all killed and
their boat sunk. '
General KouropntUln's report of tho
annihilation or tho Japanese detach
monts on the Ynlu river is a matter of
general satisfaction In olllclnl circles.
Again. In the view or the authorities,
tho Russian soldier bns proved his
superiority In strategy and In the man
ner of attack, which loft no chnnco
for a snglo enemy to escape. One
featuro of the message which Is not
pleasing to the authorities la the ac
tion of the Koreans in revealing to
the Japanese tho pro- -re of the Rus
sians nt Yongampho. and the belief
prevnlls that the Koreans aie not so
unfriendly to tho Japanese as has
been announced. Incidents such as
that nt Yongampho ludlmte that the
view held o the Korean ntttudo Is
a mistaken one.
Now Fighting on the Ynlu River.
Toklo. April ill. It is believed hero
that lighting has commenced on tho
Yalu river It Is known that the Rus
Blans occupy tho right bank of the
river In force. No direct information
from the Yalu district lias been re
ceived hero, but tho position of tho
Husslnns Is known, and while it Is
doubted thnt thoy will bo able to pre
vent tho Japanese from crossing tho
river, that they will offer somo oppo
sition Is regarded ns certain. It Is
not hellovcd, however, that there will
be any sorlous engagement during
tho Jnpaneso operations to cross tho
Yalu.
Many 8klrmlshes In Korea.
Seoul, April 13. Tho Jnpaneso au
thorities here say thoro havo been fre
quent skirmishes between SakJI nnd
WIJu. The main body of tho first
Japaneso nrmy Is in tho neighborhood
of WIJu. Japaneso advices from
northern Korea stnto that tho Rus
sians hnvo strongly fortified Chou
Tien Cheng, a walled town on tho
Mnnchurian sido of tho Ynlu river,
about ten miles north of Antung. It
1b ostlmnted that thoro aie 20,000 Hub
Blnns of all nrms at Antung, ready to
opposo tho Japaneso crossing.
Panic at New Chwang.
London. April 13. Tho Times' New
Chwnng correspondent sas: "Uist
night a pilot's Hare was mlhtakon for
tho lights of a Japanebo Moot and tho
Russians fired nnd sank tho Junk,
with thirty-five hnnds, besides killing
three persons and wounding sovon In
another Junk. Tho native population
Is panic-stricken and leaving the
.town.
Attorney Mallory Discharged.
Chlcngo, April 13. Lucius W. Mal
lory, tho lawyer who was arrested on
tho chnrgo of snatching pockotbooks
from women, was discharged when
his caso wai called in court. Two
women Identified him as the man who
hnd robbed them, but sovoral mem
bers of a Mnsonlc commandery of
which Mnllory Is a mombcr testified
that he wns In tho commandery rooms
at the time tho robberies aro said to
havo been committed.
Flour Mills to Close Down.
Minneapolis, April 13. According
to the Journal, tho flour mills hero
will close down for an Indefinite pe
riod tho latter part of tho week, an a
protest against what thoy consider
railroad discrimination, forcing their
flour out of cotnpotltho markets.
Iowa Legislature Finishes Up.
Dcs Monies, April 13. Tho loglsta
Uvo session closed nominally at noon,
but In fact, tale In tho afternoon, with
tho clock stopped nnd much waiting
dono for conferences and for tho com-!
plotlon of work by tho enrolling com
mltteep
INDIGESTION
"I wm troubled with utom
ch trouble. Thoilford'a Black.
Draught Old mo moro good
In ono wcok than all tho doc
tor's modfclno I took In
year." M It H. 8 A II A II B.
BUIIIFIELD, Kllcttsvlllo, Ind.
fPl....lf l,t,l t-rv . .
iiiuuium BmacK-urnugnt
"-"'j iiiiifjuiitiui iuu ac
tion of tho stomach and
cures oven chronic cases of
indigestion. If you will
tako n small ilosu of Tlicd
ford's Ulack Draught occa
sionally you will keep your
stomncli and liver in per
fect condition.
THEDFORD'5
BLACR-DRAIMHT
Moro sickness is caused by
constipation than by any
other disease. Tliedford's
Ulack-Dranglit not only re
lieves constipation butcurcs
diorrhau and dysentery and
keeps tho bowels regular.
All druggists sell
25-cont packages.
"Thodford'H Black
Draught is tho best medi
cmo to regulato the bowela
I havo ever used." MRS.
A. M. OUANT, Sneadi
terry, N. C.
consTiPATion
Looking for a Home?
Then why not keep In view
the fact that the
farming lands of
Western
Canada
f nro sufficient to support a
K populntlonot 50.000.000 or over?
BfiBuIfc. '1'ho Immigration to Western
TPjPJJO Canada Uurliit; the past six
.- I I VOnrrt line hm n nlif.mttm.nn!
Homestead Lands
eailly nccenslble, anil otha
lamli may be purchased from
Unllway nml Land Companies
etern I unuila's uraln lands
prodiiiuinnnellouicrops.whllu
tho KT,iUm hinds contain nil
tin" nutritive rm.iltttc.-s (or fat
tening c.ittlo and other Mock.
