Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-23
War News of the Week.

Peking, March 1.-The Russian commissariat officers have applied tC the Chinese railway officials at Hsir Min Tun for permission to use theil line for the transportation of troop: and supplies
 The officials replied that they must refer their application to the author. ities at Peking.
 The magistrate at Chin Choux will not allow the natives to sell supplies of any kind to Russians. The Japan ese authorities here state that a land of any considerable mag nitude is not likely to occur before another month.
 The military attache here considers that the mechanical mines laid by the Japanese fleet at Port Arthur are available to prevent the Russian fleet from leaving Port Arthur.
 Washington, March 17.-W. F. Nich- ols has been appointed by the presi dent to be secretary of Arizona to sue ceed Isaac T. Stoddard. MT. Niclols is secretary of the territorial republi- can organization in Arizona.
 Washington, March I7.-As a result of the inquiries into the Deitrich charges, Wm. Summers, United States district attoreny of Nebraksa, will be removed from office. President Roose- welt, today, informed Dietrich and Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee, that he would take such action against Summers.
 Che Foo, March 1.-The United States cruiser Cincinnati has just ar rived from Chemulpo and reports everything quiet the@ and no news from the front. At the request Of Minister Allen the cruiser brought two former Korean officers, who had left Korea, in consequence of their for Russia, to this place.
 Che Foo, March I7.A4 p. m.-while entering Port Arthur yesterday, March 16, Russian torpedo boat des- troyer struck upon an unplaced mine and was blown up. Only four of the crew were saved.
 Viceroy Alexieff has wired a report our account of the damage done at Port Arthur during the bom- bardment on March 10. He says that the story of the fire there is a base 
 Tokio, March 1.-The proposed law, relating to the government to- Daceo monopoly, if enacted, will go into effect the first day of next July. As compensation for their "good will" the government proposes to pay he manufacturers and dealers a sum equal to their incomes for three years, IS shown by their books.
 It is thought that the only new GUS -om duty will be on sugar and prob lbly a tariff will be levied on the Toolen stuffs.
 Port Arthur, March IS. S.-According .o information received here from Russians at Shanghai during the fight 1t Port Arthur on February 10 and II, the Japanese battleship Mikaska, ID command of Captain Ijichi, was struck by ten projectiles and seriously damaged.
 Two Japanese battle ships and two cruisers are docked for repairs at Ma ,asaki and Sasebo, and two thousand wounded men are said to be in Japan sse hospitals. Last night and today jassed very quietly here.
 St. Petersburg, March 1s.-Admiral Stackelburg, who on account ot.illness, turned over the command of the Vlad- vostok squadron to Captain Reiten- ,teIn has arrived at St. Petersburg.
 He denies that he fired upon the Japanese merchantmen in the Sangore straits.
 He says that he captured two, one of which was sunk, and the other one re- leased.
 He expressed the opinion that the war will be of long duration, jndging from the extensive Japanese prepara- tions.
 St. Petersburg, March 1s.-A com from the foreign office had been published here, state that Russia does not regard Korea as a belligerant and will not do SO until there is some evidence that Korea is actively making a common cause with Japan.
 St. Petersburg, March 19.-The gov private information is not in regard to China's neu- trality. Secret advices indicate that a powerful party of the Chinese gov ernment is abetting the Japanese. It is believed also that the Japanese con- template landing troops on Chinese neutral territory, west of Liao river. It is also believed that Admira Togo's fleet is using some quiet spot on the Chinese coast for coaling and as supply base during the Port Arthur operations.
 Yin Row, March 19.-German consul at Tien Tsin wiH arrive at New tonight. It is reported that Russian officials have approached Ger