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Show MET UTAH VOLUME VIII. NUMBER Dispatch Confirms Sinking of Two Japanese Destroyers at Port Arthur Cossacks Advancing in Korea. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2D. An unconfirmed rumor is current here this evening that two Russian battleships and a torpedo boat have been sunk at Port Arthur. A news agency prints a Port Arthur dispatch confirming the report that a Japanese destroyer was blown up and another sunk during the recen ; fighting. The wreck of the latter was washed ashore. ST. Koreans Flee Before Cossack Advance. CHE FOO, Feb. 20. A Liao Yang dispatch states that it is reported that a detachment of mounted Cossacks is marching south commanded by General Mitchtschenko. The Cossacks are expected to arrive at Isliio Yang today. The Korean officials are fieeing and informing the Japanese A snow storm prevails of the approach of the Russians. hinders the movements of the invaders. WITH THE Three Jap Warships Were Damaged. courier learns that Feb. 20 the Japanese cruisers Asama and Tokena and the battleship Yashima, which were damaged in the engagement at Port Arthur are being towed to Nagasaki. A newspaper of Korea. Minister Allen, at Seoul, cables the state department that by an arrangement with the Japanese minister, a. returning Japanese transport will bring the Americans from Ping Yang. The Americans of Seoul and vicinity have already been sent to the PhilippMinister Allen says that the Russian scouts on ines. reaching Ping Yang on Sunday at noon were pursued by WASHINGTON, the Command General Belief That Tonight's Fight Destroyed by Cavalry Seven Americans Wounded. Feb. 29. General Wade, commanding the division of the Philippines, cables this morning: "General Wood reports an engagement in Jolo on the 14th between Major Scott with the third squadron of the Fourteenth cavalry und a remnant of lias-sun- 's Moron. Scott attacked the colta and took It after lively fighting. Firing was stopped to give the Moros a chance to surrender, but they declined. All were killed or captured but Has-Ki- n, who Is located. - Friendly Datos assisted the troops. The cable not accounts for the working delay in the news. Wounded Lieutenant Loss: West, thigh, serious; Huiburt, Troop E, right side; Hinderer, Troop X, shoulder; White, battery, knee; Callaway, Troop M. right arm; Cox, battery, shoulder; Hanlfan, Troop K, thigh." WASHINGTON'. With Sullivan Will Be a Affair. SAN One-Sid- ed Feb. 29. The tonight's bottle between Tours Cortiett and Dave Sullivan continue tli is morning 3 to 1 in favor of CorbeM. Refore the men step Into the ring tlif odds may go to 4 to 1. Despite the reports of Sullivan's good condition the wipe ones feel thnt Sullivan will prove a mark for Corbett and are not to be caught by the promoters' and fighters' talk of a close and desperate contest. The belief that the affair will be one sided will hnve a depressing effect on the attendance. Sullivan was nicely under the required 130 pounds this morning, lie took only sufficient exercise to prevent his muscles from becoming stiff. Corbett with sweaters, blankets and in a superheated room began the work of taking oft the superfloua flesh. He will have no trouble in making the weight bettii.p Feb. 29. Japanese. 29, 1904. FIGHT TO DEATH 5AYS COMMANDER AT PORT ARTHUR A F lemnant of Hassan's LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2D. A private telegram this afternoon that tlie Russians have captured the British collier Oriel in the Red sea. Americans Getting Out MONDAY, FEBRUARY FRANCISCO, on FLOODS DEVASTATE PART British Collier Taken by the Russians. N, RULES FIERCE BATTLE WARSHIPS LOST BY THE RUSSIANS TIEX-TSI- UTAH OG-DEIST-, 97. rumor of no re and STATE JOUEWAI1 OF THE GOLDEN STATE evees Swept Away and Thousands of Acres of Rich Lands Along the Sacramento and Mokelumne Under Water. General 5toesse! Declares That There Will be No Quarter or Surrender rGerman Financiers Show Their Friendship. ST. lETKRsMllJHl J, Fob. 29. telegram from Port Arthur reports that General Stoesscl, commanding, today issued an order directing the attention of the troops and inhabitants to the fact that the Japanese intend to land at Bort Arthur and seize the fortress. He calls upon all to fight to the deatli, as none can save themselves without. General Stoesscl declares that he will never give the order to surrender. A telegram from Liao Yang, Manchuria, states that foreigners living in Yinkow assert that the Japatioso have been instructed to storm Port