Miukfli, Nrliooli, ICnlluain
nml nil ntlirr romllUoiia
iiutkn WeMrru I'niiiitlu a
ileill utile apul for the home-m-i-ki-r.
Write to tho Superintendent Im
migrntlnn.Oitnwu.l.'iimuln.iora descriptive Atlas, nnd other In
formation, or to tho authorized
Catl.lili in (lntprniii,iil Aimnl
D mf W. V. UUNNETT,
80! New York Life lildg., Omahn, Neb.
In addition to the reg
ular line of Greenhouse
Plants,
ROSES,
SPRING BULBS.
SHRUBS
AND
EVERGREENS,
I have put in a line of
BulL Garden Seeds. All
seeds are FRESH, and
at reasonable prices. Call
at the shoe store.
Ik Henry Diederich.
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GARDEN
SEEDS!
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Hill and Harriman Interests
Represented in Court.
GREAT ARRAY OF LEGALTALENT
Attorney General Knox Files an Ob
Jectlon to Intervention In Northern
Securities Case Government Stands
on Decree as Affirmed.
fit. Paul, April 13. Tho motion or
E. II. Hnrrlmnn nnd Wlnnlow S.
Pierce for leavo to file nn intervening
petition In tho settlement of tho
Northern Securities affairs, recently
ordered by tho United States supremo
court, the manner of such settlement
being left to the order of tho United
States district court hero, waa heard
before tho full bench of tho district
court. Messrs. Hnrrlmnn and Pierce
in their petition which they nsk leavo
to file object to tho plan of tho direct
ors of the Northern Securities for a
pro rata distribution of Great North,
cm and Northern Pacific stock among
holders of Northern Securities stock.
Tho llrst point raised will bo the right
of Hnrrlmnn nnd Plorco to Intervene
and U thnt right Is granted the suit
will follow with Its usual accompani
ment of demurrers, answers, amended
petitions, etc. If the motion Is denied
the settlement or tho affnirs of tho
company will bo mnde according to
tho order of the court
When court convened tho Harrlmnn
Interests were represented by V. D.
Guthrie, John F. Dillon nnd Judgo
Baldwin. The Northern Securities
company was represented by Elihu
Root, former secretary of wnr; Fran
cis Undo Stetson, attorney for J. P.
Morgan & Co.; John G. Johnson, M.
D. Orovcr. C. W. Runn nnd Georgo B.
Young. Resides this nrray of talent
tho United States government wns
represented by District Attorney C.
C. Houpt, who presented nn objection
to the Intervention under tho direc
tion or Attorney General Knox. Thin
Intervention was something of a sur
prise to the petitioners, who wero not
nwnro of It until nfter Mr. Evartn had
opened the enso for tho plaintiffs,
when Judgo Sanborn nskod him If ho
wns aware that the United States gov
ernment objected to the Intervening
potltlon.
Rock Island Settles Suits.
New York, April 13. Difficulties be
tween tho majority and minority i
stockholders of tho Chicago, Rock Isl
and nnd Pacific railroad have boon
Bottled, according to tho Herald.
The settlement Is to Include the pur
chase of tho stock held by C. H. Ven
ncr of Roston nnd tho dlrmlssal of .
his suits. Resides being rid of tho I
suits, In ono of which Judgo Dunne, '
In Chicago, hnd Issued an order com-'
polling the books of tho company to '
bo submitted nnd disclosure of tho
terms of tho reorganization, tho de-1
fendnnts havo practically removed op-'
position to the proposed bond issue of
$103,000,000.
Satolli to Visit United States.
Rome, April 13. Cardinal Satolli.
with the permission of the pope, Is
going to tho United Stntes privately '
and without u mission, arriving prob
ably In June. As prefect of the con
gregation of studies tho card'nal wi.l
visit the Catholic university at Wash-1
ington nnd ho will make a trip to the
St. Louis exposition. Cardinnl Sa-
tolli's vlbit to the United States Is
considered most Impottnnt, there be
ing no lecord In recent times of a.
cnt'dlnal Immediately attached to the
papal court going nbrond without be
ing accredited an nblega i.
St. Louis Editor Assaulted.
St. Louis, April 13. John A. Sherl
dnn, n former member of tho house of
delegates, whose appeal from tho ver
dict In n lower court convicting him
In connection with the hoodie cases
li now befote the supremo coiitt, nnd
Thouiiih K Kinney, a well known local
character were nrteste'. in connec
tion with n piobablv fatal nssault upon
Onirics O'llnon, editor nnd published
of the American Celtic. O'Hrien was
picked up in an unconscious condi
tion. Ho had been assaulted and his
skull was severely wounded.
Prairie Fire Sweeps Range.
Taylor, Neb., Apiil 13. A prnlrio
fire started near Drowster, in Illalne
county, and swept across the country
eastward extending across Loup coun
ty nnd Into Garfield, burning all tho'
rango between tho North Iup and
the Calamus rlvors, a distance of
twenty miles In width. It will be a
great hardship to ranchmen In tho
path of tho burned district, many of
whom hnd put tholr cattlo on tho
rango for tho summer. The fire Is
under control.
