Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-31

cine was we'll That was over a year ago
Now ] weigh IA pounds and feel better than
ever In my life
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation.
source OF information says lombard
ment of Port Arthur followed the
sinking OF the steamers. The Rus
sian official reports make no mention
of this
TOXIC, March 2S.-The news of the
Japanese failure to bottle up Port Ar
thur as cabled to the emperor is re
reived here with amazement. Teie-
grams received from New Chwang de
clare positively that the Japanese sue
ceeded in sinking the four fire vessels
At the mouth of Port Arthur ard later
bombarded the town. The fleet then
retired but the Russian vessels Were
unable to follow,
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2S.-
Official newspapers are suggesting an
effort on the part of Great Britain TO
bring to an end the differences in the
iuT East lH' Abll' VI Ah' pi'oS -
that Russia would be willing if Eng
land would take the initiative The
Novesii says: There is no real con
6ict of interests, and that nothing but
IN ingrowing mutual distrust keeps
The two great nations apart"
ST PETERSBURG, March IS
General kuropatSin is reported to
have arrived at Tiao Yang, half way
between Muliden and Port Arthur
where he reviewed the Russian army
A Japanese named Skeda has been
arrested at Chata, on the Manchurian
frontier, while taking photographs.
Compromising papers were found on
him.
The Novoe Vremja today points out
The fact that public interest in the war
IS tagging, as shown particularly by
the decrease of contributions to the
Red Cross fund, and ascribes the
ipathy to strict government censor
ship and the scarcity of news.
SEOUL. March 29.-An engagement
occurred March 23d between Cossacks
md Japanese infantry at a place be-
ween Anju and Chongju. and the Rus
slams were forced to retreat. The Jap
lnese lost 30; the Russians. 100.
LONDON, March 29.-Russian I'm
,erial fours' declined half per cent
IN the stock market today on the Seoul
report of Russian defeat, and Japan
use bonds advanced a point on the
same news
ST PETERSBURG, March %
hat an unsuccessful attempt was
made 10 blow up troop train at Tat
ariskiya, Siberia.
ST PETERSBURG, March 20
The rise in prices of food is causing
distress at many places. Al Warsaw,
rurled in price The financirl string
ency is marked in all the money can-
ters of the Russian Empire
ST PETERSBURG. March 29--
It is impossible II estimate the Prob
able cost of the war. One writer e5ti-
mates that n ten month conflict
with 500 1000 men in the field will cost
but 450000,000 rubes.
According to the last budget the
available balance for January was 312,-
coo, 900 rubles, of which 1876 900 900
We're assigned for extraordinary eX-
penses. 1t is difficult to see how any
considerable saving is possible in the
extraordinary expenses, the greater
part of which are devoted to the rail
ways. on which expenditures must be
Increased on account of the war. The
saving in ordinary expenses is easy
The cutting down of the amounts al
lowed such categories as agriculture
and roadmaking would add little to
the war fund. while materially in
creaslng the burdens of the peasantry
Russian gold in the Imperial bank
is said to amount 10 9l3000.000 ru-
bles. Deducting the amount required
by law to be held as security for pa
per currency. there would be $50. .000.-
600 rubles available for the war fund
but not without great disturbance in
the course of exchange and great dam
age to the credit of the country.
Additional taxation has been sug-
gested, but the authorities generally
agree that the population already is
taxed to the limit of endurance. 1t
also is proposed to increase the freight
rates on cotton from central Asia and
petroleum from the Caucasus, and this
is likely to be done.
With the means at hand the gov
ernment may prosecute the war sew
eral months. bnt eventually 1t must
resort to a fresh loan. Probably an
attempt Will he made to raise 1t with
In the country.
1t is agreed the present is not fav.
orable moment for making application
abroad, but certain hopeful spirits pre-
diet that when In the course of few