Arthur and capture it any A cost March 1. German Financiers Stand by Russia. LONDON, Feh. 29. The St. James Gazettes St. Pe tersburg correspondent states that an important conference was held last week between the Czars confidential hanker, Rothstein, and Count Von But low, the German chancellor. The latter was urged to keep up the value of Russian securities with the German financiers. Von Ruelow acted promptly and personally inlluenced many leading hankers with the result that all Russian securities became steady. Japanese Sympathizers Among Students. BERLIN, leh. 29. Tageblatt reports riots among the students.of the Universities of Odessa, Kieff and Kliar-kof- f, the result of different opinions of the war. Sanguinin the largary conllicts have occurred with er number. The authorities are passive. pro-Japane-se STOCKTON. Cal., Feb. 28. The east bank of the Sacramento river broke twenty-fiv- e miles north of New Hope at 3 o'clock this morning and 60,000 acres of rich lands north of the Mokelumne river were Inundhted. The flood waters carried every levee before them and poured into the Mukelumne river, western part of Kan Joaquin county since 1881. Stockton Is absolutely safe. NORTHERN TOWN FLOODED. REDDING, Cul., Feb. 29. The town of Adln, Modoc county, Is under water. The Pitt is out of Its banks and there Is over a foot of water In the leading store of the town. When the news its stream It until burst raising that banks on the south side, flooding 7,000 reached Redding the river was still acres of the New Hoite district. It Is rising and the highest water there ever the most disastrous flood to the north known. Express Loyalty to Their Government. MOSCOW, Feh. 29 A large meeting of the nobility and government officials was held to devise methods for assistA telegram exance of the soldiers wounded Sunday. pressing loyalty to the emperor brought a reply expressing The meeting shows the determination of of the liussian nobles to serve the emperor as in former days. lis gratitude. s IT FOR CHAIRMAN IOWA ELECTION Panama Canal Crash Was the Result of Armour Republican Congressional Primaries Are Held Under Very StrenuCommissioners Sent to Unloading His ous Conditions. the Senate. Holdings. for Gerk and Wounded Fire Rages in the Business Part Report from San Francisco That of Livingston and Is Beyond Differences Have Been Another Leader of Gang CapBloodhounds Control. tured With Adjusted. Med One BIRMINGHAM. Ain., Feb. 29. In an LIVINGSTON, Mont, Feh. 29. Fire is hundred armed cltisens standing attempt of a gang of negro desperadoes raging in the business section of rs guard at the voting places, the Sev- to rob tbe postal car of train No. 2 of town. The postoffice building has brieji enth district Republican primary elec- the Alabama A Great Southern limited destroyed with a loss of $150,000. The flames are beyond control. tion opened this morning. Judge near Merldan, Miss., at 2 o'clock this talnnan. 1r register of the land office at Prouty contesting with Representative morning, J. T. Stockton, postal clerk, Hull. Repeated fraud charges are was shot and killed and Postal Clerk MANY LEFT HUNGRY. 8burg, Or., W. A. Bridges was nam-- d It Is feared there will be A. J. Bass was shot In the arm. and plentiful MADE ANOTHER HAS nd J. H. Booth for receiver at the Jim Paris, colored, did the shooting, Great Rush for "Dollar Dinner" at MATRIMONIAL VENTURE a physical clash before night Judge e office. Prouty apparently controls the voting He secured the registered letters, but Methodist Church Saturday Five hundred armed men In jumping from the train crushed a Feb. 29. Lord Hope, the machinery. LONDON. Evening. WPREME COURT SETS divorced husband of May Tohe, was are divided Into two factions sworn In leg. He dragged himself three miles hearing of where he was captured with married Saturday to Olive Thompson, as specials. The Dollar Dinner given by the banker. a Melbourne of daughter club of the Methodist church men's Washington, Feb. 29. The u- EMPEROR WILL TAKE Pr Saturday evening drew large crowds. court has granted a motion to MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE MONTANA EVANGELIST SANTA FE COLLISION. dvance the case In TREATED ROUGHLY '13 fact, the advertising committee was of Turner, the alleged Feb. 29. The BritUh FRANCISCO, 29. SAN PLYMOUTH. Feb. The Eng., too strenuous and there somewhat anarchist whose deportation DILLON, Mont., Feb. 29. A rtfo b of were more guests than victuals. len ordered by the secretary of westbound California limited and the kaiser's