Workmen Burled Under 8'nowsllde.
Winnipeg, April 13. A sorlous nccl- j
dent occurred In tho Selklrks, near
Glacier, as a result of a snow nnd
rock slide. A work trnln on tho Cana
dian Pacific railway whilo ongnged In
clearing tho tracks wns struck by a
tremendous nvalancho of snow nnd
rocks and several cars wero over
turned. Tralnmnster llownlo am. sov
oral workmen aro reported to havo
been killed.
Jury In Neely Case Disagrees,
New York, April 13. Tho Jury din
agreed In tho nction brought by tho
United States aualnst C. b W. Noelv.
former director of ttnanco of tho post-1
omees or Cuba, In which an attempt
was made to officially fix tho amount
of Neoly's alleged peculations botween
January and May, 1900.
Moving Out!
KODAKS AU) GAMEHAS!
Poco B
Pony Premo No. 4
Pocket Poco
Cartridge
wm-
And many
Nemhoase Brothers,
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS.
Hon Slu- riKtirril It Out.
"Is It true," asked the beautiful girl,
"that the Japanese neer kiss';"
"I belleie It is," the timid young
mini tcplicd.
"What a queer country! ITnve you
ever noticed that the Japanese till seem
to have a snd, sort of hopeless look?"
Chicago IOeord-IIernlil.
Tll.-il Hi- I.i.ft,
"Yes. I'm disappointed In these
fehoos," mi id Herein. "It's queer now
adays how one's things wear out be
fore one knows It."
"Yes," replied Miss Patience, sup
pressing a yawn; "especially one's wel
come." Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Tin- Tnelful llnrlicr.
"Do you sh.iw outsell, sir?"
"None of jour business."
"I was only going to say. sir, that
It's done as well as any professional
toithl do It."
That netted lilm nn extra tip. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
i:ilKUKI-IUCllt .ou Out.
Miss Hunter Weren't joii stu prised
when you heard about my horse run
ning away with me?
Mr. Jollier Not very. I'd do tho
same thing myself If I got the chance.
Chicago Chronicle.
.No Iloultt of TI111I.
"Do you really believe the nvorago
woman's reading of the dally papers Is
productive of any profit V"
"Yes to the merchants who adver
tise bargain bales." Philadelphia
Press.
Impossible.
Doctor Your wife must keep out of
excitement.
Mr. Hrlsque fine can't, doctor. She
carries It around with her. Indianapo
lis Journal.
Thought.
Thought Is the most wonderful thing
In tho world. No mnn ever kicked a
bulldog nfter stopping to thluk twice.
Chicago Rccord-IIcrald.
liifiirtiiiiute.
Constance Yes, I married my Ideal.
Penelope- Itut you didn't luuo to.
"True, but I didn't know It nt tho
time." Town Topics.
Take iaxauve Dromo quinine Tablets, js
Svca MDBoo boie soW In fast 13 months. ThlS Signature, &'
In-order to close them out, we are
low prices on our stock of
We have discounted manufacturers prices, and
give you an opportunity to get these goods at less
than cost to us.
27.00
20.00
11.00
25.00
Kodak No. 4,
others at proportionately Cut Prices.
We are also anxious to sell a large part of our
present stock of SILVERWARE. We have almost
anything you want, and prices have been cut to
where there is no profit left, and also in many in
stances part of original cost. This is an exceptional
chance to get anything you may need in this line.
R.ead This Carefully
I am making lots of Farm Loans.
There are reasons for this. I can close a
loan for you in three days after taking your
application, for these reasons:
You do not have to wait and pay for a
man to examine the land. My company has
oceans of money. You do not wait for them
to sell your loan in New York or London
before getting the cash.
low can Pay 0f? at Any Time,
without giving i day's notice of your inten
tion so to do. All other companies require
from 30 to 60 days notice on this point.
I have so many different plans for making
loans that some one is bound to suit. No
one can give better rates.
J. H. BAILEY, Red Cloud.
ANOTHER advantage of Gordon
L Hats is that no matter what
shape may suit you, if it's a Gordon,
it's right style.
If you think style makes no differ
ence, change yours for a three-cor-
nered hat. $3.00.
To Mothers In this Town.
Chiltiifii who me delicate, (fvci isli
and cioDs will got immediate relic!
liom MothM (JihjV Srteet IWdeis for
e'lildien They eleiinxu the stomach,
act on the liver, milking u -ickli child
sunup mid healthy A ceitnin cure
fin wm nn Sild hi all ilMiggi-t4, nru
Sample fiee. Address, Allen $ uitn
Hed, LcKov, N. Y.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
jm
making extra
Regular. Cut Price
10.75
8.65
4.35
17.45
M INSURANCE
against Fire, Lightning, Cy
clones ami Windstorms! seo
JNO. B. STANSER,
agent lor tho Karmeis Union Insur
ance Co., Lincoln, N.., tl0 i,08V .
surimco company in the stato
Cures Grfo
In TWo Days,
onevprv
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box. 25c.
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