The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-02-26
ENCOUNTER in KOREA.
Reported That Remembering Parties
Of Japs and Russians Got To-
aether on the Frontier.

st. Petersburg, Feb. ga Port Ar
thur dispatch today says the first land
encounter occurred yesterday.
picket Of Cossacks attacked a small
Korean territory. The Cossacks cap
tured some japanese prisoners on
whom they found maps and papers,
The collision was presumably be-
tween accommodating parties. A general
engagement is not anticipated tmme-
diately. sS SsSs$
A Port Arthur dispatch says#the Jap.
anese fleet was observed February 18
cruising off that port. A report from
northern Korea says the Koreans are
Showing a decidedly friendly attitude
to the Russians. The Manchurian3
difficulty to the various points Of con-
centration.
Native reports say Chinese ptrates.S
since the outbreak of hostilities, have
been displaying such activity in east
ern Asiatic waters as almost to para
iyze the coasting trade.
Pa~triotisms.in Russia.
The wave of patriotism sweeping
over the empire seems to be swapping.
all racial feeling, even the wild tribes
of the Caucasus, the discontented5
their grievances n coming forward;
to volunteer their services to the.com...
mon fatherland. $s
An instance of devotion anon the
cars Hebrew subjects Is afforded bv
the act IT forty-nve Jewish do~ctorsaln3
throwing up their practices to goRtoI
the front. Before leaving they attend
Rabbi Drabkin made a feryent address
to a large congregation, which included
Baron Glnsburg and#other Jewish no-
tables. He said:
Our fatherland is passing through
a difficult epoch. The moment has.
come when you, my, brothers, must
show the world that you are not un-:
worthy sons of your country, and that,
although standing apart before the al
tar Of religion, you are united With
other citizens before the altar Of q
triotism, and are ready with all the
cars faithful lieges to sacrifice your
selves for the fatller;and. Remember
that Russia is strong, not only in arms
but insGod's blessing" ssNS
After III service the congregation
sang the national hymn and cheered.
Stories Are Denied.
With reference to the sensationaa8
stories of disasters to Russian troops
at Lake Baikals Gone report saying three
regiments We're drowned while attempt
Ing to cross the ice covered lake). it IL,
explained the trans-Baikal line was
.DAOShCo4 uuIluS ShLu0;
night Of February Is by an avalanche.
Of snow, which fell from the neighbor-s
Ing mountain. A train having troops
on board dashed into the Obstruction
the locomotive was derailed, one soldier
killed, five severely and fourteen slight
.ly hurt. Traffic was expected to be re-
suned the following day.
Advices from Port Arthur today say,
all ON and children and most Of;
the male civilians haze left that place
and that practically 5nly the garrison
remains.
According to the terms Of amin
periai oTdsr lust Issued. political sus-s
poets under police surveillance are per-;
United to enter the army IN the field as
privates, after which the ministers Of
the interior and justice can order With
drawal of police supervision over such
persons.
Major General Plug. chief Of stan
of Viceroy Alexieff, t~elegraphed from
Port Arthur today as follows:
The situation It Port Arthur is
unchanged. Sotnin, OF the Cossacks,5
marching from Wiju, captured Jap
anese major, T%atsaru. with j We soldiers
and two civilians. Reports regarding
the enemy are generally contradictory
and scarce. It issconfirrned that troops
Of Yuan Shat kai, commander In CHIEF
Of the Chinese army, are being dis
| patched to- Tsin Chou and Kupantzes
|! ALI is Quiet In Manchurfa,"