Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Geographic Sparks.

Seoul, April 26.-Further details OF
the sinking OF the Japanese merchant
steamer Goyo Maru, at Gensan, or
Monday morning by the Russian
Vladivostok squadron has reached
here.
The Russian vessels entered the har.
Dor at eleven o'clock and sunk the
Goyo Maru. 1t is not known whether
the crew escaped or not. Town people
took refuge in the bills and the gar
rison made preparations to resist q
landing party
No attack was made on the town,
however, and the Russians retired.
The garrison of Gensan which num-
bered about eight hundred, men wa
reinforced last week. The troops
there are engaged in throwing up
breastworks.
There is also some artillery at Gen.
san. While the Japanese authorities
consider the situation at Gensan are
serious they are not apprehensive.
st. Petersburg, April 26.-The en-
peror'has received three official dis
patches, two Of which it is understood
relative to fighting on the Yalu. The
contents will be given out tonight.
Topeka, Kan, April 26.-The Ksw
river here is stationary this morning
and no further rise is expected.
st. Petersburg, April 26.-The
authorities here have no news to con-
firm the reported bombsrdment of
New Chwang last night.
Boston, April 26.-Democratic con-
ventions will be held in all Of the
fourteen congressional districts Of this
state today to elect two delegates from
each district to the national eonven-
ton of the party. The Hearst men
claim that the resolutions of the state
convention last week is not binding
on these delegates and they claim that
they will elect a majority of them.
The friends of Olney dispute both
claims.
Guthrie, Okla, April ga tor
nado struck the town of Pawhuska the
capital OF the Usage nation today.
Several buildings we're wrecked in
GLIDING the Catholic school buildings
in which we're a number of teachers
and pupils. Only one was seriously
injured.
indianapolis, In6., April 26.-The
Indiana republican state convention
met here today to nominate a state
ticket and to select delegates and al
ternates at large to the national con-
vention..
st. Petersburg, April 26.-Ths re-
port that the Baltic feet will leave
Libau on Thursday for the east is cor
rect. Some ships are just going into
commission while others will be COM
pleted by July.
Rome, April 26.-It is reported that
the protest fof the pope against the
presence of President Loubet Of
France at the Quirinal will take the
form of a note to all Of the Catholic
powers.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 26.-The
Kansas river here is receding slowly
today.
Madrid, April 2o.-Premier Maura,
who arrived here this morning was
shot at but was not wounded, while on
his way from the Balearic Islands.
Buda Pest. April 26.-The railroad
strike here has ended.
Tien Tsin, April 26.-It is reported
on good authority that the Japanese
fleet bombarded New Chwang last
night. The Russians here deny the
truth of the report.
New York, April 26. Negotiations
for new loan between Russia and
a Paris financial syndicate is as good
as concluded, cables the Paris COR
respondent of the Times. The
amount is placed at one hundred and
sixty million dollars.
st. Petersburg. April 23.-Every-
thing is reported quiet from the
theatre of war.
In spite of the reports from Seoul
and Toxic that the Russians are
massing fifty thousand troops to resist
the japanese in crossing the Yalu
river it can be asserted with great
that an obstinate OBJ
struction of the enemys' crossing the
river is no part of General Kouropat-
kin's tactics.
The Russians on the contrary in
tend that the Japanese shall have the
river behind them before giving them
battle in force.
The Japanese feet was again report
ed off Port Arthur last night but the
report is not official.
Paris, April Authorization reach
ing the highest quarters here tend to
confirm the report that a rather ser
ious engagement has occurred on the
Yalu river involving the reverse of
the Japanese column, but the informa-
ton lacks positiveness. The details
therefore are given under reserve al
though it is credited in influential
quarters.
st. Petersburg, April 23.-The assO-
ciated press is authoritatively inform
ed that the government has no adj
vices supporting the rumor Of heavy
fighting on the Yalu.
Washington, April 23.-President
Roosevelt has selected Judge Beak-
man Winthrop, as court of the first
instance of the Philippines to succeed
VIM. Hunt, governor of the island of
Porto Rico. Winthrop Is from New
York.
william Bird, resident piano tuner.
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