The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-07-28
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

M. Hayashi, the Japanese minister
to Korea, who has been absent in
Toxic, has returned 10 Seoul, Korea
The British steamer Ardoya which
was seized by the Russian volunteer
fleet Smolensk has been released anG
her prize crew has been landed.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
house of John Lentz, near Chester
Pa, and stole a bottle full of linseet
oil, which they mistook for whisky.
The bill of health of the Peninsulal
and Oriental steamer Malacca, which
left Port Said with Russian prizt
crew on board was marked Russia"
The German steamer Lisboa, of thu
0ldenburg.Portugal line has beer
stopped and searched by a Russian
warship in the gulf Of Finland. Sht
was then released.
In consequence of the presence al
sea Of the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron the steamers Winghang, Heath
dene and Lennox have been ordered
not to leave Yokohoma.
The military critic of the Russ thinks
General Kuroki has delayed too long
to be able to strike an effective blow
at Liao Yang, where General Kuro
patkin now Is too strong.
Askel Hagan, a seventeen-year-olt
boy, killed himself in Chicago tt
please his sweetheart. He left
note saying he thought nothing woult
please the girl better than to hear HI
was dead
The foreign military attaches as
signed to the second Japanese arm!
| left Toxic. A great crowd assembled
at the Shinbashi railroad station tt
bid them farewell. They are to sal
from Moi.
Japanese war ships In the Gulf o
Liao-tung are stopping the vessels car
rying contraband of war. They sanl
four junks off the Chinese coast All
the crews were lost. Other junks from
Chefoo for the Kwantung peninsula
with rice have been deprived Of thei
cargoes.
At Chicago the packers claim tina
the strike order was not general.
obeyed by the men working at thu
plants. The packers say the orde
caused men to quit as follows. Swift
& Co., APO, Armour & Co., 200; Ma
tional Packing Co., ITO; Schwarzchilt
g. Sulzberger, rs. Nelson Morris &
Co. refused to give out figures.
Uneasiness is felt for the Britisl
for the steamer st. Hubert, Captain
Wardale, which sailed from Calett
Buena del Sur, Chile, May II, AM
Honolulu July 2 for Yokohama. TIL,
vessel is now overdue and 1t il
thought she may have been captured
by the Vladivostok squadron.
Great Brittain's bill for damage
against Russia for demurrage ant
other indemnities connected with TIN
arrest, detention and Smelling Of tn
British ships in the Red sea will prob
ably be very heavy. Already 1t Il
roughly estimated at $5,OOO,OOO.
Lloyd's agent at New Chwang tel
egraphs that nearly every steamer ar
irving reports seeing mines, and tina
navigation will practically cease un
less steps be taken to explode them
Everything at New Chwang Is pei
fectly quiet. There is no trouble will
the Russian troops.
At Birmingham, Ala, the distric
convention of the United Mine Work
ers promulgated an official strike OF
der. About 5000 men are affected
Differences over wages, hours Of worl
and differentials are the cause Of tn
strike.
The commissioner Of the genera
land office at Washington has with
drawn from public entry and sale IA
800 acres Of land adjoining the Ow
creek reservoir site, Rapid Creek dis
trict, South Dakota. The action wa
taken in furtherance Of an irrigation
prospect.
The eyes Of all Russia are nov
turned toward the Alexandra villa, a
Peterlof, where the court and roya
family are assembled in anticipation
Of the pleasure Of greeting an heir Il
the throne. The emperor has can
celled all engagements.