Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-15

PARIS, Feb. l1.-Rumors were cir,
culated on the Paris Bourse today to
The effect that eight Japanese vessels
had been lost In battle in the Yel
low Sea, but the rumor was so little
credited that 1t failed even to affect
the market prices
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Central
News issues the following from Port
Arthur, dated Wednesday night.
The Japanese fleet attempted to
make "A landing in Sevesy bay, in the
neighborhood of Port Arthur. today.
The landing parties were protected by
the japanese cruisers, but 1t is ofIl.
cially stated that the attempt was un.
successful"
LONDON, Feb. liking Edward
has affixed his signature to procla.
nation of neutrality drawn up at the
meeting of the privy council Other
powers are expected to follow suit
quickly
LONDON. Feb IA ST. Peters
burg dispatch wires here that Admiral
Alexiefi the Russian viceroy in the
far East, has been placed in supreme
Command of the Russian land and sea
forces.
| LONDON, Feb. IA Shanghai cor.
respondent wires and IT. Is reported
there and generally believed that The
Russian warships have destroyed the
Russian mail steamer Mongolia.
LONDON. Feb. IA special dis
patch from Port Arthur which was
censured by the Russians. says the
Japanese fleet attempted last night to
land men in several of the bays In
the neighborhood of Port Arthur un.
der the protection of guns from their
cruisers, but II is assured. however.
according to the dispatch, that all at.
tempts were unsuccessful.
| LONDON. Feb. IA Paris dis.
patch contains Information to the eff.
feet that the investigation made on
the battleship Czarevitch which was
beached after the Japanese torpedo
attack Is not seriously damaged and
VIII soon be ready for active service
again. However the battleship Peres.
Wet. which has not hitherto been men.
TONED in the dispatches. is now re.
ported damaged In that attack but
how badly Is not known.
| ST, PETERSBURG, Feb. 11.-Or
ders were issued today for the forma.
lion of the third Siberian army corps
Work of constructing the railway
across the ice on Lake Balkal is pro.
ceeding rapidly, the contractors being
promised big cash bonus for finish.
Ing the work promptly.
The minister of finance has Just is
sued statement of events which may
create temporary financial dnlcul.
ty. but which cannot shake Russia'a
economic power. The people are
warned against sacrificing government
securities.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. lit Il
reported here that the czar has asked
permission of Turkey to send tho
Black Sea fleet through the Dardanel
les, and has also notified the German
emperor of his desire TO send hfteer
warshps through the Kaiser Wilhelm
canal from the Battle Sea.
TOXIC. Feb. 1.-THE three Russian
battleships. which were damaged a
Port Arthur. are almost completely
ruined. The cruiser Boiarin. whlcl
was beached, was hoated at high.tld,
but It II almost wrecked. and wha
the Japs did not do TO her was finished
by heavy northeast gale which Il
blowing. The Japanese fleet has re
tired to Mesampo. and 1t is though
another attack on the Russian will
, be made in the near future.
TOXIC, Feb. 1.-THE Japanes,
; forces are In control Of southern Kor
= GA and the mitado's soldiers are gar
l rlsoned in the imperial palace a
Seoul The emperor of Korea is salt
to have sought refuge with the FrencI
3 consul.
BERLIN. Feb. 1.-THE Lokal An
r zleger today says that notification
? has been received of the proposed pas
sage OF the German Baltic fleet. con
l sistlng of fourteen warships, througl
the Kaiser Wilhelm canal on its wa.
} to the far East
NEW YORK. Feb. lin order I,
t celebrate the 25th anniversary of th
> Introduction and commercial develop
ment OF the incandescent lamp. III,
= friends and associates of Thomas A
4 Edison are taking steps to found
3 medal which will be entrusted to th
: American Institute OF Electrical En-
4 gineers. and which It is proposed Il
+ award annually to graduating student
5 IN electrical engineering II Is the In
tenton that the medal shall be award
e ed each year TO the graduating stu
l. den. who shall present the best thesi
a on some original subject, from tn
j universities and colleges OF the Uni
a ed States and Canada which have re,
a nlar courses In electrical engineering
l. Ihe plans will be consummated at tn
), annual dinner of the institute tonlgh
Q at which Mr.. Edison Will be guest
honor.