The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-08-19
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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At Paris, France, the International
Miners congress at it's session passed
a resolution in favor of legislation
limiting work to eight hours per day.
The main concentration of the Rus.
slams is now about Lao Yang. The
Japanese form a semi-circle of about
fifty miles around the Russian posi-
lions.
Chairman Thomas Taggart, of the
democratic national committee, says
he will remain in New York until
after Parker is elected president OF
the United States.
The news received at the war Of
flee indicates the concentration Of the
Japanese armies east of Simoucheng.
The Japanese advance on Mukden
does not seem to have developed into
a serious character.
The National Order of Railway
Clerks has declined proposition to
affiliate with the International Asso-
citation of Railway Clerks, as it would
mean affiliation with the American
Federation of Labor.
A contract has been awarded to
Robert Cauer, New York sculptor.
for life size bronze equestrian sta.
tue of General Franz Sigel, to be
erected in st. Louis by the Siegel
Monument Association.
The five hundred Japanese laborers
sent to Santa Rosalia, Lower Califor'
MIA, to work in the Rothchilds mine
have struck because they consider the
timbering unsafe. They will stay out
until more timbering is put in.
General Davis, governor of the Pan
ANA canal zone, who had been sum
moned home because of the illness OF
his wife, learned upon his arrival
that Mrs. Davis was dead. Mrs. Davis
had been passing the summer in the
ACfirondacks region.
At Sioux City, Iowa, Judge Reed in
the federal court granted an injunc'
ton restraining the strikers at the
Cudahy plant from interfering in any
way with the operation of the plant.
About 1000 strikers are restrained
individually.
Emperor Nicholas has received dis.
patches from General Kuropatkin
dated August and 9, mentioning
few minor "Reminiscences, but say
ing that there has been no particular
changes in the positions on either
the east or the south fronts.
At Vladivostok Vice Admiral Skry
dloff inspected the Russian cruisers
which recently returned from the raid
in the Pacific, thanking the officers
and men and especially warmly prais
ing the engineers, going down into
the stoke holes to distribute rewards
The engines worked perfectly during
the cruise. There was not single
accident to the men on any of the
cruisers. Vice Admiral Skrydloff pre-
sented twenty-five cases of beer to
the crews.
Mexico and China are establishing
their first diplomatic relations. The
minister who will represent China
has arrived in Mexico and established
legation and Maurice Wollheim, who
will be Mexican minister to China,
has passed through Ell Paso, enroute
to Pekin. Mr. Wollheim has served
the government of Mexico in diplo-
matte positions in Japan and Wash
ington.
The news that General Rafael
Reyes has assumed the presidency OF
Colombia was received with satisfac.
ton. 1t is believed that diplomatic
relations between Panama and Co
lombia will be established.
At Tien Tsin there are persistent
rumors from Japanese sources that
the fall of Port Arthur will occur
within a week, but military experts
are of the opinion that a month will
elapse before the Japanese make
their final assault 1t is estimated
that there are 100000 Japanese troops
before Port Arthur.
Two Russian cruisers have left the
Baltic sea and are chasing a steamer
which left England July 80 for Cana
da. carrying ammunition for Yokoha-
ma by way Of the Canadian peN'ec- v