Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-04
THE JAPANese-RusslAN WAR.


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THE JAPANESE-RuSSlAN WAR.
LONDON, March 3l-Admiral To-
go Is regarded as a desperate but brill
liant commander. and his latest dar-
ing scheme is likely to win out. The
admirals two previous efforts to bot
tie up the Russian squadron at Port
Arthur have been heroic failures, but
he is not discouraged. however, and
is now planning such Wholesale sink
ing of merchant vessels in the mouth
OF the harbor as can hardly fail to ac-
complish his purpose For this dar-
ing work he has called on the Japan
ese government for 2S old steamers.
These will be loaded with stones and
scrap iron to the limit of their capa-
cities. fitted with explosives and sent
at once to the mouth of Port Arthur
harbor. 1t is believed this beyond
preadventure, will bottle up the Rus
slams most effectively.
General Stoessel has forbidden un-
authorized persons to approach the
fortitcations, sentries being instruct
ed TO shoot any one disobeying.
Admiral Makaroff, on receiving con
sratulatons for preventing the las
attempt to blockade the harbor, re-
piled that all the honor belonged TO
Lieut.. krinseki of the torpedo nSak
Stilni.
LONDON. March 3l.-The Cen%sal
News correspondent cables that the
Russians retired in disorder after be-
ing repulsed near Chongju The flee
ing troops left many sabres and rifles
behind in their haste General Mis-
chenko, who was in command of the
Russians, narrowly escaped capture
ST. PETERSBURG, March 81
The Novosti today describes Port Ar
thur as resembling a city of the
Dead" Whole trainloads of fugitives
have departed, and the military is al
most the only persons left in the city.
ST PETERSBURG, April 1.-Gen-
eral kuropatkin has established his
headquarters at Laio Yang where
house has been prepared for him.
This town was selected because it is
considered good place from which
to direct the campaign in either Kor-
ca or New Chwang, where it is
thought the japanese may land.
Viceroy AleXieff has arrived at Port
Arthur from Mukden. and was receiv-
ed in state by Admiral Makaroff. the
commander of the Russian fleet and
other high officials Alexiem inspect
ed the fortifcations, the ships in the
harbor and the repairs in progress on
the damaged vessels, and visited the
torpedo boat Stilni, which headed off
the last Japanese bottling up fleet.
TOXIC, April sixteen newspaper
men, mostly British and Americans.
left Toxic for the front today. From
here the party goes to Moji leaving
there April 9Th on the Japanese trans
port for an unknown destination. As
1t was understood that correspondents
would not be allowed to go to the
front until after the first big land bat
de- it is argued that some important
fighting has taken place or is about to
take place
Marquis Ito returned from his spe-
cial mission to the emperor and was
ministers and granted an audience by
the mikado. 1t is believed his mis-
sion was to inspire the confidence of
The Korean emperor towards the Jap
anese.
DENVER, April 1-General Bell.
commanding the militia at Telluride.
ioday wired Chief of Police Armstrong
to watch every movement of Secretary
Haywood OF the Western Federation
of Miners, who is under arrest here
on a local warrant charging him with
desecration of the American flag.
Gen Bell demands Haywood's return
to Telluride regardless of the local
warrant
Gov. Peabody has ordered Gen.
eral Bell to refuse service in the hp.
beas corpus proceedings brought for
the release of President Meyer, who
he says must remain prisoner of the
until the supreme court Aac,.
TRINIDAD, April IA dozen iI1u.
ential strikers were deported fruN
Las Animas county last night. Major
Hill has began Wholesale evictions
which means that whole families will
be Obliged to take to towns outside
the military zone, and they will have
to obtain assistance as they have no
money with which to pay railroad
fare.
John Mahoney. an old-timer at
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