yacht Hohensolleran sailed toAmerce. The case has been set for eaatbound dally overland on the Santa day for Gibraltar, where the emperor 200 last night took an evangelist Those who waited on the tables out of Point will go on hoard for a cruise In the named Rldwell to a point about a mile April and the prisoner admitted to bail Fe collided a few miles were: Dr. S. W. Wherry, ln Walter Richmond last night. Both engineers Mediterranean. out of town and treated him to a coat sum of $s,ooo. were killed. A misplaced switch was of tar and fathers. He was accused Brown, F. H. Hess, Harry Hanson, KING EDWARD HOLDS PERT TESTIMONY of causing trouble In many families. the cause of the accident. Othello C. Brown, R. Shirk, George A ROYAL RECEPTION Last night the crowd went to the Scott, William Underwood, 8. L. MAY SAVE HIS NECK JAPANESE STEAMER SAILS. house where he was holding services L. C. Miller, George Eisenburg, LONDON. Feb. 29. King Edward's and wrecked the place. There was a Henne, CHICAGO, Feb. 29. Epileptic LONDON. Feb. 29. The Japanese first levee of the year was held In St free fight. In which many were Injured. Jamea Shaw, O. A. Sebring and Walter evidence In the trial merchant steamer Sabo Maru sailed Jamea palace today and was largely Bid well Jumped through a window and Underwood. Iarn bandits in the atempt for Japan last nlgbt after a delay of attended. Ambassador Choate and staff sought refuge In another house, where The kitchen committee whs comw that Van Dine is afflicted with several days on account of the report6f J. M. Shirk, C. A. Wherry, were present out of was taken disease. and found posed he later ed presence of a Russian cruiser In the O. A. town and tarred and feathered. He Kennedy, George Craig, E. J. English channel. waa slowed to go on promise to leave Wherry, B. F. Watt and Mr. DELAWARE FIRE. Deration necessary CAMDEN, Del., Feb. 29. Five stores town today. in DR. HARPER'S CASE GERMAN PRINCE'S FUNERAL. in the National bank building were FACTORY TOWN BURNED. NATIVE TROOPS REVOLT. "ek BERLIX, Feb. 29. The funeral of burned thla morning; loss, $50,000. II was decided wae German West 29. and Feb. took BERLIN, place Henry Presbyterian hospital today little Prince TORPEDO FLOTILLA SAILS. Commander African ndvices state thnt native UTICA, N. Y., Feb. 29. A section of Pe ration for appendicitis will attended by the emperor.Lnlted States I, 28. The United States troops In the Cross and Nansanang New York Mills was burned this mornSUEZ. Feb. the n represented Dr. Harper, president Potts of flotilla of torpedo destroyers sailed for rivers region revolted, killed four Ger ing; loss, $150,000. New York Mills Is tabled University 0f Chicago, tomor- - President Roosevelt Manila thla mernlng. mans and burned factories. a.vlllage four miles southwest of here. CHICAGO, I1L, Feb. 20. A big break in wheat occurred this morning, May old selling from $1.00 4 to 99 The crash pulled July 97 8 to 94 4. down other cereal provisions. Armour is said to be letting go of his May The presihas sent to the senate the nominations of the Panama canal commis-onenaming Admiral Walker aa WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. dent 3-- 3-- anarchist ve 8-- 3-- 4; DES MOINES, live la, Feb.' 29. With STRIKE SETTLED A SAN Feb. 29. Th FRANCISCO, of strike boilermakers on the Southern Pacific was settled throughout the division today. The terms of settlement were not given out. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29. The boilermakers' helpers In the Southern Pacific shops at West Oakland and Sacramento struck this morning ln sympathy with the boilermakers. MINSTRELSY AT THE GRAND Excellent Program Submitted by V A Wade's Company Saturday Night. The program of minstrelsy p resente by Ward A Wade's organisation at tt Grand opera house on Saturday nlgl was one of exceptional excellenc have begu Nowadays theater-goer- s to pass up" minstrel shows, and la an open question if they can t blamed for their action, for it cann be denied thHt the offerings of moi burnt cork" organisations recent have been of the lamest and tamei kind. So that one hails a genuine an meritorious production with plensui and delight. Every feuture on Saturday's bill wre one of merit. Probably the entei taininent was not so strong vocally c it might have been, but In comedy an acrobatic specialties, and in costunr lug and general settings, it cnlls f( the highest praise. It is to be regret ted that a larger audience was n present, but those who were In attend a nee lacked nothing In appreciation. |